Eastern Sun, 30 April 1969

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    21 1 EASTERN SUN SINGAPORE'S OWN NATIONAL DAILY Estd. 1966. Vol. 3 No. 984 Wednesday, 30 April 1969. MC(P) 0737 Price 15 cents
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    Lock icon Pat Chan, Kunalan Get Coveted Awards
    330 1 Sportswoman, Sportsman Of 196S SINGAPORE. Tues. Singapore's top woman swimmer, Patricia Chan "Queen of the 1967 SEAP Games" was again awarded the Sportswoman of the Year 1968 title, together with ace sprinter Canagasabai Kunalan who was voted the Sportsman of the Year 1968. Kunalan
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    Lock icon Malaysia's King, Queen In Seoul
    83 1 SEOUL. Tues (UPD Malaysian King Ismail Naslruddln Shah arrived in Seoul today for a five-day State visit. A special plane carrying the King, his wife. Queen Zaharah. and a 19-member official party and a 16-mem-ber unofficial entourage, landed at Kimpo international alrnort at 458 p.m.
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    Lock icon Pompidou Enters Race For French Presidency
    537 1 T3ARIS, Tues. (Reuter Cr UPI) Former Premier Georges Pompidou to- day formally announced his candidacy for the French presidency, and the political bureau of the Gaullist parliamentary group unanimously decided to back him. The 57-year-old M. Pompidou, widely regarded as General de Gaulle's he.r-apparent,
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    Lock icon Canada's Trade Hopes By Pepin
    151 1 CANBERRA. Tues (UPI) Canada hopes for an Increase In trade following recognition of Communist China but there "is no reason to think it will be substantial or continuing." the Canadian Minister of Industry. Trade and Commerce. Mr. Jean-Luc Pepin, said yesterday. Mr. Pepin, visiting Australia
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    Lock icon P.I.-Indonesia Air Talks Hit Snag
    103 1 MANILA. Tues. (UPI) The Philippines and Indonesia have broken off their negotiations on an air transport treaty because of disagreement on routes, the Foreign Office announced today. Indonesia rejected a Philippine request to allow its flag carrier to extend its present Manila-Bali route to Sydney,
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    Lock icon SEATO's Exercise 'Sea Spirit'
    91 1 BANGKOK, Tues. (UPI) Six SEATO nations will conduct naval exercises between the Philippines and the Gull of Thailand starting next month, officials said today. The exercise, named "Sea spirit," will involve some 60 ships and will run from May 30 to June 6, the officials said.
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    Lock icon Freeth: We're Committed To Defend Malaysia, S'pore
    132 1 PERTH. Tues. (Reuter) External Affairs Minister Gordon Freeth said in Perth todav that Australia was committed to the defence of Malaysia and Singapore from the outside or from subversion from within. He was speaking at an impromptu press conference at Perth airport before
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    Lock icon Thai Trawler In Malaysian Waters
    109 1 BANGKOK. Tue-. (Reuter) The Thai fishing trawler on which a Malaysian police patrol boat opened fire last Friday must have been inside Malaysian territorial waters, according to Mr. Puang Suwannarat. Un d e r-Secretary of Interior. Malaysian patrol boats were equipped with sophisticated navigation gear
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    Lock icon Lord Casey Retires
    36 1 MELBOURNE. Tues. (Reuter) Australia's GovernorGeneral. Lord Casev. retired here today after three and a half years as the Queen's chief representative. The next Governor-General Sir Paul Hasluck. will be sworn m tomorrow morning.
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    Lock icon Apollo 10 Fuel Leak Mended
    119 1 CAPE KENNEDY. Florida. Tues (UPI) An Important Apollo lo countdown rehearsal got underway today after being delayed a day when several thousand gallons of kerosene fuel leaked from the moon rocket. Engineers, meanwhile, continued an Inspection of the massive booster to see if the accidental
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    Lock icon • MANILA: Rosalind Ong, 1969 Miss Tourism Singapura, presents gift packages containing "Khersonese" silk and "Selangor" pewter to Mr. Marcos during a call at Malacanang Palace on Monday. At left is Mr. Paul G. Peralta, executive officer of the Singapore Tourist Association.
    43 1 MANILA: Rosalind Ong, 1969 Miss Tourism Singapura, presents gift packages containing "Khersonese" silk and "Selangor" pewter to Mr. Marcos during a call at Malacanang Palace on Monday. At left is Mr. Paul G. Peralta, executive officer of the Singapore Tourist Association. UPI radiophoto.
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    Lock icon Emperor Of Japan's Birthday
    116 1 TOKYO. Tues (Renter) Thousands of Japanese wellwisher* went to the Imperial Pa.ace In Tokyo today to greet Emperor Hlrohito on his 68th birthday. The public is allowed to enter the palace grounds twice a year the New Year's Day and the Emperor's birthday. A total of
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    Lock icon Bridegroom And 6 Others Killed
    86 1 JABALPUR. India. Tues (Reuter i The bridegroom and six members of his marriage party were killed when fireworks exploded inside a bus on the way to a village wedding, an official report said today Eight other people In the party were injured. The report said
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    Lock icon Bov Dying From Rare Spider Bite
    85 1 CLEVELAND. Ohio. Tues (UPI) A 5-year-old boy suffering from a rare spider bite clung to life on Monday, his breathing aided by a respirator. Doctors said Todd Quester of Amherst. Ohio, was in "very critical" condition a week after he lapsed into a coma.
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    Lock icon £100,000 OFFER REJECTED
    67 1 LONDON. Tues. (Reuter) Bernard Ford and Diane Towler, Britain's world amateur ice dance champions, have rejected an American ice show offer of £lOO,OOO because they want to stay in Britain. Ford and Miss Towler. who turned professionals earlier this month, were offered a two-year contract as lead
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    Lock icon 'Stop This Sinister Craze For Self-Medication'
    202 1 EASTBOI'RNE. England. Tues. (Reuter)— Teenagers in many towns have been taking massive overdoses of a cough mixture for kicks, Mr. W. M. Darling, VicePresident of the Pharmaceutical Society, said today. Mr Darling, speaking at the Royai Society of Health Congress. said: "The sinister craze
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    Lock icon Dr. Lee: Govt. To Give Priority In Developing Shipbuilding Skills
    414 2 SINGAPORE, Tues. The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Eaucation, Dr. Lee Chiaw Meng, said today the Government would give top priority to the development of the basic skills to enhance *he shipbuilding industry in the Republic. He pointed out
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    Lock icon Japan's Keen Interest Reflects Confidence
    246 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Japan's keen interest In the development of Malaysia is a reflection of ite confidence in the country's political stability and economic potential, the Japanese Ambassador here. Mr. Taisaku Koiima said tonight It was his firm belief, he stressed, that close partnership between
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    Lock icon Mao Bodges Seized
    95 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Five badges bearing the portrait of Mao Tsetung were recovered by police rrom a car yesterday following the arrest of two men. one of whom was armed with a dagger A police spokesman said today that the two men were in a car when
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    Lock icon Pistol Lands Him In Jail
    55 2 SINGAPORE. Tues. —Radin Jujin bin Radin Osman was sentenced to three years' imprisonment by the Second District Court for unlawful possession of «n automatic pistol with ten rounds of ammunition, robbery and theft. Radin Jujin. who is married with one child, pleaded guilty to all
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Helicopters In Perak
    186 2 SINGAPORE. Tues Helicopters of the Array Air Corps in Malaya, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Mike Hlckey. will exercise in Perak and the Cameron Highlands from May 3-11. Ten Scout helicopters from the three flights of 866 Squadron will be based on the Perak Flying Club, and exercise
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    Lock icon Blood Stock Now Above Average
    114 2 SINGAPORE. Tues The blood bank reached its peak today when It stood at 910 units of blood, thus making the figure above average. This was the result of 776 blood donations received last week, averaging over 100 donations a day During the week group donations
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    Lock icon INSTITUTE RECEIVES $300,000 DONATION
    112 2 A total of $300,000 was presented to the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies by Tan Sri Runme 9haw at the Shaw Chambers in Singapore yesterday. Of the $300,000 received, a sum of $100,000 was donated by the Shaw Foundation and the other $200,000 came from the
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  • Article
    Lock icon Toto: $450 For Four Numbers
    176 2 SINGAPORE. Tues. Singapore Pools (Pte) Limited announced that there were no first and second price winners In last Sunday's Toto Draw All 4 numbers correct winners will receive $350 each plus a bonus of $lOO making a total of $450. Participants with 3 numbers correct
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    Lock icon Defence Fund
    30 2 SINGAPORE. Tues. The Minuter of Interior and Defence. Mr. I.im Kim San mill receive donations for the National Defence Fund on Friday at 10.30 a.m. at Pearl's Hill.
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    Lock icon Art Display For Charity
    165 2 SINGAPORE. Tues. M«re than 300 painMngx bv professions] and amateur artlstg wtlj be displayed and sold on Saturday at the residence of Lady d* la Mare. Eden Hall. Nass'.m Road The an display i« in aid of charltle» affiliated to the Singapore Council of Social Service
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    Lock icon Tun: Be Proud Of Malaysia
    191 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues Malaysians should be proud of their country which had projected such a good image of itself overseas, said the Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Raxak. That under the Alliance Government, the nation had prospered and many countries were Impressed with the tremendous
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    Lock icon MP: Be Prepared To Accept New Ideas
    314 2 SINGAPORE, Tuts. Singaporeans must accept tha values of an industrialising society as a way of life if the Republic is to survive, Professor Wong Lin Ken, MP for Alexandra said today. Speaking at the district music and dance festival at the Tlon* Bahru
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    Lock icon Pirates Rob 2 Fishermen
    143 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues Armed pirate* held up two Ma'.avslan fisherman in international waters off Pulau Retain on Sunday right and robber" them of $1,390 wor'h of ffshin* gear. A police spokesman said today that Ang Trek. 22. and Yeoh Seng Tin. 13. were fishing at Angsa
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    Lock icon Medical Lecture
    54 2 SINGAPORE. Tues Dr R B Cloward. Consultant Neurosurgeon. Honolulu. Hauali will deliver a public lecture on the treatment of lesions of the cervical spine on Wednesday at 5.C0 p.m at the Orthopaedic Lecture Theatre Outram Boad General Hospital. This lecture Is organised bv the School of Postgraduate Medical
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    Lock icon Mental Patient Commits Suicide
    153 2 BINOAPORE. Tues. A mental patient. Mah Ying Hua 52. hanged herself from a beam at the kitchen of her house and died, the Coroner'* Court was told today. Mah was found hanging hv her daughter. Lee Chlng Ping when she returned from work at about 3.30
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    Lock icon S'pore Wedding
    58 2 s Mr. Mrs. K A. Dowsett after their wedding at the Registry of Marriages recently. Mr. Keith Dowsett, the youngest son of Mr. A: Mrs. Harrv Dowsett of Billerricay. Essex, England, is an electronics mechanic attached to the RNW-T, at Kranji. The bride, Violet, is the fourth daughter
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    Lock icon Posters & Book Mark Competition
    111 2 Posters Book Mark Competition SINGAPORE. Tues The National Book Development Council of Singapore and the National Library are organising a poster book mark competition and a photo competition which w.ll be open to all secondary school students and adults. The competitions are part of the Festival of Books which will
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      75 2 SPORE DIARY 12 45 pm 2 pm Rotary Club of Singapore's weekly luncheon at Blue Room. Capitol Biilding. 530 p.m. 9 p m.: SATA free mass X-ray s'a'lon at Alexandra Community Centre. Mel Ling Street. 7.30 p.m.: Free film shows by Ministry of Culture at Jal?n Quee Chew (Chua Chu
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    Lock icon 'Let's Work Towards Varsity For All'
    432 3 Tun Tan KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Finance Minister Tun Tan Siew Sin today invited sponsors of the proposed Merdeka University and officials of the Tunku Abdul Rahman College to join hands and work together for the establishment of a university which could meet the aspirations
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    Lock icon 'Alliance Is Losing Grip'
    349 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Alliance is caught like a nut in the "opposition nut-cracker", said Mr. Goh Hock Guan. SecretaryGeneral of the Democratic Action Partv today. "The truth Is the Alliance Is losfng its grip. "In the rural areas. UMNO Is losing out to the PMIP
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    Lock icon STRANDED P.I. SAILORS
    114 3 MANILA. Tues. fßeuter) The Philippine Foreign Office is investigating the case of four Filipino sailors reportedly stranded in Brunei. Foreign Secretary Carlos P. Romulo told newsmen today. The four sailors have been stranded in Brunei Town for about a month, according to press reports reaching here. Their
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    Lock icon Illegitimacy Rate Up In NZ
    113 3 WELLINGTON. Tues. (Reuter) One in every eight New Zealand babies is born out of wedlock, a Government report said here today. The rising illegitimacy rate has caused the government to authorise increased research into extra-marital sex. Justice Minister Ralph Hanan announced. Illegitimate births rose from
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    Lock icon Japan's Crude Steel Production Increased
    91 3 NEW YORK. Tues. (UPI)— Japan's crude steel production for the 1968 fiscal year, which ended on March 31, 1969, increased 8.1 per cent. The Japan Steel Information Centre, here, reported that total production for the year amounted to 75.842,000 net tons, compared with 70,154.000 net
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    Lock icon All Four In Crash Helicopter Killed
    155 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The wreckage of the RMAF Alouette helicopter and the bodies of its fourman crew had been found 12 miles north-east of Bintulu in Kuching. A sea, land and air search was mounted by police and troops when the helicopter was reported
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    Lock icon Sabah: Romulo On K.L. Report
    113 3 MANILA. Tues. (Reuter) Foreign Secretary Carlos P Romulo said today he had no comment to make on reports from Kuala Lumpur that the Philippines had agreed not to raise its claim to Sabah at meetings of the Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN). The reports
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    Lock icon Sales Manager Off To U.S.
    145 3 TAMPOI, Tues Mr. CP. Heng, sale* manager of Union Carbide Malaysia Sdn. Bhd has just left to attend a general management course In the American Management Association In New York. Mr. Hen* la a founding member of the Singapore Institute of Management. A graduate of
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    Lock icon POLIO IN MANILA
    73 3 MANILA. Tues. (Reuter) A Manila Health Department official today described as "somewhat alarming" the number of polio cases reoorted in the city. Or. Dulce Q Geaga. head of the Department's Division of Preventable Disease, said the number was about four times the average for the last f*ve
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    Lock icon 'Allow Aged Chronic Sick To Die...'
    204 3 EASTBOURNE, England. Tues. (Reuter) The medical officer for this town where three out of 10 persons are over 65 today called for an agreed minimum age beyond which old people should be allowed to die. Dr. Kenneth O.A. Vickery i told more than 3,500
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    Lock icon 'Only A Miracle...'
    130 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Only a miracle ♦would enable all the parliamentary candidates fielded by the opposition parties to win their respective seats, the Alliance SecretaryGeneral. Tan Sri T.H. Tan, said today. This was because none of the parties had been able to offer any new policies to
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  • THE NEW FILMS
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      Lock icon Cliff Robertson Reaches New Peak In His Acting Career
      553 4 CLIFF Robertson reaches a new peak in his acting career with his portrayal of Charly Gordon. "I he role calls tor discipline, a sense of continuity, and the ability to change almost chame-leon-like from a man with the mind of a
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      Lock icon The Life And Love Of Charly Gordon
      543 4 IN the thirtieth year of his life Charly (the spelling is his) Gordon is approaching his sixth. Charly Gordon is a grown man with the mind of a child. But Charly Gordon (CLIFF ROBERTSON) is of special Interest to nightschool teacher Alice Klnlan
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      Lock icon BIOGRAPHY OF CLAIRE BLOOM
      338 4 CLAIRE Bloom who portrays Alice Kinian in "Charly" is American-educated and Enghsh-trainea, ana exhibits the best of two worlas oi show business. Bom .n London. Claire and her family emigrated to Australia and the United States, where she attendea a series oi senools in Forest Hills
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      Lock icon Barry Foster
      93 4 DINGLE. Countv Kerry. Ireland David Lean hu signed British actor Barry Foster, to play the top supporting role of an Irish terrorist in MGM'i "Ryana Daughter.'' filming here Foster has Interrupted a successful run in the title role In Macbeth" with England's highly-praised Nottingham repertory company to appear
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      83 4 TODAY and YOU. Wednesday, April 30. 1969. Rtf 18 You 19 To 2C Vokt* 21 Fo<k» 22 Much 23 vuih 24 >n 2S&V* 26 Lack 27 Mc«* 28 f-om 29 T>* 30 WSo'v* 4* 49 6« S3 Don* 5! TVe^nJy* 5: Woy 53 54 F smart c 55 L'% 56
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    Lock icon Storm Gathers Over France
    228 5 AFTER DE GAU PARIS, Tues. (UPI) Pres. Charles de Gaulle's resignation yesterday brought hints of the dire consequences he had predicted. The franc tumbled in value and the interim president appealed fcr ''scrupulous respect for the law" in the coming political power struggle. Mr. Alain Poher,
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    Lock icon Cautious Israelis
    136 5 JERUSALEM. Tues (Reu'er) Israeli officials maintained a cautious silence today on Prer.dent de Gaulle's resignation, most Israelis openly welcomed bis defeat in yesterday's re erendum. For many months Israelis regarded the General person-.L ly as the architect of a policy of near-hostility towards their country. To many including
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    Lock icon Okinawa Day Riots: Thousand Students Held
    213 5 TOKYO, Tues. (UPI) The Metropolitan Police announced this morning that police arrested 1.010 students and unionists during the Okinawa Day demonstrations on Monday at 252 places throughout the nation. Of this number 937 were arrested in Tokyo. Police said more than 200 persons were
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    Lock icon Indian Gets $18.6 m Windfall
    102 5 NEW DELHI Tues <UPI> A retired government official has inherited US$lB 6 m from his dead brother who settled down in Chicago 40 years ago Gambhir Singh, 75 did not expect to go rich overnight. Hl* bachelor brother Thaltur Chandrarup Singh, who went Into business
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    Lock icon 'Never On Sunday' Confusion
    156 5 AMSTERDAM, Tues. (UPI) The first Hong Kong trade delegation e\er to visit Holland ran into unexpected difficulties right away, its leader said here yesterday Justice of tne Peace Mr Daniei Lam. head of a 17-man mission from 15 firms, said the mission, which arrived here by
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    Lock icon Hussein Wants Jerusalem
    124 5 AMMAN. Tues. (UPD King Hussein of Jordan said last night the Arab states will end the state of belligerency against Israel provided all occupied territory, including Jerusalem. Ls returned. "Either this or there can be no peace." King Hussein said in a 40-minute speech on Amman Radio.
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      Lock icon DIRECT NEWS EXCHANGE
      54 5 NEW DELHI. (Reuter) An Indian Minister suggested today that Indian and Australian news agencies should exchange r.ews direct Mr. I.K. Gujral. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, told Sir Henry Bolte. Premier of Australia's Victoria state, that this would help India and Australia look at each
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      Lock icon TENDERS FOR SPACE STATION
      84 5 WASHINGTON. (Reuter) Space officials are looking for two companies to start work on the first U.S. manned space stations. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said it hoped to develop a 12-man earth orbital space station bv 1975 and a 50-man station within the following
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      Lock icon NEW UN REPRESENTATIVE
      80 5 UNITED NATIONS. New York. (Renter* Said Uddin Khan of Pakistan was yesterday apposed U N. Secretary-General U Thant's representative to N.gerla on humanitarian activ: les He will leave New York today for Lagos to take over from Mr. Nils-Goran Gussing of Norway. Mr. Gussing returned to his
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      Lock icon KEY TO FAILURE
      73 5 NEW YORK. (Reuter) Four men brandishing revolvers and a shotgun grabbed US $lB,OOO trom a Manhattan bank in what wa? a textbook holdup except "for the getaway. The bandits dropped the keys to their escape car on the floor of the bank. Two of them managed to
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      Lock icon ARMS BALANCE WANTED
      64 5 WASHINGTON. (UPI> South Kf-rea wants to have parity with North Korea's 50) fighter-bomber Air Force as soon as possible Deputy Prime Minister Choong Hoon Park said yesterday. Mr. Park, wno conferred with Secretary of State Mr Will.am P Rogers and AID director John Hannan. told newrmen "The
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      Lock icon PEARL SMUGGLERS FOILED
      82 5 MANILA. (LTI> Customs authorities have foiled an attempt to smuggle into tiie country Uve oysters with pearls from Japan packed in 9»5 sealed plastic cylinders The shipment, manifested a* metal clamps, paper weights and compasses. was unloaded in Manila on Saturday from the Japanese freighter Kyoku Maru.
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      Lock icon NEW BOMB ATTACK
      71 5 LONDON, tAFP) Welsh police ringed Cardiff with roaa blocks last night after unknown attackers damagea offices belonging to the Central Electricity Generating Board in the citv's Whitchurch district with explosives A night watchman in the buildings at tne time of ine explosion escaped unhurt, but several windows
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      Lock icon BID ON COMMON POLICY
      64 5 BEIRUT. (Rcuter) Lebanese political leaders t_o continued meeting with Pre- tient Charles Helou In an effort to tnrash out a co.impolicy towards Palestinian commancos to allow the formation of a new government. The government of Premier Fashid Karami resigned on Friday after violent clashes between security
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      Lock icon BELT-TIGHTENING EXERCISE
      87 5 HONG KONG. (Reuter) Radio Moscow today accused the Chinese Communist Party leader Mao Tsetung of trying to set off war hysteria in the country so as to make the Chinese people tighten their belts further. The radio in a Chineselangu&ge broadca«t, was com menting on the Dress communique
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      Lock icon GORTON SEES NIXON NEXT WEEK
      41 5 WASHINGTON. (Reuter) Australian Prim* Minister Mr. John Gorton will have two lengthy private meetings with President Nixon to discuss Vietnam and other Pacific area problems when he visits Washington n«xt week, it was announced last night.
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    Lock icon Sirlian To Wait In 'Death Row' Cell
    285 5 XO SPECIAL SACRAMENTO, California, Tues. (Reuter) State prison authorities yesterday lost their fight to place Sirhan B. Sirhan in a hospital prison instead of the jam-packed death row at San Quentin penitentiary. The criminal procedure committee of the California Assembly ruled In effect
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    Lock icon WARY EYE ON FRANC
    52 5 MANILA. (UPI) The Philippine National Bank ordered its overseas branches to keep a c'ose watch on monetary developments arising from President Char es de Gaulle's resignation The bank has deposits and maturing obligations in the euro-dollar countries which will be affected by the pressure on tne
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    Lock icon 'Paper Boat' All Set To Go
    117 5 CAIRO. Tues (Reuter) Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl's papyrus boat, loaaed on a trailer moved lrom the pyramids today towards Alexandria for the start of a dangerous ocean adventure expected to rival that of the 1y47 Kon Tiki expedition. The 50 foot long reed boat,
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    Lock icon Quake Shakes S. California
    88 5 LOS ANGELES Tues <UPI> A rolling earthquake rocked Southern California yesterday afternoon, swaying tall buildings in downtown Los Angeles The tremor was felt over a wide area with residents of San Diego. Riverside. San Bernardino. Palm Springs, and Fontana also reporting they were Jarred by the
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    204 6 PLITICAL predictions are risky affairs and when they relate to communist countries, the question of counting the margin of errors may not arise at all. The best example is China after the Ninth Party Congress. Moscow says the Congress had split the international communist movement, showing clearly that
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    323 6 UPI. aiHE Sydney Morning Herald on Tuesday morning commented on President Charles de Gaulle's rejection by his people. In an editorial, the paper said: "The vacuum left by General de Gaulle's departure is so vast, and the questions echoing within it are so many, that it
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    222 6 UPI. A POLL published in Time magazine on Sunday night indicated only eight per cent of Americans would favour going to war with North Korea even in face of continued harassment of U.S. ships and planes. The poll conducted by Louis Harris also Indicated only
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    443 6 BY PATRICIA CLOUGH VATICAN CITY. Tues. (Reuter) The 33 new Cardinals to be invested in the consistory here this week will swear a new oath of secrecy on confidential Vatican instructions or information. The new oath has been injected into the
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    487 6  -  BY RENE BALBAUD. COLOMBEY-Les-Deux-Eglises. France Tues (UPI) Gas station owner Pierre Gadot sadly clipped the grass around his garage, pausing to stare sympathetically at the big house behind the iron rates. "I can't believe it. It's a scandal,'• Gadot said, rubbing his greving heard. Gendarmes, armed
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    559 6  -  BY JOHN A. CALLCOTT GENEVA. Tues. (CPI) "Operation Casket'* is the code name for the auction here on May 1 of a collection of jewellery expected to fetch 2 million C.S. Dollars or more. The gems, including huge diamonds worth a quarter of a million
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    489 6 HONG KONG, Tues. (UPI) Communist China expects nothing but trouble from Richard Nixon. Judging from the Peking regime's remarks about Nixon since he took over the American Presidency, trouble is Just what the Chinese intend to give Nixon. After Pres Nixon's inaugural address last January. an
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    192 6 PARIS. Tues. (AFP) French Communist Party leader Waldeck Rochet today urged co-operation between th« leftwing parties and trade unions in mapping out a government programme. He c«id in a letter to Socialist Party Chief Guy Mollet that "an agreement between our parties on this subject would
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    19 6 What the superior man seeks is in himself: what the small man seeks is in others Confucius.
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    505 6  - The Fadi ng A way Of SEATO BY PHIL NEWSOM, NEW YORK. Tues. (I'PI) The Southeast Asia Treaty Organisation (SEATO) may be heading toward an early demise after 15 ineffective years. SEATO had its birth on Sept. 8. 1954, in Manila, another link in a global chain being forged by
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    503 6  -  BY CHARLES R. SMITH HONG KONG, Tues. (IPI) The military is assur. Ed of retaining its strong, if not dominant. ™ice in Communist Chinese affairs for the foreseeable future. This is one of the facts that comes through most clearly now that the
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    172 6  -  By EDOUARD DILLON PEKING. Tum <AFP> The election of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Partr today left a certain vagueness about the position of Premier Clmu En-Lai the man who up to now ranked third in the Chinese hierarchy. As a result of
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    179 6 PARIS. Tues (AFP) The conservative Le Figaro, which supported de Gaulle in the referendum campaign, has predicted "there is trouble ahead". Right-wing an 11 Gaullist. L'Aurore. called for what it called "a new start", which, it said, would be possible only "in an atmosphere of
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    69 6 LONDON. TUM f AFP) A gToup of Conservative politician* placed a motion be*<ve the House of Commons on Monday ratline on Premier Harold Wilson to follow French President Gaulle's "proud"' example and resign. The six M.P.s. who siened the motion said that the
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    146 6 PRAGUE Tues. f AFP) Gustav Husak. Communist Party First Secretary, said here today after his recert trip to Moscow that he felt Czechoslovakia had "sufficient margin of action" to solve all its problems. He was talking to the Communist Deputies Club meeting before the plenary session of
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    102 6 HONG KONG. Tues (AFP) The co-operation between China and Pakistan in civil aviation would be further strengthened in order to further develop mutual friendship, the New China News Agency reported tonight. NCNA was quoting speeches made by civial aviation leaders of the two countries at two receptions given
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    70 6 WARSAW. Tues fAFP» The official Polish News Agency PAP commented today that President Gaulle's defeat in the referendum on Sunday confirmed the saying that Frenchmen will put up with anything except when it hits their pockets. All started with the crisis of the franc in November, said
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      85 7 Mr. Harold R Crawford, (above) Vice President, East Asian Operation headquartered in IESC New York Office, arrived in Singapore yesterday to review and evaluate the progress of IESC undertakings in the Republic of Singapore. During Mr. Crawford's visit to Singapore, he will call upon Dr. Goh Kent Swee,
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      157 7 NEW YORK, Tues. (UPI) The Ford Foundation announced today two grants of $58,000 and $175,000 for studies in Asian affairs. The grants were among a package of 59 endowments amounting to $13.5 million. The larger sum went to the Press Foundation of Asia (P.F.A.) for
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      42 7 NEW YORK. Tues (UPI) Rubber futures closed unchanged to 25 higher on no sales: Bid Ask May 28 90 27.40 July 25.35 September 26.00 26.60 November 25.60 26.20 January 25.60 26.20 March 25.60 26.20 Locally. No. 2 RSS was 27}.
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      211 7  -  By Carpenter Jr. Mr. Edward Carpenter. Jr.. Vice-President of BorgWarner International will be in Singapore on April 30. for a goodwill visit following the appointment of the Guthrie Waugh Organisation as the sole authorised distributor for all York commercial and industrial air conditioning and refrigerating machinery in Singapore.
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      1792 7 By Our Market Reporter SINGAPORE, Tues. Conditions in the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore today turned easier as trading caught on and deepen yesterday's late profit-taking and selling trend. Prices took a knock down which was especially pronounced In the industrial section. The
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      302 7 SINGAPORE Turn. May first grade rubber havers rlo*e«l at 5 pm, la Sinfiport and Koala Lumpur todav at 71 rts. per lb, down one and one-eighth rent* from the previous clo»e The tone of the market «av quiet and slightly easier. Buyers were cautious after yesterday's flurry
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      210 7 NEW YORK, Tues. (UPI) Gold prices rose substantially in moderately active trading yesterday on market* here and abroad. Dealers said there was less speculative pressure on currencies than might have been expected after the resignation of French President Charles de Gaulle. Gold markets,
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      242 7 SINGAPORE. Tues. The Association of Banks In Ma-laysia-Singapore today made the following changes In Its rates to merchants (rates are quoted to the equivalent of 10° uni s of foreign currency). SELLING T.T. or O_D. ready: Deutsche Marks $77.6400; Holland Guilders $B*****; Swiss Francs $71.7900; Belgian Francs $6
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      158 7 NEW YORK, Tues. (UPI> Stock finished on a mixed note yesterday with traders generally ignoring the possibility of a devaluation of the .Jranc in the wake of French Charles de Gaulle's resignation over the weekend. Trading was moderately active. Shortly before the close,
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      65 7 HONG KONG. Tues. (UPl> Mi n ev Quota'ions: HKS 6 ***** per US dcllar HKS 6.***** per U.S. dollar TT HKS 14.54 per pound sterling. HKS 324.5 per tael of gold 81 5 ret cent fineness. HKS 162.5 per 10.000 Japanese yen*. HK$ 131.7 per 100 Philippirec
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      226 7 SINGAPORE, Tues The following Is the berthing list issued by the Port of Singapore Authority for April 30: DEPARTURE Gcdowns Vessels 5 Luna Maersk 10/11 Anna Bakke 15/16 Holsatia 18 Antoniotto Uscdimare 33 34 Bendoran 42 43 Seme Lloyd ARRIVALS G 7 lawn Vessels 44 Vaucluse 2
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      547 7 MMlAPOKfc Morfc fcl fhimr K»d and ot bet price* uib<iail> u»i»d at the CIOMT ot ou»iorti INDl'STBIALS B ACMA i ?6 Hfn A Co li-ZS Borneo Bhd l.feG Camel Pljwood 2 23 1 1 1 C. -Uf»r 4 41 4.4l» Cold f»t«ra*e 6 Ml t*; .i
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      36 7 NEW YORK. Tues. (UPI) Dow-Jones closing averages on the New York stock exchange: 30 Industrials 925.08 2" Rails 235.99 15 Utilities 129.57 65 Stocks 314.07 40 Bonds 73.95 Commodity Futures Index 139 53
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      42 7 Manager* 1«t 117 .'ml >laUuii 2.S8 M Mafaoan \r> USS» Thr < imiiiiprrr Iml. 1.12 Thr .mn; 1 nn.i 1 21 M ln>e«i MM VU i as l»i Hone Ron: 1.35 •ml Units Kmiic J».*> sterling Coin 6:1i\d knnt onrrrr»«\ i
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      112 7 *IN'GAPOBE TUPS. The n<K>n price* at the *in, ;ap<>re Chinese Produce Exchange totiay are-— Bu>e» teller Coconut Oil (F.O.B.) Hulk 48 50 Coconut Oil (t O B Drum 51 1*0 Mixfd Cupra 31 00 Mtintok \\hlte Pepper (FOB.) MR. 122 50 Sarawak While Pepper (K.OB) 120 00 Sarawak upetial
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      78 7 LONDON. Tues. (UPI) Rubber market closed with sellers reserved. Settlement House June 24-11/16 24-15'16 July 24-7/8 25-1/8 July, 6ept. Oct. Dec. 251 25-1/4 Jan /Mar 25 25-3/16 Apr/June 24-7/8 25-1/8 July Sept 24-13'16 25 Oct Dec 24-11/16 24-13 '16 Jan Mar 24-5/8 24-7 8 Apr/June 24-9 1 16
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      15 7 SINGAPORE. Tues Th« tin price for today was $615 per picul. down $5.125.
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      441 7 ARKIV.ALS 600 am. MSA MLO2S kuala Lumpur. 7.25 am. sAs sK»72 Banskok. Tashkent. CopenhaS«n 9.00 am. MsA MLIIV Kuala Luinpur. 1010 am (MKIDA GAKOO Jakarta. 10.15 am. MSA MLI2I Kuala Lumpur. 10 2Sam. MSA HUM Penang. Inoh, Kuala Lumpur. Malacca 10 50 a.m. TH AI TG423 Bangkok 1.10
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      206 7 SHIPPING NOTICES Ideal Holiday Trip to Colourful Hongkong and back By Luxurious Passenger Liner M/S "TAIPOOSHAN" ,12.000 Tons Cross. Spccc 18 Knots. H-rgione May 1 i FORTNIGHTLY EXFRESS SERVICE FOR HONGRONG SLNGAPORF PEN ANG Sr,;ipi*« Penan? Singapore Hongtoaf Apr if 2* Apr. May 1 May 2 8 May 7 t
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      16 7 Thai International now flies to more countries in the Orient than any other airline r o*rr»*urto**i
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      2134 8 Today i* a very significant day in the Netherlands a$ her 13 million people and her subject? all over the *orld celebrate the 60th birthday of their Queen, the monarchial head of the nation. Queen Juliana Louise Emma
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      807 8  - Trade Bet ween Singapore And The Netherlands BN Suhaimi Bidin SINGAPORE, Tues. Singapore's exports to the Netherlands increased *o $38.31 mi l on (Singapore dollars) last year—more than dour!e since 1966, according to the Netherlands commercial statistics. The figure for 1966 was $l5 43 million. Imports from Hc.land into Singapore
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      1250 10 SINGAPORE, Tues. The post-war economic development of the Netherlands has been characterised by an almost uninterruptedly favourable business cycle with an everexpanding production, ample profits, low unemploy m en t figures, and a favourable development of the State finances. A considerable proportion of the national
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      115 10 CONGRATULATIONS To HM. QCEEN JULIANA OF THE NETHERLANDS ON THE OCCASION OF H.M. BIRTHDAY. JAVA PROVISION STORE, CENTURY MANUFACTURING CO., 117, Killiney Road. Singapore-9. Tel: *****. Sole Distributors Of:S. Rademaker's Koninklljke Cboroladefabrleken NT Llk Bits Lollvpop*: Baartman* Mafelfabrieken N.V.; M. Cobn's tVlne Handel Exporter* Of CENTURY CANNED FOOD PRODUCTS: Curried
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      Lock icon Sharpe Scores 1st Century Of Season
      221 11 LONDON, Tues. (Reuter) Phil Sharpe, the former England Test player, scored the first century of the 1969 English cricket season when he rapped 101 for Yorkshire against the M.C.C. at Lords yesterday. Sharpe, 84 not out on Saturdav. helped Yorkshire leach 250 for five
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      192 11 LONDON. Tues (Reuter)— Supporters of former world flyweight champion Walter McGowan threw out a £lO.OOO challenge to reigning featherweight titleholder Johnny Famechon after McGowan whipped Frenchman Michael Hcudeau in four rounds here last night. Scotsman McGowan. giving away nearly half a stone to the French champion was
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      Lock icon A Fight Which Will Long Be Remembered
      277 11 SINGAPORE. Tues Negro heavyweight champion of 'he world, Jack Claybourne showed that he is really one of the finest and strongest wrestlers ever to appear In the Singapore ring More than 7,000 fans cheered him as he fought a fast and acticn packed
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      174 11 ROME, Tues. (Reuter) John Newcombe won the men's singles title in the Italian Open tennis championships here yesterday by beating fellowAustralian professional Tony Roche in the final. Newcombe. 1967 Wimbledon champion, won a closely-fought match by 6-3. 4-6, 6-2. 5-7, 6-3 to take the first prize of
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      64 11 MOSCOW. Tues (Reuter) Yesterdays seventh match In ;he world chesa championship series wo poatponed at ths request of challenger Boris Spaasky because of a slight mdisposition. Tht match will begin tomorrow SpaBslcy u leading titleholder Tigran Petroayan by J-1/2 to 2-1/2 point* in ths aeries Both players are
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      140 11 LONDON. Tues (Reuter) Poland and Hungary have tabled a motion to expel South Africa at the annual meeting of Davis Cup tennis nations in London In July. Mr Basil Rear. British Secretary of the International Lawn Tennis Association, ▼isited South Africa last week and made
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      524 11 NEW YORK. Tues. (Reuter) Ring Magazine has promoted California heavyweight Jerry Quarry to third-ranked contender and named him "fighter of the month" In its April ratings. Quarry, previously ranked sixth, was honoured for his easy victorv over seventh-ranked Buster Math is. The magazine still
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      30 11 LOMXSN, Tues <Reuter> Result of Rugby Union matches played last n:ght were:C'ro*s keys Aberavor 11. Tvlde 24 Weston-Super-Mare 3. Plymouth Albion 12 Gloucester 8. Newport 8 Ebbw Vale
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      415 11 From Eastern Knight SINGAPORE. Tues Seven players are now competing for the title of Singapore National Champion and the custody of the Lim Boon Keng Cup Originally there were nine players but because of National Service, Chan Fook Koong. former Schoolboy champion, withdrew. Robert Yap also
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      123 12 Bv BIG BEN PENANG, Tues Novelist did a fluent trial over 3f in 38 3/5 on good going here this morning. Space Master and Peacemaker were associated in an interesting half mile workout. The pair matched strides after passing the half mile to return 38 3/5
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      56 12 COLOMBO. Tues (Router)— The Singapore women's hockey team drew their second Test match against Ceylon 2-2 here yesterday. The teams were level 1-1 at half-time. Singapore's goalscorers were Eunice Da vies and Ann Ebert The game in the three-match series will be played on April
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      466 12 LONDON, Tues. (Reuter) Overseas owners of two of the world's biggest racing strings will be in opposition for a winner's purse of £24.757 when the 2.000 Guineas, opening classic of the British season, is run at Newmarket tomorrow for the 161 st time. American Mr
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      183 12 GOYA. Japan. Tues (Reuter) Peter Thomson of Australia won the Chunlchl Crown Open Golf tournament here in a playoff today. He gets U555,555 plus a new Toyota Crown De Luxe automobile. Thomson and Tadashi Kltta of Japan both ended the four-day US$5O,OOO tournament with a slx-under-par
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      36 12 SINGAPORE. Tues. Victoria School will hold their annual athletic meet on their school ground on Friday, commencing at 2 45 p.m. There will be two events for Old Victorians—loo metres and 800 metres.
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      170 12 BINGAPORE. Tues Two new events out of the three Included in the women's section by the lAAF recently will be tried out by the SAAA In the All-Comers athletic meet to be held at the Farrer Park Athletic Centre 0 n Sunday at
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      364 12 T ONDON, Tues. (Reuter) Leeds United became English Football League Division One champions for the first time last night when they drew their away game with Liverpool 0-0. Liverpool were the only side with a chance of overtaking Leeds before last night's game. But they needed
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      174 12 Youth Tournev SINGAPORE Tues. A record number of entries has been received for the Singapore Badminton Association's 1969 youth tournament, to be played at the Singapore Badminton Hall. Gulllemard Road, commencing on Friday at 6 pm. Mr. Chew Seng. Chairman of the SB A Tournament Subcommittee.
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      124 12 1.000 Guineas LONDON. Tues. (Reuter) Thirteen acceptors were announced today for the English 1,000 Guineas for three-year-old fillies The race is to be run over one mile at Newmarket (1425 GMT) on Thursday and worth a total of £31.039 with the winning owner receiving £21.048. The
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      89 12 NEW YORK. Tues. fßeuter) Results of yesterday's major league baseball games: American League New York Yankees 1, Boston Red Sox 0. Minnesota Twins 4. Kansas City Royals 0 Washington Senators 6, Detroit Tigers 1. Baltimor Orioles and the Cleveland Indians postponed, rain. California Angels and Seattle Pilots postponed,
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      55 12 Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. Prime Minister of Singapore, drives off during a round of golf at the Roval MidSurrey Club at Richmond, near London, last week. His opponent in this friendly match was former Australian High Commissioner in Malaysia, Mr. Tom Critchley, who is an old
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      314 12 SINGAPORE, Tues. Mr. L. P. Rodrigo. President of the Football Association of Singapore, has urged senior soccer clubs to make more positive and sustained contribution towards football promotion and development in the Republic. Mr Rodrigo. who has Just returned after an
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      143 12 BRIGHTON*. England. Tues. (UPI)— Sir Arthur Sims, holder with Victor Trumpfr of the world record for an eighth wicket stand, died on Sunday at his home at nearb.v East Hoathly He was 91. In February. 1914. Sims and Trumper hit 433 runs for the eighth
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      79 12 LONDON. Tue s <AFP> Bernard Ford and Diane Toiler, world amateur ice danc e champions for the past four vears and Olympic champions. ha\e turned dow n an American offer of £lOO.OOO i n order to stay »n Britain They turned professional earlier thig month and
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      89 12 MANILA. Tue« fUPI) Flash Gallego was voted Boxer of the Month* by the Philippine Boxing and Rat ng s Committee fo r hi* 10th round knockout victory over Rokuro Ishiyama of Japan last April 3 Gallego fought Ishiyama in bout biiled as the Orient Junior lightweight
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      396 12 Bowling SINGAPORE, Tues. With only two days of the quallfyine rounds left, thousands of bowlers throughout the Far East will go all out to reach the semi-finals round of the 1969 Cathay PacificBrunswick championships. The qualifying rounds ends tomorrow, and the semi-finals and finals in each
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      116 12 PALM BEACH GARDENS Florida. Tues <AFP> Bruce Delvin. Australian winner of last week's US$lOO,OOO Byron Nelson golf classic at Dallas is now among the top ten money earners. Hig US$2O,OOO pnre ranks him eighth with a toul of U5547,150 earned, so far. this year America's Gene
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      103 11 CHART A LOCALE RW THERE BY CAL A veteran air traveller was very much impressed by the smoothness of China Airlines' flight. If he had known most of CAL pilots have records as glorious as Frank Savage he would not have been surprised at all. One year from now, this
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      1158 11 TV and Radio r 'CHANNEL 5) Language Sec II The Visitor PM 300 Opening Announce- from Hong Kong 1C 45 -1105 ment in all Languages A House- National Language Elementary wives Matinee Part 1 of a Benumpa Doktor G:gi. 1120Mandarm Film. "The Horg Kong 1140 General Science Sec. I Mermaid";
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      111 12 Time And Tide TODA¥ Singapore town: 3.25 am. (2 ft. 6 Ins.); 9.33 a.m. (8 ft. 2 Ins.): 3.41 pm. (2 ft. 1 In 954 p.m. (8 ft 5 Ins.). Naval Dockyard: 3.15 am. (3 ft 3 Ins.): 9.51 a.m. (9 ft. 7 Ins.): 3.35 p.m. (2 ft. 8 Ins.);
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