Eastern Sun, 27 April 1968

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  • 22 1 Eastern Sun Independent National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION Estd. >966. Vol. 2 No. 628 Saturday. 27 April 1968. MC(P) 0050 Price 15 cents
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  • 142 1 WASHINGTON. Fri. (Reuter) The United States and North Vietnam are still deadlocked over a choice of site for preliminary peace talks despite a brief flurry of hopes raised yesterday by a new message from Hanoi. Officials today said the North Vietnamese message. delivered orally in
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  • 167 1 DALLAS Fn. (UPI) A member of the Malaysian Parliament has spoken out against a proposed resolution before the United Methodist Church that praises President Johnson. “You are commending a person who has brought death and destruction to Vietnam." Dr Tan Chee Khoon of the Malaysia
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  • 392 1 B-52s bomb Communist troop positions 25 miles from Saigon as.,. SAIGON, Fri. (UPI) T" C B-52 stratofortresses today bombed Communist troop positions 25 miles from Saigon, the closest to the capital city the giant bombers have struck in weeks, military spokesmen said. The raids, within earshot
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  • 324 1 MANILA. Fri. <Router) President Ferdinand Marcos said yesterday the Philippines wanted to settle the Sabah claim 90 that her friendly relations with Malaysia would n "t be strained. The President, talking to reporters In Cagayan De Oro.
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  • 175 1 SINGAPORE. Fri. A 36-year-old second engineer. D. Dimitros. on board an oil tanker Ass.mi 111 (13.000 tons), was killed and three other crew members seriously injured in a ship explosion near Tanjong Üban. about 30 miles from here today. Dimitros a Greek national, who was
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  • 258 1 SINGAPORE. Fri—The fares undercutting dispute between China Airlines and Malaysia-Singapore Airlines has been settled. CAL will resume its flights to Singapore and Malaysia and MSA will resume its flights to Taipei from May 2. The Chairman of MSA. Mr Yong Pung How.
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  • 85 1 HONG KONG. Fri. (Reuter) Chinese Foreign Minister Mr. Chen Yi today urged North Vietnam to continue the fight against the United States and its Allies, saying the Vietnam issue could only be settled at the battle-field. In a speech quoted by Radio
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  • 254 1  -  By BEN VARIYAN T/'UALA LUMPUR, Fri. The Malaysian A*- Police anti-crime "boss", Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mr. T.B.M. Krishnan, has called for a clean sweep of gambling rackets being carried out by hawkers in schools in the country. In a “Force
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  • 79 1 AUCKLAND. Fri .Reuter) An 13-year-old Malaysian girl. Miss Fong Lai Kuen. left Green Lane Hospital, Auckland, yesterday after undergoing heart surgery. Her progress today was described by the hospital as excellent. She underwent an operation three weeks ago. Her expenses are being paid from funds raised
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  • 36 1 LONDON, Fri. (Reuter) Some 10.000 dockers stopped work and marched on Parliament today in protest against coloured immigration. The Port of London was virtually at a standstill, with dozens of ships idle.
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  • 37 1 KARACHI. Fri. (UPI) Pakistani officials today imposed strict preventive measures as they reported a “grave danger” of the spread of a cholera epidemic which has already caused about 200 deaths in West Pakistan.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 230 2  -  Boat owner's $2,000 loss: By LUCIAN PETER PORT SWETTENHAM, Fri. A threeman pirate gang, one armed with a pistol, staged a daring robbery at a fishing jetty here early this morning and escaped in a speed boat with fishing boat gear valued at $2,000 This is
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    • 136 2 Armed men attack: SITIAWAN. rri— A housewife. Nee Jilt Kee. 37. who went to the aid of her husband at a robbery in her house here this morning was clubbed on the head. She sustained head injuries as a result of the attack. She
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    • 160 2 IFOH. Frl. The Shaw Bros. Organisation is offering one scholarship to children of its employees in Perak for studies at the University of Malaya or institutions of higher leam- ing abroad. This was announced by the Chairman of the Shaw Organisation Employees’ Welfare Association.
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    • 131 2 PENANG. Fri. Armed robbers forced their way into a house in Prangin Lane last night and escaped with cash and Jewellerv. amounting to *B6l, after herding the occupants into the bathroom. Earlier. a 10-year-old girl. Teh Toh Uan. saw two persons peeping Into the house
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    • 366 2  - RazakIndira meet in Delhi An hour set aside for talks By MUSA SCULLY KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, will have a meeting with India's Premier Mrs. Indira Gandhi, on the second day of his visit to India, beginning this coming Tuesday. The meeting would take
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    • 261 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. The Department of Tourism has called for hotel and catering staff training course. The course will be conducted by the Hotel and Catering Committee in conjunction with MARA Institute of Technology, the Hotels and Restaurants Association of Malaya, the Technical College
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    • 24 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri.— The Yane di-Pertuan Agong today attended Friday prayers at the Hidayah Mosque, in Sentul Pasar here.
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    • 210 2 PENANG. Fri The Central Government has appealed to the United Nations for financial assistance to build a fisheries institute here. This was disclosed by the Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives. Haji Ghazall Jawi. when he met committee members of the Fishermen's Co-operative Bociety
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    • 94 2 JOHORE BAHRU. Fri.— Several areas of the town were flooded following a torrential rain here this afternoon. The worst hit was the business area along Jalan Ah Fook. where the flood level was two feet. Residents at Jalan Mohd. Amin hurriedly removed their belongings as
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    • 117 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. A man with three previous convictions, was sentenced to four months jail In a Magistrates Court here today for outraging the modesty of a 14-year-old schoolgirl The schoolgirl, was walking home along the Federal Highway near Angkasapurl, when Abraham Thomas,
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    • 99 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Fn. Indonesia and Malaysia their people culture and history—are the subjects of a seminar to be held in Canberra The Australian National University's Department of Adult Education will conduct the seminar from May 12 to May 16. Subjects covered will include Indonesian
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    • 77 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Malaysia's new Information Attache to the United Kingdom and Europe. Enche Ahmad Nordin left here for London this morning to take up his post. He told newsmen before his departure at Subang airport that during his three-year term, his task would be
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    • 255 2 Councillor on ‘colourful waters of Kinta River IPOH, Fri. Housewives washing dirty linen on the banks of the Kinta River at Kampong Kepayang, two miles from here* were perplexed and frustrated at finding their clothes taking on a different hue, the Municipal Council here was told at Its meeting last
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    • 233 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri The Ministry of Local Government and Housing offices of the Town and Country Planning and of the Housing Trust have now been shifted to their new premises in Jalan Yong here. KAMPAR Fn. A Lion’s Club was formed here last night. Members of the
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    • 79 2 IPOH. Fri A total of 131 books in Tamil was donated to the Ipoh Public Library last night. The donation was made before the business of the monthly meeting of the Municipal Council last night. The books were from various individuals and companies in Ipoh
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    • 77 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri Tbe President of Jaycees International, Mr. Philippe Abravaner arrived here by air this morning for a threeday visit. Mr. Abravaner said he would call on the Minister of Justice. Enche Bahaman bin Samsudin and have discussions with local Jaycees. He is on
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    • 140 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. At least five cases o* housebreaking and theft were reported to the police in the capital during the past 48 hours. A $9,500 Volvo car owned by Lim Kok Wah, a wholesale fish dealer, parked in Jalan Tong Shin Terrace was stolen
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    • 145 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Frl. A Queensland Parliamentary mission will arrive here on May 11 for a threeday goodwill visit. The group, which will also visit Indonesia Singapore. Hong Kong. Taipei Japan, will have talks with Government leaders. Inspect primary and secondary industries, and seek ways of
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    • 114 2 KAMPAR. Fri. Three youths, who were accidentally shot and wounded at the Ylk Heng Tin Mines in Gopeng last month, were today paid compensation totalling *3.700. The money was paid by the mining company to the parents of the youths. The youths. Yong Ak Kim.
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    • 501 3 VIEWS OF S'PORE LEADERS: SINGAPORE, Fri. Singapore is not going to make the mistake which some countries have mode of arming themselves to the point of economic ruin and social and political chaos. “There is more to defence than just armament." said
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    • 231 3 SINGAPORE, Fri. attended a one-day school history at the Hall today. Opening the seminar, the president of the History Association of Singapore, Mr. George Bogaars, suggested that certain irrelevant sections of the history syllabus in primary schools be weeded out. He stressed
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    • 116 3 SINGA PORE. Fri An odd-job labourer. Tan Kee Kiah. 28. was today fined S3OO by a Magistrate's Court for assisting to take away 47 cases of stolen textiles from a Port of Singapore Authority godown. Senior Inspector Chia Cheng Poll, prosecuting, told the Court that two persons
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    • 389 3 SINGAPORE, Fri. The Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, has said he wanted to encourage student movements and "the widest participation" in them. He made this point when he opened the seminar on “Student leadership in a developing South-East Asia" being held at the
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    • 96 3 SINGAPORE. Fri. Two top executives from Bisquit Dubouche, Cognac, France, are in Singapore on a sales promotion tour. They are Mr. Jacques D’indv and Mr. Claude Watrin who are currently on a tour of the Far East. They will be in Singapore and
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    • 183 3 SINGAPORE, F r i. The Army Civil Service Union is seeking the response of its members to a suggestion to form companies by pooling their resources. In its latest bulletin the union noted that if there was sufficient response from members, it could seek the
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    • 97 3 SINGAPORE Fri. Singapore will likely be declared free from cholera some time next week. A Ministry of Health statement today said no new case of cholera had been discovered since the first confirmed case eight days ago "If this situation continues. Singapore will be declared tree from
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    • 195 3 SINGAPORE. Fri. The first round of talks between the trade delegations of Indonesia and Singapore began at the Economic Development Board Conference Room this morning. Indonesia’s 14-man delegation was led by Dr. Arifin Harahap, the Secretary General of the Department of Trade and Singapore's team is
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    • 451 4 Layang Layang rail disaster: By LUCIAN PETER KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The special four-man committee investigating Tuesday's rail disaster at Layang Layang will visit the area tomorrow to begin its work. This was disclosed to the Eastern Sun by Enche Waad bin Jamaluddin. Malayan
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    • 282 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The National Art Gallery has completed preliminary planning for the 11th National Art Exhibition to be held for two months beginning from Aug. 26. Invitations have been sent out to 151 artists living and working in either Malaysia or Singapore or
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    • 170 4 KOTA KINABALU. Fn. The six young Sabahar.s who have been in New Zealand since last November attending a special course for young men who show leadership qualities are scheduled to arrive back here on Sunday. They are Mr. A Manai Ahmad (Tawau). Mr. Mohammad Yassin
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    • 56 4 KUCHING. Fri. The Minister of Local Government, Abang Ikhwan Zami. today advised Muslim youths in the State to take a healthy and creative interest in their faith. He was speaking at the opening ceremony of a oneweek Islamic course for Muslim youth* at Sekolah Ra’ayat Menengah
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    • 45 4 KLANG. Fri. J. R. Hekman. 23-A. Jalan Raya West. Klang. was fined $2OO in the Magistrate's Court today for failing to furnish a return of income together with certified copies of accounts in support of his income for the year of assessment 1967.
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    • 98 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri Chong Li Li. four, who was scalded when she accidentally fell into a tub of boiline water in her home in Ampang Village on Tuesday died in the General Hospital yesterday. According to police the mother. Madam Too Kue Win. put a
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    • 32 4 NEW YORK Dato Mohamed Ismail bin Mohd. Yusoff, the new Malaysian Ambassador to the United Nations, is seen presenting his credentials to Sec.-Gen. U Thant on Wednesday. UPI Radiophoto.
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    • 144 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The Malaysian and Singapore Governments have agreed to lift the suspension of China Airlines flights into Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. This will take effect from Thursday. This was announced here today by the Chairman of MalaysiaSingapore Airlines, Mr. Yong Pung How.
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    • 130 4 SEREMBAN. Fri. A 47-year-old army officer’s wife. Mrs. Davies, was last night admitted to the British Military Hospital at Terendak Camp in Malacca with a stab wound She was returning home to Seremban with her six-year-old daughter after visiting her husband who is also a
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    • 117 4 SINGAPORE. Fn An elderly woman was today charged in a Magistrate’s Court with causing the body of a millionaire's son. Gene Koh, alleged to have been murdered by her son-in-law, Freddy Tan, to disappear. Teng Shiu Ngoh. 48. is alleged to have committed this offence
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    • 45 4 SINGAPORE. Fri.—Members of the Eastern Sun UNCLE Fan Hub are reminded that the Annual General Meeting will be held tomorrow at 4 p.m. at Sands House. Clemenceau Avenue. An UNCLE film, by courtesy of MGM. will be shown after the meeting.
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    • 113 4 KTALA LUMPUR, Fri. Five thug*, one armed with a parang, held ud a hawker and his family in their Ampang Hilir home last night and got away with $lO in coins and $125 in valuables. The hawker. Ong Keng Hun. told police he was
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    • 59 4 KOTA KINABALU. Fri.— The Alliance Government will not betray the trust given by the people but will carry out its duty with dedication and efficiency. This was the assurance given by the Chief Minister. Tun Datu HSji Mustapha bin DStu Harun. when he addressed a large
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    • 49 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Fn. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong has sent a congratulatory message to the President of the Republic of Togo, on the occasion of Togo's National Day. The Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs. Tunku Abdul Rahman, has also sent a similar message to the Presided!
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    • 185 4 TAN AH RATA. Fri. Tunku Abdul Rahman today said he would meet President Chung Hee Park of'South Korea if he visits Seoul next month The Prime Minister said he might attend a meeting of the Asian Football confederation in the South Korean
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    • 386 4  -  By C. F. LEE KUALA LUMPUR, Fri Rubber traders in West Germanv and Britain have minds of their own and do not need to be told what to do or believe if local rubber shippers and exporters opted out of the
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    • 247 4 KUCHING. Fri. The Federal Minister of Lands and Mines, Dato Haji Abdul Rahman Ya'kub has stressed that the survival of Malaysia depends on the loyalty and the faith of its people “It is not to be judged by the size of its population and the
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    • 43 4 General Ne Win. Chairman of the Revolutionary Council of Burma, shaking hands with the Mentrl Besar of Perak, Dato Haji Ahmad bin Said, at the Ipoh Airport on Thursday following his arrival from Kuala Lumpur for a sojourn i n the Cameron Highlands.
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    • 568 5 M.I.D. STAFF’S CONTRIBUTION TO NATIONAL DEFENCE FUND: SINGAPORE, Fri. —The entire staff of the Ministry of Interior and Defence are working three extra hours every Wednesday" as a contribution to the National Defence Fund/' This was announced this morning by Mr Lim Kim San, Minister
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    • 138 5 Taxi-driver Yen Boon Seng's first passenger yesterday was a VlP—the Minister for Interior and Defence. Mr. Lim Kim San. And for the short drive from his house to the office in Pearl's Hill. Mr. Lim paid $2O all for a good cause. It was Part of the
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    • 240 5 SINGAPORE. Fri. Student delegates to the leadership seminar todaymet at a special session to discuss the “erroneous reporting” of an English newspaper (not the Eastern Sun). In a statement alter the session, the seminar noted with regret that the newspaper had reported
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    • 383 5 SINGAPORE, Fri. A Malaysian student delegate to the leadership seminar, today suggested the formation of a student voluntary corps modelled along the lines of the American Peace Corps. Such a voluntary corps of students, he said, would be better suited for work In
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    • 40 5 7 p.m. Choir practice conducted bv Mr. Lee Yuk Chuan at the National Theatre Club. No-water areas: Jalan Kilang Barat. House Nos. 8 to 18 and 1 to 19 (factories! no water from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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    • 135 5 SINGAPORE. Fri. The Federal Court of Appeal today reserved judgment on cross-appeal over damages awarded to a tenant. Chua Kee. the appellant, is asking the Court for an increase of the damages awarded earlier. The respondents. Yat Yuen Hong Company Ltd., are appealing on the
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    • 57 5 SINGAPORE. Fri. Madam Cheong Poh Lok, 61, who was involved in a road accident along Kreta Ayer Road yesterday, died a few hours later at the General Hospital. She received serious bodily injuries. There were 80 road accidents. of which two were serious, during
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    • 305 13  -  850 SIGN PETITION AGAINST SCHOOL SITING By KHOO BOON CHOO TJENANG, Fri. A petition, signed by about 850 residents, protesting against the siting of a secondary girls' school at the Polo ground has reached the hands of the Chief Minister, Tan Sri Wong
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    • 125 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri Two men were committed to stand trial in the High Court o n a tentative charge of murdering Abdul Ghani bin Jabar at 9.25 p.m. in Petaling Jaya on Feb. 23. They were Muhamud Abdul Ghani bin Hussain, 26. of
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    • 45 13 CHE Kammisah feinte Arshad. chosen to go to Australia to represent Malaysia at the Queensland Industries Fair. A secretary from the Kuala Lumpur offices of Beslev Pike Ptv. Berhad. Che Kammisah departs by air on Saturday for Brisbane, the Fair venue.
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    • 121 13 IPOH. Fri. Wong Poh Bb6y. 47. unemployed, today biamed a woman for mesmerising him into cheating Messrs. Borneo Co Ltd., of $9,296 on three separate occasions. Wong pleaded guilty to three charges of cheating the company between July 29 and Aug. 16, last year, by impersonating
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    • 65 13 PENANG, Fri. Malaysia is now in the process of progressing and women should not hide themselves in the kitchen. This call was made by the Governor’s Consort. Puan Sri Habsah. when she addressed a meeting of the Women’s Institute here today. She believed that women from
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    • 42 13 PENANG. Fri. Omar bin Safar. 54, unemployed, was sentenced to 18 months’ jail today lor cheating Yahaya bin Awang He was found guilty of cheating Yahava of $5O at his house at Lunas Road here on March 11.
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    • 165 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Fr: A Colombo Plan medical student. Mr. Chan Hen Sam, of 18 Kajang Road. Penang, has been awarded the ophthalmology prize for fifth-year students in the University of Queensland. He recently returned from New Zealand, where he spent 10 weeks as
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    • 139 13 KLUANG. Fri. More than 400 officers and men of the 6th Battalion, the Royal Malay Regiment, will bid farewell to their Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel Mikhti bin Jabar at a special ceremony to be held at their camp here tomorrow at 9 am Lieutenant Colonel
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    • 114 13 IPOH Fri The Municipal Council has decided to perpetuate the name of the late Dr Martin Luther King, who was gunned down by an assassin in America on April 4 by naming a road or Municipal structure in Ipoh after him. The
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    • 58 13 PENANG Fri. A housewife. Teoh Heng See 24. was robbed of 56 while she was walking along Jones Road yesterday. She was walking towards a walking along Jones Road together with a friend when a motor-cyclist suddenly came from behind. The pillion rider snatched her handbag,
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    • 101 13 National Art Gallery (Jalan Ampane): Aembrandt's etchings and drawings 10 a.m to 630 p.m. Peninsular Art Gallery (41 Jalan Ra.a Muda) Works of prominent Malaysian artists 9 a.m. to 6 p m. British Council Centre (Jalan Bluff): Exhibition of sculpture by Kenneth Armitage 9 a m. to 5.30
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    • 90 13 ENCHE Nasir Osman Abbas, proprietor of Java Publications and Enterprises, the publishers of the magazine “Perwira Dalam Kenangan” recently made a donation of $1,500 to the Ex-Services Association of Malaysia, Selangor branch. Picture shows the Sultan of Selan gor. on right who Is Patron of the Association, presenting a “thank
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    • 218 13 MALAYSIAN Ambassador to the United States. Tan Sri Ong Yoke Lin. (centre), on behalf of the Malaysian Government. on April 17 signed a Loan Agreement with the World Bank in Washington for the loan of MS42 million for the Jengka Triangle Project. The President
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    • 96 13 MUAR. Fri. A school teacher today described the Muar public library as a "disgrace” to the town. Mr. Gan Teong Keong. in a signed letter to the Eastern Sun. alleged that the Muar Town Council-spon-sored public library could only boast of empty shelves on the second
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    • 50 13 KLANG, Fri. A charity dance in aid of the Church of the Holy Redeemer Building Fund will be held at the Letchumanan Hall in Fort Road, here on May 4. The committee appeals to the public, especially Catholic parishioners in the district. to donate generously towards the fund.
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    • 189 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. The Minister of Transport. Tan Sri Sardon bin Haji Jubir, and the Minister of Local Govvernmcnt and Housing, Mr. Khaw Kai Boh. will return from Paris on Sunday. The two Ministers left for Paris on April 15 on board the first
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 154 6 JAKARTA Fn. (UPI) Indonesian Foreign Minister Mr. Adam Malik has said foreign “elements” were involved in security disturbances in West Irian (Indonesian New Guinea) in the past. Mr. Malik, who returned this week from visits to New Zealand and Australia said the security situation
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    • 225 6 CHARLOTTE AMALIE. St Thomas. Virgin Islands. Frl tUPI) Racial tension built up in the predominantly Negro US Virgin Islands yesterday following the arrest of a militantly anti-White Islander on charges of slaying a White magazine publisher. Allen Grammer. 38. of Lake Hopatcong. New Jersey. editor
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    • 89 6 JAKARTA. Fn. (UPI) Indonesian police authorities have asked the International Police (Interpol) to help track down a banker who allegedly fled abroad with $2 million of his clients’ deposits. The Armed Forces daily “Angkatan Bersendjata” said Police Commissioner 'Vachudi. Chief of the Interpol section of
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    • 222 6 LAS VEGAS. Nevada Fn (Reuter) —America's biggest ever underground nuclear blast, due here today, may be halted by bad weather if not by mounting public concern at the possible safety hazard Opponents of the test officially scaled as “more than a megaton” (one million
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    • 356 6 Columbia aided govt. in Vietnam war rebel students charged NEW YORK, Fri. (UPI). A group of 11 5 Columbia University Faculty members last night asked rebellious students to surrender four buildings they hove held for three days, and promised not to resume classes until the campus racial crisis is resolved.
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    • 57 6 WASHINGTON. Fri. (UPI) The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted yesterday to continue the Peace Corps through the next fiscal year at an authorised level of $112.8 million. The authorised measure would enable the Corps to expand its number of volunteers to nearly 15.000 by Aug.
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    • 218 6 HONG KONG Frl. (UPI) Hong Kong authorities yesterday denied a charge by Peking that Communists Jailed during last year’s Red violence here were victims of cruel treatment. Spokesmen said there wat “no truth at all” to New China News Agency reports saying
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    • 180 6 HEERLEN. Holland. Frl. (UPI) Twenty-one young Roman Catholic priests wrote to their Bishop yesterday that they would no longer consider themselves bound by their promise of celibacy. In a letter to Msgr P J A. Moors of Roermond the young priests asked
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    • 58 6 JAKARTA. Fri. (Reuter) Jakarta Garrison spokesman said today that the son of a former Minister under deposed President Sukarno's regime had been held in connection with an alleged plot to engineer Dr. Sukarno’s comeback The man w-as Manunggal, son of former Sports Minister Maladi. A spokesman at
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    • 31 6 WASHINGTON The three U.S. astronauts assigned to the second manned Apollo space flight. L. to R: David R. Scott, James A. McDavitt and Russell L. Schweickart. UPI Radiophoto.
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    • 101 6 BANGKOK Frl. (Reuter) Two Chinese arrested last week for possessing opium worth 15 million baht ($750 000) have confessed they were former army officers They said they belonged to the 93rd Division of the Nationalist Chinese Displaced Force operating In the Thai-Burmese border u r. 2
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    • 101 6 LONDON. Fri. (UPI) Actor Derren Nesbitt, 31. was recovering yeeterday from a slight eye injury suffered in an accident while filming “Where Eagles Dare," which stars Richard Burton. In the film. Burton will be shown shooting Nesbitt. But in the actual filming. Burton fired the
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    • 180 6 LIMA. Peru. Frl. (UPI) Dr Christian Barnard was trapped for 10 minutes and almost crushed by a crowd at Naval Medical Centre here when he arrived to address an audience yesterday afternoon. About 500 persons waited Inside the auditorium and another 500 blocked the door when
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    • 82 6 SAN FRANCISCO, Fri. (Reuter) The Golden Gate Bridge across San Francisco harbour from which 34 people have jumped to their death is to get an anti-suicide barrier along its one and a half mile length. At present there is nothing to stop people jumping over
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    • 209 6 NEW YORK. Fri. (UPI)— An editor told a Senator yesterday that if it had not been for the news media the American public would have been in the dark about what really was happening in the Vietnam war. The occasion was a “Press
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    • 163 6 WASHINGTON: The changing face of a man wanted bv the FB I. in connection with the slaying of Negro civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King earlier this month. His name is Eric Starvo Galt or James Earl Ray. The FBI identified Galt
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    • 164 6 LONDON. Fri (UPI) Jordan reshuffled its Cabinet yesterday in a manned that gave more power to militant forces There were indications that the Arab world might be planning another summit meeting on how to deal with Israel. Jordanian Premier Bahjat Talhouni took over the key Defence and
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    • 126 6 JAKARTA, Fri. (UPI) Twelve former members of the “Republic of South Moluccas” secessionist government in Ambon have been arrested for trying to incite trouhle. it was reported here today. According to the Army backed daily Ampera”.. the 12 men were planning to create
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    • 57 6 RANGOON. Fri. (Reuter) Thirty people were killed and 90 others reported missing In a fire which broke out on a motor launch on April 24. according to press reports. The reports said the launch was midstream in. the Irrawaddy River near Chauk, about 250 miles northwest
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    • 43 6 ABA. BIAFRA. Fri. ter) Seven people were killed in a raid by a Nigerian jet plane here today, Biafran authorities announced. It was the second raid on the town within four days. A raid on Monday killed 30 people-
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    • 119 7 Clean-up-after Nature’s fury CINCINNATI. Ohio. Fri. CReuter) Rescue workers shifted through tons of rubble in five towns within a 100-mile radius of here today. searching for further victims of tornadoes that killed at least 12 people. One of the victims was a 10-month-old baby killed in F almouth. Kentucky, south
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    • 203 7 CAPE TOWN. South Africa, Fn. (UPI; Premier John Vorster has warned Britain against any steps which might lead to a confrontation with South Africa. Britain’s second largest trade customer. In his second speech in as many days touching on Bri-tish-South African relations, Mr. Vorster
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    • 157 7 HONK KONG Fri The Chinese People’s Liberation Army is being told that Chairman Mao Tse-Tung’s thought is mightier than all weapons. According to the New China News Agency last night, articles have appeared in the Liberation Army Daily, organ of the Chinese Armed Forces stressing that
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    • 63 7 MANILA, Philippines: A film of white smoke steaming up from crater and a fissure running down the slope, at left, of Mavon Volcano, located about 300 miles south of Manila, started acting up again after 21 years on April 21. Volcanology experts said Mayon was
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    • 156 7 LONDON. Fri. (Reuter) Britain believed the Suez Canal reopening must be a basic part of a Middle East settlement. Lord Chalfont. Foreign Office Minister of State, told the House of Lords yesterday. He was replying to Lord Brockway (Labour) who suggested the
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    • 77 7 COLOMBO Fri. (Reuter) Newspapers of the Times of Ceyion group, the country’s second largest, appeared on newstands again after a one-day strike by workers. They went back to work when the management reinstated a suspended employee pending an inquiry into a charge that he made an
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    • 424 7 GETTING RID OF C.A.T.T.? NEW ORLEAN, Fri. (Reuter) President Johnson's chief trade negotiator has warned that American protectionists were preparing “an omnibus quota bill" which could destroy the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Mr. William Roth, special representative for trade negotiations, told a
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    • 181 7 NEW YORK. Fri (Reuter) David Rockefeller, President of The Chase Manhattan Bank, said today prompt action is needed to raise taxes and cut govvernment spending in the United States. “There is no more urgent need in defence of the dollar abroad and at
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    • 76 7 UNITED NATIONS. Fri (UPI) The red. blue, yellow and green striped flag of Mauritius the U.N.'s 124th member state was ceremonially raised yesterday for the first time in front of UN. headquarters. Present at the ceremonies were Mauritius Prime Minister Sir Seewoosagur Ramgcolam. Secretary General U
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    • 103 7 MANILA. Fri. (Reuter) Mayon volcano today started pouring out streams of mud. considered deadlier and more destructive than slowflowing lava, according to reports reaching Manila. Meanwhile the Volcanology Commission announced the volcano had erupted three times early this morning and twice during the night. These eruptions,
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    • 395 7 WASHINGTON, Fri. (UPI). President Johnson has announced the resignation of Arthur J. Goldberg as the US representative to the United Nations. Mr. Goldberg will be succeeded by Mr. George Ball, former Under-Secretary of State. The President made the announcement at an informal news conference in
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    • 66 7 ABA. Biafra. Nigeria Fri. (UPI) Seven persons. Including four children, were killed when Nigerian Air Force planes dropped incendiary bombs here on Thursday, eyewitnesses said. Forty-two persons were Injured, but only seven needed hospitalisation following the latest attack by the Egyptian-piloted planes. Hospital authorities said
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    • 142 7 LONDON. Fn. (Reuter) Hong Kong's governor. Sir David Trench, arrived here yesterday for government talks next week which are expected to deal with the future of the colony’s sterling reserves. He is scheduled to begin consultations at the Commonwealth Office on Monday on political
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    • 295 7 LONDON Fri. (UPI) A young man leaped from the public gallery into the chamber of the House of Commons in the first incident of its kind during debate on a rent bill yesterday. The man. about 20 years old, was sitting alone listening
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    • 37 7 THE HAGUE. Fri. (Reuter) The Prime Minister of Thailand. Field Marshal Thanom Kittikar horn, arrived here by air yesterday for a two-dav official visit to Holland at the invitation of the Dutch government.
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    • 125 7 THIS is one of the six small primitive creatures known as “Olms” (also as rave ‘newts’) which were recently presented to the Japanese Kmperor by the visiting Yugoslavian President Josip Broz Tito. The amphibian reptiles, about 20 centimetres long and already extinct except in parts
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    • 224 14 Nasser’s tirade against ‘USIsraeli' pressure CAIRO, Fri. (Reuter) —President Nasser declared last night that the issue in the Middle East was whether Egypt was to remain an independent country free from spheres of influence. Addressing professors and students at Cairo University, he said that Israeli occupation of Sinai and navigation
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    • 77 14 MANILA. Fri (Reuter) A 35-year-old Municipal Court judge was killed yesterday in San Luis. Aurora province, about 90 miles north-east of Manila, the Philippines News Service said today. Police said the judge, who was playing billiards at the time of the shooting, was shot by an
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    • 185 14 HONG KONG Fri. (Reuter) The serious threat of Nationalist Chinese subversion in Communist China has been voiced at a recent People’s Liberation Army forum. Radio Peking indicated today. The radio said the forum had agreed that "although it was 18 years since liberation.
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    • 138 14 IVOLTELLA DEL. Garda. Italy Fri. (UPI) An Irish heiress to the Guinness brewery fortune and an Italian cook from a London bistro ambled into this tiny northern ;ake town yesterday and said they might get married or open a restaurant or maybe just
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    • 162 14 VATICAN CITY. Fri. (UPI) —Five Roman Catholic and five Anglican leaders have sat down together for the first full-scale attempt to find answers to problems arising from mixed marriages. it was announced today. A Vatican announcement said the churchmen agreed to give special and sympathetic consideration
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    • 109 14 JAKARTA. Fri. (Reuter) Twelve people have been arrested for alleged illegal activities in the Indonesian Moluccas Islands shortly after their repatriation from the Netherlands, the Army newspaper War News reported today. Army sources alleged that they had made preparations to celebrate the anniversary yesterday of
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    • 100 14 SANTA ROSA, California. Fri. (UPI) A rolling earthquake broke windows and knocked down plaster shortly before noon yesterday jn Sonoma County. “Our building shook like crazy.” said Dianne Morgan at the Santa Rosa Press Democrat. She said chairs siid around and the telephones went out briefly.
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    • 33 14 THE latest in Italian fashion that speaks for itself, is being shown by an Italian model. With Chinese characters printed all over and an equally matching hat. Pana Photo.
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    • 94 14 HEIDELBERG. West Germany. Frj (Reu’er) Student hecklers todav forced Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger to break off an electioneering speech and discuss recent violent student clashes with police. The students drowned the chancellor's rally speech with shouts of "Nazi”, “Liar,” and "Gas-bag" before H. Kiesinger gave
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  • 306 8 IT is a long time coming, but a Malaysian Police Force order has gone out to officers in charge of criminal investigations and officers in charge of police districts in West Malaysia to clean up gambling rackets being carried out by hawkers in schools in the country.
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  • 279 8 COME on Mr. Johnson, President of the United States of America, stop all this airy nonsense! It has been over three weeks since you announced in the White House that “accordingly I shall not seek and I will not accept the nomination of my party to another term
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  • 124 8 IT must be the clear, crisp air of Lausanne. The International Olympic Committee announced the other day South Africa has been excluded from the Mexico Games by 41 votes to 13. Now 50 nations, which threaten to boycott the Games if South Africa took part, will be
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  • 2219 8 Economic co-operation development in S.E.A. WE are meeting here today soon after a number of major and important conferences, e.g. the second UNCTAD in New Delhi and the Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank. Very soon countries represented here will be attending the 24th
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    • 229 8 IN striving to maintain health and cleanliness in the United Park. Jalan Day, Alor Star, the Town Council has overlooked one important factor which offsets the verv efforts of making the housing scheme In the United Park a model for other areas to follow. A
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    • 324 8 TNSTEAD of finding ways 1 and means to piece together the island Republic of Singapore which had fallen out of Malaysia. Dr. Thio Chan Bee. Chairman of The Alliance Party Singapura. had on several occasions attacked the PAP Government. And in his latest outburst on the
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    • 261 8 I FULLY agree with the letter appearing in the Eastern Sun. of April 20, calling for extension of facilities in the University of Singapore to accommodate a higher rate of Intake of students, especially fot those who are aiming fot the medical profession The present
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    • 160 8 IN the non-Malay sections of Radio and Television Malaysia, the announcement in Malay before and after the news simply doesn't make sense especially to the outsiders. Equally ridiculous is the commentary in Tamil in the TV programme, “OUR INDUSTRIES”. We are trying to promote
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    • 137 8 T would be most obliged if you could spare me a small column to say a few word s regarding the allotment of a Physical Education scholarship to U.K. for secondary schools women teachers this year. It was very unfair for the Ministry of Education to
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 41 8 Eastern Sun Independent National Newspaper SATURDAY, 23-B Cantonment Reed. Singapore 2. Telephone: *****/7 Penang Office Ipoh Office APRIL 27. 1968 39. |alan Sultan. Kuala Lumpur. Malay*!*. Telephone: *****/6 8. Leith Street. Tel: ***** 77. Breweter Reed. Tel: ***** Cable Address: AWNEWS
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
    • 100 9 “Quiz International”. a general knowledge contest between the staffs of five organisations known all over the world 1.C.1., B O A C., the General Post Office. Barclay’s Bank D.C.O and the BBC is deservedly popular with listeners to the BBC World Service. Winner of the first contest this
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    • 241 9 HONG KONG Frl. (Reuter) Foreign businessmen are doing brisk trade with China at the Canton Export Commodities Fair, according to reports in the Chinese Communist press here. No details of sales or contracts have been released by Peking’s official news media yet. but
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    • 127 9 SINGAPORE. Fri. The Bth Osaka International Trade Fair opened on April 9 at Osaka second largest city of Japan, in western Japan. Seiko, world’s largest jewelled-lever watch manufacturer. placed its booth in No. 8 Pavilion among world famous watch makers. Featuring the relations between
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    • 77 9 LONDON. Fri. (UPI) The rubber market closed dull with spot 16-7/8 17-1/8. Settlement House May deleted June 17-1/16 17-3/16 July 17-/16 17-5/16 Aug 17-5/16 17-7/16 July/Sept 17-5/16 17-7/16 Oct/Dec 17-9/16 17-3/4 Jan/March 17-15/16 18-1/16 April/June 18-3/16 18-5/16 July Sept 18-3/8 18-1/2 Oct/Dec 18-9/16 18-3/4 Jan/March 18-11/16 18-15/16
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    • 19 9 WASHINGTON. Fri. (Reuter) General Services Administration reported no offers were received today to buy stockpiled tin.
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    • 22 9 HONG KONG. Fri. (UPI) —Money Quotations: HK$6 07/6 0875 per US dollar for cash. HKSI4 52 per pound sterling.
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    • 164 9 NEW YORK Fri (UPl> Stock prices moved slightly higher in active trading yesterday but heavy pre-week-end profit taking sharply limited the upswing. With no concrete developments on the international or economic fronts, investors paid special attention to stocks with corporate news, such as
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    • 55 9 NEW YORK. Fri. (UPI) Rubber futures closed yesterday unchanged to 30 points lower on no sales. May 68 17.408 17.70A. July 17.708 18.30 A. Sept 17.808 18.30A Nov 18.008 18.45A. Jan 69 18.108 18.55A. March 18 108 18.55A. May ***** 18.65A. The No. 1 RSS spot price
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    • 124 9 SINGAPORE. Fri. On 24th December, Thai International as the first foreign airline commenced a service linking Bangkok and Singapore with Bali. The route was operated twice weekly, but from March 15th, it was increased to three weekly services. This route has contributed to an increase of
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    • 218 9 SINGAPORE Fr: May first grade rubber f.o.b. buyers closed at 5 om. in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur today at 49 cents per lb., remain unchanged from previous close The tone was inactive. Rubber Association of Singapore and Malaysian Rubber Exchange closing prices in cents per lb. were: Buyers
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    • 87 9 WASHINGTON. Fri (Reuteri The United States Export-Import Bank said today It was providing $25 million to help the Indian airline Air India buy two Boeing 747 Jet airliners The total price of the aircraft is $6O million said the Eximbank. and just over half of
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    • 15 9 SINGAPORE. Fri. The tin price for today was $559 per picul, up $1.50.
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    • 187 9 LONDON. Fri. (UPI) Strong buying shot industrial shares up to new all time highs on the Stock Market yesterday with the second line issues holding centre stage most of the session. Profit taking trimmed some of the popular leaders late in the session but shortly before
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    • 767 9 SINGAPORE. Fri. The market remain featureless with only a handful of active counters recording a turnover of about 1.18 million units worth approximately $2.24 million. The most active counters are M wata (170,000 units;. Imperial (112,000 units); Merlin (90.000 units); and, National Iron (86.000 units). National Iron
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    • 142 9 LONDON, Fri. (Reuter) Shares again reached record levels, and the market more than recovered Monday's sharp falls. The change In sentiment reflected a renewal of Vietnam peace hopes, together with news of the launching of another unit trust taking in market leaders Towards the close, the
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    • 38 9 SINGAPORE, Fri. The Association of Banks in Malaysia Singapore today made the following changes in its rates to merchants: Selling T.T./OD. ready were- Holland Guilders 1175 8. Swiss Francs 140-7/8; French Francs 160-1/8, Italian Lire *****.
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    • 157 9 NEW YORK. Fri. (UPI) General Motors Corp., yesterday reported a 17 per cent increase in profits for the first quarter of 1968 on a 19 per cent rise in worldwide sales of automobiles and trucks. GM earned US$457 million, cr $1.59
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    • 424 9 SINGAPORE.—Rtoch Exrhsno old and oner prices othcially listed at the close ot business. INDUSTRIALS Ben Co 2 so 3.83 Boustead 1.79 1.8.3 C buiar 2.95 2% Chemical Co. 1.43 1.45 Cold 'forage 420 Uunlnp 2 19 K. Smelting 5. <0 5.80 EAI ot Esso tlrds 2.S3 2.81 1
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    • 128 9 sags again LONDON. Fri. (UPl>— The pound sagged again in subdued trading on foreign exchange markets today. Dealers blamed lack of buying rather than any big selling for the pound's loss of strength. They said that with the pound and the dollar running in harness, the current doubts about the
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    • 55 9 (Manager*' Prices) Mr»t Malayan 2 M —w "Tnnd Malayan 1 83 Third Malavan XD 1.15 The Commerce Industry The >a\ln( .94 1 OJ I u nd .99 1 o« First H’kong XI) .78 81 >pcond H'knng 56 t>0« Malaysian Investment Fund XD 1.10 1 20 Sterling t mndity
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    • 103 9 SINGAPORE. Fri. The noon prices at the Singapore Ihinese Produce Exchange today are Buyer seller Coconut OH (F.O B.) Bulk 65.75 Coconut Oil (FOB.) Drum* 6825 Loose Copra Mixed Apr 38.50 Muntok White Pepper (F.O.B.) 96% MB 115 00 Sarawak White Pepper (F.OS.) 9«% N.L.W 112-50 Sarawak Special Black
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    • 195 9 SINGAPORE. Fri. The following ships are expected to be in port today:Godowns Vessels 1/2 Laos 3/4 Nicolai Ogarov 5 Kojima Maru 6/7 President Polk 8/9 Kapitan Kosko 10/11 Tjibodas 13/14 Benvalla 15/16 Holsatia 18 State of Travancore Cochin 19 Sydney Breeze 23/24 Fernland 25 26 Nicoline Maersk
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 785 9 AIR MOVEMENTS—SPORE, M«4 309 7*0 pm. from Perth and Jakarta MSA 019 8.05 a.m from Kuala Lumpur GI.% 890 8.30 am. from Jakarta Air Vietnam 646 10JO a.m. from Saigon M-A 029 9 05 a.m from K Lumpur 701 9.30 a.m. trom Auckland/ Sydney. Ms% 121 930 a.m. from K
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  • 421 10  -  PRODUCTION OF SINGAPORE COINS AND SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION By K.S. SIDHU 'A LL of Singapore's new coins are now being minted locally at the lndustries of Singapore Ltd. factory which will be open- ed this afternoon. The opening ceremony of the company's new
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  • 630 10 CHARTERED lndustries of Singapore Ltd. uses ul-tra-modern methods of ammunition production and minting. The opening of the new factory in Jalan Boon Lay. Jurong. today heralds a new chapter in the Republic's industrialisation programme. The factory will soon be able to cater for the
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  • 244 10 THE two men behind the smooth and efficient operations of Die Jurong factory of Chartered Industries of Singapore Ltd. are Mr. Ronald Sng Ewe Min and Mr. R. H. Osbourne. Mr. Osbourne arrived In Singapore j n October last year and he has been mainly
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 96 10 Congra tu la tions and Best Wishes to CHARTERED INDUSTRIES OF SINGAPORE LIMITED on the occasion of the Official Opening of their AMMUNITION FACTORY AND MINT UEBERSEE-HANDEL AG. ZURICH/SWITZERLAND SUPPLIERS OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT S.E.A. Representatives ROOM 406, SHAW HOUSE, ORCHARD ROAD, SINGAPORE 9. TEL: ***** Congratulations Best Wishes to
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    • 165 10 Congratulations to CHARTERED INDUSTRIES OF SINGAPORE LTD. on the official opening of their Minting Factory today from A KIAN GWAN we are proud to have supplied and installed all their air conditioning requirements You can be sure if it's Westinghouse l Congratulations Best Wishes to CHARTERED INDUSTRIES OF STORE LTD.,
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  • 370 11 The coins come rolling OECURITY and u a I i t y-control are enforced at the factory of Chartered Industries of Singapore Ltd. in Jurong which opens today. This has to be so because the factory deals with explosive material ammunition and coins.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 154 11 Congratulations to CHARTERED INDUSTRIES OF SINGAPORE LTD. on the occasion of its opening today by the Hon. Dr.Goh Keng Swee, Minister for Finance. (L r* The IBM 72 electric typewriter has six major advantages over ordinary typewriters: the interchangeability of its unique "golfball" type head, elimination of mistakes caused by
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    • 179 11 CONGRATULATIONS BEST WISHES TO CHARTERED INDUSTRIES OF SINGAPORE LTD. ON THE OCCASION OF THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THEIR AMMUNITION FACTORY MINT BY THE HONOURABLE THE MINISTER OF FINANCE DR. GOH KENG SWEE I? WE ARE PROUD TO BE THE MAIN CONTRACTORS AND ENTRUSTED WITH THE ABOVE CONTRACTS. LEE KIM TAH
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 891 12 HOLLYWOOD, Fri. A solitary figure in the vastness of the empty Lyceum Theatre in New York City, Julie Andrews took a deep breath at the end of a few musical bars sung a capello, turned her back to the camera and caught her breath
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    • 141 12 SINGAPORE. Fri. These six girls are the skating beauties Irom the “Holiday on Ice” troupe who have arrived in Singapore for performances. Because half the troupe members and certain essential equipment for the show were delayed in Perth, Australia, due to a strike by the
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    • 136 12 HOLLYWOOD. Fri. “The Games.” a new novel oy Hugh Atkinson, has been added to the slate of films Lester Linsk will produce at 20th Century-Fox. it was announced by Richard D. Zanuck. executive vice president in charge of production “The Games.” a high-ten-sion drama which
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    • 94 12 HOLLYWOOD, Fri —Paul Barry has been appointed a vice president of the 20th Century Music Corp.. and Bregman. Vocco and Conn, wholly-owned subsidiaries of the 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation. Barry will supervise the worldwide music publishing activities for the company. After entering the music industry as
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    • 90 12 SINGAPORE, Fri. One of the fabulous dance scenes by the famed Takarazuka All-Girls Revue of Japan. The revue will perform at the National Theatre here on May 9at 8.30 p.m. and proceeds from the two-hour show will be donated to the National Theatre
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 268 12 ‘Miss Beautiful Songstress’ elected ra m MISS Chao Li-feng (seated centre), a co-ed of the Medical College of the National Taiwan University, very recently out-charmed and out-sang all the other 14 finalists in the contest to win the title as the “Miss Beautiful Songstress". Miss Chao won NT 520.000 in
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    • 117 12 EL AMIGO Kitchener Road Singapore The ‘Swingingest’ nite spot in town presents The ta4ifl>b4A Karra's Top All-Kirl Showband Also Appearing D’STARLIGHTS PHILIPPINES’ TOP RECORDING ARTISTES Resident Vocalists and Band MISS LIM FONG MISS YUET WAN THE EL AMIGO SEXTET Table reservations: *****/69 QoocLuxxxi presents The Fiery -v 1 S&MANaA the
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 219 13 '©SHAW OUCANISBTTOM 9th Record Day No Fro# I.Ut Due to Aim -**Ofth 4 Shows Note Time* 11. 2HO 15. 915 Main Feature «tart« promptly at 11.19. 2.49. Clint L*e Van C.eef •THE GOOD THE BAD A rHI IGLV" Ell WiHarh Scone A Color tPA» Tonight M’nile' Shaw Productions FOREVER DIAMONDS’*
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    • 450 13 Now Showing! 11. 1.36. 6.30. 9.30 Five Million Years to Earth Barbara SHELLEY. Color. 'Eoxl CATHAY ***** l.aM OaT! 11. 1.36. 4. 6.30. 9.36 “THE LAST SAFARI” in Color Stewart Granger Paramount Opens Tomorrow! Color-Scope Michel Constantin JERK IN ISTANBUL'* TONIGHT MIDNIGHT Columbia’s THE QUEENS in Color Capucine Claudia Cardinal#
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 633 14 Classified Ad rediffision TELEVISION RENTALS H P Sc CASH Complete ranje to suit everyone 6howrooms Clemenoeau Ave., Joo Chiat Road. Taman Jurong REDIFFISION REPAIRS ANT MAKE OF TV SET. Radiophone Controlled Maintenance Phone *3231 S A Singapore Communal Aerial Systems Closed Circuit TV Background Music Installation. Phone *****, P. O
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    • 174 14 KENYATAAN TAWARAN IBU PEJABAT. J.K.R. TAWARAX2 daripada pemborong2 yang berdaftar dengan J.K.R. di-bawah Kelas B' dan keatas Kepala II (2) akan di-terima di-Pejabat Pengarah Kerja Raya, Ibu Pejabat. J.K.R.. Jalan Maxwell. Kuala Lumpur hingga jam pukul 12.00 tengah hari pada 20 hb. Mei 1968 untok:CONSTRUCTION AND COMPLETION OF HELICOPTER HANGAR.
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    • 19 14 RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS MALAY CHURCH 730 Dunman Road. 9.30 a.m. Sabbath School; 11.00 a.m. Service of Worship; 4.00 pan. Youth
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    • 227 14 RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS ASSEMBLY OF GOD ELIM CHURCH. Assembly of God Evangelistic Centre, i 079 Serangoon Road. Singapore 12. All Services in English Sunday 9.15 a.m. Sunday School (all ages). 10.30 a.m. Morning Worship Service, 5 p.m. Evangelistic Service. Friday 7.30 p.m Bible Study and Prayer Service. Saturday 5 p.m. Christ’s
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    • 139 14 I FAR EASTERM FREIGHT CONFERENCE NOTICE TO SHIPPERS FAR EASTERN FREIGHT CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES THAT, WITH EFFECT FROM 11TH MAY MAERSK-KAWASAKI LINE WILL JOIN THE CONFERENCE, AND SHIPMENTS BY THAT LINE ON AND AFTER THAT DATE WILL NOT, THEREFORE, INVALIDATE SHIPPERS' CONTRACTS NOR THEIR CLAIMS ON MEMBER LINES FOR DEFERRED REBATES.
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  • Sun Sport
    • 99 15 JAKARTA. Fri. (Reuter) Two Malaysian Swimmers won Gold and Bronze medals in the Indonesian national swimming championships here last night. Chang Chee Seng clocked 4 minutes 59.4 seconds in the 400 metres free style to take the Gold Medal over hi s nearest challenger,
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    • 153 15 NAGOYA Japan Fri. (UPI> Hsieh Min-Nam. 23 of Taiwan and veteran Japanese professional Haruyosni Kobari. 46. today fired a five under par 65 to share a two stroke lead In the first round of the 15.000.000 yen (U 5541,550) Chunichi Crowns Open golf tournament. Hsieh,
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    • 68 15 SEOUL. Fri. (Reuter) The South Korean Basketball Association said today South Korea would participate in the first Asian Youth basketball championship to be held In Singapore from August 6 to 16 A South Korean team will be formed in May with players who will be
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    • 242 15 SINGAPORE, Fri.— The Republic of Singapore are among 13 other nations invited by the Asian Football Confederation to host the 1969/70 Asian Youth Soccer tournament. The AFC’s invitation was sent to the Football Association of Singapore which are affiliated to the
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    • 188 15 KUALA LUMPUR Fri The South Korean table tennis team, runners-up to Japan in the recently concluded South Pacific Table Tennis championships at Melbourne, trounced a Selangor selection by eight matches to nil at the Chin Wee Auditorium here last night. The Korean girl. Choi Jung Suk who
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    • 91 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. Thirty-seven contestants 10 in the junior division and 27 in the senior division from various bodybuilding clubs in Malaysia will compete in the "Mr. Muscle Beach Bodybeautiful Contest” on Sunday. The contest, organised by the Nilai Bangsa Physical Culture Association, will be held
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    • 27 15 LONDON Fri. (Reuter) Results of football matches played last night were: English Division Two Hull 2 Rotherham 1 English Division Three Torquay 2 Scunthorpe 1
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    • 145 15 MANILA. Fri (UPI) The Philippines today swept the opening singles matches 2- against Indonesia in the Davis Cup Eastern Zone tennis semi-finals in Manila. The Philippines thus moved closer to the Eastern Zone finals with Japan. Japan eliminated South Korea earlier this month. 5-0. Felicisimo
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    • 29 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. The Armed Forces will play a friendly football match against the Malaysian Youth at the Armed Forces Stadium on Saturday, commencing at 5 pm.
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    • 46 15 Kelantan boy* beat their Sarawak counterparts la the Malaysian Youth Basketball championships which concluded here last night. Picture shows Mrs Tan Hong Chiang. wife of the chairman of the tournament committee. presenting the championships trophy to the Kelantan team captain. Ngee Yee Kwang.
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    • 636 15 London, Fri. (Reuter) What promises to be the most exciting English cricket season for years opens n-xt Saturday. Both the r by Australia and the v ,ux of talented overseas players to the County championship seem certain to revitalise the
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    • 140 15 LONDON. Fri. (Reuter) The English Football League yesterday refuted claims that the transfer market was "becoming a paradise for rich clubs”. The League, in an article In Its weekly review said although the British record fee had been pushed beyond £120.000
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    • 42 15 MALACCA. Fri. Malacca will compete in the Malaysian Hockey Federation friendly Inter-State hockey tourney to be held from May 3 to 5 at Beremban. The other States taking part are Perak. Negri Sembilan and the Malaysian Armed Forces.
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    • 139 15 N O O R D W I J K-ON-SEA. Holland, Fri. (Reuter) British drivers Roger Clark and Jim Porter originally placed second were last night made official winners of the Tulip Rally after officials amended their first list of placings. Clark and Porter, who drove a
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    • 160 15 Under-23 cricket MALACCA. Fri. Malacca are tipped to beat Johore in the Malaysian Cricket Association’s Under-23 in-ter-State competition at the Malacca Club ground on Sunday. Play starts at 10 am. The winner will qualify for the final. In their earlier rounds Johore beat Negri Sembilan while Malacca
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    • 305 15 SINGAPORE. Fri. Representatives of Japan's Little League Baseball Federation presented gifts of Seiko watches to officials of the State of Pennsylvania last week at the American Festival being held at the Harumi Fairgrounds in Tokyo. The American officials are in Tokyo to represent the State
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    • 34 15 MONZA. Near Milan. Fri. (Reuter) Britain's Paul Hawkins and David Hobbs, driving a Ford GT 40. yesterday won the Monza 621 miles prototype race in five hours 18 minutes 23.4 seconds.
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    • 28 15 SINGAPORE Fri. The Singapore Combined Schools table-tennis team will participate in the Singapore National Table-Tennis Championships. which will be held from May 15 to June 29.
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    • 226 15 SINGAPORE. Fri. The annual two-day cricket match between the Singapore Civilian XI and the Services XI will be played at the Pariang here tomorrow and Sunday, starting at 10.00 a.m. on both days. The Civilians will be jed by the Singapore Cricket Association's
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    • 203 15 BOURNEMOUTH, England. Fri <UPI) Defending champion Virginia Wade of Britain reached the women's singles semifinals yesterday at the British Open hard court tennis championships beating Valerie Ziegenfuss. U.S. 7-5 6-3. Miss Wade now meets Christine Janes, who beat her old rival. Annettee Du Plooy of South Africa.
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    • 73 15 JOHANNESBURG. Fri. (Reuter) South Africa are to send a bill for the monev they spent preparing for the 1968 Olympic Games to the Internationa: Olympic Committee South African Olympic President Frank Braun said yesterday that all South Africa's sports associations were being asked to calculate their
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    • 58 15 NAIROBI. Fri. (Reuter) Kenya announced today they would take part in the Olympic Games after all. following the International Olympic Committee's decision to exclude South Africa. A previous 1.0. C. decision to admit South Africa had caused nearly 50 countries to announce a boycott of the
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    • 1829 16 Race 1: Horses 1 Class 6,—Abt. SV2 Furs.— 1.30 p.m (FOR LOCAL RIDERS ONLY) i 440 Queen's Gambit By 812 Hoelock Stable Osman 12 2 064 Caraveile II 4v 8 12 Cheng's Kongsi Tulloh 4 3 510 Larator 9y 809 Jonah Stable E B'kelen 13 4 010
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    • 264 16  -  By WINDSOR LAD PENANG, Fri. Rustic (Harbridge), who was twice runner-up in recent outings, showed improved form when he went better than High Ruler (Chadwick) in a testing 3f. trial clocking 37-2/5 on a good track here this morning. He bears watching. Teddie and My Little
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    • 124 16 EPS O M. England. Fri (Reuter) The ante-post odds against La Mome for next month's 1.000 Guineas fillies’ classic were slashed from 50-1 to 7-1 after a shock victory in the Princess Elizabeth Stakes here yesterday. La Mome. in a driving finish, won by a
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    • 36 16 MELBOURNE. Fri. (Reuter) Australian Lionel Rose, the world bantamweight boxing champion, beat former European bantamweight champion Tommaso Galli. of Italy on points in a ten-round non-title fight at Festival Hall here tonight
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    • 158 16 SEREMBAN. Fri. The NS Police, strengthened by the arrival of Malaysian international Koe Chong Jin of Selangor, scored a convincing 5-1 win over the N S. Ceylonese Association in the N S. Association League fixture here this evening. Police led 3-0 at halftime thorough goals
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    • 81 16 SINGAPORE. Fri The Ministry of Social Affairs has with the co-operation of the Bulgarian Commercial Counsellor in Singapore and the Singapore Tobacco Company Limited secured the services of Mr. V. M. Temkov —a basketball coach from Bulgaria. The Bulgarian coach is scheduled to arrive in the
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    • 317 16 SINGAPORE, Fri—The Football Association of Singapore Council last night approved the allocation of more than $l,OOO to help division one Clubs to participate in the FAS-sponsored leagues this season. The 1968 division one league is scheduled to start on May 2. The Council approved the subsidy
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    • 95 16 LONDON, Fri. (Reuter) Californian heavyweight Thad Spencer cut his eye in a sparring session yesterday and will not meet Argentine Eduardo Corletti in a world title eliminator match here next Tuesday. Promoter Mike Barrett said Spencer had been examined by a doctor and found unfit
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    • 119 16 JOHANNESBURG. Fri. (Reuter) South African Olympic Committee President Frank Braun today proposed a Mini-Olympics for South Africa now that the country has been excluded from the Mexico Games. “Fifty South African sportsmen, representing the main Olympic sports, should be sent to Australia in De-cember-January to
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    • 567 16 FAS needs $2,000 more Singapore, Fri. Singapore's participation in the 10th Asian Youth soccer tournament in Korea next month sparked off a lively debate at the FA. of Singapore Council meeting held here last night. Council members Mr. G. Suppiah, Mr. Chandra and
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    • 143 16 KOTA BAHRU, Fri. Malaysian middle distance runner R. Subramaniam of Malacca won the Lee Kuan Yew challenge trophy in the Malaysian Amateur Athletic Union 2nd cross country held here today. Subra's time was 48 mins. 59.6 secs. M. Ramasamy and Abu Bakar of Negri Sembilan took
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    • 18 16 KOTA BHARU. Fri. Kelantan beat Pahang 3 —l Malaysia Cup soccer competition played here this evening.
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    • 59 16 TIME AND TIDE Penang: 12.12 a.m. (7.2 ft), 12.18 p.m. (8.3 ft.) Port Swettenham: 5.55 p.m. (15.5 ft.) Port Dickson: 6.31 a.m. (7.9 ft.), 6.46 p.m. (9 1 ft) Singapore: 11.01 a.m. (8.4 ft.). 10.51 p.m. (86 ft.) Sedili Kechil: 10.09 a.m. (6.6 ft.). 9.15 p.m. (6.2 ft.) Kuantan: 9.26
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