Eastern Sun, 13 April 1967

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  • Title Section
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    26 1 EASTERN SUN Independent National f Daily SINGAPORE EDITION Estd. 1966. Vol. 1 No. 262 Thursday. 13 April 1967. MC (P) 2251 KDN 2660 Price 13 cents
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    Lock icon Dazzling drummer
    52 1 Eyes turned, and there was quite a stir at the Paya Lebar International Airport on Tuesday night when a pretty girl strolled out of the Customs hall dressed in a Scottish bagpipe uniform and spotting the rank of Lance Corporal. Her name? Miss Irene Hamilton. (Full story in
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    Lock icon QUAKES RATTLE
    873 1  -  Penang offices close -By GARY CHIN,KHOO BOON CHOO Penang, Wednesday AN earth tremor, which shook the whole of George Town and certain rural areas in Penang Island IX.XSp.m. women and children rushing out o The tremor, which was quite a pronounced one, lasted for about half a minute,
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    Lock icon Defeated Lo has no future plans
    251 1 JESSELTON, Sabah, Wed. (Reuter) Sabah's Chief Minister, Mr. Peter Lo, who was defeated in his State's first direct general elections, said here today he had not yet considered future plans for his politi- cal career. Mr. Lo, 44. lost his seat in one of
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    Lock icon THE CLUMSY LOVER...
    148 1 SYDNEY. Wed. (Reutcr) Post office technician, Clement McCoy, was a failure when it came to killing his mistress. He tried strangulation, stabbing even blowing her up with gelignite. But Mrs. Beverley June Pressley, 26. escaped with a broken leg and several knife wounds, a court here was
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    Lock icon 'Strongest' protest by Red China
    144 1 TOKYO, Wed. (AP) Communist China today lodged the protest with Indonesia against what it called a "bloody anti-Chinese incident" in East Java. Peking's New China News Agency (NCNA), in a broadcast monitored here, said the protest was made through Baron Sutadisastra, Charge d'Affaires of the
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    Lock icon N-Award for Thant
    102 1 NEW DELHI. Wed. (Reuter) India today presented United Nations Secretary-General U Thant with the 100,000 Rupee Nehru Memorial. Award, recognising what an official citation called his passionate quest for world peace. The award, founded in memory of the late Prime Minister, was presented by President SarvapalU Radhakrishnan.
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    Lock icon Razak denies lecturer's criticism
    324 1 WELLINGTON, Wed. (Reuter) The Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Abdul Razak, denied here last night that he had no appeal to the non- Malay races of Malaysia. Tun Razak was referring to a feature article in the morning paper here, The Dominion, which said "Large
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  • Article
    Lock icon NUT'S D-DAY TODAY
    160 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The National Union of Teachers will make "a final decision" on its mini-strike at an executive council meeting tomorrow at its headquarters in Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman here. The Executive Council of the Malayan Trades Union Congress will also be at the meeting to
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  • LOCAL NEWS
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      Lock icon Computer marking: Teachers in the dark
      256 2 MUAR, Wed. Form Three and Standard Five teachers in Johore today called on the Ministry of Education to give them a briefing on the new assessment test specially framed for computer marking. Most teachers in separate interviews with the Eastern Sun today were in
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    • Article
      Lock icon 7 Indon officers held
      77 2 MALACCA. Wed. Malacca Police have detained seven Indonesian armed services personnel who arrived here in three batches daring the last two months. It is understood here that the future of these men will be decided by the Attorney General. The seven Indonesians who all arrived here
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    • Article
      Lock icon Co-operation: Only way to speed up Sarawak's development
      209 2 HITCHING, Wed. Sarawak's development in Malaysia can be achieved and speeded up only through the cooperation of the people. This was stated by the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Tajang Laing yesterday when he declared open a new agriculture office at Kapit, third
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      Lock icon YMCA to hold 'Festival of Sports'
      89 2 IPOH. Wed. The Young Men's Christian Association will hold a "Festival of Sports" here from April 14 to 16. This will be the first time that YMCAS from Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Ipoh will be represented in friendly rivalry in badminton, billiards, table tennis
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      Lock icon Penang CM to inspect projects
      49 2 PENANG. Wed. The Chief Minister. Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee. will inspect industrial projects in Province Wellesley on Saturday. He will visit the Industrial Trading Estate at Mak Mandin. the Penang Por* Commission's new deep water wharves and the Malayawata Steel Mill at Prai-
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      Lock icon Jaycees' gifts for patients
      70 2 IPOH, Wed. The Taiping Jaycees will provide recreational amenities to the tuberculosis patients at the Taiping District Hospital. The Taiping Jaycees president, Dr. M. M. Seenivas, will be making a presentation of marble tables and chairs to the T.B. patients at the hospital tomorrow. The Medical
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      Lock icon Aussie brass band due in K.L. today
      78 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed.— One of Australia's oldest brass bands the "City of Perth Band" founded In 1898 will make a "musical goodwill mission" here tomorrow. About 25 uniformed members of the band will arrive at Port Swettenham aboard the Centaur tomorrow morning for
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      Lock icon Malaysian teacher who teaches the blind in UK
      337 2 A Malaysian. Che Sharifah Zaharah Aljunid. is one of seven teachers from schools for the blind from countries outside Britain spending a fortnight, finishing on Sunday in London visiting a number of organisations engaged in the welfare, teaching, training and rehabilitation of
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      Lock icon Muar Police warn students
      217 2 MUAR. Wed. The Muar Police today declared that the recent demonstration by prefects and pupils in Muar and Tangkak districts wa« "illegal". A police spokesman who disclosed this to the Eastern Sun today said a "stern" warning had been given to all the pupil demonstrators. He
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      Lock icon Land case claim dismissed
      195 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Aopeal Court today dismissed a civil action involving a plot of land used as a car oark for the Rex theatre at Club Road, Klang. Mr. Rudolph Santiago Lopes, who brought the suit, claimed that Mr. N.K.V. Valllappa Chettiar had agreed to
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      Lock icon Lee to open new school
      116 2 KAJANG, Wed. The Assistant Minister of Education. Mr. Lee Siok Yew, will officially open the new P rim a r y Tamil Bchool building in West Country (western division) Estate, Kajang. on Friday, at 4 p.m. Costing about $19,000. the school a one-storey building has
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      Lock icon Rubber planting popular in Upper Rejang
      240 2 KUCHING. Wed. Rubber planting development schemes have become quite popular with farmers in the Upper Rejang area of Sarawak. The 1966 annual report states that most farmers now realise the benefits of joining the scheme. Consequently applications have far exceeded allocations, many farmers have
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      Lock icon Very good prospect to end 'blood debt'
      214 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Malaysian Blood Debt Action Committee will meet harbour workers from Penang, Port Swettenham and Malacca on May 1 to decide on the "appropriate action** to be taken in the event Japan did not settle the $l3O million claim against
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      Lock icon Blue film: 37 held
      80 2 JESSELTON, Wed. Police have arrested 37 men found attending or taking part in a "blue film" show at the Public Works Department Central Workshops, Kepayan The operator was also arrested. Police made the surprise raid at the Public Works Department Central Workshops after receiving information from
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      Lock icon Variety show
      28 2 MUAR, Wed. The Batu Pahat District Druggists' Association will celebrate its tenth anniversary with a variety show at its premises at 1 p.m. on April 30.
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      Lock icon 'Not enough KL women take up flying'
      605 2  -  By: Percy Joseph, The Kuala Lumpur (now Selangor) Flying Club's Piper was there when "Pee Pee'' Patricia Smart stepped off her plane from London at the Old Airport here some two-and-a-half years ago, in pony tails, perhaps. A few days later and after
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      Lock icon T.V. Malaysia official to visit Germany
      89 2 KUALA LIMPUR W,' An official of Television M* laysia, Mr. Foo Ah Kow. is now in Europe on a w tour, will visit rn ar rhacquaint himself wit. niques employed by G? television. c^ral He will be in the Fed* r Republic on Thursday
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      Lock icon 'OPERATION CLEAN-UP'
      66 3 Selangor MB gives A campaign to keep Kuala Lumpur cleaner was launched last Sunday in connection with the World Health Day. The Mentri Besar, Selangor, Dato Harun bin Haji Idris, accompanied by a group of doctors and health officers visited several places to see the progress of the
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      Lock icon Massage & intimacy cost $20, court told
      225 3 Massage intimacy cost $20, court told KUALA LUMPUR. Wed A former masseuse, Siti Salbiah binte Roslan. 22. told the Magistrate's Court here todav that she charged a client S2O for a massage and intimacy, and part of the money was given to the "mummy" of the massage parlour. Salbiah was
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      Lock icon $34,000 for footpaths
      83 3 KUCHING, Wed. The Central Government has approved a grant totalling $34,000 under the minor rural development projects for the construction of footpaths and renewal of roads at six kampongs of Seberang Ulu area, across the river here. This was announced last fright by the Minister for Local
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      Lock icon Malaysia to seek membership to International Atomic Energy Agency
      319 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Malaysia is to make a formal request for membership to the International Atomic Energy Agency the supreme United Nations organ which deals with the international disbursement, exchange, and research in nuclear science for peace- ful purposes. This move
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      Lock icon Muar bridge opens on Saturday
      88 3 MUAR. Wed. The Minister of Works. Posts and Telecommunications Tan Sri V. T. Sambanthan, announced today that the ferry service at Muar River will cease operations from 12 o'clock midnight on Friday and from the same time, the new Muar bridge will be opened to
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      Lock icon Malayan varsity exam results
      124 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. —Results of the final examination in engineering (electrical and mechanical). (Subject to confirmation by University Senate). The following have passed the final examination in engineering held in January 1967 and have been assigned the classes indicated below: ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Class I Honours Ong
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      Lock icon King, Queen end State visit to Pahang
      156 3 KUANTAN, Wed. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Raja Permaisurl Agong today ended their two-day official visit to Pahang. Today Their Majesties left for their home state Trengganu for a visit. The King accompanied by the Sultan of Pahang inspected a guard of
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      Lock icon Malay will be official language in Perak before Sept. 1
      171 3 IPOH, Wed The Mentri Besar of Perak. Dato Ahmad bin Said, announced today that the National Language would be in official use by the State Government even before the target date on Sent. 1. At a Press conference In the
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      Lock icon First Boeing to join MSA soon
      182 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The first Boeing jet is expected to join the MalaysiaSingapore Airline by the end of this yearThe MSA has recently ordered a fleet of eight Boeing jets three Boeing 707 (four-jet) and five Boeing 737 (twin-jet). A Boeing 707, costing $2l
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      Lock icon Peace through international understanding
      276 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Asians should be better understood by the West, said the Chief Education Adviser, Haji Hamdan bin Sheikh Tahir today. They in turn, should learn to understand better their brothers in the West, he advocated. He said there was a "great need" for such
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      Lock icon USNO leads by 4 seats
      150 4 JESSELTON. Sabah. Wed. (Reuter) Th e United Sabah National Party (USNO) held a four-seat lead over both main partners in the ruling Alliance coalition today, with 20 of the 32 seats for the Sabah State Assembly now decided. USNO, with two unopposed seats before the
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      Lock icon UPKO WINS IN KIULU
      109 4 JESS ELTON, Wed.—The only results announced by the Election Commission here today was that for the KIULU constituency. The seat goes to UPKO. With 20 of the 32 results known so far, the Alliance has won 3 seats, the USNO 9 (including 2 uncontested seats), UPKO
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      Lock icon CORRECTIONS
      44 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed- The Social and Welfare Services Lotteries Board announced the following corrections today in its fifth lottery drawn at Sandakan yesterday: Eighth prizes ($2,000 each) ticket No. *****23 should read *****23. Ninth prizes ($l,OOO each) ticket No. *****62 should read *****62
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      Lock icon • Mrs. Rosemary Fitzgerald, wife of the Commander Royal Corps of Transport, HQ 17 Division/Malaya District, Lt. Col. A. D. Fitzgerald receiving a bouquet from Aminnah Ayob. The presentation was made after Col. Fitzgerald had opened a new playground at Sikamat Camp, Seremban for the children of Malaysian other ranks serving with the British Army there. The playground is equipped with slides, swings, sea-saw and a merry-go-round. Among those at the opening were Lt. Col. R. Davies, the newly appointed Commander REME at HQ 17 Division and Mrs. Davies.
      88 4 Mrs. Rosemary Fitzgerald, wife of the Commander Royal Corps of Transport, HQ 17 Division/Malaya District, Lt. Col. A. D. Fitzgerald receiving a bouquet from Aminnah Ayob. The presentation was made after Col. Fitzgerald had opened a new playground at Sikamat Camp, Seremban for the children of Malaysian other ranks serving
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      Lock icon Kuddus for course in India
      187 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Enche Abdul Kuddus bin Haji Jaafar, Assistant Supplies Manager of Dunlop Malayan Industries Limited, will leave here on Wednesday, April 19. on a special training course on Supplies in India. He becomes the 29th member of the Dunlop Malayan Industries Limited, to
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      Lock icon New agency with wider powers to fight graft
      355 4  -  By C. F. LEE C.F. LEE ANEW anti-corruption agency with wider powers and covering the whole of Malaysia, including Sabah and Sarawak, is to be set up by the Government to replace the existing one. "Legislation to establish the agency will be
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      Lock icon UMEWU: Registrar gives reason
      203 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Any trade union that is not satisfied with a decision taken by the Registrar of Trade Unions can appeal to the Minister of Labour. Mr. K.G. George, the Registrar of Trade Unions, said this today. He was commenting on a recent statement by
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      Lock icon Stability through education, economy, politics —Dy. MB
      240 4 SEREMBAX. Wed. The Deputy to the Mentri Besar, Negri Sembilan, Enche Abdul Samad bin Idris, has said that in an independent country like Malaysia. education, economy and politics could not be separated from one another as all these three major fields were closely
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      Lock icon Arrivals of pilgrim ships
      60 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The pilgrim ship "Kuala Lumpur", scheduled to arrive at Penang on April 13, will now arrive on April 14. It will arrive at Port Swettenham on April 15 and Singapore on April 16. The pilgrim ship "Anshun" will reach Penang on April 15,
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      Lock icon Tun: Indonesia can play vital role in future
      316 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. (UPI). Malaysian Deputy Premier Tun Abdul Razak said in Wellington yesterday there was room for 'cautious optimism' about Asia's future. But. he warned, as long as militant Communism existed in Indonesia, Malaysia and other Darts of South-east Asia, optimism
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      Lock icon New pair of 'legs' and all due to golf balls
      251 4 PENANG, Wed. Today was a red letter day in the life of a 15-year-old poliomyelitis sufferer, Jaganathan, when he was presented with a new pair of leg: callipers at the R.A.A.F. base in Butterworth. Designed and constructed by members of
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      Lock icon TAX OFFENCE
      53 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Looi Hoe alias Lui Kook Hoong of 184. High Street. Kuala Lumpur, was fined a sum of $6OO in the Magistrates' Court for failing to furnish returns of income together with certified copies of accounts in support of his income for the years of assessment
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      Lock icon Grand birthday dinner for Siew Sin
      104 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The Malaysian Chinese Association is preparing a grand dinner to celebrate the 51st birthday of its national president, the Minister of Finance. Mr. Tan Siew Sin. on May 21. A committee, headed by Dato Y. T. Lee, was formed at a
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      Lock icon JAILED FOR A 'JOKE'
      72 4 IPOH, Wed. An odd jcb labourer, A. Appalasamy, 40, said that he publicly fondled a young woman, Halijah binte Hamzah, as a "joke" at his trial before Magistrate Enche Abdul Hamid bin Yunos here today. Appalasamy was brought up on a charge of using criminal force
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      Lock icon Extortioner picked wrong victim: Bound over
      151 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. A detective, Yong Lean Yat, today told the Sessions Court here how a labourer mistook him for his intended victim and tried to extort money from him. Yong was testifying against Wong Seng Hee. 32. who was bound over for two
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      Lock icon Have you seen this girl?
      102 4 IPOH. Wed. This u Miss Soong Kam Peng a 15-year-old Form 111 student of the Convent Girls' School in Kuala Kangsar Road here who has been missing from home since school closed for the Easter vacationHer father, Mr. Soong Kok, who lives in Buki; Merah
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      Lock icon Merchant robbed of $5,615
      84 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Thieves broke into the house of a businessman, Mr. John Melrose Pratt, in Ampang Road here this morning and took away $5,615 in cash and property. Mr. Pratt discovered the loss when he was awakened from his sleeD at 3.55 a m by
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      Lock icon Contractors cheated court told
      82 4 IPOH, Wed. H. Baharuddin. 25. after posing as a police officer with power to obtain a pistol licence each for two sub-contrac-tors obtained $215 under false pretences, for the necessary fees and expenses, the Senior President of the Sessions Court here. Mr. Gunn Chit Tuan, was
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      Lock icon Tawi Sli speaks at Tanjong Bijat
      76 4 JESSELTON. Wed. JhJ Alliance Government naa spared no effort in si*®? ing up the social and ec, nomic development o* rurai ar e cis. The Chief Minister. P e ng hulu Tawi Sli. said this la night at a meet-the-peopi f session at Tanjong
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      Lock icon Pretty drummer 'weaned on whisky' flies in
      225 10 SINGAPORE, Wed. Miss Irene Hamilton (20) a side drums specialist flew in from Hong Kong on a CPA flight last night. Miss Hamilton is here to assist Pipe Major Peggy Iris who was present at the airport to welcome her, in training the
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      Lock icon TEENAGE TALENTIME FINALS
      148 10 SINGAPORE. Wed. 20 vocalists and band groups have been selected to appear in the finals of the Chinese YMCA Teenage Talentime '67 at the National Theatre on Monday, April 24 at 7.30 p.m. The 20 finalists are Albert Lewis, Wong Swee Hock, Marie Teng Gek Choo, Astra
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      Lock icon Three questions from MP
      88 10 SINGAPORE, Wed. Enche Mohamed Arrif bin Suradi. the Member of Parliament for Kampong Kebangan will ask the Minister for Law and National Development what progress had been made for the repair of the damage to Jalan Perwira. His question has been submitted for oral answer by
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      Lock icon TEMPLE SOCIETY
      36 10 SINGAPORE, Wed. The Munesswaran Temple Society has been formed to manage and renovate the temple at Queensway, Singapore. It will hold its inaugural meeting on Saturday April 22, at 5 p.m. at the temple
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      Lock icon AIR PACT SIGNED
      74 10 SINGAPORE. Wed. An air services agreement between Singapore and Italy was signed yesterday following two days' negotiations between delegations from the two countries. The Italian delegation was headed by General Felice Sentini. Director General of the Italian Civil Aviation and Mr. Wong Keng Sam. the Acting Permanent
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      Lock icon Pek Kio residents to celebrate from April 19
      126 10 SINGAPORE, Wed. Pek Kio Community Centre at Cambridge Road will hold four days celebrations on the occassion of its fourth anniversary, beginning from April 19. The MP for Farrer Park. Mr. S. Rajoo, will officiate at the opening ceremony of the celebrations
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      Lock icon May Day rally
      89 10 SINGAPORE, Wed The National Trades Union Congress will celebrate May Day by holding a rally at the National Theatre here on May l from 10 a.m to 1 p.m. All affiliated unions will be invited to participate in this rally. The Prime Minister. Mr Lee Kuan Yew.
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      Lock icon SUCCESSFUL TALKS
      77 10 SINGAPORE. Wed. laiks between the Singapore and Swedish delegadn,?ki °1 the av °idance of Xat i lli was suc cessfully concluded today. bv Th a ?^u lndlcated today SLA spokesman of the Flnance The aiics for the conclusion of ance nV n? tlo H n f r the
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      Lock icon Catholic pilgrims' tour of Europe
      149 10 SINGAPORE. Wed. Sixty-six Catholic pilgrims from Malaysia and Singapore will leave on Friday for a 84-day tour of Europe. Highlights of their tour will be a visit to Fatima to participate in the Golden Jubilee celebration of Our Lady's apparition. This celebration will be attended
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      Lock icon 'No anti-Malaysia sentiments'
      158 10 'No antiMalaysia sentiments' JESSELTON, Sabah, Wed. (Reuter) Tne leader of the Indonesian team of observers to the current general elections in Sabah said here today he believed there was no anti-Malaysian feeling in the Borneo State, utilities in the urban and Press conference his team had a free exchange of
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      Lock icon CTAS OFFICIALS
      64 10 SINGAPORE, Wed. At Its 49th general meeting held recently, the Ceylon Tamils' Association of Singapore elected the following to its Committee of Management: Mr. ST.V. Lingam (president). Mr. R.A. Ratnam, (vice-presi-dent) and Mr. P. Athlsdam (hon. secretary). Others members elected included Mr. C. Thambirajah, (Asst. secretary); Mr. A.N.
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      Lock icon Gunter Kraus wins Loke Wan Tho Gold Medal
      190 10 SINGAPORE, Wed. The 18th Singapore International Salon of Photography will officially be opened by President Yusof on Friday, May 6, at 4 00 p.m. at the National Library auditorium. A high-key print of a mother and child, entitled "MUTTER AND KIND", by
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      Lock icon $2 mil. on public utilities
      114 10 SINGAPORE. Wed. The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of National Development, Mr. Ho Cheng Choon, today said that the Singapore Government spent more than $2 million during the past few years to Improve public utilities in the urban and rural areas. More than half of
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      Lock icon STRATHARDLE DUE TODAY
      89 10 SINGAPORE. Wed. The 14,000-ton ship Strathardle, first of P. and O's three new super cargo liners, will arrive in Singapore tomorrow on ner maiden voyage to the Far East. It will be Joined by her sister ships, Strathbrora, which was delivered last month, and Strathconon, which will
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      Lock icon MR. RACKMIL
      44 10 SINGAPORE, Wed. Mr. M. Rackmil, President of Universal Pictures of Hollywood, spent a few days in Singapore during the course of a world tour. While in Singapore, Mr. and Mrs. Rackmil were guests of cinema magnate, Mr. Runme Shaw and Mrs. Shaw.
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      Lock icon Siow Mong heads China Society
      154 10 SINGAPORE, Wed. Mr Lee Siow Mong, a noted exponent of art and Chinese culture and customs, was elected president of the China Society of Singapore at its recent annual general meeting. Messrs. C. M Wong, Tan Ee Leong, P. C. Lim, C. K. Cheng. Eng
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      Lock icon • The last Hastings has been flown by No. 48 Squadron. Based at R.A.F. Changi, Singapore, for the past ten years, the squadron recently disbanded until its Hastings aircraft the "Workhorses of the Air" are replaced by Hercules CI30s.
      144 10 The last Hastings has been flown by No. 48 Squadron. Based at R.A.F. Changi, Singapore, for the past ten years, the squadron recently disbanded until its Hastings aircraft the "Workhorses of the Air" are replaced by Hercules CI30s. Most of the Hastings have been broken np for spares, but the
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      Lock icon Scouts impress President Yusof
      186 10  -  By K. SIDHU SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY IT WAS a memorable occasion for four Scouts when they cleaned crockery and sang in the Istana Negara this morning in the presence of the President, Enche Yusof bin Ishak. The Scouts: Gan Teng Liu, a Queen's Scout from the Tanjong
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      Lock icon US TRADE MISSION FOR S'PORE
      257 10 SINGAPORE, Wed. A 12-man trade mission from San Francisco, California, will be in Singapore from April 15 to 18. The trade mission, sponsored by the Greater San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, is led by Thomas Caylor, World Trade Department Manager of the Greater San Francisco
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      Lock icon Photography class for beginners
      87 10 SINGAPORE. Wed. The Photographic Society of Singapore is to hold its annual session of "Beginners' class for photography" soon. Those interested apply immediately to the society, P.O. Box 1715. Singapore before April 30. this year. The medium of instruction will be English. All beginners will be
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      Lock icon SPRING TRADE FAIR
      33 10 SINGAPORE, Wed. Singapore, Spring Trade Fai 1967 will be officially openea by Singapore's Minister Foreign Affairs, Mr. S. ratnam at the Great World Park on Friday at 7 p rtL
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      Lock icon 'INSURANCE WORKER' HITS OUT AT IRRESPONSIBLE WORKERS
      363 11 SINGAPORE, Wed. THE Insurance Worker organ of the Singapore Insurance Companies Employees' Union today rapped workers who were taking their union and their job security for granted. organ stated: In their inordinate desire to have job security, they have purposely forgotten that there
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      Lock icon Sinh: Democracy is freedom of the individual
      468 11 SINGAPORE, Wed. The Indian High Commissioner in Singapore, Mr. Surendra Sinh Alirajpur today said that his country had a considerable interest in the Republic of Singapore because the latter's political thinking was very much close to that of India. He said this during
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      Lock icon Russian tourists praise S'pore
      230 11 SINGAPORE, Wed. A group of 14 Russian tourists headed by Mr. Valarian Nesterov, representative of "IN Tourist" arrived here today for a four-day visit. This is believed to be the first organised tourist group from Russia to visit Singapore. These Russian tourists received their visas from
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      Lock icon Queensland Minister on brief visit
      90 11 SINGAPORE, Wed. The Minister for Labour and Tourism of the Australian State of Queensland Mr. J. De Herbert, arrived here tonight for a two-day promotional tour. He is on his way to Alaska where he will attend the Pacific Area Tourist Association conference. "I am
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      Lock icon TU Ordinance contravened, so unionists voted for strike court told
      1025 11 SINGAPORE, Wed. A daily-iated cleansing worker, Syed Jaffar, told the Third District Court today that the committee members of the Public Daily Rated Cleansing Workers Union decided to go on strike on Feb. 1, as they claimed that the Government
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      Lock icon • Everybody here is calling her Twiggy now, since Mary Morrison who looks like the original Sprig had her first fashion debut at a teenage fashion show recently. The show with fashions by the LOOK introduced a selection on the Twiggy line of clothes for the mods here.
      47 11 Everybody here is calling her Twiggy now, since Mary Morrison who looks like the original Sprig had her first fashion debut at a teenage fashion show recently. The show with fashions by the LOOK introduced a selection on the Twiggy line of clothes for the mods here.
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      572 11 SINGAPORE, Wed. A 22-member Belgian trade miction headed by Prince Albert flew into Singapore this afternoon "to explore new possibilities of Belgian exports." Two members of the mission Mr. A. Verboomen. Director, Belgian Office of Foreign Trade and Mr. De Grijse, Secretary
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      Lock icon Banishee: I prefer to be beaten up than break my legs
      414 11 SINGAPORE, Wed. A former president of the University of Singapore Socialist Culb, Abdul Razak, today told the Second District Court how he managed to escape a beating by the police at the City Hall steps on November 4 last
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      175 11 SINGAPORE, Wed. "The Queen of Rhine Wine", Miss Margit Kolb, 20, this afternoon attended a cocktail party given by Optorg Co. (M) Ltd. at Qantas office here. There were over 100 guests at the party, most of whom were from the German and Australian communities
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      27 11 Here's one fair lady in jet set outlook, wearing knitted woolens outfit with matching hat, skirt and shoes in bright silver leather like a sleek supersonic jet.
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      Lock icon Condemned man slashes arm in bid to escape execution
      188 5 SAN QUENTIN, California, Wed. (AP) Aaron Mitchell slashed his left arm in his Death Row cell yesterday in an apparently vain effort to escape being the first man executed in California in more than four years. Mitchell was moved from Death
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      37 5 NEW YORK. Wed. (Reuter) A police net saved the life of a 20-year-old man who plunged from a 17-floor apartment window in a suicide attempt yesterday. The man suffered only bruises and scrapes.
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      Lock icon US officer gets Legion of Honour award
      135 5 MANILA. Wed. (UPI) President Ferdinand E. Marco* has awarded the Ph; :pp'ne Legion of Honour Rank of Officer, to an American officer for operations against the Japanese during the liberation of the Philippines. The awardee, Lt. Col. Gregory Herbert Swick of Pnoer.ix. Arizona
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      296 5 WASHINGTON, Wed. (UPI) United States Defence Secretary, Mr. Robert S. McNamara has praised the support Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos has given for the defence of South Vietnam, and said he did not foresee a Philippines takeover of U.S. leased bases. He mentioned
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      60 5 CANBERRA, Wed. Reuter Australia's former labour opposition leader Mr. Arthur Calwell will visit Moscow in September. The Parliamentary Labour Party today unanimously elected him a delegate to the Inter Parliamentary from September 7 to Sept 15. Mr. Calwell will leave Austraila early in June for an
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      66 5 SAGON, Wed. (Reuter) South Vietnam's Chief of State Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Thieu was today recovering in hospital here after an operation for appendicitis, a government spokesman said. The spokesman said that the General entered hospital on Monday and surgery was performed yesterday. It is anticipated the Chief
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      36 5 NEW YORK, Wed. (Reuter) Maurice Kraft, a tax adviser and consultant, has been accused by the Federal government of failing to file income tax returns for himself on more than $90,000 (about 32,000 sterling).
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      22 5 NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario, Wed. (Reuter) A 62-year-old woman plunged to her death over Niagara's horseshoe falls here yesterday, police said.
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      98 5 LONDON. Wed. (UPI) Prince Charles passed his driving test yesterday, his first attempt at a difficult trial frequently failed even on second and third tries. Charles. 18. has had lots of practice. He's been driving around the private roads on the Royal Estates almost as
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      98 5 TOKYO, the largest city in the world, known for its thousands of coffee shops of amazing varieties. Has recently added another attraction where Japanese tea is served in pure orthodox tea ceremony style in one corner (right) of the most modernly appointed West-ern-style
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      180 5 LOS ANGELES, California. Wed. (AP) Singer Judy Garland divorced actor Mark Herron yesterday. testifying that he drank excessively and beat her and kicked her. Miss Garland, 44. and Herron, 36, were married on Nov. 14, 1965, in Las Vegas, Nevada, and separated on April 15, 1966.
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      116 5 AUSTIN, Texas, Wed. (UPI) Philip Bobbit, nephew of President Johnson, is recuperating from Injuries suffered when a gang of youths beat him up, a family spokesman said. The spokesman, who asked not to be identified, said Philip, 18, suffered a broken nose and several other fractures when
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      45 5 ALGIERS. Wed. (UPI) An Air Algeria DC4 passenger plane crashed in the Sahara last night with a heavy loss of life, airport sources said. The sources said there were only four survivors among the 30 to 40 passengers on the plane.
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      109 5 JAKARTA. Wed. (UPI) The prosecution is expected today to demand the death penalty for 10 former presidential guards charged with murdering the young daughter of General Abdul Haris Nasution and his personal aids during the 1965 abortive Communist coup. The 10 former Sukarno guards were
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      62 5 VIENNA. Wed. (UPI) Romania has abolished the need for visas for foreign tourists effective immediately, the Romanian news agency Agerpres announced last night. Foreign tourists will be entitled to enter Romanian territory with a valid passport. However, they also will have to prove their tourist status
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      45 5 THE Prime Minister of Thailand, Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn (left), who is currently on 5-day official visit to South Korea, is being welcomed by the South Korean President Chung Hee Park when the Thai Premier called at the Hlue House in SeouL
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      Lock icon FBI probes loss of huge sum of money from strong room
      220 5 NEW YORK, Wed. (UPI) The Federal Bureau of Investigation reported yesterday it was investigating the disappearance from a strong room at Kennedy Airport of $60,000 in bank notes and $360,000 in cash. The $420,000 shipment from the Indo China
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      74 5 LIMA, Peru. Wed. (UPI) Police yesterday investigated a bomb explosion in a garden alongside the residence of Mr. James C. Haahr. First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy. There were no casualties and damage was minor. Leaflets left at the scene of the bombing protested the Presidential
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      168 5 ADEN. Wed. (UPI) Thre« persons were shot dead in the past 24 hours authorities described last night as "surprisingly quiet." Greater terrorist violence had been expected in the wake of last week's abortive visit by a three man United Nations mission, and tension increased with
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      104 5 TOKYO, Wed. (Reuter) The Chinese Foreign Ministry has lodged a strong protest with Indonesia against an alleged incident in East Java on April 6 that Indonesian military authorities killed one Chinese merchant and injured two others after confiscating their properties. Radio Peking monitored here reported today. The
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      78 5 HONG KONG, Wed. (UPI) A 15-year-old boy died and a fireman was overcomed by smoke during a 30minute pre-dawn flash fire today. The boy was found Dy firemen in the cockloft of an electrical shop gutted by the fire which broke out at 3.30 a.m.
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      678 6 SPECK TRIAL PEORIA, Illinois, Wed. (UPI) A police expert testified yesterday that fingerprints found on the door through which eight young nurses, including Valentina Pasion and Merlita Gargullo of the Philippines, were led to their deaths are those of Richard Speck, the man accused of
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      36 6 NEW YORK. Wed. AFP— A consignment of currency worth U*****,000 disappeared today from the Air France company's air freight depot at Kennedy International airport here. Most of the money was in American dollars.
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      774 6 Need t Americanise' Vietnam War WASHINGTON, Wed. Representative Robert L. Sikes, Democrat-FloTida, has suggested that tht United States should provide modern weapons to Taiwan to beef up its military strength. He said Taiwan's military capabilities are limit, ed because the United States has designed its military
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      279 6 Pilloried in Europe WASHINGTON, Wed. (AP) President Johnson who welcomed Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey home from a turbulent mission to Europe, and said on Monday that the West cannot attain its ambitions until "the ancient world of Asia" is a full partner in progress.
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      174 6 NEW YORK. Wed. (UPI) Ingrid Bergman will return to broadway next season, after an absence of 11 years, to star in Eugene O'Neill's ''More stately mansions," The New York Times reported yesterday. The Times quoted Elliott Martin, general director of Los Angeles Center Group Theater,
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      168 6 DENVER. Colorado. (UPI) An earthquaff described as the worst the city's history rodtfj the Denver area at noon (1900 GMT' Monday and was followed several smaller shoe which swayed build-'J. broke water pip* s 7'. rattled an area 120 n".- away. There were widespreaa ports of
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      110 6 JAKARTA. Wed. (UPI) Central Javas "flick-easy's" went out of business this week with the lifting of a two-year-old ban on the public showing of American movies. Former President Sukarno an avid movie fan himself imposed the ban in anger over what appeared to be
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      223 6 TOKYO, Wed. (UPI) The United States today suggested a crash programme in agriculture to combat the threat of famine in SouthEast Asia. Ambassador Arthur Goldschmidt said statistics show situation is expected to prevail at least until 1970 and that production by major Asian rice-consuming nations will increase
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      267 6 JAKARTA, Wed. CAP).— Women of Central Java who traditionally wear their hair long, have decided to cut them and sell them in the international world market, chiefly to the United States. Hong Kong, Japan and the Netherlands. Central Java, with 40 million people, is the
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      92 6 WARSAW. Poland. Wed. (AP) An aggressive housewife set fire to a policeman, then went in flames herself and later died of burns, newspapers reported yesterday. They quoted authorities as Krakow, Southern Poland, who said that Mrs. Jozef Skowronek, 57, hurled a pot of gasoline at a militiaman
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      114 6 UNITED NATIONS. Wed. (AP) U.N. Under-Secre-tary C.V. Narasimhan, just back from Tokyo, encountered a widespread feeling that Asia was not receiving enough outside economic assistance and support, a U.N. spokesman reported yesterday. Mr. Narasimhan was in Tokyo for a meeting of ECAFE. He was quoted
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      Lock icon Mrs. LIU DENIES CHARGES AGAINST HUSBAND
      442 7 TOKYO. Wed. (UPI). The wife of Communist Chinese President Liu Shao-Chi on Sunday told Red Guards that neither she nor heT husband were opposed to partv chairman Mao Tse-Tung's cultural revolution. the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) said today. In the first reported statement by
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      130 7 ALBUQUERQUE. New Mexico. Wed. (AP> An Albuquerque area plasterer has completed a six-day pilgrimage in which he walked to a famous church in Northern New Mexico to pray for the safe return of his son from Vietnam. Pedro Johnny Martinez, 47, said yesterday he walked 368
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      Lock icon Mystery of the oily Scoter ducks
      158 7 AVALON. New Jersey, Wed. (AP) Thousands of oil-soaked birds were spotted on Monday along the coastline from here to Wildwood, 20 miles south. The aquatic birds Scoter ducks are similar to those washed up on the beaches near Lands End. England, when the tanker
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      Lock icon • FORMER American Vice President Richard M. Nixon (left) talks with Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato when he called on the Premier at the latter's official residence in Toxyo. Mr. Nixon is now in Bangkok, on a world tour.
      38 7 FORMER American Vice President Richard M. Nixon (left) talks with Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato when he called on the Premier at the latter's official residence in Toxyo. Mr. Nixon is now in Bangkok, on a world tour.
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      220 7 SAN ANTONIO, Texas Wed. (AP) The Black Rhinoceros of Africa is dangerously near extinction because of its own stupidity and because of an Oriental superstition, a former professional hunter from Africa said here yesterday. "The Black Rhino is stupid a relic from another time," said
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      64 7 JAKARTA, Wed. (AFP) An American company is to complete former President Sukarno's unfinished prestigious skyscrapper project in Jakarta. The Indonesian paper "Merdeka" today reported that the construction would be undertaken by a joint Indonesian-American venture with Indonesia spending 49 percent and the American company 51 percent of
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      178 7 WASHINGTON, W e d. (UPI) Surgeon General Mr. William H. Stewart has disclosed details of an experimental drug which he said appears to be the best yet for treatment of any mental disease. Dr. Stewart told the Senate Health Appropriations Subcommittee that Lithium carbonate is
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      Lock icon End of war for him
      102 7 PARAMOUNT, California. Wed. (AP) A young soldier, home from Vietnam on emergency leave trying to patch up his failing marriage, shot himself to death while kneeling at the chapel where he was married, sheriff's deputies reported yesterday. Officers said Steven Cary Cloud. 21, of nearby
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      149 7 STANFORD, California, Wed. (AP)—President Johnson will be viewed by future as a tragic figure, says British historian Arnold Toynbee. The 77-year-old author of the monumental "a study of History" gave his opinion as he began a visiting professorship at Stanford University on Monday. "Humanity
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      Lock icon Indonesian star on the rise, stable Govt. gets loans
      544 7 JAKARTA, Wed. Indonesia appears to have regained world confidence in the one month following the appointment of General Suharto bv congress as acting chief executive of this sprawling island republic* The country has been able to secure loans from Japan, as
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      207 7 WASHINGTON, W e a (AFP) Statements by two of the biggest banks in the United States suggesting that the U.S was going to suspend dollar convertibility into gold brought an official denial from the American treasury yesterday. The treasury said in a communique: "These statements
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      387 7 LONDON, Wed. (AFP). —The pound sterling reacted favourably to yesterday's prudent "stay as you are" budget announced in the House of Commons by Chancellor James Callaghan. The dollar to the pound rate climbed to 2.79 31/32 only 1/32 below official parity and the best
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      205 7 JAKARTA, Wed. CUPI) Foreign Minister Adam Malik said last night Indonesia is working for the creation of a new Southeast Asian Alliance on regional co-operation which would be larger and better than any existing organisations in the area. Mr. Malik returned to Jakarta after
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      174 7 NICE. France. Wed. (UPI). Unsmiling Elizabeth Taylor yesterday shunned reporters who tried to get her comments on winning her second academy award for best actress of the year. Her husband. Richard Burton, who failed for the fifth time to win an oscar at Santa Monica
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      30 7 LONDON. Wed. (AFP) Prince Charles, 18-year-old heir to the British throne, yesterday got his driver's licence. It was his first try at the official driving test.
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      34 7 Mr. Malik was asked oil his return here whether he had met the Japanese wife of former Presidentt Sukarno while in Tokyo. He replied "there was no time to see her.
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      183 7 NEW DELHI. Wed. The first Jawaharlal Nehru Award for international understanding will be presented to U Thant. Secretary General of the United Nations by the President of India at a ceremony in New Delhi today. Among many tributes paid to Jawaharlal Nehru at his passing
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      53 7 AGRA, INDIA. Wed. (AP) Eleven persons, including women and children, were burned to death when flames swept through mud huts in the village of Sarabh today. A series of fires in rural areas in the past week has claimed four other lives and property lost
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      232 7 TIBERIAS. Israel Wed. (UPI) Syrian troops lobbed mortar shells yesterday onto an Israeli Kibbutz still assessing damage after a fierce land and air battle last Friday. But Israeli spokesman said yesterday's shelling at the Tel Katzir area on the Southern tip of the Sea of
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      652 5 CHANNEL 5 Kuala Lumpur and Pnlaa Pinanr--6 Ipoh and Melaka; 3/10 Johore Bahru; 4 Taipinj: 7 Batu Pahat; 9 Kluang. I Singapore viewers, please switch to channel 3 for T.V. Malaysia programmes). OPENING ANNCT Prog. Summary. NEWS OUTLINES in the National Language. NATIONAL SONG 9. NEWS in Tamil. WONDERS OF
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      211 6 THE MAM FROM EXPLOSIVE AFFAIR All work and no pla/ makes even a MAN PROM U.N.C.L.B. A DULL 80/ AND KNOWING THAT HS UFE DEPENDS Otf SHARP. NESS, NAPOLEON SOLD ACCEPTED THE BLONDE'S INVITATION TO GO WATER SWING I NOW, SLALOMNG BEHIND HER BOAT AS IT STVEAKS DOWN LONG ISLAND
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    463 8 UNTIL the end of the Pacific war, New Zealand was little known in this country. It seemed so far away in the pre-Jet age. After the first world war, the older generation of Malaysians came to know about that country through salesmen promoting the offers of shares in
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    303 8 TffITHIN a few days two road accidents occurred. People stopped, looked and drove or walked away. One accident happened In the north trunk road where a car fell into a ravine. There were spectators but none went down the ravine to help the victims out of their
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    1372 8 Mf KASTERN WJ THE DTC Trained Teachers' Union has come out with a categorical statement on WHY it does not want to join the NUT's current strike. The union says: "A strike is the last weapon and should be resorted to
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      Lock icon Foul air and mosquito bites
      133 8 IT is deplorable that though there have been repeated requests to the authorities concerned to get rid of stagnant water from a drain in Hemmant Road, no action has been taken. This sad state of affairs has given rise to untold miseries. Not only have
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      48 8 THE present strike by the teachers gives grave concern to parents of form 3 and Form 5 students who will be having their important examinations this year. Will the teachers kindly consider that these two forms should not go on strike. A WORRIED PARENT Malacca.
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      387 8  -  WILLIAM CHENG, I REFER to the letter from "Frustrated" headlined "Creating posts for blue-eyed boys" in your issue of March 6. Principals of schools are either appointed substantively or in an acting capacity. Acting appointments aTe made under the following circumstances: (A) To ascertain the
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      130 8 THE first time I offered my voluntary services for The Association for the Deaf. I was disappointed at the pubbc response to 'buying' flags. If I may add, the Europeans were the most uncooperative. Many of them had not the politeness to say 'No'.
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      88 8  -  Dr. S. Param Palam Hon. General Secretary Malayan Medical Association Koala Lumpur THE Malayan Medical Association would like it to be known that the views expressed by Dr. Tan Chee Khoon in his Presidential Address at the Seventh Annual General Dinner of the Malayan
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      301 9 SINGAPORE, Wed. Nineteen Singapore and Malaysian dealers of Mitsubishi products have been selected to make a two-week familiarisation tour of Japan. This was announced today bv Mr. Peter Mole, Manager, Marketing Department of Sandilands Buttery Co. Ltd, sole agents for Mitsubishi electric domestic appliances in
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      276 9 BRUSSELS, Wed. (AP) A 30-man Belgian economic mission will visit Manila, on April 16-20 in the course of an official Belgian Trade Mission to South East Asia, Mr, Jesus C. Alvaro, Commercial Attache of the Philippine Embassy in Brussels anno- unced. Twenty-two of
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      213 9 Mr. J.R. Kendall, Managing Director of Mobil Oil Malaya Ltd., has returned to Singapore after a visit to Mobil headquarters in New York. He said on his return that Mobil head office was pleased with the progress being made by the refinery at Jurong. "We are
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      315 9 SINGAPORE, Wed—April first grade rubber f.o.b. buyers closed at 5 p.m. in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur today at 57J cents per lb., up 4 cent from previous close. The tone was uncertain. The market opened slightly higher but after some initial exchanges at the new level,
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      616 9 SINGAPORE, Wed. Quiet conditions still prevailed on the Stock Exchange with industrial prices fractionally lower today. Equities that saw fair activity were Public Bank, United Asbeitos, Central Sugar and Gammon, while the rest of the counters was dealt thinly. Of these, Public Bank
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      61 9 SINGAPORE. Wed. The Association of Banks in Malaysia today made the following changes in its rates to merchants: New York: Buying T.T. 323/4; Airmail O.D. 32-7/8, 90 d/st. 33-5/16 credit bills; 335/8 trade bills. Selling T.T./O.D. ready were: New York 32-1/2; Holland Guilders 117-3/8; Swiss Francs 140-1/2; Belgian
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      50 9 NEW YORK. Wed. (UPI) Rubber futures yesterday closed unchanged and untraded May 67 20.90 21.30 July 20.90 21.40 Sep 21.00 21.50 Nov. 21.00 21.50 Jan. 68 21.15 21.70 Mar. 21.15 21.70 May 21.15 21.70 The spot No. 1 RSS remained unchanged at 207/8 cents per pound, nom-.
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      15 9 SINGAPORE, Wed. The tin price for today was $608.25 per picul, up $2.25.
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      74 9 JESSELTON, Malay sia, Wed. (AP) The Ma-laysia-Singapore Air lines has agreed to allow Sarawak Air Services Ltd, to operate rural air services in Brunei, Sabah and Sarawak from tomorrow till May 7. An MSA twin pioneer aircraft which usually operates this service is undergoing routine maintenance checks.
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      182 9 SINGAPORE, Wed—The following ships are expected to be in port today God own Vessels 1/2 Alemannia 3/4 Australasia 5 Hongkong Venture 6/7 Shimane Maru 8 /9 Centaur 10/11 Star Antares 13/14 Hoegh Cairn 15/16 Yewbank 18 Nausicaa 19 Malaysia 21 22 Kanryu Maru 23/24 Asateru Maru 25 26
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      864 9 ARRIVALS IN SINGAPORB Time 1.05 a.m. Airline MSA 029 from Kuala Lumpur. Time 8.35 a.m. Airline MSA 019 from Kuala Lumpur. Time 9.20 a.m. Airline GIA 982 from Jakarta. Time 9.30 a.m. Airline MSA 121 from Kuala Lumpur. Time 10.25 a.m. Airline MSA 451 from Kuchlng.
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      90 9 New VicePresident SINGAPORE, Wed. The SAS Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Christian Hunderup executive vice president and acting head of Marketing Department effective April 23 1967. Mr. Hunderup will retain his responsibility as vice president sales. Mr. Hunderup, 4ft years old has been associated with Scandinavian Aviation for the
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      64 9 NEW YORK, Wed. (UPI) Dow-Jones closing averages on the New York stock exchange yesterday 30 Industrial® 847.66 20 Rails 227.26 15 Utilitiei 138.64 60 Stocks 304.59 40 Bonds 83.38 Commodity index 135.71 The volume was 7,710,000 shares. Of a total 1.432 issues traded. 787 were higher and
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      21 9 NEW YORK. Wed. (AP)— Rubber standard futures closed quiet No sales. Spot No. 1 ribbed smoked sheets 21N. N-nominal.
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      252 9 Tokyo, Wed. Technical by Hitachi, Ltd. a leading British manufor construction of laa.e cranes has recently °een announced. Hitachi and Wellman Ltd., well-known oritish crane maker, signed an agreement for Hitachi to 2, lve technical guidance in designing of ladle cranes L.D. converters. agreement
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      477 9 8INGAPORK —Stocfc Exchange bid and offer prices officially listed at the close of business. INDUSTRIAL 1 Boustead 1.52 C. Sugar 1.8.1 Chemical Co 1.78 Cold Ktorage 3.36 I>unlop (Old) 2.30 E. Smelting 4.34 Esso Ords Fitzpat ricks 1.SS F. N. Ords. XD 3.76 Gammon 1.26 fj.fi. Life CD
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      53 9 (Managers Prices) First Malayan 2.26 2.36 Second Malayan 1.61 1.71 Third Malayan XD 1.11 1.22 The Commerce Industry Fund .89 1.00 The Savings Fund XD 1.33 1.43 Malaysian Investment Fund .95 1.05 8terllng Commodity XD 3/7 4/2 First Honr Konr XD .95 1.00* Second Hone Kong .TO .74*
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      120 9 SINGAPORE, Wed. Stniapore Chinese Produce Exchange noon prices today were: Buyer* Seller* Coeonnt oil (FOB) Bulk 45.00 Coconut oil (FOB) Drums 47.50 Loose Copra Mixed Apr/May 17.50 Sugar (Java) exgodown mm 8500 Nutmegs 110s 400.00 Nutmegs B A W mm 185.00 Garbled Lam pong Black Pepper (FOB) mmm 102JW
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      37 9 NEW YORK. Wed. (AP) The Dow Jones spot commodity price index declined 1.21 to 137.34. The Dow Jones commodity futures index closed 135.72 of! 1.19. Open High Index 136.22 136.24 Low Close Index 135.63 135.71
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      40 9 WASHINGTON. Wed. (AP) The United States government sold 25 long tons of tin from surplus stock yesterday. 15 tons of grade A at 1.5425 dollars per pound and 10 tons of grade C at 1.5225 dollars per pound.
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      Lock icon Thaipusam celebration in S'pore
      213 12 SINGAPORE, is a multi-racial country which celebrates many festivals. Thaipusam is one of the many Hindu festivals celebrated in Singapore. The festival Thaipusam. is dedicated to the Hindu God Subramanium, the son of the Lord Shiva. It is also said to be, the Birthday of this
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      Lock icon My meeting with bank robbers
      174 12 ONE evening I took my dog, Blackie for a stroll in the country side. On our way to a pond where I used to fish every Saturday we came across- a wooden hut. I had not come across this hut before as I went fishing
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      Lock icon Education is more important than money
      256 12 IN this world, money is important because it is very difficult to live without money. Money can buy everything except friendship and the virtues such as purity, justice and many others. With money, we can have pleasures, but pleasures can lead us to impurity.
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      Lock icon How to be tolerant, polite and obedient
      181 12 OF all the benefits gained from going to school, the main one Is to train one's character and become good citizens of our state. In school we learn to be tolerant, polite and obedient to our elders. Another important benefit is to widen
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      Lock icon An unforgettable nightmare
      399 12 I stood tense and afraid, waiting for my turn to come. There was a long line of people moving to the guillotine. Each time a person was beheaded, there was a cry. These people were prisoners. One after another, the merciless machine worked on the beheading job.
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      Lock icon Weddings by various races
      282 12 DIFFERENT races have different types of weddings. The Chinese have their Chinese way in conducting a wedding. The Chinese way is Quite modern nowadays. The bride does not cover her face with a red cloth and the long and beggy type' of wedding costume is out
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      Lock icon Golden sun—a beauty of nature
      293 12 ONE of the beauties of nature is the golden sun-set which adds beauty to the world in the evening. One evening, I walked along the river to pass my leiusre time and saw the sun setting in the western horizon. The cool friendly breeze blew
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      Lock icon THE NIGHT I MET A VAMPIRE
      349 12 I HAD lots of homework to do on this fateful day and when I finished the homework, my family was still asleep. It was about 1.35 a.m. and I was working by candle-light. The air was still. As I was packing my books, a
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      Lock icon The life of a 50 cents coin
      338 12 I am a flfty-cent coin. My face is printed with the head of Queen Elizabeth and the other side is printed on some words. I was born in 1949. I can still remember my early life. When I was sent to Malayan Bank
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      Lock icon LABOUR AND WHAT IT MEANS
      485 12 THE idea that 'labour' has any dignity at all is a fairly recent one in the story of civilization. In ancient times, men and women performed long hours of manual work from the sheer necessity of keeping body and soul together as they have to
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      159 12 NEW ESSAY CONTEST FOR THOSE WHO ARE 14 AND UNDER THE EASTERN SUN'S new essay writing contest for boys and girls of 14 and under appears in this page every Thursday. One of the objects of this contest is to encourage young boys and girls to express themselves properly. And
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      58 16 TIME AND TIDE Penang: 2.05 a.m. (76 ft.); 2.20 p.m. (8.4 ft.) Port Swettenham: 7.36 a.m. (14 ft); 7.39 p.m. (14.5 ft.) Port Dickson: 8.12 a.m. (7 9 ft.); 8.37 p.m. (8» Singapore: 12.14 a.m. (9 ft.); 1.01 P-m. (8.2 ft.) Sedili Kechil: 12.17 p.m. (69 ft.); 1109 p.m. (6Kuantan:
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