Eastern Sun, 17 September 1966

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  • 27 1 EASTERN SUN Independent National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION Estd. 1966. Vol. 1. No. 62. Saturday, September 17 1966. ■fr MC (P) 1942 "fa KDN 2309 Price 15 rents
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  • 420 1  -  By JAMAL ALI, ALOR STAR, THE MINISTER of Information Senu bin Abdul Rahman said Sarawak was not checked, there would possibly be bloodshed which would then be exploited by the Communists. He said it was the Central Government's responsibility to see people in Eastern
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  • 163 1 KUCHING, Fri. (AFP) Opposition Sarawak United People's Party has accused the ruling Malaysian Alliance Party of interference in the present crisis in the state. The S.U.P.P. has also accused Penghulu Tawi Sli. spokesman of the majority group of state councillors, of spreading wild rumours in the past
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  • 46 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. To the applause of the crowd which packed the Mederka Stadium here tonight, two men from the Port Dickson garrison leaping through rings of Are during a gymnastic display at the tattoo to celebrate Armed Forces Day. (See Page 4)
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  • 455 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The Minister of Finance, Mr. Tan Siew Sin, emphasised here tonight that the State of Emergency proclaimed in Sarawak and the subsequent convening of an emergency session of Parliament on Monday would not lead to the suspension of the state constitution,
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  • 187 1 LONDON, Fri. (UPI) Singapore Prime Minister Mr. Lee Kuan Yew today stressed the importance of regional cooperation before the Commonwealth Conference here. A spokesman for Mr. Lee said the Prime Minister, speaking during discussions on the world economic situation, dealt with the needs of
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  • 208 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Mrs. Amy Chin, a secretary, has entered for the Mobil Princess competition to be held at the Ocean Park Hotel, Singapore on October 1. The competition is being held in conjunction with the Pegasus Nite organised by the newly formed Mobil Recreation and Sports Club.
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  • 151 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Frl. A team of three popular rad'o and TV personalities from the nation's capital, headed by broadcaster, compere and comedian, Enche S. M. Salim, is expected to perfohn for Rad'o Malaysia Sabah at the finals of the Bintang Radio 1966 to be staged on Sept.
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  • 110 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Three armed robberies were reported within the last twenty-four hours here. The victims reported a loss of more than S 1,000 In cash and articles. Three armed and masked men held up Mr. Teo Chemg Boon of Petaling Jaya at 3.45 a.m. yesterday and
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  • 275 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The Government has been accused of abandoning the rule of law and resorting to the law of the jungle instead by proclaiming a State of Emergency in Sarawak and in convening a special meeting of the Dewan Ra'ayat
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  • 157 2 Kuala Lumpur. Fri. —The assessment examination in primary school level will be held at Standard V instead of Standard VI at the end of next year. The examination, however, is not to be used for selection purposes, a Ministry of Education statement said today
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  • 154 2 KUCHINO, Fri. Two Health Officers and a teacher in Sarawak have been awarded fellowships by the Sino-British Fellowship Trust for further training in the United Kingdom. The Health Officers are: Mr. Yap Choon Jin, 30, Officer in charge. Rural Health Improvement Training Scheme School, Tarat.
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  • 86 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. Mr. James Rowe, Deputy Chairman of New Zealand's Volunteer Service Abroad Organisation arrives here tomorrow evening. He is coming for talks with the Economic Planning Unit of the Prime Minister's Department about the future pattern of VJS.A. activities in Malaysia and hopes able
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  • 334 2 14 doctors serve 174,000 people TAIPING, Fri. Member of the 'Goodwill Committee' of the district hospital here are very much "perturbed" over the acute problem of shortage of doctors in the hospital. The problem is so acute that even the medical superintendent of
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  • 135 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Fit A five-member delegation of the University of Malaya Students Union today handed a memorandum to the Minister of Home Affairs, Tun Dr Ismail urging him to abolish the Interna] Security Amendment Act requiring students to take out a suitability certificate for entry into
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  • 110 2 TAIPING Fri.—The annual delegates' conference of the War Department Civilian Staff Association Malaya will be held In Knala Lumpur on Sept. 25 and 26. More than 100 delegates from nine branches in the country will attend the twoday conference. It will be presided over by the national
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  • 107 2 PENANG, Fri. A midrhannel drama occured yesterday afternoon when a 33-year-old married woman. How Kim Kee, fell overboard from the ferry launch, Pulau Tioman, which was proceeding from Butterworth to Penan;. At that time, there were several motor boats nearby and when the alarm was raised,
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  • 96 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri.— The management of the China Press Ltd. has officially recognised the National Union of Journalists, China Press Chapel. The chapel was formed on July 3, and inaugurated by Mr. Lee San Choon, parliamentary secretary to the Ministry of Labour. Its chairman is Mr. Wong
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  • 74 2 sls9"in^Eastern^Sun'Quiz Fo 111 student f St Gabriel School here who -on J stunned on knowing that i won the quiz" said Kwan He said the quiz contest needs intelligence and general knowledge My classmates also help me in doing the contest, said Kwan He would put aside
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  • 229 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. A rubber dealer turned banker here, Mr. Oon Seng Teong, was today awarded a Darjah Paduka Mahkota Perak in the honours list on the occasion of the 42nd birthday of the Sultan of Perak. Born in Sitiawan, Perak in 1921, Mr. Oon received his
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  • 111 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The Director of Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Syed Nasir bin Ismail will lead a three-man delegation to Jakarta on Sept. 20 for further talks on language. This was disclosed here today by a spokesman of Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. He said those in
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 362 2 EASTERN SUN 3,000 Contest CONTEST NO. 7. Quiz for September 17, 1966# 1. Is gold found in Malaysia? 2. What is sugar made from? 3. Who wrote "David Copperfield"? ANSWER TO THE QUIZ FOR SEPT. 17 CONTEST NO. 7. S. Name (Mr./Mrs./Miss), Address. Cut alonf dotted lin< Competition Rules entry
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  • 329 3 He me crawls out... SINGAPORE, Fri. police here today captured one of two fugitive thugs. He is stated to be fchien Chen Hin alias Ah Nee An underworld contact of the Police tipped them off ihortly after 1 p.m. on the whereabouts of Shien. Within minutes,
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  • 377 3 SINGAPORE. Fri. Dental education in the Republic enters a new phase of development with the establishment of the new Faculty of Dentistry in the University of Singapore. "At present with one registered dentist to every *,700 persons, Singapore already enjoys the highest population per dentist
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  • 323 3 SINGAPORE, Fri. It is the aim of the new Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Singapore to turn out at least 40 graduates each year so as to reduce the ratio of dentists to population and improve the
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  • 74 3 SINGAPORE, Fri. Mr. Soon John Kwong gave a free harmonica recital at the Ming Lecture Theatre of the Singapore Polytechnic yesterday. The recital was organised by the Chinese Language Society of the Polytechnic. Mr. Soon is a well-known Southeast Asian harmonica recitalist and his repertoire
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  • 56 3 SINGAPORE, Fri. Mr. and Mrs. Perumal S. Anthony who were married at the Church of Our Lady Lourdes, recently. Mr. Anthony, fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. P. Sinjathan, is on the staff of the Queenstown Secondary Technical School. The bride, former Miss Gemina D'cruz is
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  • 243 3 SINGAPORE, Fri.—The 12,587-ton Iwate Maru, of the NYK Lines which successfully bypassed the recent Typhoon "Dors", has arrived in Singapore on hei maiden voyage. The vessel, which is under the command of Captain T. Saito, will be on a regular run
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  • 234 3 SINGAPORE. Fri. The first iron ore shipment from Kuala Lipis in Malaysia, of approximately 10.00U tons, mined under a joint venture between the Kokan Mining Co. of Japan and Brimco of Malaysia is expected to be ferried from a Malayan port in December, this
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  • 95 3 SINGAPORE, Fri. Frank Sinatra Jr., son of the famed singer and movie star, will arrive in Singapore on Monday. Fans who won't mind skipping their bedtime can wait to catch a glimpse of him at the airport at 2.50 a.m. on Malaysian Airways
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  • 524 3 SINGAPORE, Fri. People came forward with donations amounting to some eight to nine thousand dollars after a woman medium was commanded by the god, "Low Sin Chou Swee", to erect a temple in her kampong. That was several years ago, when the woman, Sng
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  • 227 3 SINGAPORE, Fri. Singapore UMNO's SecretarvGeneral. Tan Sri Syed Esa Almenoar today charged the Singapore Government with deliberately trying to hamper the progress of his party's activities in the Republic. Tan Sri Syed Esa said, "We sent our amended constitution about a year ago for
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  • 151 3 SINGAPORE, Fri. More than 20 contestants from all walks of life will vie for the title of "Miss Singapore 1966" in a beauty contest to be held at the National Theatre on Sept. 18, at 8 p.m. The proceeds of the show will
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  • 23 3 SINGAPORE, Fri. The Alliance Francaise (The French Culture Centre), will have a new director of studies. He is Mr. JeanPierre Tecourt.
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  • 76 3 SINGAPORE, Fri. Mr. N.G. Raju was recently elected Chairman of the Port of Singapore Authority Employees' Co-oper-ative Thrift and Loan Society. Secretary is Mr. Henry Paul and Treasurer, Mr. Ram Kawal Rai. Committee: Messrs. Abdul Mutalib bin Mohd. Yusoff, Lim Ghin Khoo, A krishnasamy I,
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  • 116 5 SINGAPORE, Fri. Two officials of the Chinese Y.M.C.A., Mr. Guoh Koh Boey and Dr. Gwee Ah Leng, were recently honoured by members of the Association with a dinner for being decorat- Ed by the President of the Republic. Mr. Guoh, managing director of a
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  • 242 5 SINGAPORE, Fri. All necessary facilities will be accorded to Singapore citizens going to the forthcoming International Trade Fair and the Asian Games in Bangkok. This assurance was given by the Thai Embassy here yesterday. The International Trade Fair is fixed from Nov.
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  • 110 5 SINGAPORE, Fri. Miss Violet Chow, a local make-up artist and beautician. leaves by air this Sunday for a three-month market study tour. She will visit Japan. Hongkong, Taiwan and Thailand. This is Miss Chow's third ▼isit to Japan. She completed her beauty course in Japan
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  • 38 5 SINGAPORE, Fri. The ary will continue their •xercises tomorrow from 9 •.m. to 4 p.m. in the catcher?* a F e v* Mandai Road, pyrotechnics will be used. The public are advised not Jo be alarmed
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  • 71 5 SINGAPORE, Fri. The Youth Volunteers of the Singapore YMCA will organise a film show "Flaming Star" featuring Elvis Presley at the Globe Theatre this Sunday at 8.30 a.m. The show is in aid of the YMCA Building Fund. Tickets at $1 and $2 are available
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  • 206 5 SINGAPORE. Fri. Singapore's Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, participated in the final meeting on Wednesday morning of the Afro-Asian-Caribbean caucus at the Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference. In a London report of Mr. Lee's stay in London, it stated that an African leader told reporters that
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  • 277 5 SINGAPORE, Fri. The Hawkers Department of the Ministry of Health will start the licensing and control of some 20,000 hawkers in and around markets and hawker congregations from Oct. 1. This is the second phase of the campaign to register and control hawkers in Singapore.
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  • 259 5  -  By BERNARD WILLIAMS SINGAPORE, Fri. Helicopters from the United States Navy aircraft carrier Oriskany have airlifted 44 survivors off the ore carrier August Moon, which ran aground in the South China Sea. She was carrying a cargo of Malaysian iron-ore. According to
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  • 202 5 SINGAPORE, Fri. Private Montgomery Stevenson, 19, of the Ist Battalion the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, has been commended for distinguished conduct for his part in saving two children from drowning here. On Aug. 6, at the China Sea Beach Club. Changl Point,
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  • 290 5  -  By Kalwant S. Sidhu SINGAPORE, Fri. The 70-year-Did Orchard Road Police Station will be pulled down. Reason: It has been condemned several times by architects and considered to be in danger of collapsing at any moment. A recent inspection of the station by a building inspector
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  • 43 5 SINGAPORE, Fri. A group of six British MPs, led by Mr. J. McCann (Labour) will call on the acting Prime Minister, Dr. Toh Chin Chye, tomorrow at 11 a.m. at the Prime Minister's Conference Room, City Hall.
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  • 89 5 SINGAPORE, Fri. Mr. Herbert Victor Morais, who topped the 1965/66 final year Law with honours, has been awarded the Gold Medal for the most outstanding allround student by the University of Singapore Students' Union. He is now reading for his Master of Law Degree
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  • 52 5 The Indian Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, gave a banquet in New Delhi recently in honour of Singapore Premier Lee Kuan Yew during his first official State visit to her country. In this PIB photo (above), Mr. Lee is seen addressing the distinguished gathering at
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  • 228 5 SINGAPORE, Fri. A Public Utilities Board Mission will leave here for Washington to negotiate a MS3O million loan from the World Bank tomorrow. This loan is to finance the foreign exchange element of the second phase of the Pasir Panjang 'B' Power
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  • 186 5 SINGAPORE, Fri. A High Court Judge today gave a final warning to a landlord for contempt of a court order which restrained him from withholding the electricity supply of his tenant. The warning was given by Mr. Justice T. Kulasekaram to Yap
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  • 52 5 SINGAPORE, Fri. Mr. S. V. Lingam, Member of Parliament for Aljunied Constituency, will visit the people of the MacPherson Housing Board Flats this Sunday. He will be accompanied by members of the Aljunied Consultative Committee and party members from the Aljunied branch. The visit will begin at
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  • 44 5 SINGAPORE. Fri.—There will be no water in Jurong Road between 101 m.s. and 11 m.s. tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. This is to enable connections to be made to the six-inch diametre main. Any inconvenience caused to consumers is regretted.
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    • 57 5 TIME AND TIDE Jeaang 1.55 a.m. (8.9 ft.), 2.06 p.m. (8.8. ft). Port Swettenham 7.19 a.m. (15.8 ft.), 7.35 p.m. (14.6 ft). ft.). Port Dickson 8.02 a.m. (10.8 ft.), 8.25 p.m. (9.3 ft.). Singapore 12.31 p.m. (9.3 ft.). Sedili Kechil 11.04 a.m. (7.7 ft.), 11.39 p.m. (7.9 ft). Kuantan 10.40
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    • 53 5 STORE DIARY 10. a.m. to 8 p.m. Victoria Memorial Hall, Empress Place: Travelling Exhibition of Cambodia. 8 p.m National Theatre, Tank Road: "Battle of the Guitar Contest." 8.45 p.m. Singapore Conference Hall. Shenton Way: Violin Recital by Ruggiero Ricci. 8.45 p.m. Victoria Theatre, Empress Place: "Giselle, Peter and the Wolf
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 107 6 GATESHEAD-ON-TYNE, England, Fri. This is a recent portrait of Police Constable BRIAN Armstrong, 31, who died in hospital, after receiving a stab wound in the chest. P. C. Armstrong, father of two children aged 6 and 2, of Beacon Lough Road, Gateshead, had been questioning two youths
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    • 179 6 CINCINNATI, Ohio, Fri. (UPI) The President of the Board of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra has called a letter-writing campaign on behalf of a musician ousted from the Orchestra "harassment for no good cause." Laurence L. Davis said letters written by Mrs. Judith McGary of
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    • 42 6 BUENOS Aires, Fri. (AFP) —Nationalist Chinese official Lu Chio Hsueh arrived here today on a tour of his countrymen's communities in South America. He was met at the airport by Mr. Chilo Chen Wang, his country's ambassador to Argentina.
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    • 37 6 LONDON, Fri. (UPI)Britain has sent two water purification plants from Singapore to the Laotian capital of Vientiane as aid following flooding to supply 21,000 gallons of drinking water daily, a foreign office spokesman has said.
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    • 135 6 WASHINGTON, Fri. (UPI) The United States assistance programme to the Philippines will be substantially increased during the coming year, a joint communique issued at the conclusion of talks between Presidents Ferdinand E. Marcos and Lyndon B Johnson said yesterday. "This expanded effort will give
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    • 138 6 HELSINKI. Fri. (UPI) The third international Helsinki Fair was opened yesterday in the presence of Finnish President Urho Kekkonen and Mrs. Kekkonen. Some 18 different countries from East and West are presenting their goods over 29,000 square meters of space filled by products of 1,700
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    • 69 6 DJIBOUTI, French Somaliland, Fri. (AP) Several hundred persons were taken into custody by French authorities yesterday following new independence rioting on Tuesday night. More trouble broke out as police searched through areas where the worst rioting occurred. There was no indication of how many persons had been
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    • 22 6 •I Syria, Fri. (AP)—:lrac and North Korea have decided to establish diplomatic relations at the Jevel, Boghdad Radio reported yesterday.
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    • 284 6 LBJ tells First Lady: 'You're great...' WASHINGTON, Fri. (AP) PHILIPPINE President and Mrs. Marcos gave a 1 lavish reception last night, entertaining President and Mrs. Johnson and more than a thousand guests with colourful native songs and dances ant a performance by the
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    • 191 6 MOSCOW. Fri. <AP) China was described yesterday by a Soviet correspondent in Peking as torn with turmoil. In one clash at Anheweal Trade Institute, the report said, workers clashed with students and "smashed the frame of a Dortralt of Mao TzeTung A Tass despatch from
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    • 76 6 NEW YORK, Fri. (AP) Greek Foreign Minister, Mr John N. Toumbas arrived at Kennedy Airport yesterday from Athens for conferences in Washington and to attend the opening session of the United Nations general assembly in New York. A spokesman for the Greek embassy said the Foreign
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    • 146 6 LONDON, Fri. (AFP) The first of four British nuclear-powered submarines designed to carry the American Polaris missile was launched at Barrow-in-Fur-ness today. "She was christened "Resolution" by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. Resolution is scheduled tc be operational in May 1968 She will be armed with
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    • 68 6 UNITED NATIONS, Fri. (AP) United States Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Rusk will fly to New York from Washington on Sunday for conference with other foreign ministers on hand to attend the U.N. General Assembly that convenes on Tuesday A spokesman for the United States' U.N.
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    • 65 6 PRAGUE, Fri. (AFP) Czechoslovakia will export machinery. rolling stock, rolled iron and medical and consumer goods to North Vietnam during 1967 under the terms of an agreement between the two countries signed here today. The agreement, reached after six days of taiks, provided that North Vietnam in
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    • 114 6 LIVINGSTON, New Jersey, Frt (A P) Admiral Herbert Gladstone Hopwood, former Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, died yesterday after a brief illness. He was 67. At the time of his death. Admiral Hopwood was Vice President in Charge of Operations for the Grace Line Steamship
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    • 97 6 LONDON, Fri. <AP> An official of a society-for-mothers-to-be said yesterday automobile manufacturers should design cars with pregnant drivers in mind. I think the manufacturer's should do something about the low position of steering wheels in most modem cars," said Mrs. Stella Malhotra, 38. Mrs.
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    • 114 6 PARIS. Fri. (UPI) President Charles de Gaulle said today France will soon have her own hydrogen bombs which he claimed will shield her against any attack. Commenting on his visit to the French nuclear test centre in Polynesia during which he watched a 120kiloton nuclear
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    • 192 6 LONDON. Fri. (UPI) The peace-time loss of a submarine ranks among the rarest of the world's disasters in this decade. The last one and the worst in war or peace was the sinking of the ill-fated U.S. nuclear submarine Thresher during a deep dive test
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    • 64 6 LAHAINA, Maui, Hawaii, Fri. (AP) General Ne Win. Chairman of Burma's Revolutionary Council, and his wife attended an informal dinner last night given by Hawaii Governor, Mr. John A Burns. At the dinner, attended by 160 local residents. Mr. Burns gave a toast to "his excellency
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    • 107 6 LAGOS, Nigeria, Fri. One man was reported killed after two bombs exiloded recently on the eve of a conference to discuss a new constitution for Algeria. This picture shows a view of the wrecked Government residence in the Idoyi suburb of Lagos, following
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    • 237 6 LUSAKA, Zambia, Fri. (AP) Zambian Foreign Minister Simon Kapweowp who left the Commonwealth Prime Ministers Conference in London on Tuesdav' yesterday charged British Prime Minister Mr. Harold Wilson was "bent on creating another South Africa" in Rhodesia by allowing it to
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    • 59 6 RIO DE JANEIRO. Fri. (AP) Hundreds of shouting students clashed with club-swinging police yesterday when authorities moved to break-up an anti-govern-ment demonstration. About 20 students were loaded into trucks by police. At least one was seriously injured Other students swarmed around the police trucks and police
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    • 58 6 WELLINGTON. New Zealand, Fri. (AP) Three Australian Navy ships arrived in Auckland today on a 10-day goodwill visit to New Zealand. The ships are the aircraft carrier Melbourne, the escort destroyer Vendetta and the fleet supply vessel Supply. Both Melbourne and Supply will visit Wellington
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    • 170 6 PIRAEUS, Greece, Fri. (AP) The Captain of the German Flag Freighter Rudgert Vinnen questioned by the Piraeus Public Prosecutor yesterday about allegedly throwing two Turkish stowaways overboard off the Island of Crete. The prosecution said 42-year-old Captain Bernd Stuve faced charges of "facilitating the entry J
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    • 96 6 BONN, Germany, Fri. (AP) —Tun Thanat Kho-naa, Foreign Minister of Thailand, arrived in Bonn ve* terday for a short visit. He was due to see West German Foreign Minister Mr. Gerhard Schroeder t> day. A Foreign ministry spokesman said it would just bt a courtesy visit before
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    • 71 6 NICOSIA, Fri. (AFP) United Nations sources today reported that a blf dam was blown up last night near the TurkishCypriot town of Lefka in northeastern Cyprus. A pro-government newspaper. the "Agon", claimed the blast had been set off by Turkish-Cypriots. The dam is in the region
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    • 58 6 MOSCOW. Fri. (UPI) The Vietcong claims to b*J knocked out 50,000 An encan soldiers during the ending July 1966, accordinl to a report of the Vietnamese News published in the Soviet Pres* yesterday. A despatch from Haaofurther said that the of American casualties included in a larger total
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    • 43 6 REYKJAVIK, Iceland, I* (AFP) An Delta Dagger jet crasnj near the North Treaty Organisation Dase Keflavik (Iceland) J* 1 killing the pilot, a man for the base annouiK He said the crash as the plane wai comini for a landing.
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    • 209 7 WASHINGTON, Fri. (AP) United States officials said yesterday South Vietnam's successful elections point to more stability in the country's political institutions than could have been foreseen months 1 ago. The 80 per cent turnout of registered voters in Saigon was described as
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    • 78 7 WASHINGTON, Fri. (AP) Imelda Marcos was not the only one who wiped tears away during her husband's eloquent speech yesterday to the U.S. Congress. Philippine newsmen here covering the President's visit also cried. Several had to leave the House Chamber to avoid making a scene. Said
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    • 187 7 WASHINGTON, Fri. (UPI) American troops in Vietnam now total 308.000 men and are increasing as rapidly as they can be accommodated, U.S. officials disclosed yesterday. No. limit has been set on the size of the buildup, they said But they denied reports the
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    • 142 7 BEIRUT. Lebanon, Fri. (AP) Dissident Army oificers and political refugees continued to flee from Syria yesterday, a week after rebel officers arrested the Syrian Head of State and attempted to overthrow the government. Reports from official Lebanese sources said four Syrian officers had walked across
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    • 90 7 MOGADISHU, Fri. (AFP) Soviet Union has to meet Somalia's ri consumption needs, for {Jo years the Somalia Ministry of Industry and jommeree announced toThe decision involves the wansfer of a £1,000,000 •terllng $2,800,000 contract an Italian firm to the Boviet Union. 4u Soir a
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    • 149 7 WASHINGTON, Fri. (AP). —The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) said yesterday it is giving a onemonth dismissal notice to Danish-bom Hans W. Tofte, the Veteran Intelligence agent who has been in a dispute with his CIA superiors. "A letter is going out otday notifying him of termination
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    • 95 7 PHNOM PENH, Cambodia. Fri. French President Charles De Gaulle is introduced to Nguyen Thuong, recently appointed as representative of President Ho Chi Minh of North Vietnam to Cambodia during a ceremony at the Royal Palace. During the ceremony, the President has introduced to all
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    • 307 7 LONDON, Fri. (UPI) r PHE Commonwealth Prime Ministers yesterday expressed their concern over the growing conflict in Vietnam and called for continuing efforts by the group to bring about peace there. The section on Vietnam was one of the key sections of the
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    • 286 7 United Nations, Fri. (L T PI) U Thant yesterday rebuffed concerted attempts to draft him for another term as Secretary General, declaring that more efforts should be devoted to finding his successor. U Thant, at a luncheon of the Dag
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    • 107 7 CAIRO. Fri. (AFP) The semi official daily "El Ahram" said today that the recent abortive coup in Syria was organised by Jordan with financial backing fom King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. The paper citing "reliable" Arab sources in Beirut, said King Faisal offered King Hussein of
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    • 29 7 A NORTH Vietnamese goodwill mission, led by Mr. Ha Giang, Vice President of the Vietnam Korea Friendship Society, arrived at Pyongyang recently.— PANA Photo.
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    • 209 7 South of the Demilitarised Zone, Fri. (UPI) United States Marines hit the beach yesterday in a combined landing craft and helicopter assault to head off units of a North Vietnamese division infiltrating through the demilitarised zone. The leathernecks swept ashore shortly after dawn aboard
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    • 116 7 LOS ANGELES, Fri. (AP) Actor Jeffrey Hunter was sued for divorce yesterday by actress Dusty Bartlett, who charged the 39-year-old actor caused "grievous mental and physical suffering." Miss Bartlett. 30, also said in her suit that Mr. Hunter has been "financially extravagant and of a
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    • 50 7 PAPEETE, Fri (AFP) The French nuclear test explosion planned for today at Fangataufa atoll has been postponed for "several days" it was announced here today. The test was not now expected to take place for at least 48 hours. Local sources said weather conditions were unfavourable.
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    • 43 7 BELGRADE, Fri. (AFP) Two leading Serbians involved in the Security Services scandal which centred on ex-Vice President Alexander Rankovic have been expelled from the Central Committee of the Serbian League of Communists and from the league itself, it was announced today.
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    • 112 7 BELGRADE, Fri. (UPI) More than a million person! gathered in Peking yesterday for what the Yugoslav news agency Tan jug called the biggest meeting yet in China's continuing "cultural revolution." Slogans carried in the streets of the Chinese capital indicated there was continued and widespread
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    • 125 7 LONDON, Fri. (AFP) Conservative opposition leader Mr. Edward Heath charged tonight that Great Britain's ultimatum to Rhodesia yesterday was Prime Minister Mr. Harold Wilson's "Biggest yet psychological Blunder" since the beginning of Rhodesia crisis. Speaking at a meeting of young conservatives in Bexley, Mr.
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    • 54 7 UNITED NATIONS, Fri. (AP) Hungary has signed an international convention against racial discrimination adopted by the U.N. General Assembly last Dec. 21. Twenty seven countries now have signed the agreement, but only two, Bulgaria and Ghana, have ratified it. It will take effect 30 days after 27
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    • 27 7 BONN. Fri. (AFP) Thailand's Foreign Minister Dr. Thanat Khoman paid a courtesy call here this morning on his West German opposite number Dr. Gerhard Schroeder.
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    • 291 7 BELMONT Massachusetts, Fri. (AP) Her husband has traded hi s title "Mr. Ambassador" for the familiar role of Harvard University Professor and Mrs. Edwin O. Reischauer is settling down to a life of her own after five years in Japan. A little more than
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    • 40 7 CARACAS. Fri. (AFP) Terrorists armed with machine guns today wounded Venezuela's police chief Gabriel Paez as he left a building in the city centre here. A passer-by was killed in the attack. Two other people were wounded.
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    • 84 7 WASHINGTON, Fri (UPI) Chairman William J. Fulbright, Democrat- Ar kansas announced yesterday that Assistant Secretary of State Mr. William P. Bundy will testify in closed session on Tuesday on the buildup in Thailand. Mr. Fulbright said he would like to hold public hearings but
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  • 357 8 sphere are two views on the situation in A Sarawak. Dato Stephen Kalong Ningkan says things are not as bad as reported. The Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Abdul Razak bin Hussein, warns that the political crisis has reached such proportions that things may blow up
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  • 396 8 yyithin the past decade Malaysia had seen an iron rush. People were rushing from one site to another on the slightest rumours of the existence of iron deposits. Several iron mines came into being and at one time over a million tons of iron ore were exported to
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  • 3398 8  -  By Dr. Agnes W. Liang MAJOR FUNCTIO N S OF MONEY. The word CURRENCY is not synonymous with the term "MONEY". The term "money" is more inclusive. The money supply of a modern society is taken to mean the following: A Currency, i.e. bank
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  • Commercial and industrial
    • 236 9 SINGAPORE, Fri.—The rubber market opened the period on an easier rote, says the weekly revitw of Holiday, Cutler, Bath Co. Ltd. It proceeded to lose U cent during Monday's trading to reach 58* cents for September. "This was due to lower London advices and general lack
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    • 32 9 The Earl of Mansfield, Lord Lieutenant of Perthshire, presents the Queen's Award to Industry to Lord Forteviot. chairman of John Dewars Sons. Ltd., distillers of the world famous "White Label" Scotch Whisky.
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    • 279 9 LONDON, Fri. (UPI) Hongkong and British businessmen yesterday emphasized "close partnership between the two trading communities" during talks held here. The talks, held between a group from the colony led by Sir Sik-nin Chau and a team from the U.K. Chambers of Commerce,
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    • 61 9 LONDON, Frl. (AP) Britain's largest auto maoufacturer, the British Motor Corporation, announced yesterday it will dismiss 800 workers at a Scottish plant next month as part of its cut-back programme to meet the Government economic squeeze. The action followed an announcement by BMC on Tuesday that up
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    • 167 9 SINGAPORE The following ships are expected to be m port todr.y:— Godowns Vessels J/2 Semipalatinsk 3/4 Izumi Maru 5 Singapore Maru 6/7 Thorscape B'9 Australisia 10/11 Oceania Maru 13/14 Neder Rijin 18 Nara 21/22 Eizam Maru 23/24 Hugo Kollataj 25/26 Katong 27/28 Ceylon Maru 29/30 State of Madras
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    • 197 9 SINGAPORE. Fri. A schoolboy who once helped his father turn out plastic identity card covers and wallets is today exporting raffia and plastic handbags to Malaysia. Fiji Nigeria and Mauritius. Mr. Poon Wai Hay. proprietor of the Mee Tit Industry Works, related at the
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    • 298 9 SINGAPORE. Fri. Oct. first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. closed at 5 p.m. in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur today at 59-1/8 per lb., down 3/8. The tone was easy. London advices were a shade better than expected and after an unchanged opening, this market steadied a trade buying and
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    • 73 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. Canada: Buying T.T. 353/16; airmail, 35-5/16, 90 d/st. 35-7/8 credit bills, 3515/16 trade Dills.
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    • 16 9 SINGAPORE, Fri. The tin price for today was $605 per picul. down 75 cts.
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    • 579 9 SINGAPORE, Fri.—lndustrials staged a general rally today, prices recovering somewhat from the recent sharp falls. Although the volume was not heavy the recoveries were widespread. Most actively traded shares were CCM up to $1.36, Esso up to $2 78 F&N $3.48, Ouiness $2.11, Rothmans $2.45, Shell
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    • 32 9 NEW YORK. Fri. (AP) California-Texas Oil Co. announced yesterday it has sold US$5O million worth of lubricating oil and grease to Indonesia, where the Caltex Company has oil properties.
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    • STOCK EXCHANGE- MALAYSIA, S'PORE
      • 199 9 B S Soustead 1.47 C T.S. Ords 47/9 Chemical Co 1.35 1.36 Cola Storage 2.68 2.70 Dunlop 2.22 2.24 E. Smelting 3.88 3.94 Esso Ords 2.75 2.76 United Holdings CCR 1.81 Fitzpatricks 1.55 F. N. Ords. CDCB 3.44 3.46 Gammon CD 1.85 1.86 G E. Life 62.50 Guinness 2.08
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      • 35 9 Central Prop 77 .80 City Dev. 33 .34 Faber Union 45 Island Pen. .42 K. L. Prop 76 .82 San Holdings 25£ .26 3el. Prop 1.20 S'pore Land 54 .55 Town It City 2.05
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      • 93 9 Aokam 3.70 Austral Amal. CD 23/23/4* Austral Malay CDXR 32/6 Ayer Hitam 20/6 Berjuntai 31/6 31/9 Gopeng 33/- Hong Kong 31/- ldris Hyd. 13/9 14/3 K'pong Lanjut 22/10* 23/Kamunting 17/9 18/3 Kent 10/6 Killinghall 39/6 Kramat 12/Kuala Kampar 24/24/3 Kuchal 1.87 1.93 Larut 10/9 11/3 Llngul 2.02 Lower Perak
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      • 28 9 Anglo-Asian Anglo Oriental Bk S'hawanp 1/1 3/3 5/3 1/2 3/7* Craigielea Golden Hope 1/2 4/8 1/5 Kulim Meilimau Pegoh Strs Rubber 1/10 1/U 1/8 Taiping 2/8
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      • 36 9 Aver Hitam CD 1.30 Borelli (50cts) 2.19 Kempas 1.85 1.93 Kuala Sidim 1..64 Mentakab 1.60 New Scudai 4.10 New Serendah 2.25 Riverview 2.14 Sel. Coconut 3.00 Sungei Tukang 1.03 1.15 Temerloh XD 1.95 2.00
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      • 28 9 First Malayan 2.10 2.20 Second Malayan 1.48 1.58 Third Malayan 1.10 1.21 Malaysian Commerce .86 .97 Mai. Savings Fund xd 1.26 1.36 Sterling Commodity 3/9 4/4
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    • AIR MOVEMENTS – SINGAPORE, KUALA LUMPUR
      • 181 9 TIME AIRLINES FROM 8.20 a.m. MAL 019 Kuala Lumpur. 9.30 a.m. MAL 121 Kuala Lumpur. 9.30 ajn. Thai 404 Jakarta. 10.30 a.m. ML 451 Kuching. 10.55 a.m. MAL 005 Penang, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur, Malacca. 11.55 a.m. PAA 841 San Francisco. Los Angeles. Honolulu. Guam, Saigon. 2.45 p.m.
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      • 171 9 TIME AIRLINES TO 7.00 a.m. MAL 034 Malacca, Kuala Lumpur, Jpoh, Penang, Alor Star, K. Bahru. 7.15 a.m. ML 452 Kuching. 7.31 a.m. MAL 122 Kuala Lumpur. 8.00 a.m. CPA 572 Bangkok, Hongkong, Taioeh, Osaka, Tokyo. 8.30 a.m. MAL 616 Kuala Lumpur, Hongkong. 9.00 a.m. MAL 042
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      • 141 9 TIME AIRLINES FROM 7.45 ajn. Air Ceylon (AE 115) Singapore. 8.15 a.m. MAL (ML 1?2) 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 ajn. MAL (ML 019) Singapore. 8.25 a.m. Air Ceylon (AE 115) Colombo, Karachi. Rome. London. 8.45 a.m. MAL (ML 122) Singapore. Ipon, Penang, Alor Star, Kota Bahru. 8.45 a.m. MAL (ML 034) 9.30 a.m. MAL (ML 005) Malacca, Singapore. 9.50 a.m. MAL
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    • 38 9 TAIPEH, Fri. (AFP) Japanese and Chinese banana traders currently holding a business conference here have agreed on the export of 8.8 million baskets of bananas from Taiwan to Japan for the next 12 months.
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    • 46 9 NEW YORK, Fri. (UPI)— Ruber futures closed unchanged on no sales yesterday. Offers were:— Nov. 22.30 22.80 Jan. 22.L0 22.90 March 22.50 22.90 May 22.50 22.90 July 22.50 22.90 Sept. 22.50 22.90 Locally, No. 1, RSS was quoted at 22-3/8 cents a pound, nominal.
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    • 118 9 SINGAPORE, Fri. Singapore Chinese rroduce Exchange noon prices today were: Previous Today's Sellers Sellers Coconut oil (FOB) Bulk Sept 43.00 Coconut oil (FOB) Drums Sept 45.25 44.50 Sugar (Java) ex-godown...., 25.25 25.25 Nutmegs 110s 475.00 475.00 Nutmegs B W 250.00 250.00 Garbled Lampong Black Pepper (FOB) 127.50 125.00 Pepper
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  • SHOW BUSINESS
    • 265 10 SINGAPORE, Fri. Six top guitar bands here will compete in the finals of the 'Battle of the Guitars' at the National Theatre tomorrow The show, sponsored by Setron Ltd. is in aid of the Fund for the Poor and Needy of the
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    • 252 10  -  By: Lim Meng Kee CAN you imagine a Roman playing a guitar, when the school text books say Roman warriors ride high in the tide of the battles? Do not be surprised if you find four young Romans stamping and yelling their heads off at
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    • 111 10 The unbeatle look on the face of John Lenon with his hair cat which has created a deep ahhhhhhh of tragedy for the millions of Beatle fans the world over. The Britain's mighty pound sterling earners are temporarily stranded, as
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    • 78 10 Adelphi Hotel: Night Club and the Peacock Bar; Carnival in Spain by Manuel and Raphaela. Hotel Singapura Inter- Continental: See and hear the Los Mesanjeros Del Paraguay play and sing Spanish and Latin American numbers. Goodwood Park Hotel: Arundel Room See the sensational formance of daring Adagio
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    • 325 10  -  By Ho Ban Khee PERSONALITY plays a great role in the making of a good concert singer. This is the opinion of the "Chinese nightingale", Italian-trained lyric-colouratura soprano Miss Chen LiChing. "If you have a nice voice, good luck to you. But that is
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    • 354 10 Singapore/ Fri. RUGGIERO RICCI, was one of the few child prodigies who had successfully made the treacherous transition in music from childhood to adulthood. He is now an undisputed master of violins. Ricci never dreamt that he would one day be a violin maestro. He was
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  • 364 12  -  By O. N. Ganju KK n im Fr j /ITPI) More than 9,000 Indians and foreigners made the annua? mountain climbing pilgrimage this year U, the famed Shri Amarnath Cave, to play homage to the great Hindu God, Lord Krishna. ***** fA# t
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  • 84 12 MUAR, Fri. After serving 36 h years in the Government service, Enche Mahbat bin Abdul Hamid, 55, of Tangkak, 17 miles north of here, has retired. Enche Mahbat joined the service in 1930 as a junior clerk in Muar Land Office until 1953
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  • 161 12 MUAR, Fri. The President of Muar Rotary Club, Mr. D. P. Pereira, presenting $lOO cash to Madam Khoo Geok Khim who became destitute after the death of her husband. Tan Yen Leng, in the Muar Hospital last month. The donation was from the Rotary Club
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  • 183 12 MUAR, Fri. The Muar Chinese Chamber of Commerce will approach the Central Government to withdraw its recently 10-cent-a-call system. This was one of the resolutions passed at the chamber's recent monthly meeting. The other resolutions approved were: To request the Central Government to
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  • 161 12 MUAR, Fri. Thirtytwo fishermen from Parit Jawa, nine miles from here, have petitioned to the Johore State Government to compensate them for damage to their fishing boats, nets and engines due to "negligence" by an official of the Drainage and Irrigation Department here. In a letter to the
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  • 204 12 MUAR, Fri. A 16-year-old Form Three pupil of Saint Andrew's Secondary School here staged a one* man show of 80 Chinese paintings at the school today. The exhibition was to raise money for his school building fund. He is Teah Hak Chai.
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  • 87 12 SONGKLA. Fri. About 5o guests, including several VIPs, attended a dinner in honour of the Consul of the Republic of China, Mr. Yonge Chao Yeen, at Songkla Samila Hotel recently. Mr. Yonge has completed his third term of office in Thailand. Donations, amounting to
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  • 120 12 MUAR. Fri. The supervisor of Adult Education here, Enche Abdul Rahman bin Haii Taib, has left for Kuala Lumpur to attend a 10-day civics course at the former Indonesian Consulate ftuilding at Jalan Maxwell. i The course was organised by the Ministry of Information
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  • 84 12 MALACCA, Fri.—Miss Joan Skadian, a convent teacher living at St. John's Hill Road in Malacca, was one of the 20 lucky winners of our Contest No. 4. Miss Skadian is seen above receiving her cheque of $l5O from our Malacca Staff Correspondent, Mr. Wee Hock
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  • 134 12  -  ROBERT KUAN. IPOH, Fri. An ancient silver coin is now in the possession of a representative of China Insurance Co. Ltd. here, Mr. Foo Nam Cheong. Of Spanish origin, the coin was minted in 1778 A.D., eight years before Penang
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  • 751 13 SINGAPORE, Fri. More changes in leading positions have taken place in the Singapore National Bowling Championships which entered its eighth day to- day. The championships which has attracted more than 430 competitors from six nations is being held at J ackie's Bowl,
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  • 349 13 MUAR. Frl. Muar Detention Camp captured the Muar District Soccer League championship trophy when it beat UMNO Youths 4—l in the final on the Town Council padang here. detention Camp fully deierved their win. They played as a team and their forwards made good use of
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  • 49 13 SINGAPORE, Fri The Teachers* Training College 1 "old its annual athletic ♦w on Saturday Oct. Bat «e Farrer Park Athletic startin S 2.30 p.m. roe organisers appeal to f! /u rested parties to send f lr entries early. Heats v?' bf held two weeks beiore the finals
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  • 145 13 MUAR, Fri.—Leong Chern Keat stole the limelight in the three-day Batu Pahat district badminton championships which ended recently. Apart from capturing the men's single title, he also swept the board in the doubles and mixed doubles events by partnering Llm Chin Min and Miss
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  • 869 13 SEREMBAN, Frl. The Third Malaysian Badminton Championship opened here today with most of the seeded players winning their opening matches with ease to enter the second round. Eddy Yussof, captain of the Indonesian contingent had little difficulty In beating Negri Bembilan champion Ling Slew Sing
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  • 434 13 S PORE MUST BE HAPPY WITH BRONZE SINGAPORE, Fri.—Mr. E. VV. Barker, Minister for Law and National Development, has called on Singapore hockey pla>ers in the training: squad to "train hard and attend training sessions regularly." He said this, when reelected president of the Singapore
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  • 117 13 NEW YORK, Fri. (AFP). —A mere an speed ace Art Arfons will begin at the end of this week a new series of attempts to wrest the world land Jetpropelled speed record from compatriot Craig Breedlove. Arfons has considerably modified his "Green Monster" Jet
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  • 798 13 IPOH. Fri. The Indonesian badminton players will take part in the Perak open championships here next week after all. Their late entries were received yesterday as a result of which the draws for the various events had to be re-drawn last night. Five nations are
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  • 77 13 SEOUL, Fri. (AFP) The International Military Sports Council (CISM) will hold its 21st general assembly here from Sept. 29 to Oct. 7 with some 100 delegates from 40 nations attending. The CIBM Far East Chapter In Seoul said today that 25 member nations and
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  • 166 13 SINGAPORE. Fri. The Singapore Combined Schools, handed out a 56-nil trouncing to the Vigilante Corps who made their debut in rugby, at Swiss Cottage Secondary School ground here yesterday. The Combined Schools scored ten goals, a try and a penalty. This was the first round of
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  • 52 14 The ball is loose and the race is on! The man who looks certain to snap it up first is All Black lock Stan Meads, one of the best forwards in the New Zealand pack. Th* match was the Third Test play at Lancaster Park, Christchurch, last month. New Zealand
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  • 213 14 MANILA, Fri. (AP) Gabriel (Flash) Elorde will defend the world junior lightweight title against Vicente Derado, his number four challenger from Argentina, at the Araneta Coliseum here Oct. 15, it was announced yesterday. Lope Sarreal, father-in-law and adviser of the Filipino champion, made
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  • 61 14 LONDON. Fri. (AP) The football league team to play the Irish league at Plymouth on Wednesday, Sept. 21 will be: Bonetti (Chelsea), Cohen (Fulham), Wilson (Everton), Peters (West Ham), Charlton (Captain) Leeds united), Hunter (Leeds United), Callaghan (LiverPool), Greaves (Tottenham Hotspur), Hurst (West Ham), Easham
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  • 221 14 VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Fri. (UPI) A team of British Columbia amateurs staged an international rugby upset on Wednesday night by beating the famed British Isles Lions 8-3 in a test match. A crowd of 6,347 saw the hard-hitting Canadians take a 3-0 halftime lead
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  • 135 14 JAKARTA. Fri. (AP) The University of Indonesia plans to send a sports team to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Oct. 1, the official news agency Antara reported. The University team Is composed of football, basketball, table tennis, swimming and badminton. This would be the first
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  • 53 14 NEW DELHI, Fri. (AFP) The Indian Government yesterday awarded U551,290 to the Indian long distance swimmer Mihir Sen, who on Tuesday became the first man to swim the length of the Dardanelles. This is in addition to the US$645 given to him by Indian Prime
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  • 106 14 LONDON. Fri. (AFP) Kipchoge Keino of Kenya has postponed his return home so as to make a bid on the world mile record of 3 mins. 51.3 sec. by Jim Ryun (USA) at the John F. Kennedy Stadium, Dublin, on Sunday next. Irish athletics
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  • 139 14 TOKYO. Fri. (AP) A 15-irember hockey team from India arrived here yesterday for a three-week tour that will include playing 11 matches in eight cities throughout Japan. The team Is led by Gurbux Singh. The Indians fly from Tokyo to Sapporo today
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  • 270 14 LONDON, Fri. (AFP) Holing a putt of 40 feet for a birdie two on the home green, Christy O Connor of Royal Dublin, the 41-year-old Irish Ryder Cup star, equalled the two-year-old professional record for the course with 68 in the first round of the Dunlop
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  • 448 14 HOUSTON, Texas, Fri. (UPI). Cassius Clay, the busiest heavyweight champion in 25 years, signed yesterday to defend his title against Cleveland (Big Cat) Williams, the Houston strongboy, in the Astrodome on Nov. 14. The defence will be Clay's fifth this year and
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  • 134 14 PORTLAND, Oregon, Frl. (AP >. Four golfers, including top money winner Bill Casper and little known Pete Brown, fired flve-under-par 67s yesterday for the first round lead in the US$5O,OOO Portland Open. Joining them in the lead were veteran Bob Goalby and third year
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  • 27 14 SELAMA. Fri. Chi Seng School Old Students' Association Selama will play a Football Cup match against Butterworth Chinese at the Town Padang her* on Sunday.
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  • 180 14 ROME. Fri. (AFP) The Italian Football Federation yesterday officially sacked Edmondo Fabbri, the man in charge of Italy's World Cup squad. Fabbri, team manager and Selemtor, was on Aug. 30 temporarily suspended of his duties, and yesterday the Federation made its decision final. Fabbri
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  • 57 14 JOHANNESBURG, Fri. (AFP) The new world champion motor racing driver Jack Brabham will take part in South African Grand Prix to be held at Kyalami track near Johannesburg on Jan. 2 next year, it was announced here. The Kyalami race will be the first
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  • 198 14 RIO DE JANEIRO F* (U pi > An 80-year oi4 Brazilian swimming cha> pion has challenged communist China's Mao Tse. Tung to a race. Boasted Francisco D» Souza Valente. "If would swim against me*l a sure I'd beat him." Valente suggested thi Brazilian Sports Confederation
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  • 45 14 LIMA, Peru, Fri. (UPI) Raymond Ceulemans of Belgium won his fifrh World Billiards Championship on Wednesday night, deiea'ir.f Humerto Suguimitzu (3 Peru 60-32. Suguimitzu wal named runner-up. Keiso Kubo of Japan wofl third place" by downing Johan Schertz of Austril, 60-54.
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  • 247 14 SINGAPORE, Fri. Two of the world's top rally drivers, Paddy Hopkirk and Rauno Aaltonen are due in Singapore for a 24 hour stopover before flying to Sydney to take part in two major races and rallies in Australia. They are scheduled to fly in
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  • 940 14 KUALA KANGSAR, Fri. A grass track motor race for all classifications of cars and motor cycles at the Royal Polo Club here on Subday morning will highlight in the four-day celebrations to mark the 42nd. birthday of his Royal Highness the Sultan of Perak in this town.
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  • 410 15  -  Top Power also shows up well By WINDSOR LAD KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Cinema V (Nawari) and Convair (Coleman) were outstanding workers when associated in a testing three-furlong trial on a good track here this morning. Clapping on the pace approaching the 3f, they
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  • 370 15 SINGAPORE, Fri. The prospects of the Singapore Amateur Boxing Association reviving the quest tor the Aw Cheng Chye trophy is "virtually off" this year due to lack of funds. The boxing tournament Between Singapore and western Australia highlighted the sporting calendar m the "cup
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  • 1387 15 RACE L: HORFI ;ES CLASS a, DIV. J,_7 FURS. 2.00 P.M 1. 573 Public Fund 4y 9.00 Madam Stable Sullivan 2. 151 Rubber Estate It 5y 9.00 Lucky Stable Da to Hj Mohd Noah E. Donnelly 3. 733 4 709 5 6 6. 6 7. 0
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  • 156 15 SINGAPORE. Fri. Raffles Institution Ist XV, Singapore's top school-boy Rugby team, continue their string of successes this season when they handed a 39-0 trouncing to Victoria School in the inter-school Rugby competition at Victoria School ground here to* day. Raffles are strongly fan- cied for
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  • 128 15 SINGAPORE. Fri. The Singapore Recreation Club will hold a six-a-side hockey carnival among members of the Club on Sunday, starting at 10.30 a.m. on the Padang here. Altogether six teams will be taking part in the carnival and competition is expected to be keen. The
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  • 66 15 TAIPEI, Fri. (AP) A 15-member Chinese Nationalist women's basketball team is leaving on Sunday for Seoul to take part in the fourth President Park Chung Hee Cup tournament opening on monday. The team will be led by Mrs. Chen Lu Ching-Hua, Chairman of the Formosa Provincial
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  • 43 15 TAIPEH, Fri. (AP) A Seven-member Chinese Nationalist tennis team left Taipeh today for two-week visit to Japan. The team, led by Tsiang Teh-Li, Executive Secretary of the National Tennis Association, included three men and three women players.
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  • 46 15 MUAR, Fri. The Muar Chinese Recreation Club will play Malacca Hakka Association in a friendly soccer fame at the Town Padang ere on Sept. 25 at 5.15 p.m. Hakka Association emerged champions recently in the Malacca Amateur Football Association's Div. 1 League.
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  • 108 15 MANILA. Fri. (UPI) World junior lightweight boxing champion Flash Elorde of the Philippines may get a crack at Carlos Ortiz's world lightweight crown in November, Elorde's manager said yesterday. Returning from the U.S. with a contract requiring Elorde's signature, mana-ger-father-ln-law Lope Sarreal said
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  • 86 15 THOMAS CLP ADELAIDE. Fri (AP) The Japanese badminton players led Australia 4-0 at the end of the first day's play In the Thomas Cup international match in Adelaide on Thursday. Australia, outclassed in all departments, won only one game. RESULTS: Koiima (Japan) defeated Rowbotham 15-8.
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  • 46 15 MUAR. Fri. The Batu Pahat District Branch of the Johore Basketball Association will hold a basketball tournament for local youths from Oct. 22. Ungu Salleh. the District Officer, will open the tournament. Entries should reach the Batu Pahat Basketball Association by Oct. 15,
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  • 491 15 SINGAPORE, F r i. The National Commissioner of Biddy Basketball (USA), Mr. J. Archer, has written to the Singapore Amateur Basketball Federation to send a team to participate in the first World Biddy Basketball championships to be held in Pennsylvania, Scranton from
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  • 228 15 TOKYO, Fri. <UPI) Orient bantamweight championship Lee Suk Won of South Korea won by a technical knockout over Kiyohide Yutsudo, Japan s third ranked junior featherweight, in the seventh round of their scheduled 10-round bout at the Korakkuen Hall here last night. The was
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  • 66 15 SINGAPORE. Frt. A Singapore Selection will meet Combined Services in a friendly athletic meet tomorrow at the new Dover Road bitumen track The meet will start at 3 p.m. The Singapore Housing Development Boarl will also hold their annual athletic meet tomorrow at the Farrer Park Athletic
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  • 161 15 NEW YORK. Fri. (UPI) The Los Angeles Dodgers, putting on a patented homestretch pennant push, rallied for Ave runs in the first Inning last night and held on to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 behind the combined five-hit pitching of Don Drysdale and Phil Regan. The
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  • 94 15 JAKARTA, Fri. (AP) The University of Indonesia Dl&ns to send a sports team to Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 1, the official news agency, Antara reported on Wednesday. The sports delegation will be composed of football. basketball, table tennis, swimming and badminton teams. This will be
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  • 47 15 Malacca, Fri. Officials of the Malacca Women's Hockey Association elected for the season 1966/67 at their annual general meeting yesterday are: President: Mrs. Mary Rozario (re-elected); Vice-Presi-dents: Mrs. Hill and Miss Maureen Ann Lee; Hon. Secretary: Miss Meena Pillay; Hon Treasurer: Miss Chelvam Chelladurai.
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  • 42 15 SINGAPORE, Fri. The Singapore Business Houses Football Association will hold its annual "Feith Cup" charity soccer match on Saturday, Sept. 24, at Jalan Besar Stadium, in aid of the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus "Abandoned Babies Fund".
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  • 786 16  -  by Richard Stone. JAKARTA Fri. (l T PI) All signs today pointed to what may be the end of Pres Sukarno's tenure as Indonesia's* first and only President as students readied plans to unleash a new wave of demonstrations across the Archipelago
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  • 241 16 JAKARTA, Fri. (AP) President Sukarno met privately more than three hours with a special Council of Ministers he has appointed to investigate the cases of some of his former ministers now under arrest. Students and other critics here charge Pres. Sukarno is attempting to
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  • 62 16 TOKYO, Fri. The three-day third Regional Conference of development banks in Asia opened on Tuesday at the Hotel New Otani in Tokyo. Picture shows Chairman Mr. Keiichiro Hirata, President of the sponsoring Bank of Japan opening the session. The 15 nations represented are: India, Pakistan, Indonesia, the Philippines, Australia, Malaysia,
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  • 89 16 HONG KONG. Fri. (AP) Thousands of tern-age Red Guards, in a mass rally at Canton on Wednesday, reportedly drafted demands that Communist China "regain" Hong Kong and Macau. The report, from Chinese arriving here yesterday, said the Red Guards warned Peking that continued existence of
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  • 78 16 CALCUTTA, Fri. (AFP). Infective hepatitis has killed seven people so far in an outbreak in the Eastern Indian state of Assam, according to reports reaching here today. The disease was said to be spreading among Industrial and plantation workers in the State's Northerntowns. In Gauhati, 300 miles
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  • 116 16 SAIGON. Fri. (AP) The arrival of 730 Philippine servicemen today brought to 346.000 the total of Allied troops in South Vietnam from six nations. The build-up is continuing with more American, Korean and Philippine troops scheduled to arrive this month. The present strength by countries:
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  • 121 16 LAHAINA. Maui, Fri. (UPI) Burma's Chief of State, General Ne Win, relaxed on the island of Maui today following a combination State dinner and Hawaiian Luau given in his honour by Hawaii's Governor Mr. John Burns. Some 140 guests attended the lawn party on Wednesday night
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  • 35 16 MANILA, Fri. (AP) A fire false alarm early today caused a plane carrying 101 members of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and staff members to return to Manila International Airport on an emergency landing.
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  • 51 16 MANILA, Fri. (AP) Police yesterday clamped a tight security cordon around a Cebu hospital after reports that underworld gangs planned to free 13 prisoners wounded in Wednesday's prison riot in which three convicts died. Cebu city police Chief Abundio Gultiano said the prison authorities "were not talcing any
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  • 498 16 AN KHE, Vietnam, Fri. (UPI) The U.S. Army's First Air Cavalry Division last night officially denied its soldiers burned down two Vietnamese villages despite eyewitness reports from newsmen on the scene- Maj. John Phillips. Cavalry Information Officer, said that this was the "official line" taken
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  • 198 16 TOKYO. Fri. (UPI) Nearly one million Red f ssed in Peking', Tien An Men square vester. day to hear praises of -well done and an admonition 0 apply their "soaring, enthusiasm to industrial and a°ri. cultural production ard scientific experimentation." The rally was attended bf Party
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  • 215 16 MANILA, Fri. (AFP) Some government sourcff here today predicted a resumption of the cam* paign to sell Communist Chinese rice to the Philippines, as this country reeled under a worsening food crisis. Communist Chinese representatives in Hong Kong made an attempt months ago
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  • 59 16 MANILA, Fri. (AFP)-J Haemorrhagic fever a blitz resurgence this week after subsiding for several weeks, J o ing a crippling siege in nila and suburbs. Admission of cases went up yesterday to 130 in 18-city and suburban hospitals, witn dead. SEATO health are collaborating with i <n authorities
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  • 171 16 TOKYO, Fri. (AP) Japanese officials yesterday speculated that Indonesia would shortly join the Asian Development Bank set up last month by 31 world nations for economic development and cooperation of Asian nations. They said the speculation was touched off by statements made by Mr. Barmawie
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