Eastern Sun, 21 April 1967

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  • 25 1 Eastern Sun Independent) National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION Estd. 1966. Vol. 1 No. 270 Friday, 21 April 1967. ☆MC (P) 2251 KDN 2660 Pries 15 cents
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  • 330 1 rFKING. Thurs. (Reuter) A new Revolutionary Municipal ommittee headed by China's Minister of public Security, Mr. Hsieh Fu-Chih, assumed power in Peking today to the acclaim of hundreds of thousands of cheering Red Guards and workers. The formation of the body >vern the Chinese
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  • 94 1 JAKARTA, Thurs. (Reuter) Indonesia's Acting President General Suharto may reshuffle his Cabinet soon, the Army-run newspaper Pelopor Bar u (New Pioneer) reported here today. Quoting Cabinet sources, the newspaper said the planned reshuffle might have been discussed at yesterday's Cabinet meeting which was chaired by General
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  • 124 1 MELBOURNE. Thurs. (Reuter) A yellow and green flag at a Victorian Government luncheon today caused surprise among Malaysian officials. The flag supposed to be the Malaysian flag, was displayed with the British and Australian flags at the luncheon to honour Malaysian Deputy Premier Tun Abdul Razak. The
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  • 425 1  -  Karam Singh is alleged to be involved in the estate workers' 'big walk' BY JAMAL ALI KUALA LUMPUR, THURS. A LA WYER and former Socialist Front Member of Parliament, Mr. Karam Singh,33* ted by the police under the Internal Security He was arrested in Kaiang last night
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  • 56 1 KUCHING. Thurs. (AFP) The threat of Communist subversion still remained in Sarawak although security threat from armed terrorists was under control, it was officially stated here today. A statement. Issued after the monthly meeting of the State Security Executive Committee, said that "Communist subversion has entered almost every
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  • 174 1 SAIGON, Thurs. (Reuter) American today claimed victory in air battle ffainst Communist jets over North Vietnam with one kill and four other MIG 17s probably shot down. Two American jets were shot down over North Vietnam yesterday, the Vietcong's Liberation Radio said in
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  • 67 1 Thev sav "diamonds are a girl's best friend" and the lady in this picture has $38,050 worth of diamonds on her. She is Mrs. Clara Anciano who was modelling the jewels at a display for members of the Inner Wheel Club on Wednesday. The ring, with a Belgium-cut
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  • 306 1 NICOSIA, Cyprus, Thurs. (AP) A Britannia airliner of the Swiss Charter Company 'Globeair' crashed near Nicosia Airport while attempting to land early this morning and rescuers later found 124 bodies- Many were women. The plane, 011 a flight from Bombay. India to Cairo, went down in
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  • 277 1 COLOMBO, Thurs. (Reuter) A special luxury train today took Malaysian Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, his wife, Sharif ah Rodziah, his young son, Sulaiman, 14, and granddaughter, and other members of the party from the sweltering heat of the city here to the holiday resort of
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  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 39 2 THE Deputy Director, External Information, Ministry of Information, Inche Ahmad Nordin, accompanying Tun Razak on his goodwill tour is seen at a Maori concert in Wellington, the New Zealand capital, with Mr. Rama Iyer of the Prime Minister's Department
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    • 143 2 JESSELTOfSI, THURS. (UPI) Federal .Minister for §abah Affairs Tun Mustapha bin Dato Harun today won his seat in the Bangkokka Banggi constituency beating his opponent, UPKO candidate, State .Minister of Health Mr. Richard Yap, by a majority of 2,651 votes. Tun Mustapha, who is
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    • 148 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. —The Bukit Asanan Estate workers, their number heavily depleted by arrests, today reached the Federal Capital from Malacca after their big march. Of the original number of 300 strikers who started on April 14 only 40 members straggled to their union premises at
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    • 100 2 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs. Members of the visiting Indonesian cultural team were entertained to dinner by the Sultan of Johore at the Royal International Club, Pasir Pelangi. her# yesterday. The Malaysian High Commissioner to Singapore, Tan Sri Jamal bin Abdul Latiff was also present. The Indonesian cultural
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    • 51 2 IPOH, Thurs.—The nineman Indonesian Christian Youth Goodwill Mission to Malaysia, led by the Rev. Lie King Han Handojo, was entertained to lunch by the President of the Municipal Council. Dato S. P. Seenivasagam at the Golden Jubilee today. Earlier in the day. the party visited the Tasek industrial
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    • 219 2 PENANG, Thurs. —A proprietress of Yiet Huah ladies' perm parlour in Transfer Road, Looi Yit Huah alias Looi Yat Gnoh (32) was today granted unconditional leave to appeal against eviction from the premises by the landlord, Chin Khye Seng. Yit Huah was appealing
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    • 65 2 IPOH, Thurs.—The annual "Chitraparuvam" festival in honour of the Hindu Deity, Lord Subramaniam, will be celebrated on a grand scale at Teluk Anson on Monday, April 26. Many devotees will be carrying "Kavadis" in fulfilment of their vows, among them an old devotee, Mr. R. G. Naidu. The
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    • 381 2 Malaysia needs capital to combat Communism —Razak KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. (Reuter) Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, today pressed his theme of Malaysian needs for capital to combat Communism. He told a Victorian Government luncheon and a Press conference in Melbourne today that Malaysia needed investment to fulfil its
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    • 44 2 MINI-SKIRTS are the vogue these days. From Malaysia to Munich everyone talks about them. Here in this picture the Mayor of Munich, Dr. Hans Jochen Vogel, is asking his wife (left) to make her choice. Which one did she choose is anybody's guess. (PANA)
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    • 297 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. A former massage parlour girl today told a Magistrate's Court that a woman Inspector threatened to put her in jail if she did not make a statement. Siew Fong, 17, alias Mek Keow, was testifying against Ho Yoke Keng, 47,
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    • 47 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. —The Japan Malaysia Association has collected a sum of $1,850 for the National Disaster Relief Fund. A cheque for this amount was handed by the president of the association. MrKazuo Aoki, to the Malaysian Ambassador. Tunku Indra Petra, in Tokyo.
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    • 122 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Selangor Chinese Chamber of Commerce is to set up an "International Trade Promotional Centre." at the Chinese Assembly Hall. The Centre, under the charge of Mr. Chan Peng Hong, the Chamber's secretary, will serve as a trade intermediary. A library
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    • 76 2 IPOH, Thurs. —A chopper attack at the Municipal Abattoirs in Falim had its sequel in the Magistrate's Court here today. Kwan See Tien, 52, who pleaded guilty to a charge of voluntarily causing hurt to Pnuah Ah Loh with a chopper on March 20 was fined $6OO or
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    • 160 2 Mr. Liew Pek Siew, a teacher, and second son of Madam Chin Khoon Lin and the late Mr. Liew Voon Leong of Taiping, and Miss Khoo Cheng Suan, also a teacher, and only daughter of Madam Tan Geok Kee and the late Mr. Khoo Kim
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    • 220 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Traders who are keen in doing business with the Russians should notify the Chinese Chamber of Commerce what product! they are interested in. The call was directed to members of the Selangor Chinese Chamber of Commerce by its president. Tan
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    • 132 2 TANJONG RAMBUTAN, Thurs. The strike by 140 workers at the Teblas Mine here entered its 12 th day today. The workers, all members of the National Mining Workers* Union Malaya, went on strike following what they called the "wrongful dismissal" of a fellow employee. T. Ramasamy, on
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    • 52 2 KUALA LUMPUR. —The Minister of TransportTan Sri Sardon bin Jubir, who is also man of the Road Sjig Campaign Committee urged members of the c mittee to co-operate with each ot *L e J .Zi with the various st thlf safety councils to ma*e year's s a fe*y
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    • 52 2 KUALA LUMPUR. n ai Enche Khalil bin Ha? Seman (28 > and Mr. Hoon Chong instructors attached to Training Centre of tional Electricity Board n* left for Japan by air one-year vocational trai in# instructor course s P° n *L n t by the Japanese Governmen
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    • 133 3 MUAR. Thurs. The Johore State Alliance Party j s expected to meet soon to discuss the petition by 40 people here calling for the removal of its elected ir. ember. Recently, the 40 people claiming to be voters of the jalan Daud Barat ward, sent
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    • 52 3 KUCHING, Thurs- —About 3:0 Sarawak pilgrims returned from a pilgrimage to Mecca by M. V. Anshun today 290 of the pilgrims disembarked in Kuching while 28 others will proceed to Labuan. Thousands of relatives, friends and well wishers were oresent at the wharf to welcome the
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    • 251 3 Kuching, Thurs. —There is no denying that it was the Alliance Government that brought ence to Sarawak and opened her doors to advance ment and prosperity. Her people are taking an active part in directing her internal affairs and participating in national as well
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    • 201 3  -  (By C. T. M. MUAR, Thurs. Local residents are to urge the Government to reduce the toll charges at the recently open Muar bridge. An eight—man delegation from the Muar district, comprising Members of Parliament, businessmen. political and community leaders, will leave for Kuala
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    • 42 3 SEGAMAT, Thurs.—Fiftyfive teachers have been selected from the Federation to attend a 8-day special inservice Industrial Arts courses on Metal Lathe. Power Mechanics 11, and Electricity II at the Teachers' Technical Training College in Jalan Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, beginning tomorrow.
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    • 329 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. (Reuter) Fifty Malaysian students streamed across the airport tarmac in Melbourne today to form a welcoming guard of honour for Tun Abdul Razak. The Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister arrived in a Royal Australian Air Force Viscount after two days in
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    • 165 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Successes by candidates from Malaysia and Singapore at the recent examinations of the Royal College of Physicians of London and the Royal College of Surgeons of England have been announced as follows:Diploma in Medical Radio Diagnosis (second part of examination held in Feb., 1967,
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    • 503 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. —Thirty Commonwealth teacher-bursars, including some from Malaysia and Singapore, who are spending a year in Britain studying educational developments, have just completed a week's course at the National College for the Training of Youth Leaders, at Leicester, in the English East
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    • 31 3 SEGAMAT, Thurs. —Inche Bahaman bin Samsuddin, the Minister for Health, will declare open the new $120,000 sub-Health Centre at Labis, 20 miles from here, on Sunday at 10.00 a.m
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    • 148 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs —The Mentri Besar, Selangor, Dato Harun bin Haji Idris, had warned that starting from June the membership of kampong development committees in the State would be reviewed and those who did not carry out their duties and responsibilities efficiently would be replaced.
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    • 70 3 JASIN, Thurs. —The Chief Minister of Malacca, Enche Ghaffar bin Baba. today called on district officers to visit the kampongs regularly. He was speaking at the opening of the "Gerakan Maju" exhibition. He said contacts between Government officials and the rural people was necessary for achieving success
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    • 74 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— Mr, N. Vethanmani has been elected president of the Selangor Indian News Vendors Association. Other officials: vicepresident Mr. N. Ganasan; secretary Mr. M. Abdul Hassan; assistant secretary Mr. S. Isaac: treasurer Mr. P. David. Committee members > Messrs. P. Meyappan, P.M.
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    • 55 3 IPOH, Thurs. A dressmaker, Madam Chong Bok Luan. 28, found her M.G. Saloon 700 car she just bought missing from its parking lot at Jalan Hussein yesterday. She had parked the car for two hours at the spot. A report has been lodged with the police.
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    • 76 3 PENANG, Students at the Penang School of Nursing are very receptive and hard working Mr. Joseph Myers, a lecturer at the school told the Rotary Club of Penang at their luncheon meeting yesterday. Mr. Myers who is here under the Colombo Plan, compared the school of nursing here
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    • 890 4 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The development of urbanisation should not be only building homes but strong emphasis muit be made to plan for the mental and physical recreation needs of all age groups. Particular attention should be paid to youth groups because of their
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    • 479 4 SINGAPORE, Thurs. A speaker at the World Assembly of Youth seminar yesteday suggested that in the critical period of Asian urbanisation it was the YOUTH who would be the agents for changes in society. The speaker. Mr. Tan Jake Hooi, Chief Planner. Planning
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    • 226 4 Apple Queen' Robyn: S'pore very nice and interesting SINGAPORE, Thurs.—Miss Robyn, Bode, the visiting West Australian Apple Queen", who had never been out of Australia, described Singapore as a very nice and interesting place. She said that Singapore is different from Australia in many different ways, especially the food. She
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    • 102 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs. Police were summoned today to control a huge crowd which fathered at the Immigration Office here. People, mainly businessmen residing in Singapore began massing at the Immigration Office when application forms for Restricted Malaysian Passports were being handed out this morning.
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    • 117 4 SINGAPORE. Thurs A forthcoming extramural course entitled "Psychology and Mental Health" will commence on May 4, at the New Lecture Theatre No. 3, University of Singapore. It is designed for public relations personnel, workers in the medical field, social workers, probation and payroll officers, community
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    • 50 4 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Professor E. McEvoy Bowe was elected President of the University of Singapore Academic Staff Association at its general meeting held recently. Others elected are: Mr. V. K. Pillay and Prof. G. W. Bartholomew. VicePresidents; Mr. M- J Wicks, Secretary; Prof. P. H. Ditnands. Treasurer
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    • 114 4 A Singapore student, Stephen Peter De Crut. of St Joseph's Institution, has decided to forego a tour of Malaysia in place of receiving a set of Encyclopaedias. Stephen obtained his trip to tour Malaysia and visit the various chapters of the Jaycees, by winning the Jaycee
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    • 120 4 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Members of the public are invited to a lecture on "The Art of Developing a Capital Market" at new Lecture Theatre No. 3. University of Singapore, on April 25 at 7.30 p.m. The lecture, organised by the Department of Extramural Studies, in collaboration
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    • 51 4 SINGAPORE, Thurs Singapore Ping Sher (Chinese Opera Society) will give a performance at Victoria Theatre at 7.30 p.m. on April 26, in aid of the Maris Stella High School Building Fund. The following night there will be another performance to raise funds for the Maude Road fire
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    • 36 4 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The annual general meeting of the Singapore Ratepayers' Association will be held at the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association, Auction Room, Denmark House, on Monday, April 24, at 5 p.m.
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    • 186 4 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Minister for Finance, Mr. Lim Kim San, accompanied by officials of the Economic Development Board will make the first of a series of visits to factories in Jurong which have gone into production. i Tomorrow, the Minister will visit three factories
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    • 48 4 Mrs. K. Medora (left), President of the Singapore Leprosy Relief Association, is seen receiving a cheque for $4,068 from Mrs. Ellen Lious, President or the Inner Wheel Club. The fund was raised at a fun-fair at the Thai Embassy on April 1Eastern Sun picture.
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    • 309 4 SINGAPORE, Thurs. There is every possibility of Malaysian and Singapore judges serving in the Privy Council the highest judiciary body in the Commonwealth. gone into production. This is the view of Sir Douglas Menzies, an Australian High Court judge, who left here
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    • 97 4 SINGAPORE, Thurs—Reduced evening telephone rates on the Singapore-Sabah telephone service will be introduced from May 1, this year The reduced rate for the Singapore-Sabah service will be $9.80 for a minimum duration of three minutes, and $3.20 for each additional minute or part thereof. The
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    • 9 4 |U £1 I .WHJL.YOUVt YOUPv CHEQUE, BE off NOVJ
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    • 56 4 SPORE DIARY 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. National Library; Sculpture Exhibition, by the Singapore Art Society. 7 p.m. Cultural Centre: Talentime contest, organised by the Boys' Town Old Boy's Association. 7.30 p.m. Free film show* by the Ministry of Culture: Pulau Semakau; Ping Min School; Kampong Goh Soon; and Keat
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 344 5 NAPLES, Florida, Thirrs. (AP). A woman claiming to be a former mistress of Dr. Carl Coppolino testified yesterday in Coppolino's murder trial that she tried to wreck his medical career after he married a wealthy divorcee. Majorie Farber testified she wrote a letter
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    • 101 5 WASHINGTON Thurs. The life expectancy at birth of the total U.S. population in 1965 was 70.2 years, the same as in 1964, the public health service reported today. This measure represents the average number of years at the time of birth that persons may be
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    • 22 5 THESE two German girls wearing beautiful paper-dresses, which aTe very cheap that cost between US 35 to 50 cents.
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    • 125 5 MIAMI, Florida. Thurs. (AP) A registered Siamese cat named Toots is sole heiress to a US$5O,OOO estate as long as her nine lives hold out. Toots* mistress, Mrs. Hazel Kurrus Mathein. 69, died here on April 9 leaving her home and a portfolio of
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    • 103 5 MANILA, Thurs. (AFP) Philippine Health Secretary Mr. Paulino Garcia yesterday warned against a shortage of doctors and nurses in rural areas in the country as a result of the current "brain drain." Returning from a provincial inspection tour, Mr. Garcia called for government assistance to remedy
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    • 145 5 LONG BEACH, California, Thurs. (AP) Ikuo Kashlma, 36-year-old commercial photographer, who is attempting to be the first man to sail alone from the United States to Japan, was sighted yesterday 600 miles southwest of Long Beach. He set sail 16
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    • 292 5 TOKYO/ Thurs. (AP). Peking Radio, Mao Tse-Tung's official mouthpiece, said yesterday a huge rally will be held in Peking today to announce the formation of a threeway alliance and the creation of a Peking Revolutionary Committee. The broadcast, monitored in Tokyo, indicated that the inauguration
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    • 195 5 NEW DELHI. India, Thurs. (AP) The Indian Health Ministry said today that 15 of the nation's 17 States were plagued by an outbreak of smallpox, with nearly 4,000 persons dead from the disease since January. About 30 per cent of the fatalities were reported from
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    • 268 5 PASADENA, California, Thurs. (AP). Surveyor 3, braking on tongues of fire, made the United States second soft landing on the moon yesterday to scout astronaut landing sites with a television camera and a tiny shovel to scoop soil. The spidery spacecraft planted its three legs
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    • 119 5 TOKYO. Thurs. Communist China's Chairman Moa Tse-Tung Vice-Chair-man and defence Minister Lin Piao and Premier Chou En-Lai have conferred with a North Vietnamese Ambassador, Peking Radio said today. The official Peking Radio broadcast thus broke a fivemonth silence on reporting Mr. Lin's activities since
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    • 64 5 MA SI-TSON (seated), a violinist-composer considered to be Communist China's most important musirfan i* wn with his family at the home of his brother, MA SI-HON (second from left) after it was announced that he has defected to the United States. Standing left are Ma Si-Tson's
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    • 308 5 WASHINGTON, Thurs. (AP). British Foreign Secretary Mr. George Brown was reported yesterday to have vigorously defended his country's decision to stay clear of military involvement in the Vietnam's war. 1 Mr. Brown was understood to have said to the Foreign Ministers of
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    • 362 5 CHICAGO, Illinois, Thurs. (AP).—A psychologist said yesterday that sketches and paintings by Richard Speck the man convicted of murdering eight nurses including two Filipinos, are full of life and cheerfullness. Speck, 25, the pockmarked drifter who appeared unconcerned during his eight-week trial, took up drawing
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    • 65 6 THESE lovely ten Japanese models in bathing suits pose in or on a dipper of a mammoth power shovel to show off the bigness of the Japan's largest power shovel built by one of the Japanese machinery manufacturer, which is exhibited at the 7th Tokyo International Trade Fair until May
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    • 91 6 MELBOURNE. Thurs. (Renter) Lady BadenPowell, 78, world leader of the Boy Scout and Girl Guide movements, flew into Melbourne yesterday to help Australia promote its diamond jubilee of scouting this year. "I want to encourage what you might call a bit of oomph to carry on
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    • 124 6 HANOVER. West Germany, Thurs. (Reuter) Fritz Hiielen. chairman of West Germany's extreme right-wing National Democratic Party, yesterday seized three filing cabinets from the party headquarters in his latest move to remain its leader. But his chief rival, Deputy Chairman Adolf Von Thadden, held the keys
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    • 135 6 SYDNEY, Thurs. (Reuter) Lufthansa. West German Airlines, and Alitalia. Italian airlines, have lost their traffic rights for passenger flights both ways between Sydney and Singapore. Their rights were terminated by the Malaysian and Singapore governments and will come into force On June 1. Lufthansa and
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    • 971 6 US: Try 26-mile bilateral pull-back LONDON, Thurs. (Reuter). Prime Mini<t fr Harold Wilson told Canadian Ministers here he thought the prospects of early Vietnam peace talks were dim. Meanwhile the US has proposed a 26-mile pullback along the DMZ by both sides. Mr. Wilson expressed
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    • 857 6 WASHINGTON, Thurs. (AP). President Johnson will attend the funeral of former Chancellor Konrad Adenauer of Germany, the white house announced. Pres. Johnson and H. Adenauer had known one another since the early 1950's and now that the latter is dead, the President told an aide "I want
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    • 100 6 Manila. Thurs. (Reuter) The Presidential Malacanang Palace has announced that a circular passed off recently as that from the government's budget commission authorising sa1a r v increases to all national government employees was a fake. Budget Commissioner Mr. Faustino Sychangco has taken steps to recover
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    • 191 6 WASHINGTON. Thu r s. (AP) Students and teachers at Catholic University held a campus rallylast night to protest the firing from the faculty of a young priest known for his liberal views on Catholic theology Dr. Charles E- Curran, assistant Professor of Moral Theology
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    • 267 6 CHICAGO, Thurs. (AP) Richard Speck, under a death sentence for the murder of eight nurses, has a cell near the electric chair on death row. but under existing legal procedure Speck could be years away from it. And if his lawyer is successful in
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    • 98 6 OTTAWA, Thurg. (Reuter) The Canadian government last nUht unveiled legislation providing up to three years' imprisonment for nossessing the hallucinogenic drug LSD and up to 10 years for trafficking in it. The draft bill, an amendment to the food and drugs act, was introduced in
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    • 139 6 HONG KONG. Thurs. (Reuter) In a variation of the nursery rhyme's old woman who lived in a shoe, Mrs. Lee Chanhau and her family have made a home out of big concrete drainage pipes In one of the busiest parts of Hong
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    • 341 7 MANILA. Thurs. (AP) The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned countries in South-East Asia to watch for the possible spread ot plague from South Vietnam. A report of a recent 15nation seminar on international quarantine, held in Manila said plague had not yet been detected outside
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    • 82 7 SAIGON. Thurs. (AP)— A Squadron of eight Australian jet bombers arrived in South Vietnam yesterday to round out Australia's land and sea contingent here with a combat Air Arm. The Squadron of twin-jet Bi7 Canberra bombers comprised the first Australian bombing planes in the Vietnam
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    • 349 7 LONDON, Thurs. (AP) Suing to become controlling owner of a ship, opera star Maria Callas told a British High Court yesterday "I am a woman who works for a living and coming towards the age where it might not be
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    • 122 7 JAKARTA, Thurs. (Reuter) The Indonesian Navy Marine Corps (K.K.O) has dishonourably dismissed a non-commissioned officer as a warning to the Navy personnel against smuggling goods from Indonesia to Malaysia. according to the official Antara news agency today. The agency gave the dismissed officer's name as Sergeant
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    • 292 7 GENEVA, Thurs. (Reuter). The World Health gap between prosperous and poor nations is widening and richer nations are often unwilling to help out, the World Health Organisation (W T .H.0.) said here today. In his report for 1966. W.H.O. director general Dr. Marcello Candau,
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    • 154 7 CANBERRA, Thurs. (Reuter)—Australian authorities are examining the danger of venereal disease being brought into the country by U.S. servicemen on leave from Vietnam. Defence Minister Allen Fairhall said today. He said it was one of a number of matters his department was discussing with
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    • 142 7 S'poreSoviet relations: Step by step' MOSCOW, Thurs. (AP)— Tass today quoted Singapore Foreign Minister Mr. S. Rajaratnam as saying closer Soviet-Malaysian relations are improving the atmosphere and creating closer Soviet-Singapore relations. The official Soviet News Agency cited excerpts of an interview between Mr- Rajaratnam and a writer for the Soviet
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    • 34 7 UNITED NATIONS, Thurs. (AP) —South Africa, in a letter made public yesterday, rejected the U.N. commission on human rights findings of inhumane conditions and treatment of inmates in South African prisons.
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    • 62 7 MIAMI. Florida. Thurs. (Reuter) Police who stopped a station wagon here found it contained 30 people, including the woman driver. There were four passengers in the front seat and 25 infants, aged between one and two. in the rear. The woman was charged with carrying too many
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    • 41 7 BONN. Germany. Thurs. (AP) —Approval by West German Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger's government has removed the last major objection to setting up an international food aid plan to help poor countries, an informed source said yesterday.
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    • 46 7 Princess Michiko, wife of the Japan's Crown Prince Akihito, is shown the works of Maurice Utrillo by Mr. Yasuo Kamon, vice-presi-dent of National Museum of Western Art. when she visited the exhibition currently being held at Mat- suda Building in Nishi-Gin-ta in downtown Tokyo. PANA Photo.
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    • 292 7 WASHINGTON, Thurs. (AFP) The U.S. Federal Power Commission today authorized the American Companies, "Phillips Petroleum"' and "Marathon Oil" to export liquefied natural gas from Alaska to japan. This is the first application ever acted on by the F.PC. involving the export of large volumes
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    • 215 7 GENEVA, Thurs. (AFP) Top-level talks between leading industrial nations in the Kennedy Round of tariff negotiations resumed here today with general agreement to out off the final deadline of the four-year-old bargaining till May 10. So far the theoretical deadline had been on April 30. in order
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    • 115 7 UNITED NATIONS, New York, Thurs. (AFP) The U.N. committee on the peaceful uses of outer space decided that its sub-committee on scientific and technical matters should meet in New York in the last fortnight in August. The judicial sub-committee is to meet in Geneva on
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    • 191 7 EAST BERLIN. Thurs. (Reuter) Soviet Communist Party Leader Leonid Brezhnev, i n a fierce attack on West German policies, said here that the Bonn government has stretched out a hand to Eastern Europe but the hand concealed a rock. In a one hour
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    • 755 5 YOUR TV and R; TODAY CHANNEL 5 Kuala Lumpur and Pulau Pinang; 6 Ipoh and Melaka: 3 A 10 Johore Bahru: 4 Taipinjf; 7 Batu Pahat; 9 Khiang. Ntifapore viewers, please switch to Channel 3 for T.V. Malaysia programmes). PM. 300 Prog. Summary; 3.01 Se-'oaneka 66; 3.25 Flip and Whopper
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    • 117 6 the MAM JJKL FROM EXPLOSIVE AFFAIR All work and no play makes eves a MAN FROM U.N.C.L.t. A DULL BOV AND KNOWING THAT HS LIFE DEPENDS ON SHARP. NESS, NAPOLEON SOUO ACCENTED THE BLONDE 5 INVITATION TO GO WATER SWING.' NOW. SLAU3MING BEHIND HER BOAT AS IT STREAKS DOWN LONG
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    • 41 7 Ml Hi -f rip y m ia i, r. ■■i ..«r fish ladders FOR THE SPWNiN© SALMON. IDICT! RSH CANV. M 7a W> w a It •5S ft i by Johnny hart HAND ME ANOTHER RUN 6. m Hi ¥if\ V
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  • 740 8 AFTER the end of the First World War, the German Empire was broken up and divided among the allies. Some parts of it became mandated territories. The end of the Second World War witnessed the end of the British and French Empires. The Japanese occupation of half
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    • 640 8 rFHE Political Secretary of the Ministry of Education is only trying to confuse the public in his article on the Teachers' Strike. We agree with Enche Shariff about our mini strike being unique, but he does not fully realise the main purpose
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    • 221 8 THE striking teachers may get what they have all along been fighting for as Government has set up a commission to look into the whole structure of the teaching profession. Government has also assured them that the commission would work expeditiously without any further delay. All this
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    • 201 8 THE parity for Pass Degree Graduates in the U.T.S. is a straightforward issue with no complications as the D.T.C. since the Government has already conceded the principle of reducing the disparity between Honours and Pass degree salary by revising the salary in the Benham scale, yet the
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    • 151 8  -  GURU UTS. Batu Pa hat. T n the recent article written by the Political Secretary to the Minister of Education. Enche Shariff Ahmad wrote: 'ln the UTS any teacher with suitable qualifications is given the opportunity to apply for the responsible posts, irrespective of seniority
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    • 163 8 IT SOUNDS rather ridiculous that the Education Minister deliberately flew to Chile for the International Family Planning Conference so as to seek refuge when the country is facing a critical educational unrest. Should he spend his holidays at this crucial moment at the
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    • 212 8 IT IS heartening to know that at this hour of their strife, the NUT has so many friends among its Non-Teacher Unions. It Is even more laudable to note that these NonTeacher Unions, who have nothing to gain out of this dispute, have rallied strongly
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    • 274 8  -  ABDUL RASHEED KHAN WITH reference to Ta'Patut's letter which appeared in the Eastern Sun of April 4. 1967 under the heading "Teacher Unity", I must say I am greatly shocked by his unwarranted statement to be little a teacher's humble effort to unite the teachers in our
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    • 559 8 THE explanation of the teacher's strike given by the Political Secretary to the Education Minister, is indeed an example of shallow-thinking and bias. Enche Ahmad has stated that 'parents were and are not sympathetic' with the striking teachers. Did he conduct a poll before coming to
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    • 57 8  -  K. T. LIM. Kuala Lumpur. fPHE DTC union leaders claimed that fighting for parity is for them. May I ask, "From which authority do they get the monopoly to fight for parity for DTC teachers?" I am glad to inform you that I am a regular subscriber
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    • 334 8 THE NUT went on strike against the set-up of the Teachers Salaries Commission. That was why NUT could not get the support of all the teachers unions in the country. The Eastern San gave a fair report on this in its i»ue on March
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    • 278 8  -  L.C. Sungei PatanL A recent circular to the members of the Executive Commitee of the D.TG Union plainly goes to confirm that the Executive Committee of that union are not only too willing to let others pull out the chestnuts for them, but are also capable of
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    • 206 8 BY SECTION 5 (2) of the Control of Rent Ac.. 1966, the fair rent of any controlled premises is sujj sum as may be agreec upon between the landlord a»the tenant or as fixed by Rent Officer with the concurrence of both parties as determined by an orae
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
    • 658 9 *SXP 11 rs Re uter). Member countries of the Inited Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE) ended their 23rd general meeting today after 15 days of discussion in a crisis atmosphere caused by plummetting commodity prices, agricultural
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    • 315 9 SINGAPORE, Thurs. May first grade rubber i.o.b. buyers closed at 5 p.m. in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur today at 582 cents per lb., up cent from previous close. The tone was steady and quiet. The market marked down in sympathy with London and ruled about unchanged
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    • 36 9 NEW YORK. Thurs. (AP) New York Stock Exchange closing index: Market up 6 cents. Index 50.42 up 0.06. Industrial 50.72 up 0.16. Transportation 55.23 down 0.15. Utility 48.51 down 0.23 Finance 48.38 down 0.21.
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    • 38 9 WASHINGTON. Thurs. (AP) The United States government sold 20 long tons of surplus tin Wednesday, 10 tons of grade B at 1.5275 dollars a pound and 10 tons of grade C at 1.5225 dollars a pound.
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    • 22 9 LONDON Thurs. (UPI)— Rubber market opened quiet with spot 17-3/16 17-3/8. No. 1 RSS CIF basis ports —May 17-5/16 17-7/16.
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    • 630 9 SINGAPORE, Thurs.—Dull and featureless conditions prevailed on the Stock Exchange today. Although business was sluggish, the prices in the industrial section were barely steady or narrow price movements. Many of the glamour counters which were much wooed and so recently giving large turnover
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    • 56 9 NEW YORK, Thurs (AP) Dow Jones Stock averages Open High 30 Industrials 875.45 882.07 20 Railroads 229.10 230-17 15 Utilities 140.82 65 Stocks 311.17 313.11 Low Close Change 30 Industrials 868.76 873.94 up 0.94 20 Railroads 227.78 229 30 up 0.15 15 Utilities 139.41 140.24 up 0.29
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    • 54 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs.—The Association of Banks in Malaysia today made the following changes in its rates to merchants: New York; Buying T.T. 32-3/4: Airwail O.D. 32-7/8; 90 d/st. 33-1/4 credit bills. Selling T.T./O.D. ready were: New York 32-1/2; Holland Guilders 117-3/8; Swiss Francs 140-1/2; French Francs 160-3/4; Italian Lire
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    • 34 9 NEW YORK, Thurs. (AP) —The Dow Jones spot commodity price index closed at 136.71 up 0.11. Dow Jones commodity futures index. Open High Low 134.73 134.73 134.11 Close Change 134.11 off 0.21
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    • 124 9 SINGAPORE, Thurs. During a visit to head office in Auckland, New Zealand. Mr. Brian Ruscoe, manager, Orient for Air New Zealand, presented with a pin for long-service to the company. Photo shows Mr. Ruscoe (left) receiving his pin for 15 years of consecutive service from the
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    • 35 9 NEW YORK. Thurs. (AP) Standard and poor's 500 Stock Index Close Net Change 425 Industrials 98.62 up 08 20 Railroads 45.81 up .09 55 Utilities 72.32 up 01 500 Stocks 91.94 up .08
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    • 38 9 LONDON, Thurs. (UPI)— Tin was quiet and barely steady. Turnovers 45 tons. Spot buyers 12-16-1/2 sellers 1217-1/2 business 12. Spot buyers 1216-1/2 sellers 1217-1/2 business 1218 1217. 3-months buyers 1205 sellers 1206 business 1205. Settlement 1217-1/2.
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    • 23 9 HONG KONG. Thurs.(UPl) —Money Quotations: HK55.*****/5.7325 per US dollar for cash. HK$ 15.99 per pound sterling. HK5264.5 Der tael gold
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    • 15 9 SINGAPORE, Thurs.—The tin price for today was $605.62$ per picul, down 87$ cents.
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    • 223 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs. At a Marketing Conference held in Singapore recently, Mr RD. Crosby, retiring Marketing Manager. Far Eastern Division announced his Company's short and long term plans for establishing ChesebroughPond's international Ltd. even more firmly in South East Asia. Marketing strength is being increased in line
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    • 51 9 BRUSSELS. Thurs. (Reuter) M. Auguste De Winter. Belgian Foreign Trade Minister. flew today to Manila where he wili join a Belgian trade mission touring South-East Asia. The mission has already visited Singapore and is now in the Philippines. It will also visit Thailand, Malaysia and Hong
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    • 524 9 8IN(>APOKh—Stock Exchange Did and offer prices ofhciailv listed at the clow of boslneaa INDUSTRIAL Boustead 1.53 1.54 C. Sugar 1.86 1.87 Chemical Co. 1.78 1.79 Cold Storagee 3.40 3.42 Dunlop (Old) 2.30 E. Smelting 4.36 4.38 Esso Ords. CD 3.28 3.30 Fltzpatricks 1.55 1.60 F. N.
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    • 55 9 < Managers Price*) First Mala van 2.29 2.3# Second Malayan 1.63 i.:3 Third Malayan XD 1.12 1.23 The Commerce Industry Fund yo 1.01 The savings Fund XD 1.35 1.45 Malaysian Investment Fund 4#5 1 OA Sterling Commodity XI) 3/8 4/3 First Hong Kong XD .98 1.03* Second Hong
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    • 95 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Slnrapore Chinese Produce hxebange noon prices today mere: Buyers Sellert Coconut oli (FOB) Bulk 45.00 Coconut oil (FOB) Drums 47.50 Loose Copra Mixed Apr/May 27.50 Sugar (Java) exgodown 25.25 Nut megs 110* 380.00 Nutmegv B S: W 180 00 Garbled Lampong Black Pepper (FOB) 110.00 Pepper Black
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    • 61 9 NEW YORK. Thurs. (UPI) Rubber futures yesterday closed unchanged and untraded. Both London and Singapore markets finished fractionally lower. Mav 67 21.00 21 40 July 21.00 21.40 Sep. 21.15 21.50 Nov 21.15 21.50 Jan 68 21.30 21.60 Mar 21 30 21.60 May 21.30 21.60 Locally the spot
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    • 127 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs The following ships are expected to be in port today:Godowns Vessels 1/2 Port Louis Maru 3/4 Awata Maru 5 Bamora 6/7 Thorscape 8/9 Kweilin 10/11 Atreus 13/14 Meijyo Maru 15/16 Lelewell 18 Yarra 19 Nagaura Maru 21/22 Eizan Maru 23/24 Straat Lombok 25/26 Bingo Maru 27/28
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    • 729 9 AIR MOVEMENTS S'PORE, K. LUMPUR ARRIVAL IN SINGAPORE Time 12.05 a.m. Airline MSA 029 from Kuala Lumpur. Time 8.35 a.m. Airline MSA 019 from Kuala Lumpur Time 8.50 a m Airline JL 712 from Jakarta. Time 9.30 a.m. Airline MAS 121 from Kuala Lumpur. Time 10.30 a.m. Airline Ml 451
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  • 248 10 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Central Manpower Base has allotted three more registration days April 24 to 26 for those who have not registered for National Service yet. National Service registration for those born between Jan. 1, 1949, and June 30, 1949, ended on Tuesday
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  • 516 10 SINGAPORE Thnrs. The former Vice-Pre-sident of the Ngee Ann College Student's Union, Phua Cheng Fong, today told a District Court that "disregarding the consequences" he rushed to the aid of an injured student lying on the road in front of the City
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  • 73 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs.—The Ministry of Health Special Cattle Disposal Squad seized two stray cows near the junction of Jalan Übi and Jalan Teban at about 7.45 p.m. yesterday. Both the animals were slaughtered this morning at the Government Abattoir and the meat distributed to seven
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  • 51 10 MISS Molly Ang. "Miss Tourism Singapore", currently on a world tour is seen arriving in London airport on a BOAC flight. BOAC is one of the sponsors of her trip to promote Singapore as a tourist paradise in connection with World Tourism Year. She is expected back in Singapore in
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  • 151 10 SINGAPORE, Thurs. A frightened housewife who yesterday saw her hnsband being robbed at dagger point jumped out of a moving taxi and died lateT of head injuries at the General Hospital. Madam Kwek Seok Khee, 28. and her husband, Mr. Ng Yew Kneow,
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  • 92 10 SINGAPORE, Thurs. A giant Belfast strategic freighter of Royal Air Force Transport Command will leave Munich. Germany, for Australia on April 27 carrying the French and German stages of the ELDO Europa One satellite launcher for its test firing from Woomera in June. Captained by the Commanding
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  • 75 10 JOHORE. BAHRU Thurs. The timely arrival of a police party averted what would have otherwise been a serious gang clash here last night Members of two rival secret societies, armed with parangs and other gangland weapons, assembled at Jalan Grejah for a "showdown.** A resident dialled
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  • 151 10 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Singapore Government today officially announced that Bank Negara Malaysia would cease operations in Singapore from the close of business on Saturday (April 22). To ensure a smooth and different transfer of banking and other monetary functions, the move has been
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  • 125 10 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs. The Malaysia High Commissioner to Singapore, Dato Abdul Jamal Latiff, was a "hot favourite" at the V.I.P reception here last night when he turned into a popsinger. The reception was given by the Sultan of Johore to the visiting Indonesian
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  • 894 10 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Acting neral. Mr. Tan Boon Teik said in Court today that the prosecution had established a "pnma facie case against the accused trade union officials to Prove that they had committed an offence by taking part an
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  • 109 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Singapore Government will set up for the first time In this country a School Army Cadet Corps for Girls. The Education Minister, Mr. Ong Pang Boon, made this disclosure when he visited Camp Maju at Clement! Road this afternoon. More than 400
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  • 67 11 The navigators... Before they left Butterworth on Wednesday navigators of No. 2 Canberra Jet Bomber Squadron took time off to familiarise themselves with aerial maps of Vietnam, where the squadron is to be deployed |The Canberras... Canberra Jet Bombers of No. 2 Squadron, lined up on
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  • 139 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Another four executives of the 1.G.1. Group left for Britain today to attend the I.C I. "Overseas Course", the sixth of its kind since its introduction in 1962. They are Messrs. M.R. Krishnan, Lo Yoon Kong Tong Yik Lan and Andrew
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  • 562 11 Kuala Lumpur. Thurs. The National Joint Council for Teachers whose dismissal last year by the Minister for Education caused a stir was inaugurated today with a new panel. This meeting which had been postponed twice within a period of eight months was opened
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  • 230 11 IPOH. Thurs. Shaw Foundation is making scholarship awards to the children of Shaw Organisation employees foT higher studies in the univer- sities. This was stated by the general manager of Shaw Organisation, Mr- Ng Chong Fatt, today at the 1967 scholarship awards for
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  • 169 11 IPOH, Thurs. —The Mentri Besar, Dato Ahmad bin Said, today urged the people not to be misled by irresponsible elements who tried to create discontent among the people by saying that the National Language Act was contrary to the constitution. Referring the various clauses
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  • 234 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Malaysian Cooperative Bank Limited will run its business like other commercial banks in the country by 1969 with $2 million capital. It will offer more shares to the public and Invite co-operative societies to be the operative members of
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  • 228 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Mr. Oon Seng Wah, a physical education specialist and a leading Malaysian tennis player, has been appointed secretary of the newly established National Sport Foundation of Malaysia. I This announcement follows on last week's news concerning the appointment of
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  • 137 11 PENANG. Thurs. The secretary-general of the United Democratic Party. Mr. Ong Boon Seong. said today that so far he has not received any reply from other Opposition political parties to his letter asking their co-operation to form a United Opposition against the Alliance Party.
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  • 252 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The National Union of Teachers has drawn up fresh proposals for implementing the DTC teachers' claim for parity. The proposals have been submitted in a letter to the secretary, Teachers' Panel. National Joint Council for Teachers. The letter is dated
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  • EASTERN SUN FEATURE
    • 1422 12  -  A TRIP that had started as a happy day of pleasure, ended with nearly six hundred souls losing their lives, among them young lovers and children. HUNDREDS OF LIVES LOST IN THE THAMES by ROSS MILES gNGLAND's placid river, The Thames, is not known for disasters.
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    • 1141 12  -  By H.L. Herschensohn, M.D. TT is becoming increasingly difficult to find pure, CTystal-clear water for drinking. Because our lakes and rivers are becoming polluted, the purity of the water is no longer assured and the taste is often objectionable. 1 So-called purified water is not
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    • 679 12 AN unusual feature of the top-runs: personnel and rank and file of the Public Bank Berhad is that they have the rare combination of experience, intelligence and youth. These have always been accepted as the essential ingredients for success in this highly competitive world
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  • 1248 13  -  By PETER LOKE SINGAPORE, Thurs. "-"times have the feeling of living in a cage. Not so. if you are in the City of Perth, Western Australia. I found it to be a most refreshing and stimulating experience when I was in Perth
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  • 1443 13  -  By K. G. THARAN, JOHORE BAHRl, Thurs. T IKE generations of their ancestors, the peasants of Johore have always toiled away their days in the fields. But now when night comes they depart from the paths their fathers knew. Each with his
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    • 310 13 TO* OkOANlSAlION OI<CHARU-J2U)l :42nd <»rand Day! Dally S Show* Show Starts: l.wi 6.t» A p al "Grand Pria" Starts: 1.16. ft.ift.ft.45 SUNDAYS HOLIDAYS Extra Show at 9.30 am. Admi.ssion. II 50. $2.50 Ac M 00 IN SI'PER CINERAMA •"GRAND PRIX" Jam** Garner Eva Mart# Saint Vv* s Montand METROCOLOfc SCHOOL
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  • SUNSPORT
    • 656 14 BOSTON, Thurs. (AFP). Dare McKenxie a 24-year-old New Zealander, conquered mid-thirty temperatures, ond a v 9 r ?L n .e win the 26-mile Boston marathon run in the record time ot The printer from the coal-mining town of Dunollie coasted home several hundred yards
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    • 171 14 WASHINGTON. Thurs. (AP) Attorneys for heavyweight boxing champion Cassius Clay filed new papers with the Supreme Court yesterday in an attempt to block his scheduled April 28 induction into the army at Houston. Texas. They suggested that Federal Courts were motivated by
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    • 40 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. —Selangor will meet Negri Serabilan in an inter-state cricket friendly here this weekend. The match will be played at the Kilat Club green commencing at 12.15 p.m. on Saturday and will be continued on Sunday.
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    • 498 14 BANGKOK, Thurs. (Reuter) Malaysia, making their first appearance in the current Asian Youth Soccer Tournament, were completely outclassed by the bigger Israelis in their Group B encounter and were beaten 6-0 by Israel, 1966 joint champions with Burma. Em mm m m Israel is
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    • 121 14 LONDON. Thurs. (AFP)— Manchester United, heading the division, saw their lead ''Harden" late yesterday when immediate challengers Nottingham Forest lost onenil away to Sunderland. United took both points yesterday winning three-nil at home to Southampton. They remain three points up on Forest but
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    • SPORTS/RACING
      • 358 15 PROVE WE'VE BEEN *BIASED' SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Football Referees' Association of Singapore has issued a challenge to the Tournament Committee of the F.A. of Singapore to prove that referees officiating in junior league matches were "biased". The hon. secretary of FRAS, Mr. H. S. Dhillon, described the
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      • 209 15 PENANG, Thurs. Following is the Stipendiary Steward's report for Second Day Penang Races on April 19: Going very good. RACE 1. Juridical (Kingston) returned lame In the near hind leg. RACE 2. In the straight Hendak Menang (Lee) was awkward to ride through
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      • 237 15 Selangor whip S'wakSabah 6-3 Kt ALA LUMPUR. Thurs. —A fine hat-trick by centre forward Rashid enabled Selangor to beat a Combined Sabah Sarawak 6-3 in a soccer match at the Merdeka Stadium here tonight. The match served as a second trial for the Selongor team who are preparing to meet
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      • 77 15 BANGKOK, Thurs. (AFP) A five-goal blitz by centre forward Park Ee Chun enabled South Korea to trounce Hong Kong 7-3 in Group "A" of the ninth Asian Youth Soccer Tournament at the Suphachalasai Stadium here tonight. At half time South Korea led 3 —2. Scorers
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      • 1181 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. A record total of 274 entries comprising 119 Class Three. 114 Class Four and 41 Class Six horses, has been received for the Selangor Turf Club's April/May Meeting which will now be held over four days as follows: Extra day
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      • 243 15  -  by WINDSOR LAD PENANG, Thurs. Kinq Barborossa, with jockey Subian astride, showed up to advantage on a good track here this morning when he easily disposed of 3f in 37-4/5 sec. He looks fit and well and should run
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      • 214 15 PENANG, Thurs. Two seeded players, Billy Yap 6and Abdul Rahman Bakar, both of Selangor, easily cleared their first hurdles in the sixth Malaysian National Tennis Championships which started at the Penang Sports Club this afternoon. Abdul Rahman Bakar had an easy passage over
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      • 97 15 SEREMBAN, Thurs Today's Negri Sembi an Hockey Association Division two soccer league match between the Life Guards and the Tamilar Sangam played on the N.S. P a <J al here was called on iu minutes after the resumption. Life Guards were leading 6-2 when a penalty was
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      • 147 15 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Management Committee of the Singapore Chinese Swimming Club have expressed the hope that the year 1967 would witness a greater success for the club in all fields. In Its report for the year ended December 31. 1966 the Committee noted:
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      • 905 15 Horses Class Is Div. 1, Abt. 7 Purs. 661 Half Century 4v 9.10 Tan Seah R. B kelen 773 Silver Crown 5y 8.13 L.K. Ng R. B kelen 600 Top Honour 7y 8.09 Chukell Stable R. B kelen 114 Pot of Cold 7y 8.09 8ix
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      • 298 15 NEW YORK. Thurs. <AP) Weary but happy. Nino Benvenuti, the new middleweight champion of the world, left by plane yesterday for a hero's welcome in Italy. Speaking through an interpreter at Kennedy Airport, he said: "I want to accept as many invitations (to visit) as passible
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    • 1342 16  -  Favourite Yamanaka scores easy victory WORLD'S TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS By Mike Hughs STOCKHOLM, Thurs. (UPI) Favoured Noriko Yamanaka, the Japanese No. 1, led three of her compatriots into the fourth round of the Women's Singles at the World Table Tennis Championships last night, all
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    • 628 14 TENDER NOTICES IBU PEJABAT KERJA RATA KENYATAAN TAWARAN TAW ARAN daripada Pemborong2 yang berdaftar diJ.K.R., di-dalam Kelas "BX" dan ka-atas akan di-terima diPejabat Pengarah Kerja Raya, Jalan Maxwell, Kuala Lumpur hmgga pukul 12.00 tengah hari pada 26hb April, 1967, untok: MEMBENA DAN MENYIAPKAN SA-BUAH SEKOLAH MENENGAH JENIS KEBANGSAAN (PEREMPUAN) DIJALAN
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    • 525 14 S.T.B. TELEPHONE EXCHANGE AND ENGINEERING CENTRE SUITABLY qualified contractors are Invited to submit tenders for the piling and sub-structure contract for a telephone exchange and engineering centre In the Orchard Road area. The Contract Is for approximately 350 No. 60 ton piles and it is anticipated that work will commence
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    • 685 14 NOTICE CHAPTER 195 (Pawnbrokers) Unredeemed Pledged Goods and Jewellery from the following Pawnbrokers' Shops. Lam Joon Siong (Chop Sem Foh), 135 New Bridge Road; Ho Yan Kee (Chop Heng Fatt) Yong Kee, 255 South Bridge Road; Seow Kian (Nam Cheong Pawnshop Ltd.), 287 South Bridge Road; Lam Joo Onn (Chop
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    • 207 14 ANZAC DAT ANZAC Day will be observed in Singapore on Tuesday 25 April by the traditional dawn commemorative service at the Kranji Commonwealth War Cemetery. A fly-past of aircraft of the RAF will take place. Wieaths will be laid by the Australian and New Zealand High Commissioners representing the Governments
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