Eastern Sun, 17 March 1967

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  • Title Section
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    25 1 Eastern Sun Independent. National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION Estd. 1966. Vol. 1 No. 236 Friday, 17 March 1967. MC (P) 2251 KDN 2660 Price 15 cents
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  • Article
    Lock icon ASSEMBLYMAN SHOT DEAD
    306 1 m m Black Day' in Uttar processions in several cities NEW DELHI, THURS. REUTER A NEWLY ELECTED Con* gress Party Member of the Uttar Pradesh State Legislature was shot dead last night as he travelled to Luchnow to tahe up his seat for the first time in
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    Lock icon Language fanatics warned by Minister
    288 1 KAMPAR, Thurs. The common usage of National Language in Malaysia could be the most Practical solution to communal problems said the Minister of Education, Enche Mohamed Khir Johari. He was speaking today at the opening of an extension of a primary school in Pusing. Malay,
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    Lock icon Malik admits unrest in West Irian
    230 1 JAKARTA. Thurs. (Reuter) Indonesian troops have been forced to open fire on rebellious tribesmen in West Irian, Foreign Minister Mr. Adam Malik said here. But Mr. Malik, interviewed in today's official Armed Forces newspaper, denied repeats that 1.000 Irianese had been killed in a
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    Lock icon K.C. Lee in Tokyo
    66 1 TOKYO. Thurs. (AFP).— Singapore Minister of State for Culture and Social Affairs. Mr. K. C. Lee arrived in Tokyo tonight to lecture at a democratic socialism seminar here. Mr Lee is to address the meeting of the subject of Singapore as an example of democratic socialism
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    Lock icon Pakistan envoy on strong ties of history
    331 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The first Pakistan High Commissioner to Malaysia after resumption of diplomatic relations on Sept. 1966. Mr. M.S. Shaikh presented his credentials to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. at the Istana Negara, this morning. His Excellency arrived at 10.30 a.m. at the
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    Lock icon Nuclear test by Japan
    123 1 TOKYO. Thurs. (UPI Japan, the only country to undergo an atomic attack, may detonate a nuclear device of its own, a government spokesman said today. Mr. Klnya Niiseki. Information Director of the Foreign Office, said, however. such a nuclear test would only be for "peaceful purposes."
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    Lock icon £11,500 award
    65 1 LONDON, Fri. (Reuter) The BBC and a sketch writer today agreed to pay theatre chief Emile Littler £11,500 to settle a claim that a television satirical show depicted him as a hypocrite Mr. Littler. 63. alleged that a sketch by Herbert Kretzrr.er broadcast in the satire 'Not-so-much-a-pro-gramme 'ln
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    Lock icon Computers for battlefield
    46 1 LONDON, Fn. (Reuter) The British Army is recruiting computers to be sent on to the battlefield for push botton gunfire. The Defence Ministry said today that 76 minia*ure computer systems have been ordered for the rtillery and should be in service next year.
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    Lock icon FRANK'S WISH COMES TRUE
    99 1 AYLESBURY, England, Thurs. (AP) Frank Maule, 66, has been given the retirement gift he wanted most of all. His own grave. Aylesbury Town Council voted yesterday to give him the plot free in view of his many years of service as an attendant in the local
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    Lock icon Indon polls: July, 1968
    138 1 JAKARTA. Thurs (AFP). Indonesia's Information Minister Mr B. M. Diah said here today that general elections would be held throughout the country on July 8, 1968. This was the first time the exact date of next year's elections was made known officially Indonesia held general elections
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    Lock icon Hong Neo to meet Imelda today
    200 1 MANILA, Thurs. (UPD Wee Hong Neo. Miss Singapore Tourism, arrived in Manila today for a five-day visit and a whirlwind schedule that includes visits to famous Philippine tourist spots and a call on the Philippines First Lady. Miss Wee, 20, daughter of veteran Singapore
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      250 4 Heartiest Congratulations to DATO HAJI OTHMAN BIN MOHD. SA'AT SPMJ, SMJ, PIS Being Appointed Mentri Besar of Johore From Malaysian Chinese Associations and Youth Sections in Muar Utara, Panchor, Parit Bakar, Parit Jawa, Bukit Bakri BANDAR MAHARANI Dato Chu* Son* Lim SPMJ. JP. JMN, PIS Mr. Yee Kim Kam JP
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon US attacks Vietcong buildups near Hue
      471 5 SAIGON, Thurs. (UPI). U.S. 852S struck near the former imperial capital of Hue in three successive pre-dawn raids today aimed at countering North Vietnamese buildups near the northern frontier. Military spokesmen said the big bombers rained tons of bombs on base camps, fortifications, infiltration
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      Lock icon Bardot's secret voyage
      89 5 BEIRUT, Lebanon, Thurs. (AP) Brigitte Bardot made a secret departure from Beirut yesterday aboard a yacht belonging to friends. Her destination, according to informants, was either Port Said or Alexandria, In Egypt. Photographers and newsmen were prevented by official orders from entering the yacht basin where the
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      Lock icon BRITAIN'S Princess Margaret is reunited with her husband Lord Snowdon at New York airport on March 10. It was the first time they had seen each other for some time as Lord Snowdon was on a photographic assignment in Japan. The Royal couple left New York for Nassau to begin a 10 day holiday in the sun.
      61 5 BRITAIN'S Princess Margaret is reunited with her husband Lord Snowdon at New York airport on March 10. It was the first time they had seen each other for some time as Lord Snowdon was on a photographic assignment in Japan. The Royal couple left New York for Nassau to begin
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      Lock icon Political asylum for Stalin's daughter in U.S.?
      247 5 WASHINGTON, Thurs. (UPI) Svetlana Stalina, the daughter of the late Soviet dictator Josef Stalin. may yet be granted political asylum in the United States. The State Department acknowledged on Tuesday that she had asked for permission to live here, but said no decision
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      Lock icon Imagine that...
      78 5 AHMEDABAD. INDIA, Thurs. (Reuter) —An eight-year-old boy and a five-year old girl were just about to get married here when the ladies from the rehabilitation section of the Womens' Institute swooped. The women social workers carried off the young couple as well as a 12-year-old boy and his
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      Lock icon Bunker to succeed Lodge in Saigon
      374 5 NASHVILLE. Tennessee. Thurs. (AP) President Johnson made a surprise announcement yesterday that Mr. Henry Cabot Lodge is resigning as ambassador to South Vietnam and will be replaced by veteran diplomat Mr. Ellsworth Bunker. Pres. Johnson departed from his prepared text in an address to
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      Lock icon Publisher, editor go to jail on obscenity charges
      265 6 ROME, Thurs. (UPI) A publisher blamed his editor in court yesterday for the obscenity charges against them. The judge sent to prison the editor and oublisher of the sex-laden magazine after finding them guilty of purveying obscenity in its pages. Attilio Battistlni.
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      Lock icon Witness tells of 3-year 'doubt'
      783 6 IE ON' OSWALD HAD NEW ORLEANS, Thurs. (UPI). District Attorney Jim Garrison's star witness testified yesterday that he kept knowledge of an alleged plot to assassinate President Kennedy to himself for more than three years because he was "confused" about whether Lee Harvey Oswald was
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      Lock icon Bonn buys $500m US securities to aid US troops payment
      266 6 BONN. Thurs. (UPI) West Germany yesterday undertook to ease the American balance of payments problem by buying US$5OO million worth of mediumterm U.S. government securities. Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger and his cabinet approved a proposal to this effect by the
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      Lock icon Guam prepares to take Johnson 'invasion party'
      237 6 AGANA, Guam. Thurs. (UPI). Planeloads of newsmen, secret service agents, fovernment technicians and communications experts landed here yesterday in preparation for President Johnson's Pacific conference on Vietnam next week. The government ordered schools closed "for the duration" and Gov. Manuel Guerrero announced he
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      Lock icon FOOD BANK NEEDED
      99 6 TUNIS, Thurs. (Reuter) Dr. A.H. Boerma, executive director of the World Food Programme who is on a four-day visit to Tunisia, told a press conference here today that the United Nations, the specialised agencies and the World Bank are studying the possibilities of creating a world reserve
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      Lock icon 'BOMBING MUST CONTINUE' SAYS SEOUL PM
      324 6 WASHINGTON. Thurs. (UPI) Korean Prime Minister Chung II Kwon gave strong backing yesterday to President Johnson's decision to continue the bombing of North Vietnam. Mr Chung said the Communists must show "by action, not by their words" that they want peace. Until they do,
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      Lock icon A LOVING cuddle from Svetlana as she swings in the arms of her father, the former Russian Leader Joseph Stalin. Svetlana. then 11, was his favourite child. Now 42. she has defected to the West, and is at present living in the little town of Chatel St. Denis near Lake Geneva. Svetlana travelled to In. dia from Moscow in December with the ashes of her Indian husband. This picture of her with Stalin was widely used in the Soviet Union in order to prove to the Russians that Stalin was a loving father, following rumours about his having killed Svetlana's mother Nadiezhda.
      102 6 A LOVING cuddle from Svetlana as she swings in the arms of her father, the former Russian Leader Joseph Stalin. Svetlana. then 11, was his favourite child. Now 42. she has defected to the West, and is at present living in the little town of Chatel St. Denis near Lake
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      Lock icon HK banker qusetions 'eggs in one basket' monetary policy
      254 6 HONG KONG. Thuri (AFP) A Leading Hon* Kong Chinese banker yesterday questioned the wisdom of keeping all the British colony's reserves in sterling in London. Mr. Li Fook Shu, speaking as on unofficial member of Horg Kong's legislative council, put the
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      Lock icon Editorial backs trousers (for women) ban in Savoy
      145 6 LONDON, Thurs. (UPI) A woman in trousers dining at the Savoy? "This has got to stop," said the Daily Mail yesterday In a front page editorial. The woman with the trousers was Lady Whltmore, Swedish fashion model wife of racing driver Sir
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      Lock icon Fire engine 'kidnapper' fined
      166 6 OXFORD, Thurs. (Reuter) An Oxford student has been fined for taking and driving away a fire engine, using it without insurance and obstructing a fireman engaged on fire fighting duties. But the chairman of the magistrates told him: "We accept there was nothing vicious in this
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      Lock icon In fear of gang boss (14)
      128 6 ROCHDALE. Lancashire. Thurs. (Reuter) A Juvenille Court here has been told of a 14-year-old "faging" who was telling his school friends to go out and steal. Eight boys in court accused of stealing £842 in cash and cheques told the magistrate that the "gang
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      Lock icon ARGUMENT SOLVED
      63 6 By GALE FORDINGBRIDGE. Hampshire, Thurs. (Reuter) A month-old *rfume« over a tree near the sw chosen for a statue of «w sculptor Augustus J™ lll has ended. Some wanted the tree, on the banks Avon here, removed beecause it obstruct the site. Others wanted it preserved as a
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      Lock icon 'US control of P.I. Forces' denied
      224 7 MANILA, Thurs. (AFP). Philippine Defence Secretary Ernesto Mata strongly denied last nigft charges that the country's Armed Forces was under the virtual control of the United States. Mr. Mata Issued the denial in a press statement replying to claims by Lower House minority floor
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      Lock icon Snakes, snakes everywhere
      219 7 BRISBANE. Thurs. (Reutrr) Flood waters that made hundreds homeless have begun to fall In North Queensland, leaving behind a new deadly menace to plague isolated towns and cattle stations. High ground, trees, signposts and advertising billboards were infested with jnakes according to reports reaching here. Clumps of
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      Lock icon Cable breakdown in Manila
      58 7 MANILA. Thurs. (AP) A breakdown in a microwave relay system today temporarily cut off all cable communications coming into the Philippines. A spokesman for GlobeMacKay and Philippine Press Wireless said the breakdown occurred at a major relay point at Dau. some 40 miles north of here,
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      Lock icon 'Neo-Nazi coup'.... Not curtain for the Gaulle
      68 7 ADOLF von Thadden, deputy chairman of the 'Neo-Naei' National Democratic Party in W. Germany emerged triumphant in the power struggle in the NDP last Sunday. Composite block also shows General de Gaulle peering out of a curtained polling booth during second round of
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      Lock icon German ship rescues adventurers
      79 7 GUAYAQUIL. Ecuador, Thurs. (Reuter) A German ship today rescued six adventurers sailing across the Pacific in a 'kon-tiki'-type raft to prove that Ecuadoreans could have populated the South Sea islands 2,000 years ago. Their balsa-wood raft "PACIFICA' was half-sub-merged and foundering about 800 miles from Guayaquil
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      Lock icon Ky will be at Guam confab
      129 7 SAIGON. Thurs. (AP) Both Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky and chief of state Nguyen Van Thieu will attend the forthcoming Guam meetings with President Johnson, an official source said today. The decision for Mr Thieu to accompany the 36-year-old Prime Minister was taken on
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      Lock icon Good Samaritans blown up
      80 7 BUENOS AIRES. Thurs. (Reuter) Four men who tried to stoo a neighbour committing suicide were recovering in hospital today. Police said Carlos Puntin locked himself in the bedroom of his house on the outskirts of Buenos Aires and turned on a gas tap. When four neighbours
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      Lock icon Yugoslav-Ghana trade pact
      60 7 BELGRADE. Thurs. (AP) Yugoslavia and Ghana yesterday signed a trade agreement for this year amounting to a total of US $l4 million. According to the trade agreement Yugoslavia will export machines, equipments. spare parts, sugar, cement, cement products, vehicles (buses), fishing equipments and some agriculteral products. Ghana
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      Lock icon Wasteful ways of the Army
      97 7 LONDON. Thurs. (Reuter) Three packing cases in which aircraft engines had been sent to Singapore were returned, empty, to England at a cost of £6OO each, the House of Commons estimates committee have revealed. The committee, investigating the cost of transporting troops and stores said
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      Lock icon Marxist book purge in Indonesia
      272 7 JAKARTA, Thurs. (UPI). A total of 170 Com-munist-Marxist books have been banned in Jakarta by the Suharto government, the official Antara News Agency reported yesterday. Another 23 foreign and home magazines also have been barred from sales In Indonesia for Communist teachings. Antara said. The
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      Lock icon Swedes have a 'clean' N-weapon
      188 7 STOCKHOLM. Thar*. (UPI) A Swedish scientists have designed and built a model of a "practically clean" nuclear weapon, the newspaper Das ens Nyheter said today. The newspaper called it the first of its kind in the world. It said two scientists at the Swedish National
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      Lock icon Honiton to Conservative
      87 7 HONITON, England, Thurs. (Reuter) Britain's Conservative (Opposition) Party seems certain to hold its House of Commons seat of Honiton, where voters polled in a special by-elect-ion contest today. One of the Party's safest seats in the nation, this south west of England rural area was held with
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      Lock icon Consistent climb in crimes in US
      244 7 WASHINGTON, Thurs. 'Reuter) Serious crime In the United States jump- ed by 11 uer cent last year compared with 1965 and thp rise was fairlv consistent throughout the nation, thf Federal Bureau of Investigation reported today. On an average, police solved 25 per cent
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      Lock icon Indira's Cabinet gets younger
      107 7 NEW DELHI. Thurs. Mrs. Gandhi's new Cabinet is made up of relatively younger Ministers, the average being 55. The oldest is the Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. Morarji Desai (71) and the youngest Dr. Kar a n Singh (36). Among those in the forties are the Prime
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      Lock icon 'Police your own freedom'
      103 7 MANILA. Thurs. (UPI) President Marcos last night challenged the Philippine press, often described as one of the freest in Asia, to police its own ranks. Mr. Marcos spoke during the annual "Gridiron night" at the National Press Club featuring a skit lampooning the President and his
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      Lock icon Miss Singapore now in Los Angeles
      149 7 LOS ANGELES, Thurs. (UPI) Miss Mollie Ang, the 22-year-old Miss Singapore, presented a Malaysian pewter cream and sugar set to Mayor Sam Yorty yesterday at a news conference in City Hall. Miss Ang, a University senior is representing the Singapore Government Tourist Office in
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      Lock icon Fifty fifty success on slimming fad
      274 7 NO WILL-POWER' LONDON, Thurs. (Reuter). Nearly half of the people who try to reduce weight fail, according to a report published here recently. A study of a representative sample of 2.000 people by a firm called Mass Observation, showed that one quarter of Britain's
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      Lock icon 'Get rid of death chair'
      80 7 MANILA. Thurs. (AP) A Bill has been filed in the Philippines Congress which would put Asia's only electric chair out of business. Congressman Floro Crlsologo, In Introducing his measure outlawing capital punishment, called the death penalty "an anachronism" and an Ineffective deterrent against crime. "In
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      Lock icon Britain to stop sale of pipeline into Rhodesia
      237 7 LONDON, Thurs. (AP). Britain has acted to block any sale of the empty oil pipeline running Into Rhodesia. Government sources said today the move is intended to forestall a possible sellout of the pipeline to international interests who might try to break
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      Lock icon BEATLE HOAX YOUTH GETS TWO YEARS
      153 7 WEST BERLIN. Thurs (Reuter) —A 21-year-old West German who hoaxed newspapers here last year by posing as a manager of the Beatles was sentenced by a West Berlin court today to two years in a youth detention centre. A juvenile court found Norbert Knoche
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      743 5 CHANNEL 5 Kuala Lumpur and Pulau Pinang; b Ipoh and Melaka; 3/10 Johore Bahru; 4 Taiping: Batu Pahat: 9 Kluang. i Singapore viewers, please switch to channel 3 for T.V. Malaysia programmes). 3.00 OPENING ANNCT Prog. Summary. 3.01 SA-TANGKAI MELATI A Musical programme with singer Saloma and Orkes Tony Soliano.
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      16 5 KL Diary ART exhibition by Phoon Poh Hong at Balai Arr.pang (AIA building) 9 a.m. to
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      89 6 h\ MMIHi hIBIBI fWIJSH OVER THE OUTSKIRTS OP PASO6.A CQMMEMIflJ ORATTVE AIR RACE TURKS fNTO A REAL-LIFE POGOGHT AS THRUSH ASfcNTS AWRK NAPOLEOH SOLO AND ILLYA KUKYAKtN FOR fiUPPEM PEATH/ ANO UNCLE'S "ACE" A&EHT3 MUST SURVIVE THE RRE».OR"IHEIR ORGANIZATION WILL RACE CIS ASTER.' 2 The craft screams skyward! like some
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    Lock icon THE DUST AND HEAT OF POLITICS
    680 8 pREMIER Lee Kuan Yew said in the Singapore Parliament that it was not easy to get men of intellectual qualities to revel in the heat and dust of political battle, because it was not natural for people educated and brought up in a more
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    Lock icon THE GIBRALTAR QUESTION
    3813 8 THE dispute between Spain and Britain about Gibraltar is not a colonial issue in the customary sense of the word. Although Spain has welcomed its discussion at the United Nations in the context of "decolonisation", it is quite clear from Spanish statements that independence for the people
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
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      Lock icon Britain's expenditure for overseas aid programme
      524 9 LONDON, Thurs. Details of expenditure totalling more than £153 million sterling which will form part of Britain's overseas aid programme in the financial year ending March 31, 1968 are given in estimates published in London yesterday. But a significant part of Britain's overseas aid
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      Lock icon Rubber down ¼ cent
      297 9 Rubber down cent SINGAPORE. Thurs. April first grade rubber f o b. buyers closed at 5 p.m. in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur today at 57 cents per lb., down I cent from previous close. The tone was quiet. Opening quotations were marked down in accordance with lower London advices and
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      Lock icon Accountant back home
      68 9 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Mr. R. Purushothaman, an Accountant employed by Qantas Airways, recently returned to Singapore after a week's training in Sydney, Australia. The main purpose of Mr. Purushothaman's visit to Sydney was for him to familiarise himself with the latest procedures in pay accounting and data processing
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      Lock icon BANK RATES
      72 9 SINGAPORE, Thurs.—The Association of Banks in Malaysia today made the following changes in its rates to merchants: New York: Buying T.T. 323/4; Airmail OJ>. 32-7/8; 90 d/st. 33-5/16 credit bills; 33-5/8 trade bills. Canada: Buying T.T. 35-7/ 16; Airmail O.D. 35-9/16; 90 d/st. 36-1/4 credit bills; 36-1/4 trade
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      Lock icon Sultan inspects fertiliser ingredients
      41 9 THE Sultan of Selangor and Tunka Amouan visited the factory or Chemical Company of Malaysia Ltd at Batu Tiga recently Picture shows the Sultan inspecting the ingredients of fertiliser with Dr. S.R. Ridgwell, Works Manager of C.C.M.
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      Lock icon Appointments by Colgate
      92 9 Mr. J.M. Stevenson, VicePresident of Colgate-Pal-molive International and General Manager Far East Division, recently announced the following appointment: Mr. Peter I. Diemand as General Manager, Colgate-Palmolive (M) Ltd., and Mr. Russell O. Stewart as Assist. Gen. Manager. Colgate-Palmolive (M) Ltd. Mr. Diemand joined the local Colgate Palmolive
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      Lock icon London market firm
      104 9 LONDON. Thurs. (AP) The London Stock Market was firm yesterday because of widespread hopes of another cut in the Bank of England Interest rate. Later trading was spurred by news of a balance of payments surplus in the last quarter of 1966. Volume was not large, but
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      64 9 NEW YORK. Thurs. (AP) —Dow Jones stock averages (Open) (High) 30 Industrials 845.27 856.90 20 Railroads 232.26 233.88 15 Utilities 134.52 135.83 65 Stocks 304.90 308.24 (Low) (Close) 30 Industrials 842.65 854.06 20 Railroads 230.92 232.78 15 Utilities 133.28 134.52 65 Stock 303.41 306.80 (Change) 30 Industrials
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      Lock icon Commodity prices
      37 9 NEW YORK, Thurs. (AP) The Dow Jones spot commodity price index advanced 0.58 to 140.05. The Dow Jones commodity futures index closed 137.21 up 0.76. Open High Index 138.71 137.21 Low Close Index 138.71 137.21
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      Lock icon Stockpile tin
      27 9 WASHINGTON. Thurs. (AP) The United States government sold 15 long tons of grade B tin yesterday from surplus stocks at 1.5275 U.S. dollars per pound.
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      22 9 NEW YORK, Thurs. (AP) Rubber standard futures closed quiet. No sales. Spot No. 1 ribbed smoked sheetg 20 7/Bn. n-nonminal.
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      Lock icon All sections on Stock Exchange dull, featureless
      764 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Today, all sections on the Stock Exchange were dull and featureless. Turnover remained small, the total for the day being one of the lowest since Monday. Most counters in the industrial section were easier, but movements were narrow. Central Sugar saw
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      Lock icon Owner to get back tyre factory
      69 9 JAKARTA. Thurs. (AP) The American Good Year Tyre Factory will be officially returned to its owner by Indonesia early next month, the official news agency Antara reported yesterday. Indonesia took over the Goodyear Tyre factory at the height of its confrontation against Malaysia in
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      Lock icon LOWER BANK RATE
      59 9 LONDON, Thurs. (Reuter) Britain's bank rate —key to interest rates—was cut by one half per cent to six per cent today. It was the second cut in seven weeks. On January 26, the rate was lowered from seven to six and a half per cent as sterling
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      35 9 New York. Thurs. 'AP) Standard and poor's 500 stock Index: Close Net Change 425 Industrials 95.64 up 1.01 20 railroads 48.85 up .08 55 utilities 69.58 up 02 500 stocks 89.19 UP M
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      Lock icon Tin price
      15 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs.—The tin price for today was $602.25 per picul, up 50 cents.
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      Lock icon AIR MOVEMENTS – S'PORE, K. LUMPUR
      732 9 AIR MOVEMENTS S'PORE, K. LUMPUR ARRIVALS IN SINGAPORE Time 12.05 a.m. Airline MSA 029 from Kuala Lumpur. Time 8.35 a.m. Airline MSA 019 from Kuala Lumpur. Time 8.50 a.m. Airline JL 712 from Jakarta. Time 9.30 a.m. Airline MAS ltl from Kuala Lumpur. Time 10.30 a.m. Airline ML 451 from
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      Lock icon YOUR SHARES-UP-DOWN-UNCHANGED
      482 9 SINGAPORE —Stock Exchange hid and offer price* officially listed at the close of business. INDUSTRIAL. Boost ead C. Sugar Chemical Co Cold Storage Dunlop (Old) E. Smelting F.sso Ord* Fltrpatrlck* F. N. Ord*. Gammon Georgetown G.E. Life (iulnness Hotel S'pnra Hume (M) Ltd. Hume (T.E.) Ord. J. Waugh
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      52 9 (Managers Prices 1 First Malayan 2.25 2.35 Second Malayan 1.60 1.70 Third Malayan L16 L27 The Commerce A Industry Fund •89 LOO The Savings Fund XD 1.3S 1.43 Malaysian Investment Fund .95 1.05 Sterling Commodity 8/11 4/0 First Hong Kong 1.00 1.05* Second Hong Kong .70 .74* ('Hons
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      115 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs. —Slngapore Chinese Produce Exchange noon prices today were; Buyers Seiien Coconnt oil (FOB) Bnlk 44.50 Coconnt oil (FOB) Drams 47.50 Loose Copra Mixed Mar/Apr, 27.50 mm Sugar (Java) exgodown mm 26.25 Nutmegs 110* 410.00 Nutmeg* B A W 185.00 Garbled Lampong Black Pepper (FOB) mm» 100.00 Pepper
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      24 9 ...HONG KONG. Thurs. (UPI) —Money Quotations: HK55.7375/5.***** per US dollar for cash HK515.99 per pound sterling HKS263 875 per tael sold.
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      Lock icon SHIPPING MOVEMENTS
      172 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The following ships are expected to be in port today. Godown Vessels 3/4 Luna Maersk 5 Kunishima Maru 6/7 Ampenan 8/9 Akagi Maru 10/11 Nurjehan 13/14 Straat Rio 15/16 Myrmidon 19 Thomaseverett 21/22 Taiei Maru 23/24 Tjimanuk 25/26 Keningau 27 Austral 28 Slogen 29/30 Rajula 31/32
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  • S'pore Parliament roundup by John Kam and Peter Loke
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      Lock icon Minorities have vital interest in growth of multiracial parties
      1082 11  -  SATS RAJA by John Kam and Peter Loke SINGAPORE, Thurs.— The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. S. Rajaratnam said in Fariiament today that the real safeguard for the minorities was not special rights but the sustenance of a constitution based on
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      Lock icon S'pore, showpiece of Democratic Socialism – Lee
      218 11 S'pore, showpiece of Democratic Socialism Lee SINGAPORE, Thurs. —The Minister cf State for Cluture. Mr. Lee Yhoon Choy is confident that Singapore can convince the other emerging countries in the region that it is a "showpiece" of Democratic Socialism in Asia. Our hope is to impress a gathering of nations
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      Lock icon Creation of Malay capitalist class will not solve economic problem of Malays-Rahim Ishak
      1605 11 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Minister of State for Education, Enche Rahim Ishak today commended the Constitution Commission for recommending the retention of Article 89 of the present Constitution of Singapore. Enche Rahim said that this provision provided that
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      Lock icon Rotarian Thevathasan collapses and dies after addressing meet
      430 11 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Rotarians today paid their tribute to the late Dr. Arthur W. S. Thevathasan, the third vice-president of Rotary International, who collapsed and died few minutes after he had addressed a Rotary inter-city dinner at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce last
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      Lock icon Singapore is the ideal port-Expert
      198 11 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Vice-President of the American Bureau of Shipping, Mr. R. C. Christsen now on a South-east Asia tour has praised the tremendous growth and activities of the shipping industry in the Republic. He said that any port in the world that was not
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      Lock icon NEW POLICE SECRETARY
      43 11 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Mr. V. Rajagopal. 51. the former Acting Deputy Secretary (Establishment) Ministry of Finance, is now the new Police Secretary. He joined the Government service 32 years ago and was a former student of the Anglo Chinese School, Klang.
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      $87 DONATION FROM BANK EMPLOYEES
      131 11 Madam Tan: SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Eastern Sun today received $B7 from several staff ir.embers of the Chung Khiaw Bank Ltd., Robinson Road branch, for the family of Madam Tan Chan Hoe of Muar. The donors are: symrathiser $2O, Mr. P.C. Low 10. Mr. Jospeh Tay
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      A call to lift prohibited flight area sout of S'pore
      288 11 SINGAPORE. Thura. A request has been made to the Indonesian Civil Aviation authorities to lift the prohibited flight area south of Singapore. The request was conveyed by Singapore's Director of Civil Aviation. Mr. Tan Beng San, when he met two
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    Mercedes-Benz 250SL Strong, swift, comfortable sports car
    1494 12 Motoring WHEN the Mercedes 230 SL was introduced in 1963, it ushered in a new epoch in the manufacture of sports cars: the epoch not only of the strong and swift but, at the same time, comfortable, light and very elegant sports cars.
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  • EASTERN SUN FEATURE
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      Nuclear strength of Britain's Royal Navy
      1709 12  -  by- Commander N. E. Whitestone, R.N. Naval Correspondent. jPRITICS who assumed the abandonment of a pro2 ew carrier to mean the death L? Royal Navy have quite misread the future. The need for a strong and effective British Navy jnust remain. Seventy per cent
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      Jesse James rides again
      925 13  -  By ROSS MILES A DEATHLY hush settled over the bank as the masked group of gunmen silently invaded the premises. "Everybody line up against the wall," ordered the leader of the gang. One of the bank tellers, thinking himself unobserved, made a grab at a gun,
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      DEAR DOCTOR
      541 13  -  by JOSEPH G. MOLNER, M.D. (A): My husband is 20 and I am 19. Our problem is that he loses about a handful of hair every day, is self-conscious and is nearing a nervous breakdown as a result. He bought a hairpiece to gtve him more courage: it
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      Role of tourist industry in NZ's economy
      1246 13 Both private industry and the Government in New Zealand are wide awake to the chance of reaping a rich harvest from the current boom in tourism all over the world. Holidays abroad are now accepted and expected by a growing section of the
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  • SUNSPORT
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      FAS gets RI invitation
      325 16 Shaw: First positive link... SINGAPORE, Thurs: The F.A. of Singapore has been invited to make a tour of Indonesia in late April this year. Indonesia has sent a letter to FAS requesting for a representative side to undertake the tour for a series of matches. The
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      FAS to back PI call for AFC rules change
      323 16 SINGAPORE. Th u r 8 The F.A. of Singapore will strongly support a Philippine FA. motion for amendment in the Rules and regulations of the AFC Congress. The Executive Committee of FAS decided last night to support the counter-proposal made by
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      Mayandi scores hat-trick
      44 16 SINGAPORE, Thurs. A hat-trick by Mayandi highlighted Arsenal Sports Club's 4-0 victory over Singapore United Estate FootClub in the "Buang Cup" soccer match played at Woodbridge Hospital ground yesterday. Arsenal led 1-0 at halftime with a goal scored by S. Muth'ah.
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      Singapore is venue for FAM Cup final
      210 16 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Football Association of Malaya Cup final between Singapore and Selangor will now be played at Jalan Besar Stadium on April 8. The FAM hon. secretary Mr. Kwok Kin Heng. has sent a letter enquiring whether FAS was willing to shoulder
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      TONY TO MAKE DEBUT HERE
      239 16 An Australian racing driver, Tony Maw, 26, will make his debut in the local racing scene in the 1967 S'pore Grand Prix. He has had considerable experience having competed in international events in Australia before coming here with his wife a few months ago Tony,
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      Three top Japanese riders fly in for S'pore GP
      189 16 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Three top Japanese racing motorcycle aces arrived here tonight to prepare for the Grand Prix to be held at Thomson Road during Easter. They are Y. Shigeno, Isao Morishita, and Schinichi Tamada all from the Bridgestone motorcycle team. They
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      Aik Huang, Kin Tat enter third round
      395 16 LONDON, Thurs. (Reuter) Tan Aik Huang had no difficulty in reaching the third round. The Malaysian found Denmark's Morten Pommergaard no match for his superior skills and he ran out an easy 15-7 15-4 winner. I Lee Kin Tat had an easy passage
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      Kiwis win by big margin
      46 16 TOKYO. Thurs. (Reuter) The New Zealand Rugby Union team which is on tour in Japan beat the Ohita Teachers' Club 62-3 at Ohita, Southern Japan, yesterday. The New Zealanders led 26-3 at halftime. The win was their sixth on the tour.
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      Lt. Cdr. J.R. Venables R.N., Fleet Recreation Officer cuts the tape to open Bukit Panjang Government High School's new basket ball — Netball Court. Pictured centre is the School Principal Mr. Wee Teck Yam and 15-year-old Cheng Kah Boey.
      38 16 Lt. Cdr. J.R. Venables R.N., Fleet Recreation Officer cuts the tape to open Bukit Panjang Government High School's new basket ball Netball Court. Pictured centre is the School Principal Mr. Wee Teck Yam and 15-year-old Cheng Kah Boey.
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      Ministers are expected to head two sports bodies
      287 16  -  By Albert Johnson SINGAPORE, Thurs: Two government ministers the Mi. nister for Education and the Minister of State for Education are tip. ped to be elected as presidents of two sporting associations in the Re- public. Mr. Ong Pang Boon, the Minister
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      Smith to turn professional
      48 16 LOS ANGELES. Thurs. (AFP) American sprinter Tommie Smith, world 200 metres and 220 yards records holder, is to turn professional with the Los Angeles Rams football team. He announced today he would begin his new career after the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City.
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      Bad pitches in UK: Special body looks into the matter
      618 16 LONDON, Thurs. (AFP). By for th« most important subject dealt with at yester day's meeting of the advisory county cricket committee meeting at Lord's was the controversial subject of bad pitches in England, This has generally been considered the ma
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      Malaysia to host Seap Games Federation meeting
      229 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Malaysia is to host a meeting of the South East Asia Peninsular Games Federation as soon as possible, following the withdrawal of Cambodia from the SEAP Games Federation. Oyimpic Council of Malaysia secretary. Mr. Thong Poh Nyen, said here today
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        Wonder Lamp shows improved form
        245 15  -  Budgerigar II again catches eye by WINDSOR LAD SINGAPORE, Thurs. Wonder Lamp, who finished sixth to High Ruler over 6f on the first day, showed improved form on o good track here this morning. With Keith Moxham astride, Wonder Lamp finished his run with plenty
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        SATURDAY'S RACE CARD
        1068 15 Race 1: Horses CI. 5, Dlv. 2—9 Furs. 6c 15 Yds. 2.50 P.M. i nil) Pou erful Pete 6v 8.12 Boons Stable Bagbv Jr 2. 078 Flving MLst 11 v 8 11 Mr. Hoh Su Tiang E B'kelen Velu 4 3. 632 Apache 5v 8 09 Apache
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        SIZZLING 68 BY HSU CHI SAN IN THAI OPEN
        183 15 BANGKOK. Thurs. (AP)Hsu Chi San, a 29-year-old P r o from Nationalist China, r ed a sizzling opening round four-under par 36-"2-88 to take the lead after first 18 holes of the Thailand Open Golf Champion--Bhip today. Hsu played the front
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        Thomson helps Kiwis to recover
        174 15 CHRISTCHURCH, Thurs. (Reuter) —Keith Thomson hit 79 in a New Zealand recovery on the opening day of the third representative cricket match against Australia here today After loting Ave wickets for 159. New Zealand rallied to 297 for eight at the close. New Zealand won
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        In memory of Worrell
        51 15 KARACHI. Pakistan, Thurs. (AP) A trophy meant for the "Best Cricketer the Year" in Pakistan will be named after Sir Frank Worrell, who died March 14, to perpetuate his memory and pay him a lasting tribute, it has been decided by the Cricket Writers Club of
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        Saucy Kit wins rich hurdle race
        153 15 CHELTENHAM. England. Thurs. (Reuter) Saucy Kit, a northern-trained six-year-old, won the champion hurdle. Britain's richest hurdle race, here yesterday. Jockey Roy Edwards sent Saucy Kit, a 100 to six chance, to the front turning Into the straight and the horse ran on stoutly to
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        Stadium siampede: 50 hurt
        117 15 LEEDS, England, Thur*. (UPI) To 10,000 soccer fans, the action last night was outside the stadium They stampeded after being locked out of a big game. More than 50 persons were injured. Ambulances tiook 20 to hospitals. Police battled for 15 minutes to control the crowd
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        Rangers hit 4 goals past Dunlop
        87 15 SEREMBAN. Thurs. Seremban Rangers beat Dunlop Sports Club 4-0 in a Negri Sembilan Hockey Association league match played here yesterday. Highlight of the match was a fine hat-trick by veteran Lawrence van Huizen who scored three of the Rangers goals. The Rangers led 1-0
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        SUNDAY'S RACE CARD
        1309 15 Race 1. 346 1: Horses Gypsy Class 5v 9.00 2* Div. 2 Wavne Stable 7 Furs. Allan 2.15 P.M. 3. 277 The Baron 5v 8.13 Pinecrest Stable 3 095 Ikhlaa 5v 8.11 Ikhlas Stable E B'kelen 4. 9 Bom bus II 4v 8.10 Lee Satble Mawi 8
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        Tony Roche outplays Ron Barnes
        204 15 CARACAS. Thurs. (AP) Top-seeded Tony Roche of Australia overpowered Brazil Ronald Barnes, 6-2, 6-1, yesterday in the Altamira International Tennis tournament as all four seeded players reached the quarter finals. Other men's simles winners included second-seeded John Newcombe of Australia who sneaked by Rumanian lon
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      63 16 TIME D TIDE «1C Penang: 3.26 a.m. (6.9 ft.); 3.45 p.m.f7.3 It). Port Swettenham: 7.42 a.m. (13.2 ft); 8.03 p.m. (13.6 ft.). Port Dickson: 9.17 a.m. (7.4 ft.); 9.56 p.m. (7.8 ft). f"\?a p re: 1-46 a.m. (9 ft.); 2.28 p.m. (7.7 ft.). Sedili Kechil: 12.27 a.m. (6.5 ft.); 1.58
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