Eastern Sun, 24 April 1968

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  • 22 1 Eastern Sun Independent National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION Estd. 1966. Vol. 2 No. 625 Wednesday, 24 April 1968. MC(P) 0050 Price 15 cents
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  • 757 1  -  By MAUREEN LEE HOO BAN KHEE YT’UALA LUMPUR, Tues. Burma's Head of State, General Ne Win, and Madam Ne Win flew to a red-carpet welcome and a 21-gun salute at the Subang International Airport at 11 a.m. today. The 57-year-old Chairman of the
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  • 74 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues Their Majesties the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Raja Permaisuri Agong received in audience the visiting Chairman of the Burmese Revolutionary Council. Gen. Ne Win and Madame Ne Win at the Istana Negara. The audience, which was held at the Bilek Anjong, lasted for
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  • 91 1 SAIGON. Tues. 'Reuter) The United States Air Force has lost a third controversial F-111A fighter bomber in less than a month, a US. military spokesman revealed here today. Thifi brings the total cost to the U.S. Command for the swept-wing planes to US$lB,OOO,OOO (about £7.500.000).
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  • 59 1 BRUNEI TOWN. Tues. (Reuter) Local housewives began stocking up foodstuff today because of restrictions on food Imports from Singapore as a result of a cholera outbreak there. A cholera vaccination campaign which began recently has also been stepped up. Brunei recently flew In a large quantity
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  • 93 1 STOP PRESS JOHORE BAHRU. Tues Several people are feared to have been killed in a headlong collision between an express railcar and a goods train at Layang-Layang Station this evening. The Singapore-boond railcar left Kuala Lumpur at 1.30 p m and the goods train was Kuala
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  • 281 1  -  By M. T. LINGAM SEREMBAV Tues. Seremban Police have mounted a massive manhunt at Rasa New Village for five youths who crashed through three police road blocks and fired a shot at a pursuing posse,—early this morning. This "Bonnie and Clyde” type drama which caused
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  • 239 1  -  By BEN D'CUNHA KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. At least three States in West Malaysia will get an additional parliamentary constituency in the 1969 general elections. This is the result of the review of the Parliamentary and State constituencies by the Elections Commission as provided for
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  • 104 1 TAIPEI. Tues. (Reuter) Civil aviation authorities In Malaysia and Singapore today refused to give China Airlines (CAL) permission to fly into Singapore or Kuala Lumpur, an airline executive said. The flights were then cancelled. Yesterday the authorities suspended flights by CAL following allegations by Malaysia-Slngapore Airlines (MSA)
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  • 50 1 WASHINGTON. Tues. (Reuter) Vice-President Hubert H. Humphrey. 56, has hinted that he will declare himself a candidate for the presidency next week. Mr. Humphrey, now considered a virtually certain entry in the election race, dodged questions about his intentions, but promised: "I’m going to be a busy man.
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  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 124 2 MALACCA. Tues. The State by-election for the Tanjong Kling constituency fte'xt month Is almost certain to be a fight between the Alliance and the PMIP. Party Rakyat confirmed today that It was dropping out of the contest to conserve Its
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    • 62 2 MALACCA. Tues. —A rice merchant. Mr. Chong Siew i&Kuan here counted himself lucky even though he lost 53.000 worth of jewellery last Sunday while he was away from his home at Bachang Garden on a drive with hi* family. The thief who tied and gagged his
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    • 151 2 PENANG. Tues A man went up to a Welfare Lottery Ticket booth at the junction of Pbee Choon Road and Penang Road, next to the Police Headquarters and fled with 50 tickets when the ticket-seller. Lee Beng See. pieWueed them Lee told tbe police that she was
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    • 326 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. An international photographic competition on rubber is being organised by the Photographic Society of Malaysia on behalf of the Rubber Research Institute of Malaya for the forthcoming Natural Rubber Conference. The conference which has the support of the Government of Malaysia will
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    • 39 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues The Minister of Finance, Tun Tan Siew Sin, will visit Malacca lor four days, from Friday. He will be accompanied by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Finance, Enche Ali bin Haji Ahmad.
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    • 52 2 The Raja Permaisuri Agong (right) and Madame Ne Win, wife of the Chairman of the Revolutionary Council of Burma, at the Subang Airport, Kuala Lumpur. General and Madame Ne Win flew in yester- day with a 21-member entourage, to begin a six-day State Visit to Malaysia—Eastern Sun pix by Yap
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    • 86 2 Presenting the bouquet is Marita, 12, daughter of the Minister of Education. Enche Mohamed Khir Johari. Looking on are (from left) the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
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    • 180 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues The Government attached great importance to the wellbeing of youths for they were the richest resources of the nation, said Enche Senu bin Abdul Rahman.the Minister of Culture. Youth and Sports. Speaking at the opening of the first general assembly of
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    • 111 2 National Art Gallery (Jalan Ampang): Rembrandt's etchings and drawings 10 a m. to f 1.30 p.m Peninsular Art Gallery (41. Jalan Raja Muds): Works of prominent Malaysian artists exhibition 9 a m. to 6 p.m. Jalan Weld Swimming Pool: 9.30 am. to 12.30 p.m., 2 p.m. to 5
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    • 91 2 PENANG. Tues The Chief Minister. Tan Sri Wong Pow See declared open the St. John Ambulance Brigades First Malaysian Cadet Officers’ Training Course held at Sekolah Menegah Teknik here today He said he was proud to note that Penang has been chosen as
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    • 531 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Every Malaysian not merely the Government, has to play a conscious role in the elimination of communalism from this multi-racial society. This is the reply of the Minister without Portfolio. Enche Ghafar bin Baba,
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    • 242 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues A new concept to tackle the urgent need for lew-cest housing, utilising domestic savings and loans may be introduced in Malaysia. Two American experts on home financing institutions. Mr. Charles A Fletcher and Mr. Jack W. Bruce, are currently here
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    • 108 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The UMNO Publicity Chief, Wan Kadir bin Ismail. said today the Alliance would continue to maintain its majority votes in the coming 1969 elections. He was commenting on the Pan-Malayan Islamic Party leader Dato Mohamed Asri's statement at
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    • 118 2 IPOH. Tues. Mr Lim Cho Hock Wau was elected chairman of the Perak State Committee of the Democratic Action Party at their inaugural meeting in Pasir Puteh here last night. Tapah D A P. Town Councillor and former disciplinary chairman of the Malaysian
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    • Article, Illustration
      317 3 Colourful ceremonial send-off for the Ne Wins SINGAPORE, Tues. Gen and Madam Ne Win and their entourage were given a brief but colourful ceremonial send-off at the cirport here this morning. Gen. Ne Win, the Chairman of the Revolutionary Council of the Union of Burma and his party
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    • 168 3 S'pore roads claim three lives in 2 4 hours SINGAPORE, Tues. Three persons, including an elderly woman, were killed in separate accidents yesterday. This figure is the highest so far recorded by the Traffic Police for any day this month. The first mishap was at 8.20 a.m. when a 80-year-old
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    • 86 3 SINGAPORE. Tues. Five school police cadets have been awarded British Army scholarships to undergo courses at the Outward Bound School. Lumut, Perak. They are L/cpls. Chang We keat (Raffles Institution). Wong Kim Wah, (Tiong Bahru Secondary School;. Ishak bin Kasmuni (Sang Nila Utama
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    • 71 3 SINGAPORE. Tues.— The Chinese YMCA will organise Taekwon-do classes for beginners from May 7. The classes will be held every Tuesday and Thursday from 9.30 a.m to 10.30 a.m. Similar classes will be held for lady members and training sessions will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays from
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    • 165 3 SINGAPORE. Tues. A Royal New Zealand Navy frigate went to the rescue of an Indonesian vessel with 20 people on board when it developed engine trouble in the seas off the South-east coast of Johore, early this morning. The frigate, the Waikato, answered the SOS
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    • 69 3 MUAR. Tues. Lau Heng. 64. today pleaded guilty in the magistrate's court here to possessing 60 gallons of fermented mash samsu on which tax amounting to 5360 was not paid on Feb. 18. this year. Lau was alleged to have committed the offence at an unnumbered house at
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    • 135 3 1 p.m. 2 p.m. The Rotary Club of Singapore weekly luncheon at the Cathay Hotel. 8 p.m Oriental Dance Practice conducted by Mr. Reynold Chin at the National Theatre Club. No water areas Crescent Flats Nos. 1 to 36 and Meyer Flats 113A/B to 119A/B (no water from
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    • 110 3 SINGAPORE. Tues. Four degrees in science and engineering have been awarded in absentia by the University of Melbourne. Australia, to students from Singapore who have since returned home as graduates GAN Kian Kok. of 70C, Lorong N. Telok Kurau. Singapore 15, and HO Wing
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    • 36 3 SINGAPORE. Tues. The Minister for Foregin Affairs. Mr. S. Rajaratnam will speak at an annual ball organised by the Australian Alumni here on Friday at 7.30 p.m. at the Peking Restaurant in Orchard Road.
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    • 59 3 SINGAPORE. Tues. Another batch of National Servicemen will be called up for two years’ fulltime military service tomorrow. The youths .coming from all constituencies, will report at 8.00 a.m. to nine community centres. They are:—Joo Chiat, Sim's Avenue. Maude Road, Kampong Kapor, Paya Lebar. Bukit Timah.
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    • 30 3 SINGAPORE. Tues. The Singapore Boys’ Brigade will hold its annual "B B. Week" from April 28 to May 4. to raise funds to cover its current expenses.
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    • 322 4 EQUAL PAY: KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. CUEPACS expressed satisfaction today that the Deputy Premier, Tun Abdul Razak, had "cleared the air" on equal pay for women. Yesterday, Tun Razak said at a Kaum Ibu meeting that women should get equal pay but for equal work. However,
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    • 147 4 MUAR. Tues. The President of the Muar Town Council, Enche Ibrahim bln Abdul Majid, today declared he totally disagreed with a suggestion to increase the height of the railings of the $3.2 million bridge here to prevent further drownlngs. In an Interview with the
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    • 124 4 MUAR. Tues. An unlicensed druggist Loo Bock Chal was sentenced to nine months Jail by the Magistrate’s Court here today when he was unable to pay hl6 fine of $750 on two charges under the Drugs Ordinance. Loo could not fight back his
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    • 216 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. A mother on the pretext of making milk for her wailing year-o.d baby boy quietly slipped out of the house and raised the alarm to put to flight a gang of armed robbers early this morning. Five masked men. one
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    • 172 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong and Raja Permaisuri Agong and the Sultan and Tunku Ampuan of Selangor will attend a charity film premiere on Wednesday, May 8. to commemorate World Red Cross Day. The film. “The Secret War Of Harry Frigg,”
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    • 673 4 JB Town Council: JOHORE BAHRU. Tues Mr. Justice Raja Azlan of the Kuala Lumpur High Court is to head a one-man Commission of Inquiry to investigate “any incidents of maladministration and malpractices” in the Johore Bahru Town Council since its declaration as
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    • 173 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues The visiting Chairman of the Burmese Revolutionary Council, General Ne Win and Madame Ne Win, were tonight entertained to a Royal Banquet at the tstana Negara, here, given in their honour by Their Majesties the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the
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    • 222 4 Excursion up Maxwell Hill: TAIPING. Tues. A supervisor of the Federal Land Development Authority in Kedah, Tunku Azizan Tunku Abdullah, 22, lost his way in trek up Maxwell Hill here yesterday. He was in a group of 12 others, including six girls, who had
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    • 106 4 TEL UK ANSON Tues The proprietor of a sundry goods shop here. Low Chin Soon and his family, were tied and gagged in a robbery at the shop yesterday. Four men. armed with daggers, broke into the shop, taking away 54.000 in cash and jewellery. Low and
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    • 314 4 KI’ALA LUMPUR. Tues The Political Secretary to the Ministry of Education, Enche Shariff Ahmad maintained again that Mr. V. Veerappan, Treasurer of Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia had on two occasions discussed the question of his intention of joining the Alliance. Enche Shariff said the first occasion
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    • 87 4 SINGAPORE. Tues. The Light Industries Services in conjunction with the Singapore Printing Industry Advisory Council will conduct a course on composing for the printing industry from May 14. The course comprising 12 lectures each of two hours duration, will deal with the theory and the practical
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    • 520 4 By BEN D'CUNHA KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The leader of the Russian trade union delegation, Mr. M A. Zaidov, said here today the active participation of Malaysian trade union leaders In politics would foster the strengthening of trade unions in the
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    • 430 4 Alliance organ on Garakan leaders t KUALA LUMPUR, Tues Will the newly-formed Gerakan Rakyat Malays.a (Malaysian People's Movement), turn out to be a meaningful opposition party which will be constructive and fair in its criticism of the Government, or
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    • 241 10 SINGAPORE. Tues. The Minister of State for Education and MP for Siglap Enche Rahim Ishak tonight urged MPs to maintain the high standard of efficiency. Speaking at a meeting of Siglap PAP members. Enche Rahim warned that with so much trust and confidence placed
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    • 133 10 SINGAPORE. Tues. Fountains were not for bathing but for decoration, a Magistrate today told two teenagers who had a bath at the Tanglin Circus fountain last night. The two were caught by two passing detectives bathing at the fountain opposite Hotel Malaysia. They are Mohd.
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    • 171 10 THE Chairman of the Revolutionary Council of the Union of Burma. Gen. Ne Win and Mrs. Ne Win on Monday night held a banquet at the Singapore Conference Hall to mark their four-day State visit to Singapore. The Acting President of Singapore. Mr. P. Coomaraswamy and
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    • 20 10 SINGAPORE. Tues. A goodwill mission of Russian trade union leaders will arrive here tomorrow for a five-day visit.
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    • 217 10 SINGAPORE. Tues. Americas “funny man A1 Bello, who stirs up bellysplitting laughs with his wisecracks in nightclubs from Hollywood to Timbuctoo. has one secret ambition in life. And so the funny story goes Al's teeny-weeny ambition Is to turn the tables on some
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    • 364 10  -  By: H.M.S. Sutan SINGAPORE, Tues. Leaders of Southeast Asia should treat students as a dynamic force capable of guiding the destiny of t h e nation. This is the view of a cross-section of the delegates currently here for the seminar on
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    • 63 10 ‘Ice’ premiere cancelled SINGAPORE. Tues. The “Holiday on Ice Show’" with a charity premiere scheduled for tomorrow night may be cancelled. Mr A. G. Clarke. Group Distribution Manager of Fraser and Neave. sponsors of the show announced tonight The reason: Half of the show people and certain essential equipment are
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    • 46 10 SINGAPORE. Tues. The Institute of Southeast Asia of Nanyang University is releasing its new publication. “The Index to Chinese Periodical Literature on Southeast: 1905-1966”. It will serve as a handy reference book of periodical literature to the scholars interested in Southeast Asia.
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    • 58 10 SINGAPORE. Tues The National Trades Union Congress will hold a May Day carnival and variety show in the Car Park of the Trade Union House in Shenton Way here on April 30 and May 1. The functions will be from 6 p.m. to midnight on April 30
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    • 192 10 SINGAPORE. Tues Two youths who were drinking in a bar in Chulia Street last night were later attacked by a gang of five. The two received stab wounds and were rushed to the General Hospital where their condition has been described as “not serious”, names
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    • 351 10 SINGAPORE. Tues. A seaman, Richard Lim. today told a preliminary inquiry how he saw a shipmate being stabbed to death aboard the M.T. Atlantic Trader in the Atlantic Ocean. Lim was testifying at the inquiry into the murder of Lee Hee Fatt. Tentatively
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    • 185 10 SINGAPORE. Tues One of Australia's top fashion designer and the first to win wide acceptance overseas is due here in June to show some of her latest creations. She is Noeleen King who will be here from June 27 to July 1 on her
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    • 717 11 If UALA LUMPUR, T u e s. The Governmerit proposes to introduce stringent financial sanctions against doctors holding bursaries and scholarships who may want to "buy" themselves out of service. Contract clauses governing these bursaries and scholarships will be tightened and would
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    • 55 11 MUAR Tues. A Chinese temple was opened by the Chairman of the Johore State Public Works Committee. Dato Chua Song Lim, at Sagil. 25 miles north of here, during the weekend. Costing $13,000. the temple was built with a $lO,OOO grant by the Johore Government. The rest of
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    • 172 11 At a one-man art exhibition held at R A F Tengah. Singapore, recently the artist RAF Corporal Peter Golding presented two of his works to the Station Commander. Group Captain P. J. Lageson one an R A F. Lightning supersonic jet, the other a local street
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    • 297 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Three Britten-Norman Islander aircraft which have just been ordered in England by Malaysia-Singapore Airlines will be in service later this year. The 10-seater twin-engln-ed aircraft will be based at Kota Kinabalu and will provide improved air services for people
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    • 278 11 MI'AR. Tues. A spokesman for the Muar District Government Hospital this morning refuted allegations hy local residents that TBpatients were put together with other patients in “some" wards of the hospital here. The spokesman, interviewed by the Eastern Sun. described the allegations as “false and
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    • 437 11 PENANG. Tues. The prosecuting officer of the Magistrate's Court, Chief Inspector Ng Yoke Weng. today turned witness and gave evidence in a case, where he was assaulted by a youth, Beh Nee Kay, during a procession. Beh claimed trial to the charge of
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    • 45 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues Poh Kim Sang. 22. of Cheras Road, was charged in the Sessions Court here for illegal possession of a .38 revolver and a round of ammunition. He claimed trial and was allowed SI.OOO bail. Hearing was fixed for April 30.
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    • 232 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Alliance Party will not compromise on its nationalistic and multi-racial approach towards the problems of Malaysia. This was stated in an interview with the "Alliance" by the Party's Executive Secretary, Mr. Robert T.H, Goh. He said: "There were
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    • 142 11 IPOH, Tues. Some 500 representatives plus observers from the various cooperative unions in Malaysia, including Sarawak and Sabah, will converge here for a three-day conference from Aug. 17 to 19. This was announced by the Secretary of the Perak cooperative Union. Ltd., Enche Osman
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    • 201 11 KOTA KINABALU. Tues. The Chief Minister of Sabah Tun Datu Haji Mustapha Datu Harun, said yesterday with the co-operation of all the people, Sabah could successfully face the challenge of nationbuilding. He was addressing native and district chiefs at a specially convened meeting
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    • 179 11 PENANG. Tues The Secretary of the Democratic Action Party, Penang Branch. Mr. Peter Dason. today suggested that a commission of inquiry be held into the running of the City Council under the administration of the Chief- Minister. Tan Sri Wong Pow
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    • 181 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues Twelve Royal Malaysian Air Force airmen have been selected to attend various courses in the United Kingdom. Three 'will attend, aircraft technician, two aircraft fitter (propulsion), two aircraft fitter (electrical), three electronic fitter (air communications) and two electrical
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    • 171 11 IPOH. Tues. A gardener. Abdul Ghani s/»Neazdin, 24, who refused to be recruited as a member of a secret society, was set upon by a gang of 15 persons armed with parangs and sticks, the Magistrate’s Court here was told today at a preliminary
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  • WORLD NEWS .
    • 212 6 WASHINGTON Tues. (UPI) State Department officials said yesterday the United States does not intend to pay ransom to North Korea for release of the U.S.S. Pueblo and its crew: 7 Department spokesman Mr. Robert .J. McCloskey said. “I- know
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    • 124 6 SYDNEY. Tues. Five hundred overseas delegates, -including many from Singapore and Malaysia, are expected to attend the 1969 Australian Poultry Science Convention, to be held at Surfers’ Paradise. Queensland, from May 26-30 The event will, be of particular interest in Singapore and Malaysia where the
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    • 496 6 QAIGON, Tues. (Reuter) South Vietnam's Army and Police remained on special alert round Saigon today ready to head off any new Vietcong attack on the capital. But the capital itself was calm though a Vietnamese Military spokesman reported that 115
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    • 118 6 WARSAW. Tues. (UPI) A Warsaaw weekly yesterday defended the dismissal of seven professors from Warsaw University last month and said they had been pushing {youth to activity contrary 'to its vital interests”. Prawo I Zycie, the Weekly Journal of the Lawyers Association, took issue
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    • 34 6 HONG KON|Zx. Tues (UPI> Marin? police today seized a boat: with eight escapees front Communist China aboard Police said zhe escapees came from Hcjlfung. about 70 miles north-east of Hong Kong.
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    • 226 6 JAKARTA Tues (Reuter) Armed men m green uniforms are stepping up robbery, murder and kidnapping activities south of Malang city in troubled East Java province, Indonesia’s Antara news agency reported today. The agency said the head of Pagak village was
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    • 127 6 LONDON, Tues (Reuter) Federal Nigeria’s External Affairs Commissioner. Dr. Okoi Arikpo. has arrived in London for talks which could lead to new peace moves m the 10-month Nigerian civil war. He is expected to confer today with Commonwealth Secretary George Thomson in advance of
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    • EASTERN SUN U.N.C.L.E. FAN CLUB NEWS
      • 576 6 'k LL members who are unable to attend our Annual General Meeting will have to vote by filling in the Election Form below and send it to: Elections 1968. Eastern Sun U.N.C.L.E. Fan Club, 23-B. Cantonment Road. Singapore. 2. Please send it in immediately,
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      • 608 6 THIS week we have the results of the “iF.N.C.LX. Identification Contest’. The answers to the quiz are as follows: A) The Spy In Tide Green Hat B) One Spy Too Mamy C) The Spy With Mb’ Face D) One Of Our Spies Is Missing E)
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      • 231 6 Open Channel D loeal relay Come in all agents. It's only THREE days before our annual general meeting. AH members are urged to attend. There are also extra special attractions. Drin'-s and cakes are provided by our Eastern Sun. a.id to conclude tife meeting. M-G-M tMalaya >
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    • 187 7 JAKARTA Tues. (t'Pl) Indonesian military authorities in South Celebes have agreed to grant amnesty to "9 members of the Darul Islam, a fanatic group which had advocated an Indonesian Moslem state through a wave of terrorism in the Celebes and West Java for more than a
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    • 222 7 Car vs plane transAustralia race on Friday SYDNEY Tues. (Reuter) Two men in a car will challenge two women in an aircraft in a unque around-Australia en- durance contest, due to begin in Melbourne on Friday (April 26). Both the car and the plane will follow a 10,000-mile course. The
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    • 131 7 DETROIT, Tues. (UPI) For the Rev Martin Luther King Sr., carrying on the work of his assassinated son is “One of the roughest assignments I’ve ever had,” he said yesterday. But “I’m going to do all 3 can to carry out the programme and
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    • 98 7 WASHINGTON. Tues •SUFI) The Defence Department has rules for nearly everything including •the circumstances under •which US. Forces in Vietnam may attack elephants. The rules permit attack only when the unlucky elephant i s clearly carrying supplies for the enemy. They are designed to
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    • 179 7 DARWIN'. Tues. (Reuter) Twelve aboriginals. 11 men and a girl, broke a colour bar here last night by sitting quietly and happily in a hotel lounge, sipping drinks The colour bar only came to light recently, when the manager of Darwin's Victoria hotel. Mr. George Dudley,
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    • 99 7 LONDON. Tues. (Reuter) Malayan Brewery Limited of Kuala Lumpur has won one of the four class awards at a Commonwealth bottled beer competition held at an International Brewing and Bottling Exhibition here. The award was for one of the two classes of stout. The other
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    • 38 7 Windhoek, SW Africa: J.G. Van Derwath, Chairman of the South African Wool Board, is carried to hospital after surviving the Boeing crash that killed 122 or 129 aboard on Saturday night. UPI radiophoto.
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    • 93 7 LONDON. Tues (Reuter) Britain takes the first step towards her new decimal currency today as 35 million new coins begin to go into circulation. The new coins are the ten penny piece sterling equivalent of the present two shilling piece, and the five new penny
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    • 70 7 WASHINGTON. Tues (Reuteri President Johnson returned to the White House today after an 11-day absence including talks with South Korean President Park Chung Hee Honolulu and a stay at his Texas ranch. The President arrived as Congress was resuming session in both Houses following its
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    • 475 7 THE KING KILLING TALLAHASSEE, Florida Tues. (CPI) The FBI issued a perplexing pickup order to Florida law enforcement agencies last night, asking them to be on the lookout for Eric Starvo Galt, wanted for “Civil Rights conspiracy.” The notice said Galt had used the aliases of
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    • 200 7 MANILA. Tues. (UPI) Mount Mayon erupted six times before dawn today and volcano experts said the tempo of its activity was still increasing. The nearly symmetrical 8.284-foot mountain shook southern Luzon with a series of eruptions which sent ashes into the night skies and cascaded
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    • 89 7 HONG RONG, Tues. (CPI) Communist China today railed on American Negroes to overthrow the U.S. government. “The American people, especially the broad working masses and the AfroAmericans. should overthrow the American monopolistic capitalists to become the real masters of the United States.’ the Peking People's Daily
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    • 278 7 NEW YORK, Tues. (UPI). Protracted fighting, not peace, was predicted for Vietnam by two veteran United Press International news- men. At the UPI breakfast for editors and publishers that opened the annual American Newspaper Publishers' Association Convention UPI foreign editor John N. Fallon said a
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    • 206 7 ON EUROPEAN TOUR MUNICH. Germany. Tues. (UPI) The Prime Minister of Thailand. Thanom Kittikachorn. arrived in Munich from Austria last night for a one-day private visit to the Bavarian capital. Thanom and his 23-mem-ber delegation were met at Kiefers-Felden. a West Ger-man-Austrian border crossing point, by
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    • 139 7 LONDON, Tues (Reuter) British scientists have developed automated equipment to detect the beginning of cervical cancer cancer of the neck of the womb at least five times faster than existing methods, it was announced here today. Mass screening of smear tests by the new apparatus
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    • 57 7 NEW DELHI, Tues Sonam Gyatso, a Sikkimese mountaineer who in 1965 became the oldest man to climb Mount Everest, died here today aged 45. He took ©art in a number of Himalayan expeditions, including two on Everest, and wa s the first recipient
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    • 146 7 HONG KONG. Tues. (Reuter) Two teenage Burmese sister? and a 13-year-old Eurasian girl were today In hospital with stab wounds Inflicted in a street fight with a group of Chi-ne-e teenagers yesterday. The girls. Lorraine Alice O’Neil and Janet Chow received pen-knife wounds In a
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    • 202 14 SYDNEY Tues. (Reuter) India is planning an experiment in population control by distributing contraceptives in chain stores, an Indian delegate. Mr. J.L. Malhautra. told the Economic Commission For Asia and the Far East meeting in Canberra yesterday, “The Australian” reported here today. He
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    • 137 14 SALISBURY. Tues. (Reuter) Rhodesian tobacco growers today rejected a government offer of 25 pence per pound for a crop limited to 132 million pounds next year and passed a resolution demanding 26 pence per pound. The government guarantee for the current crop which is now
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    • 97 14 UNITED NATIONS. New York. Tues (Reuter» The Security Council will resume debate on Rhodesia today, with Britain expected to table a draft resolution calling for comprehensive and mandatory economic sanctions against the white minority regime in Salisbury. Informed sources said the British proposal would represent
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    • 91 14 NEW YORK. Tues (UPI) Mrs. John F. Kennedy has no plans to go to Indiana to campaign for her brother-in-law. Sen Robert F Kennedy, a spokesman said yesterday. The spokesman did not rule out campaigning for the former First Lady on behalf of the Senator
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    • 63 14 NEW DELHI. Tues. (Reuter) Indian arid Soviet experts today ended a round of talks On development of new forms of co-operation in trade, economy and co-or-dinated planning. The talks are expected to result in increased Soviet imports of Indian soods to help Indian industries make full use
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    • 28 14 LONDON: Irish barman Mike Meanv is interviewed as he was brought to the surface after a 60-day stay in coffin yesterday. UPI radio photo.
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    • 424 14 BUDAPEST, Tues. (Reuter) The world's Communist parties are to rally here tomorrow to prepare a Moscow summit conference for late 1968 but looming over them is the latest threat to international Communist unity. Trouble could be caused by the fact that the new leaders
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    • 81 14 CHICAGO. Tues. (UPI) The Illinois Supreme Court has been asked not to grant an extension of time for filing an appeal in behalf of Richard F Speck, convicted of murdering eight student nurses, two of them Filipinas. William Martin. Assistant Cook County State’s Attorney. sent
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    • 123 14 MANILA. Tues. (UPI) Philippine authorities executed nine tiny man-eating Piranha fish yesterday. Philippine Fisheries Commissioner Andres Mane administered the coup de grace —a dose of deadly chemical splashed Into a beaker where the toothy Latin Americans were swimming. They were pronounced dead eight minutes later at 4.38 pm.
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    • 273 14  -  By ANDREW WALLER GENEVA, Tues. (Reuter) A top Soviet official today blamed the United States for holding down the price of gold and made it clear Russia wants a price rise. Mr. Vladimir Vinogradov, a deputy Foreign Minister, told The Economic Commission for Europe
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    • 46 14 MANILA. Tues. (UPI) Manila Times publisher Joaquin P. Roces was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the Philippines Women’s University. The citation said Roces* newspaper crusades have made him "A beacon light around whom concerned citizens have started to rally.”
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 51 6 ELECTION FORM Position Candidate's Name Number V Vice-President Asst Secretary Asst. Treasurer Committee Member 1)' 1 2) Officials (S’pore) Officials (Malaysia) I. hereby vote for the above candidates for the positions in the Eastern Sun U.N.C.L.E. Fan Club. My Section is and Number is I Signed aef cam —ii ■m*
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 109 7 ENJOY A KUALA CRUISE TO SYDNEY RELAX IN STYLE AND COMFORT ON BOARD THE FULLY AIR-CONDITIONED CRUISE SHIP "KUALA LUMPUR" Sails Singapore list May Arrives Sydney 4th June Take a leisurely trip to Australia in "Kuala Lumpur" carrying a maximum of 200 first class passengers in comfortable accommodation with swimming
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  • 473 8 SINCE her independence two decades ago, Burma has been keeping to herself. Independence has brought her a multitude of problems which she has been trying to solve by her own efforts. Factional conflicts and Communist infiltration have been going on for a long time, and these have damaged
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  • 491 8 THE whole of Asia is going through an exciting epochal chapter in its history known as the springtime of freedom. Asian nations have after centuries shaken off the shackles of colonialism and are now groping towards the light of a bright new day. The white man, however,
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  • 2279 8  -  By Tun Abdul Razak ADDRESS by the Deputy Prime Minister. Tun Abdul Razak bin Hussein at the launching of “A Drive for Greater Progress”, at MARA Auditorium in Kuala Lumpur, recently. A S a result of our nation's efforts over the last ten years, we
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  • 570 8 In other words, being willing to try the new variety would not be enough. I would have to afford it, and all that goes with it. It is all very well. Gentlemen. for us to talk about purchasable inputs, but farmers have to pay out for them.
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  • LETTERS...
    • 286 8 I REFER to the letter in your paper of April 15 by Mr. David Marshall entitled "Work till 7.30 p.m. on Wednesday?” It is not true that a circular has been issued calling upon Ministry of defence civil servants to work up to 7.30 p.m. every Wednesday.
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    • 104 8 Ihave read with interest the letter of Mr Ramachandra in your issue of April 18 and am not surprised at this big loss suffered by the Singapore Traction Company and endorse the views of Mr. Ramachandra. After reading this letter I went to wait for
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  • 208 8  -  By Henry B. Rothblatt (Author,* "Handbook of Evidence For Criminal Trials") rt, trU Sted manager of V Ha l2 ld Department Store when he was fired suddenly. When Harold discovered thf amount of merchandise missing. Melton sfaned a ay ‘V 500 H?rold ?or hls balance P y
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 41 8 Eastern Sun Independent National Newspaper WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24. 1968 23-8 Cantonment Road, Singapore 2. Telephone: *****/7 Penang Office Ipoh Office 39, |alan Sultan, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia. Telephone. *****/6 8. Leith Street. Tel: ***** 77, Brewster Road. Tel: ***** Cable oaaress: AWNEWS
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
    • 409 9 Tues. (UPI) A group of international monetary experts yesterday called for the immediate doubling of the price of gold This is the only way to prevent intensified economic disorders which could lead to a worldwide depression, the experts said. Such action is also the
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    • 194 9 NEW YORK. Tues (UPI) Stock prices declined today for the second consecutive session but many early declines were either cut sharply or replaced by gains. Trading was active but well below Friday's pace. Most of the heavy selling occurred during the first hour. Brokers said
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    • 248 9 SINGAPORE. Tues The cruise ship “Kuala Lumpur” is a new and more relaxed way of getting to Australia. There is more time to sit back and enjoy the various sun decks on board or have a carefree time playing or living it up This ir’,ooo tonner
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    • 43 9 WOLFSBURG. Germany, (UPI) Volkswagen, Europe's biggest automaker, announced today it has begun producing taxicabs. The Volkswagen taxis, a special version of the firm’s minibus, are fitted with a bullet-proof glass panel between the driver and passengers as a precaution against holdu™
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    • 22 9 LONDON. Tues. (UPI) Rubber market opened quiet with spot 16-15/16. 17-1/16. No. 1 RSS cif basis ports May 17-5/16. 17-7/16.
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    • 321 9 Rubber down Vs cent SINGAPORE. Tues May first grade rubber f.o.b. buyers closed at 5 p.m. in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur today at 49J cents per lb.. down one-eighth of a cent from previous close. The tone was very quiet. There was little change to the market during the morning
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    • 96 9 SINGAPORE. Tues The Association of Banks in Malaysia Singapore today made the following changes in its rates to merchants: New York: Buying T.T. 32- Airmail O.D. 33. 90 d/st. 33-1/2 credit bills; 33- trade bills. Canada: Buying T.T. 35-7/16; Airmail OD. 35-9/16; 90 d/st 36-5/16 credit bills; 36-7/16
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    • 133 9 SINGAPORE. Tues. Air-India will resume its operations through Bangkok on all the three Tokyo services in both directions Irom April 19, 1968. The services through Bangkok suspended since November 1, 1967 are being resumed as a result of successful conclusion of talks between India and
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    • 334 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. There is an increasing demand for locally manufactured Dens and ballpoint pens in Singapore and Malaysia. This was stated by Mr. F Ebert, General Manager of Swan Malaysia Sdn Berhad. the first German-local joint venture company in Malaysia. Swan Malaysia which began
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    • 125 9 TOKYO. Tues (Reuter) Spokesman for three major Japanese sugar refineries today described as ‘premature” a local press report that they had decided to merge to create Japan's biggest sugar refining firm holding a 20 per cent market share The Nihon Keizai Shimbun. a leading Japanese financial daily,
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    • 943 9 SINGAPORE. Tues. —Quiet conditions ruled on the Stock Exchange today on reduced turnover which amounted to 1.164,000 units of stocks and shares. In the industrial section, prices were easier but closed barely steady and produced no feature. Thirteen industrial counters had rises of one to
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    • 15 9 SINGAPORE. Tues The tin price for today was $558 per picul, up $l/-.
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    • 482 9 SINGAPORE.—Stock Exchange old and utter prices official!} listed at the close of business INDUSTRIALS Ben Co 2.85 2.86 Bon.lead 1,81 1.85 C- sugar 3.00 3 02 Chemical Co. 1 46 Cold storage 4.IB 4.2 1 Dunlop CD 2.80 L smelting CD ,v:o 1 1 2.00 2 15 Es»o
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    • 223 9 SINGAPORE. Tues. The following ships are expected to be in port today. Godowns Vessels 1/2 Hongkong Grace 3 Nara 4 Napoleon 6 '7 President Polk Kapitan Kosko 10/11 Eizan 13/14 Ras Maersk 15/16 Karachi 18 Tjinegara 19 Kyoyo Maru 21/22 Sea Express 23/24 Sahar 25/26 Eiko Maru
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    • 52 9 .Managers' Prices) First Malavan 2.52 '•eronfl Malavan 1.81 Third Ma la' an \D 1.14 j he t ornmerce Industry 4)4 1 03 The sating fund .98 1.07 First H kong XO .76 81" Second H'kone .56 60" Mala>sian Investment Fund XI» 1.10 1.20 Sterling Cmodity XD 5/S Hon*
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    • 100 9 SINGAPORE. Tues. The noon prices at the Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange today are > Buyer Seller Coconut Oil (FOB.) Bulk 65.50 Coconut Oil (F O B.) Drams 68 00 Loose Copra Mixed Apr 88.50 Muntok Ulilte Pepper (F.O.B.) 96% N.L.W 112.50 Sarawak White Pepper (F.O.B.) 96% N.L.W 110.00 Sarawak
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    • 52 9 LONDON. Tues. (UPI)’ British European Airways stewards and stewardesses today called off a strike that had paralysed Its international and domestic services. The cabin staff staged a surprise walkout this morning over price Increases in their canteen at London Airport. Some 76 flights were reportedly affected by
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 923 9 AIR MOVEMENTS—SPORE, K. LUMPUR ARRIVALS IN SINGAPORE. MSA ML 309 7 20 a.m from Perth/Jakarta MSA ML 019 8.05 am. from KL MSA ML 121 9-30 a.m. from K.L. M«A ML 005 10 25 a.m. from Penang Ipoh/K.L. Malacca. Ms.a ML 451 10.25 a.m. from Kuchina MSA ML 453 3.35
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 1238 10 YOUR TV and Radio mm I TODAY TV MALAYSIA CHANNEL 5 KUALA LUMPCR And Pulau Pinang: 6 Ipoh and Melaka; 3 10 Johore Bahru, 4 Taiping; 1 Batu Pahat; 9 Kluang. P.M. 545 Opening Annct. Prog. Summary; 5.50 News Outlines in the National Language; 5 55 National Songs; 6 00
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  • Eastern Sun Special
    • 3281 12  -  The Festival of Magic THE REAL WORLD OF HARRISON MARKS By VERNON GIBB dressed for an important luncheon engagement, George Harrison Marks and his model wife, Pamela Green, left the Gerrard Street studio and joined the jostling lunchtime crowds on the pavement. Models of decorum, sleek
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    • 287 12 A USTRALIA'S lorgest art gallery, which cost SAII,000,000, will be opened in August 1968. It is the first stage of the SA2I,000,000 Melbourne Arts Centre to be finished in 1972. The centre will comprise buildings for the visual arts, music, drama and ballet. The art gallery
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  • HOLLYWOOD EVERYWHERE
    • 243 13 THE tall, young beauty from Canada, Sharon Acker, made her Hollywood film debut in MGM’s “Point Blank," portraying the femininely fragile and ruthlessly treacherous wife of Academy Award winner Lee Marvin. The film was shown in Malaysia and Singapore recently. Although “Point Blank" is her initial American
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    • 332 13 ACTOR Bing Crosby has donated a microfilm research centre to Gontaga University. Spokane, Washington. of which he Is a regent. The microfilm research centre which will give the university selective access to 4.3 million reference volumes held by the New York Public Library—was developed
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    • Article, Illustration
      96 13 THE name is Raquel Welch. Yes R a q u e I, one of the hottest names in Hollywood today. And with a sizzling figure like hers would you blame the producers and directors running mad after her. Local cinema-goers will agree that Raquel got IT a bundle
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    • 484 13  -  By Sheilah Graham iCHAEL Crawford, the young British actor, was on one of the vast outdoor sets for "Hello, Dolly'" at 20th Century-Fox He told me he has fallen in love with Hollywood, and it's a good thing because his shooting schedule with the
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 33 13 superb quality feittP Wtlterho T42SO Y SCHAUB LORENZ Perfect sound reproduction Outstanding performance! Styled for the discriminating buyer! THE CYCLE L CARRIAGE ENTERPRISES (M) SDN., BHD. .OENCNAL IMPORT* DIVISION. KUALA LUMPU* IPOH PfNANG
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 243 13 SHAW tGANlsannw .VOW SHOWING! VO FREE LIST Due to fl'.m'a length Show* Vet» Tim*, 11. g. 15. 9.1 S Mein Feature .tart. promptly et 11 1«. !t*. 28 A 9 S 3 Clmt Eastwood. Lee Ven Cieef "THF GOOD. THE BAD A THE L'GLY" Ell Wellach 6cope Color (DAi CAPITOL
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    • 119 13 IN 70mm. AND 6 TRACK STEREOPHONIC SOUND Ml 3** The People Of San Sebastian Called Him A Print And Saint. The Police Called Him A Bandit. The Governor's Wife Called Him A Lever. He Called Himaelf Leon Ala.tray. Who Considers Death Easier ypy Than Life! w- Anthony Anjaneffe Charles C)
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    • 452 13 ODEON ***** Last Day! 11, 1.30. *OO. 5.30 030 WOMEN FOR THE MarGREGORS Agatha Plory, Color-Scopf-Cotumoia OPENS TOMORROW’ five MILLION YEARS TO EARTH' Barbara SHELLEY. Color F9*t On Stage—Tomorrow At 9.15 p m. GLTNNESS PICK-4 BOX Ql'IZ CATHAY ***** Last Day! 11. I .30, 4.00 130 A 915 WALT DISNEY'S
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 534 14 Classified Ads. SITUATION VACANT 20 Words $5/- (Minimum) WANTED A driver, preferably Indian, with an excellent record. Singapore Citizen. Good salary, quarters provided. Apply to Eastern Sun 238 Cantonment Road, Singapore, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. *>■ Radio TV Service. REDIFFUSION TELEVISION RENTALS Long or Short term periods Still
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    • 409 14 TENDERS KENYATAAN TAWARAN J K.R. PERAK TAWARAN daripada Pemborong2 yang berdaftar diJ K.R di-dalam Kelas BX\ •B dan ‘A' ber Kepala 11. Kepala Kechll 2. akan diterima di-Pejabat Jurutera Negeri. Jabatan Kerja Raya. Perak. Ipoh. hingga jam pukol 3 petang pada lOhb Mei. 1968 untok:PEMBINAAN SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN DI-KAMPAR. PERAK.
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    • 210 14 go fOB ASPRO> FOR QUICK RELIEF FROM HEADACHE, PAIN,FEVER, COLDS AND FLU Hi// 3Q, 'AS PRO' TALLY CLERK is required by Large Pioneer Factory in the Jurong Industrial Estate The successful applicant must be a Singapore Citizen of above 25 years and in possession of a Senior Cambridge Certificate or
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  • Sun Sport
    • 987 15 BOWLING Jesse Dy and Buby Hong won top honours in the Moulinex Singles Handicap Special which concluded at Jackie s Bowl. Orchard on Saturday. J sf se a vet r »n bowler and one of the top bowlers in South-east Asia today, von
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    • 122 15 SINGAPORE. Tue* The Singapore Amateur Heightlifting Federation will organise a novices weightlifting and bodybuilding competition to popularise the two sports in the island Republic Disclosing this to Sunsport here today— SAWLF President. Mr. Sob Ghee Soon said: ‘We intend to organise these competitions during the
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    • 76 15 HONG KONG Tues. 'Reuter) A five-man golf team have been selected to represent Hong Kong In the Putra Cup tournament in Malaysia. The team consist of Gordon MacWhinnie nonplaymg captain Alan Sutcliffe Jock MacKie. Hugh Staunton and Philip Remedios. Mr. MacWhinnie said that
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    • 70 15 The A-C-S. (Singapore) girls won the trophy for overall championship at the Third Kuala Lumpur Methodist School Sports Festival.
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    • 853 15 Kuala Lumpur Tuesday The boiling fraternity must be disappointed that once again, no bowlers have been nominated for the sportsman and sportswoman of the year awards 1967. Malaysian bowline has come a long way and the country now has an array of bowline
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    • 129 15 TELUK ANSON. Tues Ten competitors took part m the Perak Amateur Athletic Association, southern zone’s cross country race here yesterday. The distance was nine miles Ail the competitors completed the full distance. Results 1. M. llamam. 2 M Arqmugam. .3 S Murugesu. 4 S. Manickam.
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    • 117 15 SEOUL. Tues. (Reuter) The organising committee of the 10th Asian Youth Soccer Championship to be held here from May 2 to 16 announced a new schedule to day following the withdrawal of Indonesia which had left 13 countries to compete in the event.
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    • 34 15 WILMINGTON North Carolina. Tues. (Reuter) American Steve Reid edged South Africa’s Gary Player with a birdie on the second sudden death hole yesterday to win the USS3S,QOO Azalea Open golf tournament here.
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    • 157 15 THE annual golf match between the Malaysian Armed Forces and the Royal Malaysia Police for the Tan Sri .Abdul Kadir Cup was held at the Royal Selangor Golf Club on Saturday. The Armed Forces won the match, the scor* being 7-6. Colonel Peh Teck Foo, who
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    • 83 15 ST ANDREWS. Scotland. Tues (UPI) The “Big Three” of golf. Jack Nieklaus, Arnold Palmer and South African Gary Player have all entered for the Bri’ish Open at Carnoustie. Scotland, on July 10-13. the Royal and Ancient Golf Club announced yesterday. The R and A said
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    • 72 15 MANILA. Tues (Reuter) The Philippines is supporting the International Olympic Committee in its move to ban South Africa from the 1968 Mexico Olympic Games. The lone Filipino member of the 1.0. C., Mr. Jorge B. Vargas, in a letter sent yesterday to 1.0. C. President
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    • 337 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Intan Bowling Centre Is planning to hold a series of tournaments to select a “Bowler of the Year” among the country’s top bowlers. The most outstanding bowler will qualify for consideration for the nation's annual “Sportsman of the Year” award. The Idea
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    • 107 15 Negroes to go ahead with boycott SAN JOSE. Callfornl*. Tues. (Reuter) Americas Negro athletes will contlnu* with their plans for a boy~ cott of the Mexico Olympic Games even if South Africa are barred, the man behind the boycott said last night. "It makes no difference In. fact, we're stepping
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    • 96 15 LAUSANNE. Switzerland. Tues (Reuter) South Africa will know tonight whether she can enter the Olympic Gaines at Mexico this year. Votes were arriving at this Swiss Headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (1.0. C.) all night on an executive recommendation that the race-segregated republic be
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    • 247 16  -  By Windsor Lad PENANG, Tues. Alliance Stable's Mafoota did a smashing gallop on a good track here this morning when he breezed over 3f in 36-1/5, striding out smoothly all the way. It was the fastest time of the day. Mafoota has never looked fitter and
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    • 148 16 MALACCA. Tues. Indian hockey coach Mr. V. V. Naidu left for Seremban on Sunday after completing his flve-day coaching assignment here. Mr. Naidu, an international hockey coach, is on a year's assignment to coach various States and to mould the Malaysian team to a
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    • 38 16 MEXICO CITY. Tues 'Reuter' American Wyomia Tyu. gold medallist at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games equalled the women s world record for 100 metres when she clocked 11.1 seconds at the university stadium here.
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    • 43 16 Mohamed Vusaf Ibrahim (centre) was declared winner of the “Juara Sari Jasmani” contest, held at the Persatuan Sari Jasmani clubhouse in Kuala Lumpur over the weekend. Runner-up was Jallani Abdul Aziz (left) and third was Mohamed Annuar Kardi
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    • 40 16 PERTH Western Australia. Tues. 'Reuter' The West Australian University beat the visiting Singapore Combined Services side. 16 —15. in a rugbv union match yesterday The Singapore side was slow to settle down and made many mistakes earlier.
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    • 1509 16 Horses Class 1 Div. 1— Abt. 6 Furs. 171 Roval Meadow n 5y 906 Mr Sc Mrs S C Law R. B'kelen 330 King's Knight 6y 902 L W Kongsi West 172 Greenstone 11 4v 811 Sabra Stable E Bkeien 170 Mirthful Miss 7v 8 05
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    • 531 16  -  By R. D. SELVA KUALA LUMPUR, Tues Baharin Khamis's 73rd minute solo goal won Perak the Burnley Cup at the Stadium Merdeka here tonight. They beat Selangor, last year’s joint champions with Penang. 2-1, in which speed was the deciding factor. A crowd of
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    • 80 16 IPOH Tues. When entries for the competition in the Ipoh district Football League. divisions I. II and 111 closed, it was found that some players had signed for more than one team. contrary to the IDFL ru*es This was contained in the IDFL first
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    • 70 16 LONDON, Tues. (Reuter) Results of football matches played last night were: English Division One Chelsea 2 Burnley 1 Notts 1 Everton 0. English Division Three Orient 1 Colchester 1 Stockport 4 Bury 2 Tranmere 0 B’mouth 0 Engl sh Division Four Bradford 0 Halifax 1 Southend 0
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    • 109 16 SINGAPORE. Tues Jardine Waugh will meet Hotel Singapura in a key soccer match for the runner-up title in the Singapore Business Houses FA. division one league at SRC ground tomorrow. Mr. Steven Chong, chairman of the SBHFA tournament committee said both teams were equally strong and
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    • 103 16 LAUSANNE. Switzerland. Tues. (UPI) International Olympic Committee President Avery Brundage said today he will stay in his post until October. Mr. Brundage said he will decide at that time whether or not to step down. He categorically denied reports that he intends to resign. “I
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    • 91 16 ALOR STAR. Tues. There were goals galore when Police Depot beat Kedah Police by nine goals of three in the North Zone of the Hannigan Shield Soccer competition at the Sultan Abdul Hamid College grounds here this evening. Police Depot led 3-2 at half time. Scorers for
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    • 216 16 PENANG, Tues.—Seven times winner of the AllEngland title Erland Kops of Denmark played with the maestros touch to beat Yew Cheng Hock, 15-5, 15-5 In a thrilling straight set at the exhibition match between International stars and Penan? Selection at the Han Chiang
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    • 154 16 SINGAPORE. Tues The Chinese Young Men's Christian Association of Singapore captured two titles in the second annual Festival of Sports of the YMCA of Singapore and Malaysia. They emerged champions in the badminton and tabletennis events and were run-ners-up in the tennis and billiards competition.
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 66 16 TIME AND TIDE Penang: 11.39 a.m. (7.1 ft.), 11.12 pm. (6.9 ft.) Port Swettenham: 3.54 a.m. (13.0 ft.), 4.15 p-m. (14.8 ft.) Port Dickson: 4.58 a.m. (71 ft.), 5.02 p.m. (8.0 ft.) Singapore: 8.56 a.m. (7.7 ft.). 9.54 pm. (7.7 ft.) Sedili Kechil: 7.26 a.m. (5.3 ft.). 8.03 pm. (6.4
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