Eastern Sun, 8 May 1968

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  • 23 1 Eastern Sun Independent National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION Estd. 1966. Vol. 2 No. 639 Wednesday, 8 May 1968. •fe MC(P) 0050 Price 15 cents
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  • 550 1  -  Scores of civilians wounded or dead SAIGON, Tues. (UPI) JJ\S. and Vietnamese forces battled an elite Vietcong battalion in a crowded Saigon residential district today and the fighting left scores of civilians wounded or dead. The baffle, abouf two miles from fhe downtown area, levelled houses throughout
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  • 215 1 Third case of cholera in S’ pore SINGAPORE. T u e s A third case of cholera has been confirmed in Singapore —two days after the second case was discovered. The patient is a 10-year-old schoolboy living at Peng Gee Road (Kampong Chat Chee off 6J m.s. Changi Road). He
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  • 111 1 Meet a very pretty Miss from the Land of the Cherry Blossoms. Rika Sazanami, 20. was among the 17-member “Flower” unit of the Takarazuka Dance Troupe of Japan which arrived in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. You can see more of her. and all the other
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  • 286 1  -  By YAP KOON HUI KIALA LI MPI R. Tues. A most unusual wedding took place in the Federal capital today. The bridegroom, his head heavily swathed in bandage was given two hours to get married and he was then whisked away bark to
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  • 86 1 PENANG. Tues. The Duke of Edinburgh. Prince Philip, flew in to the Royal Australian Airport Base, Butterworth, this evening en-route to Australia for talks with the Australian Prime Minister, Mr. W. Gorton. He was accompanied by his private secretary, Mr. J.B.V. Orr, and four other members
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  • 297 1  -  4 LANGUAGE STREAMS UNDER ONE ROOF By Jamal Ali KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. A co-educa* tional primary school which is to be named ''University School" will be set up jointly by the Faculty of Education, University of Malaya, and the Ministry of Education, early g —m
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  • 81 1 PARIS. Tues. (UPI) North Vietnamese delegate Col. Ha Van Lau, arriving from Hanoi for preliminary talks with the United States, said today he was “optimistic” about the outcome of the discussions. Lau. chief of a North Vietnamese liaison mission with the International Control Commission (ICC) for
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  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 336 2  - The walking, talking dolls’ of Japan by C. F. Lee KUALA LUMPUR. Tue«. To those who ha\e visited Japan before, one of the most prized souvenirs they have brought back with them must have those exquisitely beautiful Japanese dolls, dressed in the traditional kimono. Today, if anyone of them had
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    • 362 2 SINGAPORE Tups. A contested divorce preeeeding in the High Court was today told of certain terms offered by the father of the petitioner if the suit was not contested. This was disclosed in the court today by Dr. James Murugesu. brother-in-law of the respondent in the
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    • 137 2 SINGAPORE. Tues. The State and City Planning Office is currently conducting two surveys requiring interviewers and surveyors to enter residences, business premises or offices. They will ask questions of their occupants or record building conditions and uses. One survey is the Traffic Home Interview Survey which extends
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    • 659 2 SINGAPORE. Tues. A husband In a dlvnrce suit was alleged to have suggested that one of his children was “somebody’s child”, following a quarrel over the child. The charge was made in the High Court today by a schoolteacher. Tan Hong
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    • 339 2  -  Rly. track repairs cause traffic jam: By ROBERT KUAN RENGAS. Tues. Repairs to the railway track at the railway crossing on the main North-South trunk road near here last night caused a four-hour traffic jam involving more than 300 vehicles and threatening to
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    • 58 2 IPOH. Tues. A sundry goods shop proprietor in Chendenang was robbed of $6OO yesterday by three armed robbers, one of whom had a pistol. The robbers had come to the shop on two motor cycles. After the hold-up. the robbers also took away the motor cycle
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    • 301 2 8 Asian nations to tak e part KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The Federal Rroublic of Germany will hold an international import exhibition “Partners for Progress” from Sept. 27 to Oct. 6 in Berlin this year. The ten-day exhibition is aimed at promoting trade relation, investment and
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    • 45 2 KOTA BHARU, Tues. Four persons have been appointed assistant collectors of Land Revenue for the Administrative District of Kota Bharu. They are Enche Abdullah Sani bin Hassan. Enrhe Mohamed Noor bin Dahalan, Enche Yahya bin Meon and Enche Mohd. Wazir bin Abdullah.
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    • 2290 3 Pres. Yusof outlines policy matters of various ministries SINGAPORE, Tues. President Yusof Ishak has outlined fhe various measures and projects to be undertaken by the various ministries during the next five years. These policy-outlines were contained in a memorandum presented to Parliament as an
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    • 119 3 SINGAPORE. Tues. T’-esc are the six lovely r 'dels (see above) who will display a galaxy of fashions a*, a show at the Singapore Island Country Clvb on Saturday from 7.30 p.m to 9.30 p.m. The show “Collection 68 Is being organised in conjunction with Nurses Week and
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    • 197 3 Lee to move motion of thanks for President’ s address SINGAPORE. Tues. The Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew will move a motion of thanks to the President for his address at the opening of Parliament, at the forthcoming sitting on May 9. The “address of thanks” to be agreed
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    • 115 3 SINGAPORE. Tues. One hundred and three persons were killed in road accidents in the first four months of this year. This was a great increase as compared with 77 during the corresponding months of last year. However. there was a drop in the
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    • 175 3 MP to open S’ pore’ s 84th school SINGAPORE, Tues. The MP for Bukit Ho Swee. Mr. Seah Mui Kok, will open the $630,000 Bukit Ho Swee Vocational School on May 10 at 7.30 p.m. This will be the 84th school to be opened by thft present government. The Bukit
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    • 57 3 SINGAPORE. Tues. A fire, which broke out at the People’s Park last night, damaged property worth 52.500. The fire started at 11.18 p.m. was due to a shortcircuit. It was put off by two fire engines. Only two stalls, an electrical stall and a sundry stall were affected
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    • 584 4  -  Ambush....a success: $30,000 loot recovered By Lucian Peter Kuala Lumpur, Tues.— The elusive 44 Mini-Cooper Gang" which has been terrorising and robbing many people in the capital and Petaling Jaya for months was “grounded" here last night. The gang which had been eluding arrest by Police
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    • 211 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The Minister of Health, Dr. Ng Kam Poh. paid surprise visits to several hospitals recently. He did not uncover any serious shortcomings. Among the institutions he visited were the Ipoh General Hospital and the District Hospitals in Teluk Anson and Kampar.
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    • 85 4 The first of four batches of men and officers of the 14 Light Regiment. Royal Artillery, arrived from Lancashire at the Subang International Airport on Monday with their families. Three more batches will arrive on Wednesday and Friday to complete the deployment of the last British Army major unit in
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    • 358 4  -  By CHAN KAM YAU. KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. An English hitch-hiker who was refused an extension of his stay in the country caused quite a stir in the Municipal Court here today when he jumped up and exclaimed: “I will most certainly
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    • 160 4 PENANG. Tues The National President of the United Democratic Party. Dr. Lim Chong Eu. accused the Government of misusing the Internal Security Act by arresting the Chairman of the Labour Party of Malaya. Mr. Khor Kay Cham He was speaking at a
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    • 80 4 SEREMBAN. Tues. The sacking of a 17-year-old form six student from the King George the Fifth School here has sparked off a new controversy today. The student. N. Mahadevan. s o M. Nadchadtiram. a prominent businessman, was told to leave the school immediately after the school assembly
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    • 143 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues “The Government is likely to review the existing timber industry taxation in view of the difficulties being faced by the loggers in the country,” said Enche Abdul Razak bin Yusof. the President of the West Malaysia Loggers Association. A 14-man delegation today
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    • 85 4 SEREMBAN. Tues. Mr. E. P. E. Ananda. the newlyelected President of the Negri Sembilan Ceylonese Association maintained that the elections held on Sunday were constitutional and valid. Commenting on Mr. M. Nadchatiram. the ousted President’s stand that he is still the President of the N.S.C.A. as the elections
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    • 165 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues Police here have stepped up their effort* to track down three armed thugs one of whom stabbed a watchman of the Selangor Club in anger when he stopped them from breaking into the club yesterday morning The plucky watchman. Mr. Lai Singh. 51. who
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    • 132 4 SINGAPORE. Tues. The Nanyang University Students’ Fellowship has successfully completed its first job vacation programme. During the past three months the Fellowship arranged 95 undergraduates to work as temporary salesmen, teachers, reporters and secretaries in commercial firms and government statutory bodies. A press statement
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    • 22 4 SINGAPORE. Tues There were 88 road accidents of which four were serious during the past 24 hours in the Republic.
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    • 191 4 KUALA KANGSAR. Tues. The Sultan of Perak. Tuanku Idris Shah, on the eve of his departure on a sixmonth world tour, handed over the Instruments of Office to the Council of Regency at the Istana Iskandariah here in a brief but impressive ceremony this
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    • 263 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Tu6«. Tomorrow, th£ Malaysian Red CrOss Society will join with 200 million meihbers all over the world in observing the World Red Cross Day with activities in all major towns and districts in the country. The busy programme
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    • 42 4 SINGAPORE. Tues. The University of Philippines String Quartet will give a special performance to Nanyang University staff and students at the university's new auditorium tomorrow night. The visiting musicians are staying as guests of Nantah at the university campus.
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    • 442 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Housewives here will soon have the chance of using a new contraceptive drug, given by injection once every three months. At present tests are still conducted by the National Family Planning Board on the “injectible contraceptive”. They are expected to be completed
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    • 539 10 SINGAPORE, Tues. An adult education programme for parents to enhance their understanding of their roles and guidance to children was suggested tonight. The suggestion came from Mr. Ng Yeow Chong, the Mr tor Mountbatten when he spoke at the opening of the
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    • 66 10 SINGAPORE Tues. A 64-vear-old pedestrian was killed when he was knocked down by a car at the junction of Commonwealth Drive and Commonwealth Crescent at 4.30 p.m. yesterday. Choo Tang Tee. who was rushed to the General Hospital immediately after the accident died later. The police are appealing
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    • 418 10 SINGAPORE. Tues. The Sing apore Government spends about $600,000 a year in the form of grants to about 10 welfare homes in the Republic, Enche Othman Wok. Minister for Social Affairs said today. This sum. he added, included the payment of salaries to teaching
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    • 193 10 Sixteen-year-old Lee Hsien Loong. son of Premier Lee Kuan Yew. showed promise of being a good orator when he participated in the heats of the Junior Safety First Council's sixth annual oratorical contest yesterday. On the stage before a large audience young Lee spoke on
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    • 108 10 S’ PORE DIARY 12 45 pm. 2 p.m.: The Rotary Club of Singapore weekly luncheon at the Blue Room. Capitol Building 5.30 pm. 9 p.m.: S.A.T.A. free mass X-ray station at Sepoy Lines Malay School. Park Road. 7.30 pm.: Free film shows by the Ministry of Culture at Kampong Serangoon
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    • 183 10 SINGAPORE. Tues. A twenty-year marriage ended in the High Court today when a housewife. Kitty Judah successfully sued her husband for a divorce on the grounds of desertion. The petitioner told the court that since May 1959 she had lived apart from her
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    • 85 10 SINGAPORE Tues. One of America's most noted humorist and satirist. Dr. Richard Armour will give a lecture here on Thursday. He will speak on “Presidents are People the Human side of American Presidents" at the Lecture Theatre No. 3. University of Singapore. Dr. Armour's lecture is
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    • 161 10 Court told of counterfeit traveller’ s cheques SINGAPORE. Tues—Four days after a woman had received three US$lOO traveller’s cheques from a customer she learnt that they were counterfeit Ho Sau Hwan. wife of the manager of Cabaret Sineapura. told a magistrate's court today. Ho a bank clerk, was testifying at
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    • 215 10 Watch your step live SINGAPORE, Tues. The National Safety First Council's campaign on road safety for pedestrians is in full swing. As part of its drive, the council has engaged placard carriers to instil the "safety rules for pedestrians in the busier streets in Singapore Stressing the need for pedestrian
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    • 477 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Malaysia intends to send a trade delegation to East European countries in September, the acting Minister of Commerce and Industry, Enche Mohamed Kliir Johari disclosed today. He said September would be a useful month, as at that time there
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    • 154 11 IPOH, Tue S.— Two pistol packing robbers held up the proprietor of a tin ore dealer’s shop. Mr. Lee Yan Yew, 53, and his secretary, M:ss Chang Kit Yoon. 25. in Pusing Road here yesterday. The robbers ransacked the shop, .removing cash and Jewellery amounting
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    • 192 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority will hold a seminar here to study the problems of fishermen in West Malaysia in the middle of this month. Disclosing this, the Minister without Portfolio. Enche Ghaffar Baba, who is also the chairman of FAMA and MARA,
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    • 20 11 KUALA TRENGGANU. Tues Mr. Peter Fong Min Tat has been appointed acting Deputy Game Warden for the State.
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    • 123 11 Peninsular Art Gallery (41 Jalan Raja Muda): Works of prominent Malaysian artists 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Library Association of Malaysia: Talks on “What is a Public Library?" by Mrs Hedwig Anuar. Director of the National Library. Singapore, at Lincoln Cultural Centre 8 p.m. Young Women’s Christian Association:
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    • 281 11 Labourer jailed for culpable homicide KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. An odd job labourer, S. Jeyakumar, 17, walked into trouble when returning home after a wedding party one day. He heard his name being called and subsequently got into a scuffle that led nim
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    • 98 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Dr. R.C. Selby, head of the neurosurgical unit at the General Hospital here, will talk on “the brain and emotions’’ at 29. Jalan Ipoh. on Bunday at 4 p.m. The talk, open to the public, is under the auspices of the Kuala
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    • 260 11 KUALA LUMPUri. Tues. The Sultan and the Raja Muda of Selangor today paid a two-and-a-half hour visit to Sungei Buloh Leper Settlement. 13 miles from here They were greeted on arrival by the Medical Superintendent of the Settlement. Dr. M.K. Bhojwani and the Deputy Director
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    • 186 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The United Arab Republic Ambassador to Malaysia. Tan Sri Abdul Moneim Hassan Tawfik. left for home today after having served here for six years and seven months. His new appointment in Cairo will be as head of the Aslan Department in
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    • 251 11 PORT SWETTENHAM. Tues. Two “MacKenzle" class destroyer escort of the Royal Canadian Navy will be paying an informal visit here from May 14 to 18. The two warships are HMCS Qu'appelle, commanded by Commander R. Ratcllffe. and HMCS Saskatchewan, commanded by Commander N.S Jackson
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    • 77 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The (Indian) Maharashtra State Minister for Food and Fisheries. Mr. H G Vartak, left for Japan today after a four-day visit to Malaysia to study the fisheries and agriculture pro duce here. He to'.d reporters prior to his departure today
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    • Article, Illustration
      36 11 MALAYSIAN Deputy Premier Tun Abdul Razak (centre) welcomed on his arrival at Orly Airport, Paris, recently by French Head of Protocol, Bernard Durand (left) and French Transport Minister Jean Chamant (right). UPI radiophoto.
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    • 269 11 PENANG. Tues. A unique contest for girls, the first of its kind in Malaysia, will be held at the Penang Chinese Girls' High School hall on Aug. 30. in conjunction with the Penang Tourist Guides’ Association Ball, which is under the patronage
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    • 76 11 KUALA LINGGI. Tues. The Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives will soon take over the Fishermen's Co-operatives Society here Disclosing this yesterday, the Minister of Agriculture, Haji Ghaxaii Jawi. said the Ministry was forced to take over the society following the report that no progress
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    • 188 11 PENANG. Tues. A shop-assistant, Yeoh Lean Chow, who offered a SI bribe to a police constable, was today told to face the consequences rather than pay money to other people. He pleaded guilty before the Sessions Court President. Enche
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    • 182 11 PENANG Tues. The Chairman of the Rural District Council here. Enche Sulong Haji Mohamad, yesterday clarified that no labourers employed by his Council had been sacked without prior warning. He was commenting on a statement made by the Secretary of the Municipal and
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    • 161 11 IPOH, Tues. Four men. one armed with a pistol and the others with knives, held up the proprietress of a sundry goods shop in Kuala Kangsar Road her® yesterday, and robbed her of 51.512 in cash and jewellery and an assortment of cigarettes. Earlier, one
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 158 5 LONDON. Tues. (UPI) Film producer Roy Boutling, whose name has been linked romantically with actress Haylev Mills, and his wife were granted divorce decrees in London’s High Court yesterday on grounds of each other’s adultery. Mrs. Enid Boulting. a fashion model, was granted her decree on
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    • 107 5 HONG KONG. Tues. (Reuter) The Young Men’s Club of Hong Kong has organised a campaign for September instructing Hong Kong youths in civicmindedness. The president of the club, Mr. David Ling, said its target would be Hong Kong primary school children who he believed would be
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    • 159 5 ZURICH, Switzerland. Tues. (UPI) Commenting on the "Senseless killing” of four newsmen in Vietnam the International Press Institute (IPI) yesterday called for an international agreement for the protection of journalists covering war-like actions. The institute “strongly urges that journalists who see it as
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    • 90 5 PETERBOROUGH. Tues England. (UPIt Peter Fovargue has offered to ‘’seU’’ his 21-year-old wife for US$l2O to avoid going to jail. Fovargue. 28. a disabled crane driver, faces six months in jail on a US$96 fine on charges of breaking and entering and stealing cigarettes. He
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    • 133 5 ESSLINGEN (Dad) A European photo exhibit was held for the third time in Esslingen near Stuttgart (Federal Republic of Germany). Photo groups from 25 countries P arti cip ated “Europhoto 68”. The works which were on exhibit until April 15 in Esslingen’s Old City Hall was then displayed in 17
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    • 70 5 SAIGON, Tues. Here are photos of the four newsmen killed bv the Vietcong in Saigon in a Sunday ambush. Top left: John Cantwell. 29. of Time-Life who formerly worked for Associated Press in Singapore; Bruce Pigott 23. of Reuters. Michael Birch. 24. of the Australian
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    • 415 5 Japan becoming ‘concerned’ MA N I LA, Tues. (UPI), Mayor Antonio Villegas closed Manila to Japanese businessmen as port of the growing controversy over Japanese operations in the Philippines. The politically ambitious mayor revoked the work permit of the Japanese firms yesterday after only
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    • 204 5 FORT WORTH. Texas. Tues. (UPI) Police, suspecting revenge, accused a 27-year-old man yesterday of walking into a night club full of people and splashing it with gasoline, setting a fire that killed eight persons. The fire spread quickly through the psychedelically lighted “Luckey’s
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    • 484 5 Patience and perseverance in pursuit of peace’ Thai PM in New York NEW YORK Tues. (UPI) Thai Premier Thanom Kittikachorn has called for "patience and perseverance” in pursuit of peace. The Southeast Asian leader opened a two-day New York visit with a 45minute call on U.N. Secretary General U Thant
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    • 340 5 NEW YORK. Tues. (UPI) The trial of Barry Goldwater's two- billion dollar libel suit against Fact Magazine began yesterday with his wife testifying he once suffered from exhaustion but recovered quickly. The 1964 Fact article contained allegedly libellous statements wnich were termed ’’Scurrilous” by Goldwater’s
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    • 255 5 BOONDOCKS: The rural areas away from urban centres. It Is In the boondocks that a candidate barnstorms. BUMPER STICKER: A printed slogan, name, or picture which a voter attaches to his automobile to proclaim his allegiance to a candidate or party. CAMPAIGN BUTTON: A plastic or metal
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    • 418 5 NEW ORLEANS Tues. (UPI) A court of appeals yesterday upheld the conviction of former heavyweight boxing champion Cassius Clay for “wilfully refusing to report for and submit to induction into the Armed Forces of the United States.” "There has been no administrative process which Clay,
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    • 170 6 LA PLATA, Argentina, Tues. (Reuter) Three big oil tankers exploded in a chain reaction in the River Plate Port of Ensenada near here yesterday, killing at least five people and setting docks ablaze. River police said several other people were missing
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    • 144 6 HOLLYWOOD. Tues. (Reuter) Police are treating as suicide the bizarre death or stage and screen character actor Albert Dekker, found bound and handcuffed with obscene writing on his body in his flat here. Dekker, 62. a native of New York, had been dead for
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    • 57 6 T DACCA, Pakistan. Tues. (Reuter) Sixty-s even people were feared drowned early today when a river launch capsized after a .collision, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported. The agency said 175 men. ■women and children were aboard the launch when It was involved in a head-on collision
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    • 78 6 CANBERRA. Tues (Reuter) Both Australia and Japan had made worthwhile trade advances from the Aust r a 1 1 a- Japan Trade Treaty the second business session of the Joint Business Corporation Committees was told here today. In formal papers reviewing the treaty, the
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    • 951 6 MATTOON, Illinois, Tues. (UPI). —He looks like the boy next door. ITI Thomas Charles Fuller II is accused of the cold blooded murder of five children. Fuller is being held in a private cell in the Coles County Jail at nearby Charleston. He
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    • 140 6 WASHINGTON. Tues. (Reuter) —President Johnson has virtually won his nine-month battle for a tax increase designed to bring in about US$lO,OOO in a full year. After months of relentless pressure the President finally convinced the House of Representatives tax-writing Ways and Means Committee to approve
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    • 75 6 UNITED NATIONS. New York. Tues. (Reuter) —A report of the U.N. council for Southwest Africa calling for decisive action by the General Assembly to oust South Africa from the territory was to be placed before the assembly today. The report was drawn up by
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    • 67 6 TOKYO. Tues. (Reuter) The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has lifted the temporary ban imposed yesterday on the Imports of New Zealand meat, a Ministry spokesman said today. The move followed an official report from the Japanese Embassy in New Zealand that a disease
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    • 132 6 SOLTAU. Tues. (Reuter) Two British soldiers died and 18 others were injured when a troop carrier skidded off the Autobahn near Soltau yesterday afternoon, police said here today. A police spokesman said most of the men in the lorry appeared to be reservists
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    • 64 6 STOCKHOLM. Tues. (Reuter) Swedish teenagers entering military service fihis autumn will get beer in the canteens, more time to watch television and a compulsory short haircut. A military report sub- mitted to the Government recently also proposed that soldiers should “bow slightly” when meeting officers instead
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    • 147 6 NEW YORK, Tues. (Reuter) Retiring United Nations Ambassador Mr. Arthur Goldberg said tonight that a negotiated settlement of the Vietnam conflict was likely to be one In which neither side could claim triumph “but in which none will taste humiliation or defeat”.
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    • 112 6 NEW YORK, Tues. (Reuter) Former United States Ambassador to Moscow Mr. George S. Kennan has won the 1968 Pulitzer prize for his biography, “Memoirs, 1925-1950.” ?«Ir. Kennan's book, a recounting of his career as a diplomat, was published by Little Brown and Company. The annual awards
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    • 224 7 NEW YORK. Tues. (UPI) Striking Columbia University students scuffled ■with other undergraduates trying to enter classrooms for the first time in two weeks yesterday A top scnool official threatened to recall City Police to the campus and seek a court Injunction if the trouble continued.
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    • 138 7 HOMINY FALLS. West Virginia. Tues. (UPI) A wall of water poured into a mine shaft yesterday, trapping 27 miners deep inside a soft coal pit near this small West Virginia town One man of a 23-man work crew escaped to the surface but the water
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    • 69 7 HONG KONG. Tues. (Reuter) The proCommunist authorities in lower Laos recently released two French journalists and a nurse detained in early April for intruding into a “liberated zone,” the North Vietnamese news agency reported yesterday. The journalists were identified as Haguy Sanoi Taux and Patrick
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    • 106 7 LOS ANGELES. Tues. (UPI) When the course of true love became uncertain fo r Dick Annotico and Carol Appel, he launched an immediate, overwhelming and still continuing campaign to win her hand. First. Annotico sent her a handful of record albums with songs about love. Then, he
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    • 63 7 PARIS Tues General view of front of International Conference Centre Building on the Kleber Avenue, near the Arch of r .1 Iv I o l UCs. Vir 11 v 1 a I v iin wi wilt u Triumph here, where Initial meetings between the U.S.
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    • 342 7 CRUCIAL PARIS PARLEY SAIGON, Tues. (Reuter) South Vietnam and her allies should work out a plan to invade North Vietnam and the United States should continue bombing the North if proposed Vietnam peace talks break down, the influential independent daily newspaper Tu Do (Freedom) said
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    • 158 7 MANILA. Tues. (Reuter) Governor Jose Estevez of Albay province said yesterday that the eruption of Mayon Volcano, in his province. about 200 miles southeast of Manila, has posed a big problem to the national government. The eruption has inflicted an estimated 20 million pesos (£2
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    • 76 7 HONG KONG, Tues. (Reuter) North Korean border guards todav captured a group of American soldiers who intruded into North Korean territory, the North Korean central news agency reported. The intrusion took place at the Majang-Ri region in the central sector of the military demarcation
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    • 134 7 JAKARTA. Tues. (Reuter) The Indonesian government has appealed to the country's hundreds of small private banks to amalgamate into a large credit syndicate. Central Bank Governor Radius Prawiro said In a message to a banking seminar this week that this was necessary because private banks,
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    • 139 7 SPACE CENTRE. Houston. Texas, Tues. (UPI) Astronaut Neil Armstrong, who piloted the Gemini 8 spacecraft t > an emergency landing in 1263. parachuted safely Ir.m a jet-p-wercd moon landing trainer seconds before it crashed and burned yesterday. Paul Haney, chief spokesman for the manned spacecraft
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    • 190 7 HAVANA. Cuba, Tues. (Reuter) American millionaire industralist Cyrus Eaton, famed for his visits to former Soviet Premier Nikita Khruschev, has arrived in Cuba to meet Premier Fidel Castro. Major Rene Valloje. one of Castro’s closest aides, and Senhor Roberto Melondez. head of protocol at
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    • 40 7 MANILA. Tues. (Reuter) A new massive anticholera vaccination drive has been launched by the Health Department today in Manila and its suburbs Health officials here said target of the drive would cover over a million people.
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    • 52 7 LONDON. Tues (UPI) Minister of State John Stonehouse announced yesterday he will soon visit Australia to discuss renewal of arrangements under which Britain uses the Woomera rocket test range. The Technology Junior Minister, in a written House of Commons reply, said the present deal expires on
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    • 270 7 JAKARTA, Tuci. (Reuter) Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia arrived here today on a weeklong state visit amid sharp protests from Moslem groups accusing him of tyranny. Armoured cars and a strong troop contingent lined the route to the airport where Moslems painted wall slogans
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    • 92 7 WASHINGTON. Tues. (Reuter) Mr. George Ball, named as the new US ambassador to the United Nations, will fly to Paris on Friday or Saturday, but members of his New York firm said the trip was a purely private one. “It has absolutely nothing
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    • 94 7 HONG KONG. Tues. (Reuter) Hong Kong police will ask Interpol to help in the hunt for an Indonesian Chinese wanted for questioning about a murder case in which a woman and a child were chopped up. police spokesman said today. The spokesman said a photograph and
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    • 43 7 SAIGON. Tues. UPI photographer R. Eggleston a decorated US Navy hero of the Vietnam war was killed yesterday while rovering fighting in Saigon outskirts. The 23-year-old photographer was struck in the head by a Vietcong bullet. UPI radiophoto.
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    • 1210 6 V.JS.V.Z.iS. EASTERN SUN U N C L E. FAN CLUB NEWS Open Channel D. come in all agents JJOW are all you agents getting on? It has been a long time since I last eomto rehad the short time. badge is the Section Number. 2) No. Mr. Waverly is the
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  • 763 8 TWO years ago the Alliance appointed an officer to keep tab on Members of Parliament, State Assemblymen, Local Councillors and other Alliance members, and submit monthly reports to Alliance Headquarters on how these people’s representatives are performing their duties to keep the Alliance image in shining
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  • 1830 8 The yardstick of Gerakan’s success survival I REFER to the letters 'Gerakan has made impact on people' and another entitled 'Problem of absolute pol i t i c a I power' which appeared in your paper on the April 20 and May 2 respectively. I must, first and foremost, offer
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    • 477 8 THE latest British Immigration Act to curb the entry of only Afro-Asian and West Indian immigrants and the various farcical attempts to outlaw colour bar in Britain, testify once more, the false sense of racial superiority and the deep-seated prejudice of the white men’ against
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    • 343 8 TREAD with interest your editorial, “A Realistic Policy”. While it is true Burma has managed to pursue a neutralist policy all this time, it is problematical if she is able to keep up her non-alignment policy for long. There are subtle moves to bring her
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  • 265 8  -  By Henry B. Rothblatt (Author* "Handbook of Evidence For Criminal Trials") |>t/SS£L was the owner of a two-storey house. Lillian, his only tenant, brought suit against him after she suffered an accident. asked Russell to fix the banister on the stairway.” Lillian explained. “He came and pulled
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 42 8 Eastern Sun Independent National Newspaper WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1968 23-B. Cantonment Read. Singapore 2. Telephone: *****/7 Penang Office Ipoh Office 39. |alan Sultan. Kuala Lumpur. Malaytia. Telephone: *****/6 8. Leith Street, Tel: ***** 77. Brewiter Road. Tel: ***** Cable Address: AW NEWS
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  • COMMERCIAL&INDUSTRIAL
    • 320 9 SINGAPORE. Tues. May first grade rubber f.o.b. closed at 5 p.m. in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur today at 49} cents per lb., unchanged from previous close. The tone was very quiet. After a slow opening, first business was done fractionally higher than last night’s levels for May which
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    • 25 9 HONG KONG. Tues (UPI) Money Quotations; HK$6 075 6.090 per US dollar for cash HK514.53 per pound sterling HK5302.75 per tael gold.
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    • 246 9 IyASHINGTON Tues. (UPI) A Congressional economics expert warned yesterday that unless America’s trading partners helped in overcoming her balance of payments deficit the country might be forced to turn to economic isolationism. Rep Thomas B Curtis, Republican Missouri, ranking Republican member
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    • 18 9 WASHINGTON. Tues. (Reuter) No offers were made today to General Services Administration to buy tin.
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    • 183 9 SINGAPORE, Tues A new direct-burial splicing kit using a versatile mould body to encapsulate and insulate drop-wire tap splices in a moisture seal of epoxy has been announced by 3M Company. Called “Scotchcast” brand communications splicing Number 4501 the mould is
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    • 52 9 NEW YORK. Tues (UPI) Rubber futures closed unchanged and untraded on the N Y Commodity Exchange yesterday. May 17.758 18.25 July 17.708 18.30 Sept. 17.808 18.30 Nov. 18 008 18.45 Jan. 18.108 18.55 March 18.108 18-55 May 18 208 1865 Spot No. 1 RSS unchanged at 184
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    • 188 9 NEW YORK. Tues. *UPI) Approval by the House Ways and Means Committee of President Johnsons proposed tax boost yesterday sparked a strong rally that almost erased an early decline on the New’ York Stock Exchange. Trading was active but well below Friday's pace. The list
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    • 16 9 SINGAPORE. Tues.— The tin price for today was $557.25 per picul, down 12} cents.
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    • 124 9 SINGAPORE. Tues. Outboard Marine Australia Limited (OMA) announce the appointment of Mr. John Russell as resident Factory Representative for Malaysia. O.M.A. is the Australian member of the world wide group. Outboard Marine Corporation, manufacturers of Johnson and Evinrude outboard motors. Pioneer chain saws and other
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    • 80 9 LONDON. Tues (UPI) Rubber market closed very quiet with spot 17 17-1/8. SETTLEMENT HOUSE June 17 17-1/8 Julv 17-1/8 17-5/16 Aug 17-5/16 17-7/16 July/Sept 17-5/16 17-7/16 Oct/Dec 17-5/8 17-3/4 Jan/Mar 17-15/16 18-1/16 April/June 18-3/16 18-3/8 July Sept 18-3/8 18-9/16 Oct/Dec 18-1/2 18-3/4 Jan/Mar 18-5/8 18-7/8 April/June 18-13/16
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    • 136 9 SINGAPORE, Tues. Sheng Huo Enterprise Ltd. on Saturday night gave a dinner for its employees at the factory premises in Tanglin Halt during which cash awards and gold medals were given to outstanding workers for achievement and good conduct. Among the guests was Mr. Jek Yeun
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    • 1022 9 SINGAPORE. Tues. More turnover was recorded today in the industrial section of the Stock Exchange with prices generally steady or slightly better in selected issues. Following the announcement of two for five bonus issue. Boustead was done erratically from $2.20 to $2.18 to $2.22
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    • 98 9 SINGAPORE. Tues. The Association of Banks in Malaysia Singapore today made the following changes in its rates to merchants: New Y'ork: Buying TT. 32-13'16: Airmail O.D. 3215'16; 90 d/st. 33-J credit bills; 33-11/16 trade bills. Canada: Buying T.T. 35i Airmail O.D. 35J; 90 d/st. 36J credit bills; 362
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    • 461 9 SING A PORE* —Stwck Exchange sold and oiler prices officially listed at the close of business. INDUSTRIALS Ben «c Co 2.82 2.85 Boustead < B1 2.20 Z.Z5 t sugar 2.90 Chemical Co 1.42 1.44 old storage 4.H> 4.20 Dunlop \ii 2.; a 2.80 t smelting XU O..M 5
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    • 50 9 (Managers' Prices) f irst Malayan 2.54 second Malayan 1.82 Third Malayan XD 1.15 The Commerce Industry .95 1 04 The saving Fund 1.00 1.09 First ll’kong delete SO .85* second ll'kong XI* .36 .60* Malaysian Investment f tind Xl> 1.10 1.20 Sterling C’nioditv XI* 5/2 <* Hong Kong
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    • 111 9 SINGAPORE, Tues. The noon prices at the Singapore hine-e Produce Exchange today are:Buyer Seller Coconut Oil (1 O B.) Bulk 66.25 Coconut Oil ti o B Drums 68.75 Copra Mixed \pr./Mav 39.00 Muntok White Pepper (1 O B 96% M W 110 00 Sarawak White Pepper (E.O.B.) 96% 1
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    • 182 9 SINGAPORE. Tues.— The following ships are expected to be in port today:Gndowns Vessels 1/2 Nara 3/4 Peisander 5 Ocean Leader 6/7 Ocean Builder 8/9 Primorje 10/11 Van Neck 13/14 Cyclops 15/16 Nehaj 18 Laertes 19 Kota Maju 23/24 Choei Maru 25/26 Nurith 29/30 Tobago 31/32 Pembrokeshire 35/36
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    • 898 9 AIR MOVEMENTS—S'PORE, K. LUMPUR Time 2.30 p.m. Air Ceylon, Rome, Karachi. Colombo. <AE 118/116 from London, Time 3.15 p.m. Airline MSA (ML 007) from Penang. Time 4.55 p.m. Airline MSA (ML 052) from Singapore, Malacca Time 5.53 p.m. Airline MSA (ML 615) from Hongkong. Time 6.55 p.m. Airline MSA (ML
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    • 1506 10 ■x-.-yyjpm ßn your TV and today J >S*K>Siw •.‘•iwt^..v. v .;g®&;>*:2-***** TV MALAYSIA CHANNEL 5 KUALA LUMPUR and Pulau Pinang. 6 Ipoh and Melaka: 3 A 10 Johore Bahru; 4 Taiping; 7 Batu Pahat; 9 Kluang. P.M. 545 Opening Annct Prog. Summary; 5 50 News Outline in the National Language;
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  • Eastern Sun Special
    • 544 12 "TT'S a whale of a town/' punned an English-speaking taxi- driver to a recent visitor in tiny Sandef jord on the rocky southeast coast of Norway. The pun is justified, for when whaling was big business Sandefjord earned itself o reputation as capital of
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    • 626 12  -  By PETER JOB THE backward territory of West Irian, scene of deposed President Sukarno's biggest triumph, is emerging as one of the major problems his successor, Pres i d e n t Suharto has to face. Before Dr. Sukarno fell from power
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    • 496 12  - Addis Ababa—important place in African world By JOHN TALBOT ADDIS ABABA is one of Africa's fastest growing cities. With a population of just under 640.000, according to the 1967 census. and with city limits covering an area of over 130 square miles, it is already the largest city in East
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    • 321 12  -  By YASUO NAKAGAWA JAPAN has no conscription, but every year as many as 80,000 Japanese civilians undergo brief military training with the Japanese Self-Defence Forces (J.S.D.F.). J.S.D.F started accepting civilians for a few days of military training in 1961 as part
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    • 497 12  -  By THAUNG MYINE fjpHAI Government irrigation officials in Chiang Mai and neighbouring Lamphun Provinces are tackling the problem of too many private irrigation canals and too much waste of water through year round cultivation. There are exactly 2.009 canals many of them dug as
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  • 54 13 AN JANETTE Comer as the Mexican girl, K<nita, whose village is saved from destruction by marauding Yaqui Indians through the heroic efforts of Anthony Quinn in MGM's "Guns for San Sebastian/' currently showing at the Orchard Theatre in Singapore. The film is shot in 70 MM, colour
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  • 210 13 SINGAPORE, Tues. —Dick Van Dyke who starred brilliantly in "Mary Poppins is back on the screen with yet another success in "Fitzwilly". Making her debut in films is Babara Feldon of the famous “Get Smart” TV comedy series whose
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  • 583 13 'THE star line-up f6r the x film The Battle Of Britain has been announced. The cast (in alphabetical order) includes Harry Andrews, Michael Caine, Edward Fox, Rex Harrison. Curt Jurgens, lan McShane, Sir Laurence Olivier. Nigel Patrick, Christopher Plummer, Sir Michael Redgrave, Sir
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  • 806 13  -  HOLLYWOOD EVERYWHERE By Sheilah Graham BETTE Davis has had it with horror pictures. In her next film. ‘'The Cellist,” for American producer Art Cooper, who lives in England. Bette will play a straight, compassionate role. The man she wants as her vis-a-vis is Sellers
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    • 212 13 SHAW OUnANISKTTOf .T^rgrrm znth Day! 11. 2.30. 6.13 A 9.13 p.m Main Feature (tarts promptly at 11.18. 2.48. 6.28 9.33 p m Clmt Eastwood. Lee Van elect THE GOOD. THE BAD Sc THE L'GLY" Ell Wal'.ach Scope A Color (DAI COMING SOON! Dick Van Dyke aa ‘‘FITZWILLY" In PanaVision Color
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    • 379 13 GALA 172*7 Bf ACH ROAD Last Dat! 130. 00. 6.30. 9.15 p.m. “SAVAGE GRINGO” In Color Kent Clark Yronne Bastem i r=Adm.- $l.OO. *3 00 A $3.OO=Sl I Ample car park apace available behind the theatre. Entrance II between Gala and Marlboronrh Theatre* Gala A Palace: Opens Tomorrow! The GREATEST
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  • SUN SPORT
    • 270 15 SINGAPORE, Tues. Singapore will be proposed as venue for the staging of a world badminton championships when the International Badminton Federation meets in Lon- don in July. The proposal will be tabled by the Philippines Badminton Association. A letter to this effect has been
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    • 424 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. 0.8. Lim, who made bowling headlines throughout South-east Asia with his electrifying 739-oin threegame scratch in the preliminary qualifying rounds of the Cathay Pacific-Bruns-wick Far East Championships, received a jolt of reality in the semi-finals {ilayed at the Merlin Bowing
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    • 65 15 LEEDS. Tues. (Reuter) John Atkinson. 21-year-old Leed? rugby league leftwinger. has been brought into the British party for the world championship senes in Australia and New Zealand this summer. Atkinson was named as replacement for the injured Neil Fox by the British selectors at their meeting
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    • 82 15 IPOH, Tues. Tamil Youngsters defeated Ipoh Municipality Recreation Club 5-1 in a Division One Ipoh District soccer league match at the Municipal Padang this evening. In another match on the same field, Kinta Electrical Department were held to a 1-1 draw by Ipoh Youngsters after leading
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    • 60 15 SEOUL. Tues. (UPI) Japan and Hong Kong played to a scoreless draw in a game of the Tenth Asian youth soccer championships here today. It was Japan’s first draw after two straight defeats. For Hong Kong, it was the second draw against one setback Both Japan and Hong
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    • 21 15 LONDON. Tues. (UPI) Last night's soccer results. Third Division Southport 1 Scunthorpe 1. Fourth Division Swansea 0 Hartlepools 2.
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    • 22 15 IPOH, Tues. The Municipality beat Anglo-Chinese “B” 2-0 in a Division Two Ipoh District hockey league match here this evening.
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    • 89 15 The fourth annual meeting of the Metal Industry Employees’ Union was held in Kuala Lumpur recently. The meeting was opened by the general secretary of the National Union of Plantation Workers. Mr. P.P. Narayanan, at the Town Hall. At the function souvenirs were presented to the winners and runners-up of
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    • 173 15 SEOUL, Tues. (Reuter) India showed good form to beat Taiwan 3—o in their second Pool “A'’ elimination match on the fifth day of the Tenth Asian youth soccer championship at the Seoul stadium today. India led I—o at half time. The taller
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    • 98 15 GLASGOW. Scotland. Tues i Reuter t Players should be suspended for a given number of matches inbtead of for a period of time, according to a report on soccer discipline by the Scottish Football Association. The report says 81 players were sent off this season
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    • 279 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The official starter and medical officer were not present at the all-comers meet organised by the Selangor Amateur Athletic Association held at Kampong Pandan on Sunday. The meet attracted a record number of competitors who provided keen
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    • 147 15 LONDON, Tues Reuter) Americas Billie-Jcan King, the worlds leading woman tennis player, took the singles title and 900 sterling in her first professional tournament in Britain Mrs King triumphed 4-6. 9-7. 7-5, after an exciting, hard-fought struggle at Wembley last night against Britain's Ann Jones,
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    • 53 15 GUILDFORED, (England.) Tues. (Reuter) Pakistani players H. Rahim and M. Iqbal both reached the second round of the men's singles in the Surrey hard court lawn tennis championships here today. Rahim beat B. Simpson of Britain 6-1 6-2. while Iqbai scored a 6-2 6-2 victory over
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    • 148 15 Another ClarkeKeino duel likely LONDON, Tues.—The International Athletes Club are to organise a major invitation meeting on the Crystal Palace, all-weather tartan track in London on Aug. 24. Highlight of the event will be an attack on the two miles world record. Invitations have gone out to the world’s top
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    • 375 15 SINGAPORE. Tues. Albert Davamom and Chiam Cheng Hee shared top honours in the Tanjong Katong Girl’s School and Tanjong Katong Secondary School annual combined athletic meet held at the Tanjong Katong Girls’ School ground recently. Davamoni won the 400 metres. 800 metres and 1.500 metres
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    • 300 15 SINGAPORE. Tues. Raja Suria of the Headquarters Division of the Ministry of Health is tipped to win the 6 12 miles Nurses Week Big Walk to be held at the Thomson Road General Hospital on May 12, starting at 7.00 a.m. Raja
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    • 137 15 BANDOL France, Tues. (UPI) Sweden led Rhodesia 2-1 yesterday in a Group A European zone first round Davis Cup tennis tie after demonstrators caused the match to be switched to a neutral venue. In yesterday's doubles. Ove Bengtsson teamed with Hasse Nerell to score
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    • 157 15 ROME. Tues. (UPI) i~ Second-seeded Cliff Richey, US outgunned Andras Szikszay of Hungary 6-3, 7- 6-4 as the 25th Italian Tennis Championships began yesterday. Richey had trouble settling down after a rejuggled schedule left him and Szikszay playing on an out of the way
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    • 95 15 SINGAPORE. Tues. Mr. R T Ponnampalam was elected president of the Valiant Badminton Party, at the first annual general meeting held recently. Vice-presidents elected were: Dr Tang Wee Cheang. Dr Lim Whye Geok, Dr. Lindv Lin Chian Yong and Mr. Donald Wong. Other officials elected were:
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    • 1347 16 Horses Class 2, Div. 2 9 Fur*. 0 Bean Chimes 4y 900 Hoong Vun Stable Daniels 058 Pride of Greece 7y 8.11 Esemeralda Stable B Kelen 243 Champion 9y 811 Soon Lee Stable 080 Half Crown 6y 8.08 Mr Ng Loong Kee Mansor
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    • 350 16  -  By WINDSOR LAD QINGAPORE, Tues. Orie, with Luke Kong astride, did an impressive gallop over 3t in 37 on a good track here this morning. On this workout he bears watching at this meet« ing. Another horse that showed
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    • 65 16 Three plucky two-year-olds get accustomed to water at an early age under the supervision of experienced swimmers in the teaching pool at the German Sports College in Cologne (Federal Republic of Germany). In this way. the experts at Germany’s best-known sports academy work out methods for group teaching of small
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    • 324 16 PENANG. Tues. Hong Kong began its series of cricket matches in Malaysia with a draw against Penang in a one-day game on the Western Road ground here today. W. Dougan. In a sound Innings of 72 runs, enabled Penang to put up a
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    • 581 16 LONDON. Tues. (Reuter) Surrey and Kent became the first sides to record victories in this season's Fnglish county cricket championship. Surrey overwhelmed Northamptonshire by eight wickets while Kent beat Lancashire by six wickets in yester- day's matches. Northamptonshire collapsed against the
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    • 130 16 SINGAPORE. Tues. Two horses Brave Venture and Roland II have been promoted to class one. according to the latest Malayan Racing Association classification list. Other classifications: Promotions: From class four to class three: Replace. Currency Note. Balcrest. Kanrhana. Solicitor. From class six to
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    • 83 16 PENANG. Tues. Thammasarat University soccer team from Bangkok beat Penang’s Burnley Cup team 2-1 in a thrilling match at the City Stadium here this evening The visitors obtained their first goal in the 30th minute of play. Half time score was 1-0. In the ninth
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    • 447 16 TOKYO. Tues (UPI) Whether the Philippines will make a creditable showing against Japan in their Davis Cup tennis competition from Friday through Sunday in Tokyo will depend on 47-year-old Felicisimo Ampon. The two teams meet in the finals of the Davis
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    • 29 15 Singapore Turf Club Announces the opening of a NEW BRANCH FOR ah ■fr Lr at 23, Hock Lam Street SINGAPORE Tickets for the Singapore May Meeting ON SALE TODAY
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    • 58 16 EmpText Penan?: 10.00 am. (6.9 ft.), 9.38 p.m. (7.0 ft.) Port Swettenham: 1.27 a.m. (12.0 ft.), 2.04 p.m. (14.1 ft.) Port Dickson: 2.40 a.m. (6.5 ft.), 3.02 p.m. (7.4 ft.) Singapore: 6.41 a.m. (7.0 ft.), 8.26 p.m. (7.3 ft.) Sedili Kechil: 4.50 a.m. (4.8 ft.), 6.23 p.m. (6.5 ft.) Kuantan:
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