Eastern Sun, 22 December 1966

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    25 1 EASTERN SUN Independent National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION Estd. 1966. Vol. 1 No. 157 Thursday, December 22 1966. ☆MC (P) 1942 KDIM 2309 Price 15 cents
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    Lock icon A QUIET RESPONSE
    663 1 U Thant responds to US request for Vietnam ceasefire initiative UNITED \ATIO\S, N.Y. WED. (UPI) SECRETARY GENERAL U Thant, working in a personal capacity, delved into quiet diplomacy" yesterday in respo Vietnam ceasetire initiative. After calling in Ambassadors of the Soviet Union and Algeria communications links to
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    Lock icon Year-old baby sails for London
    72 1 HONG KONG. Wed A British family of three including a 12-month baby boy set sail today aboard the 40-foot yacht Wlahjong' for London. Major John Chandler of Worth lodge. Bulett Avenue Seaview, Isle of Wight, said he planned to sail for London through the Suez
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    Lock icon BETTER LOOK FOR MALACCA
    40 1 MALACCA. Wed. Malacca Municipality is to spend $500,000 next year to carry out improvement programmes in Malacca Town. This was disclosed by the Chief Minster. Enche Ghafar bin Baba at a press conferi ence this morning.
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    Lock icon US bombers knock out railroad bridge
    322 1 SAIGON, Wed. (AP) American bombers knocked out a key railroad bridge on North Vietnam's northwest rail line 20 miles from the border of Communist China, U.S. headquarters announced today. A spokesman said Air Force FlO5 Thunderchiefs destroyed the Lang Bun bridge 135 miles northwest
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    Lock icon Office girl wins historic legal battle
    246 1 TOKYO. Wed. (UPI) A 26-year-old woman has xir. a historic court victory that could radically alter tb® status of the Japanese woman in the business world. Mrs. Setsuko Suzuki decided to fight tradition alt three vears ago when she got married and was automatically
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    Lock icon Christmas crisis
    54 1 ATHENS. Wed. (UPI) Greece was plunged into a Christmas political crisis last night when the main coalition party pulled out of the government. According to the Constitution the "withdrawal of confidence" by the National Radical Union (ERE) Party meant Premier Stephanos Stephanopoulos must go to the King and
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    Lock icon Imelda opens ADB...
    45 1 Philippine First Ladv, Mrs. Imelda Marcos, assisted by Mrs. Watanabe (right) cuts the ceremonial ribbon formally opening the offices of the Asian Development Bank in suburban Makati on Monlay. Looking on are President Ferdinand Marcos (left) and ADB President. Mr. T. Watanabe.
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    Lock icon Sukarno told to explain or get out
    391 1 JAKARTA, Wed. (UPI) Pressure again is beginning to mount for Indonesia's President Sukarno to either explain his role in last year's abortive Communist coup —or get out. Rumours a bout his leaving the country are circulating at a dizzying pace, with Cabinet approval
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    Lock icon Dog meat sold as pork
    143 1 MANILA. Wed <AP> The mystery of Manila's missing dogs has been solved they've been dognapped. rooked and sold as barbecued pork. According to Manila Bulletin columnist Willie Ng, "Dog eating is fast getting to be a national habit" in the Philippines. "What hurts if that
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  • Article
    Lock icon Growth of national spirit
    2190 2 REPORT OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISSION 1966 SINGAPORE, Wed. The Report of the Constitutional Commission, 1966, was tabled in Parliament this afternoon. The 11 member Commission, headed by the Chief Justice of Singapore, Mr. Justice Wee Chong Jin, submitted a host of recommendations under four main heads:-
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    Lock icon Lee: A common denominator is what we need
    868 4 SINGAPORE, Wed. The Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, has reiterated the need for a "common denominator" without which the people of Singapore would not be able to understand each other. Speaking at the opening of the Changi Tamil School recently, he
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    Lock icon 'POLITICAL PARTIES MUST MOVE WITH THE TIMES'
    158 4 SINGAPORE. Wed. Political parties in Singapore must move with the times and cut off all affiliation and connection with political parties outsifc Singapore. This was sa'd by the Minister for Culture and Social Affairs, Enche Othman Wok, in Parliament today when he moved
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    Lock icon R.N.'s assault landing ship arrives in S'pore
    170 4 SINGAPORE. Wed The Royal Navy's first assault landing s h ip, "H.M.S. Fearless" which also serves as a floating "amphibious" force headquarters. arrived here this morning to join the Far East Fleet. The ship is under the command of Captain H A. Cor-
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    Lock icon Lions present $9,499 towards artificial kidney project
    202 4 SINGAPORE. Wed The President of the Lions Club of Singapore. Mr. Shashi Lai Kashyap. today presented two cheques totalling to 59.499.20 to the Vice-Chancellor, of the University of Singapore, Professor Lim Tay Boh, during the Club's weekly luncheon at Prince's Restaurant. The money
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    Lock icon Body found floating in sea
    205 4 SINGAPORE, Wed —A dead body was found floating in the sea off Collyer Quay at about 12.30 p.m. today by a member of the public, who alerted the police. The Marine Police recovered the body which was in a semi-decomposed staie and an identity card
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    Lock icon LEGAL BILL PASSED
    164 4 SINGAPORE, Wed. The Legal Profession Bill was passed by Parliament today to amend and consolidate the law relating to the legal piolession. In moving the second reading of the Bill, the >1 nister for Law and National Development said that the Bill had the full support of
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    Lock icon Thai International's latest folders
    155 4 SINGAPORE. Wed Thai International have just completed a set of eight colour folders, designed to stimulate tourism in the Far East. One of the folders has already received official recognition from two sources. At the First Bangkok Art Director's award giving session, the "Discover the Orient"
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    Lock icon Report, recommendations accepted almost in toto
    1265 4 SINGAPORE, Wed. The Minister for Law and National Development, Mr. E. W. Barker, disclosed in Parliament today, that the Government had accepted most of the recommendations as set out in the Report of the Constitutional Commission, 1966. The Report, tabled in Parliament today, and
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    Lock icon Customary bank holidays to go
    191 4 SINGAPORE. Wed. As from next year the customary hank holidays on July 1 and Dec. 31 will not be observed. The holidays were to allow banks to close their mid-year and end-of-year accounts. This was disclosed by the Minister for Social Affairs and Culture, Enche
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      62 4 S'pore Diary 10 a.m. p.m. Victoria Memorial Ha'.l. Empress Place: "Book Exhibition". ".45 p.m. Victoria Thea re, Empress Place: "An E'ening of Music and Dar.~e H 7.30 p.m. Free F:.m Snows by the Ministry of Culture: Yong Forg Old Tenv pe. Potor.g Pasir: Jaian Sagu Chinese Temple; Thomson Road 5J
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Trader's admission gives credence to 'China sells steel to US in V'nam'
      450 5 HONG KONG, Med. (UPI) A Chinese trader has admitted in court here that he falsified documents in order to ship Communist Chinese-made steel bars to Bangkok earlier this year. The case of Liu WaiMing had no known connection
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      Lock icon Thomson can get 'Times'
      116 5 LONDON. Wed. (AP) Lord Thomson's bid to take over The London Times has b en approved by the Monopolies Commission with certain conditions, the London Evening News reported yesterday. Mr. David Malbert, EvenNews financial editor, •d the conditions are beved to involve Lord Thomson's plan for
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      Lock icon GIBRALTAR WANTS 'FREE ASSOCIATION'
      135 5 UNITED NATIONS. Wed. <AP) The United Nations yesterday urged Britain and Spain to resume negotiations in order to settle the question of Gibraltar. Little progress was made during the year. Britain maintained the issue was a legal question and should go to the international court of
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      Lock icon 'All books and... not typical'
      167 5 NEW YORK. Wed. (AP) Lynda Bird Johnson says her college life was almost "all books and no social life" and she "wasn't at all typical." The President's daughter, writing her first article in her new job at McCall's Magazi-.ie, took "a look back at college"
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      Lock icon Boar menace in Brunei
      102 5 BRUNEI TOWN, Wed. (AFP) The Brunei Government is expected to issue poison to farmers in rural districts to enable to keep down the number ol wild boars damaging crops. Their applications for shotguns to kill the boars were rejected by the BruneiMuara Council. The police have
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      Lock icon Samson gets 400 stitches
      153 5 LUSAKA. Zambia. Wed (AFP) Springbok Rugby star Andv Mac Donald has had a finger removed following his bare-handed battle with a furious, wounded lion in the bush at Kalomo. HLs wife Nettie MacDonald said that doctors did not know whether the farmer would have a second
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      Lock icon UN 21st assembly ends
      113 5 UNITED NATIONS. Wed. (AP)—The 21st session of the U.N. General Assembly ended at 5.50 p.m. (2250 GMT) yesterday, three months to the day after it opened. High spots in the 21st session of the U.N. General Assembly: Revocation of the League of Nations Mandate under which
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      Lock icon 'Bar military from politics'
      165 5 Washington, wed. <AP>—A Jewish War Veterans Organisation, saying it was "deeply disturbed" to see militarists reappearing in Germany, yesterday urged Chancellor Kurt <»eorge Kiesinger to bar Members of the German Armed Forces from political activity. In a cablegram, the Jewish War Veterans of tfce USA (JWV)
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      Lock icon Duke takes up 'confidence in Europe' appeal
      361 5 PARIS, Wed. (UPI). —The Duke of Edinburgh yesterday, called for "confidence in Europe" and appealed to the nations of Europe to unite economically and technologically as the only way of ensuring the continent's continued growth. He made the plea after conferring privately with
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      Lock icon TERROR IN UTAH
      89 5 SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Wed. Two young service station attendants were abducted from their jobs, stabbed to death and left nude beside remote Utah roads during the past two days. A quiet terror settled over the foggy valleys of Northern Utah, with these developments: The service station
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      Lock icon Indon debts delays allowed
      64 5 PARIS. Wed. <AP) seven-nation consortium of industrialized nations yesterday agreed to allow Indonesia to delay the repayment of about USS3S7m of their debt. informed sources reported. The formal agreement was expected to be signed within a couple of hours. The agreement capped two days of negotiations
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      Lock icon 'Mad captain' captured
      74 5 SAN JUAN. Puerto Rico. (UPI) The "Mad captian" of a Texas shrimboat who ordered his crew overboard six days ago was captured last night and the U.S. Coast Guard took his 65-foot vessel in tow. A Coast Guard spokesman here said the captain had been "subdued"' by
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      Lock icon Rome honeymoon for princess
      91 5 TOKYO. Former Princess Yasuko. 22-year-old daughter of Prince and Princes® Mikasa. poses for the camera in a court robe with her bridegToom after their wedding ceremony in Tokyo last Saturday. She lost her Imperial status when she married Tadateru Konoe. 27, grandson of the late Prime
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      Lock icon Billy Graham side-steps 'war'question in Vietnam
      583 6 SAIGON, Wed. (A.P) Evangelist Billy Graham refused to speak when asked if the US was "morally right" in Vietnam. When challenged "as a minister" by a reporter. Dr. Graham said "Equally devout Christians can take either side" "I find equally devout Christians in the
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      Lock icon SAIGON, Wed. (AP) — Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck wears earphones as he rides in an Army helicopter over the central Vietnamese highlands. The 64-year-old writer said he came to Vietnam to "go up the rivers and into the mountains. He began his first visit with troops in the field last Saturday.
      51 6 SAIGON, Wed. (AP) Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck wears earphones as he rides in an Army helicopter over the central Vietnamese highlands. The 64-year-old writer said he came to Vietnam to "go up the rivers and into the mountains. He began his first visit with troops in the field last
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      Lock icon Rice crisis in Ceylon
      245 6 COLOMBO. Wed. (l*PI) The government has halved the rice ration and declared a national emergency. The emergency declaration was aimed at forestalling riots over reduction of the pricecontrolled rice ration from five pounds to two and a half pounds per week, effective yesterday. Armed police patrolled
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      Lock icon Kosygin visits Turkey
      206 6 ANKARA. Wed. (AFP) Soviet Premier Alexi N. Kosygin recieved a polite if somewhat cool welcome when his big Ilvushin 18 aircraft landed at the snow covered Esenboga airport from Moscow yesterday. He was met by Turkish Prime Minister Suleyman Demirel. Foreign Minister Ihsan Sabri Caglayangil. and other
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      Lock icon NEWS in brief
      589 6 Tokyo, wed. (ap> Prime Minister Eisaku Sato's government has passed a 162,878 million yen <US$452.4m) supplementary budget in the complete absence of opposition party members in the Lower House an unprecedental action in Japanese parliamentary history. The supplementary budget bill was immediately sent to the upper house
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      Lock icon Jilted 'loner' held for airport bombing
      291 6 ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Wed. (AP) A 23-year-old aerospace engineer described by associates as "pretty much of a loner," was held by Federal Authorities in lieu of t'Ssls,ooo bond yesterday in the explosion of a shoebox time-bomb at Lambert St. Louis Munici- pal Airport on
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      Lock icon De Gaulle and Syria 'talk oil'
      201 6 PARIS. Wed. (AP) Syrian Foreign Minister Mr. Ibrahim Makhos met with President Charles de Gaulle for 45 minutes yesterday and later said "we spoke about oil." It was believed that Mr. Makhos had asked for French support for the Syrian position in its dispute
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      Lock icon Newspaper association wants private telstar
      121 6 NEW YORK. Wed. (AP) —The American Newspaper Publishers Association (ANPA) has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to allow news media to use telecommunication satellites to transmit news and pictures within the United States, an ANPA spokesman has announced. ANPA filed its application with FCC
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      Lock icon Presley gets 'Sour apples' award
      126 6 HOLLYWOOD. Cali. fornia, Wed. (AP) The Hollywood Women's Press Club awarded its mythical "Golden apples" for the most cooperative performers yesterday to commedienne Phyllis Oilier and Bill Cosby Negro co-star of the television series "I Spy." Imaginary "Sour apple" awards for least cooperative stars were
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      Lock icon CENSORSHIP ON SIKH LEADER
      92 6 NEW DELHI, Wed. (t?!\ The government has asked Indian new? agencies and newspapers published in Delhi to submit all reports and comments on fasting Sikh leader Sant Fa*eh Singh to censorship authorities for clearance. Singh started a salt-ari water fast at Amritsar last Saturday and has
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      Lock icon TOKYO, Wed. — The front coach of a Japan National Railways train rests its nose in an apartment house after running off the end of the tracks at Kamata marshalling yard on Monday. The 10-coach train smashed through a buffer at the end of the track and across a road into a wooden apartment house. The entrance and kitchen of the apartment hit by the train were wrecked, but miraculously there were no casualties.
      73 7 TOKYO, Wed. The front coach of a Japan National Railways train rests its nose in an apartment house after running off the end of the tracks at Kamata marshalling yard on Monday. The 10-coach train smashed through a buffer at the end of the track and across a road into
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      Lock icon Actress sues cosmetics firm
      169 7 LOS ANGELES. Wed. (UPI) Actress Heav Lamarr r.ed a U5525.000 damage suit yesterday against a cosmetics firm. Eileen Feathers Enterprises, which she claimed fired her as a beauty consultant fo .owing her arrest last n. 27 on a shoplifting "narge. The Viennese-born actress subsequently was acquitted
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      Lock icon 'ASSAULT ON WORLD POVERTY'
      132 7 UNITED NATIONS. Wed (UPI) George D. Woods. President of the World Bank, yesterday called for an unprecedented East-West joint "assault on world poverty." In an address to the U.N. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Mr. Woods warned that the "momentum" of the operations of the bank
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      Lock icon US V'nam war 'crime and sin'
      125 7 BUDAPEST. Wed (AFP) The Hungarian Lutheran (evangelical) Church, according to a statement released by the Hungarian News Service MTI today, deplores the Vietnam war as a "Crime against god and man" and regrets that "a predominantly protestant" country should be responsible. The United States.
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      Lock icon Family sues for US$5m.
      127 7 SACRAMENTO. California Wed <AP) The family of a Eureka. California newspaper photographer killed earlier this ye2r in a Japan plane crash has filed suit for USSSm in damages. Killed in the crash of a jet airliner on Mt. Fuji on March 5 was Neil K. Hulbert.
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      Lock icon 'Brain drain' a threat to the society
      297 7 LONDON. Wed. (AP) The British Government opposes hindering emigration of scientists although it is becoming "a major international political problem." Lord Shackleton, Defence department spokes- man, said last night. The Labourite peer wound up a debate in the House of Lords on the
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      Lock icon Momma Santa Claus
      174 7 BRICK TOWNSHIP. New Jersey, Wed. <AP> Its the same beard, red outfit and boots, and even the eyes twinkle the same. But there is definitely something different about the Steinbach Company Santa this year. Could the voice be a bit softer, and higher the movements a bit
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      Lock icon Binocular war, talks open
      222 7 TOKYO. Wed. (L'PI) Hong Kong industrial tycoon Haking Wong is scheduled to leave Tokyo today after a 10-day visit designed to find measures so solve a "crisis" facing the Hong Kong and Japanese binocular industry. Mr. Wong, managing director of W. Haking industries in Hong Kong,
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      Lock icon Sinatra seeks to lift ban
      134 7 HOLLYWOOD. Wed. (UPI). Representatives of Frank Sinatra said yesterday the sing"er was attempting to lift the ban on himself and his records and movies in Mexico. Mexican sources said it was understood Mr. Sinatra hoped to spend the Christmas holidays at his home in Acapulco
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      Lock icon Newspaper office bombed
      71 7 NICOSIA, Wed. (AFP) Two bombs exploded early today outside the pro-go-vernment newspaper "Mahi," injuring a Greek-Cypriot newsman. The bombs destroyed two cars and damaged part of the building. This right-wing daily is published by a former fighter in the anti-British terrorist organisation "Eoka," Mr. Nicos Sampson, who
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      Lock icon NEW N-TEST SITE IN ALASKA
      164 7 ANCHORAGE. Alaska, Wed (AP) The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) is exploring the possibility of establishing an underground nuclear testing site at Amchitka Island in the Aleutians, the Anchorage Times reported yesterday. The Times said the AEC in Washington confirmed the plans through the office of
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      Lock icon 'Oil pipe sabotaged'
      104 7 CAIRO. Wed. (AFP). The semi-official newspaper "A 1 Ahram" today reported that members of the Nationalist People's Union of the Arabian peninsula had sabotaged two pipelines of the American oil company "tapline" in Saudi Arabia. The paper said the pipelines were damaged by explosives in two separate
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      Lock icon Hope for accord over row on book
      308 7 NEW YORK, Wed. (AP) Hopes for an agreement between Look Magazine and Mrs. John F. Kennedy in their dispute over publication of the book, "The Death of a President." appeared to have brightened after meetings yesterday, it was learned. Sources close to both
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      Lock icon Woman stores arsenal at airport
      167 7 NEW YORK. Wed. (UPI) A 30-year-old Tucson. Arizona, woman was arrested at Kennedy International Airport yesterday and charged with illegal possession of firearms, including three riot guns, two tear gas rifles, a flame thrower, machine gun parts and thousands of rounds of ammunition. Mrs. Louise
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      Lock icon X'mas gift
      42 7 PHOENIX. Arizona. Wed. (AP» Three tons of Christmas presents were parachuted into the Grand Canyon yesterday for the 125 Indians living at the bottom of the huge gorge. Dubbed "Project Havacare" this year, the programme was started 22 years ago.
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      164 6 F«SM REYKJAVIK ICELANC? TO SOUTH AMERICA,THE THRUSH ORGANIZATION WAS IN STRANGE. MYSTERIOUS ACTION/ SOMETHING Of WORLP-SHAKING PROPORTIONS WAS ABOUT TO BREAK.' BUT WHAT WAS THIS TOP SECRET? WHO; HOW ANP WHERE WOULP THEY STRIKE? THESE WERE THE VITAL QUESTIONS ALEXANDER WAVERLY SOUGHT TO ANSWER AS HE LAUNCHER.. fULL Sfi&PAHtAP, HLJAJ
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    Lock icon NOT SECURITY CONSCIOUS
    501 8 TTTE mentioned some time ago that Govern- y ment offices throughout West Malaysia were too indifferent to adopt property security measures. We also pointed out that the robbers of today were not awed by the majesty of the Government and so Government offices would not be immune
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    Lock icon MONEYLENDERS
    262 8 rpHE Singapore Government is considering A amending the Moneylenders Ordinance so that moneylenders seen loitering around Government, statutory bodies, and commercial offices could be arrested on the presumption that they were committing an offence. Wage earners would welcome such an amendment so that they would not be harassed by
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    Lock icon Merry Xmas in a thousand Asian tongues
    2129 8  -  How Asians celebrate Christmas By Joseph L. Golloway YOU can say merry Christ* mas in a thousand Asian tongues and dialects. The birthday of Christ is celebrated in almost as many different ways in the Orient. Although virtually none of the Asian nations
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSRTRIAL
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      511 9 •SINGAPORE. Wed—Action the Stock Exchange *as ftill quiet and prices generally steady. Trading centred mainly or leading industrials, ramely Chemical, Gammon g i Matsushita. Chemical with a largest turnover of 186.000 units be<ng changed hands from f'..60 to $1.62 and closed at I flO. At one stage,
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      Lock icon NEW YORK RUBBER
      55 9 NEW YORK. Wed. (UPI) Rubber future? closed 15 points higher across the 'oarrl on no sales. Jan. 22 25 22.85 Mar. 22.55 23.05 May 22.55 23.05 Jj ly 22.55 23.05 Sept. 22.55 23.05 Dec. 22.55 23.05 J an. 22.55 23.05 -pot No. 1 RSS remained steady at
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      25 9 London, wed. (UPi) «'-ober market opened easv No. 1. RSS Spot 18-3/16 No- 1 RSS spot CIF basis Ports Jan. 17| 18.
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      Lock icon TIN MART STEADY
      29 9 LONDON Wed. (UPI) :n waa steady this morn:ng Turnover 205 tons. Spot buyers 1207 sellers 208 business nil. 3-months buyers 1204-1/2 sellers 1205 business 1205 1204.
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      Lock icon Resources of IMF rise to $21 billion
      374 9 UNITED NATIONS, Wed. (UPI) RESOURCES of the International Monetary Fund have risen from $9 billion in 1958 to the equivalent of nearly $2l billion, it was announced. The Fund also has access to an additional $6 billion under its general arrangements to borrow.
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      Lock icon Rubber down 5/8 cent
      288 9 SINGAPORE. Wed. January first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. closed at 5 p.m. in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur today at 60 cents per lb., down cent from previous close. The tone was very quiet. The market opened lower on disappointing London advices and ruled inactive until late
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      Lock icon London mart closes higher
      112 9 LONDON, Wed. (AP) The London Stock Market closed marginally higher yesterday after quiet trading and small turnover. British government bonds were the days outstanding feature Gains on medium-term issues ranged up to 1/ of a point on institutional support reflected hopes of a lower bank rate.
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      Lock icon BANK RATES
      93 9 SINGAPORE. Wed—Association of Banks in Malaysia made the following changes in its rates to merchants today they were: NEW YORK: Buying T.T. 32-11/16; Airmail O.D. 3213/16; 90 d/st. 33-5/16 credit bills; 33-9/16 trade bills. CANADA; Buying T.T. 35-7/16; Airmail O.D. 359/16; 90 d/st. 36-4 credit bills; 36-3/16 trade
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      Lock icon Test-O-Therm electric blanket
      83 9 A conducting carbon material which generates heat when electrical pressure is applied to it is used instead of conventional wire elements in a new Br.tish electric blanket. The material is formed into pads which fit into zipped pockets in the blanket and are easily removed for the
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      Lock icon Closing industrial
      15 9 NEW YORK, Wed (AP) Preliminary Dow Jones closing industrial average 794.59 off 4.40.
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      Lock icon TIN PRICE
      13 9 SINGAPORE. Wed.—The tin price for today was $602 per picul, unchanged.
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      Lock icon Production of forest products going up
      236 9 ROME. Wed. Production of all forest products expanded steadily in Asia and the Pacific area last year. This and many other details are listed in the statistics just released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation. Exports of roundwood. mainly broadleaved logs, reached
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      Lock icon TRADING ACTIVE ON N.Y. MARKET
      138 9 NEW YORK. Wed. (AP> Continued weakness jn General Electric highlighted an irregularly lower stock market early yesterday. Trading was active. GE. which dropped 3i on Monday disappointment over an earnings forecast, fell 2i to 87 3 4 on an opening block of 7.600 shares and
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      97 9 LONDON. Wed. (AP).—A British businessman reported yesterday that major export possibilities exist for British heavy engineering firms in Japan. Mr. Steward Cohen, a Director of James Scott Electrical. returned from Tokyo where he attended the inaugural meetine of the Asian Development Bank. He said a
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      126 9 STOCKHOLM. Wed. In Swedish car sales, 1966 will go on record as one of the lean years. After an all-time peak of 275,000 new cars sold in 1065. this year's figure is not likely to exceed 205.000. In 1964, sales totalled 257,000 cars. Over the first
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      468 9 INDUSTRIAL R. S. Rouatead CD 1.58 1.59 Central Sugars CD 1.16 1.17 Chemical Co l.W 1.61 fold Storage CD... 3.08 Dunlop CR 2.62 2.65 E. Smelting 3.98 4.06 E«so Ord* 3.02 3.01 F**o Pref 1.06 1.07 Fltrpat ricks 1.40 1.55 F. N. Ords. 3.38 3.40 riammon 1.30
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      112 9 SING \PORT. Wed. Mnrapore Chinese Produce Exchange noon price* today were. Buyers Sellera Coconut oil (FOB) Bulk 42.50 Coconut oil (FOB) Drums 4S.M Loose Copra Mixed Dec Jan. 27.50 Sugar (Java) exgodown 24.25 Nutmegs 110s 495.00 Nutmegs R 235.00 Garbled Lampong Black Pepper (FOB) 117.50 Pepper Black Special Sarawak
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      23 9 HONG KONG, Wed. (UPI) Monev Quotation: HK55.7225/5.***** per US dollar for cash: HK515.99 per pound sterling; HK5267.125 per tael gold.
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      185 9 SINGAPORE, Wed. The following snips are expected to be in port tod ay > Godowns Vessels 1 /2 Vishva Pratap 3 4 Benarty 6/7 Nestor 8/9 Sumatra 10/11 Mohammedi 13 14 Kosovo 15/16 Sahar 18 California Mail 19 Sir Lancelot 21/22 Arakan 23 Rajah Brooke 24 Daepori 25/26
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      777 9 ARRIVALS IN SINGAPORE Tlmr 8.35 a.m. Airline MAL 019 from Kuala Lumpur. Time 9.30 a.m Airline MAL 121 from Kuala Lumpur. Time 10.30 a.m. Airline MAL 451 from Kuching Time 10.55 a.m. Airline MAL 005 from Penan*. Ipoh. Kuala Lumpur. Malacca. Time 12.95 p.m. Airline ML
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    165 10  -  CHOO KOK LEONG Senator TT gives me special pleasure to welcome you all to the GALA THEATRE. As you can see, a transformation has taken place. Assuming the role of a Christmas Pantomime Magician, the Cathay Organisation has waved a wand so that within a few short weeks
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    385 10 SINGAPORE THURSDAY KISS THE GIRLS AND MAKE THEM DIE, which has its premiere at the GALA THEATRE, BEACH ROAD, here is not about wildlife. Far from it. It is a suspense story of spies, counterspies and murder. A boa constrictor, scorpion, a
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    292 10 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY TN recent years, the Cathay Organisation has embarked on a multimillion dollar programme to expand and improve their cinema circuit. In line with this policy, more than $200,000/- has been spent on the renovation of the New Alhambra Theatre
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    199 11 Following the phenomenal success of the "BATMAN" television series. executive producer illiam Dozier. *ho«.e Grecnlawn reductions produced the series for 20th Century-Fox Television, met with official* of the studio, and the decision was made to bring Batman to the wide screen in full colour and
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    926 11 SINGAPORE. THI RS. "THE TRAP" coming to the Gala Theatre. Singapore, is the first major Anglo-Canadian co-production. It is a dramatic, often savage story of life in the wilds of mid-nineteenth century Canada, a constant battle for survival by man against loneliness and nature in
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    189 12 PENANG, Wed. Penang: police are taking extra precautionary measures at the various banks and the business centres in the city following recent daring armed robberies in Kuala Lumpur. The Chief Police Officer, Penang. Enche Salleh bin Abdul Rahman, told the Eastern Sun here today that
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    937 12  -  By JAMAL ALI KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. THE second day of the Selangor State Budget session today debated on the Budget speech by the Mentri Besar, Dato Harun bin Haji Idris. The budget for next year shows a deficit of
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    57 12 TWO Malaysian agricultural officers Wan Mohamed Don bin Mohamed (left), State Agricultural Officer in Pahang, and Mr. Kong Ted Chong (right), State Agricultural Officer in Sarawak who visited Britain recently to attend the Royal Smithfield Show of fatstock and agricultural machinery, examine an In-ternational-Harvester automatic pick-up
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      551 12 UNITED MALAYAN BANKING CORPORATION BERHAD (INCORPORATED IN MALAYSIA) BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30TH JUNE, 1966. Authorised Capital 500,000 shares of $lOO each Issued and Paid up Capital 150,000 shares of $lOO each $50,000,000 Reserve account Unappropriated Profits Amount owing to subsidiary companies Current, savings, fixed and other deposits Other accounts
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    67 13 SINGAPORE. Wed. Mr. and Mrs. Richara Kwee Boon Choo after their marriage at the Registry of Marriage last Saturday in Singapore. The bridegroom is the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Kwee Choon Kow, and the bride. Miss Linda Loh Ah Hiong, is the eldest daughter of Mr.
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    329 13 SINGAPORE, Wed. A visiting Australian management expert and professor who is now in Singapore on a fact-finding trip said today that Australia could well take a leaf out of Singapore's book with its planning. r He is Professor N.R. Wills, Foundation Professor
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    54 13 SINGAPORE. Wed —A fire Jrill will take place at Camp Beach Road tomorrow (Thursday) at 10 a.m. and will last for about an hour. The a arm will be sounded by gongs followed by a siren and a red smoke granade will be used. The public are advised
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    143 13 SINGAPORE. Wed. The Director of Posts. Singapore, has announced that there will be no delivery of correspondence or parcels on Monday. (Dec. 26) and Jan. 2. 1967 (Public Holidays). The hours of business it the General Post Office on both dates will be from 9 a.m. to
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    325 13 SINGAPORE. Wed. A unique puppet show team from Australia will perform in Singapore in February, next year, announced .Mr. Maurice Baker, Chairman of the National Theatre Trust Fund, which is sponsor.Vig the show. i —7 He told a press conference at the Xat.onal Theatre Board
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    160 13 SINGAPORE, Wed. slnripore Government is °f! e r in scholarships to eligible candidate for five awards leading to a diploma tenable in Canada in September, next year. The courses of study are Nautical Science (Fishing Captains and Mates, Nautical Science (Fishing Gear Gear Technology). Mechanical Engineering
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      1182 14  -  By Stuart Marshall, WORLD wide itudies have convinced V a u x h a I I Motors (1) that its new Viva is the size of car for which there will be an ever-increasing demand. It is 10 per cent bigger than the old model
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      222 14 MANILA, Wed. (AFP). —Two Manila newspapers today said the Fifth Asian Games in Bangkok showed the depths to which Philippine Amateur sports had fallen, while a third daily felt the Filipinos had put up "a splendid showing." The biggest Philippine newspaper, the influential
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      139 14 1968 GAMES: MEXICO CITY. Wed. (AP). —Mexico hope to gain lasting international prestige by being host at the 1968 Olympic Games. ex-President Miguel Aleman said yesterday. Aleman said Mexico would take its place "among the great and important nations" which have sponsored the Olympics in
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      231 14 MELBOURNE, Wed. (AFP) Local runner Tony Benson beat Kenyan Ben Kogo by 30 yards when he won the two mile rsce in a slow 8 mins 1.5 sees in the Olympic Park here last night. The pair, who had the race to themselves most of
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      733 14 BANGKOK, Wed. (AP). —The Fifth Asian Games slipped into the record books today, leaving Japan with the big bag of gold medals and some nagging doubts about the real measure of its sports power. It also left the Thai hosts generally pleased with themselves,
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      175 14 LONDON, Wed. (AFP) The jackpot bet has proved so popular in its first year on British race courses that the horserace totalisator board have decided to increase the number of days on which the pool will be operated in 1967. The jackpot was operated
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      88 14 PERTH. Wed. (AFP). Western Australia beat Queensland in the Sheffield Shield match here yesterday by an innings and 118 runs, thanks to some steady bowling by Mann and Lock, who helped to end Queensland's second innings in 191 minutes. Two innings which tried to pull Queensland
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      77 14 BANGKOK. Wed. (AP* W orld flyweight boxing champion Walter McGowan said yesterday he had to alter his daily training because of the heat in Bangkok. McGowan will defend his title here on Dec. 30 against Thailand's Chartchai Choinoi. McGowan told reporters he has cancelled his midday
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      199 14 BANGKOK. Wed. (AP) Thai organisers reported today an estimated 3 million persons more than seven times above expectation saw the Fifth Asian Game*. They said they origina y expected 400,000 persons would watch the 14 sports. Million of others caught glimpses of the sporting
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    281 15 NEW YORK, Wed. (UPI) Loyola of New Orleans is r;s:ng from the obscurity of basketball's teams to ignore. Last night they upended f h-/anked Michigan State for their sixth win in a row. The score was 74-70. An unknown reserve fittingly triggered the win. He is
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    125 15 AFC picks Asian AllStar team BANGKOK. Wed. (AP> Asian Football Confeden Selection Committee picxed eleven members "T Asian All-Star soccer selected a!I played the just concluded Asian soccer tournament. T-e who witnessc *he Game?, met here last "o rhoose the members of *-e All-Star team. Spckesman for the Com- "ee
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    111 15 BUENOS AIRES. Wed. (VP I) Horacio Accavallo, tr.g World Boxing Associate flyweight champion, will f- v to Tokyo on Jan. 5 to t in workouts for his Jan. 2' non-title bout with Kiyosm Tanabe. his manager said yesterday. Reports from Tokyo claimed
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    61 15 HONOLULU. Wed. (UPI) Long Beach Surf Club's Joyce Hoffman picked up I<>4 points yesterday to lead 'ne women qualifiers in the Ith Annual Makaha International Surfing ChampionIhips. Miss Hoffman, who won ■he title two years ago, rode three to six foot waves in her points. Defending champion
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    579 15 NEW YORK, Wed. (UPI) Cassius Clay may have been boxing's biggest headache during topsy-turvy 1966, but he never was a bore. Like a second-rate movie, Cassius Clay kept folks on the edge of their seats. They didn't especially like what they'd seen
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    464 15 NEW YORK, Wed (UPI) Results of world title fights in 1966. Heavyweight: March 29 Toronto. Cassisus Clay. outpointed George Chuvalo. Canada (15) to retain title. May 21 London. Clay stopped Henry Cooper. England (5). June 28 Houston, Ernie Terrell, outpointed Doug Jones.
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    25 15 Thailand's L. Pairote, winner of the 200 kilometre massed start final, being lifted by his admirers after the finish. UPI Photo. UPI Photo.
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    371 15 NEW YORK, Wed. (AP). Dick Tiger, the newly-crowned light heovy weight champion from Nigeria and one of the oldest fighters ever to win a world crown, was named "Fighter of The Year" yesterday by the Boxing Writers Association (BWA). The 37-year-old
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    94 15 FORT LAUDERDALE. Florida. Wed. (AP) Wally Dill, president of the Professional Tennis Association, said yesterday he expected Dennis Ralston. No. I U.S. amateur, to sign a pro contract bv the end of the year. "I have been down to see Dennis three times." Dill said. "This
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    211 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. —The Selangor Amateur Fencing Association hosted this year's Malaysian Students Fencing championship over the week-end at Cochrane Road School. All three weapons, foil, iabre and electrical epe's were used. Fencers from Selangor. Malacca. Negri Sembilan and Johore took part Full results:
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    154 15 PRETORIA, South Africa, Wed. (AP) Rain prevented any chance of a decision in the match between the touring Australian cricketers and South African Universities here yesterday. When a downpour ended play 40 minutes before the scheduled close on the third and final day of the
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    254 15  -  By. Windsor Lad PENANG, Wed.—Prince's Knife, Mount lllona and Call Me Sir were very impressive workers here this morning when out in individual workouts on a slightly yielding track. Prince Knife strode out smoothly over half a mile clocking 51 sec.
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    144 15 NEW DELHI. India. Wed. (AP)—The West Indies cricket team were all our today for 415 runs 10 minutes before lunch in the second day of a four day exhibition match against the Prime Minister's Eleven. India's bearded iikh left hand bowler, Bishen Singh
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    148 15 LONDON. Wed. (AP> England's world champion soccer team will defend its reputation against Austria in Vienna next May probably without some of its atar players. The English Football Association (FA) confirmed yesterday it would <end its national team to play Austria on Mav 27.
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    145 15 LONDON. Wed. lUPl) Nobby Btiles. the mighty midget in contact lenses who played a big role in England's World Soccer Cup victory last July, yesterday was suspended for 21 days by the Boccer Association for persistent misconduct. The suspension starts on Dec. 26 and
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    324 16 SINGAPORE, Wed. The Singapore Badminton Association hopes to invite top badminton players from England, Denmark, Japan, Indonesia and Thailand to play in Singapore in the 1967 season. Disclosing this in an interview with Sunsport, the President of SBA. Mr. Slow Watt Soon,
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    68 16 SINGAPORE. Wed— The Blacks beat Singapore Recreation Cub by 23 points (four goals and a try) to three points (a try) on the pariang this evening Scorers for Blacks were. Beng Seng. Yow Thong. Boon Seng. J. Gopal an<i Beng Chiang. Hock Choon made three conversions.
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    155 16 KUALA LUMPUR Wed. —Tan Sri Abdul Jamil Rais —the president of the Malaysian Lawn Tennis Association. said today on his return from Bangkok that positive steps would be taken to improve tennis in Malaysia. With this in view the MLTA. will introduce a
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    152 16 LOS ANGELES. Wed (UPI) Promoter George Parnassus announced yesterday he had sent new light heavyweight champion Dick Tiger an offer of USSTn.OOO to meet Roger Rx>use. a top rated contender, in a title bout at Butte. Montana Parnassus said a group of Montana businessmen
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    17 16 LONDON. Wed (UPI> Last night's football league results were: Second division: Charlton 2 Ipsaich 1.
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    129 16 KLANG. Wed.—The women's section team of the M.C A. Youth Telok Gadong Ward Branch. Klang, i s representing Selangor State in the second annual M.C.A. National Table Tennis Tournament at Seremban. The five-day men to be held at the Dewan Negri Sembilan Chinese Recreation Club, Seremban, was opened last night
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    41 16 Kt ALA Ll'MPl'R. Wed. Alice Pckors who won the BICi PRIZE at the second open National Tenpin Bowling Championship* held at Jackie's Fowl recently. She is seen here holding her Master's trophies. Eastern Sun Pix. Eastern Sun Pix.
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    257 16 Kl ALA LUMPUR. Wed. Cycling team mar.a>rr, Fnche Ahmad Naesom. said today on his return from the Asian Games: "Our bovs tried their be>t and as pointed out time and acain the lack of proper experience in racing on a proper velodrome told on
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    123 16 BANGKOK. Wed. (AFP) Thailand will be ready to stage the Olympic Games in the next ten years. General Prapas Charusathien. honorary president of the Asian Games, said here today. The General told a Press conference that the Fifth Asian Games, which
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    442 16 JAMIL: WE DID QUITE WELL KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Malaysian athletes capped a brilliant display with honourable dignity on and off the field at the Fifth Asian Games at Bangkok, which ended last night. Tan Sri Jamal Rais, Chef-de-Mission of the National contingent to the Games said this on
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    94 16 TAIPEI, Wed <UPI) Nationalist Ch.nese track and field star Miss Yao LlLi underwent surgery yesterday and became a woman in every respect. She will be a complete girl and live a normal gin's life. Dr. Wu Chia-Qhu. chief physiolog st of Taiwan University Hospital, said.
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    299 16 SINGAPORE, Wed. Singapore Tobacco Company one cf the premier tobacco firms on the island has rallied to the aid of the Football Association of Singapore in its efforts to provide "big time" soccer entertainment for football fans in the country. Singapore Tobacco
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    137 16 LONDON. Wed The 1967 tour of Britain cycle race sponsored by the Milk Marketing Board has excited a great deal of international interest. Russia. Poland, West Germany and Switzerland have accepted invitations to send teams and there is a strong possibility that France may make
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    220 16 Kl T ALA LUMPUR, Wed. Amongst the arrival of teams today were the Malaysian tennis squad The first to step off the plane was pint-sized 13-year-old schoolgirl Miss Radika Menon, beamine a*;th delight. She told Bunsport: "I am sorry I was
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    75 16 LONDON, Wed A Malaysian, five West Indians, one Englishman. a Welshman and a South African are in the British Amateur Weight Lifters' Association team that will compete against France on January 28 The West Indians are: George Manners. S. Blackman, H Dennis. R. Niles and G.
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    207 16 BANGKOK. Weri (AP The Asian Games contingents today began departing for home some satisfied, others courteously siler.* and a few still complaining about the organisation of the events. Incidents on the p.v fields took place but ;r rro?: instances they occurred when the
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