Eastern Sun, 1 February 1968

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  • Title Section
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    25 1 Eastern Sun Independent National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION ■fr Estd. 1966. Vol. 2 No. 545 Thursday, 1 February 1968. 'jUf MC (P) 0050 Price 15 cents
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    Lock icon MARTIAL LAW IN S. VIETNAM
    274 1 ‘Seven-day truce by Vietcong—A trick’ Thieu to people: ‘Kill Vietcong’ Saigon, Wed. Reuter South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu tonight declared martial law throughout South Vietnam as Governm ent troops still Sought with Vietcong in Saigon and at province capitals all over the country. Speaking
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    Lock icon Tunku’s call for non-aggression pact
    244 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman has said that South-east Asian countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Burma should have "non-aggres-sion" pacts among themselves. Such pacts, he said, could be included in ony Treaty of Friendship, among these
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    Lock icon Evacuate call to people of Saigon
    516 1 Fighting on in five areas: SAIGON, Wed. (Reuter). Vietnamese people are being told to evacuate areas of Saigon today so that Government troops can call in bombs and rockets on entrenched Vietcong still in the capital. The Government Army Radio railed on people to
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon • This magnificent lion seems to be reaching for the sky. He is one of many lions on the prowl in the Federal Capital during the Chinese New Year season going up long poles to snatch “ang pows” hanging out of windows of tall buildings.
    103 1 This magnificent lion seems to be reaching for the sky. He is one of many lions on the prowl in the Federal Capital during the Chinese New Year season going up long poles to snatch “ang pows” hanging out of windows of tall buildings. The prancing lions are accompanied by
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    Lock icon Escape of opium smugglers plane
    122 1 BANGKOK Wed (Reuter) —An unidentified twin-engined aircraft violated Thai airspace over Northeastern Nongkhai town near the Laotian border vesterday and fired at three Thai Air Force fighters sent to intercept :t. Air Force sources said today. The sources said the aircraft, believed owned by opium
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    Lock icon False U.S. claims—Pravda
    59 1 MOSCOW, Wed. (Reuter) Pravda said today that simultaneous attack by Vietcong on 15 South Vietnamese cities and more than 10 large military bases gave the lie to U.S claims that National Liberation Front forces were depleted. Commentator Ivan Shchedrov said the U.S. claim was propaganda aimed at
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    Lock icon Novel idea
    29 1 NEW DELHI. Wed. (Reuter) Locomotives of Indian railways will join the country’s birth control drive carrying family planning slogans on large enamel plaques attached to their tenders.
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    Lock icon STOP PRESS
    34 1 1,788 guerrillas killed SAIGON. Wed. (Reuter) An American spokesman said 1.788 guerrillas had been killed as the Vietcong mounted an unprecedented show of strength across the country in th© last 48 hours.
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    Lock icon Hunter hunted
    46 1 TARRASA. Spain. Wed. (Reuteri Spanish weekend hun*er Julio Vidal climbed into the branches of a tree and made twittering noises to lure birds within his range and was shot down by another hunter who thought he was a bird. Vidal had slight gunshot wounds.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon Stop bombing North Vietnam —Indira, Kosygin
      261 2 NEW DELHI, Wed. (Reuter). India and the Soviet Union today urged an unconditional halt to United States bombing of North Vietnam and backed Cambodian efforts to remain neutral from the Vietnam conflict. A joint communique issued at the end of Soviet Prime Minister Alexei
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      Lock icon Writers’ ‘no’ to income-tax surcharge
      181 2 NEW YORK. Wed. (Reuter) A total of 448 American writer? and editor* said today they would not pay the 10 per cent Income tax surcharge proposed by President Johnson, saying U would help pay for es- ealation of the war In Vietnam. The group, calling
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      Lock icon ‘Crew of spy ship properly treated’
      118 2 WASHINGTON. Wed (Reuter) The United State* has received reports that the crew of the intelligence ship Pueblo are being properly treated and the wounded cared for. the White House and Defence Department said today. At the White House. Press Secretary George Christian would not
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      Lock icon Trishaw drivers riot: 5 injured
      84 2 JAKARTA. Wed. (Reuter) Five Chinese were sent to hospital with light injuries in Central Jakarta last night after rioting by trishaw drivers broke the calm of the Chinese New Year Holiday. A police spokesman said the quarrel broke out when the trishaw drivers, complained that
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      Lock icon Taal Volcano erupts again
      212 2 MANILA. Wed. (tTI) Taal Volcano, located 10 miles south of Manila, erupted today. belching j steam and red-hot rocks up to a height of 200 feet. Filipino volcanologists said the eruption was still considered minor although It could further Intensify. They said residents on the 15-square
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      Lock icon Operation delayed
      47 2 CAIRO. Wed (Reuter) The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said tonight that Egypt had been forced to suspend operations to free 15 ships trapped in the Suez Canal as a result of an Israeli attack The statement did not indicate how long the operation would be delayed.
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      Lock icon Scholars Party's NO to Suharto
      104 2 JAKARTA. Wed. (Re--:*er) Indonesia's big Moslem Scholars Party has indicated its opposition to Acting President General Suharto’s plans to reform Parliament. Indonesia's Antara News Agenry reported today. The reform. involving changes in Parliament members and the addition of some new seats, has been mooted following
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      Lock icon Christian leaders discuss sex ethics
      116 2 BANGKOK. Wed 'Reuter) About 300 Christian leaders from 19 Aslan countries today continued f heir discussions here on various subjects, including aid to Vietnam refugees and sex e'hics in the Christian family. They are attending the Fourth Assembly of the East Aslan Christian Conference which
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      Lock icon Johnson’s theatre date cancelled
      94 2 WASHINGTON. W e d. (Reuter) President Johnson cancelled an appearance last night at the famous Ford's Theatre, where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated 103 years ago. because of the Vletcong attack on the US. Embassy in Saigon. V1 c e-President Hubert Humphrey took his place. Present-day stars
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      Lock icon • The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, Tun Abdul Razak bin Hussein on Tuesday visited the 1st Malaysian Infantry Brigade at Sungei Besi.
      106 2 The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, Tun Abdul Razak bin Hussein on Tuesday visited the 1st Malaysian Infantry Brigade at Sungei Besi. Tun Razak. accompanied hv the C ommander of the Ist Malaysian Infantry Brigade. Brigadier Tengku Ahmad bin Tengku Besar Burhanudin visited various Army units in the
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      Lock icon Cabinet reshuffle in Ceylon
      134 2 COLOMBO Ceylon Wed i Reuter) The Ceylonese Government today announced a minor reshuffle in the Cabinet following last nightis resignation of Health Minister MDH. Jayawardene. Mr Jayawardene whose handling of the Ministry came under fire following a severe outbreak of malaria. accepted the newlycreated Housing and
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      Lock icon Rise in rat population
      80 2 MANILA. Wed. (Reuter) A rat population explosion in the Philippines is causing tremendous damage to agricultural crops estimated at 1.000 million pesos (about 100 million sterling) a year. The Philippine Sugar Institute. in a study, report estimated the number of rats in the Philippines at 400
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      Lock icon Vaccination campaign in Jakarta
      58 2 JAKARTA. Wed. (UPI) Jakarta health authorities today started a massive vaccination campaign against smallpox. Public Health Chief Dr. Herman Suhiro said Jakarta had been declared a smallpox stricken area since 1966 and that the epidemic has never completely been suppressed. About one-eighth of Jakarta’s total population
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      Lock icon A new bid to narrow economic gap
      578 2 IN NEW DELHI: NEW DELHI, Wed. (Reuter). The wealthy notions of the world and the poorer nations will face each other here tomorrow in a new bid to narrow the economic gap between the haves and the have-nots. The confrontation will take place
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      Lock icon World War II tunnel found
      78 2 MANILA. Wed. (Reuter) A tunnel believed to have been dug by Japanese forces during their occupation of the Philippines in the Second World War was uncovered yesterday in suburban Guadalupe, east of Manila. The tunnel, under 10 feet of solid rock, was estimated to be
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      Lock icon KOSYGIN IN KABUL
      34 2 MOSCOW. Wed (Reuter) Soviet Prune Minister Alexei Kosygin arrived in Kabul today for a visit to Afghanistan at the invitation of Premier Noor Ahamad Etemadi. the Soviet News Agency Tass reported.
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      Lock icon Spy ship and crew: Consultations go on
      292 2 UNITED NATIONS, Wed. (Reuter). The United States is believed to have conceded that only the crew of the U.S.S. Pueblo must be freed before North Korea can take part in a full Security Council debate of the Korean issue. Informed sources said three
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      Lock icon Mysterious moving ball
      71 2 UMEAA. North Sweden, Wed. (Reuter* A moving ball of bright green light was reported in the sky last night bv an airport control tower operator and three pilots according to Polloe sources here. An airlines employee told he saw the object "about 3.000 ft. up and moving
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      Lock icon Yugoslavia, Bonn resume ties
      53 2 BONN. Wed. (Reuter) West Germany and Yugoslavia today resumed diplomatic relations after a break of 10 years, a Government statement said. Delegations of the two countries reached agreement In Paris on Monday after negotiating for a week Bonn broke off relations in 1957 because Belgrade recognised
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      Lock icon Police raid on opium den
      80 2 BANGKOK. Wed. (Reuter) Police today raided a three-storey building in a business section here and seized opium worth 400,000 baht (about 8.000 sterling). They arrested the owner of the building and 18 Chinese merchants found on the premises on charges of smoking opium. A Police
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      Lock icon 19 WOUNDED
      34 2 MOTIHARI. Bihar. North India Wed. (Reuter) Two hundred armed communist supporters ambushed police moving through thick forest near the Nepal border yesterday and wounded 19 of them, reports reaching here today said.
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      Lock icon Marcos orders more troops to P.I. Embassy
      151 2 MANILA Wed. (Reuter) Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos today ordered military authorities to assign troops from the Philippine Civic Action Group (PHILCAG) in South Vietnam to the Philippine Embassy in Saigon following the attack last night on the Embassy residence by Vietcong terrorists. A
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      Lock icon Demonstration against seizure of Pueblo
      186 2 SEOUL. Wed. (UPI) An estimated 100.000 people, surged through Seoul streets today protesting the recent Red Invasion and the Communist seizure of the Pueblo, and burned a huge effigy of North Korean Premier Kim 11-Sung. The street demonstration came after a mass rally of students.
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      Lock icon Wanted man held
      98 2 BANGKOK. Wed. (Renter! Thai police last Sunday rounded up 71 communist suspects. including a man wanted by the Malaysian Government, in a village-to-village sweep of Southern Yala Province, police reports today said. The reports identified the man as A.R. Liang, said to have directed the communist terrorist
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  • LOCAL NEWS
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      Lock icon • Eastern Sun cameraman, Molt Voon, captures this happy scene at the Pure Life Society's playground at the 6th mile, Puchone Road, Petaling.
      64 3 Eastern Sun cameraman, Molt Voon, captures this happy scene at the Pure Life Society's playground at the 6th mile, Puchone Road, Petaling. They are among a group of 150 orphans the society 1 Is taking care of and for whom a series of fund raising campaigns is being launched this
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      Lock icon • His Royal Highness, the Sultan of Selangor sprinkling the holy water to Lt. Haron bin Dato' Dr. Mohd. Salieh of the Royal Malaysian Navy and Y.M. Raja Zaleha binti Y.M. Raja Zainal who were married last Saturday. Y.M. Raja Zaleha is the eldest daughter of Y.M. Raja Zainal bin Raja Sulaiman. General Manager of the National Electricity Board and Puan Zainab.
      61 3 His Royal Highness, the Sultan of Selangor sprinkling the holy water to Lt. Haron bin Dato' Dr. Mohd. Salieh of the Royal Malaysian Navy and Y.M. Raja Zaleha binti Y.M. Raja Zainal who were married last Saturday. Y.M. Raja Zaleha is the eldest daughter of Y.M. Raja Zainal bin Raja
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      Lock icon Nantah luncheon reception
      147 3 SINGAPORE. Wed. The Chairman of Nanyang University Council. Mr. Tan Siak Kew, today gave a luncheon reception to members of the University's Council apd Administration. The reception was held at the University’s administration building. Also present at the gather- Ing were council members of other institutions of
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      Lock icon AMERICAN PROFESSOR COMING
      125 3 SINGAPORE. Wed. The Professor of Law and International Organisation, Dr. Richard Gardner of Columbia University. United States, is due here by air on Feb. 7 for two-day visit. Dr. Gardner’s visit is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State's Educational and Cultural Exchange Programme, In Singapore. Dr.
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      Lock icon 197,453 people X-rayed since campaign began
      349 3 SINGAPORE, Wed. About 197,453 persons have been X-rayed in the Republic since the campaign of X-roy free service to the public was launched by SATA in 1959. This figure included 21.749 persons who were X-rayed last year in the districts of Telok Ayer. Bukit
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      Lock icon Qualifying Test for private candidates
      122 3 SINGAPORE. Wed A Qualifying Test (Malav medium) will be held on Oct 29 for private candidates intending to sit for the Ma.aysia Certificate of Education (Malay medium) Examination in 1969 or subsequent years. Cand.dates attending Government Malay medium and integrated secondary schools are exempted from
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      Lock icon Erection of pedestrian bridge
      97 3 SINGAPORE. Wed Another overhead pedestrian bridge, costing $30,000, will be erected at 10j m.s. Bukit Timah Road on Feb. 4 at 1 a.m. During the erection of the bridge, one half of the Bukit Timah Road between 10 and 11 m-s. will be closed to traffic
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      Lock icon Big demand for balloons
      24 4 THESE balloon sellers in Foch Avenue, Kuala Lumpur had a great and profitable day during the Chinese New Year festival.
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      Lock icon Counsellor to tour U.S. varsities
      62 4 PENANG Wed. The Jefferson Centre Student -Counsellor. Mrs. Goh Boon Jim. will be in the .United States from next -month to May to visit •American universities and .'student centres. In her absence. Mrs. D. Babin and Mrs. Phillip ■Thomas will be available for consultation for
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      Lock icon Sultan’s call to the bumiputras
      120 4 IPOH. Wed The Sultan of Perak. Tuanku Idris Shah, has urged the bumiputras to take an active part in the co-operative movement to improve their economic well-being. The Sultan was speaking at the official opening of 67 units of the Malay Cooperative Housing Scheme at
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      Lock icon Tunku accepts Suharto’s invitation
      258 4 BUT NO DATE FIXED YET KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman has only accepted in principle an invitation by Indonesian Acting President General Suharto to visit Jakarta in March, reliable sources disclosed here today. The sources were commenting on a news agency report from
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      Lock icon ‘Samurai death’: No ill feeling
      148 4 PENANG. Wed There was no ill-feeling between the parents of the boy* who played the game of “Samurai" (a television series) which resulted in the death of one of them The Chief Police Officer. Enche Salleh bin Abdul Rahman, said today it was regrettable the
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      Lock icon Sarawak floods: Engineers to the rescue
      167 4 SANDAKAN. Wed A detachment of the Royal Malaysian Engineers from Tawau is in the Kinabatangan area to help rebuild houses and bndees for the flood victims. A spokesman of the Sandakan Airport Army Camp said the Engineers were sent to Kinaba'angan especially for rehabilitation
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      Lock icon On transfer
      34 4 MUAR. Wed. Mr. Lincoln Nadaraiah. the assistant organiser with the Muar Day Teachers’ Training Centre here, has been transferred to the Sultan Idris Teachers' Training College in Taniong Malim as senior lecturer.
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      Lock icon HOME FOR HOLIDAY
      46 4 The Sultan and Tengku Ampuan of Sehngor welcomed back their son, the Raja Muda. from England on Friday. Picture shows the Ruler and Tengku Amnuan and the Raja Muda walking to their car after receiving him at the Subang airport in Kua.a Lumpur.
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      Lock icon Thieves get away with cash and car
      96 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Ten m»n, believed to be armed with knives, last night entered the home of Mr Wong Ene Kee. a production planning officer in Birch Road here, and robbed him of $3OO in cash and a 53.000 Volkswagen car Mr. Wong
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      Lock icon New Year gifts for inmates
      66 4 MUAR. Wed. Officials Of the Muar S:ew Teck Sin Temple yesterday presented Chinese New Year gifts to sixty-eight inmates of the Old People’s Homes at Pant Jawa. Bukit Pasir, Bakri and Lenga. Each inmate received $2 “ang pow.” and one kati of rice, one kati
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      Lock icon Office bearers
      43 4 MUAR. Wed. Mr. Ong Chin Swee. a local businessman. was re-elected chairman of the Muar Chinese Recreation Club at its annual mee’ing yesterday. Other officials are: Vicechairman Mr. Goh Huang Chiat. also a businessman (re-elected) and treasurer. Mr. Lim See Meng.
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      Lock icon Pow Nee: Troubles started by the Reds since 1948
      206 4 PENANG. Wed. The disturbances here were not started just recently but since 1948 by the Communists who intended to set up a Communist Government in this country. This was stated by the Chief Minister. Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee. when he
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      Lock icon Dr. Lim’s date
      40 4 PENANG, Wed. The Minister of Commerce and Industry. Dr. Lim Swee Aun, will officially declare open the new pagoda building of Min Gnai Knitting Factory (Malaya) Ltd., in Permatang Pauh Road. Butterworth. at 11 a.m. on Sunday.
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      Lock icon $10,000 aid from Lee Foundation
      81 4 The Lee Foundation on Friday handed over a cheque for SlO.OOO to the Assistant Minister of Education. Mr. Lee Siok Yew. as a donation to assist poor students. The presentation was held in the Assistant Minister's office in Kuala Lumpur. Picture shows Mr. Lee Boon
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      Lock icon Newsmen on study tour of Germany
      112 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Two Malaysian journalists left yesterday on a three-week study tour of Germany They are: Enche Abdul Wahab, Assistant Editor of Berita Harian and President of the National Union of Journalists, and Mr. Norman Siebel, Sports Editor of the Straits Times. They
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      Lock icon $180,000 go up in flames
      116 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Fire caused by crackers brought sorrow and bitterness once again to several families in the Federal Capital during the Chinese New Year festive season. Property worth about $lBO,OOO went up in smoke last night when a row of five double storey shop
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      Lock icon Pow Nee opens cactus show
      89 4 PENANG. Wed. A common interest is a very useful denominator in bringing together people from different parts of the State to work for the common benefit of their respective interests. This was stated by the Chief Minister, Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee. when he declared
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      Lock icon Crackdown on speedsters
      67 4 IPOH, Wed. About 100 motor cycles and scooters were “Impounded” by the traffic police following a crack down on speedsters In various parts of the town on Saturday. The offlcer-ln-charge of traffic, ASP Tan Teck Cheng said the heat had been turned on unruly and Irresponsible motor
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      Lock icon Dr. Lim to attend New Year party
      46 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Lim Swee Aun. will attend a Chinese. New Year party organised by the women's section of MCA. Taiping. at the Hokkien Hoay Kuan Building, at 3.00 p.m. on Sunday.
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      Lock icon Chinese New Year marred by blaze
      673 10 DAMAGES ESTIMATED AT $1 MILLION SINGAPORE, Wed. The Chinese New Year festivities have been marred by an outbreak of three major fires and more than 30 minor fires leaving behind burnt-down shophouses, stalls, a market, a two-storey wooden house with more than 100 victims
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      Lock icon Top pianist to give recital at Vic
      125 10 SINGAPORE. Wed. One Of Australia's top pianists. Miss Vitalla Boursouk. (above) will make a debut at Victoria Theatre on Feb 12 at 8.45 p m. She will be thing a recital here as part of her overseas tours. She was born in Harbin.
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      Lock icon Support Government defence move—MP
      154 10 SINGAPORE. Wed. The M P for Geylang Serai, Fnrhe Rabmat Kenap. today called on the people in the Republic to support the Government's move to strengthen the Republics defence before the British pull-out in 1971. Enche Rahmat was speaking at the Hart Raya Adll Fitn and
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      Lock icon Lectures on ‘Knowing our S’pore’
      98 10 SINGAPORE. Wed The Department of Extra Mural S udies of the University of Singapore is conducting a series of 12 lectures on “Knowing our Singapore The lectures will be given bv Mr. G. G. Thomson. Director of the Political Study Centre, which will include lectures
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      Lock icon S’PORE DIARY
      67 10 10 am. 8 pm. Painting Exhibition at Victoria Memorial Hall. Empress Place 6 p.m Singapore Festival ’6B at Gay World Amusement Park. Geylang. 7.30 p.m. Free film shows by Ministry of Culture at Ja'.an Ara (Chua Chu Kang Road). Kampong Loyang. Tho Mong School (Yio Chu Kang Road)
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      Lock icon Singapore: Venue for confab on educational projects
      95 10 SINGAPORE, Wed. Singapore will be the venue for a high level conference for six countries on educational projects for regional co opera- tion in the Southeast Asian region from Feb. 6 to 9. The s;x pariicipa’ing countries are Indonesia, Laos. Malaysia, the Philippines,
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      Lock icon Five MSA flight navigators complete training
      128 10 SINGAPORE Wo/-; —Five Ma.aysia-Singapore Airlines flight navigators returned here recently after undergoing an intensive 10-month training course in navigation at *he Oxford Air Training School The practical part of their course lasted two-and-nalf months on the VC10. They also flew to Brazil. Canary Islands.
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      Lock icon Singing contest of Geylang Serai District
      83 10 SINGAPORE, Wed. Geylang Serai District will hold a two-da v singing contest at Jalan Übi Community Centre on Feb. 11 and 12. The Secretary of the Organising Committee. Enche Zamal Husin. said that the response had been very encouraging The contest is open to
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      Lock icon Private investment: Key to continued living standards
      234 10 SINGAPORE. Wed Private investment is the kev to a continuing improvement in standards of liv- ing around the world. This was the view of Mr. Ea*a. who was here recently with his wife Sonja. ar.d Commercial Adviser. Mr P E Cowell, visiting the
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      Lock icon 'Camelot'- in aid of Children's Charities
      104 10 'Camelot'in aid of Children's Charities SINGAPORE. Wed Vs Men's Club. Beta Chapter, will hold a chanty premiere of “Camelot" at Lido on Feb. 14 to raise about $20,000 for Children's Chari.les in the Republic. This was stated by the Club's p.esident. Rev. S. T. Peter Lim. in his Chinese New
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      Lock icon AEB’s ‘Elementary Drama’ course
      59 10 SINGAPORE, Wed.— The Adult Education Board is organising an “Elementary Drama” course and the instructress is Mrs. Gracia Tay Chee who is well-known in theatre circles here. The course will be in English and the fee is $l5. Entry forms are available from the Adult Education
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      Lock icon Gunman stabbed in back
      344 11  -  Robbery bids foiled By M. T. LINGAM OEREMBAN, Wed. Two separate attempt to rob petrol stations here during the post 48 hours were foiled by the courageous action of employees and the management. On Monday night at about 7.20 pm. two youths, one armed with a
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      Lock icon Thief caught in the act
      85 11 SEREMBAX, Wed. A prompt 999 call by Enche Razak bin Mohamed of the Rubber Replanting Board resulted in police here nabbing a thief “in the act". Enche Razak. who returned home after lunch yesterday, heard noises in his bedroom and Immediately dialled 999. Police arrived
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      Lock icon No major crimes reported in Penang
      215 11 PENANG, Wed. Police ha e been successful in making Chinese New Year crime free except for a few t.cycle thefts and a housebreaking. The Chief Police Officer, Enche Salleh bin Abdul Rahman, said no major crimes were reported and the operation mounted was a
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      Lock icon Teacher robbed of $650
      87 11 MALIM NAWAR. Wed. Two men armed with knives br rie into the house c.' a teacher. Rs. Cnurma 35. in Malim Nawar last nizht and escaped with cash and Jewellery to the value of $650. Churma, on hearing some noise at the back of his house,
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      Lock icon ANG POWS FOR AGED
      44 11 LUMUT. Wed. A total of $l,OOO in red packe’S was distributed to some 200 old folks at the Community Hall here yesterday as a Chinese New Year gesture. The territorial chief. Raja Shahrmnan bin Raja Abdul Hamid made the distribution.
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      Lock icon 150 people made homeless
      49 11 Some of the 150 people who were made homeless in a Tuesday night fire trving to recover their valuables. Thirty squatter huts were destroved at Jalan Haji Taib off Chow Kit Road., Kuala Lumpur. The fire was caused by a cracker thrown by a boy.
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      Lock icon PAS to scrap primary classes
      110 11 PENANG, Wed The Parents Association School here will be placing more emphasis on secondary education. Primarv classes would be eliminated in stages. This was disclosed by the chairman of the Schools Board of Managers and Governors. Mr. A. Raja Gopal He said the school would
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      Lock icon Fatal accident
      28 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed Tan Yew Lai. 76. was killed at the 32-1 2 milestone. Ipoh-Kuala Kangsar Road yesterday when he was knocked down by a car.
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      Lock icon $4.1 million Sungei Way Golf Course
      59 11 This is the S 4 1 million Sungei Way Golf Course, situated along the Klang Kuala Lumpur highway, which raised a lot of queries from Opposition members during the recent debate on the Budget at Parliament Eastern Sun cameraman Mok Voon, on Sunday outing
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      Lock icon Talk on ‘Women in Pakistan’
      70 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed The Ter.gku Ampuan of Selangor. Tunku Puan Besar Kursiah and Datm Salmah, wife of the Mentri Besar of Selar.gcr will attend a talk on Women j n Pakistan.” organised by the Pertubohan Tindakan Wanita Islam at the Royal Golf Club. Kuala Lumpur,
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      Lock icon • THE Flood Relief Committee, Bau, First Division, recently surveyed affected areas along the Batang Sarawak Kanan River between Kampong Kranji along the Bau Road and the Tundong Bazaar, to assess the extent of damages.
      107 11 THE Flood Relief Committee, Bau, First Division, recently surveyed affected areas along the Batang Sarawak Kanan River between Kampong Kranji along the Bau Road and the Tundong Bazaar, to assess the extent of damages. The Committee consists of representatives from the District Office. Malaysian Armed Forces. Sarawak Constabulary and Malaysian
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      Lock icon DAP deplores police action on hawkers
      216 11 KUALA LUMPUR. "Wed.— The Democratic Action Party today strongly criticised the police for its action in arresting hawkers plying in Jalan Petallng on Chinese New Year's Eve. Mr. Ltm Kit Slang, central executive member of the DAP. in a statement todav said: “We deplore
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      Lock icon PJ now separate police district
      114 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed Petaling Jaya became a separate police district covering Petaling Jaya town. Puchong. Petaling. Surtgei Way Damansara, Subang Sungei Buloh, Kepong and Jinjang from today. Previously Petaling Jaya was under Kuala Lumpur district The former O.C.P.D of Bagan Serai. Knan District. DSP Fernandez
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      60 11 PENANG. Wed. A 26-year-old hospital attendant. Mohamed All bin Salim, was fatally injured when his motor-cycle collided with a mee-seller’s push cart In Bukit Glugor last night. Mohamed All was returning home when the collision occurred. He received head injuries, while the mee-seller escaped unhurt. He was rushed
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      102 11 PENANG, Wed. Mr. Wong Kon Nyak of Ipoh was the first prize winner In the draw of raffle tickets In aid of the new Church of the Holy Spirit Fund. Green Lane. Second prize went to Mr. G. De Silva of the Public Works Department. Penang, while
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      113 11 Pay up assessment arrears —DO MUAR. Wed. The Muar District Officer. Enehe Ibrahim bin Abdul Majid, who is also the President of the Muar Town Council, has warned that court action would be taken against those who failed to pay their assessment arrears and other taxes. “Some of the arrears
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      385 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The Malaysian Government’s plan to expand her territorial waters to 12 rryles was described as a reasonable and practical security measure" by Vice-Admiral K. Djelani. Commandant of the Indonesian Naval Staff College A group of 58 staff and
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      161 11 IPOH. Wed. Two private doctors here were among 30 recipients of letters of commendation from the Chief Police Officer. Perak, Enehe Mohamed Pilus bin Yusoh. for valour in apprehending criminals at a ceremonial inspection parade at the Police Headquarters here They were Dr. Woon Soon.
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    728 5 US EMBASSY BROKEN INTO SAIGON, (UPI). Vietcong forces launched heavy attacks against Saigon today. They fought their way into the U.S. embassy and occupied five floors of it for several hours. Other Reds invaded Saigon’s Tan Son Xhut airport and battled American and Vietnamese troops
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    65 5 MANILA. Wed. (UPI) S-igcn’s Tan Son Nhut Air pert has been closed to air traffic since last night up to la*e morning today, accordin e to advisories reaching Manila International Airport. A Civil Aviation spokesman said Manila Air Traffic Control reported that the airport remained closed as
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    25 5 'President Ho Chi Minh distribute gifts to children during the lunar new year festival'. Picture from Hanoi UPI radio/pix.
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    241 5 MANILA. Wed. (UPI) Vietcong attackers severely damaged the Philippine embassy residence in Saigon today but an alert Filipino soldier saved the ambassdnr his wife and their maid from injuries, according to a report rereived in Manila. Ambassador Luis Moreno Salcedo, in a message released by the Foreign
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    149 5 PORT LOUIS. Mauritius. Wed. (Reuter) Security Forces enforced a dusk-to-dawn curfew on this racially disturbed city last night and seized 36 Molotov cocktail petrol bombs in a Creole district. One curfew breaker was arrested near the Prime Minister’s residence after the police fired
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    194 5 JAKARTA. Wed (UPI) Th® Indonesian Armv Special Forces Commander has turned over about two platoons members of Special Forces involved tn the knifing and beating of more than 40 Chinese last Thursday for further investigations. it was anannounced here yesterday. A spokesman of th® Jakarta
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    221 5 BONN. Wed. <UPI) The Health Ministry says it has listed a total of 2 625 “thalidomide children” In West Germany born deformed after their mothers used the now outlawed tranquiliser. About 100 of the children. a spokesman said, are so physically handicapped that they
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    66 5 SEOUL. Wed. (UPI' The Commander of United Nations Forces in South Korea General Charles Bonesteel said that "Intensified actions” have been taken to block any massive invasion attempt by Communist North Korea. Gen. Bonesteel spoke with newsmen following a reported warning by the South Korean government
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    66 5 LONDON. Wed. (UPI) New hopes of an end to the foot and mouth epidemic on British farms received a blow with an announcement that a fresh outbreak has occurred outside existing infected areas, yesterday. The new outbreak near the English-Welsh border brough- the number of cases confirmed since
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    242 5 ‘Wanted to be caught Thief flew plane couldn’t come down KEY WEST. Florida. Wed. (I'PI) An airplane thief who “Wanted to get caught” got his wish yesterday when he blundered into an air defence zone off Key West and two Navy jets scrambled aloft to intercept him. Panic-stncken with the
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    352 5 US tariffs challenged NEW YORK. Wed (CPI) A recent survey of foreign business leaders indicates that any imposition of higher tariffs or reduction of import quotas bv Congress will cause deep resentment and a desire for retaliation. The survey was conducted by Chesterton Packing
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      Lock icon Governor calls off plans to dig up large area of prison farm
      308 6 CUMMINS PRISON FARM. Arkansas. Wed. (UPI) Plans to dig up a large area of Cummins Prison Farm, where three broken skeletons were found on Monday, were called off yesterday by Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller and the State Police. Mr.
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      256 6 PARIS. Wed. (UPI) Fire today destroyed one of the largest fuel tank farms in France, drove 400 persons from their homes and lit up predawn Paris skies with flames that shot 450 feet in the air. Police said it might have been
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      110 6 NAURU. Pacific Ocean Wed (Reuter) Phos-phate-rich Nauru, eight square miles in area, with 3.100 citizens, today became the world’s newest and smallest Island Republic. Baby pigs cavorted near the official dais as Australia. the trustee power handed over a United Nations mandate shared with Britain and
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      110 6 LONDON. Wed. (Reuter) The British government today rejected a suggestion that Mr. lan Smith’s regime was now the De Facto <in fact) government in Rhodesia, following a decision yesterday by the Rhodesian High Court. The suggestion came from a right-wing opposition conservative, Mr. Patrick Wall, who often
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      89 6 LONDON. Wed. (UPI) Queen Elizabeth II has appointed Mr David Gailacher, a former teacher and Ministry of Defence Press Officer. a s her Assistant Press Secretary, Buckingham Palace announced. The appointment usually is for a period of about two years. Mr. Gallacher, 28. is
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      425 6 OEOUL, Wed. (UPI). A top South Korean intelligence official said today that if the United States launches an air strike on Wonsan the North Korean Communists will invade the south. Lee Byung-Doo. Vice Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIS), said such a
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      411 6 WASHINGTON. Wed. (UPIi When the new multi-million dollar United States Embassy opened on Unity Street in Saigon last year, there was some dispute over whether it could be described as "bombproof” or “impenetrable.” After thinking it over. American officials decided it could not be characterized
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      192 6 MANCHESTER, England. Wed. (UPI). Mr. Pang Fu-Wah. leader of a fourman Hong Kong goodwill mission from the New Territories said yesterday his group will seek freer entry for immigrants from the colony when they mee* Secre'arv of State for Commonwealth Affairs Mr.
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      99 6 MOSCOW. Wed (UPI) The Soviet Union insisted today that the U S re*'—vists called up for active duty will be sent to Vietnam. not Korea. Pravda. the Communist Party newspaper, accused President Johnson of seeking to "expand the criminal war in Southeast Asia” through the cal'.-up over the
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      20 6 ROME Dr. Christian Barnard with Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida during reception here recently.
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      235 6 CAIRO. Wed. (Reuter) Egyptian guns knocked out nine Israeli tanks and a number of artillery batteries. and set seven fires blazing in yesterday’s exchange of fire across the Suez Canal, Al-Ahram newspaper said today. One Egyptian civilian was killed and six people, three
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      93 6 MANILA. Wed (Reu’er)— Three men held up a dry goods store yesterday In Quezon City, just outside Manila, and carted off the heads of the image of Saint Francis and that of the blessed Virgin Mary, according to police reports in Manila today. The owner of
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      83 6 CAIRO. Wed. (UPI) Israel and Egypt fought two-hour artillery duel across the Suez Canal yesterday. Egypt said the shooting started when Israel soldiers fired on four unarmed survey launches, headed for the northern end of the Canal to chart a safe exit for an American ship
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      78 6 WASHINGTON. Wed. (UPI) Defence Secretary Mr Robert S. McNamara suspended production of “IMR” (Improved Military Rifle Shells for the M-16 rifle, on the basis of tests indicating they are inferior to the prevailing type The “IMR” shells constitute 20 to 25 per cent of tl stocks of
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      36 6 C. NHA TRANG. South Vietnam. Korean interpreter quizzes North-Vietnamese soldier wounded and later captured after an attack on a military police post here yesterday. Thirty communists and 4 IS. troops died in the battle.
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      150 6 MONTREAL. Wed. (Reuter) Six Argentina residents have been sentenced here to prison terms ranging from five to 10 years for smuggling heroin into Canada from Paris last month. The men. caught at the airport after the arrival of two flights from Paris on
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      89 6 JAKARTA. Wed. (Reuter) Indonesian Foreign Minister Adam Malik has denied reports that Indonesia has been asked to mediate in the dispute over the seizure by North Korea of the United States intelligence vessel, the Pueblo. Speaking to reporters at his office yesterday he said "I thing
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      85 6 MANILA. Wed. (Reuter) Seventeen people were killed when a man went berserk on Sunday night in Leyte province. Southern Philippines. Delayed police reports reaching Manila said the amok Isidro Formentera, a labourer, swung his bolo (long knife commonly used in provinces) at everybody within reach, wiping
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      193 6 JOHANNESBURG. Sou*h Africa, Wed. (UPi i South African doctors yesterday claimed another medical first with a double heart-valve transplant. The operation was performed last Tuesday but was revealed only when the 32-year-old woman patient appeared to be recovering satisfactorily yesterday. A team of doctors from the Cardio-thoracic
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      75 6 JAKARTA. Wed (UPI) The Dnarmaputera Film Importers of Jakarta has threatened to file a lawsuit against Indonesian Information Minister Mr. B.M. Diah for barring the showing of one of their films, the newspaper “Perasi” reported today. The newspaper quoted Dharmaputera Director Col. Sjoifar as saying
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      215 7 HONG KONG, Wed. (Reuter) The Vieteong have pledged to support the North Korean government by resolutely stepping up their war against the United States in Vietnam, according to the (North) Vietnam news agency today. The pledge was contained In a statement made by the
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      Lock icon Con-man arrested at his wedding
      227 7 BANGKOK. (UPI) Wed. Thailand's greatest living swindler was back behind bars today, four days after he married a girl who thought he was a medical lecturer until one of the guests at the wedding unmasked him. The swindler. Payome Thamsuthikul. who ’masqueraded under the name
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      57 7 TOULON. France. Wed. The French Navy has given up hope that the 52 crewmen of the missing submarine Minerve will be found alive. At the other end of the Mediterranean, chances of finding the 69 crewmen aboard the Israeli submarine Dakar are equally dim.
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      559 7 \TANILA. Wed (UPI) Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takeshi Watanabe says he remains hopeful of further expansion of the bank membership to include the Soviet Union and several other countries in the Asian region. Mr. Watanabe told his first formal news
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      76 7 CARACAS. Wed (Reuter) Venezuela Is preparing to resume diplomatic and economic relations with the Soviet Union. Foreign Minister Ignacio Iribarren Borges said here today. He said a Venezuelan trade mission would visit Moscow in the near future and would approach the resumption of relations with the
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      141 7 SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA. Wed (Reuter) California Governor Ronald Reagan said here that the Cnited States could not let North Korea “Tweak our nose and get away with it.” He charged that President Johnson’s attitude towards the seizure last week of the American intelligence ship Pueblo was continuation of a
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      151 7 NEW YORK. Wed (Reuter) The New York Times said today that widespread skepticism about the facts in ;he Korean Pueblo incident are hampering diplomatic efforts to obtain release of the intelligence ship and it crew. “Reaction here and abroad to the Pueblo incident suggests that the
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      302 7 VATICAN CITY, Wed. ißeuter) —The new Dutch catechism, a bestseller with a liberal view of birth control, the existence of angels and the virginity of Mary has not yet been cleared for general reading. The Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano denied
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      363 7 NEW YORK. Wed. (UPI) Two Sydney Justices of the Peace ronvicted by Federal Court last night on charges of conspiracy to smuggle U 5522.5 m heroin from Hong Kong to the United States. They are Charles T. Bennett, 46. engineer, of
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      50 7 COLOMBO. Wed. (Reuter). Ceylon's Health Minister Mr M. D H Jayawardene resigned from the Government last night. He gave no reason for his decision but government sources said he was worried by press and public criticism of the Health Ministry following a recent severe outbreak of malaria.
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      287 7 Gone to weeds LONDON, Wed. (Reuter) Britain’s flower children disappeared off the streets as soon as the cold weather came thus winter but they have turned up again in hibernation at London’s all night Post Office in Trafalgar Square. Assistant District Postmaster Richard TowseySmith
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      Lock icon Six Chinese with 'fake' papers arrested in PI
      92 7 MANILA. Wed. (Reuter). —lmmigration authorities in Manila have ordered the arrest of six Chinese nationals with fake” birth certificates. Immigration commissioner, Mr. Edmundo Reyes’ action was spurred by the recent discovery of a fake birth certificate of one Chinese late registrant. He
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      114 7 LONDON. Wed. (UPI).— Hollywood’s Jeffrey Hunter and British actress Sally Ann Howes announced their engagement as tney left for Los Angeles yesterday. “He has proposed to me and I have said yes." Miss Howes. 37. said, showing a ring which she described as a "Love
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      189 7 LONLOX, Wed. (Reuter) Former British business tyron John Bloom, whose now defunct washing machine empire made him a millionaire at 3ft. was arrested last night and will appear in court today on fraud charges. Bloom first went Into business in 1958 by selling washing machines
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      247 7 LITTLE ROCK. Arkansas, Wed. (Reuter) Arkansas State Prison superintendent Thomas O. Murton today described the state’s penal system as a ‘Monster factory” where beaten and tortured men some of them maimed for life lived like animals. “It doesn't fit Into America.’’ Mr Murton said.
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      69 7 KHARTOUM. Wed (Reuter) Russia Ls to help build up the Sudanese Air Force and Navy under an agreement signed during a recent visit to Moscow by Defence Minister Adam Nadibo. Finance Minister Hussein Hindi said today the Soviet assistance would cover establishment of a flight
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      63 7 PITTSBURGH. Wed. (UPI) At least nine persons were killed and 20 injured yesterday in a gas blast that levelled two buildings in the Pittsburgh suburb of Ingram. Five of the dead were members of a utility cre-.v searching for gas leak. The others have not been
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      79 7 EILAT. ISRAEL Wed. (UPI) Three armed Arab Infiltrators were killed by an Israel Army Patrol it was reported here yesterday. The three were camel drivers who were ambushed while making their way across the Negev desert from the Sinai into Jordan. The Israelis opened fire when the
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    474 8 NO one who heard Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman the other night over Talivishen Malaysia wish his many Chinese friends "Kong Hee Fatt Choy” could possibly help but be moved by the sincerity of his appeal to that community to help make Malaysia a place
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    235 8 IT has been a long time coming but at last the masses in one village in Malaysia had revolted against the heavy-handed brutality of gangsters. The 25,000 good people of Serdang Bahru village outside the Federal Capital have formed an Anti-gangsters Goodwill Association to wage war
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    1868 8 Text of the Chinese New fear message by the Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman. I PROPOSE to have a heart-to-heart talk with all the Chinese in Malaysia at this time so intimate for you all the Chinese New Yecr. As you listen to me
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    50 8 SMILING Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin makes a salute in Indian style as he visits the 800-vear-old “Qutur Minar Monument on January 27. He was visiting India to attend the celebrations of the Indian Republic Day anniversary and to have talks with Indian Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi.
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    42 8 Service appreciated May I offer my compliments for your recent expanded coverage of the New York Stock Market. I am sure there are many Americans in Singapore, like myself, who appreciate this addition to your excellent newspaper. FORREST E. LOVE Singapore.
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    272 8  -  By Henry B. Rothblatt (Author, "Handbook of Evidence For Criminal Trials") STEVE and his neighbours were highly incensed and indignant when they learned the county was planning to build a road right past their homes. They brought an action in federal court claiming a violation of their
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      Lock icon Sixth International toy show unveils new trends
      922 9 Wed. TSe Sixth International 1 Exhibition of Japcnese Toys, held last October in Tokyo, served to enhance the reputation of this annual show as a unique in- dustrial sample fair. The exhibition, held is nv.d-October every year, unveils brand-new toys. d;veloped by each
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      Lock icon Egypt to buy trapped wheat
      118 9 CAIRO. Wed (Reuter) Egypt has decided to buy 28.000 tons or wheat aboard ’he 17,000-ton wheat laden A-nerican ship the Observer trapped in the Suez Canal, •r.p Middle East News Agency reported. The report quoted Canal Authority Chairman Mashur Anmed Mashur as saying tnat supply
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      74 9 OTTAWA. Thurs. (Reuter) Canada’s exports last year increased 10.5 per cent ■> 11.411 million, according to official figures announced today. The total is an improvement of more than $l,OOO million over 1966 and beats Canada's official centennial year target of $11,250 million by about $l6O million. The
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      268 9 SINGAPORE, Wed. A substantial rise in net operating earnings was confirmed by Rudolph A. Peterson in the release of Bank of America's consolidated year-end figures. Net operating earnings during 1967 reached a record $l3O 269.000 or $4 57 per share on the 28.480.765 shares
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      Lock icon I.B.M. announce preliminary results for 1967
      238 9 SINGAPORE. Wed. International Business Machines Corporation today announced its preliminary results for the year 1967. Thomas J- Watson, Jr. chairman of the board, reported that IBM world-wide consolidated net earnings after taxes for the year ended December 31, 1967. amounted to $651,499,558 or $11.61
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      80 9 LONDON, Wed (UPI). Rubber market closed nominal with spot 16-3/8 16-3/4. Settlement house March 16-11/16 16-7/8 April 18-15/16 17-1/8 May 17-3/16 17-3 8 April/June 17-3/16 17-3/8 July/Sept 17-3/4 17-15/16 Oct Dec 18-1/16 18-1/4 Jan/March 18-5/16 18-1/2 April/June 18-7/16 18-5/8 July Sept 18-9/16 18-3/4 Oct/Dec 18-1/16 18-7/8
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      118 9 LONDON. Wed (Reuter) Profit-taking hit industrials today after an early strong extension of the recent advance. Initial gains of 1/- to 2/or more were often cutback to within a few pence or were even fractionally below overnight levels but the undertone remained firm. Hopes of further rationalisation
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      Lock icon 500 tons of rice for Kampung Province
      119 9 JAKARTA. Wed (Reuter) Indonesia’s acting President General Suharto has ordered the immediate dispatch of 500 tons of rice to Kampung Province in South Sumatra where a number of people are reported to have starved to death. This shipment will leave in the first
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      92 9 TOKYO. Wed. (UPI) Eight-member nations of the Ministerial conference for the Development of Southeast Asia are expected to ask Japan for more financial aid. sources said. They said that Singapore's proposal to open the meeting on April 10 will be accepted readily by most governments. The
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      50 9 STOCKHOLM. Wed Deposits in Sweden's commercial banks increased by 15.6 per cent to Kr. 35,017 million <$6,200,000,000) in 1967. Advances were up 12 3 per cent to Kr 29,019 million. In 1966. deposits rose 9 3 per cent and advances 7.3 per cent, over the preceding year.
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      54 9 STOCKHOLM. Wed Sweden’s exports increased by 6.1 per cent to Kr 23,425 million ($455,000,000) in 1967. according to preliminary figures. Imports were up 2.6 per cent to Kr. 24,329 million. The trade deficit showed a decline of close on 45 per cent, from Kr. 1,633 million
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      186 9 HONG KONG, Wed. (Reuter) Excellent harvests have been recorded In 1966 and 1967 In the Hal Ho River ba.sin in northern China due to a massive drainage and reclamation scheme, according to the New China news agency. In the past three years, hundreds of thousands
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      Lock icon More Frenchmen practise Gallic pastime of hoarding gold
      602 9 PARIS, Wed. (UPI) New-found affluence and jitters over the future of the world monetary system have sharply increased the number of Frenchmen practising the age old Gallic pastime of hoarding gold. President Charles de Gaulle’s sledge hammer attacks on the U.S. dollar
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      147 9 LONDON. Wed. (UPI) An Increase in exports helped auto production to go ahead In December, the Ministry of Technology has said. In the five weeks ended on Dec. 30 car production average 30,594 a week. Tliis was 23 per cent more than In the
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      1361 10 TV and Radio YOUR TV MALAYSIA CHANNEL 5 KUALA LUMPITR and Pulau Ptnang: 6 Ipoh a»d Melaka: 3 <fr 10 Jnhore Bahrl: 4 Taiping; 7 Batu Pahat: 9 KI rang. PM. 5.45 Prog. Summary: 5 P News Outlines in the Nation* Language: 5.55 National Songg 6 90 New? in Tamil;
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      238 12 CLEANLINESS means healthv living, the practice of dean habits, freedom from diseases and other discomforts. Hence the saying “Cleanliness is next to godliness”. In the past, several Keep Your City Clean” campaigns were launched by the govemment in order to make the people realise the importance
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      182 12 I AM a small girl, I see doctors, teachers and others all around me. After seeing all these people. I have made up my mind to be a doctor. A doctor is a very important man. He cures the sick and gives life
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      154 12 WHEN I woke up the other morning, the sky was quite bright with an air of coolness. Gradually It began to darken. Huge masses of dark clouds could be seer. Then in a distance there came a low growl of thunder and a momentary flicker of
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      318 12 HOLIDAYS are intervals of rest. There are many types of holidays Some are public holidays, which are for everyone, school holidays for students and weekend holidays for office workers. In Singapore, public holidays are usually festival days, some VlP’s birthday, the Independence Day and other special
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      375 12 4 EROMODELLING has become a hobby to many a family in Singa* 4 p ore an( j Malaysia. Aeromodelling is designing model planes by the young and old. Broadly speaking, there are six different classes of aeromodelling. They are control-line, radio control, free
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      281 12 THOUGH ’The Golden Anniversary’ of our school is over the happy circumstances still remain in my memory. It is unforgetable. Before that day all parts of our school were decorated with beautiful neon lights. Rooms were painted to be used for the exhibition. The school hall was
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      297 12 HOBBIES are activities for leisure hours. They are regarded as forms of plays for the grown-ups. Some hobbies are costly while others are inexpensive. Hobbies such as photography. collecting rare paintings and playing golf are costly. Hobbies such as stamp-collec-ting. collecting matchbox labels and sewing are
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      225 12 I was left alone on an uninhabited island. It was an island covered with thick forest. The place where I found myself was not far from the sea. I made for the beach. It was a lovely beach shining sand and clear clear and shallow
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      379 12 AFTER I had had a heavy supper, my stomach was so full that I could not sleep I got up and read a story book. It was about vampires. It was late in the night and all the people except me were sleeping.
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      251 12 ONCE upon a time there lived a poor tailor in a village He was very poor and earned a simple living hy making clothes. And yet he was merry all day; and sang or whistled a merry tune while sewing. All his neighbour’s liked him very
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      231 12 SINCE my brother-in-law went to Hong Kong, my sister has lived in sorrow and grief. When he left her, she was a mother of a two-year-old. Now’ she is the mother of two children. When will he return? She waits and waits. She is confident that he
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      1650 13  -  KILL HITLER by Robert Jackson AT NOON on Nov. 8. 1939, Georg Elser boarded the train for Constance. Behind him, in Munich, he left a bomb. A bomb destined to blast Adolf Hitler to shreds in the middle of his annual speech in the Beer Cellar.
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      445 13  -  By DELOS SMITH A mathematical rule-of-thumb offers doctors a chance to cut down on their indirect involvement with two-thirds of suicides in the United States. It was devised by Dr. James J. Brophy of the University of Oregon Medical School, who also produced the statistic
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      710 13  -  By DERMOT CANNING HPH E day is coming when homes and industries in many of the world's biggest towns and cities will be powered by heat from the centre of the earth. This is the prediction, of scientists investigating the possibilities of harnessing
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      555 13  -  By PETER JOB TH E Indonesian Government expects to award several major mining contracts in 1968, according to Government economic advisers. Big foreign concerns are showing keen interest in mining the country's nickel, tin and bauxite reserves, and investment deals totalling several hundred million
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      890 14  -  ‘He threw away his lightning rod (Sukarno) by RICHARD I. STONE JAKARTA, Wed. (UPI) Almost a year after the fall of Sukarno, General Suharto, Indonesia’s Acting President still is attempting to remove the last vestiges of the deposed dictator’s grip from Indonesia's government. Suharto and an expanding
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      58 14 HAMBURG (DaD) The new beer tap recently marketed in Germany is intended for one to seven-gallon take-home barrels. When syphon capsules are added the tap keeps beer fresh for weeks in the living room. Breweries in Germany have recently boosted sales by selling small, family-siied wooden or
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      221 14 PARIS. Wed. (UPI) Yves St. Laurent has made the exercises in nudity practised by Paris designers look like child's play by completely baring the bosom in his summer collection. St- Laurent's only concession was to enclose his models in a sheer black, see-through chiffon shirt that
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      183 14 After three strokes NEW YORK. Wed. (Reuter) American actress Patricia Neal arrived here by air last night from London to resume her film career after a three-year fight back to health. The 42-year-old Academy award-winning actress starts rehearsal* here next we*>k for ’The subject was roses.”
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      132 14 MANILA. Wed 'Reuter) A Roman Catholic organisation composed entirely of teenagers and aimed at curbing juvenile delinquency is fast catching on in Pangasinan Province north of here. Formed seven months ago by some 29 teenagers under the guidance of Mr. Francisco Manusca. designated chief counsellor of the
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      171 14 TAIPEH. Wed (Reuter)— “It was o.uite a surprise I walked into the classroom and the entire class stood up and bowed.” This is how Lieutenant Jay M Morrison described his first experience in a Chinese classroom. Lt Morrison and Lt. Paul Jones, both from an
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