Eastern Sun, 26 May 1969

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  • 22 1 EASTERN SUN SINGAPORE'S OWN NATIONAL DAILY Estd. 1966. Vol. 3 No. 1009 Monday, 26 May 1969. ft MC(P) 0737 Price 15 cento
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  • 360 1 f AIRO, Sun. (Reuter) A revolutionary council seized power in the Sudan today, overthrowing the civilian government of Mohammed Mahgoub, according to an announcement brocdcast by Omdurman Radio. It was not known whether the coup was bloodless and the radio gave no specific details
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  • 122 1 JAKARTA. Sun. (Reuterj President Suhaito of Indonesia last night sent a cable to Malaysian Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman. congratulating him on overcoming the country's present problems to form a new government. I hope that with God's guidance you will be able to achieve success." the
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  • 168 1 PORT MORESBY, New Guinea, Sun. (UPI) Australian authorities have reinforced armed border patrols along the frontier with West Irian following new mass crossings by natives from the Indonesian Territory, it was announced today. i The reinforcements were ordered after an unknown number of refugees fled
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  • 69 1 SAFI, Morocco, Sun. (Reuter) Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl's papyrus boat "RA" was towed out of the harbour here today to start an epic 4,000-mile voyage to Central America. With seven men and a monkey on board, the "RA" was towed slowly Into the ocean by four
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  • 87 1 SEOUL. Sun. (UPI) South Korean troops killed three of five North Korean invaders in a border clash this morning, military officials reported. The South Korean troops suffered one man wounded in the fire-fight, according to the officials. The incident took place in an area In
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  • 102 1 NAIROBI. Sun. (Reuter)—An elephant feuding with the East African railways charged a moving goods van after an engine knocked him off th« track with its cow catcher, railway officials said today. They reported the elephant lumbered up and down the track for two hours near
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  • 23 1 MOSCOW, Sun. (UPl)—The Soviet Defence Ministry announced Sunday that Soviet and Czechoslovak troops are conducting military exercises in Czechoslovakia.
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  • 271 1 SPACE CENTRE, Houston. Sun. (UPI) Astronauts Thomas P. Stafford, John W. Young and Eugene A. Cernan streaked jubilantly toward home on Sunday, preparing for a small course change to put them right on target for their blazing plunge back into the atmosphere on Monday. The Apollo
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  • 358 1 SINGAPORE, Sun.—Babies taking part in the Baby Show at the Joo Seng Community Centre were all termed "above par" by Dr. (Mrs.) A. M. Cherian who adju- dicated the show today. The Show, organised by the Management Committee of Joo Seng Community
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  • 27 1 JAKARTA. Sun. (AFP) Indonesia will attend the Conference of Non-Aligned Nations in Belgrade in the first week of July according to Foreign Minister Adam Malik.
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  • 474 1 Razak: Shots Fired At Security Forces T/"UALA LUMPUR, Sun. The overall situation in the country has further improved and tension is easing off appreciably. According to the Information Control Centre no incidents have been reported during the past 24 hours. Casualty figures to-date for dead,
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  • 155 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The cholera situation in Kelantan is under control and more than three hundred and fifty thousand people have been inoculated, well above the target figure, Director of Medical Services. Tan Sri Dr. Mohamed Din bin Ahmad, said here today. The Job drive
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  • 48 1 MOSCOW, Sun. (UPI) Soviet Premier Alexel N. Kosygln today left for Kabul on an official visit to Afghanistan, the news agency Tass said. The "friendly" visit was arranged in honour of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two neighbouring countries.
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  • 98 1 ROME. Sun. (UPI) Actress Olna Lollobrlglda today denied reports tnat 6he would marry South African heart surgeon Christian Barnard. "I don't want to comment on his divorce." she said. "I can only say I have no intention of marrying again." Miss Lollobrigida. 41. had been photographed frequently with
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  • 76 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. A member of the security forces was shot at by an onknown sniper in Kuala Lumpnr, the Information Control Centre reported tonight. Three cases of arson were reported in Selangor daring the past 24 hoars. The Centre reported however that the overall
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  • 80 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. The diesel railcar service from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur which commenced operations again today was delayed by about two hours because of the derailment ol a goods train at Gemas. a spokesman of the Malayan Railway said. The diesel railcar was scheduled to
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • 256 2  -  By K.S. Sidhu SINGAPORE, Sun. Police have launched on all-out "war" on the gang of robbars who specialise in breaking into business premises. Police believe that the group is armed and is fully-equipped with screwdrivers, axes and saws to gain entry into the
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  • 191 2 SINGAPORE, Sun. Police are looking for the relatives and friends of a 65-year-old female who died in the General Hospital after being involved in an accident at Kallang Park, yesterday. A police spokesman said the woman, who had no papers of identification on her was knoeked
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  • 80 2 BINOAPORE, Sun. The Divine Life Boelety, Singapore, will hold a special meeting at Govindasamy Pillai Kalyana Mandapam, Serangoon Road, tomorrow at 7 p.m. Swami Slddhatmanandajl Mahara], President, Sri Ramakrishna Mission (Singapore) has agreed to preside. Swami Pranavanandajl MaharaJ. President of Divine Life Society Malaysia, will address the
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  • Article, Illustration
    69 2 Picture at right shows Heavyweight 'B* Liew Tee Hoon of Singapore battling with Chung Ming Yee, also of the Singapore team, in free hand combat, yesterday. Chun? Ming Yee. after a long and exhausted flght managed to throw his opponent to the floor, C:ing him in a helpposition.
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  • 105 2 A $2O gift voucher awaits the lady (circled) in this picture. She is Eastern Sun's first lucky shopper this week. The lucky shopper Is requested to call at Eastern Sun, 23-B Cantonment Road. Singapore 2, during office hours to collect her prise. She was "caught"
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  • 58 2 New Centre A Postponement SINGAPORE, Sun. The Secretary of the Geylang Serai Community Centre, Mr. Lawrence AroklaraJ. said today that the newly completed community centre in Lorong Engku Aman which is scheduled to be opened on May 31, has been postponed to a later date. Enche Rahmat Kenap. the M.P.
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  • 129 2 SINGAPORE, Sun.—*A fresh consignment of Tlm e and Newsweek magazines arrived In Singapore today. They are reported to h i v come from Japan. Two days ago, the two magazines were "sold out" throughout Singapore, minute# after it was announced that they had been banned
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  • 73 2 SINGAPORE. Sun The Ya Men's Club. Beta Chapter, is organising a charity film premiere sometime September. The proceeds from the "Buddna". will go to the "Golden Mile Community Centre." The film, produced by a Japanese enterprise, will nave English dialogue with Chinese subtitles. The Y's Men's
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  • 153 2 SINGAPORE, Sun.— Speaking at the closing ceremony of the Southeast Asia Pugilistic Art Festival at the Gay World on Saturday, Premier Lee Kuan Yew said: "But for the feet that the event tonight was eonneetad with the pugilistic arts, I would have asked
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  • 99 2 HONG KONO. Sun. 'UPI> A Hong Kong newspaper said today that the Bank of China's Singapore branch will "surrender" to the Singapore Oovernment if the latter maintain* its present stand. The Fal 10. a right-wing Chinese-language paper, said: "ut> to this stage, the reaction from Communist China
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  • 119 2 SINGAPORE, Sun. The Barisan Sosialls today called on the people in Malaysia to eliminate racialism and chauvinism and work for unity and harmony among the various people. In its weekly organ Issued yesterday, the Barisan pointed out that the racial clashes and violence which erupted In Kuala Lumpur
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  • 137 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. The Minister o' Information and Broadcasting. Enche Hamzah bin Dato Abu Samah, today appealed to foreign correspondents not to touch on th e "sore points" of race in their reports of the current situation in Malaysia. "By arousing racial animosity they will
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  • 56 2 CALCUTTA. Sun. (UPI) Industry Minister Sushi I Dhara on Saturday, entered his fourth day of fasting Bgainst the "highly objectionable" intimidation by mamst workers. The non-communist Minister of the Communist United Front Coaltion which rules West Bengal was protesting against the picketing of his Rest House
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  • 40 2 SINGAPORE. Sun. A pair of denture* waa found on the beach at Pasir Rig this afternoon. Together with this, waa found a ball point pen. The owners of these ar® asked to contact the Eastern Sun immediately.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 40 2 Toto Draw SINGAPORE, Run.—The following are the lucky numbers for this week's Toto Draw; 42, 47. 48. 15 and the extra number Is 3d. Abu By LIM KOK 4 WHAT?/do nooKutcaX r OM£Hrta MOULD DO THAT SORT OF THING?! WING
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  • 389 3 Peru U.S. Relations Reach Boiling Point LIMA, Sun. (UPI) U.S. diplomats on Saturday cancelled plans for New York Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller's visit to Peru and made preparations to comply with Peruvian demands for Hie withdrawal of American military advisers. Prime Minister Ernesto Montagne said suspension of U.S. arms sales
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  • 175 3 Arab Girl Is One Of Us' AMMAN, Sun. (Reuter) A Palestinian Arab organisation said yesterday that an Arab girl, detained in Denmark on suspicion of plotting to assassinate the former Israeli Premier. Mr. David Ben Gurion, was one of its members. But reports of a conspiracy to assassinate him were
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  • 221 3 BUENOS AIRES, Sun. (UPl)—Students and workers clashed with police on Friday night and Saturday in three Argentine cities. It was'the 10th day of violence in the country. Police said the worst disturbances were reported in the central city of Gordoba, 430 miles west of Buenos
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  • 170 3 SANTO DOMINGO. Dominican Republic. Sun. (Reuter) The Dominican Republic has announced that it is ready to said reinforcements to its border with Haiti following report* of an armed rebellion against the regime of Haiti President Francois "Papa Doc"* Duvalier. Reports reaching here yesterday said the
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  • 140 3 NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sun. (AFP) A 53-year-old man who had spent 10 years in an iron lung has been living a normal life for almost a month thanks to a small sil-ver-doflar-sixed device planted under his skin, it was announced at the Yale
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  • 305 3 NEW YORK, Sun. (UPI) An abortion mill which performed up to 20 illegal operations a day, mostly involving college students, has been broken up by a police raid, it was announced on Saturday. Bronx. Asst. Atty. Burton Roberts said a 17-year-old wa s
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  • 256 3 NORTHFIELD. Vermont, Sun. (UPI) Gen. William C. Westmoreland warned on Saturday that the United States must maintain a military sufficient to deter attack by "potential enemies" until force becomes archaic in international relations. He added that the nation has been offered no viable
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  • 149 3 PHILADELPHIA, Sun. (UPI) The Rev. George C. Hafner, a 42-year-old Roman Catholic priest, married his secretary and sweetheart on Saturday without church permission after "Ave years of pleas to my guperiors were ignored." A married priest officiated Father Hafner, dressed in priestly garb, a white
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  • 129 3 WASHINGTON, Sun. (UPI) A panel of eminent jurists met with Chief Justice Earl Warren on Saturday and began preparing recommendations for a code of ethics and possible financial disclosure for all Federal Judges. The special session, called at Warren's request. Involved the 11-merr.ber committee on court
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  • 184 3 LAHORE. Sun. (UPI)—US. Secretary of State William P. Rogers said Sunday the U.S Government olaces an "urgent priority" On achieving an early end to hostilities in Southeast Asia. Rogers, in a statement issued at the end of a one-day visit to
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  • 104 3 CAMBRIDGE. Massachusetts. Sun. (UPI) Marian Schlesinger Jr., wife of the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and confidant of President Kennedy, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., has filed suit for divorce charging "cruel and abusive treatment" on Oct. 15, 1966, and other occasions. The former Marian Cannon, a Radcliffe
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  • 441 3 SPACE CENTRE, Houston, Sun. (UPI) After days of trying, some of America's brightest scientists still couldn't tell the Apollo 10 astronauts how to get those hydrogen bubbles out of their drinking water. Saturday, they thought they had it. They didn't. Astronauts Thomas P.
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  • 266 3 MOSCOW. Sun. (UPI) A Soviet scientist said on Saturday that Russia will depend on machines instead of man to explore "the gloomiest corners of the solar system." He indicac. that the Soviets plan a spectacular series of unmanned space shots within the
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  • 105 3 CHICAGO. Sun. (UPI) A commuter train passing through suburban Morton Grove Saturdav struck and killed Loftin Sandidge, 53. who was makeup editor of the newspaper Chicago Today and its predecessors for 20 years. He was hit by a tram inbound from Glenview to Chicago.
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  • 93 3 JERUSALEM. Sun. (UPI) Bishara Sirhan. father of Robert Kennedy's assassin, has asked the American Consul in East Jerusalem to arrange for the return of his son's body o the village of Taibeh. near Ramallah. if he is executed, diplomatic sources said today. The Consul told Sirhan the
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    • 106 3 CHART A LOCALE FLY 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 AmuA Savage he would not have been surprised at all. One year from now,
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  • 290 4 ADDIS ABABA, Sun. (Reuter) The Organisation of African Unity yesterday colled on Britain to use force to bring down Mr. lon Smith's regime in Rhodesia. In a press release issued here, the OAU said: "Faced with complete failure of her pseudo-attempt at
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  • 110 4 SOFIA. Sun. (UPI) —An estimated 100,000 student# carrying flowers marched singing through the Bulgarian capital yesterday to celebrate the 1100 th anniversary of the death of St. Cyril, inventor of their Cyrillic alphabet. The students in summer clothes Or brightly coloured national costumes passed a
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  • 158 4 JOHNXCSBUftG. South Africa. Sun. (UPI) Louwtjie Barnard said yesterday the overnight fame achieved by her husband, pioneer heart transplant surgeon ChrisMan Barnard, played no part in her current divorce action against him. In an exclusive Interview with United Press International, Mrs Barnard said her
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  • 30 4 TEL AVIV. Sun. (UPI) Jordanian troops opened Are on an Ethiopian monastery at Kasr-El-Yahud west of the Jordan River yesterday, an Israeli military spokesman said
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  • 650 4 LONDON, sun. (Reuter) Beatle John Lennon and his wife. Yoko Ono. flew to the Bahamas yesterday after being refused an entry visa for the United States. "We are going to the Bahamas to protest in bed," Lennon told newsmen at the airport. "I don't know how long we will
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  • 295 4 MILDENHALL. England. Sun. (UPI) The U.S. Air Force said last night It had found a yellow life raft belonging to a C-130 Hercules transport plane stolen on Friday by a 23-year-old sergeant. A spokesman said there was little hope the pilot had survived. The announcement
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  • 351 4 LONDON, Sun. (Reuter) A World Council of Churches conference on racism ended here yesterday with a report urging churches to support as a last resort revolutions and resistance movements In the fight against racialism. The week-long conference also heard a final warning
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  • 66 4 POLICE grapple with demonstrators outside the Gandhi Shrine in New Delhi on Saturday where earlier U.S. Secretary of State, Mr. William Rogers, had placed a wreath. Mr. Rogers was in New Delhi to discuss with Prime Minister Indira Ghandi the possibility of Indian participation in a neutral Asian force to
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  • 260 4 r*APE TOWN, Sun. (Reuter) Dr. Philip Blaiberg. the world's longest surviving heart transplant patient, last night toasted his 60th birthday and his second birthday with his new heart with a glass of champagne. "Two year* ago. Philip never thought he would be alive
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  • 51 4 PRAGUE. Bun. (Reuter) Marshal Ivan Yakubovsky. Commander In Chief of the Warsaw Pact forces, returned to the Bovlet Union yesterday following a two-day visit to Czechoslovakia. Csechoslovak Defence Minister Martin Daur saw the Soviet military chief off at Prague Airport, the Caechoslovak News Afency Ceteka
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  • 586 4 3 Day Break Before Presidential Battle Continues In France PARIS. Sun. (Reuter) Prance's seven presidential candidates began a three-day Whitsun holiday break from electioneering yesterday, with the toughest campaigning still ahead of them before the first round of voting this week. Gaulllst Georges Pompidou, once favourite to succeed President De
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  • 407 4 PARIS. Sun. (Reuter) As France prepares for the big presidential race to the Elysee Palace, the world's leading aerospace powers are getting ready for another major contest the Paris International Air Show beginning on Wednesday. French interim Head of State Alain Poher
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  • 90 4 HILO. HAWAII. Sun. OJPI) An eruption on Kllauea Volcano on the island of Hawaii broke out shortly before dawn Saturday and wiped out at least two parts of the chain of craters road !n Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Dr. Howard Powers, aclentist in charge of the U.S. geological
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  • 250 4 PRAGUE. Sun. (UPI) Gustav Husak, Czechoslovak Communist Party First Secretary, left yesterday for a visit to Poland, the news agency CTK said. The CTK report did not say how Ion? Husak would stay but said it would be a "short, comradely visit" at the invitation
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  • 372 5 MOSCOW, Sun. (Reuter) China's declaration yesterday that it wants a peaceful settlement of its border dispute with the Soviet Union was seen here as timed for next month's World Communist Summit Meeting in Moscow. Observers here said the comparatively mild tone of the Peking;
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  • 134 5 HONG KONG, Sun. (Reuter) The New China News Agency today accused the United States and Russia of scheming to start a third world war and said the revolutionary people would have nothing to lose but chains if it broke out. U.S. imperialism beset with crises
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  • 102 5 Australian Asian Relations By Lecturer MELBOURNE, Sun. (Reuter) There might not be any dramatic Improvement In relations between Australia and Asia In the next 15 years, a university lecturer in Southeast Asian studies told a seminar here this weekend. Mr. James Mackie. head of the centre for South-east Asian Studies
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  • 91 5 SEOUL. Bun (UPI) A pre-dawn fire gutted a restaurant and several shops along a main street In downtown Seoul Sunday, leaving seven killed and one seriously injured. The victims were among about 20 persons who were caught in the fire while asleep In the restaurant.
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  • 67 5 A SHAU VALLEY, S. VIETNAM: Quartet of U.S. 101st Air Division troopers keep low as they rush stretcher borne wounded comrade to medical aid station during battle for "Hamburger Hill" recently. New fighting erupted on the controversial hill on May 23 as roving bands of North Vietnamese attacked allied forces
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  • 138 5 HONOLULU. Sun (UPI) Stanley Karaow. Hong Kong bureau chief for the Washington Post, says he bears the Thai Government no ill will for refusing him admittance to Thailand but is disturbed over an apparent anti-semitic tone to his being barred Karnow was assigned to eo from
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  • 145 5 CANBERRA. Sun. (CPI) Maxwell Newton, a wellknown Australian Journalist and publisher said Sunday Australian Prime Minister John Gorton and Deputy Prime Minister John McEwen were behind the police raid on his home and office last Friday. M I believe the Prime Minister was
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  • 716 5 SAIGON. Sun. (Reuter) President Nguyen Van Thieu of South Vietnam today formally inaugurated his new anti-Communist ruling alliance, the National Social Democratic Front (N.S.D.F.). He told 1.500 delegates at the six-party front's first convention: "We shall do whatever we can to prevent this country
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  • 97 5 HONG KONG. Sun. (Reuter) North Vietnam has protested against U.S. forces intensifying chemical warfare In South Vietnam In a communique issued on May 20 and released today by the North Vietnamese news agency. It said chemical warfare had been intensified by U.S. forces particularly since the
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  • 333 5 SAIGON, Sun. (Reuter) American troops blazing away with heavy machine guns atop armoured vehicles mowed down 96 Vietcong in fierce fighting near the Cambodian border, a military spokesman said today. Two Americans were killed r and 46 wounded as the battle raged about 65 miles
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  • 148 5 SAIGON. Sun. (UPI) The U.B. guided missile destroyer Kin? caught Are while In the Tonkin Gulf and four of her crewmen were killed, military spokesmen said Bunday. U S 7th Fleet officials said the fire broke out In one of the ship's engine rooms
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  • 341 5 TAIPEI, Sun. (UPI) wane Hui-feng, a 28-year-old girl from Hong Kong, was today resting peacefully at the Taiwan University Hospital following her kidney transplant operation on Saturday. Dr. Li Chun-jen, head of the surgical team of 19 physicians and nine nurses in the operation, told
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  • 121 5 LAGOS. Sun (UPI) The Nigerian Air Force has gone into action to destroy all Biafran aircraft following two Biafran air attacks on Federal airfield*, Lagos Radio said on Sunday. It s*id the Federal Air Force is also trying to destroy sections of road which the Biafrans
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  • 113 5 MOSCOW. Sun. (UPT) The Boviet Union remindtd the world Saturday that her armed force* as well as all other Institutions In the countrv are directed and controlled by the all-ruling Communist Party alone. The reminder was occasioned by the celebration this year of th# 50th anniversary of the
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  • 139 5 JAKARTA. Sun. (UPI) The Indonesian Cabinet Is planning to develop free traee zones at ports ab> to provide the necessary administrative and aecuritv facilities The Ministers of Trade Industry, Communications Manpower and ranking official* agreed during a meeting Saturday that the development of such
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  • 838 6 NOT a day passes without skirmishes along the Arab-Israeli frontier. Either it is a guerrilla raid by Jordanians, a pusiitive commando attack by the Israelis or an almost daily artillery duel across the Suez Canal, once a famed international waterway and now perhaps doomed to live its
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  • 669 6  -  By ISA ISAMAIL DJAKARTA, Sun. (UFI) Dust, humidity and instcts art destroying priceless historical documents in Indontsia's national archives. What's more, tuberculosis Is killing key workers in the National Archives Institute. Recruiting new workers is difficult because of dismal conditions. Indeed, Dr. Mohammad All, institute director
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  • 454 6 By Stephen Croall STOCKHOLM. Sua. (Renter) Hie Hungarian Government did not know it the time that tit troops were Involved In the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia last autumn, according to s book inst published here. It quoted reliable •onrees in Fragile for the
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  • 736 6  -  By Laurence Bookman IPF LONDON, Sun. If you notice your dog acting in a peculiar manner beware. Some recent scientific research has shown that dogs reflect the personalities of their owners. After studying thousands of dogs and their owners, veterinarians Jack O. Knowles
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  • 811 6 IPF. LONDON, Sun. They can plan buildings, analyse reams of complicated information, play ihess, quicken the follow-up on parking tickets issued by wardens. Computers are now one of the essentials of this fast-moving age, and they earn firms millions. But because the computers
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  • 176 6 MOSCOW. Sun. (AFP) China's proposals to the Soviet Union yesterday for preparatory talks on frontier problems contained ambiguities and appeared mainly a repetition of Peking's old themes, observers said in Moscow. They said the Peking statement which amounted to a reply to Moscow's March 30
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  • 20 6 The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to j be deemed a scholar— Confucius.
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  • 712 6  -  By Edward K. Delong SPACE CENTRE. Houston. Sun. (UPI) The chief of the Apollo moott flight programme said on Saturday Apollo 10's "outstanding" accomplishments in moon orbit make it pos. sible to "go with confidence" to lunar landing in July with Apollo 11. "If we had
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
    • 922 7  -  The weekly market review By Goh Eng Kee Su ";~<. The Tlcrket experienced o sharp reaction when I S F resumed in the Singapore trading room of the Mock Exchange o alaysia and Singapore after a three-day shut-down in the previous week
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    • 133 7 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Sun. (UPI) A five-man economic and trade mission from India arrives In Jamaica today. The mli«lon. headed by Charat Ram, director of the Industrial Finance Corporation of India, the Reserve Bank of India and the National Industrial Development Corporation, plans to spend three
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    • 72 7 JAKARTA. Sun. (UPI) Indonesia's production of nickel showed a marked Increase last year compared to 1967, according to a government release in Jakarta. Production in 1968 was 261.973 tons compared to 170,000 tons in 1967. Production in 1966 was 117.402 tons. Indonesia's mining products in general
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    • 130 7 TOKYO. Bun. CUPI) City officials report a new sign of Japan's economic prosperity: wornout automobiles abandoned on the streets. Acting on citizens' complaints. ward officials tagged 50 abandoned automobiles In congested sections of Tokyo and said the total number would be higher. Owners had parked their
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    • 103 7 The Ford Motor Co. of Aust. Ltd. intends to spend $161.000.000 on bulid:r.g and equipment at Its plant at Geelong. Victoria. A further $70,000,000 Is to be spent on styllr.s engineering and tooling of new models between 1969 and 1972 at Geelong. Ford has also
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    • 721 7 LONDON, Sun. (UPI) Most of the signs pointed this week to another enforced slowdown in the growth of Britain's economy and to the government's new determination to use the money supply weapon more powerfully to bludgeon domestic spending into submission. Mr. Roy Jenkins. Chancellor of
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    • 354 7 TOKYO. Sun. (UPI) Japan produced a total of 216.970 vehicles during April, an Increase of 3.7 per cent over the previous month, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers* Association said. The production includes 168.606 small cars. The association said in an announcement yesterday the production of the four-wheel
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    • 861 7 LONDON A remarkable and highly successful British institution is celebrating its 21st birthday on May 21 with the publication of its annual report for 1968. It is the British Government sponsored, non-political Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) which has helped to create new wealth in a large
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  • 615 8 Ship-builders, repairers and those in the local shipping circles were present at the grand anniversary dinner of the Singapore Association of Shipbuilders and Repairers. The function was held at the Golden Lotus Restaurant of Hotel Malaysia Saturday.. Among the guests were Mr. Eddie P.K. Boey, Mr. Don
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  • STUDENTS' PAGE ALL TEN DOLLARS ESSAY WINNERS
    • 417 9 MANNER is a style of behdviour of o human being and it is very important in our everyday life. k A manner is usually seen by the wdy he bthavts or by the y lUVI .J influenced by the wdy he is brought up, the
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    • 435 9 A TEENAGER'S life is from twelve to twenty and it is around this period that he begins to carry the heavy burden and enjoys life too. Most teenagers have problems of their own Those who are more or less tired ot school life think that going
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    • 419 9 TELEVISION is termed the "Family Life's best friend," TV can be classified as one of the greatest inventions. In Singapore and Milaya, television was introduced just a few years ago whereas in the Western countries like the United States, England, Germany, Japan and Australia,
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    • 381 9 THAIPUSAM Is one of the many festivals observed by the Hindus. Thaipusam falls everv year on the full moon day in the Tamil month called "Thai" which corresponds to the second half of January and the first half of February. On this day, the moon is In transit
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    • 570 9 I CAME to know her two yeorf bock. I was then just o boy, ond what I did, no one would. One day, I was up to one of my old tricks. I pretended that I was drowning while swimming, so I screamed out for help.
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    • 396 9 THE complete withdrawal of British Forces East of Sutx by tha •arly 1970's will in general affect the Commonwealth countries in South-east Asia militarily and the newly independent island Republic of Singapore in particular. In the past, Singapore relied on British troops to defend her but
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    • 306 9 WHAT it Education? Is it wholly based on reading and finding facts from books? Of course not! A person who concentrates only on books and excels his fellow-mates in lessons may not be as fully educated as one who spends his time not only on his
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    • 41 9 "THE N Integrated School Advisory Committee will present a film show entitled 'Blood Flower Sword' at the State Theatre on Sunday, Ist June, 1969 at 8.30 a.m. in aid of the School's Welfare and Extra Curricular Activities Funds.
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    • 189 9 Essay writing: Rules to observe All entrants ore requested to observe the following rule*: 1. Each entrant must fill in his/her own writing the entry form appended below in block letters. 2 A'o entry will be considered without the entry form properly filled up. 3. The entrant must attach his/her
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 63 9 AMY By J«dt TlppH OfH^t d 0 7% CD "W. 11... if »itn't th* JOLLY GREEN GIANT!" 11l UMlljf v^Jr/ I- A 55 J 1 I' SU. (iU A 'H itifi •MITT By Boford Tune HORACE,SOU VKXXDN'T WANT TO P«IP ALL TMAT \NATE* IM fcMY DOfTNOU «0 UNTILTHIKAtH STOPS? "J
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  • 464 10 SINGAPORE, Sun. One of British top athletes, John Watts, smashed the discus allcomers record for the second time within three months, at the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association's third annual open relays held at the Farrer Park Athletic Centre, today. 1 Watts, a six-footer, invited to participate
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  • 439 10 SINGAPORE. Sun. A Singapore Cricket Association XI beat Combined Schools by three wickets in a friendly game at the SRC padang today. In a day of low scores, the Schools were bundled out for US runs and the SCA XI were just able to make it
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  • 92 10 BRADFORD. England, Sua. (Reuter) Castleford, winners of the English Rugby League Cup last Saturday. Just failed to complete a rare double here yesterday when they were beaten 16-14 by Leeds in the championship trophy final Leeds snatched victory after trailing for most of the game
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  • 46 10 POTCHEFSTROOM. Transvall. Sun. (Reuter) The touring British Barbarians beat the South African County Districts 32-22 in their Rugby Union match here yesterday. The Barbarians ran up four goals, a try and three penalThe South African Districts scored two goals; a dropped «oal and three'penalties.
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  • 92 10 INDIANAPOLIS, Sun. (ReuA. J. Fort, three-time Indianpolis victor, has taken the pole position for the 500mile (800 kms) race next Friday, averaging 170.68 mph in a Ford-powered car o« his own design. The balding Foyt has won the Indianapolis race in 1961, 1964 and 1967. In
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  • 57 10 SINGAPORE, Sun. Royal Navy Wanderers trounced Hamilton Sport* Club by four goals to nil in- a FAS Division One match played at the Jalan Besar Stadium this evening With this victory Wanderers, regain their lead in the league table with 18 points. Hamilton are now second with 17
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  • 393 10 Padang SINGAPORE. Sun. A 120run partnership between skipper Parshan Gatha and Jeremiah enabled Singapore Recreation Club to hold Singapore Cricket Club to a draw In the two-day Padang Shield match today. Gatha, narrowly miaaed his century when he was out to a good catch
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  • 56 10 SYDNEY Sun. (Reuter) George Mulley, one of Australia's greatest jockeys, announced his retirement last night. Mulley. 46. will take up training In the Coffs Harbour District, about 370 miles north of Sydney. He rode one of Australia's greatest stayers, Bern boronph Mulley rode in the United States. Africa,
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  • 148 10 TOKYO. SUB. (UFI) Daishinborngado was the darkhorse winner of Jama's Derby over 2.400 metres, today at the Tokyo nee track by beating the fhvonrHe, Minora, by a neck. A record crowd of 150.000 despite mornlaar long rain saw Daishiaborngado cove Cram behiad ia the M St metres
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  • 591 10 SINGAPORE, Sun. S- P. Loh today captured the men's title In the Singapore National Finals Bowling Competition and earned the right to represent the Republic in the Cathay Pacific-Brunswick Far East Bowling Championship in Taipei in July. Loh, who represented Singapore in the South
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  • 150 10 SINGAPORE. Sun. Fol- owing is the Stipendiary Steward's report on the two Srofessional races at the comined amateur and professional meeting at Bukit Timah today: Race 3: Ringgit (White) lost a plate going to the start and raced without it Jackie n (Kingston) had to be checked
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  • 1572 10 By BIG BEN SINGAPORE. Sun. Shaw Stable's Movie House IV won the main CI. 3. Div. 1 sprint at the Combined Amateur and Professional meeting here today to pay $4O for a win ticket. The three-year-old Tudor Warning gelding led from start
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    • 42 10 BIG SWEEP Ist Prize No: *****2 $4,878 2nd Prize No: *****8 $1,393 3rd Prize No: *****4 696 Starters; ($l5O each) Nos *****6 *****5 *****3 *****5 *****7 *****4 *****7 *****5 Consolation: ($lOO each) Nos:*****5 *****1 *****4 *****7 *****8 *****5 *****2 *****6 *****2 *****6
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  • SUN SPORT
    • 358 11 NORTHAMPTON, England, Sun. (UPI) England batting star Colin Milburn, whose left eye was removed in an emergency operation early Saturday, says he intends to continue as a professional cricketer. Th? big, 252-pound, Northampton batsman, who served notice that he might emigrate to Australia if left
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    • 579 11  -  ■2Z. Graham Stewart NORTH AMPTON, England, Sun. (Reuter) Fate has dealt a cruel blow to jovial cricketing cavalier Colin Milburn at tha height of an illustrious career when he was finally on the threshold of a permanent place in the England Test team. His
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    • 582 11 NEW YORK, Sun. (UPI) Home runs by Bobby Bonds and Wilie MeCovey accounted for threo runs yesterday and placed the San Francisco Giants to a 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates behind the sevenhit pitching of Mike McCormick. Bonds led off the first inning
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    • 57 11 KANSAS CITY, Sun. (Reuttr) Wolverhampton Wanderers crushed Aston Villa. 5-0. yesterday and. on the strength of their 55 points, became ehampions of the Internttional Cup tournament sponsored by the North American Soceer League. The remaining games In th# competition will not affect their standing. Wolverhampton represent Kansas City
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    • 202 11 Federation Cup ATHENS. Sun. (Reuter) Australia and the United State*, who have monopolized the Women's Federation Lawn Tennis Cup since It vn first played seven years ago. renew their rivalry for the trophy In the final here today. Both countries hav# won the cur» three time*
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    • 48 11 PHILADELPHIA. Sun. (Reuter) Linde Rupert, top»e«ded player from Pennsylvania. yesterday won the Middle States hard eourt tennis championships by defeating second-seeded Cynthia Tudor of London 6-3, §-1. Miss Rupert and Claudia Smith won the doubles title by defeating Miss Tudor and Judy Clay 6-3. 6-8, 6-1.
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    • 123 11 MUNICH. Wsst Germany. Sun < Reuter) Defeating kickers Offenbach 3-1 here yesterday. Bayern Munich won ths West German Football League championship. MEXICO &TY: *(Rsutsr) Rsftsl Osuns and Vicente Zsrasua of Mtxlco defeated Phil Dsnt and John Alexander of Australia 18-16. 12-10. 8-4 la ths North Amsrlcan
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    • 425 11 LONDON, Sun. cßeuter) England batsmen Tom Graveney steered Worcestershire out of trouble agalnat Essex yesterday with a fighting innings of 68. The 41-year-old County skipper shared a defiant parnersnip with South Africanborn Basil D'Olivelra that added 74 runs in 65 minutes before D'Olivelra was eaught
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    • 111 11 AMSTERDAM. Holland. Sun. (Reuter) Dutch tennis star Tom Okker qualified to meet Andres Gimeno. of Spain, in today's final after the third day matches in the professional tournament being played in Amsterdam and Eindhoven. RESULTS: Group One (Anaterdaa): A Gimeno (Spain) beat D Ralston (United States)
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    • 533 11 WEST SFRINGFIELD. Massachusetts, Sun. (Reuter) Lanky Bob Foster unleashed a furious barrage of damaging punches to fellow American Andy Kendall in the fourth round of their scheduled 15-round bout to retain hit world light-heavyweight title here yester- day. Foster caught the aggressive Kendall with
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    • 151 11 WEST BERLIN. Sun. (Reuter) Britain's Roger Taylor won through to the semi-finals of the men's tingles at West Berlin's international open law tennis tournament here yesterday The BhefTield professional beat Bob Hewitt, the South African Davis Cup player. *-4, 3-8. 8-8 2-8, 8-3 In the hardfought
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    • 114 11 LONDON. Sun (Reuter) Results in Eupopetn Zone second round Davis Cup matehee played vssterday: SECTION 'A* At Monte Carlo: Czechoslovakia took a winning 3-0 lead over Monaeo. At Baas tad: Section 'A' West Germany took 2-0 lead over Sweden SECTION *B' At Bsrletta. Italy: Italy took a
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    • 171 11 LONDON. Sun. (Re-uter) The controversial multispiked brush running shoe was branded as harmful to track surfaces and to athletes in a statement issued yesterday by the technical committee of the International Amateur Athletic Federation (L^AF). The lAAF which announced earlier thia month that no change
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    • 176 11 I Classified Ads. Obituary MADAM WONG Leh Ee. tl. tone to be with the Lord leaving behind only daughter Euniee, son-in-law faithful Llok Tionc Sin, 6 grand children, Timolhv Tew Hee. Joseph. OrMl, David. Paul and Yew Ai. Grand child-ren-in-law, Janet. Anne, Molly. Bertie, and Chew Mui and 10 Great
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 69 11 Time And Tide TODAY Singapore Town: 5.38 a.m. (6.6 ft); 12.13 p.m. (3.3 ft); 7.11 p.m. (68 ft). Naval Dockyard: 534 §.m. (7.7 ft); 13.05 p.m. (3.5 ft); 7.16 p.m. (8.3 ft.). TOMORROW Slngtpor§ Town: 1-05 a.m. (3.8 ft); 6.59 am. (6.7 ft); 1.20 p.m. (27 ft); 7.54 p.m. (7.4
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    • 1121 11 CHANNEL 5 PM 3.00 Opening Announcements in all Language* Morning Star; 320 Health in the Home «English Version); 3.30 A Talk on the Mosquito Nuisance (Chinese Versiont; 335 House Home (Tamil Version); 350 A Talk on the Garden City Tamil Version) 3-58 A Diary of Events in Singapore This Week
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  • 270 12 West Irian DJAKARTA, Sun. (UPI) Indonesian Foreign Minister Adam Malik said on Saturday Indonesia will remain in contact with the Netherlands government about developments in West Irian. Mr Malik made the statement shortly after arrival from Rome where he and Duch Foreign Minister Josef Luns held
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  • 70 12 TOKYO, Sun. (UPI) Five Japanese newspapers today urged the Japanese Government to refrain from signing Immediately the treaty disigned to prevent the spread of Nuclear Weapons and to reserve the right to use atomic energy for peaceful purposes. The nationally distributed dailies, whose total circulation surpasses 17 million,
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  • 158 12 SINGAPORE, Sun. Dato Lee Shee Shan formally opened an an art exhibition by the celebrated artist from Indonesia, Mr. I. Fantze. whose expo here was organised by the Lions Club of Singapore. The exhibition, which ends on May 28, will be held at the Chinese Chamber of
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  • 213 12 Worst Storms In 20 Years HYDERABAD, Sun. (Reufrer) Heavy rains again threatened the cyclone-hit coastal areas of Andhra State yesterday where the known death toll has risen to 800. As the number of deaths from the worst storms in 20 years mounted, vultures fought
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  • 143 12 MOSCOW. Sun. (AFP) Mongolia and the Soviet Union condemned Chinese "adventurist" policies in a joint statement published at the end of President Nikolai Podgorny's visit to Ulan Bator today, the Tass news agency reported tonight. It said Mr. Podgornv and the Mongolian leaders had expressed
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  • 32 12 TOKYO. Sun. (Reuter) One bus passenger was killed and 73 other* injured, five seriously. In a double collision today on the Tomel highway linking Tokyo with Nagoya, central Japan.
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  • 174 12 LAHORE. Pakistan. Sun. (Reuter) Pakistan's new President General Yah y a Khan, tackled the US Secretary of State. Mr. William Rogers, about his country's need for American arms when they met here today. Mr. Rogers replied that the matter remained under review. an American
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  • 61 12 NEW DELHI. Sun (UPI) India's top family planning official chlded Americans and other westerners yesterday for their "squeemish" attitude toward sterilisation. Dr. S. Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Health and Family Planning, said India is more progressive than advanced countries because the coun try ta!iu openly about sterilisation.
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  • 42 12 TOKYO. Sun. (UPI) Haiti informed Japan today that it will take part In the 1970 World Exposition to be held in Osaka. The entry of Haiti brought the number of countries participating in the exposition to a total of 71.
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  • 350 12  -  Lucky Break For 10 Girls By Pat Chan,Peter Ong SINGAPORE, Sun. Ten beautiful semifinalists of the "Miss RepuhJic of Singapore" contest had a lucky break tonight when the five judges decided that they should all go into the finals. This decision which came after three
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  • 336 12 Capital Flight To HK MANILA. Sun. (UPI) Has there been a flight of capital from Malaysia as a result of the worst racial crisis to hit that country? Two right-wing Chinese language newspapers In Hong Kong Ever Press and Fal Po said an estimated 100 million Hong
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  • 459 12 The Patrician Judo Championships '69 held at St. Patrick's School Hall yesterday attracted a crowd of some 500 spectators. The Championship. described as exciting and enthralling was competed for by St. Patrick's Judo club members and teams from St. Joseph's Institution. Tanjong Katong
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  • 88 12 TOKYO, Sun (AFP) A man whose brain waves well as natural breathing had stopped and lav unconscious in hospital for nearly a month has begun to emit brain waves, the Chiba University hospital east of Tokyo announced today. There had been a good deal of medical
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  • 311 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Leading hotels in K L are to be linked to a world-wide computer network from which tourists can get immediate information about accommodation here. The network will comprise a chain of express reservation service centres in all major
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  • 69 12 SINGAPORE. Sun. A food and fun fair will be held f>t St Hilda's School in Ceylon Road, on May 30. Highlights include a variety show, a baby show and numerous games and food stalls. The fun fair is being organised to raise funds for an extension
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  • 145 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. The Minister of National and Rural Development, Enche Abdul Ghafar bin Baba announced today that he would resign from his post as Chairman of the Federal Agricultural and Marketing Autnonty. He said he would also resign from the post of Chairman
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  • 77 12 EASTPORT. New York. Sun. (UPI) Frank C. McLearn. President and General Manager of King Features Syndicate. died of an apparent heart attack on Saturday at the age of 67. McLearn headed King Features. the world's largest newspaper syndicate, for 12 years, helping extend its operations :n
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    • 31 12 40% OFF THE REGULAR ADVERTISING RATE? I OF COURSE NOT! OUR CIRCULATION IN FACT. IS i STILL RISING PUT YOUR MONEY' IN SINGAPORE'S OWN NATIONAL DAILY PEOPLE HAVE CONFIDENCE IN US.
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