Eastern Sun, 4 April 1969

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  • 21 1 EASTERN SUN SINGAPORE'S OWN NATIONAL DAILY Estd. 1966. Vol. 3 No. 959 Friday* 4 April 1969. MC(P) 0737 Price 15 cants
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  • 178 1 WARSAW. Thurs. (Reuter) A Soviet-built Polish airliner crashed near Krakow yesterday, killing all 51 aboard In Poland's worst air disaster since December 1962. The Polish news agency PAP, reporting the crash early today, said the twin-engined AN-24 turbo-prop of the Polish National Airline Lot, was
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  • 140 1 LONDON Thurs (UPI) A London high court granted a new mother a divorce because her husband stole their engagement ring and wore it on his toe. Judge Cummine Bruce told the court that when Thomas Popiett found his wife's engagement ring lying around where It
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  • 36 1 TOKYO. Thurs. (UPI) Emperor H;rohito visited his alma mater of Gakushuin Eiementary School after 22 years for a gathering with old "class mates, yesterday Emperor Hirohito, 67, graduated from the school ~in 1914.
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  • 21 1 TEHERAN. Thurs. (CPI) Iran has decided to break diplomatic relations with Lebanon. a foreign nvnistrv spokesman announced today.
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  • 318 1 THE PARIS TALKS PARIS, Thurs. (UPI Cr Reuter) The Vietcong today denounced U.S. statements of progress in the Vietnam peace negotiations as "nothing but cunning treachery." Tran Buu Klem. leader of the delegation of the Vietcong g National Liberation Front, told the Vietnam peace
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  • 53 1 HAMBURG. Thurs. (AFP) Police today announced finding a counterfeit dollar bill plant that had produced two million dollars' worth of 100dollar bills in the Hamburg suburbs. The counterfeiter were thought to have got rid of part of their production, but 1.100.000 million dollars worth was found
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  • 44 1 LONDON. Thurs. (AFP) The first fiignt ol the Britisn prototype Concorde supersonic airliner, named tne Concorde 002, will take place next Wednesday, the British Aircraft Corporation announced today. Tne French prototype 001 first flew at Toulouse one month ago.
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  • 100 1 BOGOTA. Colombia, (Reuter) The parish priest at Chia, 25 miles north of here, has banned mini-skirts amojg teenagers in his congregation because ther distract the men at their prayers. Father Manuel Canoniga said most of the church's 300 men were "peasants who are not accustomed to seeing such
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  • 518 1 Yong At ECAFE Talks SINGAPORE, Thurs. Singapore intends to keep up its economy, described as "bouyant and healthy" through adequate planning, hard work and intense activity on all fronts. This vas stated today by the Minister for Communications. Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin when
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  • 68 1 RAWALPINDI Thurs. "AFP> Pakistan's new President and martial law administrator. General Yahya Khan, today formed a threeservices three-man "council of administration". it was announced here. They are the three deputy martial law administrators: Lieutenant General Abdul Hamld Khan. Vice-Admiral S M Ahsan and Air Marshal Nur Khan.
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  • 34 1 UNITED NATIONS. Thurs. (UPI) The Big Four powers met at 10 30 EST (1530 GMT) today to open their long-await-ed talks on peace in the Middle East, a U.S. spokesman announced.
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  • 120 1 WASHINGTON. Th u r 8. (UPP The direct spending on criminal justice activities during the 1966-67 fiscal year by the US government and the governments of the 50 states nearly matched the amount spent on U.S. foreign economic assistance the same year. The
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  • 471 1  -  TO TOKYO By ALBERT JOHNSON SINGAPORE, Th u r s. A top official of the Ministry of Interior and Defence is believed to have flown to Tokyo to trace a World War II Japanese Colonel who was in charge of a crematorium scene of a multi-million-dollar wartime
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  • 79 1 BANGKOK. Thurs. (Reuter) A 19 year old youth was shot dead and two others wounded for making rude remarks to a pretty girl who went past them police reported today. Police said male friends of the girl arrived at the scene of the Incident and
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  • 65 1 RAWALPINDI. Thurs (AFP) Pakistan has asked Sweden to "clarify" Its ban on the sale of arms to this country, a foreign ministry spokesman said today. The Swedish Trade Minister was quoted here yesterday as saying a ban was imposed because developments In Pakistan were causing concern
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  • 36 1 BANGKOK Thurs. (AFP) The chances for normalising relations between Cambodia and Thailand have brightened Thai Prime Minister Thanom Klttikachorn stated here today, at the South-east Asian Economic Development Conference which opened here this morning.
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  • 123 1 CAIRO. Thurs. (UPI) Tour major Arab commando group? have formed a unified command to co-ordinate guerrilla action against Israel the semi-official AlAhram newspaper said today. The newspaper, in a report from Amman, said the new command was established at a strategy meeting "sumewhere" attended by representatives
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    • 147 1 GARY PLAYER J F IDtaatm&LtcL Ko. 4 TNC AtCAOC SWCAratLTOLt722<7. NOTICE 0 TODAY is a public holiday, being "Good Friday'* and there will be no issue of the Eastern Sun tomorrow (Saturday). Publication resumes on Sunday. April 6. In This Issue Ship collision tragedy court hears details... P 3. 0
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • 363 2 SINGAPORE. Thnrs. "A cultural and educational meeting ground for East and West" This Is a fitting description for the display and sale of paintings and other art objects j to be held at Eden Hall on Saturday, May 3. The occasion will be one of the
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  • 263 2 •S'PORE SURPASSING HOSG KOSG' SINGAPORE, Thurs. Singapore was described today as being a better shopping place and a gourmet's paradise as compared to Hong Kong. Because of its increasing popularity, more and more western tourists are now looking forward to visiting Singapore and spending their vacations
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  • 71 2 SYDNEY. (Reuter) Vietnam variety show promoter June Skewes. on holiday in Sydney took her estimated A 53.000 with her in her purse when she went to a party here last night to guard against theft but her purse and the jewellery, were stolen at the party Miss
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  • 43 2 BOMBAY. (Reuter) Mr Robert Galley, French Science Minister, arrived here today on an official visit to India. During his two day stay in Bombay. Mr. Galley will visit the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research and the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre.
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  • 432 2 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Educational Television Singapore has called for the formation of an educational media centre where production of ETV programmes can take its place along with the production of other instruction materials to be used in the teaching-learning process. In the editorial
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  • 247 2 SINGAPORE. Thurs. An Italian firm of consulting engineers are currently drawing up recommendations to the Public t tl:ities Board to help it plan the water department for the years ahead up to 1980 The Arm. Messrs Societa Italiana Progettazloni E Labori per Azioni (SIPEL) was appointed
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  • 112 2 SINGAPORE. Thurs—Police have arrested three members of a gang specialising in robbing wrist-watches from students in the Queenstown and Kim Seng Road areas They also recovered nine watches A Police statement said that the three youths had been charged in court on five counts of s:mple
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  • 40 2 BREST. France. (Reuter) A new bovine high diving record has been net by a Breton cow which plunged 120 feet into the sea. She toppled over a cliff while graring yesterday but swam back safely to the shore.
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  • 93 2 SINGAPORE. Thurs Australia's Minister for the Army. Mr Phillip R Lynch will visit Singapore and Malaysia from April 7 to 12. He will be accompanied by his wife, the Secretary Department of the Army. Mr. B White. Assistant Secretary (General). Mr. K. Major, and private
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  • 71 2 SAN FRANCISCO. (Reuter) City Attorney Thomas O'Connor has ruled that San Francisco cannot outlaw bare feet unless It can prove shoeless citizens are a threat to public health Officials have considered making shoes obligatory to reduce the number of foot injuries in the city, which has sizeable contingent
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  • 454 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Alliance Party's manifesto for the May elections is out pledging an even "greater transformation of the social and economic landscape" and a place for all. The 11.300-word manifesto is filled with figures to show the transformation that has already taken place and urges
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  • 155 2 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Residents at Taman Jurong have successfully negotiated with a bus companr the Green Bus Co. to start two new services at Jurong. These are for Route II which will py between Taman Jurong and 13J m s Jalan Boon Lay and Route II A
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 58 2 [SPORE DIARY! 5.30 p.m. to 9 Dm. SATA free mass X-rar station at Commonwealth Crescent market square. Block 118. 8 p.m. Harmonica practice at National Theatre Cluh. Clemenceau Avenue. 9 a m to 9 p.m. Dental Health Exhibition at Victoria Memorial Hall. Abu By LIM KO 'J, r #v I
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  • 1337 3 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The horrifying details of the recent snips collision in Singapore waters between the 6,658-ton "World Carrier a Liberian ore carrier and the 7 085-ton Hong Kong freighter Snun Tai" unfolded today in the Coroner's Court. Crew members of the •■Shun Tal" testified
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  • 135 3 Ponggol G.C. 's 5th Anniversary SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Ponggol Community Centre at 6J m.s. Upper Serangoon Road, Singapore 19 will celebrate its 9th anniversary on Saturday. An annexe to the community centre, which has been completed recently, will be officially declared open by the Minister for Defence. Mr. Lim Kim
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  • 140 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs A housewife. Chan Soh Heng. was today granted a divorce in the High Court on the grounds of her husband's cruelty. Chan told Mr. Justice Tan Ah Tah that her husband. Ho Kong now unemployed did not give her any money for maintaining the
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  • 126 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs. A clerk. Tan Beng Chiang, whose wife left him about two years after their marriage was granted a divorce in the High Court today. Tan told the court that his wife, Chan Seow Leng, an insurance firm employee left him in early 1964
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  • 40 3 JAKARTA, Thurs. (AFP) Construction equipment consisting of 90 units of bulldozers. trucks, motor graders, equipment for road repairs were unloaded here this week to assist Indonesia implement its five-year development plan, the American embassy announced here today.
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  • 289 3 BINGAPORE. Th u r s. Some 20 Singapore businessmen and industrialists including a Government official will be attending the 47th Milan International Trade Fair in Italy from April 14 to 25. They had shown keen interest in the fair and the response had been good, said
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  • 175 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs. A seaman. Leo Ang Chye sent two money orders home from Australia, one to his wife and the other to his mother, about four years ago Today the High Court was told that as a result of the money orders received by his wife, there
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  • 295 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs A top Soviet writer-author. Mr Julian Semjonow, is now in Singapore to collect material for a new book which he plans to write on Asia. Africa and Latin America Mr Semjonow who flew into Singapore early this week said:
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  • 144 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs. A special committee composed of officials from the Ministrv ©f Finance and Ministry of National Development has been set up to look after the Pulau Blakang Mati tourist project. This was disclosed by the former chairman of the Tourist Promotion Board, Mr. P H.
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  • 154 3 SINGAPORE Thurs. A sixteen-year-old boy. Ho Chwee Leng. who was originally charged with murder today pleaded sullty in the High Court to a reduced charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. Mr. Justice Choor Singh, postponed sentence for two weeks pending a reformative
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  • 47 4 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The gociety of Chinese Artists, in association with the National Theatre Trust, will be organising the 10th Open Air Art Exhibition on Sunday. This month's open-air art exhibition will be held at the usual venue, Elizabeth Walk, from 3 p.m. to 6.3n p.m.
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  • 720 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. —None of the directors of the Government Officers' Co-operotive Housing Society protested ot t ie pr ce of 8,000 per acre when a unanimous decision was made to buy a piece of land in Sungei Dua, Penang. "If there had
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  • 71 4 SINGAPORE Thurs. The Indonesian Embassy here will register all citizens of the Republic of Indonesia domiciled in Singapore as from today. The Indonesian citizens are required to bring two passport size photographs when calling for registration at the Immigration Section. Indonesian Embassy in Orchard Road. The
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  • 283 4 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Public Utilities Boird has Introduced a singlemeter two-part tariff for hotels taking electrical enerfy in bulk at high voltage which at present is 6,600 or 22.000 volts. The two-part tariff comprises a charge based on the maximum kilowatt <kW> demand and a
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  • 161 4 SINGAPORE. Thurs. A syndicate of four robbers and thieves were given jail sentences of three to four years by the Fifth District Court today after they pleaded guilty to a series of armed robberies and thefts. The quartet admitted to the offences committed between Feb.
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  • 117 4 SINGAPORE. Thura The first of two special Toto Grand Prix Draws will be held this Sunday It will be telecast 'live' over TV Smgapura's Channel 5 at 3 20 pm Th« company will be giving away as <peclal gift prizes by way of two beautiful saloon
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  • 319 4 SINGAPORE. Thur*. A display of more than 2,000 Australian books, art reproductions and wall mans will be officially opened at the Australian Trade Commissioner's Display Rooms. 201 Clemenceau Avenue, on Tuesday. Sponsored by the Australian Trade Commission and organised by the Australian Book Publishers' Association, the
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  • 32 4 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Istana Guardi of the Singapore Armed Forces Guard Unit will perform the Changing of Guard Ceremony at the Istana Main Gate on Sunday at 5.30 p.m.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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    • 20 4 TODAY a Friday* April 4, 1969. r t m AHUS H7 JB-39 yv«9 79 m H Saturday, April 5, 1969.
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  • 642 5 #w WASHINGTON, Thurs. (Reuter) American analysts said today ri?' 6 were s, 9 n s that Peking was shaping new policies vhich might give mese communist leaders greater flexibility in dealings with the West- ern world. The Nixon administration was reported waiting for results
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  • 85 5 THESSALONIKI Greece, Thurs. (UPI) Greek authorities yesterday confiscated thousands of copies of the afternoon newspaper Esperini Ora which carried a photo of dignitaries at the funeral of former U.S. President Dwight D Eisenhower. Including King Constantine of Greece. The newspaper was allowed to circulate after deleting the
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  • 182 5 LONDON, Thurs. (UPI) The 20-ship Soviet fleet which entered the North Atlantic last week has now turned east and is heading back toward the Orkney Islands north of Scotland, defence sources said yesterday. The sources said the fleet e ght submarines and 12 surface ships,
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  • 95 5 CANBERRA. Thurs. (UPI) Senator Malcolm Fox Scott, the Minister for Customs, replied to complaints by a group of American travel agents, that some customs officers had been insulting and abusive. Mr. Scott said he did not think it was abusive or in suiting for customs officers
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  • 68 5 JAKARTA (Reuter) Indonesia has imposed a surcharge on imports of small boats, junk? and pontoons, the Maritime Production Department announced today. The surcharge is 15 rupiahs (about 15 U.S. cents) t>er U.S. dollar for boats up to 1,000 tons and 25 and 45 per cent respectivelv
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  • 485 5 WASHINGTON, Thurs. (UPI) Philippines President Morcos said yesterday President Nixon assured Him the United States would remain a strong pacific military power "for many, many years" after the Vietnam war ends. Mr. Marcos told newsmen he was informed during talks with Mr. Nixon that
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  • 213 5 TOKYO. Thurs. (UPI) C Y Tung. Nationalist China's largest ship owner, says gaining a new daughter-in-law is more thrilling than adding a supertanker to his fleet. Mr Tung, who operates tankers and passenger-cargo ships throughout the world, presided at a reception on Tuesday night to
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  • Bulletins
    • 48 5 JAKARTA. (Reuter) A special Indian foreign office envoy is expected in Jakarta shortly to prepare for the arrival of Indian Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi in June. Economic and trade relations between the two heavily populated Asian countries are expected to be a major topic.
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    • 76 5 JAKARTA. (Reuter) President Suharto has called on Indonesian journalists to help the government eliminate pornographic magazines At a meeting with Indonesian reporters at his summer palace at Bogor, 40 miW south of Jakarta, the President said certain magazines still violated the government-ban on pornographic articles and
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    • 32 5 WASHINGTON. (Router) The US. Agency for International Development (AID) has made a loan of the rupee ♦•quivalent of US$25 m to India to assist country's production of fertiliser.
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    • 76 5 MANILA (UPI) The Manila Rescue and Co-ordi-nation Centre 'RCC) today asked the Philippine Navy to lend assistance to a Japanese fishing boat with 10 crewmen aboard reported adrift off the Southern Philippines. The centre said the Japanese embassy here reported the Gengvo Maru No. 5 had
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    • 73 5 BRUNEI TOWN. 'Renter) A prominent businessman in Brunei was deported to Sarawak today for taking part in subversive activities, a police spokesman said. Lau Ming Guan. 42. who came to Brunei 20 years ago from Sihu. Western Sarawak had been detained since 1965 following a police swoop
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    • 46 5 LONDON. < Renter 1 A flAm expansion plan for London's famous Werrblev Stadium was announced todav bv Wemblev Stadium Ltd. WSL.) They are designed to make Wemblev Stadium where th* last world cup soccer contest was plaved one of the finest centres in Europe
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    • 79 5 SALISRrRY. (Reuter) Th* Rhodesian today published a bill enabline it to hold a referendum on the country's new* constitution or on an agreement with Britain A Ministrv of Internal Affairs announcement said however, that there was no question of there be<ng alternatives in the referendum. Only one of
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    • 35 5 OTTAWA. (Reuter) The Australian Prime Minister. Mr. John Gorton, has arrived here by air for a day of talks with the Canadian Prime Minister. Mr. Pierre Trudeau. and members of his cabinet
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    • 58 5 CATANIA. Sicily. (Reuten Lton-tamer Armando 22. chose a circus cage for his wedding here today to trapeze performer Vanda with four lioni as guests of honour. Also Inside were an altar, a priest and two somewhat nervous human witnesses. All present behaved impercab v. apart from
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    • 26 5 CALCUTTA. (Reuter) Bandits armed with a sten gun and revolvers siezed 153.700 rupees (about £8.500) in a raid on a bank here today.
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    • 64 5 ROME. (Reuter) Glamorous artist's model Anna Dlvetta who marched through Rome naked but for a dressing gown, was acquitted of an Indecency charge today. The long-haired model made the protest for better pay and conditions for models Including heating in chilly art colleges where they pose nude.
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    • 59 5 SYDNEY. (Reuter) Robert George Archer. 21. charged with shooting Peter Alder. 25, In the head after Alder drove alongside his sportscar and tooted his horn has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Archer, convicted of Alder's murder In the central criminal court here yesterday, allegedly told police:
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  • 186 5 A weekly pictorial feature by the Eastern Sun based on the photographs taken by our cameramen at official fundions. parties, exhibitions, shopping centres etc. MRS. Luu Thl-Yen. wife of the Consul of the Consulate-General of the Republic of Vietnam in Singapore, wears an Ao-Dai which has
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  • 518 6 T>RESIDENT Marcos has got a personal assurance from President Nixon that the United States will continue her role as a Pacific power for many "many years to come" after the Vietnam war. In the Mediterranean, the remnants of the once strategic British Mediterranean Fleet on Malta has
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  • 15 6 THE golden rule is that there are no golden rules. Shaw. George Bernard.
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  • 150 6 THE New York Times on Wednesday predicted the prime function of the Chinese Communist Party's Ninth Congress will be "to ratify the triumph of Mao Tse-tung and of his chosen-successor, Lin Piao over their opponents, headed by Liu Shao-Chi." The editorial added: "At his present advanced age,
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  • 130 6 CANBERRA. Thurs. A number of Commonwealth scholarships for tertiary study will oe offered immediately to Czechoslovak! an students In Australia, the Minister for Education and Science. Mr. Malcolm Eraser, announced recently. Mr Fraser indicated that some of these students had left Czechoslovakia last year when the
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  • 317 6 MOSCOW, Thurs. (UPI) In the first major Soviet comment on the Chinese Ninth Party Congress, the Government newspaper Izvestia on Wednesday said It was not a croup of communists that was meeting. The gathering of Maoists is in fact the first Congress of a new organisation
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  • 409 6  -  LETTERS... MOHD. YUNI BIN AWI MAT I refer to the letter written by "AMAN" which appeared in your dally of 29.3.69 on the call for people to mix freely and diacuas matters of mutual interest. I would he most grateful if "AMAN" would elaborate further on this
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  • 216 6 KARACHI. Thurs (UPI) The military government of President Yahya Khan on Wednesday took steps to convince Pakistanis of his democratic leanings. The martial law administration announced in Lahore the setting up of a committee which would study methods of how power could
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  • 90 6 RABAT. Thurs. (AJT) Chinese diplomats have been boycotting official functions marking the visit here of Soviet Chief of State Nikolai Podgorny. Tney stayed away from the •eceptlon given at the Soviet Embassy shortly after Mr. Podgorny's arrival yesterday and have served notice that they were not attending a
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  • 446 6  -  BY LEON DANIEL TOKYO, Thurs. (I'PI) Some Japanese are beginning to wonder whv it is taking President Nixon so long to fill the post of U.S. Ambassador to Japan. So far there has been no open grumbling. "We realise it takes time
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  • 257 6 HONG KONG. Thurs (AFP) Chairman Mao Tse-tung has been assured of a total victory by the very composition of the Congress as revealed by the official communique issued yesterday, observers here believed. All the chairmen of the 29 revolutionary committees established in the
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  • 367 6  -  By Richard M. Sudhalter BELGRADE. Thurs. (UPI) Yugoslavia's lonjsmouldering border dispute with Bulgaria over Macedonia may be the key to long-range Soviet designs on Yugoslavia, political sources said on Wednesday. "Thia campaign by the Bulgarians may well be far more than a mere attempt to keep
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  • 264 6  -  By JEAS-MARIE PELOU PARIS. Thur*. i AFP) M. Alain Poher. President of the Senate, and theoretically second man in the country after the President, today came out against the referendum scheduled for April 27. Addressing Senator* M. Poher described the referendum, which seeks the
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  • 66 6 PEKING, Thurs (AFP) The atmosphere of carnival continued in Peking last night ah the second day of the Chinese Communist Party Congress drew to a close The city was decorated with lights and at 23.00 hours local !?st night parades and crowds poured along the main streets.
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  • 419 6 UNITED NATIONS, Thurs. (CTI) Vocational training is valuable for potential primary school dropouts in India but needs more flexibility, a 1 -N. report said on Wednesday. The report reviews an experiment launched in 1963 by India and the U.N. Children's Funds (UNICEF), with
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  • 299 6 BERLIN. Thurt. (AFP) Mr. Denis Healey, British Minister of Defence, said in a T.V. interview here tonight that a "European core" headed by British and West Germany. should he set up within the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Britain and Germany would be the natural
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  • 230 6 VATICAN CITY, Thurs. (VPI; Jesus Christ may have died on the cross when his heart literally broke in two, a writer for the Vatican magazine Losservatore Del! a Domenica said on Wednesday. The icri'er. the Rev. Antonio Figuardi. said this theory uzs first
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  • 349 6 PRAGUE. Thurs. (AFP) The Czechoslovak government today introduced pre-publica-tion censorship and announced that army units would reinforce the poiice in a sharp reaction to last Friday's violent anti-Soviet demonstrations At the sarr.e time tne Central Committee sharply critic.sed liberal leader Josef Smrkovskv ar.d suspended the party publication
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  • 110 6 HONG KONG. Thurs 'Router) China tcdav released two Hong Kong yachts and thirteen peoole seized on a cruise from the British colony to Macao in February. The Hong Kone government said two of the ocean-going yachts, the Uin-Na-Mara and the Reverie entered Hor.g Kong waters this morning
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
    • 294 7 oworHpr/ ri'V'' le Indonesian Government has Mnlnrnt J t l6 alum 'nium company of America (ALCOA) for ment of about'ulsToo'miH^on."'* 10 f b UXit6 inV Vin9 tot The contract was signed yesterday after nearly two \r e J^ T s 01 negotiations.
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    • 75 7 LONDON, Thurs. (UPI) Rubber market closed steady quiet yesterday with spot 24-i 24-11/16. SETTLEMENT HOUSE May 24-1/2 24-11/18 June 24-9/16 24-11/16 July July/Sept 24-5/8 24-3/4 Oct/Dec 24-9 MB 24-11/18 Jan/March 24-3/8 24-9/18 April/June 24-1/4 24-7/16 July/Sept 24-3/16 24-3/8 Oct/Dec 24-1/8 24-5/16 24 24-1/4 April/June 23-7/8 24-1/8
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    • 37 7 NEW YORK. (UPI) Rubber futures closed untraded and unchanged yesterday. Bid A«ked May 26.85 Jul 26.30 Oct 26.25 Nov 25.85 Nov 25.85 Jan 25.85 Mar 2585 May 25.85 Locally. No. 2 RSS 26 3/4 cents.
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    • 16 7 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The tin price for today was $594.37 i per picul, down $0.625.
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    • 1798 7 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore was slightly steady but quiet today in front of the holiday closure of both trading rooms tomorrow. For the better part of the day, the market was slightly easier until towards the close when it steadied on
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    • 260 7 SINGAPORE. Thurs April first grade rubber buyers closed at S p ra, in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur today at 71 -1 cent* per It*. up half a cent from the previous close. The tor.e of the market was very quiet. After an about unchanged opening the
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    • 82 7 JAKARTA. Thurs (Reuter) The Indonesian Government has approved joint ventures by seven Indonesian companies with foreign firms to assemble motor vehicles. Industry Minister Major General Mohammad Jusuf announcing this ve-terdav said four of the companies were the Indonesian Service Company and Gawa Motor In Jakarta and the
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    • 80 7 TOKYO. Thurs. (UPI) Japan's wholesale price index for the second 10 days in March stood at 106.0 against the base figure of 100 for 1965. showing a 0.1 per cent increase over the previous 10 days, the Bank of Japan announced yesterday. The increase was
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    • 77 7 OSAKA. JAPAN. Thurs. (UPI) The three companies affiliated with the Kwasaki group Kawasaki Dockyard Co.. Kawasaki Aircraft Co., and the Kawasaki Rolling Slock Mfg Co. —have merged into a conglomerate to be called the "Kawasaki Heavy Industries. Ltd." it was announced yesterday. Capitalised at 28.000 million
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    • 156 7 NEW YORK. Thurs. (UPI) Prices declined on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday, with the UPI stock market indicator off 0.74 per cent near the final bell. Of the 1,528 issues traded. 932 declined and 330 advanced. Volume moved toward the 10.000,000 share mark.
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    • 165 7 TOKYO. Thurs. (UPI) Tne Dow Jones average on the Tokyo Stock market yesterday skyrocketed to an alltime high of 1.859.13 yen (5 15 US. dollars) to surpass the previous record of 1.?52 38 yen (5 14 U.S dollars) set on Feb. 12 Yesterday's closlne
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    • 184 7 WASHINGTON. Thurr (UPI) The International Monetary Fund said yesterday gold reserves in the world had risen more than one billion dollars during the year ended in March. The year was marked by separation of gold transactions for official and free market dealings. In
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    • 62 7 SINGAPORE. Thurs Thf Association of Banks in Malay-sia-Singapore today made the following changes in its rates to merchants (rates are quoted to the equivalent of 100 units of foreign currency). SELLING T.T. or O.D. ready: Deutsche Marks $76.5075: Holland Guilders $84.6275; Swiss Francs 571.1975; Belgian Francs $6.1125; French
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    • 71 7 HONG KONG. Thurs. (UPI) Money Quotation* H K. dollarg 6 ***** per U.S. dollar. H.K. dollars 6.090 per U.S. dollar TT. H.K. collars 14.54 per pound sterling. H.K. dollars 319.75 Der tael of gold 94.5 per cent fineness H.K. dollars 163.5 per 10.000 Japanese yens H.K dollars
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    • 38 7 NEW YORK. Thurs. 'UPI) Dow Jones closing averages on the New York stock exchange: 30 Industrials 930 92 20 Rails 241 82 15 Utilities 129.41 65 Stocks 322.70 40 Bonds 73.07 Commodity futures index 138.32
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    • 54 7 Minuter* l» lI'HI lit Malayan 3 10 2nd Malayan t;et 3rd >lala>an 1.37 mmm The C'oinmfrrf Ind. 1.11 1.21 The having hum XD 1.20 IN M lntf«l fund I 35 1 I«t Hont Knnit 1.33 1.3»* 2nd Hont konc »rltnr i nin .96 it/l I 1.01* sternnc «_oin
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    • 155 7 LONDON. Thurs. (UPI) After a dull start buying activity picked up smartly in stork markets yesterday and equities showed some good rises at the cloae. Favourable factors to boost sentiment included imperial Chemical (ICI). chairman* annual general meeting optimism, the reported Improvement
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    • 582 7 MMiAPOKfc fitor* Iflrhange *ol(1 and < other MM ortii inn» HMed at ib* ch>M ol butlneM IN 1)1 8TRIALR B. s. Arma 2.52 258 Ben A Co 2.39 Borneo Bhd i x: Bou*tead s.ta 2 17 (amrl Pbwood i 2.>0 C. sugar 4 62 4 61
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    • 102 7 SINGAPORE. Thur». Tb« noon prices at tne Mnrapore hinese Prodaca Exchaoc* today are;— Bayer Seller < won at On (FOB.) Balk 4900 1 won lit Oil H OB.) Dram 51.50 Mixer! Copra 31.00 Miiniok Hhite Pepper amm (FOB.) 9C% N.L.W. 117.50 saranak White Pepper (FOB.) 115.00 Sarawak special Black
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    • 291 7 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The following i s a berthing list released by the Port of Singapore Authority for April 4: DEPARTURE: God owns Vessels 1/2 Kyokuyo Maru 5 Seiyo Maru 8/9 Karotua 10/11 Centaur 19 Geraint N.W 3 4 Luna Marina 21/22 York Meihohsan Maru 45 Sachsenstein 31
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    • 448 7 AKKIYALS: 6 00am MSA Ml 02* Kuala I uinpnr ooam MSA Ml 119 Koala Luuipor 10 15 am MSA Ml KM Kuala Lampar 10 UI m MsA MLtH»S t'r nang. Ipnli, Kuala I umpur Malacca. 110 p m M>A Ml 4At Kurhlns 2 2.lpm Ms A Ml 017
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  • FEATURE ON SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
    • 1118 8 SINGAPORE, Fri. T'HE three-day Singapore Grand Prix which began yesterday with preliminary timings and heats for grid positions is undoubtedly the premier sports event in the Republic. Each year scores of drivers and riders from countries far and near have been
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    • 453 8 FRIDAY 0* 00 a m to 08 45 am. Motorcycles Class I and 2 08 45 am. to 09 30 a m Soor's and GT Cars til classes. 09.30 a m to 10.15 a.m. Motorcycle* Class 3. 10.15 am. to 11.00 a.m. Saloon and Tourer Cars all
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    • 170 8 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Swiss Time Recorder will be the sole timekeeper at the 1969 Singapore Grand Prix This will be the fourth year in succession that the Singapore Grand Prix is timed by Switzerland. The stop watch was discarded two years ago and the Swiss Time Recorder
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    • 1342 9 MOTORCYCLES RACE 1 CLUBMANS EVENT Driver G C. Gulliver Tommy J 5 Fang Goh Joon Fun Dav.d Tay Gordon Rob sou A N Other Law Kam Chai Vehicle Norton 83SS Bndgestone Honda CB 123 Suzuki G -20 Triumph TR5 Honda CB 77 Kawasaki Avenger RACE 2
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    • 4246 10 SATURDAY Race I: HONM Clan S. Div. 4—6 Purs.—1.45 p. m. (FOR LOCAL RIDERS ONLY) 1 280 Jolt* Scout lly 9 00 TS Stable E B'nelen Foo 8 2 10ft Vantage 5v 812 Han SUbie Tulloh Naweri 9 3 634 Seregalar 5* 8 11
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    • 139 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The perfect sound system. Sansui, has again been chosen to provide the entire concourse sound system at this year's Grand Prix at the ThomsonSembawang track. This is the fifth year that Sansui has been chosen a testimony of its reliability for outdoor sound performance.
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    • 224 10 OUTRIGHT CARS: F.J. Bussell (Brabham) 2m. 10.264 sees, (1968) MOTORCYCLE: H. Hasegawa (Yamaha) 2m. 15.1 sees. (1968) n t&B EVENTS SALOON CARS I p to 850 c.c. T. Asano (Maida) 2m. 40.6 sees. (1967) 851-1000 e.c. K.J. Nelson BMC Cooper "S") 2m. 31.5 sees. (1968) 1001-1300 c.e.
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    • 611 10  -  Bv John Kam SINGAPORE. Thurs. Carrie Cooper, last year's winner of the Singapore Grand Prix is strongly tipped to make it a double by retainine his title during the weekend races. Garrie. who Is one of Australia'* most noted drivers will have many point* to his
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    • 323 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The motorcycles event including the Grand Prix for motorcycles is expected to be an all-Japanese affair. Spotlight, once again will be on the Yamaha "twins" A Motohashi and H. Hasegawa. dare-devil riders who have year in year out dominated the motorcycle events. On
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 169 9 SINGAPORE USED CAR COMPANY Selected Quality Used Cars. Easy Hire Purchase Terms. Normal Interests Rates. Loan For Purchase Of Other Cars. Attractive Value For Trade Ins. Head Office: 44, Cavenagh Road Singapore. 9. Te1:***** ***** HUP HUAT MOTOR CO., ft] m SPECIALISE IN PAINTING AND MOTOR CAR REPAIRING 15-A, LORONC
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  • SUN SPORT
    • 640 11  -  By Norma Powers SINGAPORE. Thurs. "Mv clutch has been slipping. "My car Is In fln§ condition except for a jammed transmission gear." "I have had a complete engine over-haul and a new body built of aluminium," "New parts have Just arrived from England in
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    • 363 11  -  By BIG BEN TPOH, Thurs. Movie House IV, who has been placed in his last three starts, looked a picture of fitness this morning. Sent out over 3f he cracked 37 4/5 on a yielding track. He Is an emergency acceptor on
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    • 98 11 LONDON, Thurs. (Router) Blackpool manager Star Mortensen was diamiaed yesterday lew than a year after nearly leading the English Second Division club to promotion. Mortensen. who played for England 26 times. one of the heroes of the "Stanley Matthews Cup Final" In 1953 He scored a hat-trick
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    • 76 11 PARIS Thurs. (Reuter) TOD Dutch cyclist Jan Janssen. winner of la.«t year's Tour de France, was today suspended for one month following medical tests during last month'# Paris-Nice race, the French Cycling Federation announced here today. Also suspended by the Federation wre Dutch cyclist Can Der Vleuten
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    • 224 11 NATCHITOCHES Louis:ana. Thurs 'Reuteri Upsets marked the opening round in the 18th annual United States Open badminton championships at northwestern State College here yesterday Top seeded foreign player Tan Aik Huang of Malaysia, who two weeks ago won the world invitation tournament in Scotland.lost
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    • 68 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs Singapore la the venue for the fourth annua! Inter-branch Easter sports meet to be held this weekend. The m*et organised by the Sports Club of the William Jacks main office# In this region will Include badminton, table-tennis, tenpin bowling and carroms. Five teams
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    • 53 11 NEW YORK. Thurs (UPI) Results of baseball matches played yesterday. Kansas City 2 Philadelphia 0. 8t Louis 11 Detroit 3. Atlanta 10 Cincinnati 0. P'burg 7 New York Mets 2. N Y Yankees 2 Washington 1. (10 Innings). Msnnestoa 5 Boston 4 (10 innings) Chicago White Sox 2
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    • 334 12 SINGAPORE, Th u rs. Garrie Cooper of Australia, who won the Singapore Grand Prix last year, will go all out to retain his title on Sunday. Cooper arrived here this evening with his personal mechanical engineer, Bob Mills. On arrival at
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    • 212 12 LONDON. Thurs Reuter) Derby County looked set to gain promotion to the First Division of the English Football League after gaining a 1-0 away victory against Fulham last night. Derby, relegated from the First Division in 1953, now lead the Second Division by «ix points from
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    • 119 12 LONDON. Thurs. (Reuter) —English soccer players ar« to eet monthly prizes for sportsmanship on the field based on fans' recommendations, the Football League announced today. And at the end of the season one lucky player could win a luxury holiday for two in Bermuda the sportsmanship
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    • 373 12 TAIPEI. Thurs. (Reuter) Japan's Hldeyo Sugimoto trimmed three strokes from par on the outward nine to edge into a slim, one stroke lead after the first 18 holes in the UJ». SlO.OOO Taiwan Open today. The veteran Japanese bagged mother birdie on his way home to card a
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    • 84 12 TOKYO, Thurs. (Reuter) Flash Gallego of the Philippines knocked out Japan's Orient junior lightweight top contender Rokuro Ishiyama with a fierce right uppercut to clinch the Orient junior lightweight championship here tonight. The Japanese was counted out at two minutes 46 seconds after the start of the
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    • 399 12 SINGAPORE. Thurs. A decision will be made soon by the Government on the setting up of a permanent racing circuit In Singapore. This is aimed to have the Singapore Grand Prix Included in the calendar of international events in the near future. The Minister
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    • 197 12 SINGAPORE Thurs Two veteran -ally drivers. C D. and J.HO. Bartlett, are confident of some measure of success in the inaugural marathon Asian Highway motor rally to be held from April 15 to 20. The two drivers will be participating in the 1.800 miles
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    • 34 12 MELBOURNE. Thurs. Doug Bachli. possiblv th« greatest Australian amateur golfer since World War 11. has retired from club pennant golf. He is the only Australian ever to win the British amateur title.
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 413 11 Shortwave Rerelee: 41. M* and >1 rind*; 230 Radio Doctor 245 Bossa Nova: 3 15 Great Themes •"etre* in Music; 400 Bird Of Dawning: AM. 600 Good Mormni 601 J J°P r M w 5 B r'' 7: Sunrise Serenade; 630 Nr* «3« 5M Ea.t And W«t: SSO P aybox;
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    • 1599 11 (CHANNEL 5) A.M 900 Prog. Summary In all Language*. 910 The Woody Woodpecker Show: 935 Shane (A Man d Be Proud) (Malay Subtitles>; 10.25 NBC. Special (Air Of Disaster): 11.15 OK Crackerby (Crackerby Stops The Press": 1140 Mark Dolphin. P.M. 12 35 Daniel Boone (The Four Leaf Clover); 125 Prog.
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    • 31 12 SINGAPORE Upper Thomson Road Circuit See the world's fastest racing cars and motor cycles. International Stars driving and riding to their limit at the Singapore Grand Prix. Singapore's Premier Sporting Event.
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 95 12 Time And Tide TODAY Singapore town: 5.33 a.m. (1 ft. 5 Ins.); 11.55 a.m. (9 ft 4 Ins.); 5.54 p.m. (A ft. 2 ins.); 11 ?9 p.m. (9 ft. 4 ins.). Naval Dockyard: 526 am. (1 ft. 8 ins.); 12.12 p.m. {ll ft. 3 ins.); 5 48 p.m. (2 ft.
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