Eastern Sun, 17 April 1967

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    25 1 EASTERN SUN Independent National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION Estd. 1966. Vol. 1 No. 266 Monday, 17 April 1967. ☆MC (P) 2251 KDN 2660 Price 15 cen»*
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  • Article
    Lock icon Contest for fat girls
    156 1 BUENOS AIRES, Sun (Reuter)—Mountainous maids of Argentina and Uruguay are eating furiously this week in hope of being crowned as the River Plate's Queen of Fat Girls tomorrow. Thp coronation of the heav est will b e preceded by a banquet which any woman weighing over
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    Lock icon Hanoi rejects peace plan
    138 1 HONG KONG. Sun. (Reuben North Vietnam today rejected the lines of a four-point Canadian proposal to end the war in Vietnam. But it also reaffirmed its position that peace talks might be possible if the United States unconditional y stopped its bombing of the North. An
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    Lock icon ISOLATED EXISTENCE WARNING
    1087 1  -  By Peter Loke Singapore, Sun, THE Minister of Defence, Mr. Goh Keng Swee, tonight stated that the real failure of Asian economic development was due to its inability to modernise its traditions J societies. He also warned of a great problem that China would pose to Asia
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    Lock icon • The Indonesian cultural delegation comprising 42 artistes, mostly university and high school students were given a big warm welcome on their arrival at Subang Airport, Kuala Lumpur, by officials from the Ministry of Defence, Malaysia, yesterday.
    43 1 The Indonesian cultural delegation comprising 42 artistes, mostly university and high school students were given a big warm welcome on their arrival at Subang Airport, Kuala Lumpur, by officials from the Ministry of Defence, Malaysia, yesterday. Eastern Sun pix by Yap Chew Yan.
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  • Article
    Lock icon A quiet night
    65 1 RHOENDORF, West Germany, Sun. Dr. Konrad Adenauer spent a quiet night and his condition has not deteriorated, a medical bulletin said early today. The 91-year-old former Chancellor is fighting for his life against influenza and bronchitis in an oxygen tent at his Rhineside villa here. His family
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    Lock icon Maoists change tactics
    86 1 PEKING, sun. (Reutcr) Red Guards and workers wearing scarlet Maoist armbands jog-trotted through the centre of Peking today chanting rhythmically against Head of State Liu Shao-Cbi. In Peking today, there was an impression that the Cultural Revolution was marking; time again Instead of unseating Pres. Liu immediately,
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    Lock icon STRIKING POLICEMEN JAILED
    248 1 New Delhi (Reuter) Sun. DELHI JAIL was today full of police after a two-day demonstration outside the house of Home Minister Mr. Yashwantrao Chavan ended in the mass arrest of 657 striking constables. Two battalions of troops and two battalions of police from outside Delhi~ totalling about
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  • LOCAL NEWS
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      Lock icon Siew Sin to open Hindu Youth convention
      304 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun The eighth Malayan Hindu Youth Convention, organised by the Kuala Lumpur District Hindu Youth Organisation will be held here from April 21 to 24, at the Sekolah Alam Shah at Jalan Cheras. Mr. Tan Siew Sin, Minister of Finance, has
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      Lock icon Airport service fee
      80 2 .JESS ELTON, Sun. Malaysian authorities began charging an airport service fee one week ago to fii w airli ne passengers ching 8 Jesselton and Kur?: tes are: Flights Mail the Fed eration of doUw one Malaysian Brnnff Sin Bapore or aSSS. two Malayslan th?U t ~2!I mtry
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      Lock icon NUT appeals for free medical exams
      381 2  -  By LUCIAN PETER KUALA LUMPUR, SUNDAY TJARRY K.vdd's death has prompted the National Union of Teachers to make an "urgent" appeal to the Government for "free medical check-ups" for teachers in the country once every two years. Mr. Kydd, a young school teacher and
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      Lock icon RAZAK RE-ELECTED
      72 2 KUALA LUMPUR Sun.— The Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, has been re-elected for another term as president of the Malaysian Historical Society. The Minister of Education, Mohamed Khir Johari, the Minister of Finance, Mr. Tan Siew Sin, and the Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications, Tan Sri
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    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon • Mr. Xavier Jacobson and Miss Faustina Miranda who were married at St. Joseph's Church, Sentul, Kuala Lumpur, recently.
      84 2 Mr. Xavier Jacobson and Miss Faustina Miranda who were married at St. Joseph's Church, Sentul, Kuala Lumpur, recently. He is the son of Mr. Mrs. J. F. Jacobson of Seremban while the bride is the daughter of Mr. J. M. Miranda, of Malayan Railway, Kuala Lumpur, and Mrs. Miranda. In
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      Lock icon Youths told: Be tolerant
      193 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The Minister of Youth. Culture and Sports, Enche Senu bin Abdul Rahman said that it was not the policy of the Government to manipulate the youth movement in the country for its political ends. The Government also would not support and encourage youth
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      Lock icon PANAS, SNAP merge
      143 2 LIMBANG. Sun. The Limbang branch of Party Negara in the Malaysian Borneo State of Sarawak (PANAS) has conditionally decided to align Itself with Dato Stephen Kalong Ningkan's Sarawak National Party (SNAP). The condition is that the PANAS receives "equal benefits with SNAP". A statement issued by PANAS
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      Lock icon BATA'S GIFTS
      38 2 KUALA LUMPUR Sun.— The Ministry of Welfare Services today received from the Bata Shoe Company (Malaya) Limited, Klang 21 cartons containing 611 pairs of shoe? and 1,964 pairs of socks for the National Disaster Relief Fund
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      Lock icon • The Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Enche Senu bin Abdul Rahman, addressing the annual meeting of the Institute of Public Relations Malaysia at the Selangor Club in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.
      74 2 The Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Enche Senu bin Abdul Rahman, addressing the annual meeting of the Institute of Public Relations Malaysia at the Selangor Club in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. On his left is the president of the IPRM, Tuan Syed Zainal Abidin and on his right, the vice-president,
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      Lock icon Pheng Geck: KL is fastest growing town in Malaysia
      706 2  -  Bv ANNE TAI, MALAYSIANS are getting more and more prosperous or at least the Allianr* Government's dream of a house-owning democracy is a step nearer fulfilment This fact is borne out by the chairman's statement for the year 1966 of t~
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      Lock icon Siew Sin on how to become a bankrupt
      1123 3 KI'ALA LUMPUR, Sun. THE Minister of Finance, Mr. Tan Siew Sin, last night asked: "How do we prevent inflation?'' And. he went a long way towards answering that at the annual dinner of the Economic Association of Malaysia here. Mr. Tan said:
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      Lock icon INDON CULTURAL TEAM ARRIVES
      277 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. A 42-member Indonesian cultural delegation arrived here today to promote closer relations and goodwill between Malaysian and Indonesian Armed Forces and the people of both countries. The delegation came in a chartered plane of Indonesian Armed Forces for a three-week cultural tour in
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      Lock icon Housewife robbed
      49 3 PENANG, Sun.—A housewife, Cheah Ah Check (57) told police that when she returned from a wedding reception in MacAlister Road yesterday afternoon she found her house in Magazine Road, in a mess. After a thorough check, she discovered that jewellery and cash amounting to $3,170 were stolen.
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      Lock icon 40 TEACHERS RETURN FROM BRUNEI
      224 3 Frustrated... PENANG, Sun. About 40 Malaysian teachers, who were seconded to Brunei 11 years ago after graduating from training colleges, returned nome feeling frustrated and downhearted. A few of them here accused the Government of breach of promise, alleging that they had been deprived of
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      Lock icon SEMINAR
      21 3 PETALING JAYA. Sun. The Co-operative Central Bank of Malaysia will hold a three-day seminar at the Co-operative College here tomorrow.
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      Lock icon Confident Chief Minister
      101 3 PENANG. Sun. The Chief Minister, Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee, last night expressed confidence that the National Language would not only be the sole official language. but would be the language of communication between the Government and the public. Tan Sri Wong was speaking at the Penang
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      Lock icon SILVER WEDDING
      51 3 IPOH, Sun Dr. Lim Eng Cheang and his wife celebrated their silver wedding anniversary on Friday with a dinner at the Golden Jubilee Restaurant here. Among the guests were cinema magnate, Mr. Runme Shaw. Mr. Justice H.S. Ong, Mr. Justice Chang Min Tat, the Seenivasagam brothers, and their
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      Lock icon Taxi driver loses Mercedes car
      184 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun.— A taxi driver was trussed up and left in the jungle for nearly 10 hours after his car had been hijacked by his passengers last night. The victim. Sulong bin Mohamed Amin. picked up three men at 7.30 p.m. at Malacca Street
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      Lock icon Education Adviser on tour
      158 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun.— A four-man team from the Ministry of Education, led by the Chief Education Adviser of Malaysia. Haji Hamdan bin Sheikh Tahir, left today for a five-country study tour of the work done on educational planning and research. The other members of the team
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      Lock icon Ghaffar gives advice
      65 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The Chief Minister of Malacca, Enche Ghaffar bin Baba, today hit out at those Malay intellectual group whose aim was to form a political party in their "dissatisfaction" over the National Language Bill. It would be better for them to associate themselves with a
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      Lock icon 'Think of national unity'
      65 3 KUCHING, Sun.—Malaysians of all races should now think, more than anything else of national unity and cultivate a sense of dedication to the nation. Other issues, big or small should not be allowed to cloud this, and the people should not allow themselves to be misled.
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      Lock icon Plans to build modern school of Chinese medicine—Dato Ng
      349 4 SINGAPORE, Sun. The Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew today commended local community leaders for their growing social consciousness and for their service in the collective interest of the nation. Mr. Lee said this when he officiated at the swearing-in ceremony
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      Lock icon Prince Albert says Singapore has made tremendous improvements
      361 4 SINGAPORE, Sun. The Singapore Government was today described by Prince Albert of Belgium, leader of the 24-member Belgian Trade Mission as "a very efficient and courageous government with the determi- nation to succeed/' "One of the most striking features is that you
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      Lock icon Promotions for 14 police officers
      86 4 SINGAPORE, Sun. The Government Gazette has published the promotions of 14 Assistant Superintendents of Police to the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police. They are: Messrs D. J. Meta, G. A Vaz, Wong Yip Toh. S. T. Amerasinghe, Chang Mook Wong, Michael Chai. Mohd. Husin
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      Lock icon $4,610 THEFT
      30 4 SINGAPORE, Sun. A tailor. Low Kwai Lim, 42, of East Coast Road has reported to the police that textiles amounting to $4,610 was stolen from his shop yesterday.
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      Lock icon Training in U.K. for three engineers
      92 4 SINGAPORE, Sun. The Public Utilities Board has sent another three of its engineers in the Board's electricity department to the United Kingdom for specialised training. The three are: Mr. R. A Rodrigues, Charge Engineer (supernumerary), Mr. Pang Leew Chung, Assistant Shift Charge Engineer, and
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      Lock icon The bottle which carried death
      96 4 SINGAPORE. Sun. A 30-year-old woman escaped death "miraculously" after she had drunk by mistake a glass of water containing detergent for washing yesterday. She is Cheong Yee Fong. 30. who later told the police that she drank the liquid by mistake. Bhe assumed it was
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      Lock icon ROAD MISHAP: YOUTH DIES
      96 4 SINGAPORE. Sun. A 23-year-old youth died of serious injuries minutes after admission at the Thomson Road hospital today. He was involved in a collision with a car. The youth. Tan Thiam Hock of Lorong Tuwu. Tarnpines was travelling along Upper Serangoon Road, when the accident happened.
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      Lock icon Jurong has proved its prowess says President Yusof
      362 4 SINGAPORE, Sun. Jurong Industrial estate is well-known ta Souht-e a st Asian countries and has proved its prowess and capacity as an industrial estate which has already begun to play its role in the field of international commerce and industry. The President
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    • Article
      Lock icon THREE BEAUTY QUEENS LEAVE FOR LONG BEACH
      300 4 SINGAPORE, Sun. Three beauty queens from Asia left for Long Beach, California this morning via Tokyo to to take part in the "Miss International 1967" contest. They are Miss Malaysia Majorie Rongsank, Miss Singapore Angela Attias, and Miss Ceylon Pearl Aralcooray. All the
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      Lock icon Medical body praises Yong's move
      185 4 SINGAPORE. Sun. Th« Singapore Medical Association today praised the move made by the Minister for Health. Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin to amend the medical registration ordinance to enable local citizens with non-regis-trable foreign medical qualifications to practise medicine In Singapore. A press release by the
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      Lock icon Indonesian cultural troupe to stage three shows here
      232 4 SINGAPORE, Sun. The famous Indonesian cultural troupe, 'Bandung Revue 1967" is scheduled to arrive here in about ten days time for a week-long cultural and good* will tour. The troupe will give three exotic, scintillating and fun-packed performances at the National Theatre
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      Lock icon Milne to attend PATA meet
      108 4 SINGAPORE. Fri. Mr. George Milne. General Manager of Hotel Singapura Intercontinental will leave for the United States early next week to attend the seventh annual workshop and the sixteenth annual conference of the Pacific Area Travel Association (PATA). More than five hundred delegates from twenty-one
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      Lock icon Goh appointed port chairman
      94 4 SINGAPORE. Sun. The Minister for Law and National Development, Mr. E. W Barker has appointed Mr. Goh Koh Pui as Chairman of the Port of Singapore Authority for a further three years. The other members of the Port Authority appointed for the next three years are:
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      588 5 m TV and Radio •>■ CHANNEL 5 Kuala Lumpur and Pulao Pinanjr, 6 Ipnh and Melaka: 3/10 Johore Bahru; 4 Taipinf; 7 Batu Patiat: 9 Kluang. (Singapore viewers, please switch to channel 3 for T.V. Malaysia programmes). PH. 5.45 OPENING ANNCT Prog. Summary. 5.50 NEWS OUTLINES In the National Language.
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      177 6 THE MAM FROM EXPLOSIVE AFFAIR All wokk and no pla/ makes even a MAN FROM UM.C.L.g. A DULL BC* AND KNOWING THAT HS UFE DEPENDS ON SHARPNESS, NAPOLEON SOLO ACC£ or EDTHE BLONDE'S iNVrTATION "TO GO WAT©? SWiNG! NOW, SLALCMING BEHiND HP? BOAT AS IT STREAKS DOWN LONG ISLAND SOUND,
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  • Article
    Lock icon TELUK ANSON
    444 8 rR over 30 years the town of Teluk Anson, situated near the mouth of the Perak River, has been threatened by the erosion and seepage of this river. Bunds have been built from time to time as temporary measures to check the river from eating into areas of
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    Lock icon TELLING THE WORLD
    321 8 for beauty contests in this country are seldom noted for their educational attainments. Their vital statistics are mainly physical, but they are not submitted to intelligence tests. What can girls who hardly know their own country and people tell the world? Apart from making physical impressions, are
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    Lock icon Lee on the challenge and qualities of leadership
    2822 8 QPEECH by the Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan YVir, at a meeting of the Consultation on Youth and Leadership Training, sponsored by the East Asia Christian Conference, held at the Queen Street Methodist Church in Singapore recently. T HAVE been asked to
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSRTRIAL
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      Lock icon Industrials barely steady on a quiet trend
      1165 9 SINGAPORE, SUNDAY. T H^Jtnrin< tr r udi n mnJl.i h t e tO C continued with no real feature atfd rt trend finish the period slightly lower or barely steady However, the U.K. budget speech last week caused no excitement on the sterling
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      Lock icon Australian Dairy Produce chief in Singapore
      179 9 SINGAPORE, Sun. Mr. E. G. Roberts, 0.8. E., Chairman of the Australian Dairy Produce Board, arid Chairman of Directors of Malaysia Dairy Industries Ltd., arrived in Singapore this week. He is visiting Singapore for the annual general meeting of Malaysia Dairy Industries Ltd.. which
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      Lock icon Qantas brochure to promote tourism
      118 9 BINGAPORE, Sun. Singapore's tourism will be given a big boost when 175,000 copies of a new travel brochure on the Republic are distributed to more than 30 countries throughout the world. The fully illustrated eightpage coloured brochure, produced bv Qantas. 1s another major promotion by
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      Lock icon Indian iron ore for Japanese steelmakers
      153 9 TOKYO, Sun. (AFP) Import of 5,200,000 tons of Indian iron ore in a year has been contracted for by Japanese steelmakers. A group of nine major Japanese steel-making firms signed a contract with TP. Singh, the Chairman of India's Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation
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      Lock icon Trade team in Moscow for talks
      175 9 MOSCOW. Sun. (Reuter) A Chinese government trade delegation arrived here today for talks on the volume of trade between China and the Soviet Union, the Soviet news agency TASS reported. It said talks were scheduled to begin tomorrow morning at the Soviet Trade Ministry.
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      Lock icon Steel prices
      51 9 PITTSBURGH. Sun. (AP) -U.S. Steel Corp. announced price increase on some odd-sized structural steel sections and sheets piling. The nations's biggest steelmaker said the average increase in price across the entire structural and sheet piling product lines is 2.49 dollars per ton, or less than 2 pe r
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      Lock icon Indonesia offers free use of petroleum
      191 9 TOKYO, Sun. (UPI) Indonesia has offered free petroleum ror use by the Mekong Development Committee, it was revealed tod ay Indonesia's proposal will be made to the Mekong Committee at its meeting a spokesman said. It will mark the first time that Indonesia has
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      Lock icon FOR THE 'with-it' teenager... the housewife who wants to shop easily... or the man with parking problems — here is a new, simple, motorised two-wheeler from Britain. Called the Wisp, it is claimed to be the first-ever small-wheel, fullsize machine of its kind.
      149 9 FOR THE 'with-it' teenager... the housewife who wants to shop easily... or the man with parking problems here is a new, simple, motorised two-wheeler from Britain. Called the Wisp, it is claimed to be the first-ever small-wheel, fullsize machine of its kind. Light in weight and with fully automatic drive
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      Lock icon Managing Director off to U.K.
      103 9 SINGAPORE. Sun Mr. A. G. Caccavale, Managing: Director of the I.A.C. Group of Companies Ltd. left Singapore on the P O Oriana for a 41month business trip to the United Kingdom. Europe and America. During his tour, Mr. Caccavale will hold discussions with Norton International
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      Lock icon Car exports by air
      174 9 SINGAPORE. Sun. —The first Australian sports car to be sold to the United States was recently airfreighted across the Pacific In a Qantas V-Jet. The sports racing car, a Matich SR3. was designed and built in Sydney by champion racing driver, Frank Matich. It was sold
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      Lock icon Move to reshape world's oldest transport industry
      384 9 SINGAPORE, Sun. The world-wide P. O. shipping group is playing an important part in helping to reshape the world's oldest transport industry. "Containerisation is just one of the many ways" declared Sir Donald Anderson, Chairman of the P. O. Group at the annual
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      Lock icon New Industrial Investment Corp
      53 9 SAN FRANCISCO, Sun. (UPI) Bank of America is joining five European banks to create a new industrial investment corporation in Paris with $7.8 million capital called Societe Financiere Europeene. The European partners are Banque Nationale De Paris, Dresdner Bank, Banca Nazionale Del Lavoro, Barclay's Bank and
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      Lock icon AIR MOVEMENTS-S'PORE, K. LUMPUR
      965 9 ARRIVALS IN SINGAPORE Time 12.05 a.m. Airline MSA 029 from K.L. Time 8.35 a.m. Airline ML 019 from Kuala Lumpur. Time 9.30 a.m. Airline ML 121 from Kuala Lnmpur. Time 10.30 a.m. Airline ML 451 from Kuchlng. Time 10.55 a.m. Airline ML 005 from Penang, Ipoh.
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  • BOOKS
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      Lock icon THE BEST OF 1966
      683 10  -  r£vifu>id by toi siivg onn YES, here's what you have been waiting for the best selling books in 1966 (listed according to frequency of citation in best-seller reports) published in THE WORLD ALMANAC AND BOOK OF FACTS 1967: FICTION THE SOURCE, James Michener; UP THE DOWN
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      Lock icon Behind the Great Wall
      218 10 The population of China has been estimated at 600-700 million. In other words, every fourth person born in our lifetime is Chinese. This people, by far the most populous in the world, inhabits a land 3,768,000 square miles in area. With Its boundaries as they are
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      Lock icon LIFE DOWN UNDER 100 YEARS AGO
      699 10 Life DOWN UNDER a century ago must have been great, good, clean fun. A clergyman certainly had a high, old time performing marriage ceremonies. The good man, however, would have nothing to do with "marrying Chinamen at the gold-fields, though this was done by
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      Lock icon WONDERFUL ZEST FOR READING
      171 10 Mrs. Tilda Smith of Kuala Lumpur writes: "Let me say what immense pleasure I derive from reading your Book Page. "I am a young housewife and has not known for quite some time how much fun reading a good book can be. "My husband has a
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      Lock icon WIDE SARGASSO SEA
      440 10  -  By Jean By "EASTERN SAGE" (Andrt Deutsch. 190 pp. 2 Is netJ. Antoinette Bertha Cosway, known by her stepfather's surname, Mason, first appeared in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. She was the Creole (white West Indian) heiress whom Mr. Rochester married on his father's orders, and who was
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    Lock icon Results of the Corporation of Secretaries exams
    848 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The following students have passed Corporation of Secretaries Examinations (U.K.) December, 1966: Passed Intermediate A-mad Ismail b. Md. Sharif ar.d Omar b. Hj. Abd. Hamid. Passed Final Part I Kamariah bt. Md. Janor and Wan Nasir b. Hj. Wan Daud.
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    Lock icon Mystery woman and $1090 theft
    94 11 SINGAPORE, Sun. Madam Wong Chiew ong. 46, of Bukit Pasoh reported to the police yesterday the theft of >l° cash and jewellery jvorth $1,050 from her house. She told the police 'hat she left her 12-year-old son in the house before going out. When she
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    Lock icon Mrs. Stanhope due here
    56 11 SINGAPORE, Sun. Jfrs. Violetta Stanhope, a innity College external Examiner, is exnected to arrive in Malaysia in May a nd Singapore in September when Graded and Diploma candidates will be examined. Mrs. Stanhope Is specialty appointed to conduct examinations in speech, urama, spoken English, and e
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    Lock icon Future of a country depends on the youth —Tun Razak
    513 11 SINGAPORE. Sun. The Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak bin Hussein described the Malaysian development programme as one of the main bridgeheads in the struggle towards achieving a better standard of living both in rural and urban areas Tun
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    Lock icon Dr. Goh tells WAY seminar: Singapore following a good neighbour policy
    591 11 SINGAPORE, Sun. The Defence Minister, Dr. Goh Keng Swee said today that it was regrettably too often forgotten that there was a great deal of development in the island's economic hinterland which was financed by Singapore capital and nurtured
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    Lock icon Picture shows the view of the balcony and the auditorium.
    46 11 THE newly renovated Ruby Theatre in Ipoh now screening films produced by the major movie companies in the United States and Rank Organisation. The renovation to the theatre and extension of the car park cost $125/761.
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    Lock icon Judge orders: Charge crown witness for perjury
    473 11 JOHORE, BAH RU, Sun. A judge todc; orllered the Johore DPP, Enche Abdul Kodir bin Hoji Mohomed Kassim to frame perjury charges against a crown witness in the High Court here today. The crown witness. Musa bin Idris, 25, was giving evidence in
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      Lock icon A lesson from Maths
      533 12 IT was a fine Wednesday morning. When the school bell sounded, we all went into our classroom. The first period was General Mathematics. When the teacher stepped into the classroom, we all stood up and greeted him. "Selamat Pagi'» (good morning). Then the teacher began his
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      297 12 A considerable number of school children deems reading as an extravagant activity. They prefer to spend their leisure in listening to "pop" songs, viewing television programmes, or attending parties. But they are ignorant of the things which reading will assist them. When one reads more, one possesses a
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      266 12 '"THE cloud was swallowing part of the sky. In just a matter of seconds, the sun was totally shielded by a blanket of cloud. Its gentle rays which were shinning on the buildings and vegetations. were immediately shut off. leaving a gloomy scene behind. The hostile
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      395 12 V'ERY often, parents were told what they owed their children, but we seldom asked ourselves how much we were indebted to them. Surely, parents deserve something in return to what they have done for us. The greatest gift a person receives as soon as he or
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      464 12 PICTURE the girl of yesterday, and the girl of today, and see what striking contrasts they present. The old has indeed given way to the new and, apparently, for the better. Films and the daily news- papers uphold the place of women in society.
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      314 12 SINGAPORE is neither an agricultural nor a mineral country; yet she is one the most progressive countries in South-East Asia. This can be attributed to her position a$ a great trading centre and her young popuJ? w ko are willing to SSf ar and learn new thi
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      347 12 1I/ T HICH is better, to be the eldest or youngest in the family? It was nature that had put me into the family to head five brothers and two sisters. I am unlike a Captain in the Army, for the Captain in the Army is proud
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      305 13 THERE has be® in our t.me a class of books and articles which I sinc*i»ely believe may be called the s.U.est ever known amongst menThey are much more wild thin the wildest romances. Moreover these things are ab it nothing; they are abojt what
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      480 13 VITOMEN, as the saying goes are a weaker sex solely suited to her home and its Tf surroundings. But surprisingly, these citadels of tge-old prejudice have now been shattered and current events prove that women have, in reality defied these conventions to
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      197 13 I HAVE a habit of waking up early in the morning. Last Sunday, before the first ray of the sun shone on the earth, I had already woken up. I felt rather cool and comfortable. After having a refreshing bath, I had a morning
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      363 13 MY friend is a motor fan. He never gets tired of his stories about motor bicycles. He would speak of his hair-breath escapes while manoeuvring sharp corners and fill me with admiration. He works in a company. He was going in for a new
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      426 13 THE great still air bathed the atmosphere pure is water and strong as wine. Silence filled the whole town. Streets were empty and lonely exceDt a few lamp posts planted at regular intervals. The stray dogs which used to bark seemed to be taking a
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      300 13 NO one can fail to realise the Important part a newspaper plays in daily life of the nation. Not only does it keep us informed about events of interest in foreign lands and those in our own country but, at the same time, it moulds our
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      309 13 IT was late In the night and I was groaning in agony in the bed. I only realised how a small tooth could cause me such pain. It was a sleepless night lor me and the next morning I persuaded myself to pay a
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      401 13 TIME is valuable, it is as precious as gold. The familiar proverb, ''time and tide waits for no man" is a truth which w<e all know, but we seldom catch up with time and make full use of it. Leisure is the time
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      482 13 SOME people believe everything for nothing. They accept gifts and favours while they neither give nor help. They pride themselves at being rough and bullying. Why do they behave that way? Very often it could be because they were spoilt. Unwise parents brought them
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    309 14 PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, Sun. (AP) Alan Paton, the author and leader of the multi-racial Liberal Party, said yesterday it would be immoral of the organisers of the Canada Cup to accept Premier Balthazar Vorster's invitation to stage the international golf tournament in South
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    220 14 LONDON. Sun. (AFP) Commenting on England's defeat at Wembley, the England team manager. Sir Alf Ramsey, said: "I said it would have to be a great team to beat England and this was so. Scotland always play well against England, and my word, they did
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      588 14 LONDON, Sun. (Reuter) Nottingham Forest, England's soccer team cf the moment, continued their successful march to the elusive double of winning the English Football Association Cup and the English league championship. Exuberant Scottish fans invaded the pitch at the end of the game, waving flags displaying
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      266 14 Results of football matches played yesterday were: Scottish Division One Aberdeen 1 Stirling Albion 0 Hibernian 4 Ayr United 1 Scottish Division Two Cowdenbeath 2 Brechin C. 2 Hamilton Academicals 1 Queen of the South 0 Montrose 2 Morton 0 Stranraer 0 Albion Rovers 2 Third Lanark
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      1187 14 English and Scottish football league tables after yesterdays matches were: English Division One P. W. D. L. P. A. Pts M'ster U. 37 21 10 6 72 43 52 Notts P. 37 21 9 7 57 35 51 T averpool 37 18 12 7 61 41 48 Totts
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    196 14 LAS VEGAS. NEVEDA. Sun. (AP) Golfer Frank Beard hung on to the lead for the third straight round yesterday, shooting a three-over-par 74 for a 54hole score of 207 as gusts of wind swept over the 100,000 U.S. dollar tournament of champions. Dan Slkes
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    432 14 LONDON, Sun. (Reuter) England, the world soccer chom. pions, were beaten 3-2 by Scotland in a thrill-packed European Cham, pionship Cup qualifying match at Wembley here yesterday four goals being scored! in the last 12 minutes. It was England's first defeat since they lost
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    302 14 OULTON PARK, England, Sun. (AP). World champion Jack Brabham of Australia, driving his Formula 1 Brabham car, won the International Spring Trophy Auto race yester- day. The wily 41-year-old Australian, who failed to complete the first heat and only managed third in the second, led
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    116 14 LONDON. Sun. (ReuteDBritain's Christine Truman recovered from love-four down in the final set to beat South African Esme Emanuel to reach the women's singles final at the Cumberland hard court tennis tournament here yesterday. Miss Truman won 6-1,1-6, 6-4, to gain revenge for a 6-3. 6-0 defeat
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