Eastern Sun, 30 April 1970

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    22 1 EASTERN SUN SINGAPORE'S OWN NATIONAL DAILY Estd. 1966. Vol. 4 No. 1332 Thursday, 30 April 1970. MC (P) 1616 Price 15 cents
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    Lock icon SAIGON TROOPS CROSS BORDER
    241 1 Big Operation In Cambodia CAIGON, Wed. (UPI) South Vietnamese forces supported by the United States have invaded Cambodia to attack North Vietnamese positions. A Defence Ministry spokesman said the operation was launched today in the "Pot rot's Beak" region of Toy Ninh Province about 35 miles
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    Lock icon US Approves Arms For Phnom Penh
    188 1 WASHINGTON Wed. (Reuter) President Nixon was toda? reported to have approved the supply of 4.000 to 5.000 more rifles to Cambodia Most of the weapons are thought to be Soviet and Chinese-made AK47 rifles raptured from Communists in Vietnam. A first shipment of 1.500
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    Lock icon RUSSIAN PILOTS FIGHT FOR EGYPT
    544 1 AVIV, Wed. (Reuter) Israel today charged that Russian pilots are flying military missions from bases under their control in Egypt. An Israeli Government statement said the pnots had not yet crossed ceasefire lines, or become involved in combat. The statement said the Russian involvement was
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    Lock icon Pathet Lao Attack At Attopeu
    108 1 VIENTIANE. Ued. (I'PI) North Vietnamese troops have overrun three government positions around south of the city of Attopeu in Southern Laos. Fierce fighting is going on for the airfield one mile east of Attopeu Attopeu. a citv of about R.OOO near the South Vietnamese and
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    Lock icon MP Admits He Was Paid By Czechs
    151 1 LONDON. Wed. (Feuter) William Owen, former Member of Parliament accused of betraying official secrets, testified today that a Czech diplomat offered to pay his expenses for the 1964 British general election. Owen was speaklne on the eighth day of hts trial. said that
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    Lock icon Funerals For Fire Victims
    272 1 Sisters Christine and Sandra Ten were cremated yesterday while Tan Kim Seng (he man they died with was buried. The sisters were cremated at Brighthill Cemetery at the 6 ms. Thomson Road Tan was buried at the 12$ ma. Sembawang Road. Parents and relatives earlier claimed
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    Lock icon Malik's Peace Conference Runs Into Trouble
    314 1 JAKARTA, Wed. (AFP) Indonesian Foreign Minister Adam Malik has run into difficulties with his proposed Asian meeting on Cambodia, diplomats said today. After having said yesterday that tne meeting would be held in Jakarta on May 11 and 12, Malik said today: "In view
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    Lock icon Border Reds Recruit 200
    171 1 BANGKOK, Wed. (Reuter) Malaysian Communists in Southern Thailand have increased their strength by about 200, according to a Thai general. General Saiyud Kherdphol. chief of the Communist Suppression Operations Command, told reporters there were about 1.200 guerrillas in the area. His estimate of the guerrilla strength
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    Lock icon LATEST
    45 1 LONDON. Wed (Reuter) The stock market today continued to move lower following further weakness on Wall Street. Some selling and a noticeable lack of buyers saw sharp falls over a broad front, and towards the close the FT index was 7.7 dowp at 358.3.
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      58 1 Atjjjion Books are your friends" SO HURRY ALONG TO e I I CHRISTIAN W BOOKROOM 3€H PRINSEP STREEI SINGAPORE 1 and choose your "friends" from our wide range of GOOD CHRISTIAN LITERATURE EXPLOSION R<* Cracking headache Its bitterness is hard to describe. Decide immediately and take 1 X O o
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    Lock icon Parties Urged To Promote Goodwill Before Politics
    280 2 KUCHING, Wed. The Chief Minister, Dato Penghulu Tawi Sli today urged political parties in Sarawak to brush aside political differences in their efforts to promote goodwill among the various communities. Speaking at the State Goodwill Council's first meeting here he said It was
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    Lock icon Appointed To The PSC
    107 2 The Singapore Government has appointed a lawyer, Mr. Rodney Stephen Boswell. a Member of the Public Service Commission. Mr. Boswell had his early education in Singapore. He then proceeded to Cambridge where he obtained his M. A. and LL. B. He was admitted to the Honourable
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    Lock icon 3rd Vessel For Off-Shore Work
    97 2 3rd Vessel For OffShore Work BORNEO. Straits Off-Shor* Pte Ltd has ordered a third rig supply vessel for specialised transport operations in the off-shore oil exploration field. The vessel will be built by Vosper Thomyeroft Uniteers Pte Ltd. who are at the moment constructing two similar craft at their vard
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    Lock icon Eleven Arrested
    49 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Eleven people were arrested in Ipoh early this morning for activities prejudicial to public order, a statement from the police headquarters here said. Another statement from the headquarters said Selangor police yesterday arrested an unemployed youth in the Sungei Besi Road area for rumourmongering.
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    Lock icon Watch Dog Council For Beauty Queen Quests
    278 2 PLANS are afoot to form a "watch dog councH" for Beauty Queen contests. Announcing this, Mr. S. Ragavan Naidu, a wellknown entertainment organiser said the move waj to ensure that beauty contests would not be 'rigged.' The main objective of setting up *"watch
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    Lock icon GANG VICTIM HAD CHESTFUL OF TATTOOS
    315 2 An active gang leader murdered by 11 men on Nov. 14 last year had a "chestful" of tattoos and romantic phrases, a Coroner's Court was told yesterday. Ng Sum King, 22, leader of the "Ghee San 24" Gang was riding a motorcycle along Jalan
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    Lock icon Picture shows Mr. S. Rajaratnam (left) proposing a toast to the Emperor of Japan. On his left is Mr. Y. Nara the Japanese Ambassador In Singapore.
    81 2 Picture shows Mr. S. Rajaratnam (left) proposing a toast to the Emperor of Japan. On hi s left is Mr. Y. Nara the Japanese Ambassador In Singapore. Some 600 people attended a cocktail reception given by the Japanese Ambassador to celebrate the birthday of the Emperor of Japan. The Singapore
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    Lock icon Indefinite Stay
    32 2 LONDON, Wed. (Reuter) —No firm date has yet been fixed for the return to Malaysia of its Home Affairs Minister, Tun Ismail who is undergoing treatment here, a spokesman said.
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    Lock icon TUNKU UNABLE TO ATTEND
    135 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. l'unku Abdul Rahman will not be able to attend the proposed Asian conference on the Cambodian situation at Jakarta on May 11 and 12, it wan stated here today. However, the Prime Minister Will nominate another minister to represent him although ne was
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    Lock icon Joint Study On Fishing Grounds
    80 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Wei. Two joint Malaysian Thai sub-committees on thr fishing industry are to conduct studies on fishing grounds and sea conditions, the Minister of Agriculture and Co-Operative. Dato lla.il Ghaiali Jawi said today The government would hHr> fishermen to And gf>od fishing grounds hp
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    Lock icon QUEEN'S GUIDE AWARD
    57 2 R.A.F. Hercules pilot, Flight Lieutenant John Lancaster of No. 48 Squadron, R.A.F. Changi, and his wife, Evelyn, now have a Queen's Guide in the family. His 16-year -old daughter, Susan, a member of the Singapore (East) Company of Girl Guides is seen here receiving her certificate from
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    Lock icon Statements Made Voluntarily— Court
    209 2 MURDER TRIAL The High Court trying two men in the double murder case yesterday ruled that cautioned statements they made after their arrest were made voluntarily. The Court also ruled that the two accused Kee Ah Tee and Llew Kim Siong—understood the proceedings and the Interpreter
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    Lock icon 60 Accidents
    18 2 There were a total of 60 accidents, seven of which were described as serious, on Tuesday.
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    Lock icon Sailors Rescue Boy And Man
    140 2 KOTA KINABALU. Wed. Two sailors of the Royal Malaysian Navy patrol craft K.D. Sri Johor, rescued a four-year-old boy. Peter Fernandez, from drowning in Sandakan harbour last Sunday The incident occurred when the Fernandez family was about to on a steamer for Kudat. A statement
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      174 2 The International Executive Service Corps, a Non-Profit Organization celebrates its fourth year in Singapore, during which time, over 115 American experts have worked without salary, providing he'p to Singapore firms m the areas of managerial assistance, marketing advice, solutions to technical problems and financial guidance. Mr. Chandler. lESC representative, stated
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      253 2 TODAY and YOU. Thursday, April 30, 1970. STAR GAZEBO A IK SW HAK. 21 7- 8-10-24 /f TAURUS £-\An.io t C"< HAY 20 4- 5-12-17 /31-35-51 GEMINI 2O i 70-77-81-85 CANCER By CLAY R. POLLAN Your Daily Activity Guide According to the Stars. To develop messoge for Thursday, reod words
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    Lock icon AFTER NEW TIPOFF: Police Guard Conservative MP's Daughter
    314 4 LONDON, Wed., (UPI) Scotland Yard yesterday confined the daughter of a British politician to her home after reported gangland threats to kidnap her. Earlier, the Yard Had received tips that gangsters were plotting to kidnap Princess Margaret's son Viscount Linley. The latter
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    Lock icon Sex Cruise Ready For The Plunge
    154 4 COPENHAGEN. Wed. (UPI) The world's first floating sex-ship anchored hrre yesterday for a final check before Friday's maiden voyage. The organizers said 'Atlantis' is a passenger yacht chartered from a West German company. It would provide both Danes and tourists with a varied sex
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    Lock icon West Irianese Stowaways
    67 4 PORT MORESBY. New Guinea. Wed. (UPI) six West lrlanes e are being held In custody by Austratrallan officials after they were found hiding In the British cargo ship. "Ashbank." The men claimed to be 'members of a stevedoring gang- who fell asleep in the ship's hold while
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    Lock icon HUBBY WHO CAN ADJUST HIS SEX APPETITE...
    623 4  -  Ann Landers rkE.AR ANN: I am sick U to death of the emphasis on sex in marriages. Sex i s fine for those who enjov it. but the success of a marriage does not depend on it. To put it bluntly, people just
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    Lock icon "Mistresses' Charter" Defeated
    158 4 LONDON, Wed. (Reuter) The House of Lords last night defeated a government proposal to *he cash allowances for women living with students to whom they are not married. Critics called the proposal "a mistresses' charter" The attack headed by Conservative Opposition Peer Lord Aberdare. He declared It
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    Lock icon New Hemingway Novel Out Soon
    193 4 NEW YORK. Wed. (UPI) A complete novel found among Ernest Hemingway's writings at the time of his death will be published in September. Charles Scrlbners said the book. "Islands In The Stream." was probably written in the 1950s It was completed although Hemingway did not
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    Lock icon A CAMERA FLIES IN THE AIR as the Minneapolis Tactical Police Squad struggles with "Time" magazine photographer, Don Getsug (centre, back to camera). The latter was covering an anti-war demonstration at the Honeywell Annual Stockholders' Meeting on Tuesday. Police successfully prevented the protestors from disrupting the conference. The stockholders hence completed their business in a jiffy.
    58 4 A CAMERA FLIES IN THE AIR as the Minneapolis Tactical Police Squad struggles with "Time" magazine photographer, Don Getsug (centre, back to camera). The latter was covering an an-ti-war demonstration at the Honeywell Annual Stockholders' Meeting on Tuesday. Police successfully prevented the protestors from disrupting the conference. The stockholders hence
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    Lock icon RUSSIANS AT LIBYAN BASE
    53 4 LONDON Wed (AFP)— Soviet technician* have arrived at the former Roval Air Force Base at El Adem, Libya, the London Daily Te>erar»h claimed today The paper said it had reliable information that the Soviets wer*» working with Egyptian technicians hired by th* n*w Libyan Government to
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  • commercial and industrial
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      Lock icon Sympathy Depression With World Marts
      409 5 S ARE P fices r etrea»ed on a wide front on the Stock Exchange of Malay- '"9 a Pore yesterday. Some selling and the continuing lack of support York and London r markets'* > le W3 te ra,tic ar P losses in both the New
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      Lock icon BUSINESS DONE
      1085 5 done in and reported to the trading rooms of the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore with the number of shares traded in brackets in lots of I#o'. units unless otherwise specified:- INDUSTRIALS ACM A $l9B <4) $1.97 (4); Alcan Industries $l6O (2) $l5B (1); DIM $163 (1)
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      Lock icon London Stock Market Flat
      102 5 LONDON. Wed. (Reuter) The market was fiat following the Wall Street weakness. Sorr.e selling and a lark of support combined to depress prices and towards the Close the FT index was 92 down at 3669 Rank Org led equities down, reflecting New York. ICI. Unilever. Bats.
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      Lock icon STOCK EXCHANGE CLOSING PRICES
      727 5 BID and offer prices officially listed yesterday at th e close of business in the trading rooms of the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore were: INDOTKIALS K 8 ATM4 chl 1 »7 1 M Akan 1 55 1.58 Allied C h«- 14 B»*n A Co
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      Lock icon RUBBER PRICE: 56 3/8 Cts.
      263 5 MAY first grade rubber buyer* closed at 5 p.m in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur yesterday at 56| cents per lb. up five eighths of a cent from the previous close The tone of the market vu steadier. After an about unchanged opening the market ruled
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      Lock icon Firm Donates $17,000 To Welfare Fund
      82 5 KlI MP ULAN Outhrle Scndirian Berhad is contributing 517.000 towards the Gurkha Welfare Appeal Fund. A cheque for this amount has been sent bv the company to the Rubber Producers Council of Malaya to be forwarded to the Appeal Committee. A KGSB spokesman said
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      Lock icon Prices Down On NY Mart
      92 5 NEW YORK. Wed (UPD Prices tumbled across a broad front in stepped-up trading on the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday Declines routed advances for the 19th consecutive se.ss-.o n. while the Dow Jones industrial average slumped to its lowest level in more than six years
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      Lock icon TIN QUIET
      26 5 LONDON. Wed <UPI> Tin was quiet with 80 tons. Spot 1617 buyers lfiio sellers business nil. 3-month 1626 buyers 1627 sellers business 1628. 1627-
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      Lock icon Hong Kong Money
      130 5 HONG 1 KONG. (rPI) Wednesday's 5 p.m currency rates (supplied by Foreign Exchange and Investment Ltd (Buyers) (Sellers) 194.8 1958 per 100 Straits dollars 149.5 150.5 per 1.000 Taiwan dollars 6 7375 6 7475 per Australian dollar 340 360 per 1.000 Burmese kyats 480 500 per 1.000
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      Lock icon Seoul Planes To S'pore, KL, Jakarta
      184 5 KOREA AIRLINES hope to f!v Into Kuala Lumpur. Singapore and Jakarta next year, according to the president of KAL. Mr C. H Cho who vlsi'ed Singapore recently on a fact finding and sightseeing tour after visiting Indonesia "Preliminary talks have been held with the
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      Lock icon London Rubber Closes Quiet
      81 5 LONDON Wed. <UPI» Rubber market closed quiet yesterdav with spot 19-5 8. 19-7 8 SETTLEMENT HOUSE June 19-7 8. 20-1 8 July 20-1 8. 20-5 16 Auz and July Sept. 20-3 8. 20-1 2. Oct Drc. 20-3 4 20-13 18 Jan./ Mar 21-1/16 21-1 8 Apr.
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      Lock icon DOW JONES
      42 5 NEW YORK, Wed (UPD Dow Jones closing averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. 30 Industrials 724 33 20 Transp 155 39 15 Utilities ***** 65 Stocks 239 84 40 Bonds 68.78 Commodity Futures Index 136.24 up 0 16
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      Lock icon UNIT TRUSTS
      100 5 (Man«tfr»" Prlff« for April t*> II 1 Ml Ihl I >» (irtmth 1 un«1 1 0"> IIO f>IA 1 M 1 1 Kl 1 f M Invent hind *d 1 ?1 1 23 MM.XPOKh I NI! TKI *TJ» 1«t *>lncap<irr J wi 2nd *lngaporf I»l 3rd Mntapurc 1
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      Lock icon Finance Co. To Open Branch In E. Malaysia
      310 5 A THREE-MAN team from Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Berhad left Kuala Lumpur for East Malaysia recently, to look into the possibility of opening a branch office there. rhe mission was led by the general manager of MIDF. Mr. HFG Leembruggen. A MIDF
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      Lock icon PRODUCE
      95 5 rHf nnon »rlf» n 11» Hlncaporr I hinm Kr«lur» lii rhunir H»lMdn were* Hutri »fllfi lixt.nlil (Hi llK.) Hnik S#<H loc<>nul Oil i»OH) l>rum ci-At Ml*e«i t opr» S*o« Uuntok U hit* T*ppei (fr OB i 145 00 M' >• wmif reppw (FOB) ***** •MHan.it> -Hlarfc r« |i|M*i ii
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      Lock icon GOLD PRICES
      42 5 NEW YORK. Wed (UPI) Gold prices turned firmer In routine trading on markets here and abroad Tuesday. London gold was six cents higher at the morning fixing and gained another five cents at the second fixing to 535.85 per ounce.
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      Lock icon Picture shows the ex-world champion in his new showroom
      58 5 THE world famous Australian Formula I racing driver, Jack Brabham, recently acquired a new interest selling luxury passenger cars. He signed a dealer contract to distribute Mercedes-Benz car s in England after making a fast trial run on the 800 SEL
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      Lock icon Rubber Futures
      55 5 NEW YORK. Wed (UPI) Rubber futures closed unchanged and untraded Tuesday on the Sew York Commodity Exchange. (Close) (Prev.) May 22.50 22.50 July 22.50B 22 50 22 50B 22.50 Nov 2C.00B 22 00 Jan 21.75B 21.75 Mar 2175B 21 75 May 21.T5B 21.75 Locally. No. 2 RSS was
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      Lock icon TIN PRICE
      14 5 THE tin price for yesterday was $713.00 per picul. down $2 00.
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      Lock icon AIR MOVEMENTS
      395 5 *KRI\ Al f ft 1A a m MSA 12JI K Lompor 0 45 a m MsA ll» K Lumpur 12 3o p m M* %4.M Rurhtng 2.341 p m MsA 021 K Lumpur. Mularr* 4 25 p m MM 4.V3 k ktnahulu 3 40 p m MSA 521
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      Lock icon TODAY'S SHIPS IN SINGAPORE
      270 5 The Port of Singapore Authority has made the following berthing arrangements for today. April 30. DEPARTURES Godowns Vessels lO'll Pando Head 18 Ivan Vazov 20 West Cherry Laju 20 East Scudai 21 East G'■a n e Lee 24 lsh'.nomalcl Maru 23 Shosei Maru 27 28 Mergul
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    Lock icon CRISIS CONFERENCE
    954 6 TNDONESIAN Foreign Minister Adam Malik has come up with a date for the convening of a conference to settle the Cambodian crisis. Wisely he has set the date soon enough as events in Cambodia are moving at an uncomfortably swift pace. However, we do not expect, for various
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    Lock icon TROUBLE IN TRINIDAD: Just What Is West Indian Black Power?
    1192 6  -  By GODFREY JACOBS LONDON: Contemporary use of the term Black Power originates from the US, so it is generally assumed that its application in the West Indies is a spin-off from there. In fact, it is distinctly West Indian. In
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    Lock icon SMOKING
    75 6  -  Letters... X. L. K. Singapore We all understand very well that the Singapore Government has now banned the smoking either In the bus or In the theatre and yet I can see people keep on smoking. I wonder whether or not the managements of these two companies can take
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    Lock icon Saigon After Nixon
    767 6  -  By Joseph Alsop SAIGON If you make reasonably hopeful assumptions, President Nixon has given Gen. Creighton W. Abrams a manageable task in his last speech on troop withdrawals. The first assumption is that the President declared a generous 12month goal precisely because he had heeded Gen. Abrams'
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    Lock icon CANADA CROSSES ITS FINGERS BEFORE QUEBEC POLLS
    1022 6  -  By CLYDE SANGER GEMINI. OTTAWA: A months ago Rene Levesque declared that the eleztion-after-next would decide whether Quebec would separate from the rest of Canada He believed it would take his newly-former Parti Quebecois two elections to w:n power, and lead the province's
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  • Special feature on the birthday of Queen Juliana
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      Lock icon Queen Juliana Has Deep Interest In Welfare Of World
      797 7 "J sometimes wonder how any of us can still sleep in all tranquility while knowing that so much misery exists, for which we all share the responsibility." That is Queen Juliana of the Netherlands compassionate, idealistic and deeply interested in the
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      Lock icon Message From The Dutch Ambassador
      547 7 On April 30th the Dutch all over the world traditionally celebrate the birthday of their beloved Queen Juliana. But this year the festive period acquires particular significance because on May sth the Dutch will also commemorate the 25th anniversary of the liberation of their country
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      Lock icon The Netherlands—An 'Industrial Giant' Of Western Europe
      718 8 THERE is much that Singapore can learn from the Netherlands in her efforts towards industrialisation and economic development. Like Singapore, Holland is a small country—it Is only 120 miles from east to west and less than 190 miles from north to south. Holland,
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      136 8 Best Wishes to QUEEN JULIANA of NETHERLANDS on the occasion of Her Majesty s 61st Birthday from Friesland (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 4 §•4 Sg i?NDEMSED MH* f FORTIFIED > WITH VITAMINS k A, B1 D., 10J2 4 an international bank for international business ALGEMENE BANK NEDERLAND N.V. (General Bank of
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      137 8 Congratulation* B**«t WUhe* to H>l Quern Juliana on the occasion of her Blrlhdav and National Day of the Netherlands. CEN'TI RV MANITACTI RING CO.. JAVA PROVISION MORK. 117. kllllney Road. Singapore-# TENTCirS DF.I.IC At lE*** DIT fIRKIFn"( Hll Kl\ HI V Ml TTO\ ftAYAT (Hl' KIN HEEf A Ml TTON.
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  • STUDENTS' PAGE $5 ESSAY WINNERS
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      Lock icon MY SCHOOL
      505 10 MY SCHOOL is a wellknown school sandwiched between the Anglo Chinese School and Whitely Secondary School and it is along Duneam Road. Its name is Swiss Cottage Secondary School. The school consists of two streams, the English stream and the Malay stream. The school is built on undulating
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      Lock icon How I Would Like To Improve My Kampong
      498 10 I LIVE in a kampong at Alexandra Terrace. It is quite a big kampong and has a population which consists mostly of Malays. All the houses are mostly attap huts with the exception of a lew zinc ones. We all have lived
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      662 10 THE bright azure sky gradually turned black. The silent breeze no more hummed "the nice tune". The warm climate turned unpleasing The whole area, as far as th e eye could see, turned dark so gloomy that it seemed the day was mourninq
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    274 11 LONDON, Wed. (Reuter) Gary Sobers, the West Indies Test captain, hit 70 not out to help Nottinghamshire beat Warwickshire by five wickets in the first round of the Gillette Cricket Cup yesterday. Eric Russell scored 80 for Middlesex in a comfortable win by 147
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    273 11 OTRING O'PEARLS and Legal Entry did a winning gallop at Bukit Timah yesterday when they matched strides over 3f in 36 3/5 on good going. Legal Entry was ridden by Asuwadi. Colin TuMoh's pair. Showman IV (George Podmore) and Entertainment VII also impressed.
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