Eastern Sun, 6 August 1966

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    26 1 EASTERN SUN Independent National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION ft Estd. 1966. Vol. 1. No. 21. Saturday. August 6 1966. MC (P) 1942 KDN 2309 Price 15 cents
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    Lock icon RAZAK TO SIGN PEACE PACT IN JAKARTA
    371 1  -  Agreement will bring to an end misunderstanding between 2 nations By Jamal Ali Kuala Lumpur, Fri JHE DEPUTY Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak will go to Jakarta within the next few days "to sign the peace agreement with Indonesia" says the Prime Minister,
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    Lock icon Congress
    44 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. The rigid practices and narrow understanding of Islam among the Muslim community in this country will be the main theme of the forthcoming "Congress on the Progress of Islam in Malaysia." said Nik Mustapha, the Planning Secretary of the Congress.
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    Lock icon $9 mil. fund set-up
    108 1 BANGKOK. Fri. (AFP) The three-nation ASA (Association of Southeast Asia) ministerial meeting here has decided to set up a U553,000,000 fund for cooperative development projects, it was disclosed here last night. The Foreign Ministers of the Philippines and Thailand and the Deputy Premier of Malaysia told
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    Lock icon All agree to ASA projects
    125 1 Bangkok, Fri. Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines prepared to conclude their ministerial talks today after reaching full agreement on proposed projects of the Association of South-east Asia. He said the projects were divided into three categories: Projects which might need outside assistance such as telecommunications,
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    Lock icon MALAYA CUP FINAL: TUNKU PRAISES ARMED FORCES
    322 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri.— Message from the President FAM (Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra) on tonight's Malaya Cup final: It is once again my great pleasure to say a few words on the occasion of the Malaya Cup final the 40th such event which is
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    Lock icon KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. — The Raja Permaisuri Agong being presented with a bouquet o*» arrival at the Federal Cinema last night by eight-year-old Sharifah Hanizah, the Tunku's grand-daughter. On the left is the Yang di-Pertuan Agong with Mr. B. H. Tan chairman of the Malaysian Council of Child Welfare, and Mr. Chin Kim Fook, general manager of Shaw Bi others' Organisation.
    63 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The Raja Permaisuri Agong being presented with a bouquet o*» arrival at the Federal Cinema last night by eight-year-old Sharifah Hanizah, the Tunku's grand-daughter. On the left is the Yang di-Per-tuan Agong with Mr. B. H. Tan chairman of the Malaysian Council of Child Welfare, and Mr.
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    Lock icon 'Peace talk by all Asian nations'
    193 1 MANILA. Fri. (AP) President Ferdinand Marcos last night called for a conference between the Nations of Asia and the Government of Hanoi to end the Vietnam war. In a cable sent to his Foreign Secretary. Mr. Narciso Ramos in Bangkok. Mr. Marcos urged the
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    Lock icon 'Unite, strive hard' call by Dr. Toh
    381 1  -  By LIM TIONG WAH SINGAPORE, Fri. The Deputy Prime Minister, Dr. Toh Chin Chye, has urged the people to unite and strive hard to make the Republic's independence a success. Speaking at the first National Day Celebration by residents and workers of Naval
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    Lock icon ACT formed with $4 mil. capital
    60 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Associated companies in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur have been established by Associated Container Transportation Limited, which represents a consortium of five leading British shipowning groups. The new companies are narned Associated Container Transportation (Singapore) Ltd. and Associated Container Transportation (Malaysia) Sdn.
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      354 3 Home Ownership News Another Housing Estate Financed by NUMBER 1 HOMES IN RUNG CAD CAI C ALL LAND TITLES run O#l L C ARE FREEHOLD TAMAN MERU (Phasell) MODERN HOMES IN EXCELLENT RESIDENTIAL AREA. HOMES ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR BOOKING AT TAMAN MERU ESTATE. PRICES RANGE FROM $12,800 FOR 3
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      901 4 What's on in today s Radio and Television CHANNEL 5 Koala Lumpur and Penan;; 6 Ipob and Malacca; 3 and 10 Johore Bahru; 4 Taiping; 7 Batu Pahat; 9 Kluang. SATURDAY P.M. 3.00 Opening Announcement; Prog. Summary; 3.01 Wimbledon Tennis; Men's Singles; 4.20 International Zone; What We Want; 4.31 The
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      56 4 K.L. DIARY Machine 4 O M6sc National Zoo at Ulu Klang 9.30 a.m. to 6 p.m.: Muzium Negara 10 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.: Jalan Weld Swimming Pool 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m., 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.: Ninth National Art Exhibition at National Art
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    Lock icon THE CAUSEWAY ALWAYS OPEN TO TOURISTS
    172 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Fri.—The gateway into Malaya In Johore is always open to tourists arriving in Singapore, it was stated here today. The secretary of the Johore Bahru Tourist Association, Mr. N. Retnam, dispelled rumours allegedly circulating in Singapore that tourists entering the Republic are
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    Lock icon Latest in 7's CLUB 77 in Singapore
    237 5 SINGAPORE, Fri. The 7's have invaded Singapore! First, the 007... then 117... 707... 077... and now, CLUB 77! Club 77 is no fiction. It's real. It is licensed to entertain people to "kill" the flight! Its "weapons" Nightingales and a bombshell, exploding to
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    Lock icon Army gets new PRO
    68 5 SINGAPROE, Fri. Mr. W.G. McStay has been appointed the new head of the British Army's Public Relations Department, at HQ Far East Land Forces, Tanglin. Mr. McStay succeeds Leut Colonel A. Neilson, who has retired from the Army and has now returned to the Unitea Kingdom.
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    Lock icon Killed by train
    29 5 IP OH, Fri. An elderly man, H. Selamuthh, was killed at the railway track Rear Trolak by a northhound goods train from Kuala Lumpur last night.
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    Lock icon 'Problems facing future leaders'
    185 5 SINGAPORE, Fri.—The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. S. Rajaratnam, tonight said that the kind of Singapore which had the best chance of survival was the one with a multi-racial and multi-lingual society and a South-East Asian outlook. This is because a SouthEast Asian community must ultimately
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    Lock icon Malays urged to change attitude
    141 5 SEREMBAN, Fri. The Mentri Besar of Negri Sembilan, Dato (Dr.) Mohamed said bin Mohamed yesterday urged Malays in the state to change their attitude and be dynamic and hardworking like non-Malays to achieve progress and success. He was speaking to 300 settlers at the Bukit
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    Lock icon Christian worker's national study week
    242 5 KUANTAN, Fri. The Young Christian Workers' Boys' Movement will hold its sixth national studyweek here, from Aug. 14-19. Sixty YCW leaders of Malaysia will be expected to participate in this annual national event. Inche Amiruddin bin Haji M. Hakiam, Comissioner for Labour, Pahang, will officially
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    Lock icon 'Leaders of tomorrow' contest winners
    296 5 SINGAPORE. Fri. Mr. Stephen Peter De Cruz, of St. Joseph's Institution, and Mr. G. Srinivasa Iyer, of the University of Singapore, won the nation-wide oratorical contest for ESSO's "Leaders of Tomorrow" at the Victoria Theatre last night. Mr. De Cruz from the Secondary School Level
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    Lock icon Taximen ask for lower tax
    106 5 IPOH, Fri. Two hundred operators of registered taxis used for transporting school children to and from schools in Perak have petitioned the Commissioner of Road Transport in Kuala Lumpur to bring down their road tax fees. They want it to be at par with school
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    Lock icon Use time wisely students told
    187 5 SINGAPORE, Fri. Students must make full use of the opportunities in education and training now provided by the government if they want to ensure a good future. The Minister of State for Education, Enche Rahim Ishak. said this in his foreword in a souvenir in
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    Lock icon Posters to sell Singapore
    130 5 SINGAPORE. Fri. The Singapore Tourist Promotion Board has published 15.000 copies of its new muHi-coloured poster for promotion of Singapore's tourism overseas. This is the first of a new series of Singapore posters to be published by the Board. The poster has the outline map of
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    Lock icon S'ships for girls
    55 5 KUCHING, Fri. Ten Sarawak girls have been awarded Federal Government scholarships ior a two-year training course in dental nursing at the Dental Training School in Penang. Five of the girls are from the First Division, four from the Third Division, and one from the Fourth. Their ages
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    Lock icon SMMWU to ask govt. about new legislation
    152 5 SINGAPORE, Fri. The 20.000 strong Singapore Manual and Mercantile Workers' Union last night at an emergency meeting called upon the Singapore government to discuss with the major unions before changing trade union laws of the Republic. The Singapore Manual and Mercantile Workers* Union's
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      41 5 TIME AND TIDE Penang: 3.08 p.m. (8.2 ft). Port Swettenham: 8.32 a.m. (13.1 ft.); 8.30 p.m. Port* Dickson: 9.07 a.m. (8.7 ft.); 9.22 p.m. (8.0 ft.). Singapore: 1.10 p.m. (8.8 ft); 2.06 p.m. (7.6 ft), kedili Kechil: 1.04 p.m. (7.5 ft).
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon WIFE KILLER SHOT DEAD
      100 6 MOSCOW, Fri. (AFP) A Soviet wife murderer has been executed by firing squad. The newspaper Izvestia said here today. The 28-year-old-killer A. Petrakov was just out from an 11 year labour camp sentence when he slaughtered his wife with a knife, as she started off for
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      Lock icon Algeria to get iron and steel works
      154 6 MOSCOW, Fri. (AFP) Algeria is to get a new Iron and Bteel Works under the terms of an economic agreement signed with the Soviet Union today, Tass news agency reported. The new works, to be built at Annaba in 1969, will produce a
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      Lock icon FBI probes vanished paintings
      91 6 NEW YORK, Fri. (AFP) Two old paintings by Reubens and Terborch valued at more than U.S. $300,000, have disappeared while being shipped from Detroit to New York, it was disclosed here today. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is assisting Detroit and New York police in
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      Lock icon Robbery: Thieves escape with $800
      151 6 NUORO, Sardinia, Fri. (AFP) Three masked bandits brandishing machine guns held up the main road near here for two hours this morning and ransacked ten cars and a lorry. They got away with a $800) 500,000 lira (U.S. The long hold up happened six kilometres
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      Lock icon MOVE TO STOP 'PETROL PIRATES'
      123 6 LUSAKA, Fri. (AFP) Zambia is to step up measures against "Petrol Pirates". A government spokesman announced today. The "Pirates are those who get around petrol rationing introduced last December when supplies through Rhodesia were cut. The new measures will include increased patrolling of garages and
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      Lock icon Commander visits SEATO Hq.
      57 6 M£ E John Hyland (rifht) Commander of the United States Seventh Fleet, made a courtesy call at SEATO headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand recently. r ,i^? m ra Hy'and Is shown with SEATO, Secretary General, Lt. Gen. Jesus Vargas (centre) and thief of the Military Planning Office,
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      Lock icon BAN OR NO BAN BEATLES WILL STAR IN PICTURES
      905 6 LONDON, Fri. (AF) "THE American producer of the Beatles' films says the banning of Beatle records by U.S. Radio Stations will have no effect on his plans to star the musicians again. "I know all of the boys well," said Walter
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      Lock icon Military planes not allowed into Spain
      147 6 LONDON, Fri. (AFP) The Spanish government has banned British military planes from passing through Spanish Air Space, the Foreign Office announced here today. The Foreign Office were notified of the Spanish government's intention on July 21. The ban took effect, today. Aug. 4. A
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      Lock icon UNESCO gets a cheque
      98 6 PARIS. Fri. (AFP) The Japanese dally "asahl shibun" has sent UNESCO a cheque for 300,227,861 yen U*****,874 as a contribution towards saving the temples of Abu Simbel (U.A.R.) It was announced here today. The money was raised by a Tutankkamen exhibition organised by the paper in
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      Lock icon Defence issues draft call to 46,200 men
      254 6 WASHINGTON, Fri. (UPI) —The U.S. Defence Department yesterday issued an October draft call of 46,200 men highest for any month since the Korean war. At the same time the draft quota for September was raised by 6,000 from 31.300 to 37.300 men. The
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      Lock icon EXPLOSION: 3 KILLED, 8 INJURED
      38 6 NTAL, Brazil. Fri. <AFP) Three persons were killed and eight seriously injured when a fireworks plant exploded, it was officially announced here today. The factory was in Patos, in Northern Rio Grande state.
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      Lock icon Housewives call-girl scandal: Vice charges dismissed
      234 6 MINEOLA, New York, Fri. (UPI) Vice Charges against the last of 49 defendants in the suburban housewives call girl scandal of 1964 were dismissed Not one of the defendants ever was jailed, thirty-one persons and ten corporations got off with suspended sentences on guilty
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      Lock icon Psychiatrist blamed for not preventing sniper from committing world's mass murder
      701 6  -  By CAROLYN LINDEN AKE WORTH, Florida, Fri. (UPl).—The father of sniper, Charles J. Whitman blamed a University of Texas Psychiatrist today for not stopping his son from committing the Nation's worst mass murder. "I blame the psychiatrist that he
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      Lock icon Blast kills 3
      29 6 BOGOTA, Colombia. Fri. (AP) A bomb exploded in the Colombo-American Cultural centre here yesterday and police said at least three persons wer« killed and 15 injured.
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      Lock icon GIANT GUN CARRIER
      32 7 A giant U.S. helicopter UH- IB a so-called "Gun Ship" airlifts a cannon into the jungle northeast of Saigon during an operation against the Vietcong. PANA Photo PANA Photo
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      Lock icon NASSER GETS HIS WAY WITH ARABS
      237 7 CAIRO, Fri. (AFP) President Abdel Gamal Nasser of the United Arab Republic was last night triumphantly chalking up victory in a quarrel with Saudi Arabia that has split the Arab World wide open, i For so far, six of the 12 countries in the
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      Lock icon Kamaraj's visit
      23 7 BUDAPEST, Fri. (AFP) Indian Congress Party President Kumaraswami Kamaraj arrived in Budapest yesterday on a visit of several days to Hungary.
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      Lock icon ADAM HAS BAD TIME
      106 7 ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey, Fri. (UPI) Before his 21st birthday was over, Stephen Adam must have wished he had never been born. Here's what happened to the local resident on his birthday on Wednesday: He was arrested for purse snatching and fined US$5OO. He was fined
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      Lock icon Payroll tax: Commons gives okay
      230 7 J ONDON, Fri. (UPI). Britain's Labour Government last night won House of Commons approval for its controversial payroll tax. The house voted 287 to 216 a majority of 71 to pass the selective employment bill on its third reading. The bill still has to go
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      Lock icon Chinese hide in Embassy
      135 7 THE HAGUE, Fri. (AFP) Eight Chinese engineers who refused to come out of the People's China Embassy here looked like they were settling down for a long stay as beds, mattresses and other furniture was moved in yesterday. Visas for the eight expired last midnight and
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      Lock icon Carrier for breakup
      48 7 NORFOLK, Virginia, Fri. (UPI) A proud aircraft carrier that survived a World War II holocaust at sea is due here on its last voyage. A crew of 60 men will rip apart the U.S.S. Franklin, a feat that two powerful Japanese bombs could not accomplish.
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      Lock icon Thanat plan backed by US
      174 7 WASHINGTON, Fr i. (AFP) The State Department yesterday welcomed Thailand's proposal for a joint Initiative Malaysia and the Philippines to promote a Vietnam peace conference. Spokesman Robert McCloskey said Foreign Minister. Thanat Khoman "has railed attention to some basic truths regarding the situation in Asia."
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      Lock icon Queen Mother's birthday
      101 7 LONDON, Fri. (UPI) Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, celebrated her 66th birthday yesterday with champagne toasts and 21gun salutes. The Royal Family gathered in the green and gold dining room in her London home, St. Jame's Palace, to drink to her health in the vintage champagne. The
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      Lock icon Belgium blamed for Congo unrest
      186 7 IfINGSHASA, Fri. LX (AFP) The semiofficial Congolese news agency (A.C.P.) yesterday accused a Belgian ship of bringing troops and munitions to the Angolan port of Lobito so that they could be sent to the AngolanKatangese border "where there is alreadv a large Belgian base." The
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      Lock icon Zoo may be dumped into sea
      74 7 WASHINGTON Fri. (AP) A meeting will be held at the U.S. Agriculture Department today in an effort to save 55 zoo animals from Africa whose shippers have threatened to dump them into the ocean if they are denied entry into the United States. Rep.
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      Lock icon Swollen rivers a 'punishment for sins'
      488 7  -  By M. R. Akhtar DACCA, East Pakistan, Fri. (UPI) The several thousand rivers of East Pakistan are in their annual love-hate relationship with the 60 million Bengalis again. For most of the year, the rivers are a blessing for East Pakistan's economy. The fingier-like
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      Lock icon Space talks hold-up by Russia
      605 7 Fri. (UPI) Negotiations on rules to govern man's conquest and peaceful use of outer space recessed yesterday with Soviet resistance on two major issues delaying final agreement. I The month of talks, held in the framework of the legal Sub-committee of the United Nations Committee
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      Lock icon Civilian rule in Nigeria soon
      227 7 LAGOS, Fri (AFP) New Nigerian military ruler Lieu-General Yakubu Gowon announced yesterday that civilian rule would return to the country "as soon as possible". As to when this changeover would take place, he stressed: "When I say as soon aa possible, it is in fact
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      Lock icon Post buys part of NY Tribune
      78 7 NEW YORK. Fri. (AFP) The Washington Post" has bought a 45 per cent interest ih tne "New York Herald Tribune European edition", the oldest American newspaper published in Europe, it was announced here yesterday Mr. John Hay Whitney, President of the Whitney Communications Commission.
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      Lock icon Dawee well
      38 7 WASHINGTON, Fri. (UPI) Thailand's armed forces Chief of Staff Air Chief Marshall Dawee Chullasapya was reported be "95 per cent recovered" from a liver ailment which has put him out of action for nearly two months
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      Lock icon Doctors go on strike
      73 7 TEL AVIV, Fri. (UPI) This nation's 5,000 doctors went on a half-day strike yesterday after Israel's Medical Association called the walkout to protest what it called "the latest act of terror." The association was referring to an incident at th« clinic of Amishav settlement. It said
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      Lock icon Killer's 'mental illness' not affected by brain tumour, says doctor
      152 10 AUSTIN (Texas), Fri. (AFP) Mass murderer Charles Joseph Whitman s mental condition was not affected in any way by a small brian tumour, said Dr. C. Chenar here today. Dr. Chenar. who performed the autopsy on Whitman. said the tumour
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      Lock icon Professor begins protest fast
      118 10 CLEVELAND, Ohio, Fri. '(AP) A Cleveland State University professor began his fourth day of fast yesterday in protest against the war in Vietnam. Dr. Paul Olynyk, said in a telegram to President Johnson on Wednesday that he was fasting to mourn and protest what he called
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      Lock icon LUCI'S WEDDING: WHITE HOUSE ORDERS SECURITY
      212 10 BALTLMORE, Maryland, Fri. (AP) The House ordered tight security and loose trousers when a Baltimore firm was given the job of making President Johnson's cutaway outfit for daughter Luci's wedding tomorrow. But a union leader was proud of his members having a hand in
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      Lock icon BRITISH NURSES TO WORK IN VIETNAM
      84 10 Miss Jean Ringr, from Middlesex, left, and Miss Patricia Reavey from South Shields, County Durham, North-East England, are •w# at press conference at the Save the Children Fund (SCF) headquarters in London, after they had heen appointed to form, with Miss Bridget Stevenson. SCF
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      Lock icon Firm accused of being Communist Front Organisation
      530 10 SUSPENDED OFFICIAL HITS OUT AT CIA... WASHINGTON, Fri. (AP) SUSPENDED Central Intelligence Agency official Hans V. Tofte said yesterday CIA files erroneously listed the Danish East Asiatic Company as a Communist Front Organisation. This is one of the most honourable companies in Denmark
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      Lock icon EXPULSION AN INTERNAL AFFAIR
      112 10 ANKARA, Turkey, Fri.(AP) —The Turkish Foreign Ministry said yesterday that the expulsion of two Turkish citizens from Greece was a purely an internal affair for Greece. The ministry said it had no further comment Official sources in Athens reported on Wednesday that the two Turks, living
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      Lock icon 5 BODIES FOUND
      72 10 FALMOUTH, England, Fri. (AP) Five bodies, all believed to be those of victims of the excursion boat Darlwin disaster on Sunday, were found yesterday off the Cornish Coast. Also recovered were lifeboats and wreckage. Together, they are believed to be the first evidence of the fate of
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      Lock icon Unionists detained
      64 10 NAIROBI, Fri. The Kenya Government yesterday detained five men Including prominent trade unionists under the preservation of security act. It was officially announced here. They are O. Makanyengo. General Secretary of the Oil and Petroleum Workers Union, J.M. Oyangi, head of the Kenya people's Union Youth Organisation, P.
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      Lock icon CONTRIBUTION
      31 10 UNITED NATIONS, Fri. (AP) The U.N. announced yesterday a voluntary contribution of US$lBO,OOO from Sweden for the U.N. peacekeeping force on Cyprus for the six month period June 26-December 26.
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      Lock icon POLICE GUARD SPECK
      50 10 CHICAGO, Fri.—Richard Speck allegedly accused of killing eight student nurses in Chicago, lies on bed in the City's Cook Hospital recently while police guard stands by him. Earlier, Speck, 24, had pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and his case has been set for Aug. 18.
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      Lock icon 4 die in bomb blast
      207 10 BOGOTA, Colombia. Fri. (UPI) A terrorist bomb exploded in the American-Colombian centre here yesterday afternoon, killing an American teacher and three other persons. The blast occurred while 3,000 persons were inside the building for an exhibition of paintings. Authorities said at least 10 persons were
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      Lock icon 4 DIE IN FIRE
      27 10 CLEVELAND. Ohio, Fri. (AP) Exploding manganese dust killed four firemen and injured five others after an industrial fire at a Metallurgical Plant yesterday.
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      Lock icon Lawyers authorised to file plea for a review of 1951 trial
      228 10 NEW YORK, Fri. (AFP) A New York judge today authorised lawyers of Morton Sobell to file a plea for a review of the 1951 trial in which Mr. Sobell was sentenced to 30 years in prison for complicity with
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      Lock icon Order goes out for artistes
      110 10 LAS VEGAS. Nevada. Frl. (AP; A change from top to bottom is in order for nearly-nude showgirls at Casinos in this gambling city, according to City Commissioners. The Commissioners ruled on Wednesday night that hotels, casinos and bars that don't correct their girls will face
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      Lock icon Father gets 10 years for killing youth who made love to his daughter
      182 10 BUENOS AIRES, Fri. (UPI) An enraged father who killed a youth whom he saw making love to his daughter and then roasted and ate part of the body was sentenced to 10 years in prison in Salta,
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      Lock icon Berliners fighting war in Vietnam
      143 10 BERLIN, Fri. (AFP) The West Berlin communist newspaper "D i e Wahrheit** charged today that 35 young West Berliners had been sent to flght in Vietanm, and raised a violent protest against this "contribution to American aggression in Vietnam". It said that three months ago
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      Lock icon Summit meeting postponed
      90 10 CAIRO, Fri. (AFP) The Kuwait Government has agreed to the postponement of the Arab Summit meetin? in September but has asked for a time limit on the adjournment, the Middle East news agency said today. The request, in a note to the Secretary General of the Arab
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      Lock icon Arabian problems
      58 10 UNITED NATIONS, Fri. (UPI) The 15-nation Security Council was to take up Arabian problems yesterday after again rejecting a plea for immediate debate on the Vietnam war. The council yesterday was to consider a British complaint against strafing of a South Arabian town by Soviet-built jets presumed to
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      Lock icon Moscow to have 'super plane'
      144 10 MOSCOW. Fr. <AP) The Soviet Minister of Civil Aviation said yesterday this country plans to have a supersonic passenger plane in service by 1971. The year the rival British-French Concorde is supposed to be ready for service. General Yevgeny F\ Loginov, the Soviet Minister of
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      Lock icon Britain's first Ombudsman
      198 10 LONDON, Fri. (UPI) Auditor General, Sir Edmund Compton has been appointed Britain's first Ombudsman A Queeni champion to defend the little man against unjust officialdom. Compton will assume hii duties as Ombudsman-de-signate Sept. 1. His appointment will not be confirmed until legislation setting up his office ii
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    Lock icon JOHORE BAHRU
    450 8 many of the citizens of Johore Bahru are unhappy. The cause seems to be the existence of too much red tape, which is tying up projects for the improvement of this State capital. Plans for new buildings are reported to be kept in cold storage, and developers have
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    Lock icon THYE MOH OF THE ECHO
    312 8 The Editor-in-Chief of the Straits Echo, Mr. Teoh Thye Moh, who died in Penang last Thursday, was a well known personality in Penang and North Malaysia. He had served this regional newspaper for over 30 years. With him at the helm the Straits Echo had
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      Lock icon Rail traveller loses durians
      124 8  -  Richard Wong I would like to add to the grievances expressed by "traveller.'* While travelling on the "night mail" to Singapore (8 p.m. from K.L. on July 20) with a sack of 20 durians, I was requested to move the sack to the mail carriage as
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      109 8  -  S. A. Bakar Alsagoff. My colleagues and I would like to suggest to the government through the columns of your newspaper, the following idea with regard to the teenage mania and delinquencies. The Government should impose a law whereby ail bars, dance halls
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      29 8  -  Ray Lai. With your unbiased political report and editorials, "Eastern Sun" will soon be the leading newspaper in Singapore as well as Malaysia.
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      204 8  -  A. A. Tan. One of the most active peanut unions in the teaching profession is the NUT. It wants parity of pay for DTC teachers, and housing and medical benefits for all UTS teachers. It contends that teachers with the same qualification should be given
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      55 8  -  C. P. Thane. Radio Malaysia gives the listening public no less than seven news bulletins during eleven hours of broadcasting from K.L. and are these bulletins comprise almost exclusively nothing but Malaysian news. Would it not be possible to scrap one of these bulletins and give us
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      112 8 Perhaps reader J. Daniel would do well to ponder over the great human sufferings of the innocents of Hiroshima and Nagasaki before venturing the exult over the atom-bombing of those two cities. If he is not moved by pictures of non-combatants like women and children
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      132 8  -  T. Mahenthan The arrival of a newspaper was something we ail looked forward to and the Eastern Sun was most certainly welcome. We in the country have not had an English language newspaper that has mirrored the world faithfully nor reflected public opinion honestly and with out
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      456 8  -  DR. K.Y. CHAN. Mr. J. Daniel (Eastern Sun, Aug. 2) is naive to applaud the American bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with atomic bombs during the last war. Did Mr. Daniel know that the Japanese were losing on all fronts at the close of the war
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      154 8 The purpose of a newspaper is not just to print words and publish advertisements but to reflect an impartial view of all sections of the population. This is particularly important for opposition leaders and responsible citizens who do not agree with some of the policies
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      341 8  -  Ranny U. It is declared in the Unified Teaching Service all teachers are treated equally. Only their salaries vary according to their academic and professional qualifications. This sounds reasonable. But may I point out a very great injustice is being inflicted on a number
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      219 8 I feel compelled to reply to Mr. A. Pereira's letter (Eastern Sun, Aug. 2) as it contained several inaccuracies. If Mr. Pereira knew that the Public Health Division lorry involved was SGA 8267, he would not have claimed that it was a covered wagon because
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    1054 8 UNITED Nations, Fri. Come observers at the United Nations believe that man may set foot on the moon much sooner than most people believe. This impression has been created by the parallel moves of the two space giants, the United States and the Soviet
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      241 9 J ONDON, Fri. (AFP) British shipbuilders, facing stiff competition from Japan, and other countries, were yesterday preparing to start a vast process of financial merger among the 60-odd shipyards scattered around the coasts of Britain and Northern Ireland. The end-result of the process will be four
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      210 9 SINGAPORE, Fri. Shell has announced the completion of an oil tanker which can be driven under centain conditions by one man from the bridge, with the engine-room unattended. She is the 65,000 dwt tftnker "Dolabella", Just completed at St. Nazaire for Societe Maritime Shell of France. A
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      65 9 GENEVA, Fri. (AFP) The Swiss watchmaking industry increased substantially Its shipments to foreign markets during the half-year with 30,730,100 watches exported against 26.023,000 during the first six months of 1965. Value of exports also rose from 797 milion francs to 9 24.6 million francs this year. During
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      Lock icon US steelmen spurn govt. appeal
      432 9 PITTSBURGH, Fri. (UPI) Spurning a Govern- hold tlie lin e. major steelmakers > sterday joined the new round of steel price increases by ,p£ als i? g the P rice ot sheet steel bv US$3 a ton. The Government denou- need the action as "Irresponsible."
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      71 9 THE HAGUE, Fri.—From sth to 13th Septembei 1966 the International Autumn Fair will be held in the Annual Fair Halls in Utrecht. This fair will once again give an impression of the range of consumer goods available from domestic and foreign industry. Around 60% of the 1,250 exhibitors
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      61 9 SINGAPORE, Fri. Chinese Produce Exchange, Singapore noon prices per picuJ today. Coconut oil: bulk s4si sellers, drum s47£ sellers. Pepper: Muntok white $2OO sellers, Sarawak white sl97| sellers, special Sarawak black $145 sellers, garbled Lampon* black 147 i (N) sellers (all 96% NLW) ASTA $1624 sellers (1000 NLW). Singapore
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      44 9 WASHINGTON, Fri. (AP) The U.S. Government sold 60 tons of surplus stockpile tin yesterday, 30 tons Grade A at U.S. $1.5676 a pound, 15 tons Grade B at U.S. $1.5525 a pound and 15 tons Grade C at U.S. $1.5475 a pound.
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      129 9 SINGAPORE, Fri. Imports into Singapore amounted to $359.2 million and exports to $289.3 million in May resulting in an unfavourable balance of trade of $69.9 million, statistics disclosed. Biggest imports in the month came from the States of Malaya totalling $88.2 million. Other suppliers included Japan
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      294 9 SINGAPORE, Fri. —Aug. first grade rubber buyers closed at 5 p.m. in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur today at 64-| cents per lb. unchanged on the previous close. London advies were about as expected and the market here opened unchanged. Conditions were slowmoving until fair demand by trade for
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      56 9 SINGAPORE, Fri. The Association of Banks in Malaysia made the following changes in its rates to merchants today: New York: buying T.T. 32-11/16; airmail O.D. 3213/16, 90 d/st. 33-5/16 credit bills, 33-7/16 trade bills. Selling T.T. /O.D. ready were U.S. Dollars 32-7/16; Holland Guilders 116-7/8; Swiss Francs 140-1/4;
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      52 9 NEW YORK, Fri. (UPI) Rubber futures yesterday closed unchanged and untraded with no new trading incentives insight. Sept. 23.75 24.20 Nov. 23.90 24.30 Jan. 23.90 24.45 March 24.25 24.60 May 24.25 24.60 July 24.25 24.60 Locally, No. 1 RSS was quoted at 23 3/4 cents per pound, nominal
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      13 9 SINGAPORE, Fri. The Tin price to-day was $627-i per picul, up $2-£.
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      523 9 SINGAPORE, Fri.—Two bulls resulted in increased confidence in industrials and properties on the Stock Exchange today. They were the "peace before Aug. 17" and "no devaluation of of sterling" announcements. Shell had business done at $2.84 and Steamers at $1.49. Despite the reported "price war" in
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      245 9 LONDON, Fri. (AFP) The Blyth Dry Docks and Shipbuilding Co. of Blyth, on the north east coast of England, will close forthwith owing to "continuing lasses," according to a statement just issued here. The yard which employs 1,200 people has had no substantial shipbuilding order for
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        186 9 B S Boustead 1.61 1.62 Chemical Co 1.55 1.56 Cold Storage 2.95 2.98 OunloD 2 50 Esso Ords 3.12 3.14 United Holdings CCR 2.00 Fitzpatricks 1.67 1.72 F N. Ords 3.76 3.78 Gammon 2.24 2.26 Georgetown CD 1.35 Guinness 2.45 2.47 Hotel S'pura 1.06 1.08 Hume (M) Ltd 1.78
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        115 9 Ampat CCR 9/7 Austral Amal. 24/6 Austral Malay CR 43/6 Ayer Hitam 23/4J 24/Hong Kong 36/3 38/Idris Hyd. CD 16/9 K'pong Lanjut 24/3 24/4* Kamunting 19/7* 19/10* Kent 10/Kesang .55 Killinghall 48/Kramat 13/Kuala Kampar 25/6 Kuchai 1.94 2.00 Larut 11/9 12/6 Linpiii 2 00 Lower Perak 23/7* Malayan Tin
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        11 9 Esso Deb 1.03 Shell Deb 1.00 1.02 CCM Deb 1.04
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        49 9 Bassett (50cts) 95 .97 Batu Lintang 1.67 Benta 140 Kempas 2.00 2.02 Kepong Plant 1.75 Kluang Ord 1 78 Kundong Tg Pau 1 80 Kuala Sidim 1.70 New Serendah 2.27 2.35 Riverview XD 2/4 2/7 Sel Coconut 3.18 Temerloh 2.00 Ulu Benut 1.50 United Malacca 1.85 1.90
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        24 9 Anglo-Asian 1/2 Anglo Oriental 3/6 3/7 Craigielea 1/5 1/6 E. Asiatic 1/6 K. L. Kepong 2/3 Kulim 1/81 Malaya General CD 2/3
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        20 9 Bangawan 3±d 6d Bekoh Con 2/8 Bukit Sembawang 5/7 6/High Low 3/3 Singapore Para 1/4* 1/5* Seafleld 3/3 3/6
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        191 9 TIME: FLIGHT: FROM: 8.20 a.m. MAL 019 Kuala Lumpur. 9.30 a.m. MAL 121 Kuala Lumpur. 9.30. a.m. Thai 404 Jakarta. 10.55 a.m. MAL 005 Penang, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur, Malacca. 11.05 a.m. MAL 451 Kuching. 11.55 a.m. PAA 841 San Francisco, Los Angeles. Honolulu, Guam, Saigon. 1.40 p.m.
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        187 9 TIME: FLIGHT: TO: 7.00 a.m. AE 115 Kuala Lumpur, Colombo. 7.00 a.m. MAL 034 Malacca, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Penang, Alor Star. Kota Bahru. 7.31 a.m. MAL 122 Kuala Lumpur. 7.40 a.m. MAL 452 Kuching. 8.00 a.m. CPA 572 Bangkok, Hongkong. Taipeh, Osaka, Tokyo. 8 00 a.m. EG
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        142 9 TIME: AIRLINES: FROM: 7.45 a.m. Air Ceylon (AE 115) Singapore. 8.15 a.m. MAL (ML 122) Singapore. 8.25 a.m. MAL (ML 034) Singapore, Malacca. 9.15 a.m. MAL (ML 005) Penang, Ipoh. 9.15 a.m. MAL (ML 616) Singapore. 10.05 a.m. MAL (ML 042) Singapore. 10.55 a.m. Thai (TC
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        142 9 TIME: AIRLINES: TO: 7.15 a.m. MAL (ML 019) Singapore. 8.25 a.m. Air Ceylon (AE 115) Colombo, Karachi, Rome, London. 8.45 a.m. MAL (ML 122) Singapore. 8.45 a.m. MAL (ML 034) Ipoh, Penang. Alor Star, Kote Bharu. 9.30 a.m. MAL (ML 005) Malacca, Singapore. 9.50 a.m. MAL
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      128 9 SINGAPORE The following ships are expected to be in port today: Godowns Vessels 1/2 Benrinnes 5 Meijyo Maru 6/7 Sindh 8/9 Chastine Maersk 10/11 Viminale 13/ ii Hero 15/16 Riverbank 21/22 Empire Gannet 23/24 Silingdoeng 31 32 Breconshire 33/34 Glenartney 35/36 Myrmidon TB/39 Bennevis 40/41 Gallieni 45 Alemannia
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      Lock icon A star in the making...
      367 11  -  By Peter Loke "Red sails in the sunset, Way out to the sea, 0, carry my love one, Home safely to me As the clear, vibrant voice cuts rhythmically into the cool surrounding of tropical palms and silent lappings of sea waves on to the
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      514 11 SINGAPORE, Fri. The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra will perform two concerts at the National Theatre, Singapore on September 3rd and 4th and in Kuala Lumpur on September sth at the Stadium Negara. Both are presented by Donald Moore Concerts Limited in association with the U.S.I.S. The orchestra
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      285 11 SINGAPORE, Fri. Pianist Lorin Hollander, a 10-ytar veteran of the concert stage at the age of 22, has been selected to accompany the Cincinnati Symphony Orchaestra as soloist on its around-the-world U.S. State Department tour. In announcing the selection, Max Rudolf, Music Director of the Cincinnati Symphony
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      87 11 come bowling TODAY! ft Everyone welcome: 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. daily. 8 bowling lanes. Free morning tea or coffee. Free shoe-shine to bowling shoe hirers. Bowling balls on sale, with finger holes cut to your exact size. MEET YOU AT THE ii i ii DON'T HESITATE AND THINK WHERE
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      262 11 In to tonight GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL: Arundel Room Featuring "Seoul Nights"— Three luscious beauties from Korea bring you the swingingest, singingest show in town. ADELPHI HOTEL: Adelphi Roof Garden The Peacock Bar. Featuring "Rhythm and Blues Night" by The Fabulous Antarctics. SINGAPORE HOTEL: Ballroom and Restaurant— Featuring "Korean Susie" two
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    158 12 CHAMONIX, Fri. (AFP)— Two French climbers were found dead from exposure near the 4.807-metre peak of Mont Blanc this evening. The men whose names were Jacquemard and Mevel apparently died during the freak summer blizzard that raged over the mountain last night with temperatures of minus
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    Lock icon Survivors of mass murder say: We don't hate man who tried to kill us
    780 12 AUSTIN TEXAS, FRI. (AP) fTHEY still wince in pain. They still shudder at A the memory and some are still in shock. But they say they don't hate the man who tried to kill them from
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    229 12 RANGOON, Fri. (AP) Nankhan Hospital, in the wilderness of North east Burma, is carrying on the tradition of humanitarian service set bv its legendary founder, "Burma Surgeon" Gordon Seagrave. All missionary hospitals, including Nankhan, were nationalised last year by Burmas military government. At Nankhan, service is
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    677 12 SWEDEN, FRI. ANE of the surprises "of the Socialist International Congress, held in May in Stockholm, was the presence of Pietro Nenni, leader of the Italian Social Democratic party. During Congress he delivered an interesting speech on the relations and the outlook for the future
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    54 12 Textiles are constantly scrutinised and modified by chemical engineers. Fibers are made more durable and more beautiful by new processes or additives. In this photograph, a distinctive finish is imparted to acetate yarn in an American Celanese Corporation plant by slashing and sizing the material as thestrands
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    Lock icon 4,000 to attend 9th cancer congress in Tokyo in Oct.
    233 12 NEW YORK, Fri. (AFP) Some 4,000 scientists, physicians and laymen from more than 60 countries are expected to attend the Ninth International Cancer Congress in Tokyo, October 23-29. 1966, under the auspices of the International Union against Cancer. About 250
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    82 12 WASHINGTON, F r 1. (UPI) A 5-year-old girl was killed and her playmate seriously injured on Wednesday in a savage attaci by three 150-pound Great Danes near here. Two of the dogs were captured late that night near where the attacks had occurred at about
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    Lock icon S'PORE LAUNCHES $555MIL. SECOND FIVE-YEAR PLAN
    660 12 SINGAPORE, Fri.—The Government of Singapore has launched its $555 million. second Five-Year Plan. The plan includes an almost dollar-for-dollar development expenditure in the private sector of the economy which will amount to between sixty-five to seventy-five per cent of the total allocation of funds.
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      272 12 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS SITUATION VACANT 20 Words $5/- (Minimum) RAJA'S COLLEGE offers Rapid Courses in Secretarial, Stenography. Bookkeeping, Shorthand, Typewriting, Accounting: To obtain good jobs qualify from Haja's College. PETS FOR SALE 20 Words $5/~ (MinimumJ DOBERMANN Puppy pick of litter cheap to good home MKA Class 1 Enquiries Telephone *****
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  • Public Bank Berhad Special Supplement
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      341 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Tan Sri Nik Ahmad Kamil, one of Malaysia's most dazzling business personalities, is the Public Bank's first chairman—and also becomes the first Malay to hold such a position in Malaysian banking history. He is also the chairman of Rothmans of Pall Mall (Malaysia) Ltd.
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      87 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri.— With an eye to the future Public Bank Berhad will shortly set up a special school for training suitably qualified personnel, under its expansion programme. This is in line with the Bank's intention of opening up branches and agencies all over Malaysia. The
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      291 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. With quiet aplomb, the renovation to its premises barely completed, Malaysia's 35th banking institution the Public Bank Berhad opened its door for business in Kuala Lumpur this morning. Situated at No. 4 Jalan Gereja, in the heart of the
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      134 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Dato Teh Hong Piow. dynamic managing director of Public Bank Berhad, started his banking career 17 years ago. With Initiative and an uncanny business acumen, he rose to become general manager of a leading bank in Malaysia. Well known as an astute banker, his experience
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      282 13 CONGRATUIATIONS atld D6St Wishes turn to NCR for proven THE PUBLIC BANK BERHAD SfjCtt Bukit Bintang Road, Kuala Lumpur [qP customers on their official commencement of business NCR are very proud once again to have been selected to provide yet another banking institution with their complete range of banking accounting
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      891 14 Prince Ann slips, KINGSTON JAMAICA FRI. (AP/AFP) Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth 11, last night officially opened the Eighth British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Jamaica's National Stadium. A total of 1,500 athletes from 35 countries are competing in the Games
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      205 14 SINGAPORE, Fri. One hundred and forty (Uudents and eight teachers of the Anglo-Chinese School here will leave for Ipoh on Aug. 9 to attend Second Methodist School Festival of Sports. The Methodist Festival of Sports is being held to commemorate the 81st anniversary of
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      142 14 KINGSTON, JAMAICA, Fri. (AP) —Organisers of the British Empire and Commonwealth Games forgot just one thing when they planned the opening ceremony loos (toilets) for the girls and boys. About 1,400 athletes are due to assemble in a field outside the national stadium. There they'll line
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      616 14 SINGAPORE, Fri. For seven days, beginning this Sunday, Singapore sports fans will be treated to a prodigious array of sporting events, ranging alphabetically from 'A' for a athletics and archery to *Y for yachting. On the first day of the Pesta Sukan Minggu Merdeka
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      Lock icon Retusa impresses over 2f.
      190 14  -  BY WINDSOR LAD KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Outstanding (Hamid) showed encouraging form on the track this morning when he skipped 3f in 38 4/5 sec he was ridden flat out. Persian Hero and Jolly Scout were kept together over 3f in 40 sec. Quick Wink went freely
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      32 14 MOSCOW, Fri. Semyen Belits-Geyman of the Soviet Union set a world freestyle swimming record in Kharkov by timing 8 minutes 47.4 seconds in 800 metres swim recently.
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      181 14 KINGSTON, Fri. (AFP) Tomorrow's Commonwealth Games programme will be: ATHLETICS 0600—20 miles Road Walk 0900—Decathlon—110 metres Hurdles, men's Javelin qualifying round 0930—Men's High Jump qualifying round. Women's Shotput qualifying round, 1000—Decathlon—Discus 1700 Decathlon Pole Vault Men's Javelin final 1720—Men'g 880 yards heats 1800—Men's 100 yards second round
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      Lock icon Malaysia is out of women's world hockey tournament
      212 14 LUMPUR, Fri. Malaysia will not participate in the women's world international hockey tournament to be held in Levereusen, Germany next year. This was disclosed by the president of the Malaysian Women's Hockey Association, Mrs. Vicky Marsh. She said that Malaysia received an
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      Lock icon F.A.S. will send 17 players for Merdeka Games
      225 14 SINGAPORE, Fri. The Football Association of Singapore will send a 17-man soccer team to participate in the forthcoming Merdeka Games to be held in Kuala Lumpur from Aug. 13 to 27. At a meeting of the selection committee held at Jalan Besar
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      Lock icon A-Games team has 13 swimmers from Penang
      78 14 PENANG, Fri. Penang is represented by 13 swimmers out of a total of 21 selected for centralised training in preparation for the forthcoming Asian Games to be held in Bangkok in Dec. this year. The Penang Amateur Swimming Association will start their regional
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      79 14 SEREMBAN, Fri.— Seremban Rangers, kingpins of hockey in Negri Sembilan until they lost the league championships this year, lost yet another title when they were beaten in the knock-out final by Negri Sembilan Chinese Recreation Club yesterday. Rangers were leading 1-0 at half-time with a Peter Danker
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      224 14 LONDON, Fri. (AP) Cassius Clay relaxed today and offered this final advice to Britain's Brian London: "Put your wife and children in the ringside. "Remember that you're fighting for them. Remember, if you win you may be the next Prime Minister
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      1415 15 Race 1. Horses CI. 4. Div. 3,-6 Fur. 2.00 p m 1 702 Precious Jade (Mrs. Lim Huck Aik Mr. Chew Ming Teck) R. 9. van Breukelen 6y 9.0 Asuwadi 4 2 aBB Angel (Angel Stable) CM. Tulloh 5y 813 Nawari S 8
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      805 15  -  Experience, team work winning factors By Tan Peng Siew SELANGOR XI are good for at least a two-goal victory over Armed Forces. The homesters have the experience; they are playing on home ground; they have the tempera* ment to appear before a Cup final crowd and they
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      108 15 MALAYA CUP FINAL DATE: Saturday, Aug. 6. VENUE: Merdeka Stadium KICK-OPT: 8.00 p.m. CUP FINALISTS: Selangor vs. Armed Forces The Forces team will be chosen from the following:- Mokhtar Ali, Che Mat, Meghat, Patrick, Ibrahim, Ismail, Wahab, Saudin, Bakar Yun, Mohamed Isa, Foong Seng Ooi, Rahim Daud,
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    425 16 HANOI, Fri. (AFP) —North Vietnam today was engaged in an extraordinary operation of total "economic dispersion" moving all of its factories and Industrial plants away from the big cities to scattered up-country regions. This industrial exodus on a country-wide scale was due to be completed
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    148 16 TOKYO, Fri. (AP). —Li Ta, President of Wuhan TJniversity and one of the three surviving founding fathers of the Chinese Communist Party has been purged, a Peking newspaper disclosed today. Peking radio in a broadcast heard in Tokyo said the newspaper Kuang Ming Ribao
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    57 16 UNITED Nations, Fri. (AFP) —Thailand has officially agreed to the appointment of Mr. Herbert De Ribbing of Sweden as the personal representative of the U.N. Secretary General in Cambodia and Thailand it was stated today. An official source said the Secretary General was now only waiting
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    33 16 BANGKOK, Fri. The third ministerial conference of the Association of South-East Asia (ASA) was opened here on Wednesday. Picture shows the opening address by the Thai Premier, Thanom Kittikarhorn.
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    Lock icon US blast N-zone again
    186 16 SAIGON, Fri. (UPI) U.S. Air Force heavy bombers today hit Communist positions in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) between North and South Vietnam for the fourth time. The 852 Stratofortresses, hitting their fifth target on the fourth raid in a week, struck at North Vietnamese gun positions,
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    101 16 HONG KONG. Fri.— Hong Kong radio stations said today that they will not stop playing songs by the Beatles to join a campaign against the mop-haired singers in the United States. The campaign was touched off by a quote attributed to Beatle John
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