Eastern Sun, 16 December 1967

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  • 24 1 Eastern Sun Independent National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION Estd. 1966. Vol. 2 Mo. 602 Saturday, 16 December 1967. MC(P) 2251 KDN 2660 Price 15 cents
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  • 595 1  -  Business as usual in Penang: Strict police, military precautions ease tension By: Khoo Boon Choo pENANG, Fri. Put it down as the hartal that never was. A reported attempt to stage another hartal here today was completely foiled by the strict precautions taken by the military and
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  • 163 1 PENANG. Frl. The Chairman of the Democratic Action Party. Penang Branch. Mr. Tan Chong Bee. today hit out at the Department of Education for not releasing the results of this year’s Sixth Form Entrance Examination to the press for publication. “If there has
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  • 47 1 Miss Hong Kong Cniversity, Miss Winifred Yeung. 20, who arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday for a three-dav visit. Her stay here is part of the prize, given hv Malaysia-Singapore Airlines, that goes with her title. She wdl also he visiting Bangkok and Singapore.
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  • 290 1 SAIGON. Fri. (CPI) Rep. Bui Quang San. a member of South Vietnam's House of Representatives. was assassinated in a Chinese-style execution on Thursday night. Hls killers stretched adhesive tape across his nose and mouth and bound his arms to his sides, then shot him twice once
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  • 145 1 ATHENS. Greece, Fri. (UPI) Attempts were under way today to reconcile King Constantine, who fled his country on Thursday after an abortive counter-coup, and the ruling military junta he tried to replace, well-informed sources said. It was not known what form the contacts between the
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  • 309 1 MANILA, Fri. (UPI) Manila newspapers today warmly welcomed Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, on his arrival here for a four-day visit. The afternoon newspaper Evening News, carried a two-page supplement on the visit, complete with pictures of Razak and his wife.
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  • 82 1 MANILA Fri. (UPI) Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak. said Inday he is prepared to fix the datp with the Philippines for the start of bilateral talks on the Philippines claim to Sabah. Tun Razak. however, emphasised on his arrival here for a four-day
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  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 520 2 SINGAPORE. Frl. Singapore la to start diplomatic missions In Tokyo and Jakarta and a commission office In Johore Bahru next year This was disclosed in Parliament today by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. S. Rajaratnam, in answer to questions raised by
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    • 567 2 SINGAPORE. Fri. The MP for Anson. Mr. P. Govindasamy, today called on the government to increase' the number of postmen in Singapore. Speaking during the debate of the expenditure estimates for 1968. Mr. Govindasamy said that postmen should be increased
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    • 279 2 SINGAPORE. Fri. Th« Minister for Interior and Defence, Mr. Lim Kim San. told Parliament today consideration is now being given to holders of blue identity cards to enable them to travel freely. Mr. Lim was replying to a question by a backbencher, Mr. Tang
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    • 563 2  -  By HOO BAN KHEE KUALA LUMPUR, Professor Ungku Abdul Aziz today called for the setting up of a commission of inquiry to examine racial relations in Malaysia. He made the call when speaking to a mixed audience at
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    • 254 2 SINGAPORE, Fri Si be physically rugged but al tually creative and culture ingaporeans must not only Iso mentally alert, intellecilly distinctive The deputy chairman of the Singapore Festival 1968 Organising Committee and the chairman of the Donation Draw and Prizes SubCommittee.
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    • 172 2 SINGAPORE. Frl.—Thir’ynine persons today received certificates at a graduation ceremony for passing a course on the Japanese language offered by the Japanese Government under the Colombo Plan and sponsored by the Ministry of Education of Singapore. Thev are: Wong See Men?. Chin Sze Shang (Miss).
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    • 106 2 SINGAPORE. Tri The Minister of State for Culture, Mr. Lee Khoon Choy tonight called on art lovers to donate their collections to the National Art Gallery when it is set up. He said such art pieces would be better preserved and more people would have
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    • 47 2 SINGAPORE. Fri. A total of 4.01 inches of rain fell from 7.30 this morning to 7.30 tonight during a day of incessant rain. According to a spokesman of the Meteorological Station this is the highest rainfall for any 12-hour period during this month.
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    • 31 2 IPOH. Fri. A $B,OOO car. belonging to a druggist. Mr. Sim Teck Oh. was stolen in Cockman Street here last night. It was found missing from a parkins lot
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    • 97 2 SEREMBAN. Fri. The Seremban branch of the Democratic Action Party yesterday said the State Government could find the money in its budget to pay the increase in school fees for secondary schools on behalf of the parents if it was willing to stop squandering public money.
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    • 22 2 TAIPIN'G. Fri Siew Young Khong. 13. lost his life in collision with a bus at Jalan Kamunting here last night.
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    • 212 2 QUNGEI PANTANI, Fri. The Minister of Education. Enche Mohamed Khir Johari, today assured the Government would review the increase in school fees when the nation’s economic conditions were improved. The increase in school fees was necessary due to rapid increase in educational commitment and financial
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    • 59 2 IPOH. Fri. The Police are stepping up their campaign to remove unruly elements in the curfew' area in Krian district, a senior police spokesman announced today. He said 19 warrants of arrests had been issued to arrest these unruly elements. Meanwhile, nine other people arrested previously
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    • 210 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. The Democratic Action Party today welcomed the decision of the University of Malaya Council to reconsider its move to increase the university hostel fees. Its Secretary-General. Mr, Goh Hock Guan, in a statement said: “Any increase of university hostel fees will further add
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    • 480 3 SINGAPORE, Fri. The Deputy Prime Minister, Dr. Toh Chin Chye, has warned that the Malaysia-Singapore Airlines will "shrivel "up" and face a possibility of closing down un- less it: Continues to learn to tackle the problems of the future; and. Be able to
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    • 70 3 A ERO-modellers at Changi airfield had a pleasant surprise over the weekend when out of the sky came Santa Claus, not just one of them but eight. The airmen turned Santas were rehearsing for a X'mas party for children which will be held at RAF Changi. Picture
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    • 33 3 SINGAPORE. Fri. The Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour will entertain some 650 children. 300 of them underprivileged at a Christmas party at the Parish Hall on Sunday, Dec. 17.
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    • 170 3 SINGAPORE. Fri. More congratulatory messages were received by the President of the Republic of Singapore. Inche Yusof bin Ishak, on his election for another term FROM: H E Josip Broe Tito. Yugoslavia. Belgrade: “I cordially thank your excellency and government and people of Singapore for
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    • 329 3 SINGAPORE, Fri. A maid-servant was gagged and bound to a chair after she had let in two men who came to her flat on the pretext of servicing the air-conditioner yesterday. While the maid, Lee Choon Kim. 28, was tied to the
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    • 100 3 SINGAPORE. Fri. Ang Hoe Siong was today charged in the Ninth Magistrate's Court with the murder of a 16-year-old youth Ng Pah Wah Ang is alleged to have been a member of an unlawful assembly whose common object was to cause hurt to Ng and in
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    • 95 3 9 a m.—1.30 p.m:— Exhibition of traditional and modern Maori art at the National Museum. 10 am. 8 p.m:—Paintings exhibition at Victoria Memorial Hall, Empress Place. 3 p.m; “End Of Year Variety Show organised by Y.M.C.A. at its auditorium. Stamford Road. 6.30 p.m:—A play, Hans. The Witch and
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    • 72 3 SINGAPORE. Fri. A special Christmas programme will be broadcast over Radio Singapura via the SEACOM link, which was opened in March this year. On Dec. 26. at 10.15 p.m. Radio Hongkong. Radio Malaysia, Australian Broadcasting Commission (Sydney) and Radio Singapura will participate in a musical programme.
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    • 59 3 SINGAPORE Frl. The Guild of Graduates of Nanyang University at its annual general meeting yesterday elected two former graduates to represent the guild in the Nanyang University Council. They are Mr. Soon Tuan Tee 35. and Mr Yap Koon Chan 33. who are among the first
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    • 240 3 SINGAPORE. Fri. An ex-journalist, Ranjit Singh Gill. 27. was today jailed for two year s by the Second District Court on five charges of cheating involving a total sum of $1,107. He pleaded guilty to all five charges. The District Judge Mr. Donald Yeo
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    • 176 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. The Minister of Education, Enche Mohamed Khir Johari, who is also the UMNO General Secretary stated that the question to ban Labour Party, Malaya, and Pan Malayan Partv which were involved in the recent disturbances
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    • 129 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. Pirates struck for the second time in a week yesterday in the Straits of Malacca and robbed four fishermen of 68 fishing nets, batteries and two boats worth $11,700. The piracy took place at •bout 3 a.m. yesterday in international waters about five
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    • 30 4 PENANG, Fri. Private candidates who sat and passed their Lower Certificate of Education Examination last year, are to call at the Education Office to collect their certificates.
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    • 96 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. Forty-four secret society members were arrested when the police here raided their hide-outs in various parts of the Federal Capital this morning. After questioning. the thugs were later released and warned to behave themselves during the coming festive season. A police spokesman said the
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    • 71 4 PROFESSOR Ungku Abdul Aziz, Dean of Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya, speaking at the opening of the 17th annual delegates conference of the Malaysian Trades Union Congress in Petaling Jaya yesterday. In pix from left are Mr. l'eoh Teck Cbye, President of the M.T.C.C.; Mr. Paul BJ.
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    • 255 4 Proudly carrylnf their trophies. Miss Josephine Chan and Mr Joseph Cham Swee Bee happily exchange congratulations after they had been judged the female and male OPERATOR OF THE YE AR” respectively at a contest at the Telecommunications Training Centre in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday night. They
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    • 70 4 KAMPAF. Fri. Twi Labour Party members pleaded guilty m tre Magistrate's Court here today to Illegal possession of Communist documents. They are Wong Hin S:n alias Wong Shin Mun. 23. and Moong Ah Kow. 23. They were arrested on Nov. 30 at 230 pm.
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    • 248 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. Three men. one armed with a pistol and the others with knives, this morning held up the manager of a finance company and robbed him of cash totalling $3,106 in notes and $4OO in coins. The robbery took place at about 10.30 am.
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    • 68 4 SINGAPORE. Fri. The Minister for Law and National Development. Mr. E W Barker will attend the Stage Club’s charity Christmas show. Hans. The Witch And The Gobbin.” at the Victoria Theatre on Monday, Dec. 18 The charity show is in aid of the SDastic Children's
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    • 68 4 SINGAPORE. Fri A 30-year-old woman who was found dead last right at the foot of Block 52. Toa Pavoh was today identified as Soh Ah Yeo On her was a gold chain, a gold ring and a handbag containing 50.20 in cash. Soh Ah Yeo of Block
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    • 28 4 The Japanese Ambassador in Singapore, Mr. Kenichiro Yoshida, pictured with President Yusof bin Ishak after presenting his credentials to the Head of State at the Istana on Thursday.
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    • 156 4 SINGAPORE. Frl. The Singapore Internal 1 o n a 1 Chamber of Commerce has emphasised the need and importance of management training. Its chairman. Mr J.H.D. Sibree said today the Chamber believed in management training which was becoming more and more important in the increasingly competitive world
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    • 291 5 SINGAPORE. Frl. The Minister for Interior and Defence. Mr. Lim Kim San, today told Parliament that It had been decided to pay the salary difference to civil servants who are called up for full-time service under the National Service scheme. Mr. Lim
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    • 208 5 SINGAPORE, Fri. The Minister for Interior and Defence, Mr. Lim Kim San. *aid in Parliament today Jhat he hoped teachers will fome forward to serve in the Street Crossing Patrols. Mr. Lim, replying to a question by Mr. S.V. Lingam i Member
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    • 846 5  -  Post of Deputy Speaker By JOHN KAM and R.V. LINGAM SINGAPORE, Fri. The Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew told Parliament today that a Deputy Speaker for the House would only be appointed at the appropriate time and when there was suitable and
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    • 906 5 SINGAPORE. Fri. The Minister for Law and National Development. Mr. E. W. Barker assured Parliament today that he would present their views about inexperienced magistrates at the Bench to the Legal Service Commission. Mr Barker was replying to a
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    • 168 5 SINGAPORE. Fri. A yo th who was returning T-'-ne after attending a funeral was drowmed when his sampaA capsized. Three other persons who were with him, however, swam to safety. The incident occurred yesterday at 5.48 p.m near Ponggol when one of the oars of the sampan
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    • 251 14 j£UALA LUMPUR, Fri. The Royal MalayV sian Air Force will fly food parcels for the Hari Raya and the New Year celebrations to troops serving in East Malaysia. Families, relatives and friends of servicemen serving in Sarawak and Sabah are requested
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    • 172 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. Mr. Shih Hui Shan, one of the most famous Chinese painters in South-east Asia. wiU hold a four-day exhibition of his recent works at Malinja Restaurant. Jalan Bukit Bintang, here from tomorrow. Mr. Shih who is also a scholar in Chinese literature
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    • 175 14 JOHORE BAHRU, Fri. The man who busted the backbone of the notorious underworld operations in the town is goinr on transfer as chief of the Marine Police in Johore. He is DSP Mohamed Noor bin Zain. who has been Johore Bahru's police chief for
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    • 86 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. Temporary teachers throughout Malaysia will hold a meeting at Plantation House in Petaling Java on Monday at 3.30 p.m. The object is to settle the problem of removal of temporary teachers from their posts. Teachers on the temporary establishment from all language media
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    • 76 14 WHAT a lucky girl Yvonne Hill is! She flew into Kuala Lumpu. on Wednesday all the way from Yorkshire, to spend her Christmas holiday with her parents, Fit. Lt. Frank and Mrs. Jean Hill. I This is her sixth trip here all within three years. Yvonne. 16.
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    • 127 14 PENANG. Fri. The President of Spastic Children's Association. Penang. Mr. Chet T. S Chua. said here today it had launched a scheme whereby members of the public could adopt children. Mr. Chua was speaking at the Spastic Children's Christmas party held here today. “We sincerely hope
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    • 79 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri A six-day seminar on “reporting social change” in Asia will be held at the South-east Asia Press Centre in Ampang Road here from Jan. 22 tp 27. Sponsored under the International Press Institute Asian Programme. it is the first of its kind in Asia and
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    • 58 14 PENANG. Fri The Parents' Association School lottery draw will be the main attraction at the school’s Food and Games Expo to be held at Mac Alister Road from 11.00 a.m. to 1100 p.m. tomorrow. The first prize is a car and second prize will be a
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    • 107 14 Works of prominent Malaysian artists by Peninsular art Society at 41. Jalan Raja Muda, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Indonesian batiks and handicraft exhibition at Balai Ampang. AIA Building Art of space age at National Art Gallery 9 a m. to 5 p m. Exhibition of batik painting
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    • 154 14 Sir Winston Churchill's famous “A” for victory sign. And it's certainly a victory for handicapped grandmother. Mrs. Mildred Haymond Henri, who is now "seeing” the world in a wheel-chair. Mrs. Henri. International Representative of the Welcome Wagon International. from Holly- wood.
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 431 6 We cannot override French veto F riendly Five’ ENGLISH STEW IN C-MART BID BRUSSELS, Fri. (Reuter) Hopes of early negotiations on the British application to join the Common Market were virtually dashed yesterday when the five member countries backing Britain agreed they could not override a French veto. The Foreign
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    • 177 6 ATLANTA. Georgia. Fri. (Reuter) A fire-room house last seen vanishing into rush hour traffic here while its owner was on holiday has turned up in Loganville 40 miles away. The single-storey wooden house was spotted in its new location by Loganville Police Chief Preston Vanderford yes ter
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    • 141 6 NEW DELHI. Fri. (Reuter) Mr Morarji Desai. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, yesterday announced government's plans for “social control” of banks in India through a senes of measures designed to break the close links between the banks and big business. But he told Parliament
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    • 129 6 BRIGHTON. England. Fri. (Reuter) A 22-year-old businessman charged with causing an explosion at the house of a Jewish clergyman, said he was a Nazi and a Fascist, a court was told here today. The prosecution said the accused. Nicholas Hoogstraten. told the clergyman’s son: “I'm a Fascist
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    • 125 6 Smuggling ways WASHINGTON. F r 1. (Reuter) Offbeat methods used by smugglers at United States entry points this year included packing marijuana in scuba diving air tanks and sewing dogs inside a coat pocket, the Customs Bureau said today. In a report, it said agents once
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    • 34 6 FAMAGUSTA. Cyprus: The Greek destroyers “Lesvas” in Famagusta Harbour where before dawn Greek soldiers boarded it as part of the rundown agreed be- tween Greece and Turkey. UPI photo.
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    • 76 6 ANTHRAX SCARE LONDON. Fri. (UPI) Ireland has clamped down on Christmas season travellers from Britain in an effort to keep the hoof-and-mouth epidemic from crossing the Irish Sea. British rail said the sale of rail tickets to Ireland was banned Shipping agents followed suit.
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    • 85 6 SOVIET SPY-IN-THE-SKY WASHINGTON. Fri (UPI) The Soviet Union seems to be getting ready to use reconnaissance satellites to watch the testihg of U.S. anti-missile missiles, according to Aviation Week and Space Technology magazine. The magazine reported that since January, nine Soviet launched “singleorbit objects” have passed over Kwajalein. Kwajalein is
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    • 526 6 Man had charm, but policy absur d’ Malik reviews Sukarno NEW YORK. Fri. (UPI) Indonesian Foreign Minister Dr. Adam Malik assailed the “Nasakom" programme of former President Sukarno as “absurd" in the current issue of Foreign Affairs Magazine. Dr Malik tried to give a balanced appraisal of the man who
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    • 159 6 Credibility gap WASHINGTON Fri. (UPI) Rep. Wayne Hays, Democrat-Ohio. suggested yesterday that the mortar attack on Sen. Charles Percy, Re-publican-Illinois. came under in Vietnam this week was “prearranged” for publicity purposes. “I think this whole incident deserves looking into by someone other than the publicity man
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    • 255 6 Five years PM...19 years MP... 40 years public servant’ OTTAWA. Fri. (Reuter) Prime Minister Lester Pearson yesterday announced his resignation as lea* der of the Liberal Party. The 70-year-old Mr. Pearson told a press conference he would remain in office as party leader and Prime Minister until a
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    • 49 6 TOKYO. Fn (UPI). The eldest son of Prince Norodom Sihanouk, Cambodia’s Head of State, will arrive in Tokyo tomorrow for a month’s visit. the Foreign Office announced yesterday. A spokesman said Prince Norodom Yuvaneath. 25, and his wife will spend most of their time sightseeing.
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 1371 6 youk TV and km TODAY TV MALAYSIA CHANNEL 5 KUALA LUMPUR and Pnlav Pinang; 6 Ipoh and Melaka; 3 10 Johore Bahru; 4 Taiping; 7 Bata Pabat: 9 Kluaug. P.M. 300 Opening Annct. Prog. Summary; 301 Waltz of the Toreadours; 441 Love That Bob "It'* Later Titan You Think”: 5.08
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    • 40 6 u o M o Y A o N G A A N U H A U O U M A A N U 10 B A K 10 Y 11 11 8 9 Th’s week’s answer. New one on Monday
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
    • 218 7 BRUSSELS. Frl. (UPI) France’s five Common Market partners decided today to examine a British demand for membership despite a French veto. The five West Germany. Italy. Holland. Belgium and Luxembourg apparently willing to risk a crisis in the prosperous market to get
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    • 265 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Frl. Mr. Warren Alexander. Manager of Cathay Advertising Limited. Kuala Lumpur. has announced the appointment of Mr. Chris Arthur as Creative Director. Mr. Arthur has been Art Director of the agency for five years, and was formerly with Mather and Crowther. London. Commenting on this
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    • 151 7 LONDON. Fri. (UPI) The Stock Market stayed on the uptrack today undeterred by the weakness of the pound and the renewed threat of new domestic economic curbs early next year. Buyers went for secondline issues as well as popular blue Chips but government bonds proved
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    • 43 7 NEW YORK. Fri. <UPI) Dow Jones averages based on the first hour of trading on the New York stock exchange: 30 Indus 884.83 up 2.54 20 Rails 235.55 up 0.10 15 Utils 124.53 up 0.35 65 Stocks 309.28 up 0.64
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    • 14 7 SINGAPORE. Fri -r tin price for today remained at $583.25 per picuL
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    • 461 7 AUSTRALIA. Tri The problem of producing stockings for the most beautiful legs in the world is a difficult one. It is the problem which faces the stocking industry in Australia and which has spurred manufacturers to produce new and novel hosiery lines. Today, the stocking
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    • 112 7 TOKYO. Fri. (Reuter) Singapore's Public Utilities Beard has ordered 570 million yen (about £659,720) worth of high-voltage cables from Japan, the Hitachi Cables Ltd. said today. The order Included 30.600 yards of 66-kilovolt oilfilled cables. 31.000 yards of 66-kilovolt solid-type cables. Hitachi said. The
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    • 111 7 LONDON. Fri. (UPI) The pound moved erraticaly in highly sensitive foreign exchange markets today but improved after the announcement that bank rate was held unchanged at 8 per cent. European currencies generally were dearer and the French franc gained 625 of a cent to 11.7837. In terms
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    • 47 7 NEW YORK. Fri. (UPI) Rubber futures yesterday closed 25 points higher, sales none. All asked prices— Jan 18 65 March 18.80 May 1893 July 19.15 Sept 19.40 Nov 19.05 Jan 19.69 The spot No. 1 RSS was quoted at 17-3/4 cent per pound, nominal.
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    • 699 7 SINGAPORE. Fri. The market opened this morning with slight interest shown in the properties counters. There was some heavy buying and selling on the counter for Singapore Land which eventually gained a few points and closed at $1.20 The Christmas period
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    • 286 7 Rubber up cent SINGAPORE. Frl. January first grade rubber f.o.b. buyers closed at 5 p.m in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur today at 49 7/8 cents per lb., up a cent from previous close. The tone was quietly steady. The market was rated inactive throughout the whole morning Levels were about
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    • 82 7 SINGAPORE Fri. The Association of Banks in Malaysia today made the following changes in its rates to merchants: New York (Buying) T. T 32-13/16 Airmail O D 32-15/ 16: 90 d/st 33-7/16 (credit bills) 331 (trade bills). Canada: (Buying) T. T. 355; Ai r Mail O D 35|;
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    • 450 7 SINGAPORE-—Murk Euiiante nid and idfer prices official!* iMfrt at the close of business INDISTRIALS Ben A- Co O 2.27 Bo 11 st cart I GO 1.62 I sugar 2.0* 2.09 hrnilcal Co 1.43 141 Cold storage 4.02 4 06 Dunlop 2.24 2 2.i E. smelting 4.10 4.50 EAI
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    • 52 7 (Managers’ Prices) First Malayan 2.41 2.50 second Malayan 1*4 18.1 Third Malayan The Commerce 1.10 119 Industry Fund Xt .89 .98 The Savings Fund Malayan Investment 1.41 1.50 Fund \n 1.05 1.15 First Hongkong .79 .84* second H kons XO .55 59* S'ng Commodity 4/2 1/ 9 <*Hnng
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    • 106 7 SINGAPORE. Fit. The noon prices at the Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange today are > Buyet Seller Coconut Oil (FOR.) Bulk 60 00 Coconut Oil (F.O.B.) Drum' 62.50 Loose Copra Mixed Nov/Dec 35.50 Muntok White Pepper (F.O.B.) 96% N.L.W 130.00 Sarawak W htte Pepper (F.O.B.) 96% N.L.W 127.50 Sarawak Special
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    • 24 7 HONG KONG. Fri. (UPI) —Money Quotations. HKS6.OBO 6.100 per US. dollar for cash. HK514.46 per pound sterling. HK5295.5 per tsel gold.
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    • 170 7 SINGAPORE. Fri. The following ships are expected to be in port today. Gndowns Vessels 1/2 Karachi 3/4 Bratslav 5 Viukov 6/7 Astrid Bakke 8/9 Bakuriani 10'll Anna K. 13/14 Josef Conrad 15/16 President Taylor 18 Shiga Maru 19 Hans Cristophersen 21/22 Nichnju Maru 23/24 Misak Maru 25/26
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  • 807 8 A CQUIRING university degrees is a fetish among the young people of Malaysia. Of the several thousand Malaysian students who are trying to win degrees in local and foreign universities, how many of them are fit to attend university courses? It is taken for granted that, after
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  • 3179 8 mo UNDERSTAND student problems it is 1 imperative that we define the purpose of the students in the University, his role and responsibility. University Education is viewed as a preparation of life to see the world in the perspective of one's learning. It
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  • 272 8 By Henry B. Rothblatt (Author* "Handbook of Evidence For Criminal Trials") "FRANK'S career in the Navy ended undrama--1 tically when he was seriously injured in an auto accident. Frank was a career serviceman who edited a weekly paper at his Naval station. With permission from his commanding
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  • Christmas feature
    • 859 9  -  By HOO BAN KHEE "MERRY CHRISTMAS'' can be said in a thousand languages and they all mean the same: peace, love, light, warmth and cheers. It is a season of new beginnings of fresh hopes, a time when soldiers lay down their arms, when
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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    • 112 9 ©.e n r.y «T! V > AS 0 n as s 4 ,*r x f Sr^ SiK Happiness is a iristmas present from RoMnsmi's Castle Toy Fair Don’i delay\ Come to Robinson’s Castle Toy Fair— TODAY”! We ftare ifte largest and most exciting Christmas selection of toys and games to
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  • 1094 10  -  By Maureen Lee T'HE very word 1 "Christmas” spells fun and gaiety —a time to put your burdens aside and relax; a time of warm hand-shakes and smiles. And most of all this is perhaps the most congenial time for
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 40 10 For your shopping convenience our shop will remain open until 9.00p.m. every Wednesday Saturday until X'mas X’mas Gifts ate available in out Batgain Countet too! c. 310, ORCHARD ROAD ■r mm. T* #< f I ...•<• ;> E, 9. TELEPHONES: ***** <4 |rnes),34o2S
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    • 122 10 o o o O 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 O 9 <3 Vv.-» V' a-:- yaaaal iiMiifinr n..1,.i j I <■ ;§§ii f <■' B«| iggsjgij •■< IPlti-w l- V •<* pn i 1 2S AN attractive decor for the dining hall for Christmas. This is done by
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  • 85 11 LIKE all popular departmental stores in the world, Robinson and Co. (S'pore) Ltd. offers a wide range of products for the shoppers. For this Christmas season, the range displayed is simply wonderful. Besides, a step into Robinson's will evoke a feeling of joy and wonderment. In
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  • 196 11 IVITH the littering: atmosphere of the party season now upon us. every beauty-conscious woman should know that a sparkle in her eyes is not nearly enough. Her hair should gleam with exciting lights lights that only good health and careful colouring with Wella products can
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  • 75 11 SALISBURY. Fri (Reuter) A greetings card five feet high and claimed to be the biggest Christmas card in the world was sent to the Mayor of Lisbon from the Rhodesian Mayor of Salisbury yesterday. The card, which left in an envelope 61 by 41 inches aboard a
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  • 110 11 CHOPPERS seem to be rushing to C-K. Tang (Singapore) Ltd the famous Singapore departmental store and “House of Curios" and there's good reason, too. At this shopping centre. the Christmas shopper is able to get almost everything from safety pins to radiograms under one
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
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    • 331 11 o f> CHRISTMAS GIFTS Ss K OF EVERY DESCRIPTION FROM BIG TO SMALL FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD v. n SI n S K u S FOR 'f s IM n Sf FOR FOR n s HER THEM n S K K k *B*Bs K '4 K to, $2O TWENTY
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  • 1293 12  -  By C.F. Lee r* IS just nine more days to Christmas and already millions of Christmas cards have winged their way around the world/ and more millions will probably do so in the next week. The season’s greetings, good cheer, peace, goodwill,
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  • 296 12 By PATRICIA CHAN WHEN you are looking for electronic products. always remember to look for the best quality. As far as quality is concerned, you can be sure of Siera electronic products Siera electronic products are made in Germany. It covers a wide
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  • 525 12 is a Christian festival, commemorating the coming of Christ into our world. Among the many different ways of celebrating this festival, I am glad that the Y's Men's Club has chosen to invite the Bible Society Secretary to speak on the meaning of Christmas, in celebrating
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 132 13 COME and JOIN Pest a H IBORAN FOOD and FUNFAIR organised by Fairfield Methodist Church in aid of Fairfield Methodist Church Building and Other Funds SAT. 16th DEC. 1967 10.00a.m.—6.00 p.m. FAIRFIELD M.G.S. GROUND 178 Neil Road. Singapore 2. Oriental Food Refreshments Cafe Games Entertainment Supermarket COUPONS Obtainable from> KATKINA'S
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    • 291 13 E3 &"SffiB tt club See The Most Exciting, Fabulous and Sensational FLOORSHOWS ever performed In our nite club. THE KOREAN CUPID Top and Famous Dancers from renowned “WALKER HILL" Nite Club in Korea. 3b. I pper Serangoon Rd. Tel: *****0. Featuring: Miss Huang Soon Ja Miss Chang Min Ja Delightful
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    • 235 13 TO-MORROW: CiO-GO TEA DANCE 3-5.30 PJVL WITH “THE SOUNDS’* EASTERN HOTEL 2b. JALAN AMPANG. KUALA LUMPUR. Tel. ***** 2 TO-NIGHT NIGHTLY EXT: 1.00 AM. The Hot Guitar quartet “THE SOUNDS’’ and JACKSON’S ORCHESTRA with POPULAR VOCALISTS “vlYip SiewLeng and Kong Yin Wanted: New Danre Hostesses Age 18-22. Experience Unnecessary Apply:
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    • 16 13 TRAVEL CENTRE OF SINGAPORE Well-known for personalised services E-10 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING 360. ORCHARD ROAD. TEL: *****
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 212 13 >SIIAW IGANISATION Phone ***** Now Showing: 11, 1.15. 4. o.so. 8.15 Peter Seller* “THE BOBO” Britt Ekland Color iWBI NEXT CHANGE "Lore And How To Make It” Eastmanrolnr Tonight A Tomorrow Midnight: Shaw Productions’ “King Cat” Mandartn In Shawseope. Color CAPITOL Phone ***** NOW SHOWING. No Free List 11 am.,
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    • 194 13 jßAOLxigßaa Open* Today: at 3.M. 6.lft A 9.0 n Nanda Sanjiv Kumar Mehmood “PATI PATM” English As Malay Subtitles. Tonite Midnite Mafioj Nanda Mehmood "Gumnaam" Eanmancolbr English A?; Malay Sub. Tomorrow 11 am Gladiator Of Rome” Scope Color TODAY! B.Bft A 7.3 ft t> m. •Tat Snaoker A* Bharath; in
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    • 221 13 ESHER' ORCHARD-***** NOW SHOWING: Dally Shows: 11 a m. 2.15. 5.45. 8.45 pm. Aorn $1.50. $2.50 $4 00 Cash Bookings Only No Free List Produced In TODD-AO •DOCTOR DOLITTLE (Foil REX HARRISON Color br Deluxe imrfFP^'-vr NOW SHOWING! 1.30. 4 00. II 1.00 8.30 8.30 A 9.15 p m I!
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 522 14 i Eastern Sun Classified advertisements can be accepted at the following addresses: MONT DOR MILK BAR. Ngee Ann Building. Singapore. S.S MUBARUK b Brothers. 63, Bras Basah Road, and 2, Maju Avenue, Serangoon Carden Estate. Singapore. TAY BUAN CUAN LTDSUPERMARKET 83. East Coast Road. Singapore 15. Tel: *****9 HAMIEM STORE.
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    • 197 14 LEMBAGA LETRIK NEGARA JUNIOR TECHNICIAN (TIME SCALE) WATER TREATMENT PLANT ATTENDANT APPLICATIONS are invited for the post of Water Treatment Plant Attendant to work in any of the Board’s Generating Stations. 2. Persons applying must be Federal Citizens between the ages of 20 and 30 and possess a Senior Cambridge
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    • 100 14 A LITTLE BIT THAT CO(S A LONC WAT Eastern Sun CLASSIFIED ADS 2)-B. CANTONMENT ROAD. SINGAPORE 2 TELEPHONES 9J60J/7. Advertiser's Name Address Telephone No Number of Insertions...——. Date(s) Requested..— Cost Payment wa*t accompany fnsr n<n (f O CMir Calh eorloiedt Tiih malt be reflitrred. ChFllFS etc. ihoald be crossed. Classified
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  • SUN SPORT
    • 247 15 LONDON, Fri. (Reuter) Britain today defied the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) and voted to introduce open tennis tournaments from April 22 next year. Only five delegates out of 300 raised their hands in opposition at the British Lawn Tennis Association's
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    • 397 15 NEW YORK, Fri, (UPI) Harry Edwards, a leader in the proposed Negro boycott of the 1968. OlymSic Games, yesterday calld for the ousting of Olympic Committee chairman Avery Brundage on the grounds that he was “a devout anti-semitic and anti-Negro personality.”
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    • 175 15 LAYANG LAYANG. Fri The OP M Junior Club beat the O P M. Senior Club by 2 matches to 1 to recapture the Anderson Tennis Challenge Cup which they lost to Benior Club last year The matches were played at the Senior Club Courts. The
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    • 826 15  -  By Windsor Lad KUALA LUMPUR. Sat Punter's Delight should annex the Patron’s Cup for MARA Class One performers run over 7f (Race 5) at the Selangor Turf Club’s amateur meet here this afternoon. He won last time out at Penang in convincing fashion. Always
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    • 205 15 TOKYO. Fri. (UPI) Shinichi Nakamura, manager, of new world junior lightweight champion Hiroshi Kohavashi, said last night he had no immediate plans for Kohayashi’s title defence. Nakamura said Kobayashi had just knocked out defending champion Yoshiaki Numata in the 12th round of
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    • 118 15 BANGKOK. Fn. (Reuter) The SEAP Games lawn tennis men doubles final was won by Vo Van Bay and Luu Hoang Due of South Vietnam who beat Sompan Champisri and Seri Caruchinda of Thailand 1-6, 6-4. 6-3 in the final. Bronze medals went to the two
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    • 592 15 RACE ONE 2 p m The Hurlingham Scurry M A R I. Class 5 2 Pure. (CatchweighU: 12st. Tibs.) 1. St Cloud (2) 2. Maju (1) 3. Adek (9) 4. Grey Grenadier 5 Knight Templar (J) 6. Sar.ma (71bs penalty) (8) 7 Kair i«i 8 Katie (4)
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    • 234 15 LONDON. Fri. (Reuter) Garfield Sober*, the West Indies cricket captain and the world's number one all-rounder, is joining English county team Nottinghamshire on a three-year contract, his agent, Bagenal Harvey announced here last night. Sobers, through his agent, said in a statement: “I have
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    • 90 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The Selangor Club Rugby XV will take on the Royal Air Force of Singapore in an annual rugbv match to be played at the Selangor padang tomorrow. Selangor Club will select a side from the following players: B Grey, M. Lamb, P.
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    • 558 15 TOKYO, Fri. (UPI). Hiroshi Kobayashi, World Boxing Association's number one junior lightweight, became the new world champion tor this class tonight by knocking out defending champion Tosh, ®f l Numata in the twelfth round of their Dtle bout. The end of the first
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    • 221 15 ADELAIDE, Fri. (Reuter) Wimbledon champion Mts. Blllle-Jean King said today that she hoped to defend her women's singles :ltle next year. Commenting on the British Lawn Tennis Association’s decision yesterday to abolish the distinction between amateur and professional players, the American No 1
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    • 209 15 LONDON. Fri. (Reuter) Gamesmanship is overcoming the manlines? of the modern soccer player, Jimmy Scoular. manager of second division club Cardiff City, wrote in the current issue of the football league review. “A large percentage of the bad tackles and so-called dirty football just
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    • 68 15 KLUANG, Fri Johore Indians S.A. will meet Malacca Indians in the second leg of the “Bardhan Cup” competition at the Town Padang here on Sunday, at 5.00 p.m. I n the previous match held at Malacca Kubu Stadium. Johore Indians beat Malacca Indians by 4
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    • 410 16  -  By Albert Johnson SINGAPORE, Fri. The 10-gold-medol feat by Singapore's swimming sensation, Patricia Chan, has put her among Asia's best in the aquatic sport and it is something worth talking about for a long time. And she will no doubt be the
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    • 362 16 BANGKOK, Fri. (Reuter) Thailand swept four more gold medals in SEAP Games cycling event* yesterday with its imcomparable Preeda Chullamondhol capturing two more individual titles to bring his gold medal total to seven. With only the 200 kilometre road race tomorrow, with individual
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    • 49 16 BANGKOK. Fri (Reuter) Burma’s tall and strong women's volleyball team remained unbeaten In SEAP Games play by defeating Malaysia in straight sets todav Scores were 15—4. 15—3. 15—10. The volleyball events finish tomorrow morning In a men's match. Burma beat Laos 15—0. 15—8, 15—7.
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    • 202 16 BANGKOK. Fri <UPI' Burma beat Laos. 2 —o and South Vietnam blanked Thailand s—o.5 —0. Thursday night to advance into the football finals of the Southeast Asian Peninsular Games here Mg Muang and Bla Htay scored the Burmese goals in the 30th and 40th mrautes
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    • 57 16 BANGKOK. Fri 'Renter Thailands women's basketball team won their third straight SEAP Games match today beating Malaysia 77—63. after leading 41—37 at the half. Goh Koon Gee scored 31 points for Malaysia. Other scorers were Ho Lee Fa 4. Ng Anian 9. Phang Siew Yok 5. Kuay Wan
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    • 163 16 BANGKOK. Fri. (Reuter) Vo Vanh Thanh, who earlier led South Vietnam to the men’s team championship. today won the Seap Games gold medal in the lawn tennis singles The more powerful strokes and attacking game of the Vietnamese player who had been unseeded
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    • 190 16 BANGKOK, Fri. (Reuter) Malaysia won the first gold medal in the Seap Games badminton events today when Teoh Siew Yong and Rosalind Ang beat teammates Ho Cheng Yoke and Sylvia Ton 18-17, 15-8 to take the women's doubles title. In a tense and exciting first
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    • 76 16 ADELAIDE. Fri. (Reuter) Wimbledon champipn Mrs. Billie-Jean King (United States) was In devastating form m the women's singles semi-finals of the South Australian Tennis Championships here today, beating Australian Helen Gourlay 6—o. B—2. The bustlmg efficiency of Mrs King gave the Australian few openings. The
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    • 131 16 BANGKOK. Fri. (Reuter) Thailand today completed its sweep of SEAP Games yachting races which saw r King Bhumibol win one of the four gold medals. The King’s gold, shared with his daughter Princess Übolratana in the O.K. dinghy class, was followed today by wins in the
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    • 663 16  -  By CHARLES CHAN KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Last year’s men’s Mastfrs winner, Lavis Lim made his first appearance last night and swept right into the front of the men’s singles open event in the third Malaysian Tenpin Bowling Championships currently being held
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    • 83 16 LONDON Fri (Reuter) Peterborough United have given up their fight against demotion from the third to fourth divisions of the English football league at the end of the current season Peterborough's demotion was ordered after a league inquiry into allegations of illegal payments to players in
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    • 256 16 NEW YORK. Fri (Reuter) Mr. Robert Kelleher the president of the United States Lawn Tennis Association, said today that he believed "the time has come for a trial" of open tennis. Commentmg on today s decision by the British LT A. to
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    • 219 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. Wrestling fans here can expect to see quite a thrilling and bloody affair when six rough and tough bruisers take on each other in the preliminary rounds for the South East Asia Wrestling Championship at the Stadium Negara at 8
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 51 16 Penang: 12.24 a.m. (6.4 ft) Port Swettenham: 4.44 a.m. (14.9 ft). 5.46 p.m. (13.7 ft) Port Dickson: 6.10 a.m. (8.9 ft.) Singapore: 9.51 a.m. (9.1 ft). 11.38 p m. (8.2 ft.) Sedili Kechil: 7.51 am. (6.8 ft.), 10.45 p m (81 ft.) Kuantan: 6.35 a.m. (6.1 ft), 9.41 p.m. (9.9
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