Eastern Sun, 25 August 1969

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    Lock icon Five Models Fly In For Four Day Fashion Show
    201 2 Five top international mannequins flew into Singapore yesterday to take part in Far East Fashions '69. a flittering display of cocktail dresses, evening gowns and the latest craze "pants suits", at the Golden Lotus Restaurant, Hotel Malaysia, beginning tonight. The four-day
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    Lock icon Rural University Location Urged
    210 2 KUALA TRENGGANU, Sun. The oft-repeated contention that rustic environment gives the country yokel his simple and narrow mind has generated some heated argument regarding the setting of the National University. Some people have oPPO sed the idea of the proposed National University being built In rural
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    Lock icon Korea, Japan Will Discuss Steel Mill
    78 2 SEOUL, Sun. (UPl)—South Korea plans in the forthcoming ministerial conference with Japan to press for Japan's firm financial commitment for construction of an integrated steel mill in Korea. Deputy Premier-Economic Planning Minister Kim HakYu] said Saturday the Korean loan request will be one of
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    Lock icon 10 Get Training To Repair Watches
    208 2 Local watch-repairer, Cheng Kok Kiong. is one of the examples of "fate always runs kind for those who work hard". At 16, he had to leave school to work as a watchrepairer apprentice. With determination and hard work. Kok Kiong who is now 21
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    Lock icon Thai, Malaya To Improve Transport
    85 2 BANGKOK, Sun. (Reuter)— Malaysia and Thailand have agreed on measures to improve public transport services between the two countries. Malaysian and Thai transport officials who ended their weeklong meeting in Chalangmal, 500 miles north of Bangkok. last Friday agreed on the need tor third party
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    Lock icon Vehicle Operators In Malaysia Must Avoid Prejudice
    433 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Taxi operators and drivers of public service vehicles were today urged to avoid racial distinction in their daily work. The Acting Minister of Transport. Mr. V. Manlckavasagam appealed to them to assist the government in bringing the situation in the
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    Lock icon Boy Falls To Death
    76 2 A 16-YEAR-OLD schoolboy, Lee Tian Seng, fell to his death last night from thf 16th floor of a towering blork of PS A. flats in Blair Plain. Neighbours and members of Lee's family said the deceased had been dejected over the last few days and recently
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    Lock icon Fire Guts Factory
    123 2 A MIDNIGHT fire razed to ground a factory producing rackwood for electrical wirings at Tannery Lane, of! MacPherson Road. With the help of neighbours. two ftre engines which rushed to the scene soon after the call came In at about 12 20 am. yesterday, put the Are
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    Lock icon India Wants To Revamp Press
    119 2 NEW DELHI. Sun. (Reuter) Inder Kumar Oujral. Indian Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting. said today that steps would have to be taken to loosen the hold of big business on the press. Speaking at the installation of a new President of Lions Club
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    Lock icon Future Leadership Qualities Outlined
    213 2 The second generation of leaders for Singapore must be prepared to orient themselves to new types of situations, and generate new responses to future needs. The MP for Crawford. Mr. Low Yong Nguan, stated this when he spoke on the qualities the second generation of leader*
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    Lock icon Envoy Off To K.L. Today
    97 2 SINGAPORE High Commis-sioner-Designate to Malaysia, Mr. Maurice Baker will leave for the Malaysian Capital early this morning to take up his new appointment. Yesterday. Mr. Baker, until recently Singapore's H:gh Commissioner to India and Nepal, called on President Yusof bin Ishak at the Istana. At
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    Lock icon Marriage, Divorce Views Requested
    304 2 Malaysian Women s Council KCALA LUMP TO Sun. Affiliates of the Malaysian National Council of Women's Organisations will soon be directed to submit their views on the marriage and divorce laws in the country, the Minister of Social Welfare. Tan Sri Fatimah binte Hashim said today.
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    Lock icon Thai-U.S. Troop Talks In Sept.
    228 2 BANGKOK. Sun 'AFP) Thai American negotiations on a phased withdrawal of U.S. forces in Thailand will start here in late September after the current "atmosphere of suspicion' between the two countries had vanished, it was learned here today. This atmosphere had been caused partly by
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      416 2 Singapore And f Her People CHAN WEE MIN A *«*<*« *ho took ap photography just onl T ft Tear ago was one of the winner* in a recent photographic contest Jointly sponsored by Behn. Meyer Co.. Ltd, Ind the E?S?n eJ',™ SUr,rt M-" Mr ChM W SU He said the
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      42 2 TODAY and YOU J Monday, August 25, 1969. Umm immm msi rs 82 23 Don't 1 53 If 83 How 24 Aspects 54 Critical. 84 And 25 Offered 55 To 85 Accept 26 Mean 56b 86 87 88 89 90 r. -r.
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    Lock icon UNCTAD New Talks Tuesday
    280 3 GENEVA, Sun, (Reuter) T«e »5-nation board of the Lnited Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) opens its ninth session here on Tuesday in a renewed attempt to gain a better deal for the developing countries. Last year exports of developing countries rose eight per cent
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    Lock icon SENATE TO EXAMINE SECRET PACT
    88 3 WASHINGTON. Sun. (Reuter) A Senate Foreign Relations Sub-committee announced today it will hold hearings ©n the secret U.S.-Thailand contingency defence plan despite recent criticism of the document by Defence Secretary Melvin Laird. The document signed in 1965. has been the centre of a dispute between
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    Lock icon U.S. TRIP
    33 3 WASHINGTON. Sun. (UPI) Twenty Indonesian businessmen and four senior government officials will visit the United States in September on an investment and trade mission, the Agency for International Development said yesterday.
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    Lock icon Indira Hits At The Party Bosses
    473 3 NEW DELHI. Sun (Reuter) Prime Minister Indira Gandhi lashed out at leaders of the ruling Congress Party last night saying she would run the government according to the declared policies of the party and not according to the wishes of some party bosses. Mrs.
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    Lock icon Hong Kong Boat-builders: Boomtime Unabated
    526 3  -  By PETER GREGSON HONG KONG, Sun. (Reuter) Hone Kong shipyards are turning the ancient Chinese skill of boatbuilding into a multimillion dollar industry. The Chinese have been master boat-builders for centuries. Marco Polo admired their skill: In the seventh century A D. the Arabs introduced
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    Lock icon Apprehension Expressed Over The 'Silk Route'
    434 3  -  By LEMMY PINNA KARACHI. Sun. (I'PI) The famous overland "silk route" which once linked ancient Cathay with Cen-1 tral Asia and Europe centuries ago will be reopened today. Two new cold war friends, Pakistan and Communist China, will be at opposite ends of the
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    Lock icon Red Activity Forcing Nixon To Review Cutback
    275 3 SAN CLEMENTE, California, Sun. (Router) President Nixon, who had been expected to announce a further cut back in the number of U.S. troops in Vietnam next week, has postponed a decision on further withdrawals following an increase in enemy activity this month, the
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    Lock icon Reds Mortar US Hospital Ward
    157 3 SAIGON, Sun. (UPI) A Communist mortar round struck a ward in the U.S. Army Hospital at Cam Ranh Bay last night, wounding 18 Americans, military spokesmen said. "Initial reports indicate most of the wounded were patients," they said I This is the same convalescent hospital
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    Lock icon Rioting In Kashmir
    76 3 SRINAGAR. Sun. (Reuter) A curfew In the Kashmiri capital. Srlnagar. today quelled riots which broke out yesterday after protest deover the burning of Al-Aqsa mosque In Jerusalem Rioters stoned police and government vehicles and tried to burn wooden bridges over the Jhelum River. It was officially confirmed
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    Lock icon ROBBER OFFERS TO QUIT
    125 3 JAKARTA. Sun. (CPI) A. Mentarin. the mo6t wanted criminal robber in Lampung. South Sumatra, has offered local police authorities his willingness to resign f rom his "job." but on his own terms. Mentarin this week startled a meeting be tween elders and the people in the
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    Lock icon THE HUSBAND WHO TAKES THINGS APART
    510 4  -  Ann Landers DEAR ANN: A while back a reader expressed surprise that suicide was the sixth cause for death in the United States. I'll bet it would show up as fourth if all the actual suicides were listed as such. Thousands of people who
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    Lock icon EL-AQSA MOSQUE FIRE: Anti-Israel Summit By Arab Nations Soon
    610 4 BEIRUT, Sun. (Reuter and UPI) Fourteen Arab nations. Incensed by the Are In Jerusalem's El-Aqsa Mosque, have started urgent consultations aimed at holding an Arab summit to chart a more military policy against Israel. Political activity in the Middle East heightened
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    Lock icon Rhodesian Anthem
    85 4 SALISBURY, Sun. (Reuter) Rhodesians. who no longer hear the British national anthem at the close of the day's radio and television programmes. learned yesterday they are to have their own. Sir Athol Evans. Chairman of a Government-appointed committee which organised a National Anthem Competition, announced they had decided
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    Lock icon CZECH PROTESTS: New Laws Return Stalin Dark Era
    395 4 VIENNA, Sun. (Reuter) Czechoslovakia's new emergency laws announced yesterday morning after anniversary rioting throughout the country should go far to convince the Kremlin that In Dr. Gustav Husak. they have found the right man. To the Russians, he is a Czechoslovak Communist
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    Lock icon Miniskirted Papal Ban
    174 4 VATICAN CITY, Sun. (Reuter) Hundreds of girls were turned away from St. Peter's Basilica yesterdav as Papal gendarmes launched their campaign against the mini skirt 24 hours earlier than expected. Along w:th the mini skirted girls, many respectable mid d 1 e-aged ladies wearing dresses a modest
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    Lock icon Cannes Threatened By Forest Fires
    232 4 CANNES, Sun. (Reuter) The worst forest fires for 13 years raged round this fashionable French Riviera resort to-day, threatening nearby villages and forcing mass evacuation of tourists. Amid warnings that stronger winds forecast during the day could make the situation critical, fire brigades throughout the
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    Lock icon PISA TOWER
    62 4 NEWCASTLE. Wyoming. Sun. (UPI) A Wyoming contractor will fir to Italy Aug. 30 to discus with Government officials a proposal for stabilising the leaning Tower of Pisa L. W Carlson said he was confident he had the answer to the stabilisation problem, which ha s been of great
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    Lock icon TRIAL RUN FOR ELECTRIC BUS
    280 4 MOSCOW. Sun. (Reuter) A three-ton 10seater minibus, which runs off an electric motor served by a patrol-operated generator, is being tested in Moscow streets this summer, the Soviet news agency, Tass, revealed yesterday. It said the bus, nicknamed Centaurus, drew no attention from motorics and
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    Lock icon Buried City Discovered
    191 4 ATHENS, Sun. (t'PI) Archaeologists announced yesterday that thev have discovered a city 3.400 years old buried under volcanic lava and ash wellpreserved like the Roman town of Pompef. The city is Thira. located on the Island of Santorini, 70 mile s due north of Crete It was
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    Lock icon PROTEST AGAINST DISARMING ORDER
    255 4 BELFAST, Northern Ireland. Sun (UPI and Reuter) Protestant militants led by the Rev. Lan Paisley threatened yesterday to topple Northern Ireland's Goernment if it continues disarming the controversial B-Special Reserve Police Force. As B-Special Police lined up at armories to turn over the weapons they previously
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    Lock icon Law-Keepers Break Law
    54 4 WORCESTER. England, Sun. (Reuter) Eight police involved in security arrangements for the Investiture of Prince Charles last month have been charged with fllinsr faked expense accounts. The eight, Including two policewomen, are to appear in court here next Thursday. Thev have been suspended from duty pending the
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      226 4 LIDO Phone 28-414 LAST S DATS! 4 Shave! 11 a.m.. t.30 6 A School Children: 11.00 to any seat at all show* during season Natalia Wood. Richard Bevmer "WEST SIDE STORY" <t'Ai In Technicolor Panavision TL/T-rrr rr CAPITOL Phone 2975 p NOW SHOWING! 11 a.m., 1.45. 4.M, 6.30 A 130
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      238 4 "OPGANISATIPN ORCHARD —***** MTH DAT! DAILY 3 SHOWS! 2 00. 5.36 #43 pa (No Frr« List) Mm.: $1.50, $2..50 MM 6 poro rilm Festival Pictur* Columbia a "FUNNY GIRL" Barbra Streisand Omar Sharif Tecnaicolor PanaVialon School: SI V) To An* Seat at 2.00 s 3(i p. a. showt. Sands? Estra
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    Lock icon Hurricane Toll, Damage In Virginia Estimated
    212 5 RICHMOND, Va. Sun. (Renter) Virginia state today counted 60 dead and feared a further rise In the death toll as rescue workers dug into debris left by floodwaters from Hurricane Camille. Property damage was estimated at 87 million dollars in the state as conditions
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    Lock icon Sharon Tate's Neighbours Get Guards
    316 5 LOS ANGELES. Sun. (UPI) Residents of the area near the Benedict Canyon estate where actress Sharon Tate and four other persons were murdered on Aug. 8 have hired numerous private security officers for protection, it was reported on Saturday. Lynn A. White, a partner in
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    Lock icon Pop Singers
    51 5 NEW ORLEANS. Sun. (Reuter> Three members of the American pop music group, the Jefferson Airplane, have received suspended prison sentences after pleading guilty to a marijuana charge here. Six members of the group were arrested in a raid on a hotel In New Orleans' French Quarter on May
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    Lock icon Mars, Space Station Seen As Targets
    180 5 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Sun CUPI) Astronaut Frank Borman beiieve s a Mars flight and establishment of a space station should be the next goals of the U.S. space programme Borman. a Gary, Ind. native, was in Indianapolis to present trophy to the winner of an
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    Lock icon Forest Fire Raging In California
    202 5 SAN DIEGO. Calif.. Sun. (UPI) Flames licked over more than 63.000 acres of dry brush in hills and canyons of three Southern California counties on Saturday and a heavy veil of smoke hanging overhead hampered firefighter* fhe biggest fire raged out of control over 40.000
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    Lock icon Park Relaxes And Becomes Tourist
    344 5 \OSEMIIE. Calif. Sun. (UPI) President Park Chung Hee of South Korea on Saturday cancelled pians to play golf and fish for trout and Instead toured Yosemite National Park by car. An aide said Park would spend the rest of his stay -relaxing completely before returning
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    Lock icon Airliner Hijacked To Cuba
    123 5 BOGATA. Colombia. Sun. (UPI) A Colombian Avianca airliner with 30 persons aboard was hijacked by two passengers brandishing revolvers Saturday and forced to fly to Cuba. The plane, an Avro 748 twin engine turboprop, landed at Barranquilla on the Colombian coast to refuel before heading across
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    Lock icon MOON ROCK'S AGE
    174 5 WASHINGTON, Sun. (Reuter) Moon rocks brought back by the Apollo 11 astronauts have been shown by chemical analysis to be possibly up to 4,500 million years old, the Washington Post said today. The newspaper said It had received word of the analysis from lunar scientists notconnected with
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    Lock icon Hijacking Move To Prevent
    59 5 WASHINGTON. Sun. (UPI) The State Department has been quietly conferring with Cuba as part of Its international effort to combat airliner hijackings. State Department officials disclosed yesterday. The indirect overtures to the Havana government, with whom Washington has had no diplomatic relations since January. 1961. were
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    Lock icon Mexico Bans Movie 'Che'
    96 5 MEXICO CITY. Sun. (Heater) The Mexican government has banned the screening of "Che", an American film depicting the life of Ernesto "Che" Guevara, the former aide of Cuban Premier Fidel Castro killed fighting with guerrillas in Bolivia. The lnteri<v Ministry's Cinematographic Licensing Bureau told theatre operators
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    Lock icon Boat Seized
    27 5 SITKA. Alaska. Sun. (UPI) A Japanese ftehlng boat was seized by the U S Coast Guard yesterday for allegedly ftehlng illegally Inside the 12-mlle limit.
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    Lock icon Apollo 14 Men Visit 'Craters'
    95 5 IDAHO FALLS. Idaho. Sun. (UPI) Four Apollo 14 astronauts and other Apollo scientists visited the Crystal Ice Caves near Idaho's Craters of the Moon on Saturday to complete a two-day geology training mission. After Friday's trek into ths volcanic regions. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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    Lock icon KITE-FLYING
    872 6 KITE-flying is a popular expedient of Asian politicians and no country's politicians are such experts as Thailand's. The art of political kite-flying consists of releasing news about a possible political move as if a decision has already been taken and then wait for reaction not only from the people
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    Lock icon CARNABY STREET – where it all started twelve years ago, and where it's aLl still happening. A Mecca for the world's fashion conscious, Carnaby Street now ranks third behind Buckingham. Palace and the Tower of London, on tourist itineraries.
    38 6 CARNABY STREET where it all started twelve years ago, and where it's aLl still happening. A Mecca for the world's fashion conscious, Carnaby Street now ranks third behind Buckingham. Palace and the Tower of London, on tourist itineraries.
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    Lock icon He Taught Himself How To Cheat
    1096 6  -  By DESMOND ZWAR, Gemini News Service LONDON A few weeks after wealthy London progerty lawyer. Mr. Judah linstock, found himself In part-ownership of a casino, he decided the thing he must do was to learn how to cheat. He called in a collection of
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    Lock icon Thailand And U.S. Credit
    383 6 LHlers... As an American citirrn 1 was most interested in your comments concerning Sen. Fulbright and the matter of the secret treaty, contingency plan, or codicil, concerning Thailand. You state that the Senator's action In nemanding a copy of this document will further reduce 'any American
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    Lock icon Radar, The Linchpin Of Air Defence
    1375 6  -  By J. L. Blonstein M I Mech E, APR Ae S. Market Research and Development Manager, Pletsey Radar Ltd., of Britain LONDON: Attack from the air can today range from the intercontinental ball istic missile (ICBM) to the low-level M a c h 1
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    Lock icon The Forgotten Khe Sanh
    393 6  -  By DAVID LAMB KHE SANH, Vietnam (CPI) It stands abandoned on the bomb-torn plains, the forgotten landmark of a war that has moved on. For 77 days in the winter of 1968, Khe Sanh was what the war was all about. Then they found other battlefields,
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    Lock icon TODAY'S QUOTATION
    30 6 THE desire to be beloved is ever restless and unsatisfied; but the love that flows out upon others is a perpetual wellspring from on high. LYDIA M. CHILD.
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    Lock icon 'Impromptu President'
    454 6  -  By HELEN THOMAS SAN CLEMENTE, California (UPI) Once upon a time Lyndon B. Johnson lived in the White House and was called the "Impromptu President.'* To their surprise, reporters find the more conservative, low key Richard M. Nixon fits the same mould. Madison Avenue image makers notwithstanding, the
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
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      Lock icon Japanese Team To Study Thai Rubber Imports
      188 7 TOKYO, Sun. (R.utar) A govarnmantsponsorad trade mission will laara Tokyo on Monday for a threa-week visit to Thailand to study woys of incraasing hor Imports of Thai ■i_A a natural rubber. The Japan Robber Importers' Association, announcing this said the seren-member mission will
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      Lock icon Japan To Produce Textiles In Indonesia
      154 7 TOKYO. Bun. (Reuter) Several Japanese tactile firms are to Jointly g «t up «ix mllla tn Indonesia to produce nylon and polyester products by 1971, it was announced here today. A spokesman for one of the firms said applications for the plans would be
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      Lock icon Express To Angkor Wat Planned By CPA
      193 7 CATHAY PACIFIC will be operating non-stop services to Slem Reap (Angkor Wat) from next April. Mr J.H. Bremridge, Managing Director of Cathay Pacific. alio confirmed to the 38 delegates from tne airline's offices all over the world that at the same time Cathay
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      Lock icon Peru Now Seizes I.P.C. Property
      294 7 LIMA, Sun. (Reuter) Peru has expropriated properties of the U.S.-owned International Petroleum Company (IP.C.) which it did not take over when the military-backed government came to power last October. A decree Issued here last r.ight affected buildings, supply depots, service stations and other properties thought
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      Lock icon PI Bank Acts To Check Peso Outflow To HK
      336 7 MANILA, Sun. (Reuter) The Philippine Central Bank monetary board has approved a series of protective measures aimed at checking the outflow of pesos of Hong Kong. Central Bank Governor Alfono Calalang told newsmen after a meeting of the board that he
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      Lock icon AIR INDIA PREPARES TO HANDLE THE 747
      198 7 full 18 month* before AirIndia't first Boeing 747 due to arrive in Bombay, the countdown to launch the giant jet on Air-India's route network has begun. Side by side with the normal day to day operations, preparations for the smooth launching of the
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      Lock icon FISHING ACCORD RATIFIED
      150 7 CANBERRA. Sun. (UPI) Primary Induatry Minister John Anthony has announced ratification of the AustraliaJapan fishing agreement. Mr. Anthonv said Japanese authorities Had Instructed their fishermen to comply with the provisions of the agreement and hart sent a fishery inspection ship to the Australian region to ensure Japanese
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      Lock icon F.T.C. WILL NOT MODIFY ITS TEXTILE MERGER PLANS
      291 7 NEW YORK. Sun. (UPI) The Federal Trade Commission announced it will not abandon or modify its textile merger policy despite strong industry protest. In a 3-1 vote, the commission reaffirmed the guidelines it first proposed last November. Voting in support of the
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      Lock icon Progressive Govt. Handling Of Specified Imports
      304 7 NEW DELHI, Sun. (Reuter) The Indian government will progressively take over Imports of Industrial raw materials now channelled through private Arms, a government spokesman said today. This had been govern, ment policy for several months, and there was no deeislon to mount a blanket
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      Lock icon Minor Changes By Nissan
      110 7 TOKYO,. Sun. (UPI) Nissan Motor Co.. Japan'* second largest automobile maker. has announced minor model changes for its "bluebird." "Sunny" and "Skyline' series At the same time it announced the addition of the "Sports" and "Sports Coupe" to its Bluebird series and the "Sunny-G" to its
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      Lock icon Japanese TV Tubes For France
      69 7 TOKYO. Sun (UPI) JaSanese cathode ray tubes for lack and white television use will be shipped to France beginning in October. The shipment will be made in accordance with an agreement concluded between the Electronic Industries Association of Japan and the Japan Machinery Exporters Association
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      Lock icon Mart Continues Lax
      1013 7 The weekly maiket review EASIER and at times even dull conditions prevailed in the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore the past week. Evidently, it was a continuation of the previous week's trend when the market collapsed on withdrawn interests. With the exception of a slight rally
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      Lock icon Cadbury-Schweppes May Seek Wall Street Listing
      175 7 CadburySchweppes May Seek Wall Street Listing LONDON. Sun. (tTPI) Cadbury Schweppes Ltd., the British chocolate, soft drinks, foods and candv concern mav seek a Wall Street listing and set up a subsidiary In Japan to help Its global expansion plans. The Evening Standard newspaper said such action wa* being "*eriou*ly
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      Lock icon JAPAN MOTORS FEAR COMING INTERNAL COMPETITION
      362 7 TOKYO, Sun. (AFP) Japanese motor firms are expressing concern over moves of big foreign auto manufacturers apparently preparing to set into the Japanese market in full force as soon as the government liberalizes motor capital, as it is expected to announce its new timetable
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      Lock icon Fishingrights Extended One Year
      181 7 JAKARTA, Sun. (AFP) Indonesia and Japan hive agreed in principle to extend for another year the one-year fishery agreement signed between the Japanese Fishery Association and the Indonesian government on July 26. 1968. Indonesian Foreign Ministry sources said here today that unde r the new arrangement
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      Lock icon 'TOP SECRET' GOLD DEALS
      89 7 ZURICH, Sun (ATP) Switzerland's three leading banks have clamped a "top secret** seal on all *old dealings as a cover to South African (old sales. The three banks Union Des Banques Sulsses, Societe De Banque Suisse and Credit Suisse operate the "gold pool" on the Zurich
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      Lock icon AIR MOVEMENTS
      383 7 akrivals 500 a m. MSA 029 K. Lumpur 900 am. MSA 119 K. Lumpur 10 15 am. MSA 181 K. Lumpur 10 55 a.m. MSA 005 Penang, Ipoh. K. Lumpur, Malacca 10-50 a.m. THAI TG423 Bangkok. 18-SS p.m. PAN-AM PAS4I Saigon, Guam, Honolulu, ban Francisco 12.50 pm. GARLDA
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    Lock icon PICTORIAL SOCIAL ROUND-UP
    463 8 Flower Show At School A BIG "smile" for Eastern Sun readers. This pretty girl in an attractive kimino is none other than the Queen of the Pacific, Miss Hiroko Susuki. THE Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Culture. Enche Sha'ari Tadin (immediately behind a community leader with
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  • STUDENTS' PAGE ALL TEN DOLLARS ESSAY WINNERS
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      Lock icon War: Is It Necessary?
      398 9 IF I say war is necessary, it is evil. War is a hideous calamity. Think of the awful loss of life it entails. In the great war of 1914-18 millions of men, women and children were killed or died of disease, famine and untold sufferings it
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      Lock icon Some Chinese Customs
      412 9 MOST people do not know the significance of certain customs and yet they observe them. The Chinese have many customs connected with weddings, funerals, festivals and religious ceremonies. Some of these are very amusing but rather absurd. On the wedding day, the bride must offer the traditional
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      Lock icon PAPER BOATS
      284 9 CHILDHOOD is a time without worries and full of happiness. It can be counted as the golden age of life. In my opinion, I say that childhood is the best time of life and childhood memories are the most interesting events to recall. During my childhood many interesting
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      Lock icon A Peep Into The Past
      534 9 AFTER many years of scientific research. I one day found out an invention which I called the X Dimension It worked like a miracle because it could transport anyone into the past. I did not reveal the secret to anyone except to my trusted friend.
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      Lock icon The Shocking Question
      767 9 IT was a Monday morning. The sky was as blue as the sea and the grass as green as apples plucked fresh from the trees The chicken picked their food were visiting each other and singing aloud It was the English period In my class 7 40
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      Lock icon Importance Of Early Rising
      205 9 THE important personal exercise of early rising is the best start in our day's work. The early riser does a large amount of work before other men get out of bed. In the early morning, the attention is different, and there are few sounds or other
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      170 9 Essay writing: Rules to observe All entrant* are requested to observe the follotcing rules: 1. Each entrant must fill in his/her awn writing the entry form appended below in block letters. 2. No entry will be considered without the entry form properly filled up. 3. The entrant must attach his/her
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      179 9 AMY By Jack Tipptt m m O i 4 m «»5r <& HPS! "Hey. Mom, did you straighten my room again?I can't find ANYTHING 1" DATELINE: DANGER! by John Saunders and Aiden McWUiams WHEN LEGS REPORTS FOR WORK, HE DISCOVERS A TRUCK IS MISSING HANK SAYS HE. LEFT EARLVC LEE
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    730 10 first cricket Test match between Singa--1 pore and Malaysia ended in a tame draw at the Padang yesterday. Final scores: Singapore 181 and 221 for nine wickets declared; Malaysia 147 and 184 for six wickets. Malaysia, chasing a target of 256 runs for victory,
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    182 10 TOKYO. Sun. (AFP) Orient lightweight champion. Jaguar Kakizawa is heavily favoured to retain his title when he defends it against Thailand's Munchal Mongkutpech In Tokyo on Aug. 25. It will be Kakizawa s first title defence since he became the champion by beating the Philippines
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    169 10 SaijoPimentel Title Fight TOKYO, Sun. (UPI) Jose Luis Pimentel of Mexico arrived today at Tokyo international airport to challenge Shozo Saijo. the World Boxing Association's (WBA) featherweight champion. The 15-round title bout will be held at the Nakajima Sports Centre in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island, on Sept. 7. Pimentel.
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    Lock icon Shaw Leads By Seven Strokes
    249 10 SUTTON. Massachusetts, Sun. (Reuter) Tom Shaw fired a five under par 67 yesterday to increase his lead to seven strokes in the US$l5O,OOO Avco golf classic here. To consolidate his 54-hole lead, the 26-year-old Shaw drove home a pair of long putts and had three
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    Lock icon Edrich Heads Batting Averages
    178 10 LONDON. Sun. (Reuter) John Edrich. the Surrey and England Test opener, held off the challenge from three overseas players to head the first class batting averages in the English County cricket championship matches. Edrich. who scored 68 for England in the final Test against New Zealand
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    Lock icon Yeo Scores Easy 1st Round Win
    190 10 Yeo Ah Seng, the current national singles badminton champion, smashed his way into the second round of the Singapore Malay Badminton Association 1969 invitation open championships, with a convincing victory over M. Sadali bv 15-9, 15-4. at the Singapore Badmin- ton Hall yesterday. Yeo.
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    Lock icon Derrick Triumphs In Big Walk
    325 10 DERRICK de Souza captured the men'# senior division title in the Christian Brothers' Old Boy# Assoc. ation's first annual big walk held at St. Patrick's School ground yesterday. He took one hour 28.0 minutes 6.3 sees, to complete the nine-mile route. Peter Foo clocked one
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    Lock icon RAF Changi Held To Draw
    69 10 RAF Changi were held to a 2-2 draw by Stable Boys In a FAS division one league match at the Jalan Besar Stadium last night. Down 0-2. Stable Boys rallied strongly to level the scores. The Airmen were first to open accounts through Teer in
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    Lock icon GRACE WINS BIG WALK
    63 10 GRACE PIT J .AY of Tractors Malaysia Berhad, wori the womens' section in the big walk organised by Sime Darby Sports Club yesterday. Grace returned one hour 10 minutes for the 4} mile course to beat a field of 13. S. Kumar was the winner in
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    Lock icon Malaysian T-Cuppers To Tour Brunei
    187 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. The Malaysian badminton team which won the Thomas Cup in 1966 will go on a tour of Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei beginning Sept. 9. A spokesman from Players Golf Leaf, sponsors of the tour said today; "All plans have now been worked
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    Lock icon Swifts Capture Esso Trophies
    744 10 SWIFT Athletes Association dominated the twoday track and field events at the 11th annual interclub athletic championship at Farrer Park yesterday. They scored 147-1/2 point* to win the Esso Challenge Trophies for the eleventh year running. Runner-up were Combined Schools with 109 points while Singapore Achilles
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    240 10 US Baseball Results Standings NEW YORK. Sun. (Reuter) —Results of last night's major league baseball games NATIONAL LEAGUE New York Mets 3. Los Angeles Dodgers 2. Chicago Cubs 11, Houston Astros 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3. Cincinnati Reds 1. San Francisco Giants 6. Montreal EXPOS 0. Philadelphia Phillies 7. San Diego
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    Lock icon Darul Afiah Win Again
    87 10 DARUL AFIAH fourth in the FAB league table, moved Into second position with two wiins in recent games. On Saturday trounced Junior AA 6-2 at 5-0 and yesterday they they beat Tampines Rovers the Jalan Besar Stadium. Zalcaria Ambu played a brilliant game to score a
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    Lock icon Big Walk Builds Endurance & Stamina -Minister
    315 10 Big Walk Builds Endurance Stamina -Minister SINGAPORE'S Minister for Health. Mr Chua Sian Chin, has highly recommended the big walk as a form of activity to cultivate endurance and stamU na in the Republic's people, irrespective of sex or age. The Minister express^^himself as an advocate of this form of
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      Lock icon He Breaks Own Record
      50 11 WUEZi |URG. West Getw rr.any. Sui (Reuter) Roland Matthes, the Olympic 100metres ba kstrok® (old medallist from jEast Germany, clip, ped one-fl fth of a second off his own and European record, swimming the opening leg of 4xloo metres medley relay in BC.B seconds here today.
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      479 11 LONDON, Sun. (Reuttr) Evtrton, pacemakers in the English soccer Prist Division, dropped their first point in five games when they drew 1-1 against Manchester City yes- terday. Everton now have nine points in the League table, sharing the top spot with Liverpool and Wolverhampton
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      156 11 MANCHESTER, England, Sun. (Reuter) Manchester United soccer star George Best said today he was considering marrying a 21-year-old Danish girl he first met when she asked him for an autograph. Best, British football's most eligible bachelor, told the News of the World newspaper he had talked
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      Lock icon Mrs. Court Captures US Title
      209 11 BROOKLINE, Massachusetts, Sun. (Reiuter) Australia's Margaret Court won the U.S national women's tennis championship here last night, beating Britain's Virginia Wade in three sets 4-6, 6-3 6-0 Mrs. Court, the defending champion, also collected a cheque for US$l,5OO for her win. Mlse Wade got US$7OO
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      21 11 BLOEMFONTEIN, Sun. (Reuter) The Australian Rugby Union tourists beat Orange Free State by 25 points to 14 here yesterday.
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      Lock icon Alisdair Tops Qualifiers
      188 11 ALISDAIR MALCOLM. (H'cap 3) shot a 77-67= 144 to top the field of qualifiers in the Keppel Club Golf Championship. Holder of the course record. 66. on the par 34-34 =6B course here. Alisdair scored a level 34 on the outgoing nine, and came one-under par in
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      138 11 MELBOURNE. Sun. (Reuter) Lionel Rose. Australia'* defeated world bantamweight champion, has little chance of an early crack at compatriot Johnny Famechon's world featherweight boxing title. Ambrose Palmer, Famechon's manager-trainer today dismissed Rose's featherweight title hopes after the aborigine lost his bantamweight crown by a knock-out
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      42 11 LONDON. Sun. (Reuter) Results of Irish Laefue Ulster Cup football matches played yesterday were: Ballymena United 5 Ards 1, Bangor 0 Glentoran 6. Coleraine 5 Portadown 0. CliftonviUe v Distillery, GlanavOn v Crusaders and Linfield v Derby City all postponed.
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      1081 11 English Division One Arsenal 2. Nott. Forest 1. Crystal Palace 0. Spurs 2. Derby 0. Stoke 0, Ipswich 0. Coventry 1. Leeds 1. Newcastle l. Liverpool 3, Burnley 3. Man City 1. Everton 1. Southampton 2. Chelsea 2 Sunderland 1, Bheff. W. 2. West Ham 1,
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      Lock icon Essex Make It Tough For Glamorgan
      400 11 LONDON, Sun. (Reuter) Glamorgan, who took over the English County cricket championship lead from Gloucestershire on Friday found it tough at the ton yesterday. West Indian Keith Boyce and John Lever, the E&sex opening bowlers, shot out the first three Glamorgan batsmen for only
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      Lock icon Americans Retain Walker Cup
      205 11 MILWAUKEE. Sun. (Reuter» The United States yesterday just held off a dramatic fight back bv Britain's amateur golfers to retain the Walker Cup by 10 matche g to eight with six halved Trailing by four points after the first day on Friday of the t\v®-aay event,
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      70 11 LONDON. Sun. (Reuter) Result of Rugby League matchea played yesterday were: Batley 10, Wigan 21. Bradford Northern 35. Dewsbury 12. Bramley 9. Keighley 22 Doncaster 23. Hunalet 9. Featherstone Rovers 11. Makefleld Trinity 8. Huddersfield 14, Leed* 25 Hull 15. Halifax 18. Leigh 22, Hull Kingston
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      94 11 ST. MORTIZ, Switzerland, Sun. (Reuter) Koji Watanabe, Japan's Davis Cup player, reached the St. Moritx international tennis tournament men's singles final here yesterday. He beat Britain's John Paiah 6-2. 6-1 to qualify to meet Switzerland*! Dimitri Sturdza in the final Sturdza beat Junxo Kawamori, of Japan. 6-4, 6-4
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    Lock icon Boys' Brigade Puts On Colourful Show
    452 12 THE 12th Company of the Boys' Brigade, the largest 8.8. company in the world movement, won high praises from distinguished guests, parents and teachers, in its unique and spectacular guard-mounting parade, "Trooping the Colour." Seniors from the 12th Company formed the Escort to the
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    Lock icon 17 Year Olds Must Report At Kallang
    260 12 THE Singapore government yesterday announced that all male citizens of the Republic born during the first three months of 1952 should report to the Central Manpower Base at Kallang for National Service Examinations according to a published schedule. Each person falling within the
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    Lock icon FOREST POLICY URGED
    128 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. States In Malaysia have been urged to accept a national forest policy for the planned management and development of the national forest estate. The latest issue of the Malayan Forester, a magazine of the Forestry Department, said: "The country as a whole will eventually
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    Lock icon Malaysian Parents Scolded
    159 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. The Malaysian government's efforts to uplift the education standard of its school pupils have not received the co-oper-ation of the parents. Speaking at the Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Kemasek in Kuala Trengganu yesterday, the Minister of Education, Dato Hajl Abdul Rahman Yaakub lamented that some
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    758 12 AN inquiring interest and an aptitude for hard work were the cornerstones of success and progress in the life of any man or woman. This was the advice that Mr. Chan Cheow Kiat, vice-president of Singapore's Junior Chamber of Commerce. gave to boys and girls
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    Lock icon Extortionist Arrested
    84 12 POLICE took prompt action after a "999 call" and arrested a 26-year-old man who was reported to have earlier extorted $2O from a goldsmith. The man was said to have also punched his victim on the face which caused the goldsmith to report the Incident to the Police
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    462 12 Prof. G.R. Seward of the London Hospital Medical College. University of London will deliver a public lecture on "The Localisation of unerupted teeth" today, at the Pathology Lecture Theatre. Outram Road General Hospital at 7 p.m. Prof. J.F. Goodwin, of the Royal Postgraduate Medical School Hammersmith
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    Lock icon Accidents In Malaysia Diminish
    188 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Accidents resulting in deaths or injuries have shown a tremendous drop despite the big increase in the number of motor vehicles registered in Malaysia, it was stated today. Speaking at a seminar for operators and drivers of public service vehicles in Kuala Lumpur.
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    63 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. An attap house in Kampong Simpang Baba. near Muar. Johore. wa s slightly damaged by fire started by unknown persons at about 5 a m. today. The Malaysian Police Control said the fire was put out by the occupant. Damage is estimated at $2O. Some
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    366 12 WHAT is the most popular conversatioi 1 line of beauty queens and old friends when they met »t after a lung absence? When Miss Tourism Singapura '69. Miss Rosalind Ong and Australia's Apple Queen, Miss Jan Slatterv, met on the Singapore Lady Saturday night. i the
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    110 12 THERE ar jp six more days for Post Office depositors to claim their 1 ncky draw ticket* from post ol Bees, a statement from the Pc 6tmaster-Generai announced. Hence th< jse who or more ir t their accounts throughout the qualifying period, between May l to July 31.
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    68 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun* The Perm; inent Secretary to the Minlst ry of Information and Bro; idcasting, Er.che Osman bin JCassim said today that Rad: to and Television Malaysia asrould come under one direct t>r when the two departments are integrated. He said a director would be named
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      31 12 TOTO DRAW THE following numbers wer e drawn in yesterday's weekly Toto Pools: 33 11—38 16—28 The additional number drawn was:— 4. In the 'three-circle' draw, the numbers drawn were:— 10—43—2
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      101 12 Time €t Tide High Tide (Today) Singapore Town: 10.17 am. (7.5 ft 855 pm. (8 5 ft.) Naval Dockyard: 10 26 am. (92 ft.), 8.58 pm. <9l ft.) Low Tide (Today) Singapore Town: 302 am. (0.7 ft.), 308 Pm <4.8 ft.) Naval Dockyard: 2.34 am (1.5 ft.). 3.07 pm. <5.6
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