Eastern Sun, 20 December 1967

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  • 24 1 Eastern Sun Independent National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION Estd ,966 Vol. 2 No. 506 Wednesday, 20 December 1967. MC(P) 2251 KD\ 2860 Price 15 cents
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  • 69 1 THE Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, on Monday night opened the National Koran reading contest at the Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur. Twenty-sfx competitors 13 men and 13 women representing all the States in Malaysia are taking part in the two-day competition. Eastern Sun picture by Mok Yoon shows the Tunku
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  • 94 1 IPOH Tues. The curfew from 2 a m. to 6 a m. in Krian District w-as completely lifted today. "But the Public Order Preservation Ordinance is still in force in the area.” a senior police spokesman warned today when announcing the lifting of the curfew.
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  • 226 1 MANILA, Tucs. (Reuter). The Malaysian and Philippines Foreign Ministers have agreed to leave open any official talks on the Philippine's claim to the Malaysian State of Sabah. An official statement at the end of the Malaysian Foreign Minister Tun
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  • 103 1 MANILA. Tues. (Reuter) A 34-year-old mother of seven, Mrs. Leonora Lopez, yesterday reached into a mountainous pile of money totallinc 150.000 pesos (about £15.000) a nd walked away with 13.675 pesos all she could hold in her arms. She was one of five winners in
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  • 36 1 PARIS Tues. (Reuter* A man who ran amok with a rifle in a Paris street yesterday, wounding six people, told police later he was annoyed at returning empty-handed from a day s hunting.
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  • 405 1  -  Police shoot dead one robber, wound another By Robert Kuan JPOH, Tucs. Gun-fire shattered the stillness of the night at the Kampar Road Housing Estate near here at about 11 p.m. yesterday when a police party engaged five armed robbers in a gun-battle. The gun-battle lasted only
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  • 59 1 DIJON, France, Tues. (Reuter* A motorist was catapulted to safety when an express train travelling at 140 kilometres (90 miles) an hour struck his car and sent it hurtling 40 metres near here last night. The motorist, who was unhurt, said he had driven on
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  • 445 1 McEWEN SWORN IN AS AG. PREMIER CANBERRA. Tues. (I PI) A Vietnam war summit in Australia appeared assured today among Allied leaders attending memorial services for Prime Minister Harold Holt. Acting Prime Minister John McEwen who was sworn in today said that the “high
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  • 115 1 New heart man 'very serious CAPE TOW N. Tues. (Reuter) Heart transplant man Louis Washkansky is now in a “very serious condition.” Dr. Marthinus Botha, the transplant operation pathologist. said today. “But we have by no means given up hope” he added. Dr Botha said there had been a "very
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 268 2 KOTA, TINGGI, Tues. The flood situation improved slightly here today. The flood level which stood last night at an alltime record of 10 feet dropped to six feet at low tide this afternoon. Rescue and relief operation were, however, intensified as scores of people kept
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    • 155 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The results of the science fiction contest organised by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka 1967 were announced here today Altogether 178 stones were received from a total of 109 writers, 47 of whom were from teachers, 45 students and 17 from other groups. Winners
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    • 86 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. A Christmas cheer programme is being organised by the Society of St. Vincent De Paul here for under-pri-vileged families during the festive ceason. The president of the society Mr. E. J. Ross in a circular letter today appealed to the public for
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    • 140 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Tue«. During the course of the next few days post offices in the States of Matava wilt be catted upon to handle many thousands of Harl Raya Puasa greeting cards. The Postmaster General. States of Malaya has requested the co-operation of users to
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    • 15 2 The Tunku Mohkota (in dark glasses) surveying Kota Tinggi town in a military assault boat.
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    • 14 2 Several houses collapsed and many others swept away in floods at Kota Tinggi recently.
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    • 85 2 BUTTERWORTH. Tues A couple were detained when they tried to smuggle 54.51W1 worth of medicine here this morning. Customs officials at a check point. made a thorough search of the car in which the couple were travelling and found the medicine in a secret
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    • 69 2 Two men died in this motor accident at Jalan Utara, Peta'ing Jaya on Monday (Dec. 1»). They were Tee Pnh Sek, 24. and Cheah Hee Hong both of Ipoh. They came to Kuala Lumpur to s ee the third Malaysian Tenpin Bowling Congress championships which ended
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    • 78 2 JESSELTON. Tues, In a solemn and impressive ceremony. six nominated members of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly were sworn in by the Speaker of the Assembly. Dato Haji Kassim bin Ha]l Hashim. at the State Legislative Assembly chamber here. The new members are Enche Abdul Momen
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    • 310 2 KUCHING, Tues. The nurses and hospital assistants who graduate from the General Hospital here next year after o three-year course, will be given full recognition by the Nursing Council of Great Britain. In announcing this at the Nurses’ Lecture Theatre. General Hospital here, the
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    • 94 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues The Prime Minister. Tunku Abdul Rahman, today ?ent a letter of condolence to the newly appointed Austra'ian Prime Minister, Mr. John McEwen. on the tragic death of Mr Harold Holt. In a letter Tunku said tha* “the tragic death of Mr. Holt is not
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    • 40 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues A medicine pedlar. Ya acob bin Abdullah. 22. was admitted to the General Hospital here yesterday afternoon with five stab wounds, believed to be inflicted by a dagger. His condition was reported to be serious.
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    • 75 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues A Malaysian Air Force Officer, graduating from the Indian Air Force Flying College in Jodhpur has won the bronze medallion for being the best jn flying. He is Pilot Officer Mohammed Nasir bin Ahmad, one of the five Malaysian officers who have successfully
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    • 33 2 TANJONG MALIM. Tues. Police yesterday raided a house a* Changkat ASA estate here following a tip-off from the public. Two vouths were detained and some weapons recovered from the house
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    • 233 3 SINGAPORE, Tues. A petite and modest Miss Hong Kong University Miss Winifred Yeung arrived in Singapore for a three-day stay as part of her prize winning trip. Making her first trip out of the British Colony. Miss Yeung finds her tour “every bit exciting
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    • 393 3 What counts most in life by S’pore’s ‘GOL’ SINGAPORE, Mon. Singapore's "Grand Old Lady," looking as fit as a fiddle, celebrated her birthday (her age is a secret) in grand style at her seaside residence in Amber Road, last night. She is Mrs. Lee Choon Guan. a prominent social worker
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    • 291 3 One to rapid expansion o!" their business activities. Far East Finance Organisation Ltd., have specially selected a centrally located site at 17 and 19 Battery Road. Singapore, for their new Head Office— Far East Finance House. They will be removing from
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    • 119 3 SINGAPORE. Tues. The Prime Minister. Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. has sent a message to Mrs. Harold Holt, which reads: “My wife and I were grieved to learn of the loss of your husband. We feci deeply for you and your family and for the
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    • 89 3 KUALA LUMPUR Tues. A Government Gazette announced today the closing down of five Labour Party branches and one Party Rakyat branch in Johore. They are: Labour Party branches in Muar Tampoi. Ulu Choh. Lima Kedai Malim Nawar and Party Rakyat. Muar branch. The Gazette announcement, signed
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    • 53 4 Twenty-six Koran readers from all states in Malaysia took part in the national-level Koran reading competition held at Stadium Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur, on Monday night (Dec. 18). Eastern Sun picture by Mok Voon shows some of the male participants of the contest (top) and some of the 13 female
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    • 258 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Malaysian Chinese Association SecretaryGeneral, Mr. Kam Woon Wah, today expressed surprise at the apparent "complete ignorance" of the Secretary General of the Democratic Action Party, Mr. Goh Hock Guan, who on Sunday challenged the MCA to open its
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    • 285 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues. The Finance Minister, Tun Tan Siew Sin's call for the establishment of a multi-racial club to solve Malaysia's racial problem was described by the Democratic Action Party as "shockinq in the extreme In a statement issued here, the DAP spokesman. Mr Lim
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    • 57 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues The whole amount of currency notes in circulation on Sept. 1 was 5681.409.544.53. compared to $81,064,205.73, coins in circulation. This was disclosed recently in a Malaysian Government Gazette issued bv the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya and British Borneo.
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    • 124 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues. Four people are in a critical condition at the Genaral Hospital following a collision between a car and a lorrv here late yesterdav. Six clerk* employed at a firm in Tampoi were home bound when the car in which they were travelling
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    • 135 4 WORKS of prominent Malaysian artist by Peninsular Art Society at 41. Jalan Raja Muda 9 am. to 6 pm.: INDONESIAN batiks and handicraft exhibition at Balai Ampang. AIA Building, 930 a m. to 630 p m.; ART of space age at National Art Gallery 9 am. to 5
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    • 349 4 Printing employees lunch-hour meet KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The National Union of Employees in the Printing Industry is seeking the assistance of the Minister of Labour Mr. V. Manickavasagam regarding the recognition of the union for workers in Far Eastern Publishers, Petaling Joya. At a press conference today the President of
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    • 63 4 PENANG. Tues Thieves rode off in a tricycle containing cigarettes. worth $453. when it was left unattended outside a shop in Weld Quay yesterday. Just ten minutes earlier, a cigarette distributor. Lim Thee Leong, 21, had gone into a shop to deliver cigarettes. leaving
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    • 360 4 M.B. assures at Johore Budget meet: JOHORE BAHRU, Tues. The Mentri Besar, Dafo Haji Othman Mohamed Sa at made if clear here today that the water agreement between the Johore and Singapore Governments will NOT be revoked. He said this position was in conformity with
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    • 237 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues The Gurney Training Centre of the Malayan Association for the Blind will cease to be a single allpurpose vocational training unit. Instead, there will be a MAB rehabilitation service which will have two mam section: The evaluation and adjustment training section and the
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    • 97 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues The 220 employee? of the Klang and Port Swettenham Omnibus Company whose 14-day strike notice to the management expires today will not go on strike at least for the time being. It is understood that a local committee of the workers
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 463 5  -  by Phil Newsom T>ACK in the spring of 1962. just after the I mted States had abandoned Laos as a bastion against expanding Communism. it was decided that the main stand would be made in South Vietnam where the South China Sea protected one flank and pro-Western
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    • 107 5 SAN FRANCISCO lues. (I PI) An earthquake shcok buildings, rattled dishes and knocked pictures ofT walls at 9.25 a.m. <1725 GMTi today in a wide area of northern California. Seismologists said the epicenter was near Watsonville. 70 miles south of San Francisco, where hundreds of cans
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    • 367 5 Brown warns C-Mart Through dark glasses brightly. LONDON. Tues. (Reuter) Foreign Secretary George Brown last night predicted grave and tragic consequences for Europe if Britain is not allowed to enter the Common Market. He told the annual banquet here of the French chamber of commerce that
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    • 138 5 New Zealand's Prime Minister. Mr. K J. Holyoake points nut some of the new landmarks of Wellington to Sir Arthur Porritt, the newly appointed Governor--General o n his arrival from England. From left: Mrs. K.J. Holynake, Mr. Hnlyoake, Mrs. Barton-Ginger, Mr B.A. Barton-Ginger, Chairman of the Wellington Harbour Board and
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    • 143 5 TUCSON ARIZONA. Tues. (Reuter) A United States Air Force Phantom jet fighter crashed into a supermarket here today killing at least five people. The F-4C jet. from nearby Davis-Montham Air Force Base, crashed into a shopping centre close to the base. It burst
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    • 49 5 YAMANASHI. Japan Tues. (CPI) Birth control has gone to the dogs The Yamanashi prefectural government announced recently that it plans to conduct a planned parenthood programme for the prefecture's estimated 33.000 dogs. A spokesman said sterilisation by surgery would cut Into the annual puppvlation increase of 2.000
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    • 179 5 'He's not well' CAPF. TOWN. Tues. (Reuter) Heart transplant man Louis Washkansky’s body might be rejecting his new heart hut his condition is not critical, doctors said last night. One of three doctors keeping a round-the-clock watch over the world’s first heart transplant patient said: “He
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    • 241 5 All the way lby LBJ WASHINGTON. Tues. (Reuter) President Johnson announced last night he will leave Washington todav for Melbourne to attend memorial services for Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt. Presidential Press Secretary George Christian, making the announcement on the President’s behalf,
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    • 200 5 WASHINGTON. Tues. (CPI) The Supreme Court, in a precede nt-sett»rg decision on eavesdropping, today overturned the conviction of a Los Angeles man because government agents improperly listened in on his conversations in a pub- lic telephone booth. The agents placed a microphone on top
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    • 484 5 THE £650 M CARROT LOyDOy, Tups. (Reuter) Britain uill stick by it/, three-year-old ban an arms sales to South Africa Primp I linisler Harnlrl IT ilsnn laid parliament yesterday. But he warned that the loss of orders through this decision might
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    • 121 5 LONDON. Tues (Reuter) A Zambian diplomat who taunted Britain as a “toothless bulldog” over Rhodesia has been withdrawn from his post as High Commissioner in London. Zambian sources said here yesterday. The diplomat. Mr. Ali Simbule. presented his credentials last July after a three-month diplomatic row.
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    • 341 5 ‘No good cheer’ UNITED NATIONS, New York. Tues. (Reuter) The General Assembly closes its 22nd session today on a note of foreboding sounded by Secertary General U Thant. On the eve of the final day of the 63-week session, the Secretary-General iv sued a message saying he
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    • 244 6 MANILA. Tues. (Reuter) Police are looking for eight persons, including a former motion picture actress and a police agent, in connection with the .kidnapping and murder of a seven year old boy last week. Warrant? of arrest have been issued
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    • 60 6 LONDON. Tues. (Reuter) Police today hunted for six masked men who staggered out of gas board offices here last night carrying nearly a ton of silver coins The silver gang carted away steel boxes containing 4,700 sterling in small change and loaded them in a
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    • 150 6 CHICAGO, Tues. (Reuter) A 21-year-old man who has burned hts orait card four times was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment here today after refusing an offer of service as a non-comba-tant. Federal Judge Julius J. Hoffman told Dennis Riordan he would not grant him probation
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    • 60 6 RAWALPINDI Tues. (Reuter) Chaudry Ghulam Abbas, a veteran Kashmir politician, died here today after a long illness. He was 63 Founder and former Supreme Head of the Azad (Free) Kashmir Liberation Movement, he always advocated accession of Kashmir to Pakistan, but said that Azad Kashmiris might
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    • 475 6 \fOSCOW. Tues. (Reuter) Double agent Kim Philby. who worked for his Sov,et masters for 30 years from the heart Of Britain's intelligence services, was today presented to the Soviet public for the first time since he fled here from Beirut more
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    • 83 6 N E W YORK. Tues. (Reuter) God and the devil were among those nominated today by readers of the Time Magazine for its annual “Man of the Year” award Others included President Johnson. President De Gaulle Senator Robert Kennedy. Evangelist Billy Graham. Pope Paul, the Shah
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    • 108 6 BEIRUT, Tues (Reuter) Yemeni Republican Prime Minister Mohsln AlAynl, resigned last night Cairo Radio reported The radd said Mr Ayni's resignation had been accepted by Qadi Abdel-Rahman Al-Iryani. President of the Republican Council. Lieutenant-General Hassan Al-Amrl. member of the three-man Republican Council and commander in Chief of
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    • 215 6 NEW YORK. Tues. (Reuter) British actress Julie Andrews. 35. today was voted the top box office star in the United States and Canada for the second year running Her film ‘‘The Sound of Music" Is the top moneymaking film in history.
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    • 185 6 ROME. Tues. (Reuter) A former aide and close friend of the Greek Royal Family arrived here tonight. apparently as an emissary from the Athens military junta to exiled King Constantine Air Marshal Haralabos Potamianos said on his arrival at Rome airport he was optimistic about the
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    • 50 6 HOUSTON, Texas. Tues. (Reuter) Thousands of gallons of molten metal cascaded from a giant ovenhead ladle here today, killing two workmen. and scalding 29 others. A hospital spokesman said four of the burned men were not expected to live ■while seven others were in critical condition.
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    • 70 6 We have already dispatched the L'.VC.L.E. Items to you. Be on the lookout for them. Some of you have written In to state your change of address. We are sorrv that it is too late to readdress the envelopes, so those of you who have changed your
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  • 800 8 SINCE the withdrawal of the Western colonial powers from the lands of South-east Asia two decades ago in the face of mounting nationalism, the minorities in many of these countries have had a thin time. They have been blamed for all the ills besetting those countries,
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  • 4693 8  -  By Kirpal Singh LL. B. (Part-time Lecturer in Law, Faculty of Law, University of rpHE British may 1 find difficulty in appreciating this, but it seems that following some fizxling attempts, they hove ot lost succeeded in orbiting a thoroughbred convulsion through the money markets
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  • 246 8  -  By Henry B. Rothblatt (Author, "Handbook of Evidence For Criminal Trials") 4 MY did not know if she lost her Ray Oil Company credit card or if it had been stolen from her glove compartment of the auto Amy wrote the Ray Oil Company to cancel the
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
    • 220 9 JAKARTA. Tues. (Reuter) The Indonesian Parliament has passed a law, after months of delay, permitting foreign banks to operate in the country. Copies of the General Law on Banking, passed by Parliament yesterday, are not yet available. But well informed sources said the section
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    • 245 9 NEW YORK. Tues. (Reuter) Gold shares came under pressure on the New York stock exchange today and a more stable atmosphere was reported on the foreign exchange market here under the steadying Influence of the weekend reaffirmation that the gold value of the
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    • 93 9 SINGAPORE Tues The Association of Banks in Malaysia today made the following changes in its rates to merchants: New York (Buying) T.T 32- (Air Mail) O D 32-1. 90 d/st 33-i (Credit Bills), 33- (Trade Bills); Canada (Buying) T.T 35-$, (Air Mail) CVD 35-|. 90 d/st 36-J (Credit
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    • 25 9 TOKYO. Tues Renter! Mora than one million families in Japan own co'our Television sets the Electronics Industry Association of Japan caid today
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    • 24 9 LONDON Tues. <UPI) Gold was fixed at 293 2-3 4 •up 12 penny*. The US dollar parity was quoted at 36-19-1/4 <unchanged*.
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    • 242 9 LONDON. Tues (Reuter) Silver buyers took over from gold buyers In the London bullion market today as speculators reacted cautiously to Washington's weekend statement of Its determination to uphold the value of the dollar After the sterling price of gold was fixed one
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    • 19 9 WASHINGTON. Tues. (Reuter) —General Services Adm.nistration reported no offers were received u> buy stockpiled tin today.
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    • 635 9 SINGAPORE, Tuei. The market closed this evening with better quotations after a considerably dull morning The festive season had definitely set in and the conditions are not expected to improve till after the New' Year. The most active counters todav are:— PMC. 98.00 units
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    • 199 9 NEW YORK. Tues. (UPI) Stork prices moved selectively higher in fairly active trading yesterday Shortly before the end of the first hour of trading, the United Press International marketwide indicator notched a modest gain with 1.250 issue* crossing the tape There were 12 advances and 408 decline*.
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    • 101 9 LONDON. Tues (UFI) Rubber market closed barely steady with spot 17-7 8 18Settlement House: Jan 17-7 8 18 Feb 18-1 8 18-1/4 March 18-5 16 18-1 2 Jan March 18-1/8 18-1 4 April/June 18-5 8 18-3'4 July Sept 18-13 16 19 Oct Dec 19-1 16 19-1/4 Jan
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    • 86 9 LONDON. Tues. (UPI) Earnings of the British wool industry in the first nine months of this year were eight per cent lower than last year, the Wool Textile Bulletin said. Exports earned just over 103$ million. Trade during the third quarter was disrupted by political troubles
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    • 80 9 JAKARTA. Tues ißeuter) Indonesian Director of Tourism. Brigadier General Subroto Kusmardjo. has expressed the hope that Thai International will start Its direct flight from Bangkok to Ball Island in January next year. He said the flight, which would be the first direct service into
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    • 240 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Associated Motor Industries Malaysia Sdn. Bhd-, the new motor assembly company currently building an $8 million plant at Batu Tiga, Selangor, has announced the appointment of two more senior executives. Both are from Australia. AM IM will assemble cars for British
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    • 233 9 Rubber down cent SINGAPORE Tues. January first grade rubber f.o.b buyers c'osed at 5 pm. in Singapore Kuala Lumpur today at 50 3/8 cents per lb. down 1/2 cent from previous close. The tone was quiet. Rubber Association n t Singapore and Malaysia Rubber Exchange rinsing prices tn cent* per
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    • 27 9 HONG KONG Tues iUPI) —Money Quotations: HK56.070 6 0925 per US dollar for cash HKSI4 46 per pound sterling. HKS29O 5 per tael gold.
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    • 181 9 SINGAPORE. Tues. At Its meeting of Dec. 13. 1967. the Board of Directors of Swissair has been informed that a firm order for two B-747 high capacity aircraft has been placed by its Executive Committee with the Boeing Company as a result of negotiations
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    • 112 9 BRUSSELS. Tue*. (Reuter) Common Market Agricultural Minister* meeting here todav approved tariff measures designed to help developing countries, informed sources said. The measures, which come into effect from July 1 next year, concern either cuts in common market tariffs on some imports from developing countries or assurances
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    • 23 9 LONDON. Tues <UPI> Rubber market closed quiet with spot 17-5 No l RSS CIF basis ports Jan. 17-3 8 17-9 16
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    • 452 9 YOUR SHARES UP-DOWN UNCHANGED S1NOAPOKK—Stock Exchange old and offer price* officially listed at the close of business. INDUSTRIALS 2.15 1.59 2.09 1.42 2-t* 1.61 Bnustead C. sugar Chemical Co. 1.43 fold storage 4 90 liunlop E. smelting 4.24 4.40 E-A.I 2 15 292 3.70 2.04 3.7* 1 <1 N Ords
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    • 52 9 SINGAPORE, Tups. (Managers' Prices) First M.ilacan 2.38 2.47 Second Malayan 1.12 1.81 Third Mala) an 1.08 1.17 The < nnnnercp Industry Fond \D R8 97 The s a ,j ngs fond <px-I‘sup) 97 First Hnntknni .78 Second It ken* XI> .34 38 Malayan Investment Fund 100 1.10 sterling
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    • 104 9 SINGAPORE, Mon. The noon price*, at the Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange today are > Buyer seller Coconut Oil (FOB) Bulk 60.25 Coconut Oil (FOB Drums 62.75 Loose Copra Mixed Nor/Dee *5.50 Muntok White Pepper (F.O.B.) 96% XJ..W 127 sn Sarawak White Pepper (F.O.B.) 06% VI u 125.00 100.00 107.50
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    • 28 9 LONDON. Tues. (UPI) Tin Avas steady with 90 tons. Spot Buyers 1351 sellers 1351 business nil. 3-months buyers 1356 sellers 1356-$ business 1358 1355-*. Settlement 1352.
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    • 17 9 SINGAPORE Tues.— The price of Tin today dropped by 50 cents ton. to $582.50 per
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    • 186 9 SINGAPORE. Tue* —The following ships are expected to be port today Godowns Vessels 1/2 Marne Lloyd 3 4 Seikai Maru 5 Voikov 6 7 Thorscape 8/9 Meljyusan Maru 10 11 Hoegh Opal 13 14 Nestor 15/16 Toledo 18 Hongkong Grace 19 Clementine 21 22 Rajah Brooke 23
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  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 234 10 SINGAPORE, Tues. Every one hour’s programme over Television and Radio Singapura is taken up by twelve minutes of advertisements. This was disclosed in Parliament today, by Mr. Fong Sip Chee (Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Culture) during the debate on the estimates
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    • 332 10 Resettlement scheme: SINGAPORE. Tues It is not possible to satisfy everybody in the government's resettlement's scheme, the Minister for Law and National Development told Parliament today. He was answering questions raised by MPs during the debate on the expenditure estimates for his Ministry for 1968,
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    • 567 10  -  BARKER Parliament roundup by John Kam and R.V. Lingam SINGAPORE, Tues. The Minister for Low and National Development, Mr. E. W. Barker, today reiterated in Parliament that the Primary Production Department could be blamed for the recent outbreak of swine fever in Singapore. He
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    • 309 10 SINGAPORE. Tues. The government’s “eat more wheat” campaign over the radio and television was criticised in Parliament today by Mr. S. V. Lingam (Aijunied). He pointed out that the government’s campaign to exhort the poor people to save money by eating wheat misled them into
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    • 318 10 SINGAPORE. Tues. A backbencher complained in Parliament today that some Members of Parliament have greater coverage than other members over Radio and Television Singapura. Madam Chan Choy Siong (De'ta) speaking on the debate on the estimates for the Department of Broadcasting said that there
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    • 179 10 SINGAPORE Tues. A proprietor of a goldsmith was shot in the left cheek when he tried to raise an alarm after being robbed of jewellery valued at about $14,000 The proprietor. Mr. Lan Jit Chang. 48. was rushed to the General Hospital. His condition was
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    • 208 10 SINGAPORE Tues.—Parliament was told today that people receiving public assistance hav*> been deprived of it as a result of doing odd jobs. Pointing this out. Madam Chan Choy Siong (Delta) said that she knew of a number of cases where women receiving
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    • 201 10 SINGAPORE Tues The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry’ of Social Affairs. Mr Chan Chee Seng, told Pari ament today that the government will consider building more creches if there are suitable sites Mr Chan, was replying to a question by Madam Chan Choy Siong (Delta
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    • 106 10 SINGAPORE. Tues. The government does not discriminate in the planting of trees in the Republic. Parliament was told today. This assurance was given by Mr. Chan Chee Seng. Parliamentary Secretary In the Ministry for Social Affairs, during the debate on the expenditure estimates for next vear
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    • 416 10 SINGAPORE. Tues. The Minister for Culture and Social Affairs Enche Othman Wok today again defended the decisions of the National Sports Control Board In the selection of sportsmen to the SEAP Games in Bangkok. Enche Othman was speaking in Parliament when he answered criticism raised by
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    • 55 10 SINGAPORE. Tues Parliament today approved the sum of $555,810,150 for the Estimates of Expenditure for next year Following a three-day debate, the estimates were approved bv the House on a motion moved by the Minister for Law and National Development. Parliament will meet tomorrow to approve the
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    • 1098 11 TESSELTON, Tues. —Sabah's revenue is estimated at $134,276,791 as against an estimated expenditure of $1 1 3,073,279 for the year 1968, giving a surplus of over $2l million. "This represents a satisfactory position with expenditure well within the revenue estimated." This was stated by
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    • 101 11 THE Commander of the 1st Malaysian Infantry Brigade, Brigadier Tunku Ahmad bin Tunku Besar Burhanuddin made an annual Administrative Inspection to both North and South Camp of the 19 Transport Company Malaysian Service Corps at Ampang Road, Kuala Lumpur on Monday. After the inspection Brigadier Tunku Ahmad presented the Long
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    • 37 11 Manila, Tues. The Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, visited the Asian Development Bank offices at suburban Makati yesterday From left: ADR President Mr. Walanabe and ADR Dtrertor. Mr Cornelin Ralmaeeda and Tun Razak Photo. UPI
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    • 159 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues The Deputy Prime Minister. Tun Abdul Razak. will open the second AllMalaysian Congress of the Teaching Profession at the University of Malaya here on Jan. 4. Main speakers at the twoday forum will be the Minister of Education, Enche Mohamed Khir Johari
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    • 39 11 MANILA. Tues (UPI) Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos and Malaysian Deputy Prim* Minister Tun Abdul Razak played golf today at the nine-hole Malacanang Palace course. “It was diplomatic golf. There is no score.” a presidential spokesman said
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    • 109 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. A youth wanted under the Penal Code Ordinance was arrested yesterday morning, at Jalan Tlong Nam here by a detective after a brief struggle. Detective segeant. Go h Llan Sang. 39 from the secret society branch wth another detective corporal had earlier laid an
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    • 35 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Mr. P.P. Narayanan, general secretary of the National Union of Plantation Workers. has been re-ap-pointed a member of the Employees’ Provident Fund Board for three years with effect from tomorrow.
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    • 124 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Lord President has appointed the following dates for the sittings of the Federal Court of Malaysia in 1968; Monday, Jan. 8. Kuala Lumpur; Monday, Feb. 5, Kuala Lumpur; Monday, Feb. 26. Kuching/Jesselton; Monday, March 18, Kuala Lumpur, Monday, April 15, Penang. Monday, May
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    • 46 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues Four youths, armed with daggers, held up the occupants of a car a* the junction of Jalan Vivenkanda and Jalan Bncksfield last night and got away with $337 and six cheques valued at $739 in a handbag belonging to Madame Jeyainani.--
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    • 1343 10 v TV MALAYSIA CHANNEL 5 KUALA LUMPUR and Pulau Pining: 6 Ipoh and Melaka; 3 10 Johore Bahru: I Taiping: 1 Batu Pahat: 9 Kluang. P.M. 5 00 Opening Annct Prog. Summary; 5.03 News Out' lines in the National Language; 5 08 Announcement For Commencing and Breaking of Fast; 15
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  • Eastern Sun Special
    • 445 12 417’OULD royalty, the now Princess of Monaco, appear on the cinema screen in an acting capacity? That was the big question after Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly announced their engagement. Not the least worried were Grace Kelly's film chiefs. She had found
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    • 967 12  -  By ROBERT WIDEBLOOD The inside story, garnered from Princess Grace herself and her closest friends, of how the new monarch came to terms with herself and helped to save one of the world's most romantic kingdoms came from the same outfit. Everything the
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    • 476 12 “Why? You haven’t anything to do except sit around and twiddle your thumbs until the ship sails.” It almost looked as if Grace Kelly would lose her temper, then she broke into a smile and replied •Til gladly do just that and let
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    • 1356 12  -  By H.L. Herschensohn, M.D. 'V r 0 adult or child likes to be "hollered at," for it is human nature to resent adverse criticism. A wife who repeatedly tells her husband he must stop smoking or drinking is not only wasting her time, but she is
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    • 490 12  -  By CLARENCE FERNANDO 4 LL but two of the priceless Sigiriya Cave A frescoes defaced by vandals recently in tne fifth century fortress built by King Kasapa in Ceylon's north central jungles will be com* pletely restored by the end of the year. This assurance has been
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  • THE NEW FILMS
    • 255 13 LUMPUR, Tues. How to murder your wife by turning her into a murderer it sounds intriguing. But how to murder a husband by making him murder his wife first and hide away all their wealth that is something macabre* They call It a game —a highly professional
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  • 244 13 IT UAL A LUMPUR. Tues The K L. Theatre Club's Christmas production. “The Sleeping Beauty” opened an eight-night season at the Town Hall here over the week-end. This lovely fairy tale should prove to be popular to both young and old. OEVERAL wel!-k n o w n stage
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 153 13 Wi &V***+^ NITE CLUB THE STARLIGHTS PHILIPPINES TOP RECORDING ARTISTES 1 MISS SHIRLEY WONG with the EL AMIGO SEXTET 2* X'MAS EVE X'MAS NITE r ‘"ns on 3.00 a.m. Extension 2.00 a.m. NEW YEAR'S EVE Extension 3.00 a.m. NEW YEAR NITE V’ Extension 2.00 a.m. P* l)ii\.\LK DANCE FLOORSHOWS SPORT
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    • 132 13 The Management of THE Great World Cabaret Ltd. have pleasure to announce the official opening of the FLAMINGO NITE CLUB RESTAURANT by Mr. V. M. SHAW (Director of Shaw Organisation) TODAY At 4.00 p.m. (To he followed by Cocktail Party) NEW TANJONG INN NIGHT CLUB RESTAURANT Last Night and Last
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    • 149 13 ~..s GRAND X MAS ATTRACTION 1 CATHAY OPENS TOMORROW •ajLQ 11 a m 1.30. 4.00. 030 A 9.1$ p.m. AN EXCITEMENT-AND-FUN-FILLED ALL-CARTOON FAVOURITE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY TO ENJOY! The Entertainment Experience Of A Lifetime!! Music A** •aett'f'g •♦©•y Vi A' 5 Walt Dfsn^ys Bambi TECHNICOLOR' Uiii <■3= save HAPpy
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    • 321 13 SHAW GANISATION Phone ***** Op'n> Todar: 11. 1 4 fl BROUGHT BACK bv DEMAND DOVT mu* rr this time School Children A5 Cent* To Anv Best At All Show* Rock Hudson. Cornell Borcher* "NEVER SAT GOODBTE" Technicolor 'UI-fb 1 Charity Premiere Fridas Alt n m BIG XMAS ATTRACTION 1 Sidney
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    • 283 13 NOW SHOWING: Daily 4 Show* 11am. 2.15. 5.45. ft- 8.45 p.m. Adm $1.50. $2 50 $4OO Cash Bookings Only No Brea List Produced In TODD-A© "DOCTOR POLITTLE” <Fo*) ODEON 2 1116 LAST DAY! 11 a m. 1.20. 4 00. 6.50 ft 8.30 p m Cash Bookings Only No Free List
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  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 158 14 SINGAPORE. Tues. The registration and licensing of dogs within the Republic of Singapore for the period Jan 1 to Dec. 31, 1968, will start on Jan. 4 and will continue daily (Sundays and public holidays excepted) between the hours of 9.00 a m. and 4.30 p.m.,
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    • 121 14 SINGAPORE. Tues. The Singapore Institute of Management has organised a talk on export development entitled “Export Development in Developing Countries.” The public talk will be given by Mr. Amicus Most, an engineer graduate from the Cornell University at the Shell Theatrette. Shell House. Collyer Quay at
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    • 464 14 NATIONAL SERVICE SINGAPORE. Tues. While strongly supporting the Government's move to make students of higher learning institutions liable for National Service, the University of Singapore Students’ Union has urged the government to consider certain factors in its drive. In a statement today,
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    • 230 14 SINGAPORE, Tues. An argument over the storage capacity of a ships kitchen refrigerator led to the stabbing of the first engineer five hours later, a preliminary inquiry was told today. In the dock was the ship's chief steward. Nlshikawa Seltaro. 43. who is tentatively charged
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    • 120 14 Tanuja Pillai. aged four, shyly arrepts her present from Father Christmas not realising that behind the whiskers lurks the long arm of the law. For when he is not wearing the red robes of Father Christmas. the appropriately named Sergeant Desmond Good wear s the red ran
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    • 83 14 SINGAPORE. Tues. Arrangements have been made to sight the new moon of Shawal. 1397. on Sunday evening. Dec. 31, to determine the beginning of Hari Raya Puasa. If the moon is sighted that evening. Hari Raya Puasa will fall on Monday, Jan. 1. 1968. but If
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    • 486 14 SINGAPORE. Tues. The Singapore Government is again inviting applications from pupils born in Singapore or who are children of Singapore citizens for new awards of secondary school bursaries for 1968. These bursaries are for pupils of all language streams studying in government
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    • 138 14 9 am. 4.30 p.m:- Exhibition of traditional and modern Maori Art at the National Museum, Stamford Road. 6.30 p.m.; A play Hans. The Witch and The Gobbm.” bv Stage Club at Victoria Theatre. Empress Place. 7.30 p.m: Free film shows by Ministry of Culture at Sing Khew School
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    • 80 14 SINGAPORE Tues About 100 orphans, children up to six years old. of the Lee Kuo Chuan Nursery Home at the 9 m.s. Upper Buklt Timah Road, will be entertained to a Christmas Party on Dec. 22 at 4 p.m. There will be musical entertainment. magic show
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    • 30 14 SINGAPORE. Tues Mr. S.T. Ratnam is the Director of the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board and not the chairman or the Board as reported in Monday's Eastern Sun.
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    • 316 14 SINGAPORE, Tues. The Minister for Labour, Mr. Jek Yeun Thong, today rejected suggestions to do away with the panel of members for the Industrial Arbitration Court. H e also rejected another suggestion that a permanent panel for the court be instituted. Mr. Jek
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    • 46 14 SINGAPORE. Tues. The P.A.P. Rochore. Stafford Branch is organising a pugilistic class. Those interested are requested to register their names at the Branch No 235A. Waterloo Street nightly from 7.30 p.m An expert from Hong Kong. Mr. Ngai Yuk Tong, will train the class.
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 358 14 Eastern Sun Classified advertisements can be accepted at the following addresses: MONT DOR MILK BAR. Nge# Ann Building, Singapore. S.S. MUBARUK Brothers. 63, Bras Basah Road, and 2, Maiu Avenue, Serangoon Carden Estate. Singapore. TAY BUAN CUAN LTD., SUPERMARKET 83, East Coast Road, Singapore 15. Tel: *****9 HAMIEM STORE. 1419,
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  • SUN SPORT
    • 439 15 TOKYO, Tues. (UPI). The Japan Professional Golfers Association yesterday suspended Hideyo Sugimoto, generally considered as Japan s top golfer today, for one year because he overslept and failed to make his starting time on the third day of the Hawaiian Open Tour-
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    • 467 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues Most people don't dig professional wrestlers, who. one must admit, are a special breed by themselves. The very nature in which they earn their living is bizarre taking and dishing out punishment that calls for superhuman endurance. Just visualise
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    • 79 15 MALACCA. Tues A record number of entries are expected for the annual Malacca Hockey Association open knock-out hockey competition which will be held next month. All affiliates of the Malacca HA. secondary schools and Army units in the State are eligible to participate. Entries
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    • 231 15  -  By WINDSOR LAD DENANG. Tues. Bal- kan Mascot (Colemam and Steady Goer (Allan) were impressive workers on a good track here this morning when out in a testing trial over 3 furlongs. Making a race of it all the way Steady Goer finished a head
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    • 172 15 SYDNEY. Tues. (Reuter) The Australian Rugby Union want the rule which allows kicking into touch from any part of the field to be abandoned internationally. Frank Cooper. secretary of the Union, said here they had decided to seek permission not to use the
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    • 96 15 This moraine, the Mentrl Besar received Johore’s contingent of 19 players, including four girls, at his office
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    • 214 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues Klang Club B” pulled off a smart win over Combined Old Boys Rugby Association (Cobra) by 10 points to 8 in a friendly match played at the Pantai grounds this evening. Klang Club's points came through two goals while
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    • 124 15 LONDON. Tues. (Reuter) Non-le.ague clubs Chelmsford and Guildford brought off minor shocks In the first round of the English Football Association Cup competition last night when they beat third division promotion contenders Oxford United and fourth division Brentford. Chelmsford, having twica held Oxford to
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    • 759 15 LONDON, Tues. Everything is going Manchester l nited s way. They beat Everton convincingly 3-1 on Saturday before the biggest league crowd of the English season so far 00.73 A— and should pass Newcastle’s post-war average gate record of 56.473, set 20 years ago.
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    • 115 15 MIAMI BEACH, Florida, Tues (Reuter* Rocky Marciano was last night declared the greatest heavyweight champion in boxing history when a computer gave him a 13th round knockout win over Jack Dempsey. The giant computer, making four million calculations each round, decided that Marciano floored Dempsey five
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    • 1222 15 Governor's Cup Horses Class 1 Div. 1 Abt. 8V 2 Furs. 383 November Sun 6v 9 00 M.C. Stable R. Bkeien 171 Top Power 4v 8 13 Mr OW Wong R Hkelen 411 Melody Road ay 8 11 Chukell Stable R Bkeien
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    • 179 16 TOKYO. Tues. (UPI) Paul Fuji, world junior welterweight champion, will appear In a non-title 10 round bout on Thursday night against Sadao Takagi. No. 2 Japanese junior welterweight. It will be Fuji's first fight since he knocked out Willy Quatuor of West Germany In the
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    • 142 16 BRIDGETOWN. (Barbados). Tues. (Reuter). A Gary Sobers XI which included seven West Indies Test cricketers- beat a Junior team lead by all-rounder Arthur Bethell by 122 runs here yesterday on the final day of a four-day trial match Bethell's team never recovered from their bad
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    • 374 16 SINGAPORE, Tues. The Minister for Culture and Social Affairs, Enche Othman bin Wok, who led the national contingent to the recently-concluded SEAP Games has warned athletes not to rest on their laurels following their towering performance in the Gomes. Said Enche Othman:
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    • 149 16  -  DISCOURAGED, Singapore. IT looks as if Mr. Tang Tuck Wah and the National Sports Control Board are hiding behind the success of the swimmers by saying that their selection of the various teams to the SEAP Games was justified. The fact remains that the swimmers
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    • 121 16 GLASGOW. Tues. (Reuter) Willie Wallace. Celtic’s Scottish' international winger, and Alex Ferguson. Rangers c e n t r e-forward, were both suspended until January 5 by the Scottish Football Association Referees Committee Each will miss his club’s next four matches, including the vital Celtic-Rangers clash at
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    • 426 16  -  Sheer hard work By Albert Johnson SINGAPORE, Tues. Singapore's swimming sensation and "queen" of the SEAP Games Patricia Chan summed up her magnificent gold medal triumph at Bangkok in three golden words "sheer hard work." The 13-vear-old star who hit newspaper
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    • 305 16 SINGAPORE. Tues. The Singapore Amateur Weightlifting Federation will celebrate the medal conquest of the weightlifting team at Bangkok with a grand victory dinner here on Friday, Dec. 22. SAWLF president, Mr. Soh Ghee Goon, told Sunsport here today: "This is in appreciation of the
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    • 226 16 SINGAPORE. Tues Singapore's sporting prowe-s :n the SEAP Games will be on show when the Republic s contingent take part in a mammoth “victory parade’’ here tomorrow. This is the first time in the history of the Republic that such a welcome has been accorded
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 54 16 Penang: 1.56 am. (8.4 ft 2.42 pm. (6.7 ft) Port Swettenham: 7.44 am. (14.4 ft.), 8.20 p.m. (14.6 ft.) Port Dickson: 8.30 am. (8.7 ft.), 8.39 pm. (8.2 ft) Singapore: 1.31 a m. (8.4 ft.). 12.11 p.m. (9.7 ft.) Sedili Kechil: 12.35 a.m. (86 ft), 10.08 p.m. (6.8 ft.) Kuantan:
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