Eastern Sun, 13 August 1967

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  • 24 1 EASTERN SUN Independent National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION Estd. 1966. Vol. 2 No. 379 Sunday, 13 August 1967. MC(P) 2251 KDN 2660 Price 15 cents.
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  • 585 1 HONG KONG, Sat. (UPI) Bid to prevent mass exodus into Honq Kona r ARGE numbers of Communist Chinese troops have moved into areas along the Red China-Hong Kong border in the past few days to prevent another mass exodus into the British Crown Colony, according
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  • 391 1  -  AT SHA TAU KOK by Lee Casey HONG KONG, Sat. (Reuter). Gurkha troops warned Chinese at the village of Sha Tau Kok today that they would open fire on any attack from across the frontier. The warning came after c troops had fired tear gas
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  • 63 1 SAN JOSE, California. Sat. (Reuter) Policeman Richard Couser handcuffed himself to his wife when doctors told him he could not watch the birth of his first child. The doctors gave way after a short stalemate and provided a surgical mask and gown for the 22-year-old
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  • 44 1 SYDNEY. Sat. (Reuter) A special stamp depicting two naked women will go on sale In Australia next month to mark the fifth World Congress of Gynaecology and Obstetric being held here. The stamp will give a back view of the women.
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  • 163 1 MANILA. Sat. (Reuter) Philippine movie actress Stella Suarex has filed a charge of grave oral defamation and slight physical injuries against another movie actress. Lucita Soriano. as a result of a reallife hair-pulling fight they had while working on a movie last Monday. Miss Soriano suffered
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  • 32 1 TORONTO. Sat. (Reuter) An un-named woman here spent US$9O to hire a billboard for one week and proclaim In two-foot high red and black letters: "Oh Harold, I love you."
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  • 284 1 MANILA. Sat. (Reuter) Foreign Secretary Narciso Ramos said today that of all regional organisations the Philippines had joined, the newly-formed Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) "holds the greatest promise of achievement." Mr. Ramos made the statement at the airport on his arrival from Hong
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  • 172 1 ROANOKE. Virginia. Sat. (UPI) Complications arose on Friday in plans for a topless wedding here- TTic bride-groom-to be was too young lo set a marriage licence. Pacific Shane, a topless go-go dancer at Papa Joe's, was to marry a part-time employee at the establishment. Dennis St. Clair. The
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  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 503 2  -  By MUSA SCULLY KUALA LUMPUR, Sot.—Stlongor Polite are working on a clue that a large extortion syndicate is responsible for the recent increase in car and motor-cycle thefts in the Federal capital. The syndicate, according to a Police source, is demanding "ransom" money for the
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    • 77 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat The Chairman of the Fund Raising Committer of the Malaysian Association of Youth Club* Che Rahmah binti Othmars presented a cheque for $5OO to the Minister of Information and Broadcasting Enche Senu bin Abdul Rahman. at his office in Kuala Lumpur yesterday for the
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    • 276 2 KI'ALA LVMPTR. Sat An Alliance MP tonight accused the former Secretary-General of the Democratic Action Party. Mr. C. V. Devan Nair. of having "betrayed" the cause of democratic socialism when he handed over the leadership of his party to a "feu- dalistic
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    • 185 2 THE main problem facia* developing countries which had adopted the British legal system was a lack of experienced men and women to make the system work efficiently, Miss P. G. Lim a Kuala Lumpur solicitor, told delegates to the 14th Australian Legal Convention held recently in
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    • 78 2 THE Minister of Education. Enche Mohamed Khir Johari. on Friday opened a national seminar on the proposed Regional Centre for Graduate Study and Research tn Agriculture held at MARA auditorium in Kuala Lumpur. More than 50 people attended the seminar, including observers from South-east Asian countries. Picture
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    • 104 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. Five officers and two other ranks from the Malaysian Army will leave for the United States this month for further military training They are Captain Abu Ba*ar bin Abdul Majtd of the Ist Regiment Malaysian Signals: Captain Osman bin Kasap of the
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    • 176 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. Medical experts from Indonesia. Thailand and the Philippine? have been invited to visit Malaysia to exchange ideas and experiences with their counterparts here Tnis wag disclosed today by th»> Direc*or. Institute of Medical Research. Dr. Ungku Omar Dr Ungku Omar said an exchange programme
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    • 150 2 KUALA LUMPUR Sat. A Singapore youth. Joe Plllai. charged with raping a schoolgirl, was today discharged by the Magistrates Court here because of lack of evidence. However, he was detained. pending sentence, on an armed robbery charge to which he pleaded guilty yesterday. Pillal. 22. was
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    • 155 2 'I WAS NEVER KIDNAPPED KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. Noiaroh B.bi 15-year old daughter of an ex-Police Corporal' reported kidnapped yesterday by three youths has returned. This morning, according to a close relative, she turned up at the house of Bergeant. Gulam Rasul. her uncle, at the
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    • 39 2 MUAR. San A "Sweet August" dance will be held at the Diamond Jubilee Hall at Jalan Sultan Ibrahim, here on Aug. 17 from 8 p.m. Tickets at $2 50 are obtainable from the Diamond Jubilee Hali
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    • 243 2 PEN AN G. Sat.—The Chapman of thp Labour Par' ->♦ Malaya. Penang Di s.oMr. L;m Kean Siew z a p today that --lowly, the opposition ha~ been crippled like a cran K its claws pinched off on® one. He said tha» in rr.a«c ng the decision
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    • 294 3 SINGAPORE, Sat. The Minister for Health, Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin, tonight gave an illustration 0 f the changing pattern of society in Singapore. He was speaking at the joint celebrations cererr.onv of the installation of the first committee of
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    • 353 3 (1) Healthy (2) Cheap SINGAPORE, Sat. Singapore has always been synonymous with changes and, in the realm of food, there is no doubt that Singapore can develop new habits. This was stated today by the Minister for Culture and Social Affairs, Enche Othman Wok, at
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    • 269 3 SINGAPORE. Sat. For the first time since its presentation by the Duke of Edinburgh fifteen years ago. the Regimental Colour of 40 Commando, Royal Marines will be trooped at a parade at Dieppe Barracks. Singapore on Saturday. (Aug. IS). The occasion is the 25th anniversary of a
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    • 34 3 SUNDAY service was held beside the ruins of St. Mark's Church in Seremban last Sunday.
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    • 101 3 SEVEN top students from the secondary schools on Friday received a scholarship of $100 each from the Customs and Excise Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society. They are from left to right: A. Abdul Kassim, M. Eajapuram, Jamilah binte Zainal Abidin, Mazlan bin Badron, Asian binte Ramli, Chia Guan Wah and
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    • 635 3 THE Gospel is this: that Christ died for our sins, was buried, rose attain the third day, ascended to the right hand of God and is coming again. When Christ comes, at the first stage. He will appear in the clouds and the bodies of believers who
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    • 183 4 Personal rivalry, distrust main obs KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. Teachers are agreed that they should have one union but the problem is: Who should lead them Mr. Fan Yew Teng, Director of Teachers' Unification National Committee of the National Union of Teachers, said personal rivalry for leadership
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    • 181 4 KUALA TRENGGANU, sat Brigadier Tunku Ahmad bin Tunku Besar Burhanuddin. Commander of the Ist Malaysian Infantry Brigade, this morning, visited the Territorial Army camp at Seberang Takir here and inspected the University of Malaya detachment of the Territorial Army, Now undergoing their annual training there. He
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    • 75 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. The former Registrar of the High Court here, Enche Hamzah bin Dato Abu Samah. will for the parliamentary by-election in Raub on an Alliance ticket. The by-election is caused by the death of Enche Hueain bin Dato Muda Hassan last month. Enche Hamzah
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    • 708 4 M-anniversary ho M-ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. The Prime Minister, T un k u Abdul Rahman, has appealed to we llwishers in Malaysia to contribute generously to make the 10th Merdeka anniversary celebrations a grand and memorable affair. In a broadcast over Radio Malaysia today
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    • 139 4 IPOH, Sat. The Chief Justice. Justice Tan Sri Azmi. in the High Court here today told members of the Bar and the judiciary that they could still use either Malay or English in the lower courts after Sept. 1 when the National Language becomes the
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    • 166 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat Mr. K. Padmanaban. acting Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Labour, has suggested new legislation to control sub-division. He said a law should be formulated to prevent any land of more than 500 acres to be mortgaged, sold, or transferred to two or more
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    • 62 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat.— Leong Chun Hong. 27, of SalaJc South Village, was tpday committed for trial In the High Court on a charge of murdering a detective, Teh Chok Kee. Teh. of High Street, Police Station here, was attacked at 7.20 p.m. on April 21. last year, in
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    • 107 4 KAMPAR. Sat. Five men armed with daggers this morning held up a tin mine kepaia and stole $2,000 worth of tin ore from the Chin Mining Kongsl at Gopenj. The kepaia. Wong Tal, 48. was returning to the Kongsl from the mine
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    • 297 4 KI'ALA LUMPI'R, Sat The development of Batu Caves, if wisely managed and carefully controlled, could serve the interests of both tourists and wild lifeOtherwise it would be difficult for them to coexist peacefully. This caution was given by
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    • 213 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. It was nece«sarv to have a body of highly qualified agricultural experts to serve as key personnel in a dynamic agricultural programme, said the Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives. Haji Ghazali bin Jaw:. It was on:y through the modernisation of the agricultural sector
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    • 134 4 MALACCA. Sat. The Royal Malaysian Navy patrol craft K. D Tombak rescued a Malaysian fisherman from the sea off Puiau Undang. near Malacca, this morning. K. D. Tombak was on patrol in the Straits of Malacca when she name across the fisherman She quickly approached the srene
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    • 90 4 PENANG. Sat. —The Penan# Hawkers' Association has protested to the authorities against the imposition of Development Tax on hawkers. It is learnt that the association has written a protest letter to the Minister of Finance, Tun Tan Siew Sin, and has also appealed to Members of Parliament. The
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    • 78 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. A Joint police/military public order exercise will be held in West Malaysia from 7 am on Tuesday to 9 a.m. on Wednesday. The exercise Is designed to co-ordinate the activities of the police military and some departments of the civil administration in a
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    • 42 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat Thieves broke into the house of Enrhe Othman Yahava. an Utusan Melayu rorrespondent. in Jalan Raja Muda. Kg. Bahru. and got way with rash 51. 200. a crossed cheque for SI 6O and a gold bangle worth SSO
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    • 95 4 KUALA KUMPUR Sat. Mr. Douglas Pike. American expect on the organisation and tactics of 'he Vietcong. will arrive here on Monday for a five-day visit to Malaysia Author of "Vietcong a scholarly study of the Communist guerilla move, ment in South Vietnam. Mr. Pike
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    • 803 10 'Put in more you will be SINGAPORE, Sat. The Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, lashed out at workers in Keppel Dockyard and warned them that if there was no change towards better management and working methods, they would be in big trouble. Mr. Lee
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    • 189 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. Malaysia is one of the first countries in Asia to introduce successfully industrialised construction technique in multi-storey low-cost housing. This was said today by the Minister of Local Government and Housing. Mr. Khaw Kal Boh when he launched me first pilot industrialised
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    • 489 10 SINGAPORE, Sat. The Singapore Medical Association hopes that the proposed bill to legalise abortion would not permit abortions to be performed indiscriminately. If so. "it might encourage promiscuity, which would in turn weaken the moral fibre of our society." the Association
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    • 40 10 SINGAPORE. Sat. A 25-yea-old man. Lee Chal c.-oii died snortly after he was stabbed by a group of youngsters in South Bridge Road last night. Lee received deep wound on the side of his body.
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    • 41 10 MALACCA. Sat. Police yesterday arrested a man who was impersonating as a Police detective at the Central bus station. The man was checking Identity cards of bus passengers. He was said to be a tapper from Batu Berendam here.
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    • 27 10 PENANG. Sat. Four armed thugs waylaid a 21-year-old food-seller. Ee Hoe Peng, and robbed him of $1.50. while he was cycling home along Jelutong Road yesterday.
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    • 78 10 The President of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Soon Peng Yam, (2nd from left) is seen, cutting the ribbon to officially open the Sony hi-fi demon-stration-cum-showroom of Ho Hua Co. Ltd. at John Little's Building, Raffles Place. With him are from left: Mr. Khoo Kay Puan, Managing Director of
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    • 519 10 SINGAPORE. Sat. Eighteen-year-old M 5 Madeline Tam, -vi« s Tourism Singapura hopes she could set a good example to otN--56 per cent of the country's population un^ r 21 to build up a ser-i-e and prosperous Repute Miss Tam was
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    • 277 10 SINGAPORE, Sat. The results of the Window Display Competition, one of the highlights of Tourist Week 1967, were announced at the presentation of the prizes at the Tourist Promotion Board this morning. There were three sections to the competition. The themes of the competition were
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    • 102 10 SINGAPORE. Sat. An artist instructor of the Kampong Melayu Community Centre was stabbed to death by a group of youngsters last night. The Incident took place In the tunnel-passage at Esplanade here. The artist. Mohd. Noor bin Sulb, 20. was walking together with two
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 55 2 |K.L. DIARY] Prominent Malaysian Artists' Exhibition by Peninsular Art Society at 41. Jalan Raja Muda *lO a.m. to 8 p.m Jalan Weld Swimming Pool 9.30 a m to 12 30 p.m.. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m and 6pm to 9 p.m. Zoo Xegara 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Muzium Xegara
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 349 3 CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS BETHESDA GOSPEL HALL 77 Bras Basah Road. Singapore. 7 Meetings in English Sunday: 830 ajn. Breaking of Bread. 3.00 p.m. Junior Sunday School. 4.30 o.m. Senior Sunday School and Bib!e Classes. 6.15 p.m. Gospel Service. 8.00 p.m. Song Service. Tuesday: 5.30 p.m. Prayer Meeting. Thursday: 7.30 p.m. Bible
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 65 4 i» g and SONY, CORPORATION wish to thank Mr. Soon Peng Yam for officiating the opening of their SONY Hi-Fi Demonstration-cum-Showroom at John Little's Building, Singapore, on Saturday. 12th August, 1967, and to all their business associates and friends for their kind attendance and also to all those who send
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 89 5 NAIROBI, Sat. (Reuter) Kenva's National Council Z Women has called for official recognition of the "bride price custom whereby a bridegroom makes a -ft of cattle and money to th e' bride's family council official. Mrs. t !;a Ojambo, told the government commission on marriage and
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    • 288 5 Hundreds of millions of in U.S. aid slashed WASHINGTON, Sat. (Reuter).— HUNDREDS of millions of dollars in U.S. assistance to the Far East and Latin America would be affected by senate foreign relations committee cuts in the foreign aid programme, Administrator, Mr. William S. Gand said today. Although Mr. Gaud
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    • 87 5 MANILA. Sat. (UPI) A mechanic drowned his wife in a basin of water after an argument, it was reported today. Jesus Saiak. 26. admitted to police he pushed the face of his wife. Zenaida Puno. 24. into the basin for 20 minutes at their house in
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    • 95 5 JAKARTA. Sat. (UPI) Several private Malaysian businessmen have offered a MS2GO million credit to the local administration in the tin rich Bangka Island. South Sumatra. The official Antara news agency reported today that a local businessman Bang Anwar, entrusted by the administration to help
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    • 69 5 NAIROBI Sat. (Reuter Three men and their tra-ditionally-dressed Arab crew of 12 have abandoned a publicity stunt of sailing an Arab Dhow from Kenya to North America because the Suez Canal was closed. One of the organisers. American film producer Luke Lane, said yesterday they got a«
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    • 59 5 SANTIAGO. Chile. Sat. (Reuter' A Siamese twin died yesterday 15 hours after an operation separating her from her sister who died earlier, it was disclosed today. The twins, born on Tuesday near Valparaiso, were joined at the abdomen but with separate hearts and lungs in
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    • 441 5 NEW DELHI, Sat. (Reuter). Thirty leading Indian Maharajas open talks here today on plans for joint action to fight a government threat to abolish their privileges and privy purses. The Maharajas 15 arrived here last night are holding a two-day "Conference of Princes"
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    • 153 5 SERIA. Brunei. Sat. (Reuter) There h«j-> been no increase in Brunei's oil production following the Middle East crisis, a Brunei Shell spokesman said today. "In fact at about 100,000 barrels a day we are at peak production under the circumstances,*' he said. An increase
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    • 358 5 SAIGON. Sat (Reuter)— Hanoi wa.« today isolated from its industrial port of Haiphong and It; road and rail links with China broken after US. aircraft smashed a bridge at the northern gate of the capital. An American spokesman said Air Force Thunderchief and Phantom
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    • 33 5 WASHINGTON. Sat. (UPI) The Senate today confirmed the appointment of Mr. Leonard Unger as U.S. Ambassador to Thailand. He is a career Foreign Service Officer with the rank oi Carter Minister.
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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  • 445 8 THE search for a formula to end the Vietnam war still continues. Despite the fact that most European nations are not concerned with the fate of South Vietnam, the former British Premier, Sir Alec Douglas-Home, has proposed the creation of a non-aligned Vietnam under international protection as a
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  • 276 8 rpHE Eastern Sun today salutes Matthew Mia. 16, a backwoods boy from Sarawak, who lies dying in a ward in the Assunta Hospital in Petaling Jaya suffering from the as yet incurable Hodgkin's Disease. He does not know how long he has to live but he knows
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  • 965 8  -  EjriflLj ■frnVEßfjv By Dr. I. M. Levitt Director of Feh Planetarium of Franklin the time for the first manned landing on the moon approaches, the procedures to be used by the astronauts on their first stay on the moon are being crystallized.
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  • 1251 8  -  THE WOMAN BEHIND DE GAULLE By ROBERT JACKSON JN the early morning of May 10, 940, the sky was filled with the roar of engines as the massed formations of the Luftwaffe droned westwards, unloading their cargoes of death on France and the Low Countries. The Stukas
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
    • 110 9 SINGAPORE. Sat. Mr. Se~x Khee Seng. IBM •omputer engineer, has ef about six months training :n Sydney. Australia 1967. E? nas been an IBM emp.cyee for nearly 10 years. Jlr Seow is one of our most senior engineers and has nsd the technical respon.l
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    • 220 9 LONDON*. Sat. (Reuter)— B"'-sh exporters, concerned oy a siow-down in the l'"*th rare of sales to the l'.:ted S:a*es. have set up s new high-powered sales 3rganLsatlon to get in on *r.e ground floor for American orders for aircraft, it *a. announced here today.
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    • 47 9 YORK. Sat. (UPI) "ufcbe r futures closed narged to 10 points tosher 20.00 20.50 V OV 20.00 20.50 an 20.00 20.50 ar 20.30 20.80 20.30 20.80 y 20.30 20.80 20.30 20.80 K l RSS spot price *>ady at 20-1 /4C per 50 ana nominal
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    • 1105 9 LONDON, Sat. In the year since the government introduced drastic measures to limit demand, the British economy has gained strength. Nevertheless, it is apparent that the policy of tight credit control and restriction of incomes and overseas spending will have to continue
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    • 30 9 WASHINGTON, Sat. (Reuter) General Services Administration said no tin was sold from stockpile today. It gave sales for the week as 90 long tons, all commercial
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    • 122 9 SINGAPORE Sat. Mr. R. J. M. Coburn, Sales Manager of Singapore Tobacco Co. Ltd. left with his wife and son for London recently. Mr. Coburn who came to Singapore 12i years ago will take up a similar post in Siera Leone after his vacation
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    • 244 9 SINGAPORE. Sat. The First National City Bank has reported that nett operating earnings of the Ban* and its wholly-owned subsidiaries in the first six months this year rose to 555.5 m m or $2.08 a share up 10 per cent from the 550.343 m m
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    • 395 9 SINGAPORE. Sat. Business in and reported to the Singapore and Kuala Lumpur trading rooms of the Stock Exchange today with the number of share* dealt, in brackets. INDUSTRIALS Boustead $1.59 (10,000); C. Sugar $1.75 (31.000) $1.74 (3.000); Chemical $1.65 (10.000" $1.66 (4.000); Dunlop $2.43 (1.000) $2 40 (5.000) $2.38
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    • 32 9 HONG KONG Sat. (UPI) Money Quotations: HK55.***** per US dollar for cash HK55.7875 per US dollar for T/T HK$ 16.95 f>er pound sterling HK 5270.75 per tael of gold.
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    • 249 9 SINGAPORE. Sat. Contrary to the Impression In many circles that prices temporarily at least, grounded, the market eased further by one cent during the week to touch 52 j cents, the lowest in 13 years, state Holiday. Cutler Bath and Co. Ltd. in their weekly review. This
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    • 79 9 NEW YORK. Sat. (UPI) Stock prices eased in active trading today with the high priced glamour stocks showing the largest losses. Shortly before the end of the first hour of trading, the United Press International market wide indicator was off 0.07 per cent with
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    • 494 9 SlNGAPOKF—Slock KuDiiiicr bid and niter prtres officially lUtcd at t he close or business INDUSTRIAL Roust ead 1.57 1.5# C. Migar 1.14 1.75 Chemical Co 1.65 M Cold Storage 3.50 3.56 Ihinlop 2.39 E. smelting 4.36 4.40 E.A.I K»mi < »»d» 3.30 3.32 1'ltzpat ricks i.;4 1 80
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    • 55 9 'Manager* Price*» First Malayan \D 2.39 2.40 Second Malayan XD 1.71 181 Third Malayan 1.18 1.28 The Commerce Industry Fund .90 100 The saving* Fond 1.35 1.45 Ma la va 11 Investment Fund 1.05 1.15 sterling Commodity 8 10 4/5 First Hong Kong .80 .85* Second Hone Kong
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    • 97 9 SINGAPORE. Sat. Singapore fhlnew Produce Exchange noon prlcea today were: Buyer Seller Coconut Oil (E.OB.) Kulk 46.00 Coconut Oil (FOB Orum* 4M.S0 Copra Mixed Aug. Sept 29..V) Muntok White Pepper (F.O.B.) r X.I W a m 132 50 Sarawak White Pepper (E.O.B.) 130.00 Sarawak Special Black Pepper (E.O.B) 87.50
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    • 54 9 SINGAPORE Sat. The Association of Banks in Malaysia today made the following changes in its rates to merchants: Canada Buving T.T. 351/16; Airmail O.D 35-3/16; 9n d/st. 35-3/4 credit bills; 35-7/8 traHe bills. Selling T T. or O.D. ready were: Deutsche Marks 1291/4: Swiss Francs 140-1'8; Italian Lire
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    • 16 9 SINGAPORE. Sat. The tin price for today was $603.87$ per picul, down 12i cents.
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    • 181 9 SINGAPORE. Sat. The following ships are expected to be in port today: 1/2 Fernview 3/4 Viminale 5 Choko Mara 6/7 Eastern Rover 8/9 Golden Wonder 10/11 Hirado 13/14 Ixion 15 16 Star Aldebaran 18 Circea 19 Victory Loyal 21/22 Katon'g 23/24 Keningau 25/26 Kansai Maru 27/28 Kyosetsu Mara
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    • 742 9 ARRIVALS IN SINGAPORE Time x..V> a.m. Airline JAL 712 from Jakarta. Time 9.1S a.m. Airline GIA 898 from Jakarta. Time 10..Y5 am. Airline MSA o©.» from Prnani. Ipoh. Kuala lumpur, Malacca. Time 3.00 p.m. Airline MSA 451 from Kurhing. Time 12.35 p.m Airline GIA 889 from
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    • 298 11  -  bv: Peggy Massin T)ARiS, Sat. (Reu- ter) Balenciaga has brought new life to Paris fashion shows with sexy evening clothes exposing a bare midriff and side vents slashed open to the thigs. The Spanish coutur i e r' s collection also highlighted
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    • Article, Illustration
      219 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. At the Topsy. the latest modern dress shop here, shopping is indeed a pleasure. Situated in Market Street. Topsy cater s mainly for the career girl, the housewife and the expectant mother with the latest fashion and maternity wear at reasonable price Ready-made dresses
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    • 233 11  -  by: Mary Sue Miller SUNGLASSES OFFER fashion and flattery as never before There's a shape, colour and lens treatment for every face and costume. Or just for fun! The newsy lens is pastel, tinted pale blue *reen and grey. And wtiat a boon this is
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    • 321 11  -  By Marianne Pereira SINGAPORE, Sat. The shape of women's feet will change in the next fifty years, a leading local phvsician told me recently. "Think," he said, "for years women have been using dainty shoes. Shoes that are arched and with long heels "Now.
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    • 139 11 *****, s V h m sj's» V I PIPNT WANT TO MAKE LINDA ANGRY--BUT THERE WAS NO OTHER WAV FOR ME TO TELL HER THAT THIS ie WHERE I BELONG, BETH/ THAT UPTOWN OFFICE PEAL WA6 JUST NOT FOR ME/ A III! 1 tf •f? M PS 2S&J* m l-i
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  • POPPING AROUND With Platter Pete
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      714 12 EVERY MOTHERS' SON "Come On Down To My Boat" "I Believe In You** <MGM> This is the American group who sing the title song in UNCLE'S latest flick, shortly to be shown in Singapore. "The Karate Killers". And this LS the 9ong that's made the Top Ten in America
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    • 390 12 Dino, Desi Billy SPOTLIGHT: REPRISE Records' artistes Dino, Desi and Billy have one of the best introductions to the entertainment world that any neophyte trio could hope for. Two of the three members come from highly successful show business backgrounds. Dino is the son of Dean and Jeanne Martin, Desi
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    • 229 12 k d^i n f' onc the top pop bands in Singapore, The Mvsterians. are splitting right down the middle! I ran into the other dav, the group's ex-vocal-lst Mike Bernie. who told me that he had already left the Mvsterians on the 20th of July. Rhythm guitarist Jeffrey Tan
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    • 481 12 HI THERE! WM, whatd> aknow! S tone anti B*i*h are freed after aU (rend this week's Pop (wossip). Rut that doesn't end the controversy on 'pop and drug*'. Eor instance, people are still talking about Manfred Ma.in's public state' ment about legalising 'pot'; and some are wildly
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    • 115 12 ABOUT the Trailers' new dine, name'y. "Trailers' b n 4," did you knmr that (a) it was lead gwrarist Vicir,' voice which filled most of the falsetto parts: (h, tr>T "Quiver,"' Benny first suggested the title "Quiver Up y-. Spine" but Edmund said "Why not just "Qwver they
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      371 12 LOOKS like there is justice in pop after all! Mick Jagger and Keith Richard are free at last from the shadow of prison which has hung over their young lives for five weeks! The appeal court gave Mick a conditional discharge, which meant he will not serve his
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    • 109 12 THE ROLLING STONES, absent from popular music charts while two of them faced drug charges, are back in business with a song based on their experience of poiu'' cells. "We Love You" begins with the sound of a prison warder's footsteps echoing down a corridor and the slamming
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    • 42 12 PLATTER PETE S PUP POLL 13.8.67. CANDIDATES: (A) The Hollies. (B) Herman's Hermits Mark an X next to your choice NAME: ADDRESS: Send your votes to: Platter Pete's Pop Poll, c/o Eastern Sun, 23-B Cantonment Road Singapore 2. NOT LATER THAN 17.8.67.
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 219 12 I TOP TUNES AROUND THE WOBLDI LONDON: 1. San Francisco Scott McKeniie 2. All You Need Is Love Beatles 3. Death Of A Clown Dave Da vies 4. It Must Be Him Vikki Carr 5. I'll Never Fall In Love Again Tom Jones 6. Up. Up And Awav Johnny Mann
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  • 259 14 SINGAPORE, Sat —THIRTEEN matches of two-ball, best ball will be contested at Keppel Club on Sunday between Warren GC and the Bukit Chermin lads. Six matches will be played under the SGA League tournament and the rest, social matches. Here are the pairings and starting time:
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  • 82 14 SINGAPORE, Sat. The 3rd Pest a Sukan Invitation Basketball Tournament will be held at the Gay World from tomorrow to Aug 19. Countries participating are Taiwan. South Vietnam. Philippines, Thailand Malaysia and Singapore. Prizes for the winning team will be Gold Medals, (see above) Silver
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  • 2168 14 by Windsor Lad IPOH, Sat. Five horses carrying saddle cloth No. 11 scored at Ipoh this afternoon, Second Day of the Perak Turf Club's Sultan's Gold Vase meeting. They were Looking Forward, Straight Flush, Johore, Colombo Court and Co-Prosperity. Looking
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  • 219 14 SINGAPORE. Sat. Th« non-arrival of the Nationalist China team has set a big poser for officials of the Btb Asian Table Tennis Championships currently underway here. China who have entered for the Championships have yet not showed up for the Asian
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  • 319 14 SINGAPORE, Sat. Ceylon's S.B. Lucian Rosa, running effort, lessly smashed championship and the all-comers 5,000 metres marks on the first day of the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association's annual athletic Open Championships held in conjunction with Pesto Sukon. The long-striding and lanky Ceylonese returned
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  • 474 14 SINGAPORE. Sat. Japan and South Korea are poised for the "showdown" here tomorrow final day of the team events or the Bth Asian Table-Tennis Championships. Drawn in opposite groups South Korea and Japan made sure of their berth for the finals when they
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 140 14 CLASSIFIED^ ADVERTISEMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENT 20 Words HO/- (Minimum) Mr. E. J. PILLAI. Manager of World Tourist Transport Service. Singapore, and World Tourist Travel Service. Singapore, better known among his friends as Joe Pillai. wishes to inform the public that he is not the person connected with a case being heard In
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    • 94 14 rt" Qsjlao •M, OUTy l "n» START STRONGER' LAST LONGER Centura BATTERIES I' CLASSIFIED 21.*. CANTONMENT KOAD. SINCAPOKC 2 TELEPHONES 9M05/7. Advertiser's Name Address Telephone Number of Insertions..— Date(s) Requested. Cost h!w»t mit Tunny Mr ailw < tf.O./CknM/CMfc wrtm II Cfttk aul bm ttdtitrtC at*. lACH WORD 50 t 25
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    • 47 14 BIG SWEEP TOTAL POOL: $98,113.00 FIRST PRIZE No. *****0 524.283.00 SECOND PRIZE No. *****4 $12,141.00 THIRD PRIZE No. *****2 6.070.00 STARTERS ($674.00 each): Nos. *****6 *****6 *****2 *****4 *****6 *****7 *****6 *****2 *****7 *****5 CONSOLATIONS ($472.00 each): Nos--*****0 *****6 *****1 *****9 *****1 *****0 *****4 *****9 *****3 *****5
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    • RACING COMMENTS
      • 1488 15 Race l: Horses Class 5? Dlv. 2 9 Furs.— 2.00 P.M. <UK \L RIDERS ON'LY) 1 440 Oriental rpjfl 4v 125 enjvat 6tah> Ahmad Lee 12 2 10 Hand In lland 4v 122 Tong L>e L<vmg E B kelen Shaarl 13 70=. The f"i»opr*lT 7V
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      • 1922 15  -  The going is Good By 'Windsor Lad'M^ IPOH, Sun. Hyrego should outshine his opposition and land his second "Gold" in two months by annexing the Sultan's Gold Vase to be run over sif straight (Race 5) at Ipoh this afternoon, concluding day of
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      • 32 15 Windior Lad: Navaho Stingray Joint \>ntnre Adeline: Zflyj Flying Charger Streamlight Sky High Be«t Win Tien Tien Lai Spruce Star Boy Tien Tien Lai Galley Proof Sea Pip
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      • 202 15 WINDSOR LAD ADFLINE SKY HIGH STAR BOY RACE 1 ANGELINA Hand In Hand Gar Pari* POWERFUL PETE The Conrretor Timah Api BFST WIN Angelina Powerful Pete ANGELINA Hand In Hand Pa i Day RACE 2 BRIGHT EYES IV Flying Charger Cute Coed F. CHARGER All Smile* Son of Sol
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      • 152 15 PENANG. Sat. Malaysia's badminton ace Tan Aik Huang, will compete in three events in the tenth Merdeka anniversary badminton champioships. which will start on Aug 18 at the Penang Chinese Girls' High School indoor stadium in Gottlieb Road. The festival champion ships, organised
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    • 419 16 Take it or Leave it... by |YJ ALAYSIA should be proud of their tabletennis star Ong Mooi Mooi who on Friday night performed a rare feat by outplaying the current world's woman champion, Sachiko Morisawa in the Asian Table Tennis Championships played in Singapore. This
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    • 269 16 LONDON, Sat < Reuter) Results of football matches played today were: English F.A. Charity shield M. Utd. 3 Spurs 3 Aberdeen 1 Raivgers 1 Albion R. 2 East Fife 4 Alloa 1 Arbroath 2 Celtic 1 Dundee U. 0 Clydebank 2 Brechin C. 0 C'der.beath 0 Queen's
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    • 126 16 KUALA LUMPUR Sat. Singapore Sikhs, who had four State players in their squad, were surprisingly beaten 2-0 by Perak in the annual Sikhs hockey tournament for the Gurudwara Cup at the Gurney Road ground today. Singapore Sikhs were unable to hold the Perak team who were very
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    • 902 16  -  POOR SHOOTING, BAD LUCK HIT INDIANS By Chan Kam Yau, R. D. Selva KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. India and Thailand fought out an 80-minute battle to draw 1-1 in a Group "A" match in the 10th anniversary Merdeka football tournament at the Merdeka Stadium. Though the
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    • 990 16 By LITTLE NENE SINGAPORE, Sot. With six strokes in front of Phua Tien Kioy his nearest rival on the field, only cruelfate could prevent Luis Silverio from winning the 1967 Singapore Amateur Open Championship which ends tomorrow at Bukit links. A strong favourite
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    • 375 16 SINGAPORE, Sat. The chairman of the rules and revision committee of the Football Association of Singapore, Mr. L.P. Rodrigo, has drawn up new proposed amendments to the present revised rules awaiting approval by the general body of the Association. The proposed amendments
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 59 16 TIME W>. i •.v -V--TIDE Penang: 5.41 a.m. (7.0 ft) Por afTft t€ nham: 1015 am l4l ft,) 1025 pm Port Dickson: 11.32 a.m. (7.8 ft), 11.42 p.m. (6.2 ft) Singapore: 3.47 a.m. (7.5 ft), 3.51 p.m. (7.8 ft) Sedili Kechil: 2.56 a.m. (6.7 ft), 2.22 p.m. (7.0 ft) Kuantan:
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    • 244 16 Pesta Sukan Diary Athletics The 29th. Annual Athletic Championships at the Farrer Park Athletic Centre. (2.00 pm.) Basketball—Invitation Basketball Tournament, at the Gay World Stadium. (9.00 a m. to noon, 2 00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m., and 8.00 p.m. to 11.00 pm.) Chess (Chinese) —National Day and Pesta Sukan Championships
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