Eastern Sun, 23 December 1966

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  • 26 1 EASTERN SUN Independent National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION V Esld. 1966. Vol. 1 No. 158 Friday, December 23 1966. ix MC(P) 1942 KUN 2309 Price 15 cenU
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  • 547 1 The Armed Forces would not hesitate to deal with anyone trying the State philosophy of Pantjasila JAKARTA. THURSDAY. INDONESIA'S sfrongman General Suharto today Armed Forces would not tolerate any attempt to undermine the efforts of the new regime to rebuild ihe coun The warning, which did not
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  • 291 1 JAKARTA, Thurs. (UPl> The treason trial of former Air Force Chief Omar Dhani is scheduled to end on Saturday night, Christmas Eve, when the special military tribunal trying him for his role in last year's Communist coup attempt issues its verdict. The prosecution has demanded
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  • 41 1 MOSCOW. Thurs. The Mayor of Hanoi said today one third of tne city's population has been evacuated under U.S. air attacks Evacuees include almost all the city's children. Mayor Trang Gui Hung told the Soviet Communist Party newspaper Pravda.
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  • 202 1 WASHINGTON, Thurs. Secretary of State Dean Rusk said yesterday the United States is willing for U.N. Secretary General U Thant to use the 'widest powers available and talk with anyone' in an effort to start Vietnam peace discussions. The implication was that
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  • 92 1 SEOUL, Thurs.— South Korean beauty queen returning from the Asian Fair in Bangkok yesterday was arrested at Kimpo Airport on charges of smuggling Japanese hank notes and emerald rings. Miss Byun Jun-Hee. 23, Miss Asia runner-up at the Bangkok Fair, was arrested after airport custom officers
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  • 243 2 SINGAPORE# THuts.—The Alliance Party Singapura and the Singapore UMNO have supported the move proposed by the Government to set up a "Council of state" to serve as an additional check on new legislation and matters affecting the minority rights in the Republic. Mr. Lim Kim
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  • 151 2 Lionel Hampton Show Dec. 27 28 SINGAPORE. Thurs. MR. FRED El'. Managing Director of Singstar Associates Limited, well-known for bringing to Singapore such international artistes as The Roiling Stones. Shirley Bassey, Louis Armstrong and now one of the all time greats of American .iazz. Lionel Hampton and the "Four Amigos*'
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  • 57 2 SINGAPORE. Thurs. A New Year's Eve Charity Ba 1 organised by the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Queenstown. will be held at Damien Hall from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Proceeds of the dance will to the Church Building Fund. Tickets are at $3 per
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  • 415 2 SINGAFORE. Thurs. Singapore has a large and increasing number of voluntarv societies, all of which in one way or another appeal to the public for support. There is the Association for the Deaf, founded in 1955, and which has steadily expanded the services
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  • 62 2 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Queen of England's traditional Christmas message to the Commonwealth will be broadcast by the BBC World Service direct from London on Christmas Day at 5 p.m. local time on the following wavebands: 25.65, 21.55, 17.79 and 15.07 megacycles. The message can be heard
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  • 277 2 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Chairman of the Singapore I'nited Malays National Organisation (UMNO), in a signed statement yesterday suggested that "the Government taxed the capitalists instead of the ordinarv citizen." Enche Ahmad >uggested a heavy tax on every tran>fer of Share Certificates like
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  • 116 2 SINGAPORE Thurs.—The sub-committee of the Badan Budaya Melayu is organising a variety show and a fivepiece band competition to aid the Ex-Services Association in their Poppy Day Appeal. The show and competition will be held on Jan. 22, next year, at the National Theatre at
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  • 92 2 SINGAPORE. Thurs Nicknamed •'flying longhouses" by the jungle tribesmen of East Malaysia. these big twinengined. twin-rotor Belvederes (pictured above) of No. 66 Squadron R A F. flv in formation near their base at RAF. Seletar on Singapore Island. The Belvederes plaved a major role in supporting the combined
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  • 75 2 SINGAPORE. Thurs Six hundred under-privileged chi'dren wiQ be given a Christmas treat on Boxing Day at the compound of the Church of the Sacred Heart. Two local bands. the "Jaguars" and "Arcadians'*, will provide musical entertainment for the afternoon party which will start at
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  • 120 2 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The first three "Andover" aircraft acquired by the R A F. 46 and 52 Squadrons arrived here this afternoon from London. Thirty-one such aircraft had been ordered by the two squadrons for "localised tactical support." The "Andover" has been adapted to the role of
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  • 105 2 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The five -man Thai delegation, now in Singapore to negotiate an air services agreement, met the Deputy Prime Minister, Dr. Toh Chin Chye, in his office at City Hall today. The leader of the delegation. the Thai UnderSecretary of State to the Ministry
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  • 108 2 SINGAPORE. Thurs. A Sikh watchman, was alleged to have killed his blind wife. Narian Kaur. 69. with an axe at the PWD depot at Anthony Road early this morning. Disclosing this a Police spokesman said that a quarrel took place between the man and
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  • 212 2 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Royal Air Force men and their families in the Far East are sharing Christmas festivities with local children this first Yuletide since the end of confrontation with Indonesia. But for 400 men on duty with the R AF. helicop'er force
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  • 110 2 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The House yesterday approved the Tourist Promotion Board (Amendment) Bill which would, among other things, provide for the establishment of a scheme to give social benefits to employees of the Board, as in other statutory bodies. Among the benefits outlined by the Minister
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  • 301 2 SINGAPORE, Thur?. The President of the Modern Art Society, Mr. Ho Ho Ying, will be holding a one-man art exhibition at the National Librarv Lecture Hall on Dec. 23. Mr. Ho. 35. was born in Hainan and arrived in Malaya in 1941.
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  • 53 2 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs. A Singapore lawyer, Mr. Goh Bean Sim, 26. was admitted to the Malayan Bar today before Judge All Hassan In the High Court at Johore Bahru. Mr. Goh. who was admitted to the Singapore Bar in 1965. is a law graduate of the
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  • 342 2 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Singapore will soon hav« the most modern abattoir and quarantine station m South-east Asia costing more than S5 million. This was stated today by Mr. H. Jorgensen. re*j. dent engineer of Atlas Denmark Ltd. The abattoir will be Jalan Kimia. Jurons an is
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  • 148 2 SINGAPORE. ThurvA Japanese troupe, led the famed Japanese star, Akira Kobayash'has arrived in Singapore for performanees here. The troupe, known as the "Akira Kobayashi TrouP* 5 will perform at the Gay World tonight and tomorrow. There will be two more shows tomorrow at 7 p
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 60 2 S'pore Diary 5 p.m. 7 p.m.: Singapore National Library. Stamford Road; 'Tainting Exhibition." 7.30 p.m.: National Theatre: "Teochew Opera". 7.30.: Film shows by the Ministry of Culture: Wing Loong Road Open Space, Pel Chai School Trafalgar Estate. Kg. Sungei Kadut Fishing Village, and West Coast Road 9 m.s. 7.45 p.m.:
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  • 134 3 AFTER THE STRIKE... SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Qantas strike is over and the first of the airline's V-Jets to return to Singapore after the stoppage will come in on Dec. 24 on its way to London from Sydney. Flights between Australia and New Zealand
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  • 91 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs—Mr. Or, rfr.g Hong. 30, of Rank X; has just returned frc:n three months* inteni e business training in 3: in and Belgium. Mr. Ong. who is Sales gn at e. joined -i Xerox early in the D ring his stay in Britain,
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  • 76 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Two 23-year-old men, Ng See Tick and Ang Kar Chwee, were fatally hurt when they were attacked by about seven men at Chong Kuo Road off Sembawang Road last night. Ng died on the spot. He was stabbed in the chest Ang died early
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  • 312 3 SINGAPORE, Thurs.— Eight crew members of a Singapore fishing vessel. S>IF 538, have returned to Singapore after more than six months detention on the Indian Andaman Islands. The SMF 538 has since been confiscated by the Indian Government. All the eight members
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  • 105 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs—As a special Christmas attraction. a Table Show for guppies will be held at the Van Kleef Aquarium on Christmas Day, (Dec. 25.) and Boxing Day. (Dec. 26) from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Visitors will be able to see the finest guppies in Singapore, in addition
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  • 209 3 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The first privately owned Singapore-regis-tered aircraft to cross the Pacific will land at Paya Lebar Airport tomorrow, (Dec. 23). It is a twin-engine Piper Comanche owned bv Mr. T.J.B. Hoar, South East Asia representative of Pergamon Press Ltd. The aircraft left San Francisco on Dec.
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  • 31 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Thieves broke into a shop in High Street on Tuesday night and stole about $lO,OOO worth of binoculars, radios and cameras. The theft was discovered yesterday morning.
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  • 188 3 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Companies Bill was yesterday referred to a Select Committee by Parliament after the Minister for Law and National Development took the Bill through its second reading in the House. Mr. Barker said that the need for an up-to-date company legislation to
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  • 47 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs. An Indonesian. Parlel bin Haris, 22. was today fined $BOO or three months' imprisonment in a Magistrate's Court for unlawful possession of 22 lbs of dutiable tobacco in his sampan. He was arrested in the sea off Siglap at 12.15 p.m. yesterday.
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  • 113 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs. ine Department of Extramural Studies, University of Singapore, has organised about 30 courses on a variety of topics for the coming period. January to June. 1967. 3 4 r ee of the courses are n Chinese. the rest in English. A special course is
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  • 36 3 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The St. John Ambulance Association will hold its Christmas Eve's Dance at the St. John's Headquarters at 8 p.m. Members of the Council. Association and Brigade are invited to attend.
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  • 388 4 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Among the most popular Christmas cards selling in Western Australia this year is one designed by graphic design student Jeremy Tan Tiam Huat, of Kim Pong Road, Singapore. Onp of the two selected by the ""'Save the Children Fund" for reproduction and public
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  • 102 4 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Charge d'Affaires of Thailand and Mrs. Payong Chutikul this evening threw a -grand reception at the Royal Thai Embassy in Orchard Road in honour of the Singapore Contingent to the sth Asian Games. More than two hundred and fifty prominent guests were
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  • 407 4  -  By MUSA SCULLY KUALA LUMPUR, WED. THE Japanese Embassy here confirmed today that Ambassador Ton Sri Fumihiko Kai will return to Tokyo on Friday, tor consultations with his Foreign Ministry, in a hid to settle the blood debt issue" "as
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  • 428 4 KCAIA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Selangor Legislative Assembly today passed an enactment cited as the Supply Bill for a sum of 555.7 million out of the consolidateed fund to be used for the expenditure of various services in the State. The Bill will take effect as
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  • 154 4 Kl ALA L 1 M P V R. Thurs. Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman. said this evening that he hoped that the the blood-debt issue between Malaysia and Japan would be settled before the end of this year. The Tunku was speaking to
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  • 175 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. —Pirates struck again on Tuesday in two separate incidents in international waters 12 miles off the coast of Tanjong Sepat. near here, and got away with nearly $2,000 worth of fishing equipment. The description of the boat given by both victims appeared to be
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  • 136 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs India's top classical dancer, Miss Vyjayanthimala will give a performance in aid of the Tunku Abdul Rahman Foundation Fund on January 6. at the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka under the patronage of the Minister of Education, Enche Mohd. Khir Johari. The
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  • 382 4 MALACCA. Thurs. The chief clerk of the XAAFI Butchery in Terendak Camp here was alleged to have inquired on May 17 this year from the manager of NAAFI's local meat supplier if future orders given by him could be kept in the company's freezer rooms.
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  • 118 4 KUCHING. Thurs. Work on the $175,000 extension to the Government printing office. here, will begin shortly. This was announced today by the Ministry of Communications and Works The Ministry also announoed the construction of a medium frequency voice transmitting station including bitumen access road which commenced
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  • 118 4 KUCHING. Thurs. The Ecople of Niah. in the Fourth livision, have been asked «o co-operate with the Government in its effort to eliminate Communist elements in the State. Addressing a civics assembly organised by the Malaysian Information Service at Niah. a Sarawak administrative officer said
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  • 222 4 KITHINGA Thurs. A member of the T*nt«>ra National Kalimantan I'tara surrendered .\e<>terdav at Bakelalan. a border villaee in the Fifth Division, under "Operation Harapan." 2nd Lieutenant Hamdan bin Taha is the first member of TNKU to surrender. Hamdan said later he had contemplated surrendering
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  • 94 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. —-Selangor police are offering $lO,OOO reward for information leading to the arrest of the persons responsible for the $42,000 robbery at the Treasury on Tuesday. Meanwhile, a senior police spokesman denied that Selangor's CID Chief, Assistant Commissioner G. E. Pavee, has ever given any
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous

  • WORLD NEWS
    • 669 5 WASHINGTON, Thurs. Secretary of State -I-V Dean Rusk confessed yes- e 'da v that he does not know --hat s going on in Commur China. He told a news rerence he does not beL've the Red Chinese know themselves. Asked about internal poli- -al disruptions on the
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    • 521 5 Another apace feat MOSCOW, Thurs. (UPI) Russia launched a "Christmas Rocket" toward the moon yesterday in an apparent attempt to put its fourth sputnik in lunar orbit. The rocket, named "Luna-13," was expected to reach the moon early Christmas morning. The Soviets took another step
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    • 39 5 This is Kyoichi Sawada, the UP I photographer who has won the World Press News Photo Award 1966. Sawada's prize-winning picture Dusty Death was taken during 'Operation Rollingstone' in Vietnam. UPI Radio photo. UPI Radio photo.
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    • 118 5 SPOKANE. WASHINGTON. Thurs. (UPI). —The world's largest Christmas card was delivered yesterday to Spokane and Fairchild Air Force Base near here from the Royal Air Force Base in Cottesmore. Rutland, England. In ceremonies at Fairchild, the six-foot by four-foot card was presented to Mr. Lorin W. Markham,
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    • 253 5 TOKYO, Thurs. (UPI) Prime Minister Eisaku Sato, recognising his Conservative Partv is in serious trouble over alleged scandals, is expected to dissolve Parliament next Tuesday and seek general elections in a bid to stay in power. Mr. Sato told members of his party yesterday that the
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    • 264 5 SAIGON. Thurs. (AP> Billy Graham, carefully shielded by heavy security, told American servicemen in Vietnam yesterday that "I don't see any hope for world peace without the intervention of God." The Baptist evangelist launched his eight-day Christmas tour in Vietnam with a sermon to
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    • 19 5 AUSTIN, TEXAS, Thurs. (UPI). Lady Bird Johnson, the president's wife, celebrates her 54th birthday today.
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    • 350 5 CAIRO, Thurs. (UPI) Egypt's 2.000 belly dancers are going to be able to show a navel again, fan out their legs and wiggle as fast as they like, the chief Government censor indicated yesterday. Censor Mr. Mustafa Darweesh said the Government is planning
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    • 152 5 NEW YORK, Thurs. (AP) A former Peace Corps member, writing in the current issue of "The Reporter" a magazine, said "lack of activity of nationals in helping themselves" is one of the difficulties most frequently cited by corpsman at the end of their
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    • 582 6 TORONTO. Thurs. (AFP). Lord Thomson predicted yesterday that he would have to spend millions of pounds on "The Times", London, to make it financially viable. He was speaking after the British Monopolies Commission had announced its approval of his take-over of the newspaper. The
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    • 224 6 ANKARA, Turkey, Thurs. (AP).—The Soviet Union expressed regret over the importation of Czech arms to Cyprus but denied responsibility for their shipments, the semi-official Anatolia Agency said yesterday. The touchy Cyprus issue came up during the visit of Soviet Premier Alexei Kosyfin to Turkey.
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    • 84 6 SYDNEY. Aust., Thurs. Pilots of Qantas. the Australian international airline, who have been on strike since midnight November 24 decided at a maw meeting last night to return to work. Qantas officials estimate if the men return to work today it will take 24 to 48 hours
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    • 85 6 JERUSALEM. Thur«. (AFP) The Government of Israel is determined to continue the economic slowdown policy launched in 1965 to reduce the U.S. S4sft m trade deficit. Finance Minister Pinhas Sapir stated in Knesset, the Israeli Parliament, here yesterday. Mr. Sapirs statement was made in his
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    • 86 6 THF fabulous and the golden street of Glneza in the heart of the world's largest city Tokyo, has always some thing unusual to offer or a gimmick to attract customers, especially during the Christmas season when all Japanese are loaded with year-end bonuses. Here a girl in
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    • 228 6 WINDSOR, Ontario. <AP). A loaded school bus was crushed yesterday when a dump truck overturned and rolled into it, spilling tons of sand onto the trapped youngsters. Witnesses said at least three children were dead when they were due out of the wreckage. Four other
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    • 115 6 AMMAN. Jordan. (AP) Jordanian Air Force helicopters have rescued 20 persons stranded on their farms by floods after five days of non-stop rain In the River Jordan valley. The rain eased off yesterday. but reports reaching Amman showed 200 huts destroyed at a Jordan valley refugee
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    • 56 6 MANILA, Thurs. (UPI) President Ferdinand E. Marcos has warned Filipino judges and prosecutors against laziness and laxity in dealing with criminals. Mr. Marcos was told by police officials that while police were making good progress in catching law offenders, some judges and prosecutors were not giving them
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    • 50 6 DALLAS. Texas, Thurs. (AP) Jack Ruby took a turn for the worse yesterday, but a late afternoon bulletin from Parkland Hospital said he was resting easily and improved. Ruby killed Lee Harvey Oswald, identified by the Warren Commission as the assassin of President John F. Kennedy
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    • 245 6 LOS ANGELES. Thurs. (AP). Walt Disney has left three trust funds but no bequests were made for two surviving brothers. The amount was not disclosed. The will of Walt Disney leaving three major trust funds was filed for probate yesterday, naming his widow, Lillian, as
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    • 191 6 TEHERAN, Thurs. (AFP) —Turkey has suggested the construction of a pipeline through Turkey to bring Iranian oil directly to a Mediterranean port, it was announced today after a meeting of the oil commission of the Regional co-operation for Development (RCD) Organisation (comprising Turkey, Iran and Pakistan).
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    • 483 6 NEW YORK, Thurs. (AP). —look Magazine an. nounced last night that Mrs. John F. Kennedy hai withdrawn her objections to the serialisation of th f book. "The Death of a President." She had filed a law suit designed to prevent publication of
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    • 22 6 LONDON. Thurs. (AP) The British parliament began its Christmas recess at 1700 GMT yesterday. Legislative business will resume Jan. 17.
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    • 217 6 TORONTO. Thur*. (AFP* An agreement which could result in large sales of Canadian uranium to Japan over the next twenty years has been simed be. tween Denison Mines Lt<L and Mitsui and Co. Ltd Tokyo. Mr. Steven B. Roman president of Demson. said the
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    • 121 6 HONG KONG. Thurs. <UPI> The South China Morning Post said editorially today that Malaysia would be making a serious mistake if the country drops English as a second language. The British-owned. English language daily said that "English has become the indispensable language of all foreign intercourse
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    • 103 6 RED CHINA SHIPS-FOR-FOOD DEAL BILBAO. Spain. Thurs. CAP) Communist China Is interested In orderine a number of merchant ships from Spanish shipbuilderit was reported in this northern industrial P Ol7 yesterday. tm The newspaper "Gaceia del Note" said the dea; being arranged by an unnamed Hong Kong company and a
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    • 634 7 FRANKFURT, West Germany, Thurs. (AFP) The West German government last night seized more than two tons of new bank notes printed for the Rhodesian Government obout to be freighted from Frankfurt in a South African Airways plane, it was officially announced yesterday. The
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    • 101 7 INDORE. India. Thurs. (I'Pl)—Miss Sally Budd from Dallas. Texas, became Princess Shailini Devi Holkar yesterday in an exotio Hindu wedding at the Indian bridegroom's ancestral palace. More than 15.000 guests. Including a large number of Maharajas and Nawabs watched the Texas girl pledge in ritual sanskrit "I
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    • 227 7 NEW DELHI. India, Thurs. (AP) Self-styled Israeli peace canmaigner Abe Nathan finally has seen Prime Minster Indira Gandhi after waiting several weeks for an appointment. "I pledged I would not return home until I met her and now I will leave for home in a
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    • 154 7 TOKYO. Thurs. <AP> Japan envisages difficulties at the US Japan fishery talks, opening in Washington on Dec. 27. centring on Japan's request for an exemption to operate inside the newlyimposting 12-mile limit off the U.S. coast, government sources reported yesterday. The sources said Japanese negotiators will propose
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    • 105 7 BUDAPEST. Thurs. (AP) Two Hungarian beatniks got off with light court sentences for stealing a hearse from outside a mortuary, using it for a rabbit hunt and on top of everything exceeding the speed limit. At one stage in the course of the hunt, the drunken youngsters
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    • 58 7 BALTIMORE. Maryland. Thurs. <AP). A 120-foot cannon, weighing 400.000 pounds, points skyward from a scientific site in Barbados Island where it will be used by scientists to shoot payloads into the atmosphere for collecting: data on wind velocities and electric fields. The device was built by McGill
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    • 307 7 WASHINGTON. Thurs. (TPI). Ignoring congressional protests, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 4 to 3 yesterday to permit International Telephone and Telegraph Corp. to acquire the American Broadcasting Co. in the largest communications merger in history. The merger makes ITT the 20th largest US company,
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    • 61 7 VATICAN CITY, Thurs. (UPI) Pope Paul VI will receive Brazilian president, elect Artur da Costa E Silva in official aud'ence the morning of Jan. 5. Now visiting West Germany. Mr. Costa E Silva is scheduled to arrive in Rome on Dec. 31. but w'll spend six days
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    • 230 7 YANDENBERG AIR BASE. California. Thurs. (AFP) The Air Force test launched a sophisticated. 900-pound space device from here yesterday then announced today that it had disappeared The SV-50. shaped like a streamlined pressing iron six feet long, was designed to be
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    • 315 7 BONN, Thurs. (AFP) The West German government plans to stop calling East Germany the "Soviet Occupied Zone," an authoritative source said yesterdav. A new term has not yet been selected officially, but government offices will use the one Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger used in
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    • 67 7 NEW DELHI. India. Thurs. (UPI > Eight persons have died of the plague in the village of Chirgaon. It was officially announced yesterday. The Minister of Health for the area, which Is located in the Himalayas, left Simla yesterday to visit the village. Medical teams have already gone
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    • 71 7 BONN. Thurs (AFP) The thousandth West German volunteer for service in developing countries is to leave for Ivory Coast on Dec 29. it was announced here yesterday. He is one of a group of 165 bound for duty in 12 African nations. The volunteer group was founded
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    • 162 7 JERUSALEM. Jordan Sector. Thurs. (AP) Despite tension along the truce lines between Jordan and Israel, Arab Officials are preparing to open up the barbed wire barriers tomorrow and let more than 5.000 Israeli citizens into the Holy City of Jerusalem for Christmas. These are
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    • 88 7 CANBERRA. Thurs. (AFP) Australian scientists are still testing the fallout effects from the French nuclear experiments conducted in the Pacific earlier this year One school of weather forecasters believe that heavy rains in the Australian Eastern States are affected by nuclear disturbances. Because of widespread scientific
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    • 82 7 ALGIERS. Thurs. (AFP) Fifty Arabic manuscripts dealing with history of Islamic Africa have been bequeathed to the National Library in Algiers by professor Ahmed Benhamouda. it was learned here yesterday. One of the manuscripts, a history of the Sudan "Tarikh As-Sawdan" by Saad Habib Baba At-Tounboucti traces this
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    • 280 7 PARIS, Thurs. (AFP)— Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville formally reported to President de Gaulle and the French cabinet today on a Syrian offer to release France's share of blocked Iraqi oil and to have France commercially exploit "Arab" oil in general.
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    • 192 7 PARIS, Thurs. (AFP)— Italian Foreign Minister Amintore Fanfani, before leaving here for Rome last night, said he had found strong support for his proposal for a summit meeting of the common market "Six" to be held in Rome on the tenth anniversary of
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    • 202 7 SAN FRANCISCO. Thurs. (AP) Attorney Melvin Beili was sued yesterday by his wife of less than three months. who contended she and Belli were not properly married in their ceremony in Japan. Pat Montandon. a model, asked the court to declare that her marriage
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    • 33 7 SALISBUR Y. Thurs. (AFP.) Rebel Rhodesian Premier lan Smith said today he considered the British government's action of taking the Rhodesian issue to the United Nations had made Rhodesia a republic.
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 155 6 THE MAN FROM nut V M C 1. C FroM REYKJAVIK fCELANP 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 STRIK6? THESE WERE THE VITAL QUESTIONS ALEXANDER WAVERLY
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  • 488 8 IN many countries of the world governments and peoples have left certain things unmentioned because of the likely embarrassment the airing of these problems would cause them. Government leaders like to show the world their policies are correct, though the implementation of these policies might ride rough
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  • 305 8 IN the colonial era, civil service officers were expected to fill all sorts of posts. They might be square pegs in round holes, but it was believed their varied experience would stand them in good stead when they rose to the higher echelons of the colonial
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  • 699 8 By: A Special Correspondent Washington, Thurs. CREATION of the Asian Development Bank which formally opened its doors in Manila on December 19 is viewed by President Johnson and other U.S. leaders as a vital step toward peace in Asia and in the
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  • 739 8 By: A Diplomatic Correspondent ashington, Thursday WITHIN a matter of days, the United States expects to complete the necessary domestic legal arrangements to ban the import of key Rhodesian exports into the United States and halt the shipment of certain exports to the illegal
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 72 8 iiiuM oe made projects and private ca tal interested m COrr into the area. The Bank is not viewed a cure-all lor the n blems of the area. with it are need impro m e n t s jn p ducati agriculture, training skilled people and at> all, mutual trust
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSRTRIAL
    • 251 9 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The m.s. Aranya. latest addition to the fleet of specialised cargo liners of The LAC Lines, will arrive in Singapore on her maiden voyage to the Lar East on Friday, Dec. 23. Singapore is her first port of call in the
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    • 524 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs. W *h only two days left for business the trading rooms in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur will be closed on Per. 24 and 25. Conditions on the Stork Exchange ruled very quiet but steady with the exception of Singapore Traction which fell sharply
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    • 111 9 TOKYO. Thurs. (AFP) Japan's Gross National Product (GNP) totalling 31.344.8">0 million yen (roughly 586.850 million) in fiscal 1965 (Apr. 1965-Mar. 1966) showed an increase of 10.3 per cent over the preceding year, the government economic planning agency has announced. However, after price hike adjustments, the
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    • 343 9 LONDON, Thurs. (AP) 'THE world export quota for mild Arabica coffees, A other than Colombian, faces the possibility of being slashed by 250.000 bags. Total 1966-67 coffee export quota for •'other" mild Arabicas was fixed at 10,300,000 bags by International Coffee organisation's
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    • 124 9 NEW YORK. Thurs. <AP> The Stock Market closed higher yesterday breaking a string of four straight de clines. Trading was moderate. Stocks were lower in early trading but they cut their losses gradually and by noon were invading plus territory. Once the trend of the
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    • 47 9 NEW YORK, Thurs. (UPI) Yesterday's stock prices: Addressograph Multigraph 54-3 4 Borg Warner 38-5/8 Cheseboro Pond 28 Comsat 45 Control Data 32-7/8 Englehard WA 47-1/2 Foote. Cone and Belding 13-1 4 Honeywell 66-1/2 McDonnell Aircraft 31-1/2 Minerals and Chemicals 27-5/8 Seeburg 17 Xerox 205-1/2.
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    • 37 9 NEW YORK. Thurs. (UPI) The closing Dow-Jones Averages on the New York stock exchange yesterday were; 30 industrials <9<43 20 rails 20,.62 15 utilities 136.15 65 stocks 285.81 40 bonds 80.60 Commodity futures index 138.35
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    • 37 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Association of Banks in Malaysia made the following changes in its rates to merchants today. They were: Selling T.T./O.D. ready were: Deutsche Marks 1285/8; Holland Guilders 1173/8; Belgian Francs 1619; Italian Lire *****.
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    • 71 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Bank Negara Malaysia has announced the following Liabilities and Assets as at the close of business on Thursday, December 15, 1966. LIABILITIES Capital 20,000,000 General Reserve Fund 22.204.351 Deposits: Banks 127,592,774 Malaysian Government 126,268.392 Other 45,988,384 Bills Payable and Other Liabilities 36,561,136 $378,615,037
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    • 54 9 NEW YORK. Thurs. (UPI) Yesterday's commodity prices: Tin —153.75 Lead 14.00 Zinc 15.00 Aluminum 24.50 Cocoa (Bahia) 28.58 Cocoa (Accra) 27.79 Coffee (Colombian) 44.| Coffee <Santos) 40 Sugar (Raw) 7.12 Sugar (Refined) 10.60 Wool —117.0 Wooltops —163.5 Cotton 23.90 Rubber 22.1 Raw cotton futures 22.00 Raw rubber futures
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    • 291 9 Rubber down cent SINGAPORE. Thurs January first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. closed at 5 p.m. in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur today at 59$ cents per lb., down i cent from previous close. The tone was dull. Lack of buying interest caused a sagging market which lost nearly cent during the
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    • 43 9 STOCKHOLM. Thurs. Sweden's industrial production in July—the traditional industrial holiday month was 4 per cent lower than in the same month last year. The seasonally adjusted figure was 153 points (1959 100). compared with 165 for June this year.
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    • 24 9 HONG KONG, Thurs. (UPD —Money quotations: HK55.7229/5.***** per US dollar for cash. HKSIS.9 —99 per pound sterling. HK5267.375 per tael gold.
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    • 85 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Following important discus- sions and negotiations in Bulgaria, the Industrial Hydraulics Division of the Plessey Dynamics Group has received orders valued at £330,000 from the Bulgarian state commercial enterprise Balkancar for the supply of oil hydraulic equipment and spares. The Plessey Industrial
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    • 113 9 MANILA. Thurs. (AFP) Five French locomotives acquired by the state-run Philippine National Railways PNR were christened here in simple ceremonies attended by the Philippines First Lady. Mrs. Imelda Marcos, as well as by government and French Embassy officials The 1.200 horsepower engines are among the ten
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    • 85 9 LONDON. Thurs. <UPI> The rubber market closed yesterday quiet with spot 181. 18-7 16. SETTLEMENT HOUSE: Jan. 18-3'B 18-1 2 Feb. 18-1 2 18-5/8 March 18-11/16 18-13/16 Jan Mar. 18-12 18-5/8 Apr/June 19-1 8 19-1/4 July Sept 19-5 8 19-11/16 Oct Dec 19-7 8 20 Jan Mar
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    • 85 9 TOKYO. Thurs. (AFP) Japan produced 193,554 motorcycles and exported 63.939 of them in November, it was authoratively reported today. The Japan small automative vehicle industries association said these latest monthly figures showed gains of 16.8 per cent 63.6 per cent respectively over November of last
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    • 40 9 WASHINGTON. Thurs. (AP) The United States government sold 10 long tons of tin yesterday from surplus stocks. It included five tons of grade B at U551.5275 a pound, and five tons of grade C at U551.5225 a pound.
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    • 22 9 LONDON, Thurs. (UPI)— Rubber market opened quiet with SDOt 18-1/8 18-5/16. No. 1 RSS CIF basis ports Jan. 17-13/16 17-15/16.
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    • 487 9 INDUSTRIAL B. P. Roust end CD 1.57 1.58 Central Sugars CD 1.22 1.23 Chemiciil Co L56 1.58 Cold Storage CD... 3.08 3.10 Dunlop CR 2.61 2.65 K. Smelting .1.98 4.04 Ords J. 02 3.04 Bmo Pref 1.06 1.07 Fit/.patricks 1.55 F. X. Ord« 3.38 3.40 (iammon 1.31
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    • 50 9 (Manager*' price*) B. 8. Flr«t Malayan 2.12 2.22 Second Malayan 1.51 1.61 Third Malayan 1.07 1.18 Malaycfan Commerce XD .83 .94 Mai. Savings Fnnd 1.28 1.38 Sterling Commodltv 3/9 4/4 Flr«t Hon* Knnc 1.00 1.0.'Se Second Hong Kong .70 .74* Malaysian Investment Fund .00 1.00 (♦Hon* Konr Currency)
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    • 110 9 SINGAPORE. Thur«. Slncapore Chinese Produce Kxchanze noon price* today were. Coconut oil Buyers Seller® (FOB) Bulk 42.50 Coconut oil (FOB) Drums 45.00 Loose Copra Mixed f>ec Jan. 27.50 Surar (Jaxa) evgodown 24.25 Nntmejf* 110* 495.00 Not mess B W 235.00 Garbled Lampong Black Pepper (FOB) 117.50 Pepper Black Special
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    • 52 9 NEW YORK. Thurs. (UPI>—Rubber futures yesterday closed 15 points lower. Sales none. Jan. 22.10 22 70 Mar. 22.40 22.90 May 22.40 22.90 July 22.40 22 90 Sept. 22 40 22.90 Dec. 22.40 22.90 Jan. 22.40 22.90 Spot No. 1 RSS remained unchanged at 22 1/4 cents per
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    • 14 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs.—The tin price for today was $602-1/8 per picul, up 1/8.
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    • 168 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The following ships are expected to be in port today Godowns Vessels 1/2 Trst 3/4 Benarty 6/7 Nestor 8 9 Sumatra 10/11 Mohammedi 13/14 Kosovo 15/16 Sahar 18 California Mail 21 22 Arakan 2.1/24 Daepori 25/26 Star Alcyone 27/28 Caledonia Maru 31 32 Limburg 33/34 Yarra
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    • 673 9 ARRIVALS IN SINGAPORE Time 8.35 a.m. Airline MAL 019 from Kuala Lumpur. Time 8.50 a.m. Airline JL 7.12 front Jakarta. Time 9.30 a.m. Airline MAL 121 from Kuala Lumpur. Time 10.30 a.m. Airline ML 451 from Kuchlng. Time 10.55 a.m. Airline MAL 005 from Penan*. Ipoh.
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  • 375 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The CUEPACS Action Committee which met today resolved to render all support to the Malayan Nurse Union in its decision to resort to industrial action if the issue of reduction in hostel charges and other claims are not resolved by Jan. 7.
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  • 227 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The British Government is to increase fees for overseas students at British universities and technical colleges. The Secretary of State for Education and Science, Mr. Anthony Crosland, told the House of Commons yesterday, that the Government had taken this step reluctantly, but
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  • 150 10 IPOH. Thurs. Tan Sri Justice Maclntyre today disqualified a taxi driver from driving for three years "as a deterrent" to other careless road users.. Wee Ah Hon. 43 the taxi driver, was earlier fined $l,OOO in a lower court for dangerous driving by causing
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  • 90 10 MALACCA, Thurs. The Chief Minister of Malacca. Enche Abdul Ghafar bin Baba. today became the recipient of a Jubilee Medal of Moscow. The medal was presented to him by visiting Russian journalist. Mr. Yuri Yasnev. Mr. Yuri said the award was for his "able leadership
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  • 95 10 KL ALA LL MPUR, Thurs. The Democratic Action Party will hold a mass rally at 7 p.m. tomorrow in front of the Selangor Mansion. Jalan Melayu, here. The party chairman. Dr. Chen Man Hin t secretary general Mr C.V. Devan Nair and the DAP candidate, Mr
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    21 10 To clean grooves in dial* on ranges, radios and TV sets, use cotton swabs moistened with de* tergent solution.
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  • 543 10  -  By Jamal Ali KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. THERE has been no radical change in the livelihood of the have-nots in the State of Selangor and the gap between the haves and have-nots has not been narrowed, but widened, Mr. V. David (Labour-Pantai) said at
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  • 188 10 IPOIi. Thurs The transport of pigs in Kinta district here, is now under State control following the outbreak of swine fever in certain pig farms. This is intended to be a preventive measure in Kinta. A Government statement issued today said that pigs may be moved
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  • 287 10 PEXANG, Thurs. A former photo-studio proprietress. Khor Lay Lay 24. told the First Magistrate's Court today how her uncle and former business partner threatened to slash her with a parang when she asked him to repay a $6,000 loan. "He smashed a chair
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  • 187 10 MI'AR, Thurs. Two thousand and four hundred pupils from a total of 83 primary schools in the Muar district will fo to new comprehensive schools when the new school term begins early next year. This was disclosed today by Enche Ghazali bin Abdul Rahman, a
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  • 334 10 KUALA L L' M P V R, Thurs. The British Ministry of Defence announced yesterday that 10 Malaysians have qualified at the Royal Air Force School of Technical Training at Halton. Buckinghamshire, north of London. The Malaysians are Addul Karim. of Kampong Bharu, Kuala Lumpur:
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  • 284 10 MI'AR. Thurs. I'nless something is done and done quickly thousands of holiday markers during the coming Hari Raya Puasa and Chinese New Year will be greatly inconvenienced when the 228 ferry workers of the Penambang Company in Muar and Batu Pahat stop work. The Ferry
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  • 60 10 KUCHING, Thurs A total of 745 persons in Sarawak have been advised and warned for offences concerning obstruction and inconsiderate driving, the Commissioner, Sarawak Constabulary. said today. The Commissioner appealed to motorists to be particularly' careful over the Christmas and New Year period. Those who drink should not
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  • 71 10 rPOH, Thurs The Government is doing its best to provide education for all children in the country, the Minister of Education. Enche Mohamed Khir Johari. said today Enche Khir said this at the Ipoh Airport when he handed three cheques $l,OOO to the Guru Nanak
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  • 84 10 TAP AH. Thurs. The Tapah Town Council was asked today to provide more doctors to cope with the work in the Tapah General Hospital here. Mr. V. Ponnusamy Pillai, speaking at its meeting here, also asked the Government to improve the medical facilities. He said the two
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  • 365 10 IPOH, Thurs.— Boards of Governors of national type schools, receiving Government grants for extensions of other projects, were advised by the Minister of Education. Enche Mohamed Khir Johari today "to cut your coats according to the cloth we have" The Minister, who was on his
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  • 65 10 KUCHING, Thurs A new society, the Tanjong Mawang Iban Co-operative Mul-ti-purpose Society, Limited, has been registered at Sungei Bong in the Baram District, Fourth Division. The society was formed by 32 Iban farmers of Rumah Engkot, Sungei Bong. Teru in the Tinjar. Initially, the society will supply
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  • 1457 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurt. 1970 Malaysia may be the world's foremost producer of palm oil as she is at present of natural rubber and tin, said Mr. Mohamed Sopiee Information Attache at the High Commission in London yesterday. He
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  • 93 11 MORE THAN 60 children were treated to a YUM YUM session a Christmas party at the Women's International Club in Kuala Lumpur recently. Guests of honour were children who had fun, food and presents from Father Christmas. The party, an annual affair, was organised by the club
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  • 248 11 BINGAPORE, Thurs. The Fisheries Research Station (Sembawang) of the Department of Primary Production will distribute the Lampam Jawa fish fry produced in the fisheries, to fish farmers in the Republic. Those bona-flde flsh farmers who wish to obtain the flsh fry are invited to
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  • 99 11 SINGAPORE. Thurs: —The voices of more than 2,000 people singing traditional carols will drift out over the sea from the Padang at Royal Air Force Changi on Christmas Eve when the base holds its annual carol service The huge crowd will be illuminated by
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  • 201 11 AUSTRALIA Thurs. Inrhe Abdullah tin Ahmad, political secretary to the Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister. Tun Abdul Razak bin Hussein, inspected the new International House at the University of Sydney during his visit to Australia as a guest of the Federal Government. In the national capital. Canberra. Inche Abdullah
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  • 634 11  -  By MADELEINE NATHAN SINGAPORE. Thurs. A comely visitinc dancer of the famed Black and White Minstrels Show explained why she left the internationally acclaimed light musical group. The restless, 19-year-old Eurasian beauty. Miss Peta Crabtree. said: "Oh. it was a big
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  • 247 14 MANCHESTER, England, Thurs. (AFP) —The Professional Rugby League organisers meeting here yesterday unanimously backed a "Sport on Sunday" movement gaining momentum in Britain. Support for organised sport on Sundays is rapidly growing, but its leaders are still struggling to change outdated laws
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  • 146 14 MANILA. Thurs. <AFP) A Filipino congressman yesterday called lor the resignation of top officials of the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation < PAAF). and the Infusion of "young blood" into the organisation. Representative Artemio Mate of the ruling Nacionalista Party issued the call following his
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  • 68 14 CHICAGO. Thurs. (AFP) Charity boxing matches in aid of ex-world welterweight champion Barney Ross pulled in about US $32,000 for the former fighter, now a throat cancer sufferer, it was announced here yesterday. His family, saying this amount would meet his needs, asked
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  • 22 14 HONGKONG. Thurs, (UPI) A woman's softball team from the Philippines yesterday crushed a local team 19-1, in an exhibition games.
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  • 407 14 MELBOURNE, Australia, Thurs. (UPI) Indian manager Rakjumar Khanna yesterday complained about the dry and patchy state of the centre courts at the Kooyong Tennis Club where the Davis Cup challenge round against Australia starts on Monday. Khanna said: "The courts are not
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  • 81 14 GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Thurs (AFP) Former West Indies Test cricket star Robert Christiani will be charged within 48 hours with raping a 17-year-old East Indian girl on a Britishowned sugar plantation three weeks ago. Assistant Police Commissioner Carl Austin said here yesterday. Christiani was arrested
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  • 246 14 LONDON. Thurs. r AFP) Jonah Barrington (Cornwall >. the 25-year-old left-handed Irish International. today became the second amateur in the event's history to win the British Open Squash Rackets Championship. In the flrst-ever allamateur final he climaxed a series of giant-killing feats by eliminating Aftab
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  • 105 14 MADRID. Thurs. (AFP) Yugoslav national soccer champions Vojvodina sprang a major surprise here last night when they beat Spain's Atletico Madrid 3-2 after extra time in their European Football Cup eighth round play-off. The Yugoslavs, unfancied for last night's game, went through to the quarter-final stage with
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  • 331 14 NEW YORK, Thurs. (AFP) The New York State Athletic Commission yesterday "retired" Filipino boxer Gabriel "Flash" Elorde from its list of active boxers. The ruling, which means Elorde will not be able to fight in New York again, was made "for his own safety", the
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  • 214 14 LONDON, Thurs. (AFP) Storting procedure at the Henley Royal Regatta will be brought into line with international proce* dure next year by lining boats up with bows to a fixed starting line, the Regatta Stewords announced last night after their annual meeting.
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  • 52 14 GHENT, Belgium, Thurs. (AFP) Scotland's Kilmarnock won through to the quarter final of the Inter Cities Fairs Soccer Cup here yesterday, beating Ghent 2-1 after extra time in their second leg to win the tie on aggregate 3-1. Ghent were leading 1-0 at the end of 90
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    • 567 14 NOTICE COMBINED CHRISTMAS PARTY for the children of Jesus Saves Mission 20-A Craig Road, 420 Balestier Road. 171-Q Commonwealth Close, 39 Persiaran Keliling, Panjang Road at 2.00 p.m. will be held at 331 Pasir Speaker Mrs. Packer. CHAPTER 195 (Pawnbrokers) Unredeemed Pledged Goods Jewellery from the following Pawnbrokers' Shops. Lam
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    • 263 14 SELANGOR TURF CLUB Three Digits Forecast Pool The Public are advised that commencing with the Penang December/January 1966/1967 race meeting on 25th December, 1966. Three Digits Forecast Pool Tickets based on the usual Unlimited Sweep will be on sale to the Public at.(1) Jasin Branch, No 45, Main Road, Jasin,
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  • 338 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Selangor Rugby Union in preparing to meet the Otahulu Rugby Club XV from New Zealand which is to visit Malaysia in the early part of March, has arranged some friendlies with leading outstation and home teams
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  • 152 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. A big problem faces Selangor Rugby Union officials trying to finalise their line-up for the MRU Under--23 inter-State final to be played here on Jan. 7 when Selangor take on Singapore. The "problem" is the unexpected withdrawal of the varsitv rugger teams from
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  • 135 15 This impressive line-up of Bridgcstone motorcycles and their owners was photographed in Kualm Selangor earlier this month. The riders were on a weekend tour of Selangor, sponsored by The East Asiatic Company Ltd., distributors of Bridgestone motorcycles. The tour was led by the E.A.C. Motor Division
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  • 843 15 MELBOURNE, Australia. Thurs. Recently a dark haired woman won the women's tennis championship of the Australian State of Victoria for the tenth year in a row. In the same 10 years, Mrs. Suzy Javor. who came to Australia from Hungary in 1956. has won the Australian
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  • 144 15 MELBOURNE. Thurs. AFP» Four top overseas jockeys have been given their mounts for the one-and-a-half-mile International Stakes to be run at 'he Cauifield Racecourse. Melbourne, next Monday. France. Britain. Italy and Japan will all be represented. Top French jockey Yves Saint-Martin. who had been
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  • 154 15 NEW YORK. Thurs.(LTl) —Jose Torres. the light heavyweight who was suspended vesterday by the New York State Athletic Commission, may get the s u=:pcnsion lifted within a few davs. Ed Dooley, commission chairman, put the ex-champ on the "ill an unavailable l.st" but later told
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  • 54 15 MEXICO CITY. Thurs. (UPI) Work on installation of microwave units for worldwide relay of the 1968 Olympic Games is progressing on schedule, the Government Communications Department said yesterday. The Games are to be carried by a microwave system to the United States for relay by a communications
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  • 158 15 NEW DELHI. IXDI A. Thurs. iAP) India scored 187 runs for the loss of 4 wickets at the end of the second day's play yesterday of a four-day exhibition match against the West Indies This was in reply to 415 runs which the
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  • 102 15 BRADFORD (Yorkshire). Thurs. (AFP) —A threat that the English fourth division club, Bradford City, may be forced by economic pressure to go out of existence was contained in a statement yesterday by the club chairman, Mr. Stafford Higginbotham. It followed reports by the club of a
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  • 117 15 HONG KONG. Thurs. (UPI) Some newspapers sports columnists here said there were signs that a move might be underway to get soccer fans to boycott scheduled matches here this weekend by a West German team, Eintracht Frankfurt. The Hong Kong Times, a strongly pro-Nationalist Chinese
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  • 335 15  -  HYDRO'S IMAGE IS FASTEST By Windsor Lad PENANG, Thurs. Several horses under Penang trainer "Doc" Rodgers were sent against the clock at Batu Gantong race track here this morning and none worked better than Hydro's Image who returned the fastest time of the day
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  • 31 15 MANCHESTER. Eneland. Thurs. <UPI» The North West Countries Rui by Union team yesterday beat the touring Australian team eight points to three. At half-time both teams were tied three-three.
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  • 403 15 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The President of the Singapore Amateur Weightlifting Federation, Mr. Soh Ghee Soon, expressed disappointment that Tan Howe Liang, the man with the "golden touch" did not do well in the weightlifting competition at Bangkok. Speaking to Sunsport shortly after
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  • 100 15 CARACAS. Thurs. (UFI) Filipino featherweight Johnny Amito said yesterday only a pair of sore hands kept him from knocking out Freddy "Kochocho" Prengino in their lft-round bout on Monday night. The Filipino has lost all three of his fights here. He a newsman yesterday he has
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  • 44 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The first batch of athletes returning from Bangkok yesterday with 13-year-old. Radika Menon from the tennis squad in the lead. She was the youngest competitor in the Fifth Asian Games Tennis competition. (Eastern Sun pix). Eastern Sun pix.
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  • 1270 16 Soccer side could have done better KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Third batch of 76 athletes, football, and hockey players frcm the Malaysian contingent to the Asian Games in Bangkok, returned here this evening at Subang International Airport. Waiting at the airport from 6.00
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  • 106 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Thuri. The withdrawal of the Varsity United Rugger XV of the University of Malaya from the Selangor Rugby Union Mislum Trophy league competition has 'surprised" the SRV. Mr. F. G. Bendell, the secretary of SRU said that "when the competition began in July,
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  • 446 16 SINAGPORE, Thurs. The Deputy Chef-de-Mission of the Singapore contingent to the Asian Games, Mr. Joe David, said the standard of sports has progressed by "leaps and bounds" among Asian countries. Speaking to reporters at Paya Lebar International Airport shortly after the arrival of the
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  • 38 16 DRENCHFD with sweat Japan's Kenji Kimihara crosses the finishing line 'n the marathon rare at the National Stadium in Bangkok. He covered 26 miles 385 yards in 2 hours 33min. 22.8 sec. PAX A PANA photo.
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  • 363 16 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The president of the Singapore Badminton Association, Mr. Siow Wah boon, in a review of the current yecr, said the nation was now on the threshold of a "golden era" in the field of sport. Mr. Siow said the
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  • 184 16 BANGKOK. Thurs. iAFP> World flyweigh champion Walter McGowan da his third consecutive workout here yesterday preparing for his December 30 t;:.e bout with Thailand's Charchai Chionoi under hawk-eyes of his fathermanager Joe Gans and promoter Jack Solomons. Solomons said later. "He lives and trains like tne
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  • 34 16 LEIPZIG. East Germany. Thurs. (AFP) Lokomotiv Leipzig beat Benfioa Lisbon 3-1 in the first leg of their eight final Inter Cities Fairs Soccer Cup tie here yesterday Half-time score was 1* 1.
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  • 157 16 BANGKOK. Thurs (AP). World flyweight champion Walter McGowan and his aides today were received in an audience by the British Ambassador Sir Anthony Runbold and said afterwards they were delighted with the meeting. Great bunch of people," said Joe Ganns. McGowans* father and manager, in describing
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  • 130 16 ROME. Thurs. <AP> The Federal Council of the Italian Soccer Federation yesterday disciplined Edmondo Fabbri. coach of the ill-fated Italian national soccer team at the 1966 World Cup championships in England. The Federation disqualified Fabbri from holding any Dost in the organisation for one year. The
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  • 38 16 JOHANNESBURG. Thurs. (AP) Nigerian featherweight Rafui King was decisively outpointed by South Africa lightweight boxing champion Enoch Nhlapo in a 10-round bout here last night. Nhlapo carried the fight to King and won every round.
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    • 61 16 TIME AND TIDE 4 Penan*: 9.20 a.m. (5.4 ft.), 10.23 p.m. (6.9 ft.) Port Swettenham: 1.33 a.m. (11.5 ft.), 1.59 pm. (9.6 ft) Port Dickson: 2.50 a.m. (7.5 ft.), 3.17 p.m. (6.1 ft.) Singapore: 7.19 a.m. (7.8 ft.), 8.29 p.m. (7 ft.) Sedili Kechil: 5.21 a.m. (7.1 ft.), 7.32 p.m.
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