Eastern Sun, 2 December 1966

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  • 25 1 EASTERN SUN Independent National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION Estd. 1966. Vol. 1 No. 137. Friday* December 2 1966. MC (P) 1942 KDN 2309 Price 15 cents
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  • 344 1 JESSELTON. Thurs. The Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, was accorded a rousing welcome when he arrived here by RMAF Herald Dart this afternoon to begin an official fourdav visit to Sabah. The Tunku's party included the Minister of Broadcasting and Information. Enche Senu bin Abdifl
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  • 283 1 KUCHING. Thurs. The Prime Minister. Tanku Ahdul Rahman, said here today that if the Sarawak National Party wished to compromise it would be well and good. He, however, emphasised that the Alliance would not take back Dato Stephen Kalong Ningkan as the leader. The Tunku
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  • 57 1 BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA. Thurs. University of California students at a mass meeting today called a classroom strike because police had been summoned during a sit-in protesting Navy recruiting on the campus. Some 3.500 of the Berkeley campus 30,000 students attended the meeting and voted overwhelmingly by a show of
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  • 335 1 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs. Although Indonesian confrontation has ended the Communist threat to the nation's security still exists. The Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak. gave this reminder when addressing officers and men of the 9th Battalion. Royal Malay Regiment at Majidi Camp, here this morning. Tun
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  • 471 1  -  First ever successful holdup by four armed bandits in busy Batu Road BY: PERCY JOSEPH; KUALA LUMPUR, THURS. IN A DARING lighfning day-light robbery, four robbers got away with more than $35,000 from the Batu Road branch of the Banque De L Indochine at 10.20 a. m.
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  • 85 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The secretary-general to the Indonesian Ministry of Education. Dr Soemantri Hadjoprakso arrived here this evening to have discussions with the Malaysian Minister of Education. Enche Khir Johari. on "Education Cooperation between the two countries Dr. Soemantri told newsmen at the airport tonight that
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  • 66 1 PARIS. Thurs More than 5.000 friends and fans of Pablo Picasso, including some members of his family, jammed the Palis Des Sports last night for a special gala honouring the Span-ish-born artist. As expected. Picasso himself did not show up. But sitting in the first row was the
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  • 57 1 LAS VEGAS. NEVADA. Thurs. The elusive multimillionaire Howard Hughes has turned up in Las Vegas, reportedly in excellent health. A source close to Mr. Hughes, who has extensive land holdings in the area, said the 60-vear-old aircraft manufacturer and industrialist arrived by train early this week 'to do
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  • 44 1 HARBOUR BEACH. MICHIGAN. Thurs. —Rescue forces searched the storm-lashed area of Lake Huron today where the Daniel J. Morreil sank with a feared loss of 28 lives and only one survivor. It was the worst Great Lakes disaster in eight years.
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  • 74 1 CHICAGO. Thurs. Mrs. Juanita Tuck. 31, was married to Harry Whitney, yesterday. After the ceremony, the bride returned to her home in Indianapolis, Indiana, and the groom was returned to his cell in the county jail. "I love him and can't wait any longer", the bride said.
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  • 304 1 TOKYO. Thurs. Prime Minister Eisaku Sato today won a new term as Japan's leader but by a margin which reflected dissatisfaction within his own Liberal Democratic (LDP) Party of the way he has handled kuroi kiri* (black mist) corruption charges. The 65-year-old Mr. Sato won
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  • 499 2 SINGAPORE, Thurs.—An economist today stressed the importance of maintaining "internal ami external confidence" when Malaysia and Singapore issue separate currencies from June, next year. He Is Dr. John Purcall an economic lecturer from the University of Singapore who was speaking on "The Implications of Separate Currencies
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  • 147 2 SINGAPORE. Thurs. m— Included in the 73 colour [prints, which represent some of the award-winning entries [in the Kodak International Colour Competition held in '.conjunction with the New jYork World's Fair recently, 'is a picture by Mr. Chia Siew t Seng, of Kuala Lumpur. He
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  • 227 2 SINGAPORE, Thurs. A Japanese firm, Hitachi Ltd., has been awarded two major contracts, totalling more than $4 million, to supply equipment for the multi-million dollar Jurong Power Station. The letters of intent were handed by the Ch .irman of the Public Utilities Board. Dr. Ong
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  • 39 2 MUAR Thurs.—The Labis Youth Club, 68 miles north of here, will hold its annual general meeting at its premises on Dec. 18 at 7.30 p.m. Office-bearers for next year will be eiected during the meeting.
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  • 56 2 23 days to X'mas A PICTURE like this reminds all of us that Christmas is just 23 days away. Christians and non-Christians in Singapore and Malaysia will be celebrating Christmas this year on a grander and brighter scale due to the end of confrontation. Please turn to Page 9 for
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  • 70 2 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Minister for Social Affairs, Enche Othman Wok, and his wife, Che Dah binte Mohamed Noor, will attend the first combined picnic of the Children's Homes of the Department of Social Welfare on Dec 11 at 9 a.m. at the Pasir Ris Holiday resort. Others attending
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  • 431 2  -  By Martin Lim SINGAPORE, Thurs Singapore is a "great bubbling new country" with self-contained resources to match its population. This was stated today by the President of the Employers' Association in West Pakistan, Mr. Wajid Ali. Mr. Wajid Ali, who is here to attend
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  • 23 2 SINGAPORE. Thurs. —A widow, Nagammah of Bukit Timah Road, was robbed of her $l2O necklace while aboard a bu», Police said today.
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  • 50 2 SINGAPORE, Thur*. Electric supply will be shutdown on Dec. 6 between f* a.m. and 5 p.m. in areas bounded by Clarance Lane, Alexandra Road. Tanglin Road and Margaret Drive. It i«; necessary to interrupt the supply in order to carry out electrical extension work at Tanglin Road Substation.
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  • 70 2 SINGAPORE. Thurs.—The body of an unidentified 45-year-old woman was found lying on the ground floor of a block of flats at Upper Pickering Street early this morning. She was dressed in a blueflowered samfoo. Police described her as about five feet three inches tall.
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  • 112 2 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Singapore Family Planning and Population Board has so far received 40 designs for its "Emblem Design Contest." A Press release from the Board stated that to date nearly 400 contestants have applied for entry forms for the above contest.
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  • 268 2 SINGAPORE, Thurs, I lie Singapore and British Governments today signed a double taxation agreement at the Conference Room, Ministry of Finance, here. This is the third agreement of this nature be signed by Singapore thii year. Earlier in the year agreements were concluded with
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  • 204 2 SINGAPORE, Thurs. —The Ministry 0 f Education is taking active steps to launrh a comprehensive programme of moral education and civic training in Singapore's Primary and Secondary School s. The announcement was made by Mr. Orij Fang Boon, the Education Minister, at
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  • 51 2 SINGAPORE. Thurs—Tn« body of a 10-year-old boy. Kok Bah Bee. who was reported missing by his mother yesterday, was townr floating in a river near hi Dakota Crescent house th:i morning A Police spokesman said that investigations reves.ed that he was drowned uhi.e swimming in the
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous

  • 367 3 CHINESE CHAMBER PRESIDENT PAYS TRIBUTE TO ORIENTAL EMPORIUM SINGAPORE, Thurs.—The President of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Com. rnerre, Mr. Soon Peng Yam, today urged exporters and merchants to "push" locally manufactured goods into the markets at home ami abroad. He «aid this when he
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  • 193 3 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Sabbath School Department of the Balestier Road Seventh-day Adventist Church will conduct a two-week community Vacation Bible Class beginning next Monday. The classes will be from 9 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. during which Bible stories, songs, nature lore, crafts and char-acter-building recreation will
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  • 88 3 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Blasting in East Lagoon, e Ppel Harbour here, will Jake place from Dec. 5. The blasting will last for about six months. Explosive charges will be Used to remove the sunken hulks in East Lagoon. When blasting is taking place red flags will be
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  • 118 3 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs. The Malaysian Government is fully aware of events taking place in the international political arena. This was stated by the Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister. Tun Abdul Razak at a mass Alliance rally at Istana Padang this evenng. Tun Razak said that the
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  • 141 3 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs. A man who evaded customs duty and imported prohibited goods into West Malaysia was yesterday fined a total of $5,500 in the Sessions Court here. The Court was told that the accused. Eng Chlng Puang, was arrested by Senior Customs Officer, Mr.
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  • 21 3 SINGAPORE, Thurs. There were 83 accidents, of which four were serious, during the past 24 hours, Police said today.
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  • 348 3 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin, Minister for Health, today said the hawkers problem could be solved with "patience, determination and time." He said that before the implementation of the new Hawkers Code, the Hawkers' Department had already Issued 12.000 hawkers licences in markets
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  • 34 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Van Kleef Aquarium will remain open on Dec. 24 and Dec. 26 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. It will be opened the whole day on Dec. 23.
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  • 184 3 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Captain Desmond Bernard Law, of the Commando carrier Bulwark of the Royal Navy, yesterday hosted 45 midshipmen of the Korean Navy now visiting Singapore. The midshipmen are from the two Korean destroyer escort type warships, the KYUNG KI and the KANO WON.
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  • 203 3 SINGAPORE, Thurs.— A lunch-time fire which broke out in the kitchen of a bar and restaurant here caused about 20 customers to abandon their food and rush out to safety. The fire, at the top-floor bar and restaurant of the multi-storey car park building in Market
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  • 291 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Two men were robbed of a total of $1,014.93 in cash, cheque and watch in two separate incidents yesterday. They were a 30-year-old school servant. Chew Poh Seng of Yusof Ishak Secondary School. West Coast Road, and Goh Yeow Kheng, 48. the
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  • 331 3 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Asian Advisory Committee of the International Labour Organisation today observed a two-minute silence and passed a resolution of appreciation and sympathy to the late Mr. Raghunath Rao, former Assistant Director- General of ILO. The resolution which
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  • 69 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Peoples' Action Party's Stamford and Rochore Road Branch will start its second course on "Beauty Makeup" in early January. The course will be conducted by Miss Nora Wong, a qualified beautician from Japan and a specialist in skin and face make-up. Those who are
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  • 568 3 SINGAPORE, Thurs. A youth who allegedly helped his friend beat up a seaman over some money matter. was fatally stabbed six days later, a preliminary inquiry was told today. In the dock was Ong Whay Soon, alias Ah Lock. 22. a seaman, charged
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  • 168 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman has selected Enche Ahmad Razali bin Haji Mohd. Ali. Political Secretary to the Selangor Mentri Besar, Dato Harun bin Haji Idris as an Alliance candidate for the Kampong Bahru State by-election. This was
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  • 73 4 JESSELTON. Thurs. Seventeen primary school continuation development projects were carried forward from last year to this year to provide 25 classrooms and 13 teachers' quarters at a cost of more than $133,000. This was announced today by the State Director o f Education. Mr. J.E.B. Ambrose.
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  • 49 4 PENANG. Thurs. The Publicity Committee of the Festival of Penang has produced 20.000 copies of a souvenir programme which will be offered for sale at 50 cents a copy from today. Copies may be obtained from the secretary of the Publicity Sub-Committee, c/o Penang Tourist Association.
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  • 151 4 BRUNEI TOWN. Thurs. (AFP).—The security of Brunei will be further strengthen ed when the Royal Malay Regiment acquires the Vosper jet-powered fast patrol Boat "Pahlawan". Pengiran Anak Saleha. wife of the Brunei Crown Prince, will launch it on Dec. 5 from Vosper's yard at Portsmouth, England.
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  • 124 4 BRUNEI TOWN, Thurs. (AFP) Mr. J. Harold Gimlin. a director of Sunary Oil Company which is operating on Clark's 702-square-mile concession at Tutong, has disclosed that so far prospecting signs were encouraging. He was visiting Brunei with two other oil executives. Mr. H E. Harrington,
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  • 1037 4 SINGAPORE. Thurs. —We have received the following letter from Tan Sri L.C. Hoffman. Editor-in-Chief of the Straits Times Press (M) Ltd:— I REFER to a news report in P«ge 3 of your issue of vesterdav's date headed; "STRAITS TIMES CHIEF EDITOR SLAMS UNION PROPOSALS" which I regard
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  • 593 4 SEREMBAN, Thurs. The Minister of Education, Enche Mohd. Khir Johari called on teacher* not to look upon their profession as a mere occupation for the sake of their livelihood. "If they do so, they will have failed in their duties and
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  • 49 4 MUAR. Thurs. Mr. Lee San Choon. Malaysian Chinese Association Youth Section leader, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour, Mr. V. Manickavasagam. will declare open the seventh annual delegates conference of the Johore MCA Youth in Batu Pahat on Dec. 11.
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  • 63 4 BRUNEI TOWN, Thurs. (AFP) »A former Sahah Agricultural Officer, Mr. Kennet Gerald Malet. 42, is expected to take up the post of State Agricultural Officer, Brunei, early next year. Mr. Malet, who is married with one child, served in Aden as an Agricultural Officer before coming to
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  • 288 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The University of Malaya today announced the appointment of two new professors. They are Lnche Hamxah Sendut. senior lecturer in geography and Dr. A. J. Berry, senior lecturer in Zoology. Professor Hamcah obtained his B.A. degree with honours in Geography at the
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  • 116 4 PEXAXG. Thurs.—A r*tro! kiosk owner and two of his employees were covered with blankets by three armed and masked intruders hefore beine robbed of S3RO and a S5B wrist-watch at Jalan Permatang Pauh early this morning The owner, Khan Chew Lin, 26. said he was
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  • 53 4 MUAR. Thurs. The Johore State Government has nominated Mr. Lu Liang Thye as a member of the Sungei Mati Local Council, seven miles north of here. Mr. Lu. a 24-year-old teacher of the Gresik Pei Eng School, is also the secretary of the Sungei Mati MCA
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  • 164 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Police were reminded of their duty to serve the public impartially and faithfully Addressing a passing out parade for 142 recruits from East Malaysia, the Deputy Inspector General of Police. Tan Sri Hussain, stressed that as men who helped to maintain
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  • 75 4 KAJANG. Thurs. A teaparty will be held at the Kajang Hall. Club Road on Sunday at 11 a.m. to welcome a batch of students who will be staving in Kajang under the student's exchange programme. The tea party is organised bv the District Administration to enable
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  • 93 4 Flight to Egypt is the title given by the German artist Hans Rottenhammer to this oilpainting which was painted about 1600. As Herod's men were seeking the new-born Christ Child to kill Him, an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream and urged him to flee to Egypt. Hans Rottenhammer,
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  • 228 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Belgian Minister of External Trade Relations, Monsieur A. De Winter, called on the Minister of Finance. Mr. Tan Slew Sin, at the Federal Treasury this morning He was accompanied by Monsieur Frans Taelemans. the Belgian Ambassador to Malaysia; Monsieur
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 139 5 DAMASCUS, Thurs. (AFP). The Ba'ath Socialist Party's interArab directorate today called for demonstrations supporting the Jordanian revolt against the "Traitorous monarchic regime," radio Damascus said here yesterday. The radio said the directorate had formed a People's Central Committee which would collect funds to organise meetings and
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    • 560 5 BONN, Thurs. A Kiesinger Brandt Strauss triumvirate has taken over the government of Chancellor Ludwig Erhard. The top three are: H. Kurt Georg Kiesinger, a Social Democrat who replaces H. Erhard as chancellor in a "grand coalition** Mayor Willy Brandt of West Berlin, and the
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    • 744 5 GENEVA, Thurs. Blunt notice was served on on the Common Market yesterday to improve its tariff reduction offers or jeopardise the Kennedy round of trade negotiations. This warning was given to the "Six" yesterday as major participants in the four-year-old talks
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    • 207 5 WASHINGTON, Thurs. (UPI) 7~ Space Agency yesterday published what one of Its scientists called "The picture of the century.- a fantastically detailed photograph by Lunar Orbiter-2 of the great moon crater Copernicus. "It is the finest picture ever obtained by man of Copernicus," said
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    • 96 5 NEW DELHI. India. Thurs. (UPI) An ornamented elephant yesterday led a crowd of religious mourners behind the body of a man who fasted to death protesting the slaughter of cows. Police, fearing a flareup of new religious riots, carefully controlled the procession from a
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    • 180 5 WASHINGTON, Thurs. (t'PI). A birth control "time capsule" capable of preventing conception for years at a time has passed laboratory animal tests with flying colours, a leading research specialist disclosed yesterday. Capsule implants in rats have shown it would give them Immunity to conception for
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    • 120 5 TOKYO. Thurs. (AFP) The proposed Civil Aviation talks between three East African countries (Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania) and Japan will be postponed until next year. Transportation Ministry sources disclosed today. The talks had been originally scheduled to begin here on Dec. 5. The East African
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    • 24 5 THE floating market on the Chao Phraya river is siahtseeing spot for the visitors to Bangkok* UPI Photo.
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    • 320 6 j 0 N D 0 N, Thurs. (AP) Prime Minister Mr. Harold Wilson last night called two special meetings of ministers on the Rhodesian crisis for today—heightening speculation among British lawmakers that a breakthrough may be near in the long-deadlocked dispute. Mr. Wilson acted after
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    • 208 6 A M M A N, Jordan, Thurs. (UPI). —The Arab world moved yesterday to patch its dissension-torn defences against Israel. The 13-nation Arab League called a Dec. 7 meeting in Cairo to discuss the military situation on the Syrian and Jordanian borders with Israel. The meeting
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    • 143 6 LONDON, Thurs. (AP) Prince Charles is exempt from Britain's wages and income free*e. Primp Minister Mr. Harold Wilson has made the ruling. When the heir to the throne became 18 on Nov. 14 he got an increase from £15.800 to £30.000 (US 542.000 to
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    • 44 6 CIUDAD DE GUATEMALA. Thurs. (AFP) Martial law has been extended in Guatemala for a period of thirty days, the Btate run radio announced yesterday. Martial law was proclaimed on Nov. 2 in the trail of a wave of terroristic attacks.
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    • 223 6 SALISBURY, Thurs. (UPI). Prime Minister lan Smith slipped out of Salisbury at dawn today bound for a meeting with British Premier Mr. Harold Wilson, probably in Malta. Mr. Smith and Mr. Wilson were 10 meet lor the first time in more than a year in a lastditch
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    • 43 6 PARIS. Thurs. (UPI).— France plana to iaunch two telecommunications satellites at a cost of UBS3O million. French Scientific Research Minister Mr. Peyrefltte told the French National Assembly yesterday. Mr. Peyrefltte said the two satellites would be placed In orbit In 1980.
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    • 62 6 LONDON. Thurs. (AP> A 76-year-old widow won £67.000 for a penny on a British soccer pools yesterday. Mrs. Fanny Makln picked up her tax free fortune by correctly picking eight ties In one line on the pools (Llttlewoods). Five other persons also pocketed £67.000 each for
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    • 70 6 BANGKOK, Thurs. Miss Universe 1965, Apasra Hongsakul is presented tc it h a genuine Australian-made boomerang and a kangaroo-hide hound hook on Australia hy B. H. \t. MaxiceH Australian Trade Com missioner in Thailand, at a reception held in the Trade Fair Auditorium in recognition of
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    • 228 6 LONDON. Thurs. (UPI)— Jungle witchcraft came to the Old Baiiey Criminal Court here yesterday. A Nigerian student charged with murdering a Nigerian woman said a ghost, two mice and a snail were responsible for her injuries. And he said the woman's mother flew to London from
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    • 221 6 WASHINGTON. Thuri. (AP)—The American Cancer Society said yesterday that smoking a cigarette to a short butt is a most dangerous smoking practice. In a testimony presented to the Federal Trade Commission <FTC> the Society said the nicotine content of the last few puffs is greater.
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    • 165 6 KINSHASA, Congo. Thurs. (AFP). The powerful foreign controlled mining combine "Union Miniere du Haute Kantaga" will become half Congolese under the name "t'nion Miniere du Congo*' on December 31, Kinshasa radio reported yesterday. Headquarters of the Arm will also be transferred from
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    • 36 6 SPECIAL adviser to Japan's Ministry of Finance. Mfc Takeshi Watanabe, was elected the first President of the Asian Development Bank, when the 3-dav Asian Bank inaugural meeting opened in Tokyo o n November 24.
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
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    • 205 6 o if c t r 7k Within the secßer projection chamber at UNCLE HEAPQUARTERS. STARTLING PILM6 ARE SMOWN BY CHIEF ALEXANDER WAVERLY.' ANP AS NAPOLEON SOLO OBSERVES, ME CAM MAROuY KNOW TWAT ME H/M3GLF WILL PALL TRA6IC VICTIM TO TMe AWESOME WEAPON TMAT WILL SOON TEMPT THRUM ANP TRIGGER... HMNIVm
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSRTRIAL
    • 584 7 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Yerv quiet conditions ruled op the Stock Exchange. In the industrials section prices regained steady with no real tr*rsd Small improvement was in Central Sugars which advanced from 93$ to 95 tents, while Gammon started of* at $1.38 to $1.40 and later
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    • 66 7 STOCKHOLM. Thurs.—ln Canada, Volvo's assembly at Dartmouth. Nova Scotia, celebrated a jubilee Gently when the 10.000 th Canadian-built Volvo rolled the production line. The factory was started in 1963 and has now reached a Rapacity of 4.000 cars a year. To meet increasing demand, a new
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    • 169 7 Kl ALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Board of Directors today announced the basis of allotment for the FSSO §4 million preference shares after closing the application list as scheduled at 12;30 p.m. on Nov. 24. Excluding those applications which could not be accepted
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    • 136 7 LONDON. Thurs. (AP) Amenran firms operating in Britain are beating their British competitors on their home grounds, according to a survey released here on Sunday. One-tenth of all goods now being made in Britain is being produced in Americanowned factories, the survey estimates, and
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    • 78 7 LONDON. Thurs. (UPI) The rubber market was hesitant at the close with No. 1 RSS spot 18-3/8. 18-5/8. Settlement House: Jan. 18-11/16 18-7/8 Feb. 18-13/16 19 March 19 19-3/16 Jan./ March 18-13/16 19 April/June 19-7/16 19-1/2 July Sept. lft-3/4 19-7/8 Oct./ Dec. 19-13/16 19-15/16 lan./March 19-7/8 20
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    • 54 7 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Association of Banks in Malaysia made the following changes i n rates to merchants today they were: Canada: Buying T.T. 357/16; Airmail O.D. 35-9/16; 90 d/st. 36-1/8; credit bills; 36-3/16 trade bills. Selling T.T./O.D. ready were: Canada 35-1/8.. Holland Guilders 117-1/4; Swiss Francs 140; Belgian Francs
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    • 30 7 President Aynh Khan pietured on the charging floor of Britain's Calder Hall Nuclear Reactor. He is accompanied by officials of the I'nited Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.
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    • 338 7 NEW YORK. Thurs, (AF).— The Stock Market was continuing to cut Its losses at the close yesterday. Many stocks had rebounded and were sharply higher. The tape was a minute late at the close. Among higher shares were Xerox, up about 7.
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    • 138 7 LONDON. Thurs. (UPI) Prices moved sharply higher when the Stork Market opened trading today on news that Prime Minister. Mr. Harold Wilson and Rhodesian Premier. Mr. Lan Smith were flying to a man-to-man ingIn initial trading, however. the pound showed little change on foreign exchange
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    • 39 7 LONDON. Thurs. (UPI)— The London rubber market opened quitelv steady with No. 1 RSS spot 18-7/16 buyer 18-11/16 seller. No. 1 RSS CIF basis ports December 18 J buyer 18| seller. (All quotes in pence per lb.)
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    • 79 7 MOSCOW, Thurs. (UPI) Soviet Union will increase its defence spending and boost output of consumer goods in 1967, the official news agency TASS said last night. TASS said the guns-plus-butter economic plan for the new year had been approved by the Soviet Council of Ministers
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    • 47 7 WASHINGTON. Thurs. (AP) The U.S. government sold 40 tons of surplus stockpile tin yesterday. 30 tons grade A at 1.5425 U.S. dollar? a pound: 5 tons grade B at 1.5275 U.S. dollars a pound and 5 tons grade C at 1.5225 U.S. dollars a pound.
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    • 128 7 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Effective Dec. 1966. AIR VIETNAM will operate regular Caravelle jet services Saigon Taipei via Hong Kong and vice versa, with direct connection by the same Company every Wednesday and Sunday from Saigon to Singapore 1965 being the year for the opening of Air
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    • 47 7 NEW YORK. Thurs. (UPI) Rubber futures closed unchanged and untraded vesterdav. Jan. 1967 22.20 22.80 Mar. 22.50 23 00 May 22.50 23.00 Jul. 22.50 23.00 Sep. 22.50 23.00 Nov. 22.50 2300 Jan. 1963 22.50 23.00 Locally, spot No. 1 RSS 22-1/2 cents per pound, unchanged.
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    • 116 7 BANGKOK. Thurs <AF) "Japan's Day" was celebrated at the First International Asian Trade Fair. It started with the usual flag-raising ceremony that was attended by the President of Japan's External Trade Organisation Mr. Sukemasa Komamura and Japanese Ambassador to Thailand, Mr. Yoshio Kasuya
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    • 323 7 SINGAPORE. Thurs. December first zrade rubber buyers fob. closed at 5 p.m. in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur today at 61 cents per lb., uo k cts. from previous close. The tone was quiet. The market ruled inactive for most of the morning after a
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    • 22 7 HONG KONG, Thurs. (UPI) Money Quotations: HK55.735/5.750 per US dollar for cash; HKSIS99 per pound sterling; H.K.5266.875 per tael gold.
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    • 454 7 INDUSTRIAL B 8. Bousteari 1.51 1.52 Central Sugar* .94 .95 r T.«. Orris. XD 47 6 Chemical Co. 1.38 1.39 Cnlri storage 2.97 2.99 On n lop rR 1.63 2.6.» F. Smeltlni CD 4 10 F>*o Orris •>97 2 09 r. V Orri*. 3.31 3.34 Gammon 1.36 1.37
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    • 56 7 Ftr Th MM M ?|1 *51 •»n<J Mali? in 1 SO 1 KO ir.l M.l j) an 1.06 1.1? lj»>*tnn f Mo 4 YD J13 ®4 I. ««\ini land itrrttnc 1 ?s I 35 ni rir nm>4ii5 j i 4 M lions Rnni 1 00 1 O.V H»»n*
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    • 129 7 SINGAPORE. Thorn. Start* pore Chinese Pro«iur# Fxrhsnjf noon prlre*. to<lav were. Buyer* Sellers Coconut oil <roR> Rulk 41.0# Co'onul oil FOR l»rum« 4? 50 Lnosp C «»pra Mixed Nov/Dee. 26 no Sugar (Java) fxgodonn 26 50 N'utmfjt* 110* mmmm 40% 00 Kltnua B A W 235.00 Garbled 1 aropong
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    • 44 7 STOCKHOLM. Thurs The number of sawmills In Sweden declined by 32 per cent over the period *****965. while the total production of sawn timber increaspd by 28 per cent, according to a study made by the Central Bureau of Statistics.
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    • 15 7 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The tin price for today was *606-7/8 per picul, up $l-1/8.
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    • 167 7 SINGAPORE. Thurs The following ships are expected to be in port today:Godowns Vessels 1/2 Roula 3/4 Benrinnes 5 Hertha Maersk 6 7 Benmhor 8/9 Promorje 10/11 Hongkong Producer 15/18 Sargodha 19 Sir Lancelot 23 24 Keningau 25/26 Orchidea 27/28 Shigeshima Maru 2P/30 Bombay Maru 31/32 Varild 33/34 Glenearn
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    • 679 7 ARKIVAI.S IV SINGAPORE Time 8.'20 a m. \lrlln* MAL 0t» from Kuala Lumpur. Time 8.50 a.m. Airline JL 7.12 from Jakarta. Time ».:tO a.m. Airline M \L 121 from knala I.umpur. Time 10.so a.m. Airline ML 4.M from Kuchlng. Time 10.V» a.m. Airline MAL 005 from
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  • 391 8 TN using last year's cessation of hostilities during the Christmas and lunar new year periods to build up its military strength in South Vietnam, Hanoi created suspicion of its motives when it offered a truce during the coming festival season. However, it has been accepted by South Vietnam
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  • 330 8 £JOLOMBO Plan delegates from 24 countries attending a conference in Karachi were warned by the Pakistani delegate, Mr. M. Ahmad, that developing countries were getting deeper into debt because they had to pay back half of what they received to the donor nations. He pointed out that rich
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  • 610 8  -  By: CHESTER BOWLES (U.S. Ambassador to India) IN JUNE, over Radio Moscow, Mr. Mikhail Borisov dealt at some length with the American food policy in regard to India. Unhappily, Mr. Borisov's presentation contained a number of errors. According to Mr. Borisov, "American ruling quarters"
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  • 936 8 The Nationalists must be challenged! BONN, Thurs. —People in the Federal Republic of Germany not only understand but take it as a matter of course that the increase in the strength of right-wing extremism, as manifested in the recent elections, is being watched closely
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  • 648 8 'JHE British Council recruited twelve teachers for posts in educational institutions in Malaysia, and one for Singapore, last year. This is revealed in the Council's annual report for 1965/66 published in London r* cently which reviews the organisation's acti vities to
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  • Christmas Supplement
    • 734 9  -  =By P. S. TAN= SINGAPORE, THURSDAY MILLIONS of Christians and nonChristians in Malaysia and Singapore will celebrate Christmas on a grand scale. In fact, with the end of confrontation, and peace again in South-east Asia, the celebrations in these two countries
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    • 345 9 Robinson's where X'mas glitter, gifts are found SINGAPORE, Thurs. The abominable Snowman is here! He was not captured from the Himalayas but man-made and has been given pride of place at Robinson's main entrance. There he stands, majestically, guarding, as it were, all the gifts and toys that are in
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    • 497 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs. AH the warmth and charm of the coming season s joyous greetings are embodied in AVON'S elegant combination of beauty and exotic fragrant mood. Each gift has been created with Christmas selling in mind with no extra charge for the
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    • Article, Illustration
      683 10  -  by= Ernest Chisholm Thomson CHRISTMAS would hardly seem Christmas without Christmas trees. Small trees in the windows facing the street, big trees in churches, in public squares, in market places and, biggest of all, in London's busy Trafalgar Square, the splendid Christmas tree given every year by the
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    • 272 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Although the outboard motor has for many years been justly famed for its use in connection with pleasure boating and such exciting water sports as skin diving and waterskiing the significant role that it has also played in commercial, industrial and scientific activities
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    • 280 11 SINGAPORE, Thurs. A vast array of handloom fabric imported directly from India is now on sale and sold exclusively by Government of India's Handlooms of 43. John Little's Shopping Centre. Raffles Place and its associate shops at 85. Serangoon Road. Singapore and 67, Ampang
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    • 665 11  -  By: Colin Wille 'pHOSE who have read, in the works of Charles Dickens or other Victorian writers, descriptions of the English Christmas of a century or more ago may wonder whether, in these very different days, the festival has changed its character. Well, in many ways it
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    • 709 11  -  By Nancy Allum AT last it is Christmas day! It began for us much earlier than most days, for the children, in some magical way, managed to wake up hours before their normal time and noisily examine presents which my husband and I had
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    • 807 12  -  By:< Gwendoline Jones all the gifts that can be offered to a woman at Christmastime. perfume is likely to be one of the most welcome. It is a luxury which has an aura of extravagance even if it is, in fact, modestly priced. Perfume is
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    • 437 12 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Singer Sewing Machine Company introduced its 2 latest Zig-Zag machines into this market in March of this year. They are the 611G and the 632 G. Both these models are German-huilt machines in the most up-to-date style design.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 279 10 EX 2*-e6-EA(R)' Give delight at Christmas... give Avon In the shops now—^ Avon's wonderful gift range exquisite fragrances in many forms# exciting cosmetic colours... intriguing gifts for children superb presents for men* a i m o 1 -v <w «K* 'vc W ~>yy ft w V c: Avon gives delight
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 72 11 EUROPEAN CONSERVATOIRES AND T.V. SIN6APURA PIANO ±l, m*r— K'fM .-i INVIST IN A steinbacm PIANO V Sol* Agents for Singopore Moloysio: L.J.UEW PIANO CO. I I 340. Orchard Road. Singapore, t. *****. Call in today for in your topmost beauty treatment. London-trained Miss MAY WONG in personal attendance for your
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    • 232 11 11? mk r-lIU'." 1 i- x, v l r t Vmnk This Christmas Discover gay exciting individual HANDLOOMS from India Look handsome in a shirt made of Indian handwoven material; available in a large variety of weavings, handblocked, multi-coloured stripings or the beautiful and aristocrat bAadras checks. They are the
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    • 215 12 KndtK* *nm <*~ ■l>' PI I > •T- -*>•> tndo -i ■i/f-'V .t. -'.'v 1 >- i jn<lo< mmm mz. I H HV f MfN* «/wn i- >v RESEARCH Endocil Day-Care gives you the look of health and the feel of youth. The "under-make-up" moisturing treatment for women of all
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    • 553 12 X'mas and New Year's Eve ext. till 2 a.m. 25th, 26th, and Ist ext. till 1 a.m. DINERS X'mas Eve New Year's Eve $l5/- per head $17.50 25th, 26th and Ist SlO/ (Novelties inclusive). NON-DINERS X'mas and New Year's Eve $5/- per head for Novelties 25th, 26th and Ist 4.
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  • EASTERN SUN FEATURE
    • 2757 13  -  International search for oil, natural gas By Trevor Blore, R.N.R. Lieut. Commander LOXDOV, Thursday, fh i s will b« a decisive year in "Operation North Sea", the huge international search for oil and natural gas off the English coast. Seven large new seagoing drilling platforms will have
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    • 41 13 SEASON'S GREETINGS f Dinner and Dance X'mas Eve, Extension 2 a.m. X'mas Night Cxt. 1 a.m. X'mas Day Special Luncheon J tor children and adults New Year's Eve Ext. 2 a.m. Caps, Masks, Balloons and other novelties SEATING LIMITED-BOOK PHONE: *****-72
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 219 13 IESBSTfi M ORGANISATION h ODfcON 21 1 l"*H Ifith SfECTACILAE DAT! Dally «sh«w»: 11.45. I.l# Sund»*« H«»l4ay«: Fxtra Show at m.m. SIM. $4.00. NoPreo LUt. (Cash Bookings OnlTl 20th Century FoiPresentJj THE DINO t)E LAtTRENTIIS Production Of The Bible*... .In The Beginning filmed IN D-150 Technicolor >CHOOL CHILDREN CONCESSION: 51-50
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    • 575 13 sBiiwwre»'S<s l BKUfe TV SINGAPURA CHANNEL 5 Kuala Lumpur and Pulau Pinang; 6 Ipoh and Melaka; 8 10 Johore Bahru; 4 Taiping; 7 Batu Pahat; 9 Kluang. (Singapore viewers, please switch to channal 8 for T.V. Malaysia programmes). P.M. 1.00 OPENING ANNCT. Prog. Summary. 8.01 SA-TANGKAI MELATI A musical programme
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    • 178 13 SHAW GANISATTON —w• oiiuwi MJ9L IIT NPt* Tim**: II an. IN A 7.Up.a. C*sh BooKinrs Only —No Fret Uit Hean fnnn-rt at Jamm Bond ftp? •FROM Rl**lA with LOVE*' Plu«: THI NDERRALL" Technicolor Released thru XJ A REX Phont J4Q4 j1 Latt Day: 11. 1.3#. 4. M A g M
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  • 471 15  -  Si Windsor Lad SINGAPORE, Thurs. SAWADEE provided a dashing workout on a heavy track at Bukit Timah this morning when he easily skipped over half a mile in 52-4/5 sec. and 3f in 39-4/5 sec. striding out smoothly all the way. He has definitely made good
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  • 352 15 LONDON, Thurs. <AP) The owner of the successful Claiborne Stud in Kentucky on Wednesday paid 12,000 guineas (l T 5535.800) for the mare, Jolie Laide, at the Newmarket Bloodstock Sales a few hours after a European plan to stop the drain of great
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  • 3593 15 FIRST DAY: S >ATURDA Y, DEC. 3 Raoe l: S'pore Yearling Sehsme Dlv. 5—6 Furs. 2.00 P.M. i. The Pointer 804 Pointer Knng.n Allan Pretty 1 2 lrsse ft 04 A S KnngM Heddle 3. 4 5. Poacher Mn Gala Thru* frowns 804 8 04
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  • 592 16  -  TEMPO OF PREPARATIONS QUICKENS AS ASIAN GAMES MONTH BEGINS By Eugene Levin BANGKOK, Thurs. (AP) From East and West the athletes chosen to compete in Asia's greatest sports carnival were pouring into Bangkok on Thursday, the start of "Asian Games Month" in this bustling capital
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  • 147 16 SINGAPORE, Thurs. World league professional wrestling will be held at the Gay World Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 3. The main event will feature the battle of the giants between Hari Pahelwan, the heavyweight champion of West India, and Johnny Yukon. the heavyweight challenger from Canada
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  • 73 16 NEW DELHI. Thu r s (AFP) The Indian Lawn Tennis Association has warned two Indian players against partnering South Africans in international matches. Junior Education Minister Bhakt Darshan told Parliament that the players concerned were Premjit Lai and Jaideep Mukherjee. He said that as a
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  • 443 16 hnth** TI J U A Two burly Filipino girls, both \eterans of Olympic and Asian Games comnetian3 S a a pre tty Philippine-born American schoolgirl, ti?P fifth" a UffS shou L d be wort h watching at Bangkok Dec. 9? GameS Way in They
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  • 591 16  -  By Kim Willenson BANGKOK, Thar*. (U.P.F.) —Like an empty military ramp whose soldiers are out on manoeuvres, the venues for the fifth Asian Games stand ready for the arrival of 2,500 athletes in the next few days. The last of the eompetition sites,
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  • 396 16 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The national soccer team to the A«ian Games will otlicially "b re a k** training camp tomorrow in preparation for the trip to Bangkok. The Republic's national soccer squad is scheduled to fly to Bangkok on Dec. 7. The team has
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  • 129 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Prime Minister. Tunku Abdul Rahman, and the Deputy Prime Minister. Tun Ahdiri Razak will witness the sth Asian Games in Bangkok which begins on Dec. 9. This was disclosed by Tun Razak last night when he hosted the Malaysian continent
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  • 80 16 BANGKOK, Thurs. (AFP) tT Indian Olympic Committee has cabled the Organising Committee of the fifth Asian Games that the Indians would definitely participate in the Bangkok sports festival, it was reliably learned here today Sources said the Committee had received the telegram to this effect yesterday
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  • 76 16 MEXICO CITY. Thurs. 'AP) Mexican bantamweight boxer Jose Medel will have some home-town fans backing him when he meets champion Masahiko (Fighting) Harada in a title bout in Japan on Jan. 3. Japan Airlines, which had a dinner in Medel's honour on Tuesday, said 45 persons
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  • 124 16 GRAHAMSTOWN. SOUTH AFRICA. Thurs. (UPI) Grahame Thomas, playing his first innings since straining his side at Wellington a week ago. confirmed his return to form on Wednesday by hitting a powerful 63 in even time for the Australian touring cricket team against an Eastern Province
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  • 39 16 LONDON. Thurs. (AP) British soccer results on Wednesday night: Under 23 International Wales 0, Scotland 6. London Challenge Cup final: Brentford 0. Fulham O (replay at Fulham Dec. 14). League one Leicester 1, Manchester U. 2
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