Eastern Sun, 28 January 1968

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  • 23 1 Eastern Sun Independent National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION Estd. 1966. Vol. 2 No. 543 Sunday, 28 January 1968. MC (P) 0050 Price 15 cents
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  • 82 1 LONDON, Sat. (Reuter) North Korea said today it would not recognise any United Nations’ resolution aimed at securing the release of the American spy ship Pueblo. Pyongyang Radio quoted a North Korean Government statement as saying the Government strongly opposed any United Nations Security
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  • 55 1 HONG KONG. Sat (Reuten North Vietnam has decided to release three captured American Air Force pilots to mark the forthcoming Vietnamese Lunar New Year festival, the North Vietnam News Agency reported today. It said the decision had been made by the General Political Department
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  • 53 1 GENOA. Sat. (Reuter) A formerly blind housewife now sees through the eyes of a world-famous Italian opera conductor, the late Victor De Sabatan. hospital officials here said yesterday. De Sahatan who succeeded Arturo Toscanini as director of Milan’s La Scala Opera, died last month and bequeathed his eyes
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  • 29 1 HAVANA. Sat. (Reuter) A mystery ha§ gripped Havana over a secret meeting of Cuba's communist leaders which may result in Dr. Fidel Castro giving up the premiership.
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  • 506 1 Pentagon pushing ahead with military planning WASHINGTON, Sot. (Reuter) Soviet attacks in the Security Council have raised the possibility that President Johnson may be forced into direct action to free the intelligence ship Pueblo. There were still hopes that Russia's tough initial stond when the Security
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  • 52 1 MOSCOW. Sat. (Reuter). The Soviet Union has accused the United States of sabre-rattling in an attempt to intimidate North Korea. The official Soviet News Agency Tass made the accusation in reporting the call-up of reservists in Washington following the North Korean seizure of the American spy-ship Pueblo earlier
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  • 32 1 UNITED NATIONS. New York. Sat (Reuter) —U N. Secretary-General U Thant has cancelled a planned trip to India next week because of the continuing crisis over the U.SS. Pueblo.
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  • 57 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat The Dewan Ra’ayat today approved the 1968 Budget totalling $1,932.2 million in principle Winding up the week-long debate, the Finance Minister. Tun Tan Siew Sin. said that the budget had been generally well received and there was general support for the policies of the
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  • 307 1 UNITED NATIONS, Sat. (Reuter). —The Security Council faces the threat of Soviet veto when it meets to tussle with the Pueblo crisis again tonight. The United States last night called on the Council to obtain the prompt return of the vessel seized by the North Koreans
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  • 37 1 TAIPEI. Sat. (Reuter) Communist China was pulling the string behind the scene in North Korea’s seizure of the U.S.S. Pueblo in international waters, the Senior Political Adviser to President Chiang Kai-Shek said here last night
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  • 33 1 WARSAW, Sat. (Reuter) The United States Ambassador Mr. John A. Gronouski. today asked Poland to help solve the crisis caused by North Korea's seizure of the U.S. intelligence ship Pueblo.
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  • 48 1 TEL AVIV. Sat (Reuter). The Israeli submarine Dakar. commissioned in Portsmouth. England, only last November has been missing for several hours, official sources said here last night. No official statement was Issued here about the submarine. one of four serving in the tiny Israeli Navy.
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  • 68 1 CANBERRA. Sat. (UPI) Paul Hasluck. Australia's External Affairs Minister, will visit Malaysia and Singapore early in February to discuss British plans for a military withdrawal from that area. Mr. Hasluck said last night Britain’s decisions lent a new significance to talks on the general security
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  • 47 1 SINGAPORE. Sat. Dr. Goh Keng Swee. the Finance Minister, landed a hole-in-one. on the fifth hole of the Bukit Course, while playing a friendly match with Dr. Ong Sw-ee Law, this afternoon. Dr Goh achieved his feat on the par-3 163-yard fifth hole.
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  • 128 1 SEOUL Sat. (UPI) A new and powerful United States Task Force was reported steaming towards Korean waters today underscoring President Johnson's warninc that the seizure of the U.S.S. Pueblo “cannot be accepted.” The Government-owned Seoul Shinmun said the new U.S. Fleet, comprised of an unspecified number of
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  • 95 1 Red rebellion PHNOM PENH. Sat. (Reuter) Cambodian Head of State Prince Norodom Sihanouk said today communist Red Khmers had launched a new reoellion in the country. “Our peace is over.” he told a press conference. “It is all-out war. A fight to the death between them and us.’’
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  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 1042 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat.— The Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, today refuted an opposition charge in Parliament that there was favouritism in the civil service. The Tunku, who was replying to criticisms and remarks made during the week-long debate on
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    • 202 2 SINGAPORE. Sat. The Assistant-Secretary General of Rarisan Snsialis. Knn Young who was detained since June last year—today made a public statement denouncing Communism. He also gave a similar interview to Television Singapura. Koo Young, who admitted being a member of the Communist Party of Malaya, disclosed
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    • 141 2 SINGAPORE. Sat. The Minister of Interior and Defence. Mr. Lim Kim San. has been appointed deputy chairman of the Third Board of Management of People's Association. In making this appointment, the Chairman. Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. has also appointed a secretary/treasurer. Mr. Sim Boon Peng
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    • 86 2 SINGAPORE. Sat Both Singapore and Indonesia have reached an air services agreement yesterday following negotiations between the two official delegations of both countries since Jan. 22 this year. Air Commodore Ashadl Director-General of Civil Aviation, heads the Indonesian delegation, whilst Mr. Wong Keng Sam, acting Permanent
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    • 76 2 SINGAPORE. Sat A 12-year-old boy. Ang Eng Long, of Loron 2 Makan. who was involved in a road accident at Holland Road, died a few hours after admission to the General Hospital here yesterday. Those who have seen the accident are requested to contact Insp. Savinder
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    • 155 2 Don't listen to rumours Police PENANG, Sat. Several road blocks were set up by the police in different parts of the city today as a precautionary measure in view of certain rumours circulating among the people that there might be disturbances. The police have advised the people not to listen
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    • 262 2 Tun Ismail deserves ex-gratia payment Tunku KUALA LUMPUR, Sat— The Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, told Parliament today the ex-gratia payment of 561,500 to the former Minister of Home Affairs, Tun (Dr.) Ismail bin Dato Abdul Rahman, was in recognition of his service to the government The Tunku was replying
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    • 288 2 The ‘Greenwave’ pill which has no speed limit —Khir KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. The Chairman of the National Family Planning Board, Enche Mohamed Khir Johari, today likened himself to a Police Traffic Chief but whose main concern however was "how to prevent accidents in bed." "Now that Kuala Lumpur authorities have
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    • 122 2 TELOK ANSON. Sat. Police last night raided two houses at Kampong Matang Gunong near here and recovered a number of firearms and ammunition. A man was also detained. In the first raid, four fire-arms, a single-barrell-ed shotgun and seven rounds of ammunition were recovered. Another raid
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    • 31 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. An undergraduate involved In the 'panties raid’ last Christmas In the University of Malaya has been recommended for suspension from Students’ Union activities for one year
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    • 226 3  -  By L.D. Baptist T>ENANG, Sot. The cashier of Universal Cars Ltd., Khoo Teow Lim, was abducted and robbed of $l,OOO cosh and $7,000 in cheques by two men, one armed with a pistol, outside the Chartered Bank here yesterday. Khoo. in his report, said he had
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    • 147 3 ALOR STAR. Sat. The Givernment will always attach grpat importance to the co-operative movement in the country, the Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives Ha.ii Ghazali bin Jawi, said today. He was speaking here today at the opening of the North Kedah Co-operative Associations’ annual meeting. He
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    • 90 3 PENANG. Sat.—A concert to raise funds for the Penang Boy Scouts Headquarters has been planned by ihe Baden Powell Brotherhood of the 11th George Town (South) Group from the Chung Ling High School here. The announcement was made by t£g chairman of
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    • 136 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. The Deputy Commissioner of Road Transport. Mr. Lee Swee Poh. today warned taxi operators and drivers not to increase their fares above the maximum rates. He gave this warning when he met taxi operators and hire car drivers operating in the
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    • 62 3 With Chinese New Year just two days awav, a group of girls and housewives look around for wax durks. sausages and other delicacies a« a shon in the Federal Capital. This was a tvpical scene in all sundry st~re H F n-r as housewives go on a
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    • 141 3 The First Lady of the Philippines. Madam Marcos, made a donation of $l,OOO each to three welfare and voluntary institutions to commemorate her recent visit to Malaysia. The presentation was made by Madam R. S. Busuego. wife of the Philippines Ambassador. at the residence of
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    • 67 3 Tunku 's message JjTUALA LUMPUR. Sat. On the occasion of the Chinese New Year, the Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman will broadcast a special message on Monday, over Radio Malaysia at 9.30 p.m., over the Malay service and over the English service at 7.30 p.m. Translations of his message can
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    • 110 3 PENANG. Sat. Chinese New Year cash gifts were given to inmates at the Pulau Jerejak Leper Camp when officials of the Malaysian Leprosy Relief Association. Penang branch, headed by its Chairman. Enrhe Aziz Ibrahim, visited them. Over 300 patients met Enche Aziz and his party
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    • 92 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat ‘A’ company of the 6th battalion the Royal Malay Regiment this morning, took over guard duties at the lstana Negara from the Bth battalion the Royal Malay Regiment A brief ceremony was held at the lstana grounds this morning to
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    • 52 3 MUAR. Sat. Three rural projects costing $65,000 will be undertaken in the Panchor Local Council, 19 miles north of here, this year under the district rural development programme. They are a Chinese temple costing $20,000. a community hall costing $.30,000 and a new metalled road
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    • 70 3 “Four exhibition from four countries” at National Art Gallerv 10 am. to 6-30 p.m. Works of prominent Malaysian artists by Peninsular Art Society at 41. Jalan Raja Muda. 0 a m. to 6 p.m. Jalan Weld Swimming Pool 9.30 am. to 12.30 p.m. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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    • 3057 4 THERE IS GENERAL SUPPORT FOR GOVT. POLICIES SAYS TUN TAN By BEN D'CUNHA Kuala lumpur, Saf. The Dewan Ra'ayat today approved the 1968 Budget totalling $1,932.2 million in principle. Winding up the weeklong debate, the Finance Minister, Tun Tan Siew Sin, said that the budget had been
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    • 377 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. A message from the Prime Minister of Australia Senator John Gorton. Australia Day January 26th commemorates the birth of our nation. Each time the anniversary comes round, it is useful to review the past and to look to the future. Certainly,
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    • 1212 4  -  By BEN D'CUNHA KUALA LUMPUR/ Sot. The Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, today made it clear that Malaysia would not just confine herself to defence arrangements with Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Britain. He said the pact with, her old allies would provide her with
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    • 337 5 SINGAPORE, Sat. The Housing and Development Board will be selling 452 one-room flats the first of its kind under its Home Ownership Scheme at Bukit Ho Swee. The flats, at one 11-storey block, will be sold at $3,300 per unit with an initial
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    • 265 5 SINGAPORE. Sat. Whether the song or music is of Mala y, Chinese, Indian or European, “irama" (tune) is not vital at this stage, so long as the contents are local. So much the better if the composer can produce a tune of a mixture of different “irammas"
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    • 313 5 SINGAPORE. Sat. The Singapore Tourist Promotion Board has published thousands of “Tide Times 1968" booklets for distribution to tourists. In this compact booklet, besides containing the tide schedule, it also informs tourists concerning where and when they can go for their
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    • 76 5 10 a.m.-8 pm. Painting Exhibition at Victoria Memorial Hall. Empress Place in a m.-8 p.m. Photographic Exhibition at National Library, Stamford Road. 2.30 p.m Arts of China at National Theatre, Clemenceau Avenue. 6 pm. International Exposition 1968 at New World Amusement Park, Jalan Be~ar. 6 p.m. Singapore Festival
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    • 753 5 SINGAPORE, Sat. If Singapore were to contribute significant advances to medical knowledge, her people must come forth with voluntary contributions to supplement to what has already provided by the Government. The Beta Chapter of the Y's Men's Club is a shining example
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    • 74 5 SINGAPORE. Sat A sub-contractor who was counting wages for h:s workers, was robbed of 51.282 in cash bv four persons at dagger point yesterday. The sub-contractor. Mr. Hoe Boon Seng, and his son Mr Hoe Eng Khiang, were both at their work site at Lyndeen Drive when the
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    • 269 5  -  By K. S. SIDHU SINGAPORE. Sat. Singapore holds a special significance for 19-year-old "Mi*s Sunshine Queen" of Western Australia, who is here for two weeks as her winning prize. This is her first trip outside Australia. This is because pretty Miss Joan Box. who arrived
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    • 102 5 SINGAPORE, Sat. More than 300 prominent members of the local community, including the judiciary, diplomatic corps, business and industrial organisations and chambers of commerce were present last night at a gala reception to celebrate the 18th Anniversary of the Republic of India. The
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    • 110 5 THIS candy stall at People's Park in Singapore seems to be drawing many Chinese housewives buying an assortment of sweets to *e*-v- <’•- r "uests during the Chinese New Year. “May your year in the Year of the Monkey be as sweet as the candies.’’
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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  • 355 6  -  By JOAO TRINCAO BRAGANCA, Port, ugal. Sat. (Reuter) A man's word is law in many villages in this remote corner of north eastern Portugal, close to the Spanish border, inhabited by descendants of the Lusitanians, ancestors of the Portuguese people. The v.llages. widely scattered
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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  • 242 7 is an easy-to-learn mathematical formula which can help you to take better pictures with your adjustable camera. Used by many photographers for years, the formula provides the proper basic exposure for daylight pictures without a lightmeter using either colour or black-and-white films. The simple
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  • 232 7 FLOODLIGHT substitute: If you need a floodlight and don't happen to have one, put your slide projector to work Place the projector at a 45 degree angle to the subject. It will give you realistic shadows and a feeling of depth. ANIMAL photographers often resort to tricks
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 327 7 OKAY, Y0&1....1 MEAN, SANTA...UOW, REAP OS story like you S "~M VEAN... i S N 5 A STORY/ S' l I'll THERE.'T\iE TREE'S ALL PEAPy, KIPS/ HOW 'BOUT THE ff/6Ht\ eefore Christmas* IF THEY /MS/ST... who COULD RESIST? 6 Si ID m 6ET ONE/ O 0 GW t jog SO
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  • FOLLOW THE SUN A LIBERAL ARTS PAGE And the liberal soul shall be made fat
    • 1021 8  -  By EVELYN FALCONER WELLINGTON, Sat (Reuter) Tourists from ten countries but mostly American, will be put ashore on the great International continent of Antarctica soon from the cruise ship Magga Dan on the first of two scheduled trips to the frozen south. But
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    • 521 8 REVERSE POLARITY IN a BBC World Service programme “Science in Action”, Arthur Garratt reviewed the theory of the drifting continents and hpw one strong piece of evidence in favour of it w(as the fact that the residual magnetism in rocks in different parts of the
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    • 158 8 A sphere weighing 18 tons with a diameter of 8.25 ft. and walls 3$ inches thick and built by Commander Cousteau's French Submarine Research Agency will be used for a series of extraordinary simulated diving experiments. The sphere will be used to recreate on land the pressure
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    • 59 8 ADELAIDE. Australia. Sat. (Reuter) Air-borne radar recently penetrated a 14.000 feet thick ice cap in Antarctica’s high central ice dome. Dr. G. D Robin director of the Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge University, said here. Dr. Robin said the radar penetration permitted mapping of mountains
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    • 155 8 STOCKHOLM. (SIP) Satellite TV, some 20 TV stations and 750 journalists are expected to follow the meeting of the World Council of Churches in Uppsala. on July 4-20, a spokesman for a preparatory conference announced. Some 60 delegates from the Scandina-
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    • 240 8 PARIS (NBF) Professor Bernard Halpern recently read a report to the Academy of Science on the current state of research by his team in the field of lymphocytes The white corpuscles in the blood are known to play an important role in immunological
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    • 73 8 WASHINGTON. (UPI) Those who suffer from emphysema or chronic bronchitis must quit smoking to regain a measure of health, according to a new report from the U.S. Public Health Services national centre for chronic disease controL If a person stops smoking, it is likely that he can be completely
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    • 194 8 STOCKHOLM Portion-packed instant hot and cold drinks, with the powdered extract being packed directly in the cup and sealed with an aluminium cover, have been introduced by a newly formed Swedish company, Barletta AB. Lund. Based upon an American idea, the cup has been further
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    • 135 8 STOCKHOLM Not since the roaring twenties has the Swedish male taken to fur coats as he has this winter. Men in all walks of life have bought coats with, as one furrier puts it, “the hairy side out”. Raccoon and wolf were the only furs considered
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    • 32 8 In Leningrad" farm in Fergama region of the SSR farmers discuss their problems on agriculture and cattle breeding with itinerant experts. (Note the peculiar feature and clothing of these minorities) Tass photo
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
    • 258 9 LONDON, Sat. (UPI) Capital spending by British industry Is expected to move higher again this year and the upward movement should continue in 1969, the Board of Trade has said. After two years of falling capital investment, the outlook now is “distinctly
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    • 128 9 NEW YORK. Sat. (UPI) The Stock Market moved higher on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. The uptrend was noticeable almost from the start. Selling seemed to be getting stronger towards the close, however. Analysts had expected the Far Eastern situation involving the electronics ship Pueblo
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    • 42 9 NEW YORK. Sat. (UPI) Rubber futures closed unchanged and untraded. March 17.30 May 17.558 17.90 July 17.65 18.00 September 17 65 18.00 November 18.00 18.40 January 18.00 18.40 The Spot No. 1 RSS held steady at 11 cents nominal.
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    • 75 9 SINGAPORE. Sat. The Association of Banks in Malaysia today made the following changes in its rates to merchants: NEW YORK: Buying TT. 35-15/16; Airmail O D 331/16; 90 d/st 33-9/16 credit bills; 33-7/8 trade bills. CANADA: Buying T T 35-13/16; Airmail O D. 3515/16; 90 d/st. 36-5/8 credit
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    • 276 9 TOKYO Sat. Saikawa Iron Works of Niigata Pref Japan has recently developed an unique and compact caterpillar-track vehicle called “Crawpet.” Different from ordinary caterpillar tractors, the “Crawpet” is moved on the track made of rubber. It can make a small turn at the corner and easily run
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    • 137 9 SINGAPORE. Sat. The first Westinghouse USA. Centrifugal Water Chiller in Singapore has been installed at Pava Lebar International Airport to provide Air Conditioning for the Arrivals Block. Kian Gwan (M) Ltd., sole distributor for Westinghouse Central Air Conditioning equipment were the installing contractors. The
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    • 198 9 SINGAPORE. Sat A full ranee or Yashinon series of lenses Auto Yoshinon DX fully automatic and Super Yashinon-R preset are designed to cover the most wanted range of focal lengths from 35 mm wideangle, 100 mm medium telephoto, 135 mm. 200mm, 300mm 400 mm telephone.
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    • 590 9 SINGAPORE, Sat. Business in and reported to the Singapore and Kuala Lumpur trading rooms of the Stock Exchange today with the number of shares dealt in brackets. INDUSTRIALS Ben and Co. 52 34 (15.900); S 2 3.i 11.000' $2-35 <4.000> $2.36 <ll.ooo'. Boustead $166 < 2.000': C Sugar $2
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    • 15 9 SINGAPORE. Sat The tin price for today was $556.87$ per picul, down $3.75.
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    • 89 9 LONDON. Sat. <UPI) The rubber market closed quiet and barely steady with spot 16-1/4 16-5/8 Settlement House March 16-5/8 16-7 '8 April 16-7 8 17-1/16 Mav 17-1/8 17-1/4 April/June 17-1 8 17-1/4 July/Sept 17-5/8 17-3/4 Oct/Dec 18 18-1/4 Jan March 18-1/4 18-3/8 April June 18-3 8 18-0
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    • 42 9 WASHING TON. Sat. (Reuter) No orders were received today to buy government stockpiled tin. General Services Administration said. No sales were made this week. GSA said In the past seven weeks, the agency has sold 10 tons of tin.
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    • 364 9 SINGAPORE. Sat—Taking Its lead from London, this market eased during the week to strike the lowest recorded price for current month since late 1949 namely 46 cents, says Holiday, Cutler, Bath and Co Ltd.. In their weekly review. A combination of factors was responsible, some
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    • 452 9 SINGAPORE—stock exchange nlrt and offer prices officially M*tw at tbe cki«e of business INDUSTRIALS Ben Co 2.33 2.34 Bon‘t earl 1.66 C. sugar 2.25 Chemical Co 1.53 1.54 old storage 3.91 4 no Dunlop 2.46 2.48 I 'melting 4 28 4.36 EM 2 2.28 Esso Ord« 2 98
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    • 48 9 (Managers’ Prices) f irst Mala)an XD 2.3* Second Malayan XO 1.70 Third Mala)an 1.10 The Commerce Industry 91 The savins l on Industry 91 1.00 first Hongkong -30 .85* Second Hongkong .55 Malayan Investment -59* I'und 1 00 1.10 Sterling Commodity 4/2 4/9 Hong Kong Currency)
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    • 104 9 SINGAPORE. Sat. The noon price* at the Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange today are > ffuyer Seller Coconut Oil (F.O.B.) Bulk 59 00 Coconut OU (F.O.B Drums 61.00 Loose Copra Mixed Jan/ Feh 36.00 Muntok White Pepper (F.O.B.) 96% X.I.AV 135.00 Sarawak White Pepper (F.O.B.) 96A S.L.W 132.50 Sarawak special
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    • 31 9 HONG KONG Sat. (UPI). Money quotations: HK56.0425 per US dollar for cash. HKS6.O6 per U.S. dollar for TT. HK$ 14.48 per pound sterling. HK5287.75 per tael of gold.
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    • 46 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. Mr. AJ. Wood, Director, Borneo Motors (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., has been appointed President of the States of Malaya Chamber of Commerce. He succeeds Mr. R.T.R. Fletcher of Sime Darby Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., who left Malaysia at the end of last year.
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    • 165 9 SINGAPORE. Sat. The following shms are expected to be in port today: Godowns Vessels 1/2 Centeaur 3/4 Neckarstein 5 Kweilin 6/7 Rhexenor 8/9 Mississippi Lloyd 10/11 Thorsorient 13/14 Benvannoch 18 Cardiganshire 21/22 Bavon 23/24 Golden Wonder 29 30 Talthvbius 31/32 Nais K. 33/34 Sumatra 35/36 Fernstate 38/39
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  • 123 10 25. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according: to thy word. 26. I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes. 27. Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.
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  • 691 10 RED! For centuries Red has been the favourite colour of the Chinese On festive occasions many people stretch a red cloth across the front of their homes. Until recent years Chinese brides wore red satin skirts on their wedding day. Nearly all Chinese greeting
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  • 382 10 SINGAPORE. Sat. Several membe-s representing Christian Churches of different denominations were present at the Bth annual general meeting of the Malaysia Evangelistic Fellowship (MEF) at the Scripture Union office here re- cently. The Secretary, in his review of the year 1967. remarked it was a •memorable
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  • 135 10 The final day of the Billy Graham Crusade International at the huge Korakuen Baseball Stadium in T okvo reeently attracted 4.J.000 people. It uas perhaps the largest Christian gat. hering ever held in the history of Protestantism in Japan. 4s such, it was n spectacular
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  • 192 10 Dalh Programme Guide (Summary Form.) English Service 7 00 am 7 15 7 30 9 00 9 25 9 39 10 00 11 30 12 00 to 100 pm Nineteen Metre Band News (also on 16 Metres) Interest and Interviews Music and Bible News From the Newspapers
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  • 313 10 SINGAPORE. Sat Pastor Ng Sui Koon. 41, a former Bible teacher at South-east Asia Union College in Singapore, has been appointed new pastor of the Balestier Road Seventh-day Adventist English Church. He was asked to assume this position bv the Executive Committee of the Malaya Mission of
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  • 36 10 SINGAPORE. Sat. The latest edition of Searchlight has come out of the press. It is now available at the Scripture Umon Office here. For further details, contact. Mr. David Seat at Tel. No. *****.
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  • 972 10 The Way, the Truth and the Life...' WHILE travelling across the ocean a few years ago on a large modern liner. I was asked to conduct a church service on a Sunday morning. It was a difficult assignment, for I knew nothing about my fellow-passengers. I did
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  • 297 10 HERE are the Bible answers In some of our readers' questions. Send In your problems to “The Christian Answers”. 23-B Cantonment Roail. Singapore or 39 Jalan Sultan. K. Lumpur and have them answered. Bona tide questions mav be on any sulsJect. Q: What is your opinion of
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    • 844 10 Induction service JOHORE BAHRU. Sat. Mr. Ng Kian Chung, newly graduated from The Trinity Theological College, was appointed preacher-in-charge of Chamek and Layang Churches recently by Pastor John L. Chin, of Paloh Chinese Christian Church. Johore. The Induction Service of Mr. Ng Kian Chung began shortly after the baptismal RELIGIOUS
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    • 286 10 RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH 16 Green Lane. Penang. Malaysia Saturday. 2~*h 3 nr pm—Boys' Brigade 4.00 pm Methodist Intermediate Fellowships 5 00 pm Methodist Youth Fellowship Bon pm. Methodist Adult;' Fellowship “Pot-Luck Dinner” Sunday. 28*h: 830 a m. —Sunday School, for all ages 5.30 pm. —Service of Worship. All
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  • Boutique
    • 661 11  -  By Florence de Santis J7VERYONE is disputing and discussing the merits of the just-completed Paris and Italian spring couture collections, as if on these alone rested the fate of fashion trends. Yet the truth is that more and more fashion is being created in
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    • 300 11 4 VENGERS-Style umbrellas;— Fash.cn under the sun tn Aven- gers-style. So this is the latest in umbrella fashion But these are for ladies only. Their canopies are made of waterproof floral printed nylon with long hook-shaped handles made of either leather, metal or wood. One
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    • 54 11 ELIZABETH Taylor will present a .couture collection which she prepared with two American girls, Mia Fanssagnve, wife of Paris couture designer Louis Feraud and Vicky Tiel. Photo shows a pretty slim Paris model displaying a unique swimming suit to be presented by Taylor at the forthcoming collection
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    • Article, Illustration
      244 11 SHARKS Fins Soup or Hai Wong Yee Chee. Ingredients:- 15 ozs of dried sharks fins (or two and a quarter packets of sharks fins). four and a half tablespoonfuls of peanut oil. one and a half ozs spring onions (can be added if desired), six tablespoonfuls of lard. One
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    • 198 11 A Lovely writes: My hair has no sparkle even after a shampoo. Otherwise it appears normal enough. It's thick and fairly manageable What can the trouble be? The Answer; Lusterless hair is a widespread complaint these days. Air pollution in urban areas is thought to compound
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    • 88 11 PARIS, Sat. (UP I) Christian Dior has left the hemline safely above the knee and came up with a brand new “Girly” look that followed ideas from 4 years ago The big hits of the collection w’ere Chiffon and Organza dresses edged with big ruffles that wrapped tightly
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  • POPPING AROUND
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      256 12 The Bee Gees marie a surprise appearance in Hanover at the ten-yearlv convention of executives of Philips-Polvdor combine. They flew there on Tuesday by private Jet and were presented with a sold map of the world to mark their two million sales of their hit. ••Massachusetts’*. They were
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    • 637 12 PRIOR to recording 'These Boots Are Made For Walking" and her subsequent rise to fame as the top selling feminine vocalist in the world, Nancy Sinatra's major national exposure was as the lucky teenager who sang with Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley on a 1959 television spectacular.
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    • 478 12 PJ I There! 1.1 KF. it's fining to he a 'green, green' holififty coming up for me. )ou hnou\ lettuce covered in red., don't you know?... like cash, man! ensh! You see. Chinese IS etc Year is just round the corner and there s sure to he
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    • 195 12 LONDON: 1. Everlasting Love Love Affair 2. Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde Georgie Fame 3. Am I That Easy To Forget Engelbert Humperdinck 4. Walk Away Renee Four Tops 5. Daydream Believer Monkees 6. Judy In Disguise John Fred His Playboy Band 7. Magical Mystery
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    • 543 12 THE BEE JAYS “You WiiT7‘‘Prettv Baby* (Columbia) Debut disc from Singapore. Bee Jay* A ?°“"h is obtained on this beatv. thudding number Both vocal and instrumental sides are well.performed Pace slows down I J a middle-eight break which is very attractive Good guitar work from Francis Aurol. Penned by Bee
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  • THE NEW FILMS
    • 287 13 SINGAPORE. Sat. Have you ever gone through a multi-course feast, relishing each morsel, promising yourself that you will always remember the courses in their grandeur and order and then when it's all over, you ran only say that the feast was wonderful and delicious? And
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    • 295 13  -  By Peter Loke SINGAPORE. Sat. “The Mercenaries” is MGM's hard-hitting, action-packed blockbuster opener for the Chinese New Year. Filmed in the darkest corner of Africa and the war-torn spots of the Congo, the picture bursts open wide the thick jungle curtains of this raw country and creates
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    • 279 13  -  By: Ben Variyan KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. ‘Bonnie And Clyde" is a must for mob-sun action fans, a chance from the slow-moving Italian westerns starring Franco Nero Warner Bros. “Bonnie And Clyde” revives tne depression-ridden southwest of the 1930'5. when bankrobber Clyde Barrow (Warren Beatty of ‘Kaleidoscope’
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    • 169 13 JJ.ARRY Spacombe s muslU* Ca The Four Musketeers wa s murdered by the critics, but the house is full because of Seacombe’s va-st following There was a $175,000 advance. which is big for London- On Broadway "oftjlng is big unle« it s a million dollars. lEN Deighton can
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    • 235 13  -  By Maureen Lee KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. A bobo Is a bobo, so the gypsies say. But Peter Sellers. The Bobo, is a simple honest struggling matador who earns your sympathy. A nonchalant man with simple tastes »such as eating flowers». Peter as Juan Bautista, literally turned
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    • 41 13 iS-Sr H W M. MGM 17 “THE MERCENARIES” will explode WITH THE BIGGEST BANG IN TOWN! ORCHARD From To-Morrow No Free List: CASH BOOKINGS ONLY SEE IT FROM THE VERY BEGINNING IT STARTS PROMPTLY AT 1.30- 4.00 6 30- 9.15 pm.
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 356 13 PSHAW ORGANISATION LIDO Phone ***** NOW SHOnLMi I rtf Li't 11 L1.S. 4 IH>. 6 .10, H 1 j pm. Chinese Xew Year Attr n O'Neil A Ir» FurMenheri '.MATCHLESS Cr.> r UA) Tomnn-o®. T-;r Wed. M nite BOU) O > L»»t 0i»«! 11. 14 >. 4. «.:io »*io Montgomery
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    • 36 13 BRUTES! SAVAGES! HEROES! THEY'RE MERCENARIES... THEYRE PAID TO DO A JOB! km V ""MERCENARIES PANAVISION and METROCOLOR Starring Rod Taylor Yvette Mimieux Jim Brown KENNETH MORE and PETER CARSTEN The First Spectacular Drama Of The Congo!
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    • 340 13 SAftwa Last Day' U. 1 SI, 4 00. *SO 9.15 Gala A Palace: Opens Tomorrow' Columbia'- "Ring* Around The World" Don Ameche Color TOMORROW MIDNIGHT! LHE TEXICAN” COlor In S ope LAST DAT! 11. 1.30. 4.00 l\ 1.30. 4.00 030 A 9.30 p m \1 1.4.1 A- 9.30 p m
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  • SUN SPORT
    • 345 14 Today’s game will serve as test for new side By Albert Johnson SINGAPORE, Sat. Singapore's soccer XI including several newcomers in the side will face an uphill task when the team meet Malacca in the second round FAM Cup tie at Kubu Stadium tomorrow. The young
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    • 286 14 SINGAPORE. Sat. The Member of Parliament. Mr. S.V. Lingam. today presented the Singapore Flag to the Singapore softball side which will be participating in the First Men's Asian Softball Round-Robin League Championships, to be held in Manila, on Saturday The team will leave on
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    • 68 14 MONTE CARLO. Sat. ■<UPI) Vic Elford of Britain in a Porsche officially won the 37th Monte Carlo Rally yesterday with Pauli Toivonen. of Finland, in another Porsche second. They were followed by the BMC Mini Coopers of Rauna Aaltonen. Tony Fall and Paddy Hopkirk. Mr. Pat
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    • 228 14 PASADENA. California. Sat. < UPI) Young Dave Stockton, former University of Southern California golfer, shot a four-under-par 67 yesterday in the second round of the 72hole $lOO,OOO Los Angeles Open but it was good enough only to put him in a five-way tie
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    • 52 14 Howard Winstone of Wales (left) returns left to face as Japan's Mitsunori Seki gets in a hard right during the world featherweight title bout at Royal Albert Hall in Lon- don recently. Win- stone got the verdict in 9th round when Seki was forced to retire with badly-cut right eye.
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    • 265 14 PARIS. Sat. (Reuter) Billy McCombe. a 19-year-old Dublin University student, faces the most testing afternoon of his life here today when he makes his international rugby union debut for Ireland against France. After only a few months in top-class rugby McCombe has been
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    • 605 14  -  By LESLIE NAKASHIMA TOKYO, Sat. (UPI). Japanese boxing experts have lost their faith in John Bull's traditional spirit of fairness in sports and predicted that no Japanese fighter will again engage in a title match in Britain. They denounced what they termed
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    • 264 14 LONDON. Sat. (Reuter) Some British soccer fans were pictured in a report yesterday as hypnotised men who turn wife-beaters when their team loses. The report by seven doctors and psychiatrists on increasing violence at soccer matches also suggests water-filled moats to separate spectators from the
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    • 69 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat The written examination for the first coaching course. 1968. organised by the Football Association of Se- langor will be held at the Police Depot tomorrow at 10 a.m. Only candidates who had attended the course will be eligible to sit for
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    • 653 14 Your article “1967 awards 3 more sports are included” (page 16, Eastern Sun, Jan. 24). has prompted me to write in defence of a completelyignored event in sport bodybuilding contests. There is no doubt that every athlete or sportsman aspires to be elected “Sportsman of
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    • 242 14 MEXICO CITY. Sat. (Reuter) Chartchoi Choinoi of Thailand steps into the ring here tomorrow for the third defence of his world flyweight boxing crown against Mexico's Efren “alacran” (Scorpion) Torres. The bout will be staged in Mexico City’s 25.000-seat El Toreo about 2,000 local
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    • 164 14 MANILA. Sat. (Reuter) Dr. Lim Kok Ann of Singapore drew his match last night with Eugenio Toree of the Philippines in the eleventh round of the 1968 Meralco (Manila Electric Company) National Open Chess tournament here. Lim has now 3.5 points to his
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    • 157 14 LAHORE, Sat (Reuter) Pakistan consolidated their position at the top of the table in the pre-Olympic hockey tournament here with two more points from a 1-0 win over West Germany yesterday. Pakistan now have nine {joints from five matches and Spain with a 4-0
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  • 2204 15 Approval and Scot Dale score shock victories SINGAPORE, Sat. Local riders stole the limelight when they won six of the eight races here today, first day of the Singapore Turf Club January/February meeting. There were two mild upsets by Approval and Scot Dale. Approval with apprentice Veluyutham
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  • 205 15 INVERCARGILL. '(New Zealand), Sat. (Reuter.) Bruce McLaren of New Zealand drove his McLaren BRM to victory in the Teretonga International Motor Race here today after Jim Clark of Britain careered off the track while holditig a comfortable lead with only seven laps of the 60-lap
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  • 226 15 MONTEGO BAY. Jamaica, Sat. (Reuter) Pat Pocock, the only member of the MCC party who has never played In a fullscale Test, will find himself In the spotlight in the twoday match with Jamaica Colts starting here today. The 21-year-old ofTspinner's performance will come under
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  • 503 15  -  By M. T. LINGAM SEREMBAN, Sat. Pot Thurjood's brilliant move initiated two minutes before time enabled North skipper Roy Holder to score the winning try and help North record its 19th victory in the 36th annual MRU North versus South classic on
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  • 366 15 SINGAPORE. Sat Following is the Stipendiary Steward’s report on today's racing at Bukit Timah Race 1 Stampede (app. RC. Allan) refused to enter the starting gate and was withdrawn by order of the Stewards. He will be barred for one month and must pass the
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  • 517 15 SYDNEY. Sat. (Reuter) A devastating: spell by Bobby Simpson, in which he took three wickets for no runs off 18 deliveries, caused a dramatic collapse in India's batting after they had been strongly placed against Australia on the second day of the Fourth
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  • 338 15 LONDON, Sat. (Reutert— Results of football matche* played today were: English FA. Cup third round. Aston Villa 3 Millwall 0 Barrow 1 Leicester C. 2 Blackpool 2 C'fieid B’mouth 0 Liverpool 0 Bristol C. 0 Bristol R 0 Burnlev 1 West Ham 3 Chelsea 3 Ipswich T.
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 41 15 BIG SWEEP TOTAL POOL: $31,915 1st PRIZE: No. *****7 ($15,165) 2nd PRIZE: No. *****6 ($4,333) 3rd PRIZE: No. *****9 ($2,166) STARTERS: ($750 each):Nos. *****5, *****2, *****3, *****1 *****6, *****8, *****4. CONSOLATION: ($75 each):Nos. *****5,*****4,*****1, *****2 *****7, *****8, *****3, *****4 *****9, *****2.
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    • 54 15 TIME AND TIDE Penang: 12.33 a.m. (6.0 ft.) r Port Swettenham: 4.40 a.m. (14.2 ft.), 5.2a p.m. (14.0 ft.) Port Dickson: 5.43 a.m. (86 ft.) Singapore: 9.10 a.m. (9.1 ft.) 11.31 p.m. (8-6 ft.) Sedili Kechil: 6.36 am. (6.7 ft.), 10.17 p.m. (8.4 ft.) Kuan tan: 5.46 am (5.8 ft,).
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