Singapore Herald, 13 August 1970

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    12 1 THE SINGAPORE herald anfapre TharnUy, August 13, 1970 MC(P) 2207 15 CENTS
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    Lock icon Gunfire shatters truce at Suez
    228 1 Gunfire shatters truce at Suez TEL AVIV, Wed. The Suez ceasefire was violated for the first time when Egyptians fired across the Suez Canal at an Israeli patrol, an Israeli spokesman claimed. The Israeli force was operating along the central sector and did not return the fire, the spokesman added.
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    Lock icon 14 feared dead in China Airlines crash
    155 1 14 feared dead in China Airlines crash TAIPEI, Wed.— Seven bodies have been recovered from the wreckage of a China Air Lines plane which crashed near the airport here today. The pilot, co-pilot and five others are missing and presumed dead. Four of them are Japanese. Seventeen people have been
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    Lock icon Verdict awaited on Santa Maria
    75 1 MIAMI, Wed.— Two experts m marine archaeology will travel to Haiti this weekend to help a group of explorers and businessmen seek evidence that the Santa Maria, long-lost flagship of Christopher Columbus, has been found. The explorers and businessmen, led by Fred Dickson of West
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    Lock icon GOLD! THE MAGIC WORD STARTS A RUSH IN A S'PORE STREET
    11 1 GOLD! THE MAGIC WORD STARTS A RUSH IN A S'PORE STREET
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    Lock icon Kosygin and Brandt sign detente pact
    87 1 MOSCOW, Wed.—Soviet Prime Minister Alexei Kosygin and West German Chancellor Willy Brandt today signed a treaty of detente —keystone of Bonn's efforts to improve relations with East Europe. Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko of the Soviet Union and Walter Scheel of West Germany added their
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    25 1 DACCA: Nearly 100 Pakistanis have died of cholera during the past two weeks m two western flood-hit districts, the daily newspaper Ittefaq reported today. AP
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    Lock icon The great pepper robbery
    549 1 $110,000 haul m 10 lorries as cool as you please FOR four hours, 16 armed men, all clad m black jackets and trousers, helped themselves to about $110,000 worth of pepper after tying up a godown watchman and his family off Kallang Road early on Tuesday.
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    Lock icon NOW IT'S LAW: THAT BAN ON TOUCHY ISSUES
    231 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— lt is now an offence m Malaysia to discuss sensitive issues which can incite racial feelings. Details of the new law which received the Royal Assent earlier this month were spelt out m the Government Gazette released here today.
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    Lock icon Bullfrogs to go into orbit next week
    90 1 WASHINGTON, Wed.— Two bullfrogs, participating la an experiment devised by an Italian scientist, will be Ike first space travellers of their species. The frogs, ia a water-filled centrifuge, are to be launched into orbit from Wallops Island, Virginia, on Aug. It. Scientists will
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  • IN BRIEF
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      Lock icon Thwarted thieves turn on Paris
      77 1 PARIS, Wed. French gmgsters, prevented from operating m their usual summer haunts along the Riviera by strong police reinforcements there, have instead turned to robbing banks m Paris and its suburbs. In ten days they have stolen 600,000 f-ancs ($3,456,000). Last Friday, live small suburban
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      34 1 ANKARA: Turkey today officially informed the United States Embassy here it was refusing permission to an American expedition to climb Mount Ararat in search of the remnants of the legendary biblical Noah's ark. AFP
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      20 1 For full story and more pictures See page 3 HONGKONG: Job vacancies m Hongkong factories have reached a record 27,875.
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      199 1 Mm m W 1 J&-**^\ It lives m the sun to keep you c 001... but don't feel sorry for it The Carrier 38GF is designed to live outdoors. because that way it's quieter, and easier to install and service It's also designed to aircondition an entire building Effectively and
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      Lock icon A HOME OF ONE'S OWN TO PAY RENT TAX 0N...
      208 2 A HOME OF ONE'S OWN TO PAY RENT TAX 0N... I bought a house and took possession of it on 11th March, 1970. The property-tax for the first half of the year has been paid at a 'let-out" rate of $353.70. From March to June, 30, it should be assessed
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      125 2 LUCKY are those living m HDB flats. Lucky are those on the waiting list, and also those m the $1,500 combined income group who m the coming years ahead may be owning the more luxurious types of HDB accommodation. But by far, the "luckiest"
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      Lock icon The decline and fall of America's New Morality
      137 2 The decline and fall of America's New Morality It was with great shock that I read a foreign news report entitled, "Now it's official! Porn ography does NOT corrupt" m your paper (S.H. 11.8.70). How m tarnation the commission on pornography could have the sanction of Congress is puzzling and
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      Lock icon CLEANER, BUT NOT GREENER
      73 2 We are unfortunate enough to be living next to a soap factory which has no proper drainage. Day m and day out, waste soap-water from the factory floods our homes and compounds. Our efforts to plant flowers to make Singapore a more beautiful place have all
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      Lock icon Building a rugged society on the lee side of a hill
      421 2 FORGIVE me first for repressing a smile as I see the Herald' s unsuccessful attempts at creating a mini Hyde Park Corner. Or perhaps first forgive me, a visitor to your country from London, for having the audacity to
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      Lock icon A LIFE SENTENCE OF TEACHINGAND NO REMISSION
      311 2 A LIFE SENTENCE OF TEACHINGAND NO REMISSION However much has been said of the 'time honoured profession,' teachers m Singapore have never been treated as professionals. Nor have they been adequately trained to be professionals. Two years (formerly three) m the Teachers Training College and probably six months or one
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      Lock icon Singapore doctors shouldn't leave
      244 2 There is misunderstanding of the aims of the affiliation between the medical associations of Australia and New Zealand with the Singapore Medical Association m your report of Aug. 12. The primary aim of the affiliation is to create closer links between the medical professions of the
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      Lock icon All this and funeral fees too
      102 2 All this and funeral fees too I am now teaching m a Govt. secondary school. Every month, we have to pay a token sum towards a so-called 'Funeral Fund*. This, the principal explains, is for the funeral expenses of relatives of any member of the staff who happen to pass
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      Lock icon A question of custom and selfishness
      140 2 IN COLUMN Seven, Monday, Mr. Tabir Asap said: "Tourists will find it hard to understand the logic behind the permission to burn a sackful or two of paper money at the full moon, m front of one's shop and on a main street when
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  • THE SINGAPORE HERALD
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      Lock icon Mid East hope and danger
      607 2 In a reversal of the normal order of things, the leaders of the UAR and Israel have shown through deeds, but not words, that they want to build a firebreak m the Middle East. Both President Nasser and Mrs. Go Id a Meir have run
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    292 3 HUNDREDS GRUB FOR RICHES IN DEBRIS FROM TEMPLE WALL THE STREETS of Singapore paved with gold? To judge by these pictures taken yesterday outside the Sri Mariamman Temple m South Bridge Road, one would certainly think so. The gold rush was on as dozens of people sifted through
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    53 3 NATIONAL serviceman Subramaniam Punnia Morthi, 18, and labourer Dalbir Singh, 20, yesterday denied breaking into a house belonging to Kannan Govindan at Anthony Road on Aug. 7. The case was fixed for hearing on 0ct. 27 Bail, of $500 for each man was granted by Ninth Magistrate
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    314 3 VARSITY TO INSTAL THIRD ONE... THE UNIVERSITY of Singapore already has two minicomputers, and is to instal its third one at the end of the month as students and researchers find their work cut down considerably with their use. The $14,000 mini-computers are
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    Lock icon Tenant seeks $90,000 for loss of business
    141 3 Tenant seeks $90,000 for loss of business THE Tenants' Compensation Board sat for the first time yesterday to hear a claim for $90,000 representing loss of business and earnings by a tenant m South Canal Road. The tenant, Madam Lee Chai Jai, was asked to vacate her premises to give
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    43 3 KUALA LUMPUR", Wed.—A 23-year-old Indonesian was finedf $1,000 or three months jail by a magistrate's court here today for entering Malaysia illegally. Juhari Bin Haji Ramli pleaded guilt} to entering the country from Tanjong Pinang m Indonesia a few days ago.
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    Lock icon SCOUTS CAN EARN BADGES FOR TECHNICAL SKILLS
    151 3 SCOUTS CAN EARN BADGES FOR TECHNICAL SKILLS SCOUTS are to be given more technical and vocational training to meet Singapore's need for technicians. The new policy was drawn up by the Singapore Scout Association. The Association's Public Relations Officer, Mr. Tan Cheng Hor, said yesterday badges would be awarded to
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    Lock icon Motor-cyclist acquitted
    65 3 MOTOR-CYCLIST Amaran bin Ridzuan was acquitted m the Third District Court yesterday when a charge of causing the death of Miss Jennifer Veronica Beins by a negligent act was withdrawn. Deputy Public Prosecutor P.O. Ram told District Judge K.T. Alexander that Miss Beins who was a pillion rider
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    Lock icon TOP BILLING FOR MALAY: A-G SPELLS IT ALL OUT
    155 3 TOP BILLING FOR MALAY: A-G SPELLS IT ALL OUT KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— There will be no law to bar the use of any language on signboards, but Malay must be more prominently displayed than other languages, Malaysia's Attorney-General, Tan Sri Kadir said today. 'The idea is not m any way
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    Lock icon Our fish fly first class to Berlin
    75 3 SINGAPORE fish are flying first class to Berlin— 153 very important ones will leave on Aug. 27. They are the winners of the Gappy Show held last month at the Conference Hall. They will be among Singapore's representatives at the 17 th International
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    Lock icon N-Day Park: A mother's $1,000
    87 3 A MOTHER of a large family has donated $1,000 for the building of a park at Pearl's Hill to mark this year's National Day. Mr. Fong Sip Chee, Parliamentary Secretary for Culture, yesterday quoted the woman as saying she would like to see such a
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    Lock icon 'More jobs for Malays' plan before the NCC
    244 4 'More jobs for Malays' plan before the NCC KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. More jobs for the Malays is believed to be the mala emphasis of a new economic policy low beiag discussed by the National Consultative Council. The «7-member Council without legislative power, set ■p by the government as a forum
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    29 4 T UNKU AT WEDDING PENANG, Wed:—Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman arrived here today to attend the wedding of the daughter of the Governor of Penang, Tun Syed Shah Barakhbah.
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    Lock icon GAMBLERS FINED
    27 4 TWENTY people caught playing cards m a house at Potong Pasir on Tuesday, were fined a total of $1,805 m the Ninth Magistrate's Court yesterday.
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    447 4 Dud $50s case: Taxi man tells how he got some A TAXI driver from Miri, Sarawak, told the High Court yesterday that a Sarawak businessman gave him $10,000 m counterfeit $50 notes and asked him to sell them for $8,000 Koh Liang Seng was testifying at the trial of Shum
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    Lock icon Primary school pupil drowned off Katong
    194 4 THE body of a Primary Four pupil, Yap Kwai Chuen, was found m the sea off Katong Park early yesterday morning about 16 hours after he was reported missing. Yap was carried far out to sea while swimming with three friends. And nobody was
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    127 4 THE public will get a chance to see the 103 helicopter squadron of the Royal Air Force m action this Sunday at 2.00 p.m. The squadron will be holding an open day and will put on several demonstrations with helicopters. There will be a
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    Lock icon A crushing problem daily in Toa Payoh
    259 4 A crushing problem daily in Toa Payoh TOA PAYOH travellers are feeling crashed. For there are only 130 buses to serve their estate's 130,000 residents. Even the hundreds of pirate taxis m the estate can't drive away the morning crush-hour congestion. One has rider Mr. Leong Seng, a teacher at
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    Lock icon DENNIS THE MENACE
    13 4 •If Oad was here, HB'd know what to say i
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    Lock icon Solved— 'where to stay' problem of two 'queens'
    178 4 Solved— 'where to stay' problem of two 'queens' TWO "queens" arrived m Singapore on Monday, and discovered that no accommodation had been arranged for them. Susan Dendroff, 21, the "University Queen", and Rosemary Anderson, 18 the "Charity Queen", said that Perth University had written to the University of Singapore, but
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    Lock icon The L-driver who drove van at 60 mph
    98 4 The L-driver who drove van at 60 mph LIM Soon Huat of Zehnder Road, Pasir Panjang. was fined a total of $175 yesterday and banned from holding or obtaining a licence to drive four-wheeled vehicles under two and a half tons. Lim was booked by police on Sept. 4, 1969,
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      101 4 THE DIARY 19 a.m.— s p.m.: Exhibition 7.39 p.m.: Cantonese Opera, on books about Singapore, the Kampong Soopoo Community National Library. Centre, Jalan Padang 2.39 —10 p.m.: Photo Jeringau. exhibition, Tiong Bahru 7.30 p.m.: Variety show, Community Centre, Eu Chin Crawford Community Centre, Street. Beach Road. 7 p.m.: Night bazaars
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    Lock icon The unusual case of the ship with two skippers
    260 5 The unusual case of the ship with two skippers TWO captains on one ship is not the "in- thing" m shipping, but it does happen. The case of the two-skipper ship was m the Eastern Anchorage of Singapore harbour. One captain is m command of the ship the Aska, a
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    Lock icon Books gift from the Brigadier
    72 5 THE principal of the Teachers' Training College, the Rev. T.R. Doriasamy, yesterday received 3,320 books from Brigadier W.C. Mullin, chief education officer of Far East Land Forces. In a simple ceremony, Mr. Doriasamy thanked the Brigadier, adding that despite the age of machinery, books will
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    Lock icon PC's absence: Two freed
    64 5 TWO men charged with disorderly behaviour m public, were given a discharge not amounting to an acquittal when the- policeman who arrested them did not turn up m court to testify. Ang Ah Ba, 28, and Theng Zet Loy, 37, were fighting m the grounds of
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    Lock icon Plans for a giant charity draw
    140 5 THE Blind Association hopes to bring together ten charitable organisations m a bid to have a mammoth donation draw next year. Announcing this yesterday, Mr. Charles Goh, the association's Appeals Officer, said that it would be better for charitable organisations to work together instead
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    49 5 OLD dances have whirled back into vogue with long skirts. The waltz, foxtrot, quickstep and other dances of the 30's will be taught at the Chinese YMCA by Mr. S.A. Soon. Ballroom enthusiasts may register for classes now at the YMCA, Palmer Road, Singapore 2.
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    224 5 MORE OIL tankers are using Sembawang Shipyard for repairs, according to Mr. R.E. Butler, Managing Director of the shipyard. The shipyard repaired 27 tankers totalling IVi million deadweight tons during the first six months of this year. Tankers flying the flags of Norway, Liberia, Britain,
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    Lock icon Prove you live here, judge tells sailor
    201 5 Prove you live here, judge tells sailor A DIVORCE hearing was adjourned m the High Court yesterday because a ship's steward couldn't prove he was a permanent resident of Singapore. Wong Tee Giam was suing his wife, Wong Yuet Ying, for divorce on grounds of desertion. Mr. Wong said he
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      939 5 3.W Programme Summary A Vm 3.92 Tarian2 Malaysia Cultural Dances PHANNPL 5 W fl aW fl Kfl 3.27 B'Waia Dob Juagle-Lad vnnnntu f— ■F^P~| Documentary -<^~ 3.52 The Moaroes nBa^a^a^p IHsf^ 4.42 H.R. Pufnstuf Children's ©peal.* and General Hospital WmT MM programme 3.20 Another Song Another Melody /#WH 5.05 It's
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    Lock icon Singapore firms invited ,to Frankfurt Fair
    184 6 Singapore firms invited ,to Frankfurt Fair Singapore manufacturer.' have been invited for the first time to take part in the Frankfurt International A utumn Fair. Only businessm -n and manufacturers invited I '>" the organisers can take part. Nine members of the Singa pore Manufacturers' Associa tion will be at
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    Lock icon $5,000 gifts from Lions
    82 6 THE Lions Club, Jurong, gave more than 55,000 worth of gifts m the past five weeks to the Perak Boys' Home, the Gimson Home for Boys, Park Road Creche, Yew Tee Old People's Home, Bukit Batik Boys' Home and the Jurong Residents' Association. It plans to
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    60 6 Councillor appeals KUCHI NG, Wed.—Kuching Municipa 1 Co uncillor Chan Weng Om i, 51 filed a High Court appeal today against a six-month jail sentence on a corruption -harj %c. A District I Coi irt earlier this year found Cl »an guilty of making a false statement of
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    22 6 ODD KUCHING, Wed.—The third Pan Malay: *»an Forestry conference, attended by sawmill repre sen tatives from throughout the country, ended here today.
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    46 6 DOG FIRST State Coroner Liew Ngik Kee record e< I a verdict of "death by i "n isadventure" yesterday m th« i case of Teo Cheng Phiew, *3, of Jalan Bahru Utara, Jim i ng, who died after falling off a rambutan tree on July 29.
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    Lock icon Discovery: A new way to learn
    308 6 EIGHT British educationists are m Singapore to conduct a two-week course for teachers on a new method of teaching science they guide students to discover facts for themselves The course the first of its kind was organised jointly by the British Ministry of Overseas
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    Lock icon KEEPING AN EYE ON THE TIME
    88 6 KEEPING AN EYE ON THE TIME THESE security guards had time on their hands yesterday valuable time. They were keeping a watch on 16 diamondstudded Swiss timepieces which were flown m from Basle Fair, Switzerland. The watches crammed with 572 precious gems are now on show at the Hotel Malaysia.
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    Lock icon All at sea -the captain with a parking problem
    190 6 All at sea -the captain with a parking problem PARKING problems put Suekichi Hasebe all at sea. Bat the salt air doesn't drive his headaches away. For Captain Hasebe is master of the Yuzui Mara a car carrier. The 4,997-ton vessel has rows of cars parked on her five decks.
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    24 6 INDON JAILED AN INDONESIAN, Mardjunis Marzuki, 20, was jailed for a month by a magistrate yesterday for entering Singapore illegally on Monday.
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    Lock icon The big reform build-up
    932 6 ALLIANCE AIMS FOR THE LOST VOTERS WITH A SHOW OF UNITY KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— Alliance organisers are currently undertaking crucial reforms aimed at winning back voters who forsook them m last year's elections. The three-partnered Party, which ruled the country from the early 50s, saw its
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    Lock icon Private eye increase 'a sign of the times'
    242 6 Private eye increase 'a sign of the times' THERE ARE more 'private eyes' around town today than ever before. In 1959, some retired police officers formed a private investigations agency. Today, there are 15 such agencies m town to solve your problems m strictest confidence. Are there more problems to
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    Lock icon 11 admitted to the Bar in Singapore
    100 6 A MAGISTRATE and two DPPs were among 11 people admitted yesterday as advocates and solicitors of the Singapore Supreme Court by Mr. Justice Tan Ah Tah. They are Mr. Giam Chin Toon, the Ninth District Court Magistrate and DPPs Michael Khoo Kah Lip
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    Lock icon $85 million highway will open up new land
    110 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— New land will be cultivated along the 75-mile East-West highway linking Kota Bharu and Penang. Minister for National and Rural Development, Inche Abdul Ghafar Baba said today construction of the $85 million highway, which began m June, was proceeding
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    338 8  - SPIES IN THE SKY WATCH OVER SUEZ Dr ANTHONY MICHAELS London FOR these Israeli soldiers a time for relaxation the first they've had since tension that followed the Six Day War in 1967. Now the U.S. peace plan and the ceasefire have given them a respite. But the troops, pictured
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    Lock icon Heart swap donor's death' probe
    209 8 TOKYO Dr. Juro Wada, professor at Sapporo Medical College, had been a hero since he succeeded m the first heart transplant operation m this country two years ago. But now the public prosecutor's office is investigating whether he is criminally responsible for the death of
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    Lock icon A firm British defence hand on policy
    1559 8  - A firm British defence hand on policy Brig W.F.K. THOMPSON asdf HE WORLD NEWS London HOW different is Tory defence policy likely to be from the former British, Labour Governments? A great deal less than party political controversy would lead one to suppose. But Tory defence policy, by giving a
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      160 8 (l I e lf». TOBOWTO IIUCMII ITOWCATl PUNCH *1 I emn M >iom KM mMU n "I» ve sold the hunting, shooting, and fishing rights "Your trouble is lack of exercise, Mr. Mulcready— and I'm just negotiating the jigsaw rights." try changing channels a bit more often k*f£S#l-tt/^ IftfV I
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      34 8 From the famous British magazine "In this film, Rod, we want to show the public that violence is a lousy thing. Now beat that man to a palp as if you really meant it."
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    Lock icon Danger-Stone Age Australians!
    601 9  - Danger -Stone Age Australians! I SAID I had been m Papua New-Guinea three weeks. "I suppose you'll write a bloody book when you go back." The up-till-now amiable yarn finished, and the man at the next bar stool downed his scotch and tonic and looked hurt. We had been discussing
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      102 9 lOC off MILO Look for this special Milkmaid label. —->„.. v^^ fcv ..-.-•>>■*■'•""'****'*'*'*''''''''' '^^^B li 7 *-V> rf .a^^^tt ll Now you save ten cents on 14 oz. Milo every time you buy a tin of Milkmaid Milk. fljjl |/iy| AfplJ ust cut tne whole Milkmaid label and use it
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    Lock icon Not for her the cocktail circuit...
    191 10 Not for her the cocktail circuit... A LAWYER herself and married to a lawyer, Hairani Sa'ban could, if she liked, Hve the life of a "high society" lady. Certainly with her charm she would be a much sought-after cocktail circuit adornment. But Hairani, 25, chooses to spend most of her
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    6 10 "My horoscope doesn't understand me!"
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    Lock icon Cheers! Another victory for women
    263 10 Cheers! Another victory for women NEW YORK, Wed. The customers m this men's bar don't douse you m ale or utter foul language like the salty regulars at McSorley's Ale House. But they do not want your elbows on their bar— not if you're a woman. The Biltmore men cheer
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    70 10 He will try Pal k Strait swim next TOKYO Wed. Shoichi Nakajima, 24, who last week became the first Japanese ever to swim across the English Channel, returned by air yesterday and said he would next try to swim across the Palk Strait between India and Ceylon. "I'll resume training
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    38 10 TOKYO, Wed.— Prince Norodom Sihanouk has said that Cambodian Prime Minister Lon Nol's Government "violated from top to bottom the constitution and aD the basic laws" of his country, New China news agency reported. ODD
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    26 10 HONGKONG, Wed. A Hong Kong newspaper said today that the army on Hainan Island had arrested several hundred anti-Communists m the past 15 days.
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      326 10 Epidemic virus from Egypt to Russia? GENEVA, Wed. A cholera-type intestinal disease, which could be connected with the current cholera epidemic m Russia, broke out m the United Arab Republic several weeks ago, sources close to the U.N. World Health Organisation said here. The sources said WHO had received no
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      93 10 POLICE FIRE ON COLLEGE STUDENTS ONE KILLED NEW DELHI, Wed.— One person was killed and four were injured when police fired on a crowd of more than 1,000 students at a college m Uttar Pradesh yesterday. Students who had been demanding refund of money collected from them for construction of
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      226 11 AIRLINE PAYS US$25,000 TO BOMB THREAT MAN— BUT IT'S A HOAX SEATTLE, Wed. Western Airlines officials said a plane carrying 118 passengers and a crew of seven landed safely at Seattle-Tacoma international airport last night after the airline paid U5525,000 m cash m response to a telephone bomb threat. Mr.
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    30 11 SAIGON, Wed. President Nguyen Van Thieu has ordered security forces to maintain order at all cost during the senatorial elections at the end of the month. ODD
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    25 11 ABIDJ AN, Wed. Cambodian Prime Minister Gen. Lon Nol's roving ambossador Thonn Ouk arrived with a plea for aid from nonCommunist countries.
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    160 11 HONGKONG, Wed. Chiang Ching, actress wife of Chairman Mao, is reported to be critically ill following a recent recurrence of a brain disease, the South China Morning Post said today. The paper, quoting unidentified arrivals from China, said rumours of her illness were
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    251 11 CAIRO, Wed.— The Egyptian Government has agreed to an Algerian request for withdrawal of two Algerian battalions— about 2,000 soldiers— stationed on the Suez Canal front since June 1967. The Algerian move apparently was prompted by President Nasser's acceptance of the
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    298 11 DISSIDENTS IN HOLLAND WHO DISLIKE SUHARTO THE HAGUE, Wed. President Suharto is scheduled to pay an official visit to the Netherlands from Sept. 1 to 4 the first here by a leader of the former Ductch colony. Many people m the Netherlands would like to talk to President Suharto not
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    93 11 From palace to hut it's his own choice AHMEDABAD, Wed. The former Maharajah of Baria, Jaideep Singh, has announced that he is giving his palace and lands worth US$5OO,OOO to the people and will live m a hut. He said his gift could be used for dry farming research m
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    35 11 HANOI, Wed. Hanoi today broke its silence and assailed the American Middle East peace proposals as a "deceitful scheme" designed to obtain "a settlement profitable to the United States and the Israelis"
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    222 11 LOS ANGELES, Wed. The principal witness m the Sharon Tate murder trial testified that she had often taken drugs at Charles Manson's desert ranch. Linda Kasabian, who has been granted immunity from charges m the murders of actress Sharon Tate and
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    195 11 Prisoners revolt 'for justice' NEW YORK, Wed. Rioting prisoners m Manhattan's men's prison released late last night three warders they had been holding as hostages m the second prison revolt m two days. One prison officer was injured. About 300 policemen encircled the 12-storey jail, called The Tombs, as the
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    238 11 North Vietnam moves more men to Cambodia PHNOM PENH, Wed.— North Vietnam has been sending heavy reinforcements into Cambodia m a campaign to topple the Government of Gen. Lon Nol, a Cambodian spokesman said here. He claimed recently captured prisoners had all been North Vietnamese— not Vietcong and they had
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    19 11 RECIFE, Wed. More than 123 people have died and 30,000 are homeless following floods around this city.
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    130 11 Partial strike by Ceylon's nurses COLOMBO, Wed. Nurses m Ceylon are refusing to perform "certain dressings" on male patients, saying that the work is incompatible with their culture. Miss K. Sivanathan, secretary of the Ceylon Nurses Association, has said m a letter to the Health Minister: "To our consternation, a
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    86 11 HONGKONG, Wed. A record 538,187 foreign 'tourists visited Hongkong m the first seven months of 1970 a 28 per cent increase over the same period last year. The Hongkong Tourist Association, m its monthly report, said the number of tourists m July reached 88,691,
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    30 11 HONGKONG, Wed New China news agency reported that a good early harvest has been reaped m China's three rice-producing provinces of Kiangsu, Chekiang and Anhwei. ■V n pi
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    13 11 FORT, Wed. Chad quietly celebrated its 10th independence anniversary yesterday.
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    574 12 Mining shares bounded ahead yesterday following news of a fresh nickel strike m Western Australia. Profit-taking developed towards the close, however, and many issues ended the day below the best. International, which announced the strike, closed 41 cents higher at 78 cents after touching $1.05 shortly before
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    334 12 The market steadied after earlier softness as small buying interest was revived for high-priced stocks. Most issues were slightly lower on balance. Electric appliances regained part of earlier losses. while chemicals and housing related industries managed small g*""? NYK and Japan Line were firm among shippings following
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    163 12 Share prices continued to move upwards m active trading yesterday. Banks improved $4 to close at $167, Realty Development met renewed interest and advanced to $1.85, while Watsons and Jardines were among others *o show good gains. Rubbers and cottons were relatively quiet, and utilities were little
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      377 12 Textile quotas bill passed by committee WASHINGTON. Wed. The House Ways and Means committee today approved a foreign trade Bill that seemed toned down enough to make it acceptable to President Nixon, who has threatened to veto it for its protectionist features. The Bill, which will be sent to the
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      122 12 With Singapore industry making more use of containers, the road transportation of the giant boxes from the docks to the factory doorstep is now an important function of containerisation. Two road trailers built by a British firm for the transportation of 20-ton containers were unloaded here this
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      167 12 S'PORB— MALAYSIA The Association of Banks m Malaysia and Singapore made these changes m its merchant rates yesterday. The following rates are quoted to the equivalent of 100 units of foreign currency. SELLING TT or OD: Danish Kroner $41.4075; Deutsche Marks $86.6125; French Francs 956.3000; Holland Guilders
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      68 12 THE PORT OF SINGAPORE AUTHORITY HAS MADE THESE BERTHING ARRANGEMENTS FOR AUGUST 13: IN: Browind 10/11, Nurith 19, Petaling 20 east. Darpo Tiga 21 west, Eastern Anna 29/30, Centaur 31/32, Wonottri 33/34, Vote 36/39, Canberra 40/41. Al an^t-h 42/43, State of Ortasa 46. OUT: Kyokko Mam 6
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      286 13 SHANGRI-LA HOTEL receives it* listing m the Stock Exchange today. It has a paid-up capital of $20 million. On January 9, the company issued 3.5 million $1 abares at a premium of 20 cents. It privately placed another two million shares at the same premium on Augutt
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      88 13 OIL BOOM LURES US FIRM OIL boom m the neighbouring countries has lured an American giant to the shores of Singapore. Brown Root of Texas, the biggest c n gineering and construction company m the United States, which specialises m erecting oil refineries, chemical plants and offshore platforms for oil
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      271 13 BUKIT SEMBAWANG ESTATES made a handsome group profit of 1,792,206 before taxation for the year ended March. This profit was ascertained after paying interest amounting to 1585,014 on the eight per cent secured loan stock. The profit m the previous nine months was $885,014. The company
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    1431 13 STOCK EXCHANGE OF MALAYSIA AND SINGAPORE KEY Closing buyers' and sellers' prices axe followed by the business done. Figure! m brackets denote traded lots m I,ooo'*. When the price is not followed by a figure m brackets, it means only a single lot of 1,000 shares was
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    81 13 (Managers' prices for Aug. 13) B. S. ASIA UNIT TRUSTS Mai. Invt. Fund 1.15 1.20 Mai. Progress Fund 1.00 1.05 CHARTERED UNIT TRUSTS Singapore Growth Fund 1.03 1.08 SINGAPORE UNIT TRUSTS Second Singapore 1.78 xd Third Singapore 1.18 i B. S. The Commerce Ind. Fund .96 1.01 The
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    115 13 PEOPLE in business MISS GERDA KLUEVER has been appointed executive housekeeper of the 40-storey Mandarin Hotel. Miss Kluever has been m the hotel business for the past 10 years. She will be responsible for the tip-top condition of the hotel's 1,200 double guest rooms and public areas and will be
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      45 13 Commodity followed by value with rate of duty in brackets for Aug. 13 to 19. RUBBER 51-3/8 cents a 1b. (2 cents, total 7-1/2 cents). COPRA 951.20). a ton (951.20). PALM OIL 9725.25 a ton (954.*****). PALM KERNELS 9402.75 a ton (940.275).
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      64 13 (Yesterday's official buyer/seller prices, in pence per lb). Tone: Quietly steady; CIF's Aug. 18-3/16 18-3/8, Sept. 18V« 18-3/8, Oct. 18-3/8 18-5/8; Spot 18V» 18-7/8; Settlements Sept 18-7/8 19, Oct 19-1/8 19-3/8, Nov. 19-7/16 19-9/16, Oct/Dec. 19-7/16 19 vi, Jan/March 19-7/8 19-15/16, April/June 20V« 20-7/16, July/Sept 20-7/16 20-9/16, Oct/Dec.
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      62 13 TIN $665 a pit ul (down $1.12Vi). The Straits tin market held fairly steady yesterday and the metal price eased fractionally by $1.12^ to $665 a picul. However, the London overnight price managed another climb of til a ton. Buying support was reported from Europe and the United
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      27 13 (Closing buyer/seller prices for Aug. 12, in sterling per metric ton). Tone Steady; Spot 1510 1512) 3-month 1514 1515; Settlement 1512; Total turnover 430 tons.
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      168 13 (Yesterday's 1.30 p.m. prices,' in sterling per long ton, unless otherwise stated). COPRA (U.S. dollanr per long ton): Philippines Sept. 203, 200 paids; Philippine/Indonesia Aug., Sept. and Oct. 203, Nov. 204, all resellers, Dec. 209 paid. COCONUT OIL: Straits Unq.; Malayan Aug/Sept. 145 resellers; Philippines (U.S. dollars per
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      45 13 (Yesterday's closing prices, in U.S. dollars per ounce). Singapore (1) 37.125; (2) 139.50; Hongkong 37.55; Beirut 35.50; London 35.25; Zurich 35.20B, 35.30S; Paris 36.73. Note: (1) Export price to non-sterling areas in U.S. dollars. (2) Local dealers' price in Singapore dollars per tael.
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      401 13 RUBBER 51V4 cents alb. (up one-eighth). During morning trading yesterday, the steadier terminal market was ignored over here. RSS 1 Aug. was traded at si-y 4 cents and then at bl-% cents which was slightly lower than Tuesday's close. RSS 1 Sept. was traded at five-eighths 'cent premium
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    324 13 Stocks wore little chanced on light turnover, after 75 Volume was 2.5 million Market averages had reduced minutes of trading yesterday. early modest declines. (Paid prices at 1100 EST. m U.S. dollars.) Aug. 12 auk. 11 Alcan 20 19-7/8 AChem 17*4 17-1/2 Alcoa 47V4 48-1/4 A
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    25 13 NEW YORK, Tues. (Changes m brackets): Industrials 712.55 (-1.37); Transportation 127.83 (-0.46); Utilities 103.08 (-0.77); Composite Stocks 224.20 (-0.74); Bonds 65.49 (-0.11).
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    546 13 Government bonds were sharply lower yesterday but off the bottom. Renewed selling was seen after the warning on cost inflation by Employment and Productivity Minister Robert Can. Fresh losses of up to 1-1/8 points were seen m the longer dated issues. The market stabilised somewhat mid-session and
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    20 13 LONDON, Tues. (Changes m brackets) Industrials 341.4 (-0.7); Tins 58.64 (+0.31); Rubbers 138.36 (-0.99); Oils 262.54 (-1.53).
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    227 13 AMSTERDAM Unilever firmed to 93.40 m active after-hour dealings yesterday, following its halfyear figures. Other internationals were fixed. Hoogovens and Royal Dutch eased, Philips was barely steady and AKZO unchanged. In mixed local industrials Gist-Brocases, Naarden, Bols and International Coating Materials eased but Heineken and Fokker improved. Dutch
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      452 14 Maudling calls for top level meeting to halt hooliganism LONDON, Wed.— The English football season starts on Saturday, m a blaze of unfortunate publicity. Hooliganism has already made its mark m pre-season "warm-up" matches, socalled "friendlies". This brought an immediate reaction from the Home Secretary, Reginald Maudling, who has called
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      159 14 MONTREAL, Wed. A proposal to establish a pension plan for professional boxers is under study by the World Boxing Association, (WBA) holding its annual meeting here. The WBA was asked on Monday by Van Nixon, secretary of the Washington, D.C., Boxing Commission to establish a pension fund and
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      95 14 SEOUL, Wed.— Seven nations have entered to the First Asian youth basketball championships here from Aug. 25 to Sept. 2, the Korean Basketball Association announced today. Among the seven nations, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea will take part in both the boys and girls divisions,
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      67 14 NEW YORK, Wed. Agreement was reached yesterday that the time limit for selection of the yachts for the America's Cup beginning Sept. 15 has been extended. The decision to extend the trials was reached between the New York Yacht Club and the Royal Sydney Yacht Club of Australia. Previously, the
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      32 14 GLASGOW, Wed.— A Scottish football fan, following a crack down on soccer hooliganism was sentenced to tnree months imprisonment here today after fights between Glasgow Rangers and Celtic supporters at Hampden Park.
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      26 14 NEW YORK, Wed.— Pakistani Harron Rahitn stepped through to the third round of Southampton tennis championships here yesterday by beating American Ben Bishop 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.
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      76 14 TORONTO, Wed.— Battered Canadian heavyweight, George Chuvalo, has been advised to quit the ring following his defeat against hard-punching American George Foreman last week in New York. The advice came from Dr. Leon Feldman, medical adviser to the World Boxing Association, who reported that the 23-year-old Chuvalo should be banned
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      275 14 MERDEKA SOCCER KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— Burma entered the final of the Merdeka soccer tournament with a smashing 5-0 win over Hongkong before a 4,000 crowd at the Merdeka Stadium here tonight. The Burmese will meet the winner of tomorrow night's semi-final match between
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      106 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Thailand beat West Australia 2-0 to take ninth place m the 13th anniversary Merdeka soccer tournament here tonight. The Thai left-winger Niwathana Srisawasdi scored both the goals. The Australians just could not get going and heavy rain m the second made it
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      94 14 Bl LLA RDS: 19 7 0 championships (Singapore Recreation Club, 7 p.m.). BOWLING: 1st F.I.Q. Asian zone championships (Grange Road, 4.30 p.m.). CHESS: 6th Open championships (Polytechnic, 6.30 p.m.). CHESS (Chinese): Masters open championships (Hong Lim Park, 8 p.m.). GOLF: Open amateur championships (SICC, 8 a.m.). LAWN TENNIS: Open championships
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    282 15 Big prize money in Perak's circuit racing IPOH, Wed.— Some of the fastest cars m SouthEast Asia will be racing m the first Royal Perak Motor Club's circuit race over 2.1 miles at the Tasek Industrial Estate just outside Ipoh on Auc 29 and 30. Highlight of the races, to
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    126 15 British ace in GP motor cycles 1-1/2 seasons of racing m England. Six entries have been received from Indonesian riders for the event. For the vintage and PVT handicap open seven entries have already been received. Among them is a 1934 ERA to be driven by Singapore's Barry Swarm. MAIN
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    245 15 RON CLARKE, the Australian long-distance runner, will definitely not be competing m the Singapore Open Athletic Championships this year. Located m London yesterday by his tour sponsors, he said he was flying directly to Australia after the strenuous activity of the recent
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    108 15 Five for tour of Jakarta cycling KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— Malaysia will send five cyclists to take part m the 750-mile "tour of Java" rally at Jakarta on Aug. 18-27. A spokesman of the Cycling Association said today this was the first time Malaysia is taking part. He said 18 cyclists
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    93 15 Already a champ at six SIX-YEAR-OLD Tan Hock Huat believes m becoming a champion young. He outhopped five other classmates to win the sack race m .the community centres sports meet. The meet was organised by five community centres m Serangoon Gardens. About 50 kindergarten children from the centres thoroughly
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    70 15 A SPLENDED second half rally enabled Unknowns to beat the Combined Schools 26-22 m the final of the Pesta Sukan netball championships at the SCC padang yesterday. The game was played at a very fast pace with neither side giving any quarter. The Unknowns, ably supported
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    339 15 Mrs Miall all set for grand slam MRS. PIPPA Miall stroked her way to two finals m the Singapore Lawn Tennis Association's grass court championships at the Cricket Club courts yesterday. Partnering Miss Lim Kheow Suan m the women's doubles, Mrs. Miall and partner defeated Miss Lim Phee Lan and
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    28 15 AMATEU R Fencing Association of Singapore will hold its first national championship at Tuan Mong High School Hall on Aug. 15 and IB from 9 a.m.
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    124 15 One for the record Singapore's 62-member team for the First Age Group international swimming meet with the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Social Affairs, Mr. Chan Chee Seng, (fourth from left) during their centralised training at the new Queenstown Sports Complex. Also In picture is
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      271 15 IPOH Wed.— Pisang Mas, an emergency acceptor m the $25,000 Sultan's Gold Vase m the event of there being no scratchings at acceptance time tomorrow, looked fighting fit when he cantered on a straight drive here this morning. He was ridden by Peter
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      326 15 A TOTAL of 116 amateur and 20 professional horses has entered for the Singapore Combined race meeting at Bukit Timah on Aug. 23: M.A.R. A. Cl. 1 8F Wingate; Picture House II; Taiping Jade; Pinkaon; Winning Streak; Do You Mind; November Sun; Open;
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      25 15 LONDON, Wed. Boxing promoter Jack Solomons has offered world lightweight champion Ismael Laguna $60,000 to defend his title against British champion Ken Buchanan.
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    236 16 Grumblers should think ahead, says Raja FOREIGN Minister S. Rajaratnam last night urged Singaporeans who grumble about certain unpopular Government measures to think ahead. Mr. Rajaratnam, who was speaking at a National Day dinner at the Bukit Panjang English School, said some friends had complained to him that life m
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    58 16 SAIGON, Wed. Three Saigon dailies were seized last night for having violated the Press statute. Two of them, Ann Sang (Light) and Dan (The Citizen) were seized for having attacked "public decency and morality," said a spokesman. Anh Sang ran an article entitled ''Nights of Vietcong
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    171 16 MONTEVIDEO, Wed. Kidnapped Brazilian consul Aloysio Gomide and U.S. agricultural expert Claude Fly are still alive and have not been sentenced so far, the Tupamaros guerilla group said last night. A communique was sent to a local radio station and passed on to police.
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    329 16 Transfer of nerve gas to ship begins SUNNY POINT, North Carolina Wed. Stevedores today begin loading 418 steel-jacketed vaults of nerve gas aboard an old liberty ship which will become a tomb at the bottom of the sea for the deadly chemical. Two heavily-guarded trains rolled into this military port
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    45 16 Payment for the 3-D ($100) prizes on the Singapore Sweep Draw No: 8/70 held on Aug. 6 will be paid from the Singapore Pools office at i-4 Percival Road from today and the 4-D ($250 to $500) and other prizes from Aug. 14.
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    151 16 PART OF an outlet drain to alleviate flooding m the Telok Ayer Market area is under construction at Telok Ayer Basin. The 75i»-foot long culvert will begin at the junction of Cross Street and Robinson Road and go through Cross Street and Raffles
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    59 16 JAKARTA, Wed. Militant students today called off the big anti-corruption rally they had planned to hold on Saturday after five of their leaders were released from custody by the army. The decision came at an emergency meeting this afternoon and followed repeated warnings from the army and
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      Lock icon Kampong in club final
      297 16 Kampong Bugis Community Centre trounced the Port Authority Recreation Club "A" 5-1 to enter the final of the Singapore Table Tennis Association's junior inter-club league tournament at Monk's Hill last night. They will meet X-Universal, the other finalist, tomorrow at the same venue. In the women's
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      82 16 SAFSA beat St. Bernadette 5 2 (SAFSA first): Lee Yoke Ann bt Lawrence Koh 21-18, 21-10; Ang Tien See lost to James Tan 18-21, 18-21; Stephen Neo bt Paul Leong 21-15, 21-17; Lee Yoke Ann lost to James Tan 13-21, 10-21; Stephen Neo bt Lawrence Koh 22-20, 21-15; Ang
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      148 16 Singapore teams are trounced Singapore's men and women teams had a trouncing on the third day of the five-nation international volleyball championships at Gay World stadium yesterday. The women lost 15-1, 15-1, 15-0 to their speedy Japanese rivals, while the men were beaten 16-14, 15-9, 15-8 by Indonesia. BRIGHT NOTE
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      89 16 Joe Louis honoured in two celebrations COLORADO, Wed. Denver City honoured former would heavyweight champion Joe Louis as the city celebrated Joe Louis Day here. Denver Mayor William McNichols proclaimed the tribute to coincide with a similar celebration being held m Detroit on behalf of the 56-year-old boxer known as
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      34 16 JAPAN won the four-man women's event m the F.I.Q. Asian zone bowling championships at Orchard Bowling alley yesterday. They scored 4,135 p.nfalls to beat the fancied (Hongkong and Singapore teams.
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    Lock icon Smoke and rubbish can be found in other places
    504 16 Smoke and rubbish can be found in other places IF I WERE a tourist J who had never been to Singapore, I would have been much influenced by I the Column Seven letter emphasising the smoky and filthy conditions m Singapore, after reading it i m the Aug. 10 issue
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