Eastern Sun, 11 August 1969

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    23 1 EASTERN SUN SINGAPORE'S OWN NATIONAL DAILY -fr Estd. 1966. Vol. 4 No. 1084 Monday, 11 August 1969. -fa MC(P) 0737 Price 15 cents
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    Lock icon Malaysian Private Enterprise Assured
    542 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Fears that the government might "do away" with private enterpise, a system which contributed much to Malaysia's progress and prosperity since independence, were recently dispelled by the Minister with Special Functions, Tun Tan Siew Sin. "It is not the intention of the government
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    Lock icon Czech Threat
    59 1 PRAGUE, Sun. (UPI) A group of pr o-Sovlet communications workers threatened Saturday to block transmission of "antisocialist" materials by mail, teiephone and telegraph. A declaration to this effect signed by members of the "Club of Friends of Soviet Culture and Science" and of the Czechoslovak -Soviet Friendship Society
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    Lock icon FIRE DESTROYS BIG STOREHOUSE
    190 1 AN early evening fire yesterday gutted a large storehouse along Bencoolen Street destroying more than $20,000 worth of paint and dyes. The fire alarm was first raised bv neighbours when they saw columns of smoke coming out of the air vents of the unoccupied storehouse, which
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    Lock icon Laos Expels Six North Vietnamese
    192 1 VIENTIANE. Sun. (Router) Six North Vietnamese, including an embassy official have been ordered to leave Vientiane following the discovery of important military documents in a North Vietnamese embassy car. a government spokesman said today. The spokesman said following an accident with another car yesterday the
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    Lock icon Apollo 12
    60 1 HILO, Hawaii. Sun. (UPI) The Apollo 12 astronauts arrived in Hawaii Saturday to study lava eruptions prior to their November trip to the moon. Astronauts Charles Conrad Jr., James B. Irwin and David R. Scott flew to the big Island of Hawaii Saturday afternoon. The fourth member of
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    Lock icon Imagine That...
    109 1 TEL AVIV. Sun. (Reuter) A 46-year-old California woman who said Jesus appeared in her dreams and ordered her to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and the Holy Land found that her mission was frustrated by the prosaic requirements of modern air travel. Police at Lod airport refused to
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    Lock icon Spore And K.L. To Coordinate Security
    150 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Singapore and Malaysia must hold regular consultations on matters of mutual concern, particularly defence. the Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister and Director of Operations. Tun Abdul Razak. emphasised today. Tun Razak, who returned with Toh Puan Raha after attending Singapore's 150 th
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    Lock icon Arab Cell
    59 1 JERUSALEM. Sin (UPI) Israel sairi Saturday n;ght it had broken ur> an Arab guerrilla cell operating in the occupied west bank of Jordan which hid plotted to assassinate several west bank leaders by poisoning them. An Israeli army communique snid seven members of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO)
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    Lock icon S. Africa To Form Multi-Race Team
    143 1 Cricket Squad To England LONDON, Sun. (Reuter) South Africa plans to send a multi-racial cricket team to tour England next summer, the Independent Television Network claimed today. In an I.T.N, sports program me on next year's tour, cricket writer lan Wooldridge said South Africa
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    Lock icon English Course
    44 1 The Young Men' s Christian Association will organise a "basic conversational English course", commencing on Sept. 15 at the YMCA, Orchard Road. Details of the 6-week course can be obtained from the Secretary. YMCA. Closing date for applications is on Sept. 9.
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    Lock icon TENS OF THOUSANDS of people from all over Singapore came into town on Saturday night to watch a spectacular hour-long fireworks display put up by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Sunpix shows the fireworks in the sky from a view at the Padang. In the foreground is City Hall, all lit up for the current 150th anniversary celebrations of the Republic.
    61 1 TENS OF THOUSANDS of people from all over Singapore came into town on Saturday night to watch a spectacular hour-long fireworks display put up by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Sunpix shows the fireworks in the sky from a view at the Padang. In the foreground is City Hall, all
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    Lock icon Peking-Based Malaya CP Raps KL Administration
    257 1 HONG KONG. Sun. (AFP) The Malayan Communist Party Central Committee recently issued a statement calling on people of all nationalities of "Malaya" to join the "liberation army" or set up self-defence forces in order to overthrow the government. The statement was todav released through
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    Lock icon One In A Million... ...Twice?
    142 1  -  Bv BIG BEN Race goers lone in the game say it is against astronomical odds for the same number to be drawn on two horses in a Big Sweep. It happened on July 13, second day of the Selangor Turf Club King's Cup meetine in
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    Lock icon Goh On Importance Of Singapore Youth
    208 1 THE destiny of Singapore lies in the hands of half of the total population today the youths who will lead the future society in the years to come. ThLs was said by the Minister for Finance, Dr. Goh Keng Swee, at the sending-off party
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    Lock icon One-Eighth Devaluation Of Franc
    181 1 PARIS. Sun. (UPI) The French government Saturday began a series of meetings with labour representatives to reassure them that the devaluation of the franc is in the best interests of the French people. The first talks, with representatives of the agriculture unions, came after a restricted
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    Lock icon Sterling
    57 1 LONDON, Sun (Reuter) A British Treasury Minister said today he felt confident sterling can withstand any strains resulting from devaluation of the franc. Harold Lever. Financial Secretary to the Treasury, told a radio interviewer he didn't think the French devaluation would make the pound more vulnerable or be significantly
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    Lock icon Biafra
    26 1 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados. Sun. (UPI) Nigeria's Ambassador to the United Nations Ecwin Oge be Ogbu said Saturday that the food situation in secessionist Bi2fra was exaggerated.
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    Lock icon Students Must Undertake Greater Responsibilities
    378 2 STUDENTS were urged to train themselves to shoulder greater responsibilities if they were to enjoy the fruits of waat had been bequeathed to them bv their forebears. This call was made by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour. Mr. Sia Kah Hui. at
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    Lock icon 'Stedfast Club'
    179 2 The Old Boys of The Boys' Brigade in Singapore have r "rl ed i, 9 :ub calle d "The Stedfast Club." Its aims are: iO further the object of The L-oys' Brigade; to foster the spirit of comradeship between past ar.d present members of the Brigade; and to
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    Lock icon Celebration
    56 2 TO CELEBRATE its 15th anniversary and to commemorate the 150 th anniversary of Singapore and the Fourth National Day celebrations, the Singa Corps of the St. John Ambulance will hold the following functions Aug. 16, a dinner party; Aug 23, a buffet party; Aug. 24. the annual inspection: and
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    Lock icon AUSSIE PILOT TAKEN FOR SPY IN CAMBODIA
    225 2 LANDING an aircraft in an alien airport without authority can lead to agonising apprehension this is the lesson that Australian commercial pilot. Capt. L. C Cruzman. learned in Cambodia recently. Capt. Cruzman was flying a seven-seater plane which he took delivery from a
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    Lock icon Shop Set On Fire
    110 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. A shoDhouse at Sunge: Lang in Banting near here was set on fire this morning, the Malaysian Police Control Centre reported today. The fire broke out at 3li a.m. and was put out bv the occupants with the of local residents. Damage was
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    Lock icon Gerald Heyl Arriving
    101 2 THE Secretary General of the International Association of Y's Men's Clubs, Mr Gerald L Heyl will fly 1n tonight for a short visit to the local chapters of the club Tomorrow, the International Director for the Southeast Asia region. Mr Raymon T. H Huang and the Singapore
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    Lock icon 'Value Analysis'
    37 2 THE Vice-President of the Supervisory and Management Training off Singapore. Mr. Neo Kian Seng, will give a talk on "Value Analysis" on Aug. 23 at 1.15 p m. at Prince Room Restaurant In Collyer Quay.
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    Lock icon Alatas Denies Rumours
    141 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun Gerakan Chairman Prof Sved Hussein Alatas this morning scorched sneru'aMons ths»t his party was joining the Cabinet of the Alliance government He told a press conference here that there had been all «orts of speculations" m the last few months that the Gerakan Ra'ayat
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    Lock icon Train Hits, Kills Man
    70 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun An aced vegetable gardener who was knocked down bv a train at Salak south on Friday, died yesterday morning in the Assunta hospital here. Loh Seong. 67, was crossing a railwav track on his way home, when he was hit by a train.
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    Lock icon Picture shows the Tourist Promotion Board's chairman and Singapore film-magnate. Tan Sri Runme Shaw, standing beside one of the newly introduced markers.
    72 2 THE Singapore Tourist Promotion Board has located several illuminated markers (like the one above) at different sites considered to be of attraction to visitors to the island-state. Standing
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    Lock icon Princess Calls Reservoir Truly Great Achievement
    303 2 SINGAPORE'S largest reservoir at Seletar was todav officially opened b* Princess Alexandra, representative of Queen Elizabeth II to the Republic's 150 th anniversary celebrations. "This major civil engineering project i* a truly great achievement, of which all concerned may be justly proud, and the
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    Lock icon Aussie Minister Lauds Troops Here
    320 2 Mr. John Malcolm Fraser. Australia's Minister for Education and Science said that the geographical close, ness and common aspirations of the peoples of Australia and Singapore will ensure closer co-operation be- tween the two countries. Speaking as guest of honour of the Australian Alumni of
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    Lock icon S'porean Wins Thai Award
    65 2 MR Lee Mum Chong of Victoria Street, here, has won a golden trophy award of the Fourth Photographic Society of Thailand His photograph "Dancers" was selected as one of the best among entries from 40 other countries King Bhumipbo! Aaulyyadez save away the prizes on Julv
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      136 2 AT LAST ONE LUCKY PERSON HAS WON THE JACKPOT PRIZE OF $87,500 IN DRAW NO: 32/69 HELD ON 3RD AUGUST 1969 JtWGA*©*' ,rri> it® H«C'V»V JlHf it"' »c »oi 107-56^322; i 32 mf» J/fll 00l \*>\r ~v lf ■H 1 '-i "rr T ~tt «I A Tin* TTmSJ Ii —>s~ii
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      69 2 TOTO DRAW THK following numbers were drawn in this week's second Toto Draw held at the Television Singapura studios: 40 9 15 20 14. The additional number drawn was: 41. In the "three-circle" draw, the numbers drawn were: 29 8 10. TODAY Hand Monday, A iust 11, 1969. m m
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      94 2 Time Tide High Tide (Today) Singapore Town: 11.04 a.m. (6.9 ft.) 9.41 p.m. (78 ft.) Naval Dockyard: 11.22 a.m. (8.8 ft.) 9.54 p.m. (8.6 ft). Low Tide (Today) Singapore Town: 4.04 a.m. (1.1 ft.) 3.55 p.m. (4.2 ft.) Naval Dockyard: 3.49 a.m. (1.9 ft.) 4.05 p.m. (5.1 ft.) High Tide
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    Lock icon KENYA PRESSING U.K. TO TAKE MORE EXPELLED PERSONS
    192 3 LONDON, Sun. (AFP) A battle of wills now rages between Britain and Kenya over the future of between 50.000 and 60.000 Asian holders of British passports still living in Kenya, says the "Sunday Express" today. The outcome, the paper adds, could be
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    Lock icon Demob Advanced To Comply With Nixon's Pullout Policy
    335 3 SAIGON, Sun. (AFP) U.S. Armed Forces here plan to send home late this month men due for rotation in mid-September in order to fulfill President Nixon's order that troop strength in Vietnam be lowered by 25,000 before the end of August, military
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    Lock icon Major Drughaul In Hong Kong
    70 3 HONG KONG: Two tons opium and morphine were seized aboard a junk on Friday in the harbour srea. The seizure was the second biggest in Hong Kong's history. The drugs were well concealed and packed in 60 plastic bags, gunny sacks and covered in cardboard
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    Lock icon More Drugs Found In HK
    58 3 HONG KONG. Sun. (Reuter) Preventive service officers jr.a'te two drug seizures worth about HK556.000 in Hong Ko-: In the past 24 hours. They seized 20 pounds of resin, commonly known o? hashish, at the airport yesterday and found six pounds cf raw ooium hidden at
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    Lock icon ROGERS ON WAY HOME
    100 3 AUCKLAND, New Zealand. S n. (UPI) U.S. secretary ci state. William Rogers, header for Washington today a t the er.~ of an eight-nation tour in which he briefed Asian a nd Pacific leaders on the new lock U.S. Foreign policy. ~le will make a refuelling f
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    Lock icon 11 Die On Rail Tracks
    74 3 HYDERABAD India. Sun. (Renter) Eleven railway, workers were crushed to death when they were hit by a goods train on a narrow railway bridge between Hyderabad and Secunderabad early today. Three others were seriously Injured. The men. in a party of 26 railway labourers, were
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    Lock icon Mini Franc Worries Australia
    220 3 SYDNEY. Sun (UPI> The devaluation of the French franc come s at the worst time for Australia but only if there is a wholesale realignment of world currencies to the lowest franc level" the finance eaitor of th e Sunday Telegraph said in an evaluation of
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    Lock icon Five Killed In Family Quarrel
    94 3 BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Sun. IAFP) Fi\> people died here on Friday and one was in pital seriously wounded as the result of a family quarrel. Police said Charles Haygood aged 34, who had had an argument with his parents shot them both and then turned his
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    Lock icon 'Social Disparity May Land Thais On Red Lap'
    233 3 BANGKOK. Sun. (UPI) Thailand could become Communist if it does not follow the example of the United States to narrow the gap between the rich and the poor. Rep M. R. Seni Pramoj said yesterday. "The American living standard is about the
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    Lock icon Clearing The Air
    194 3 BANGKOK. Sun (UPI) The dispute between Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) and Thai Interna*U)nal Airways (THAI) appeared to have calmed down yesterday The board of directors of Thai disassociated itself from the statement of its managing director. Prasong Suchiva. accusing SAS of reneging on its commitments Prasong branded
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    Lock icon ENCEPHALITIS: 32 NEW VICTIMS
    60 3 BANGKOK. Sun. (Reuter) Thirty two children have died of encephalitis inflammation of the brain in Thailand, according to the Public Health Ministry. A ministry announcement yesterday said 25 children died in northern Chiangmai province and another seven in central Lopburi province Another 135 children are receiving
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    Lock icon Road Deaths Top 9,000 Mark
    128 3 TOKYO Sun. (UPI) A total of 9.105 persons were killed on the roads in Japan as of Aug. 8 this year, the National Police Agencv announced Saturday. The police said the nation's traffic toll topped the 9.000 mark this year 28 davs earlier than in
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    Lock icon HANOI MAY RELEASE MORE U.S. PRISONERS
    222 3 CHICAGO. Sun. (UPI> Anti-war spokesman Rennie Davis said yesterday North Vietnamese officials could be planning to release more U.S. prisoners of war. Davis, who headed a mission that returned three captured Americans from North Vietnam last week, said in an interview he received no
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    Lock icon Students Protest Anti-violence Bill
    69 3 TOKYO: Radical students take to their heels under the onslaught of riot police at Hibiya Park in Tokyo last Sunday. They marched to Hibiya after holding a rally to protest the Government's ramming through the controversial university hill aimed at outlawing student violence. Nearly 40.000 students,
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    Lock icon HOUSE FALLS ON SEVEN
    110 3 ALEXANDRIA. Sun <Router» Seven ptopic are known to have died and several others are missing after an eight-storey apartment building collapsed in the densely-populated Moharram district of central Alexandria last night Police said 12 people were Injured Rescue teams dug through piles rubble today searching for
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    Lock icon British Govt. Considers Parole For 2 Red Spies
    238 3 LONDON. Sun. <1 PI) The British Government yesterday was considering parole for two Soviet spies convicted on stealing British Navv secrets along with Peter and Helen Kroger, the American couple who will go free this fall as part of a prisoner exchange
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    Lock icon Japan To Manage Joint Exporting
    119 3 TOKYO Sun flTI> The Mitsui Financial-industrial combine will shortly build a huge centre !n Antwerp for processing and distributee Japanese products exported to West Europe Mitsui and Company, a trading member firm of the combine, said the combine has already arranged for purchase of a
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    Lock icon $72m Power Loan
    79 3 TAIPEI. Sun (Reuter) The Nationalist Chinese government has decided in principle to accept a loan of USS--72 million from the US. Im-port-Export Bank to construct Taiwan's first nuclear power plant. The agency, quoting government sources said agreement for the loan was expected to be signed shortly. Details
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    Lock icon Japanese Joint-Ventures In Africa
    170 3 OSAKA Sun tUPI> Tei.iin, Ltd.. one of Japans leading synthetic fibre makers, announced It Is embarking on joint ventures for production of foodstuff in Africa with two other Japane.se and local African firms. The proposed joint ventures will be established in Madagascar and Ethiopia. The two
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    Lock icon Jerusalem: 'Big Four Talks A Mistake'
    192 3 JERUSALEM. Sun. <UPI) Theoaore Sorenson. former aice to Presicents John F. Kennedy and Lyncon B Johnson. said ycstercay that the Bis" Four talks on the Middle East were 3 "mistake" and said the United State 5 should quit them. In a Raaio Jerusalem interview
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    Lock icon Rampant Bombings In Belfast, Athens & Rome
    442 4 Rampant Bombings In Belfast, Athens Rome BELFAST. Northern Ireland. Sun. (Re uter. UFI and AFP) A petrol bomb badly damaged a house occupied by two Roman Catholic families at Carnmoney, near here, early to-day but no one was hurt. One couple lowered their children aged three and one from an
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    Lock icon No Casualties In Naval Collision
    313 4 COPENHAGEN. Sun. (AFP) A French ore-carrier and a Greek petrol tanker collided almost head-on south of Sweden late last night and remained locked together for several hours. But early this morning, there appeared to have been no casualties. The Captain of one of the two
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    Lock icon Queen E Sees Ski-jumping
    139 4 OMOLDE. Norway. Sun. (FPI) Queen Elizabeth of Britain yesterday witnessed off-season ski-jumping: in sweltering summer weather and took in the breathtaking view 9 of the Trollstigen Valley, known for generations as a favourite spot in Norway for British mountaineers. Prince Philip. Prince Charles and Crown Prince
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    Lock icon Kiesinger In Bonn
    103 4 BONN. b4.i (AFP) Chancellor Kurt-Georg Kiesinger flew here last night after his brief Washington visit and said he was "confident and satisfied" about future developments between the United States and West German}-. He said his talks with President Nixon had been marked by "complete confidence and by
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    Lock icon THE FRANC DEVALUATION: No Alteration Seen In Other Exchange Rates Of The World
    2112 4 PARIS Sun. (Reuter. AFP and UPI) Within a few hours of Friday night's bombshell announcement of the French franc devaluation, Governments through out the world were giving assurances that they intended to do nothing to alter their
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    Lock icon MARY JO DEATH INQUEST SEPT. 3
    445 5 EDGARTOWN. Mass. Sun. (UPI) Massachusetts authorities will step up their investigation into the fatal automobile accident involving Sen. Edward M. Kennedy now that a full-scale judicial review of the controversial case is only three weeks awav. District Attorney Edmund S. Dinis said his investigators
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    Lock icon Financial Wizard Lehman Dead
    265 5 SANDS POINT, N. Y., Sun. (Reuter) Investment banker and art collector Robert Lehman, renowned in America and Europe for his financial wizardry and aestethic taste, died at his Long Island home here today at the age of 77 Lehman, a power on Wall Street for more
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    Lock icon Soviet Trawler Captains Fined
    69 5 VICTORIA. Canada Sun "TAFP) Two Soviet trawler captains were each fined $2,500 fcr allowing their vessels to fish withm Canada's 12-mile territorial limits. The captains Edward John Mrrozov and Borris Rolenko of the German Titov and Kurachin were arrested on Monday when their trawlers were found
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    Lock icon Miss Teen
    53 5 HOLLYWOOD. Sun. (UPI) Mary Louise Lewis, an 18-rear-old blue-eyed blonde froSi Southampton. England, on Saturday night was crowned Miss Teen International at the Fiesta Mexicana at Universal City Studios Miss Lewis is the daughter of a schoolteacher. will receive a new car. 1.000 U.S. in cash and a
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    Lock icon Apollo Crew May Be Disease Prone
    313 5 SPACE CENTRE, Houston. Sun. (UPI) The Apollo 11 astronauts have been sheltered from earth germs for so long that "odds are very high" they may get sick shortlv after leaving their moon germ quarantine. Dr. Charles A. Berry, Chief Astronaut Physican. said on Saturday.
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    Lock icon Sharon Tate, 4 Others Murdered Ritually
    465 5 LOS ANGELES Sun. (UPI) Five persons including a beautiful young Hollywood actress and a man's hair stylist were found shot or stabbed to death Saturday in a mysterious outbreak of violence that had aspects of a weird religious rite. The dead: SHARON TATE. 27,
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    Lock icon Special Treat For Quarantined Girl
    254 5 SPACE CENTRE. Houston. Sun. (I PI) The only girl in moon germ quarantine with the Apollo 11 astronauts said on Saturday she "didn t believe it five davs ago when she learned she would have to join them in isolation. Heather Owens, a small, attract*
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    Lock icon QUARANTINE FOR FUTURE MOONMEN
    355 5 HOUSTON, Sun. (Reuter) U.S astronauts who land on the moon in future also face 21 days in quarantine even though the three Apollo 11 crew members do not seem to have brought back any unknown lunar germs to earth. This was made clear by Dr. Charles
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    71 5 OTTAWA, Sun <T*PI> Trade Minister Jean-Luc Pepm announced on Friday the reorenins of thp commercial di vision of thp Canadian embassy in Indonesia Th#» trade pnr-t has been inactive since 1960 Pcpm said the re opening reflects Canadia's intensified interest in the Pacific rim and confidence in Indonesia's growing
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    Lock icon Muskie Gets Some Democrat Support
    474 5 WASHINGTON, Sun. (UPI) Tall, craggv Edmund Muskie of Maine said this week he had received "bits and pieces" of support from Democratic leaders for a Presidential hid in 1972. Muskie had received nationwide acclaim for his campaign last fall as Hubert Humphrey's Vice Presidential running
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    Lock icon Anti-War Scuffles
    105 5 NEW YORK. Sun. <AFP> Scuffles broke out here today during an antl-Vietnam-war procession in which an estimated lO.noo people marched from Times Square to Central Park Organisers linked the protest with the 24th anniversary of ihe atom-bombing of Hiroshima Dunne the march pacifist groups scuffled briefly with supporters
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    Lock icon Brazil Almost Back To Normal After Rioting
    494 5 RIO DE JANEIRO. Brazil, Sun. (UPI) Brazilian military and civilian authorities appear to have overcome the surprise of the first terrorist explosions and bank assaults in Brazil and are catching on in the fight against subversion and terrorism. Or so it seemed last
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    Lock icon Accordion Title To Russian
    119 5 NEW YORK. Sun. (UPI) The International Accordion Finals ended on Saturday with Russians taking first and third places. It was the second year in a row that a Russian won Valeri Const an tmovi ch Petrov of Moscow won first place in the Coupe Mondiale. as
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    Lock icon Solar Observatory In Elliptic Orbit
    211 5 CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. Sun (AFP) The orbitin* solar observatory OSO-6 launched from her e on Friday night has gone into an elliptical orbit instead of the intended circular path around the earth, NASA officials reported. But they said the present orbit varying from 308 miles
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      156 5 This happens only once in 150 years: SINGAPORE HER PEOPLE colour photography contest As part of the joyous celebration of Singapore's 150 th Anniversary and the National Day, Eastern Sun and Behn, Meyer Co. Ltd. invite you to submit colour prints of subjects and events celebrating this sesquicentennial. Points are
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    591 6 AUGUST is the month, Parisians say, when their fair city is taken over by the Americans. It is the month when everyone takes a holiday not only the big business firms and the government offices but also the boulangerie and the blanchisserte. So, perhaps, it was for this
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    Lock icon THE OTHER SIDE
    330 6 AFTER the moon, the marvels of Mars are captivating the pundits and the laymen alike. The former is confused whether life exists on Mars and so the latter. One leads and the other follows. For one thing, it will be a happy departure from decades of impressions
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    722 6  -  By RICHARD DADOWSKI PITTSBURGH (UPI) Twenty-four years after the first atomic bomb brought death and destruction to Hiroshima, Japan, a physicist expressed renewed concern over the danger to man- kind of nuclear fallout. Dr Ernest J. Sternglass, Professor of RacLation Physics at "he University of Prtsburgh's S<~hooi of
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    404 6  -  By DICK WEST WASHINGTON (UPI) Perhaps you have been wondering why some of the eastern states have been beset by power shortages recently. If so, you have come to the right place. The problem was caused by a strange natural phenomenon that occasionally occurs along the eastern
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    19 6 Men of the noblest dispositions think themselves happiest when others share their happiness with them. William Duncan
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    676 6 PERTH, Australia, Australia's second nickel mine will officially begin production in August. Its location is Scotia, a new development in a pastoral area 45 miles northw e st of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. Partners in the venture are Great Boulder Gold Mines Ltd. (51 per cent) and
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    716 6  -  by K.K. DUGGAL Gemini News Service Sew Delhi A husband and wife, both Ministers in the Marxist led coalition governments in India's Kerala State, are not on political speaking terms. Their married life is marred by their Parties' affiliations. Mr. T. V. Thomas, Minister
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    716 6  -  by David Musoke Gemini News Service Kampala Psychological arguments rather than academic necessity leads next year to the splitting up of the University of East Africa into three separate, autonomous universities, at Kampala, Nairobi and Dares Salaam. The move has been under consideration
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      201 7 FRANKFURT, Germany, Sun. (UPI) The West German mark displaced the U.S. dollar as the preferred currency for foreign bond issues raised in Europe this year for the first time, the Bundesbank (Central Bank) reports. The bank said in its August monthly report US$953 million
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      64 7 JAKARTA. Sun. (AFP) Indonesia has signed two separate contracts on production sharing wath two American companies, the Asia Oil Corporation and the Dearborn Computer and Marine Corporation. for oil exploration and exploitation. The contract signed between the Indonesian state-owned Pertamina Oil Company and Asia
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      245 7 LONDON, Sun. (UPI) An iacreasing number of Japanese ships may be cffered for sale in the coming months and this would tend to dominate the secondhand market in the Far East, shipbrokers Eggar Forrester Ltd.. said in a market report on Friday. The Arm
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      140 7 KUCHING, Sun. (AFP) Local businessmen parti, cularly those connected with the timber industry have been urged by the Assistant Minister of Commerce and Industry Enche Taib bin Mahmud to pay more attention to expanding market for processed timber in West Europe and
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      499 7 LONDON, Sun (Reuter) The world's major wheat exporters appear more confident that they will be able to solve the over-supply cisis which has hit their industry. It has come about because too much wheat is chasing too few buyers prepared to
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      210 7 WASHINGTON, Sun. (Reuter) Chances of the United States giving way and lowering its selling prices for wheat on Far Eastern markets were heightened by Japan's decision to throw its wheat import market open to all comers, according to observers here.
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      92 7 THIS 32-seat Slkorsky-ll Mark II helicopter was delivered recently to Brunei Shell Petroleum, which purchased it at a coat of about $1 million. The helicopter, sheathed in a sprayed-on protective covering, la seen here in a barge after It was discharged from the Blue Funnel
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      212 7 ATTY. Dionlcio C. Gancia. representative of the NationaJ Export Trading Corporation (NETRACOR) of the Philippines is now In Sincapore in order to further promote trade relations between the two countries. This was the result of the brief visit of Mr. Jovlto A. Rivera,
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      816 7 SINGAPORE'S progress in the past four years has vividly vindicated the optimism of the Republic's Premier, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, and his followers when the young nation "set forth to make a go of it on its own" in 1965. This is the
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      469 7 The weekly market review THE great advance has continued unabot* ed this week and a further three cents has been added to values, with 83 cents recorded for current month 1 R.S.S., state Holiday, Cutler, Bath Co., in the rubber market review. This marks the
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      320 7 HONG KONG. Sun. (UPI)— Neighbouring Asian countries are threatening Hong Kong's position as a trade centre to attract foreign capital, says Chung Sze Yuen, chairman of Federation of Hong Kong industries. "Many countries around Hong Kong, particularly Taiwan Singapore and South Korea. have very
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      369 7 aKRIVALS AM a-m- MSA MLOSO Koala Lumpur. y oo a.m MSA MLIIO Koala Lumpur. 10.16 ana. MSA MLISI Koala Lompor. I OAS am. MSA MUM Penang. Ipoh. Knala Lampur. Malacca. MUOaa. THAI TOM Bangkok. Itlipjs PAN-AM PAMI Saigon. Guam. Honolulu. Ban Francisco lUOMB. OAKUDA GAB9S Jakarta. i.io p-m.
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    451 8 TENS of thousands of people lined the 26-mile route on the evening; of National Dav (at some places, ten deep) to watch Singapore's grandest Floats Frocession to mark the Republic's 150 th Anniversary and National Day celebrations. THE Boys' Brigade Contingent at the March-Past outside the
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      125 9 By Jack Tipprt "Don't try to give Mr. Jenkins any advice. He says he con do without it." DATELINE: DANGER! by John Saunders and Akfen McWViams HOW DID you KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THAT TRUCK RAVEN I'M STUD/ING MOTOR MECHANICS IN SCHOOL, 51R...1T SORTA COMES EASY k FOR ME/
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    2188 10  -  By BIG BEN PASA KNIGHT with Omar riding a confident race made the grade in the top class when he outsprinted a smart field over 6f at Bukit Timah yesterday. Smartly away, he led the field on a merry chase to coast home by three
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    180 10 MANILA. Sun (UPI) Filipino boxing promoter Lope Sarreal Jr. today said he s ofTermg Japanese boxer Hirovuki Ebihara USSSO.OOO to meet the Philippines' Bernr.be Villacampo should the Filip boxer come out winner in his fight against Yasuo Narumi on Aug. 16. Ebihara is the World
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    209 10 Wightman Cup CLEVELAND (Ohio), Sun. (AFP) Britain's hopes of retaining the Wightman Cup women's tennis trophy suffered a serious set-back yester lay when the American girls finished the opening day with a 2'o lead. The big disappointment tor Britain was the failure of Virginia Wade, the British
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    494 10 THE objectives for ortanising the Pesta Sukan or the 'Festival of Sports' are two-fold said the Minister for Social Affairs. Enche Othman Wok. yesterday. Firstly, it was to establish closer bonds of friendship between people of the different countries, with their diverse cultural,
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    51 10 SAN JAUN, Puerto Rico, Sun (UPI> Former world Ightweight boxing champion Teo Cruz of the Dominican Republic yesterday defeated Gary Ponder of the U.S. in a close decision. It was Cruz's first appearance since losing the title to Mando Ramos last February. Both men weighed in at 136
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    1016 10 SPINIFEX with Subian Dalwee astride led practically all the way to heat Pisans: Gorentr in the class one. division two 6f handicap at Bukit Timah on Saturday. Johnny Wilson and apprentice Sairi Sulaimin scored a double earh. The coins was gond RACE ONE CI. R. Dir.
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    216 10 THAILAND are the only team which have agreed to participate in the Sepak-taraw championships in conjunction with the Pesta Sukan Minggu Merdeka starting tomorrow. The team arrived yesterday under their leader Lieutenant General Phachin Nimitbutr, who was accompanied by his wife. The tournament is to
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      43 10 BIG SWEEP Ist Prize: No. *****2 $4,802 2nd Prize: No. *****8 $1,372 3rd Prize: No. *****1 686 Starters: ($l5O each) Nos. *****0 *****2 *****2 *****2 *****3 *****9 *****7 *****6 Consolation: ($lOO each) Nos. *****1 *****7 *****2 *****5 *****7 *****4 *****8 *****7 *****5 *****7
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      41 10 BIG SWEEP Ist Prixe No. *****4 $4,764 2nd Prize No. *****8 $1,361 3rd Prize No. *****8 680 Starters: ($l5O each) Nos:*****4 *****7 *****3 *****5 *****7 *****3 *****7 *****2 Consolation: ($lOO each) Nos:*****2 *****9 *****2 *****8 *****6 *****6 *****7 *****0 *****4 *****5
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    298 12 TOP bowlers, numbering more than 330, from Thailand, Australia, Hong Kong, Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore, will vie for top honours in the Republic's First International Championships incorporating the Fifth National Championships commencing tonight at Jackie's Bowl, Orchard. The Parliamentary Secretary to
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    348 12 EXCERPTS from Messages for the First International Championships incorporating the Fifth National Championships organised by the Singapore Tenpin Bowling Congress: THE MINISTER FOR SOCIAL AFFAIRS, Enche Othman Wok: "Since the Introduction of public bowling in 1964. the game has gained increasing popularity as evidenced by the setting
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    384 12 DURING the past year the Singapore T en p 1 n Bowling Congress has undergone what mav quite possibly the worst period upset and reorganisation in its relatively short history. With the installation of the new officers and representatives. in mid-1968, a
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