Eastern Sun, 18 May 1968
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Title Section24 1968-05-18 1 Eastern Sun Independent National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION *ft Estd. 1966. Vol. 2 No. 648 Saturday, 18 May 1968. MC (P) 0050 Price 15 cents24 words
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Article316 1968-05-18 1 U. S., North Vietnam negotiators hold 3rd full-scale session today PARIS, Fri. (Reuter) JJNITED States and North Vietnam negotiators prepared today for the third full-scale preliminary peace talks session tomorrow (0930 GMT Saturday), with their conflicting positions evidently as far apart as ever. A spokesman for the316 words
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Article78 1968-05-18 1 LIEGE, Belgium. Fri. (Reuter) Malaysia’s Deputy Primier and Defence Minister Tun Abdul Razak today toured the national armaments factory at Herstal north of here. The Minister, who arrived here yesterday from Amsterdam for an official visit, is believed to be sounding out the possibilities of78 words
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Article, Illustration84 1968-05-18 1 HOKKAIDO. Northern Japan An aerial view of the twisted and cracked University of Hakadate after the earthquake in Northern Japan and left hundreds homeless. The death toll rose to 44 yesterday as more bodies were dug out from under shattered houses and buildings following the— UPI radio-; photo. - 84 words
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Article106 1968-05-18 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Frl. About 2.500 people In the Jinjang New Village, six miles from here, were inoculated against cholera at two specially 6et up centres this morning. This was one of the precautionary measures taken by the health authorities following the death of a 67-year-old woman106 words
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374 1968-05-18 1 LO.NDON. Fri. (Reuter) The price of gold on the free market jumped to record levels yesterday in trading in London, Paris and Zurich after South Africa, the world's chief gold producing nation reiterated its policy of not selling any new gold in374 words
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Article166 1968-05-18 1 SINGAPORE. Fri. It was disclosed in the High Court today by Mr. Justice Buttrose before his judgment jn a divorce case—that he had received an anonymous letter which made a scandalous attack on one of the witnesses in the case. The Judge remarked that the letter166 words
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301 1968-05-18 1 C.F. LEE - BRITISH MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN S'PORE By C.F. LEE TZ'UALA LUMPUR, Fri. Malaysian would like to share with Singapore all the military installations and equipment left behind on the island when the British forces pull out from this region. Stating this today at301 words
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109 1968-05-18 1 AUCKLAND. Fri. (Reuter) Miss Fong Lai Kuen will begin her journey home to Petaling Jaya. near Kuala Lumpur, tomorrow after a successful heart operation at Green Lane Hospital here. “Thank you I shall never forget you.” said 18-year-old Miss Fong in a farewell109 words
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Article29 1968-05-18 1 MANILA. Fri. (Reuter President Ferdinand Marcos has ordered the Philippine armed forces to launch land, sea and air operations against well-armed pirate bands in Southern Philippine islands.29 words
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Miscellaneous22 1968-05-18 1 LADIES DAY 22) II WiiK "Good night, Elmer. You must invite me again next time you land a track record-breaking daily double!’*22 words
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LOCAL NEWS
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Article, Illustration603 1968-05-18 2 SINGAPORE. Fri. The Minister lor Defence, Mr. Lim Kim San. today received more donations towards the National Defence Fund, at his usual Friday sessions at Pearl's Hill Headquarters. The following is the list of donations Issued by the Ministry of Defence. Queenstown Women’s Association s2.ftftft. Received— Eastern Sun pictures. - 603 words
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139 1968-05-18 2 SINGAPORE Frl. A Singapore delegation, comprising prominent rubber packers and businessmen, left here tonight to attend the Natural Rubber Producing Countries Conference in London, which will be held from Monday to Tuesday. The delegation will be headed by Mr Chia Cheong Sook from the139 words
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224 1968-05-18 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Blind students at the Malayan Association for the Blind, Gurney Training Centre in Brickfields, today had a VIP visitor, when Selangor's Mentri Besar, Dato Harun Haji Idris, paid his first visit to the centre. He saw' the students hard at224 words
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Article159 1968-05-18 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. The Prime Minister. Tunku Abdul Rahman's trip to London next month to receive the key to the city has been postponed from June 12 to June 14. Disclosing this at the weekly post cabinet press conference today, the Tunku said the159 words
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140 1968-05-18 2 SINGAPORE. Fri. Two Canadian naval ships will arrive on Sunday for a four-day goodwill visit to the Republic The H.M.C.S. “Saskatchewan” and “Qu'appelle” are part, of the 2nd Canadian Escort Squadron, which consists of six destroyerescorts and is based in Esquimalt. British Columbia. on140 words
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Article82 1968-05-18 2 SINGAPORE. Fri. The Raffles Interact Club will stage a cultural variety show entitled ‘Music Through the Times.’ at the National Theatre on June 3. The show will be under the patronage of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Culture Euohe Sha'ari Tadin. The show is being82 words
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Article35 1968-05-18 2 SINGAPORE. Fri. Telephone service between Singapore and Laos will be available to the public with effect from May 2ft. Full particulars of the service are obtainable bv reference to Telecoms. Tel. 908.35 words
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282 1968-05-18 2 SINGAPORE. Fri. The Inaugural meeting between the Singapore and French Governments to facilitate investment and the free flow of trade between the two countries, began this afternoon. The meeting is being held with a view to negotiate for an agreement between the two282 words
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552 1968-05-18 3 SINGAPORE, Fri. The Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, has called on shoe manufacturers in the Republic to modernise and expand. Speaking at the 21st anniversary dinner of the Chinese Shoe Merchants Association on Wednesday, Mr. Lee assured that the Economic Development Board was552 words
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1613 1968-05-18 3 'Mr. and Mrs. Homemaker's' divorce case The eight year -old marnage of Mr. and Mrs Homemaker has “irretrievably come to an end.” The marriage has completely broken down beyond any doubt. These remarks were made today by Mr. Justice1,613 words
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Article109 1968-05-18 3 SINGAPORE. Fri. Quek Ah Kow. 22. was today sentenced to 18 months’ jail by a District Court for illegal possession of a .22 revolver and seven rounds of ‘dumdum’ bullets. Quek, described as the former headman of the “Sio Ang Hor” gang of the109 words
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111 1968-05-18 3 SINGAPORE, Fri. A man and a women were today charged in the Ninth Magistrate’s Court with bribing an Immigration Officer at the Woodlands Checkpoint with $l9. Sam Nge Moy. 23, a seamstress. and her friend. Teng Ah Sai. 26. a rubber estate labourer, are111 words
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Article, Illustration333 1968-05-18 3 SINGAPORE. Fri. The Minister for Defence. Mr. Lim Kim San. today called on foreign firms based in Singapore to come out in support of the National Defence Funds byway of donations. He made this call when he received cheques for333 words
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Article80 1968-05-18 3 SINGAPORE. Fri. A 39-year-old seaman Yau Tin Kwong. charged with importing 165 gold bars and 134 gold coins without a licence, will be tried in the Third District Court on July 12 and 13. The value of the gold is estimated at $95,500. Yau is alleged to80 words
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Article, Illustration558 1968-05-18 4 M.T. LINGAM - The four-hour ordeal of mother and her 5 children Family trapped in freak flood: By M.T. LINGAM SEREMBAN, Fri. A mother and five of her children were nearly drowned in the freak flood which hit the town last Wednesday night when558 words
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253 1968-05-18 4 SINGAPORE. Fri.—A permanent Rumanian Trade Office will be established here towards the end of the year for the promotion of better trade relations be- tween the two countries. Disclosing this today, Mr. Ovitiu Creanga. leader of the four-man Rumanian trade mission,253 words
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Article150 1968-05-18 4 SINGAPORE. Fri. Legislation will be made, if necessary, as a follow-up to the present “use-crash-hel-met” campaign, the Minister of State for the Prime Minister's Department. Tuan Haji Ya’acob bin Mohamed, said today. Speaking at the opening of the campaign at the Victoria Memorial Hall. Tuan Haji150 words
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Article77 1968-05-18 4 PENANG, Fri. About 25 people lost all their belongings and one person was slightly injured during a 50minutes blare which gutted a shop-house in Church Street this evening. The occupants were mostly set cants who lived together in the same house. The casualty was Lim77 words
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Article47 1968-05-18 4 KUCHING, Fri. Nine Senior Officer cadets from the Royal Military College in Sungei Besi led by their instructor. Captain Sarjit Singh, recently scaled Mount Kinabalu, in six hours and broke the record of nine hours set by a group of Gurkha soldiers.47 words
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Article212 1968-05-18 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Frl. The Sessions Court today acquitted and discharged three Federal Reserve Unit members who were alleged to have stolen $4OO worth cf cigarettes, playing cards and coins from the Federal Store Canteen in Police Depot. Jalan Gurney. The three Alex Voon Yoon Kim 26.212 words
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116 1968-05-18 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri- The Minister of Education, Enche Mohamed Khir Johari. hoped the Art of Writing Exhibition currently held at the National Museum here sponsored by UNESCO could be extended to other hig towns in the countrySpeaking at the opening of the exhibition he116 words
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274 1968-05-18 4 SINGAPORE. Fri. An appeal to secure the release of local fishermen detained by the Indian authorities will be made when the Indian Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi visits here on Sunday. The appeal has come from the Singapore Marine Products Workers’ Union who claim that274 words
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526 1968-05-18 4 BEN D'CUNHA - Breakdown of talks with DAP... By BEN D'CUNHA KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. The breakdown of talks with the Democratic Action Party led to the lormation of yet another political opposition party in Malaysia, “the Gerakan Rakvat Malaysia.” This was disclosed here today526 words
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Article88 1968-05-18 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri The University of Malaya today announced that a course in applied geology will be introduced in the current session 1968 69 in the Faculty of Science. The course will be offered in the final year as the second subject to those students already reading88 words
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Article268 1968-05-18 4 Constables corner four: KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Four car thieves in a cream coloured car, pursued by two police constables on foot, did not know they were driving into a dead end in Jalan Union Sentul, this morning When they realised it, it was too268 words
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404 1968-05-18 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Fr: the Federal Capital, Dato agreed to look into the p boundaries of the Federal places as the Wardieburn and the Teaching Hospital of the developments takini Capital. Dato Lokman agreed to this, following a suggestion hv Senator Dato Athi Nahappan,404 words
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54 1968-05-18 4 A week-long exhibition of more than 300 books and periodicals was opened at the British Council Centre in Kuala Lumpur by the Minister of Education, Enche Mohamed Khir Johari, on Thursday. Picture shows Enche Khir flipping through a book after the opening ceremony. Beside him is Miss Marion Wil-den-Hart, Library54 words
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Article, Illustration496 1968-05-18 10 Don’t prepare for ‘white collar’ jobs —Dr. Goh SINGAPORE, Fri. The Government will readjust its policy in regard to the appointment of "white-collar" workers, the Minister for Finance, Dr. Goh Keng Swee, announced today. He said in future there would be no more recruitment of people to the posts of496 words
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Article85 1968-05-18 10 2 pjn. A debate on “Women Should Stay At Home” at the Singapore Police Civilian Staff Association clubhouse, Kreta Ayer Police Building. 7 p.m. A choir practice at the National Theatre Club. Clemenceau Avenue. 830 p.m. A play. “The Importance of Being Earnest” presented by the pre-univer-sity H85 words
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66 1968-05-18 10 SINGAPORE. Fri The North Indian Hindu Association will charter buses for the convenience of its members who wish to welcome the Indian Premier. Mrs. Indira Gandhi, who is due here on Sunday. The buses will leave 47. Cuff Road at about 1.10 p.m. for the airport66 words
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Article, Illustration253 1968-05-18 10 SINGAPORE. Fri. Two acts of gallantry undertaken 10.000 miles apart were recognised last night at a presentation of insignia and medals at Eden Hall, residence of Mr. A .1. de la Mare, the British High Commissioner in Singapore. Two officers of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps now in253 words
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166 1968-05-18 10 SINGAPORE. Fri Dr. Sun Shong, an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology of Nanyang University, has been offered a grant by the British Science Research Council to do PostDoctorate research jn Britain for a period of nine months. He left Singapore last166 words
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289 1968-05-18 10 SINGAPORE. Fri. A tutor to Commonwealth teachers at the School of Education of the University of Manchester who was formerly at the Malayan Teachers’ College at Kota Bharu and a lecturer at the Malayan Teachers’ College at Kirkby, Liverpool. is to lecture in289 words
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Article535 1968-05-18 11 MUSA SCULLY - SECRET BALLOT TO BE HELD SOON By MUSA SCULLY LUMPUR, Fri. —The 5,000-strong Technical Services Union has decided to take industrial action in order to obtain a "fair and just revision in salary" for workers in the country's technical services. This was announced today by the General535 words
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312 1968-05-18 11 MAUREEN LEE - BY MAUREEN LEE KUALA LUMPUR, Fri The Governor of Hong Kong, Sir David Trench, paid here today the British Colony win not get its independence for a long time to come due to constant communist threat. Sir David, who312 words
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135 1968-05-18 11 KOTA KINABALU. Fri. A training centre for National Servicemen in Sabah will be set up In £?ndakan in July this year This was stated yesterday by a spokesman for the National Service Office in Kota Kinabalu. He said when this centre is set up about135 words
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Article65 1968-05-18 11 KLUANG. Ffi Mr. A. vfenugoral. industrial relation* officer of the National Union of Plants icn Workers. JOhore Bianch. returned here today, after attending the 30th international industiial relations course in U.K. Labour Ministry in London Mr. Venugopal went to England in January under the Colombo Plan65 words
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198 1968-05-18 11 PENANG, Fri—The Chief Minister Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee. today said the Government was prepared to examine and ascertain the status of the Polo ground, if any documentary evidence could be produced. “Otherwise. the present decision of the Government to build a198 words
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56 1968-05-18 11 MALACCA. Fri—Fire broke out in the District Office at Jasin yetterday afternoon destroying the ceiling and hundreds of files. The fire, which broke out at 5.15 p.m was believed to have been caused by an electrical short circuit. It was out out by the56 words
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Article25 1968-05-18 11 MUAR. Fri. The Mentri Besar of Johore, Dato Haji Othman bin Haji Mohammed Sa’at has been re-elected Chairman of the Johore Boy Scout Association.25 words
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Article, Illustration28 1968-05-18 11 TUN Abdul Razak. Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, being welcomed on his arrival in Brussels on Thursdav by Belgian Vice Premier Willy Declercq. UPI photo.UPI photo. - 28 words
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632 1968-05-18 11 S’pore, KL Chinatowns’ get ready for ‘Chang Festival’ The dragon boat festival, otherwise known as the “Chang Festival”, will once again be celebrated bv Chinese In Malaysia and Singapore on May 31. Both the “Chinatowns” In Singapore and Kuala Lumpur are once again the centres of festive mood. The shops632 words
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166 1968-05-18 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. Enche Abdul Hamid bin Tan Sri Azmi, former senior Sessions Court President and now Deputy Registrar at the High Court here, will conduct the public inquiry into the LayangLavang train crash which claimed three lives last month. Making the166 words
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Article52 1968-05-18 11 MUAR. Fri A Mbbile X-ray unit will pay a threeday visit td the Pontian district government hospital to offer free chest X-ray to the public from June 1. The X-ray service will be given from 8.30 a m tb 12.30 p.m. and from 2.15 p.m. to 4.3052 words
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Article65 1968-05-18 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri.— The Democratic Action Party is to hold a dinner here to mark its second anniversary on June 1. Top leaders including the party chairman Dr. Chen Man Hin. vice-chairman Enche Nordin Jettey secretarygeneral Mr. Goh Hock Guan, deputy secretaries-general Dr. K. S. Das and Enche65 words
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358 1968-05-18 11 'Set up united fron t' in defence talks call to S'pore and Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The Malaysian and Singapore Governments were today urged to establish a “united front” when they take part in the coming five-nation defence talks here next month. Making the call today. Mr. Lim Kit Slang,358 words
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Article50 1968-05-18 11 KOTA KINABALU, Fri The Minister of Social Welfare Enche Payar Juman has appealed to all Sabahans to voluntarily give blood and become regular blood donors. The Minister made the appeal at the presentation ceremony of medals and bars to blood donors to the Blood Bank.50 words
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Article43 1968-05-18 11 MUAR. Fri. Sixteen competitors from eight secondary schools in the district will take part in a one-dav inter-school elocution contest organised by the Interact Club of the Muar High School to be held at the School Hall tomorrow at 7.15 p.m.43 words
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Article, Illustration50 1968-05-18 11 MISS Jvtte Nipper, (third from left). Danish home economist gives a hand and some advice to the kitchen staff of Salad Bowl in Kuala Lumpur on Thursd3> Miss Nipper, with the Danish Agricultural Marketing Board, is here on a sixweek promotion campaign for Danish food.50 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article, Illustration32 1968-05-18 5 PARIS, Fri. Parisian studenfs go on with throwing stones to build a barricade last Saturday morning. Waiting to rescue wounded persons are Red Cross mem- bcrs. UPI photo.— UPI photo. - 32 words
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Article103 1968-05-18 5 NEW YORK. Fri. (Reutei Rocket expert Wernher Von Braun said here that a plan to land an unmanned scientific probe on Mars had become a “casualty of the Vietnam war.” But the United States still had “exploratory designs” on the outer planets Jupiter, Saturn. Uranus103 words
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Article259 1968-05-18 5 OPEN TICKET’ NO SAFEGUARD AGAINST DEVALUATION HONG KONG Fri. (Reuter) A Hong Kong court yesterday ruled In favour of a claim for HKS3OB (about 20 pounds 12 ‘hillings sterling), a sum that had been charged additionally for a round trip ticket by Pan American259 words
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Article, Illustration50 1968-05-18 5 PARIS Another scene from the battle of Paris. Care in flames during the night here late last Friday and early Saturday morning in the famous Latin quarter c j as j ies between students and riot police have made the city a ‘war- torn’ one. UPI photo.— UPI photo. - 50 words
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230 1968-05-18 5 HONG KONG Fr 1. (I PI) Pro-British newspaper has backed Governor Sir David Trench in his war of words with British Member of Parliament Ernest Thornton in London. Sir David and Mr. Thornton Labour-Farnworth have been exchanging remarks in the columns of a London newspaper230 words
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161 1968-05-18 5 OTTAWA. Fri. (Reuter) Taiwan ambassador to Canada Yu-Chi Hsueh has said that anada's recognition of the Peking regime “will be against Canada's interest and will not help promote international order and stability.’’ He made the statement during a television interview when a«ked to comment161 words
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Article79 1968-05-18 5 TOKYO. Fri. (Reuter).— Japan's first fully containerised ship, the Hakone Maru. was launched today at the Kobe yard of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industry Ltd. The 15.800 (deadweight) ton ship is owned by the Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK). and designed to carry a total of 752 879 words
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Article206 1968-05-18 5 THE JAPAN QUAKE Fri. (Reuter) A full scale rescue and rebuilding operation began at dawn today in earthquake-stricken North Japan. Millions of Japanese spent a restless night as after-shocks from yesterday's quake in which 38 people were killed, rattled their bedroom windows. Nine people are206 words
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Article197 1968-05-18 5 STANFORD, California, Fri. (Reuter) Topless dancer Vicky Drake who proclaimed her main asset as 38-22-36, her vital statistics was defeated by a male history students last night in the election for president of the Stanford University student body. Denis Hayes. 23. cut short Miss Drake's ambitions by197 words
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Article40 1968-05-18 5 PERTH. Fri. (Reuter) Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia flew here from Melbourne yesterday to continue a four-day Australian visit which ends today. He leaves today for South Korea after which he will visit Malaysia and Singapore.40 words
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86 1968-05-18 5 JAKARTA Fri. (Reuter) President Suharto has ruled that Chinese and other aliens outside govvernment service need work permits from the Labour Ministry, it was announced here today. A Labour Ministry announcement said measures would be taken against alien doctors, lawyers accountants. street vendors, shopkeepers86 words
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Article311 1968-05-18 5 HUSTINGS: Almost synonymous with boondocks. It technically reiers to a hastily erected stand or platform for political speeches in rural areas. KEYNOTER: An orator chosen to deliver the opening speech which is supposed to set the tone and outline issues for a political convention. MAVERICK: A politician311 words
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181 1968-05-18 5 BRUNEI TOWN Fri. (UPI) An American firm, the Woods Petroleum Corporation of Oklahoma City, has made a bid for Brunei's oil rights. Its representative. Kohert Kamon. is here now for talks with the Brunei government. The American firm has a capital of181 words
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Article221 1968-05-18 5 HOMINY FALLS. West Virginia. Fri. (t'PI) Six miners given up for dead were found alive and well yesterday deep inside a coal mine where they were trapped 10 days ago by a “river of water.” They had not eaten for seven days, they said. They221 words
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138 1968-05-18 5 MANILA. Fri. (Reuter) The Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (CCP) has asked the Bureau of Immigration to ban the entry of Japanese businessmen into the country. The CCP memorandum, was submitted yesterday to Immigration Bureau Mr. Edmundo Reyes. It said: “By law138 words
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412 1968-05-18 6 WASHINGTON Fri. (UPI) A General Accounting Office (GAO) report yesterday said or ine by Government agencies along with inadequate security measures has resulted in the of undetermined amount of U.S. food and goods shipped to South Vietnam. Aside from isolated412 words
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180 1968-05-18 6 WASHINGTON. F r 1. -UPI) Ignoring references of the Kennedy and King assassinations, the Senate yesterday rejected proposals to prohibit mail order sales of all firearms, Including rifles and shotguns. Westerners, conservatives, and hunting-state senators teamed to crush tough gun180 words
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Article84 1968-05-18 6 WASHINGTON. Fri (UPI) U S Ambassador to Laos Mr William H. Sullivan has been confined to bed in Paris and his arrival in Washington for consultations has been delayed, the U.S. State Department said yesterday. A U.S. Department spokesman said the envoy, who called in84 words
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481 1968-05-18 6 NEW YORK, Fri. (UPI) Mr. Richard M. Nixon told tho nation last night that a "new majority” was taking shape and taking hold of America. In a nationwide radio broadcast, the frontrunning candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination said the coalition481 words
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232 1968-05-18 6 WASHINGTON, Fri. (UPI) Philippine Embassy officials said today that Mrs. Imelda Marcos, wife of the Philippines President, “is perfectly all right after the last in a series of medical examinations at Walter Reed Hospital. r~ An Embassy spokesman said that “everything is normal. All she232 words
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Article80 1968-05-18 6 TOKYO. Fri. (UPI) North Vietnam claimed today it had “completely wiped out” a 400-man Australian force in a surprise attack on May 13. The claim was made in a Hanoi radio broadcast of a Vietnamese News Agency (VNA) dispatch which was monitored in Tokyo The broadcast80 words
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Article123 1968-05-18 6 CRESCENT CITY. California. Fri. (UPI) A tidal wave warning yesterdav forced the evacuation of thousands of residents of Crescent City and other low-lying areas along the Northern California coast. Beaches were cleared and coastal roads closed for hundreds of miles along the Pacific shore. But123 words
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Article93 1968-05-18 6 HONG KONG. Fri (UPD Narcotics agents seized about 70 pounds of processed opium aboard a Panamanian freighter from Bangkok last night. AL. Tokley. Chief Preventive Officer, said search of the 3.500-ton ship. “Prosperity’’. continued today. He estimated the opium’s market value at bet" r U93 words
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Article, Illustration46 1968-05-18 6 PARIS US Chief negotiator for the Vietnam peace talks Mr. Averell Harriman (left) talking with South Vietnam's Ambassador to Washington Bui Diem in the US Embassy in Paris recently. Bui Diem will attend the preliminary talks as his nation's observer. UPI photo.— UPI photo. - 46 words
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Article86 1968-05-18 6 MADIRD. Fri. (UPI) Madrid University students hurled molotov cocktails and stones at charging riot police yesterday in the second eruption of campus violence this week. About 800 students assembled inside tne Department of Philosophy, demanding more freedom forSDEU the outlawed Democratic Students Union. When police86 words
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Article69 1968-05-18 6 NEW YORK. Frl. (Reuter) —a 20-year-old college student who caused a stir by sharing an ofTcampus apartment with her boy friend is to be allowed to stay on at New York's All-Girl Barnard College. Linda Leclair. pretty, long-haired second year student, was found guilty by69 words
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Article, Illustration55 1968-05-18 6 PARIS Hanoi's chief negotiator at the Paris Peace Talks M. Xuon Thuy (left) with French Foreign Minister M. Maurice Couve De Mur* ville. Centre is M. Mai Van 80, chief of North Vietnam's General Delegation in Paris. They were paying a "courtesy call” before the start— UPI photo. - 55 words
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284 1968-05-18 6 CHICAGO Fri. (UPI) More victims were found yesterday from a tornado rampage called among history's worst, an 11-state foray which left scores dead, hundreds injured and thousands homeless. The known death toll climbed to T 2 with the finding of bodies in lowa and Illinois.284 words
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Article91 1968-05-18 6 RAWALPINDI. Fri. (UPI) A total of 400.000 tons of wheat and wheat flour worth US$26.l million will be exported to Pakistan under a Public Law 480 Agreement signed with the United States today. The fresh imports are to meet the requirements of East Pakistan and91 words
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Article238 1968-05-18 6 DAVIS. California. Fri. (UPI) Sen Robert F Kennedv has said he would like to put an American on the moon but believes Americans “in our own country” have priority. The New York Senator spoke to space workers in Southern California, then flew to Davis for238 words
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234 1968-05-18 6 SAIGON. Frl. (UPI) The bloody fighting around Saigon last week boosted American battle deaths to a record number for any seven-day period. U.S. military spokesmen reported yesterday. Never before in the war, even during the long Tet offensive four months ago, have so many234 words
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Article109 1968-05-18 6 JAKARTA. Fri. (UPI) Thirteen leaders of the Kapi (High School Students) action front were still being detained by the Jakarta Garrison yesterday morning, a Kapi spokesman said. Originally. 50 Kapi leaders were detained on Wednesday after staging a demonstration at the Department for Basic Education109 words
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Article220 1968-05-18 7 CANBERRA, Fri. (Reuter) The Australian government ha* moved to water down the most controversial changes it has proposed to the National Service (Conscription) Act. The Minister for Labour and National Service, Mr. Leslie Bury, circulated in the House of Representatives seven changes to the220 words
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143 1968-05-18 7 TOKYO. Fri. (Reuter) Two survey groups of Japanese steel making experts will visit SouthEast Asian countries next month, the Japanese Ministry of International Trade industry announced today. The survey was to 6tudy the feasibility of promoting regional cooperation in the development of the143 words
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Article95 1968-05-18 7 ROME. Fri. (UPI) One cf man’s oldest enemies is threatening to strike again. Dozens of desert locust {warms, some of them SO rm’es long and 10 miles wide are o the move in Arabia and East Africa, the UN. Food and Agriculture Organ sation (FAO) said More95 words
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Article150 1968-05-18 7 JAKARTA Fri. (UPI) The Indonesian government has officially named August as “ASEAN month to honour the first minis’ terial meeting to be held in August heticeen the foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, The Philippines and Indonesia. The Indonesian National150 words
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Article, Illustration59 1968-05-18 7 SAIGON. South Vietnam: Refugees from the Cholon area were allowed to return to their homes on Tuesday as there was almost no action in the area. Ame- rican tanks and armoured personnel carriers were still on the scene to prevent another flare-up. Picture shows refugees— UPI photo. - 59 words
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Article219 1968-05-18 7 BOAC’S landing on auto LONDON Fri. (UPI) A British jet airliner with 146 passengers on board landed in pre-dawn darkness yesterday with nobody at Its controls. None of the passengers knew anything about the feat until the huge super VC-10 British Overseas Airways Corp airliner, completing a219 words
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Article50 1968-05-18 7 RAWALPINDI. Fri <Reuter)— The Pakistan government estimates that the country's population will rise to 127 million in 1970 compared to 93,800.000 in the 1961 census. A government spokesman told the National Assembly yesterday that the population could reach 133 million in 1970 without a nationwide family planning programme.50 words
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189 1968-05-18 7 JAKARTA, Fri. (Reuter) President Suharto today formally relinquished command of the 300.000 strong Army which brought him to power in Indonesia. He ceremonially handed over the job to General Maraden Paggabean. who as acting Army Commander has been in day-to-day control of the force for189 words
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Article131 1968-05-18 7 EDINBURGH. Scotland. Fri. (UPI) A 15-year-old boy has received the lung of an 18-year-old girl in Britain’s first lung transplant operation it was learned last night. The lung was transplanted into the boy at Edinburgh's famous Royal Infirmary on Wednesday in what is believed to be131 words
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142 1968-05-18 7 Aussies to pull out of Union Jack CANBERRA. Fri. (Reuter) Australian Prime Minister John Gorton has rejected a suggestion that the Union Jack should be removed from the Australian flag Mr. H.J. Bate of the governing Liberal Party suggested during Parliamentary question time that the Southern Cross should, instead, be142 words
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Article113 1968-05-18 7 Meanwhile. Indonesia will start repaying Its US$799 m. debt to the Soviet Union next year. Foreign Minister Adam Malik told Parliament yesterday. Mr. Malik said agreement for the repayment schedule has been reached in Moscow two years ago. Our of the US$799 m. US$523 million was113 words
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Article227 1968-05-18 7 U.S. DOLLAR DRAIN WASHINGTON Fri. (UPI) The United States, which has 300.000 servicemen spending American dollars in Europe, is urging its allies there to increase efforts to help cure the U.S. balance of payments deficit. It is also telling them to plan to take over227 words
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147 1968-05-18 7 WASHINGTON. Fri. (UPI) The possibility of as many as three Communist bloc countries becoming active members of the World Bank is being discussed informally, bank sources confirmed yesterday. Discussions with Romania and bank officials are the most active, but outside observers include Czechoslovakia147 words
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Article, Illustration381 1968-05-18 7 LONDON Fri. (UPI) —A corner of a n e tv, 22-storey skyscraper apartment building in London's dock area “collapsed like a pack of cards' yesterday uhen a thunderous explosion apparently tore the side out of the building. Only three persons, two men and a woman, were— UPI radiophoto. - 381 words
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Advertisement81 1968-05-18 5 SCHAUB LORENZ t M I W MW S\V 1 m SH >W 3 »U 4 SH 5 "INTERCONTINENTAL’ POWERFUL WORLD-WIDE RECEPTION Wavebands:: 87-108 Mc/a 140-360 kc/a 510-1620 kc/a 1.6- Mr/a 4.1- 8 Mr/a 6.7- Mc/a 11.1- Mc/a J 6.7-22 Mc/a Top features include Band Spread with fine tuning, 17 transistors,81 words
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Article887 1968-05-18 8 OLD ideas and traditions die hard in this country. Anyone with a primary education thinks it is beneath his dignity to work with his hands. He spurns jobs requiring technical and manual skill for the soul killing job of clerking. He considers being a clerk as more887 words
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5151 1968-05-18 8 Dr. V. Kanapathy - By Dr. V. Kanapathy Economic adviser of the United Malayan Banking Corporation in the latest issue of its Economic Review. WE must continuously renovate, innovate and invent; otherwise we stagnate. We must renovate our traditional exports to capture bigger markets and to obtain better5,151 words
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Article, Illustration270 1968-05-18 8 Harry B. Rothblatt - By Harry B. Rothblatt (Author, “Handbook of Irldonco tor Criminal Trlala") FkAN was anxious to buy Betsy's lot. Dan agreed to pay for it five days after she could get a title company to issue a policy showing that title to the lot was good. A lawsuit270 words
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Advertisement41 1968-05-18 8 Eastern Sun Independent National Newspaper SATURDAY, MAY 18. 1988 23-B. Cantonment Road. 39. |alan Sultan. Singapore 2. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 'Telephone: *****/7 Telephone: *****/6 Penang Office 8. Leith Street, Tel: ***** Ipoh Office 77, Brewster Road, Tel: ***** Cable Address: AWNEWS41 words
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484 1968-05-18 9 VTEW YORK, Fri. Juan T. Trippe announced recently that he is retiring as Chairman and Chief Executive of Pan American World Airways. Mr. Trippe, 68. the dean of airline executives here and abroad, said that he will recommend to Pan Am’s Board of484 words
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Article, Illustration146 1968-05-18 9 SINGAPORE, Fri LPE Singapore Limited, a leading international advertising and marketing agencv here, recently announced the appointment of Mr. Richard Anderson as Managing Director. Mr Anderson was born in England but immigrated to Africa where he finished his education at St. John’s College. Johannesburg. He146 words
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Article139 1968-05-18 9 NEW YORK. Fri. (UPI) Stock prices moved in a narrow range in early dealings yesterday. Trading was active. Shortly before the end the first hour, the Unite! Press International marketwide indicator had dipped 0.01 per cent with 1.J60 issues traded. There were 519 declines and139 words
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Article16 1968-05-18 9 SINGAPORE. Fri. The tin price tor today was $558,621 pel picul, up 62* cents.16 words
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Article, Illustration279 1968-05-18 9 IZ’UALA LUMPUR, Fri Science and the printing industry have pooled their talents to produce a unique audio-visual aid called the Philips Practical system “Practronics.” This will be one of the advanced audio-visual aids on display at the William Jacks Booth at the forthcoming Audio Visual279 words
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Article19 1968-05-18 9 WASHINGTON. Fri. (Reuter) General Service? Administration announced today that no tin was sold from national stockpile.19 words
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192 1968-05-18 9 ROME, Fri. (Reuter) World rice production, after a two-year slump, reached a record level of 180 million tons of paddy in 1967. the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation Assistant Di-rector-General. Mr. Mekki Abbas, has announced. The bulk of the increase was in developing192 words
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Article307 1968-05-18 9 Rubber up cent SINGAPORE. Fri June first grade rubber f.o.b. closed at 5 p.m in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur today at 50J cents per lb., up threequarters of a cent from previous close. The tone was quiet. Speculative long buying and shortcovering against sterling weakness and the high gold price307 words
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Article28 1968-05-18 9 HONG KONG. Fri. (UPI) M o n e v Quotations HK56.1025/6 ***** per US dollar for cash. HK514.52 per pound sterling. HK5312.25 per tael gold.28 words
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Article24 1968-05-18 9 LONDON. Fri. (UPl)—'The rubber market opened steady but quiet with spot 17-15/16 18. No. 1 RSS cif basis ports June 17-7/8 18.24 words
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1219 1968-05-18 9 SINGAPORE. Fri. Industrial share prices on the Stock Exchange were mainly easier and the total turnover reduced to 1.7 million shares. There were exceptions to the general drift, with Esso Ord. Hotel Singapura. Metal Box, Pan (M) Finance. Singapore Traction United Holdings and Wearne Brothers1,219 words
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Article28 1968-05-18 9 PENANG, Fri. The annual meeting of the Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce will be held at the Chamber’s premises here at 2.30 p.m. on May 25.28 words
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Article383 1968-05-18 9 SINGAPORE, —Stock Exchange sold and offer price* officially lUted at the clo»e ol business. INDUSTRIALS 3.12 3.18 3 90 396 Chemical Co. 1.43 1.45 told Morale 4.28 Dunlop Xl> 2.98 E. Smelting XD 5.85 6 00 2.30 2.38 Esso Ords 2.12 2.78 Htipatrtcks F N. Ords. 4.18 1.38383 words
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Article47 1968-05-18 9 (Managers' Prices) First Malayan 2.62 Second Ma!a>an 1.89 Third Malayan 118 1 The Commerce Industry .94 1.03 The saving Fund 104 113 Fii>t llkonc dflet* .82 .87* second H'kong .0 4 .61* Malaysian Investment Fund XI> 110 1.20 Sterling C'modlty XI* 5/2 Hong Kong Currency)47 words
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Article98 1968-05-18 9 SINGAPORE. Frl. The noon prices at the Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange today are > Buyer Seller Coconut Oil (F.O.B.) Bulk 66.25 Coconut Oil (F.O.B.) Drums 68.75 Loose Copra Mixed Apr./May 39.00 Muntok White Pepper (l'.O.B.) M%V.L.M 115 00 Sarawak White Pepper (F.O.B.) 96%VLW ***** Sarawak Special Black Pepper (F.O.B.)98 words
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Article94 1968-05-18 9 SINGAPORE. Fri. The Association of Banks in Malaysia Singapore today made the following changes in its rates to merchants: New York: Buying T.T. 32-11/16; Airmail O.D. 32* 13/16- 90 d/st. 33-3/8 credit bills, 33-9/16 trade bills. Canada: Buying T.T. 35' 1/4; Airmail OD. 35 3/8; 90 d/st. 36-1/8.94 words
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Article176 1968-05-18 9 SINGAPORE. Fri. The following ships are expected to be in port today:Godowns Vessels 1/2 Kyoshin Maru 3/4 Vishva Mahima 5 Johneverett 6/7 Queensville 8/9 Wainui 10/11 Express Trader 13/14 Menelaus 15/16 Straat Fiji 18 Agios Therapon 19 Sir Galahad 21/22 Sea Express 23/24 Loucia N. 25/26 Korana176 words
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Advertisement770 1968-05-18 9 MSA 309 7.20 pm from Perth and Jakarta MSA 019 8.05 a.m from Kuala Lumpur G1 890 8.30 a.m. from Jakarta. Air Vietnam 640 1030 a.m. from >aison Mst 029 80S a.m from K Lumpur ANZ *01 9.30 a.m. from A rrkland/Sydney. MSA 121 9 30 a.m. from K Lumpur770 words
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Miscellaneous1341 1968-05-18 10 T yom TV MALAYSIA CHANNEL S KUALA LUMPUR and Pulau Pinang; 6 Ipoh and Melaka: 3 A 10 Johore Bahru; ft Taipinr; 3 Batn Pahat; 9 atluang. P.M. 3.00 Opening Annct. Prog. Summary; 3.01 Johnny Doesn’t Live Here Anymore; 4.38 Love That Bob “Bob Plays Cupid"; 505 Cartoon classics Part1,341 words
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Article, Illustration358 1968-05-18 12 ‘Lips Combo versatile set of performers SINGAPORE, Fri. The fabulous Rubia O f am i|y floor show that was much-talked about some months ago is back in town under a new name and with a new programme. The show now billed as “The Lips Combo” not only performs floor shows,Eastern Sun pix. - 358 words
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Article208 1968-05-18 12 HONG KONG, Fri (Reuter) Leading Mandarin film star Wang Yu will appear in court here tomorrow after being involved in a fight with police last night. A police spokesman said two policemen drew their guns on Wang hero of many swordsman films produced208 words
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Article101 1968-05-18 12 LONDON. Fri (UPI) Actress Elizabeth Taylor has paid £127.083 (US$3O4. 999) for a large diamond ring which once belonged to Vera Krupp. wife of the late German Munitions Magnate Alfried Krupp. Sotheby and Co. said Miss Taylor bought the ring with its 19-carat diamond101 words
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Article98 1968-05-18 12 LONDON. Fri. (Reuter) Film producer Richard St. Clair De La Mare today won a divorce from his wife, a former society beauty, because of her adultery with best-selling author Derek Marlowe. Mr De La Mare. 30, grandson of the poet Walter De La Mare, and98 words
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Article103 1968-05-18 12 HOLLYWOOD, Fri.—Academy Award-nominee Faye Dunaway has been signed for the most sought-after female role of the last decade. Maggie in Paramount Pictures’ “After The Fall.” an Abby Mann film production of Arthur Miller’s controversial Broadway play, it was announced by Robert Evans, Paramount vice president in charge103 words
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Article78 1968-05-18 12 HONG KONG, Fri. (UPl)—Police yesterday announced the seizure of 5,000 long-play records smuggled from Taiwan. A spokesman said the records were seized in a raid at a house in the new territories town of Tsucwan on Wednesday. The records are Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese songs and were78 words
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Article, Illustration250 1968-05-18 12 SINGAPORE. Fri. At the age of seven a German girl was sick with tuberculosis and her family doctor ordered her to take up gymnastics as a possible cure Today, some 17 years later the gymnastics besides curing her250 words
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150 1968-05-18 12 HOLLYWOOD, Fri Sean Connery has been signed by producer-director Martin Ritt to star with Richard Harris in Paramount Pictures’ “The Molly Maguires." it was announced by Robert Evans. Paramount vice-president in charge of production. In "The Molly Maguires.” Connery will play the leader of an150 words
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Article, Illustration583 1968-05-18 12 LONDON. Fri. He found fame as Baron George Von Trapp, father of seven children in ‘The Sound Of Music’. But in real life Christopher Plummer has one child Mandy. the ten-year-old daughter of his first marriage with actress Tammy Grimes Normally Plummer does not like to583 words
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174 1968-05-18 12 HOLLYWOOD, Fri. Paramount Pictures' “Once Upon a Time In the West’’ has gone before the Technicolour and widescreen cameras at Cinecitta Studios in Rome. The motion picture which stars Henry Fonda, Claudia Cardinale. Jason Robards. Jr., and Charles Bronson, is being produced and174 words
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Advertisement296 1968-05-18 12 Qopdmopd THE ToKYO WRONGS t&m X i m ET '4. <<J*' <#• T V*R* V *«8 i > sL-> v Three curvaceous, dynamic bombshells from the Land of the Cherry Blossom entertain you! 3 4 22 Scotts Road, Telephone: ***** (0rill L'£ Now open on Sundays COFFEI serving the where296 words
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Article893 1968-05-18 13 A FARM school created only four years ago is revolutionising Tunisian agriculture. The North African College for Agricultural Engineering at Medjcz-El-Bab, 60 km to the southeast of Tunis, is the only establishment in the country giving young farmers both technical and practical training in mechanised893 words
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734 1968-05-18 13 COLLECTORS around the world can look forward this year to a historymaking series of coins supporting the work of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. So for, more than 20 countries have signified their interest in issuing coins with734 words
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Article597 1968-05-18 13 ALAN THOMAS - By ALAN THOMAS JDEOPLE in Hong Kong can drop in on the Police on the way more from work and report that their boss is bribing someone or that some Government official is making a pile of money on the side. This is one aspect597 words
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368 1968-05-18 13 JOHN MANCY - By JOHN MANCY A N Australian businessman is organising a treasure-hunting expedition into the Peruvian Andes later this year for a legendary cache of gold. Mr. Gordon Berry. 63. who owns a large coffee plantation on the eastern side of the Andes, says the368 words
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Article383 1968-05-18 13 By Ernesto Mendoza Fear and suspicion haunt Rome's sunsplashed Spanish steps, traditional rendezvous of artists and hippies, as Police step up their antidrug campaign. Warning signals are buzzing through Rome’s hippie colony, which is growing everday with the influx of foreigners attracted by the Italian summer. The383 words
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Miscellaneous314 1968-05-18 13 PSHAW ORGANISAnnM ay 11-1 4.V4-6.150 ft IS dinner of 5 Academy Awards Including BFST PICTURE and BEST ACTOR Rod Steiger IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT" Sidney Poitier Color iUai CAPITOL. Phone ***** NOW SHOWING! 11 a m 1.45. 4 no. B.3ft a o.sft pm. Paul Newman "THE SECRET WAR314 words
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Miscellaneous463 1968-05-18 13 NOW SHOWING SIMULTANEOUSLY AT ODEON ***** ii i m i no. l 00. k ::n 9.15 pm. ORCHARD-***** 1.30. 4 00. 0.30 A 9.15 p.m. PALACE -*****8 Please Note Chance of Time* 1.30, 4.00. 6.45 A 0.30 p m. JAMES BOND 007 ‘CASINO ROYALE’ co ’.umbia) David Niven. Ursula Andress463 words
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264 1968-05-18 14 LISBON, Fri. (Reuter) Manchester United will have everything in their favour when they meet Portuguese champions Benfica in the final of the European Cup on May 29, according to football writers here today. Bemoaning the fact that Benfica will be playing Manchester and264 words
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215 1968-05-18 14 NEW YORK. Fri. (Reuter) Joe Frazier will defend his New York State version of the world heavyweight boxing title against Mexico’s Manuel Ramos in a 15-round bout here on June 24. Madison Square Garden announced today The 24-year-old Frazier, Olympic heavyweight champion in 1964.215 words
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Article92 1968-05-18 14 MANILA. Fri. (Reuter) Erbito Salavarria. former Philippine flyweight boxing champion, last night beat Japan’s number ten world ranking flyweight contender. Speedy Nayase, on points over ten rounds at the Araneta Coliseum. A crowd about 5.000 saw Salavarria compile a good points margin over the slow starting92 words
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242 1968-05-18 14 FORT WORTH. (Texas), Fn. (UPI) Billy Casper and Marty Fleckman moved one stroke front yesterday in the opening round of the Colonial National Invitation Golf Tournament with two-under-par 68’s. Casper finished strong with birdies on two of the final three holes for his242 words
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312 1968-05-18 14 SINGAPORE, Fri. Motoring enthusiasts have three more davs to send in their entries for the BP South Malaysian Rally 1968 to be held over two days, June 1 and 2 in Singapore and Johore. Entries for the Rally close on May 20. The312 words
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Article39 1968-05-18 14 LOS ANGELES Fri. (UPI* Mando Ramos, of Long Beach. California, was signed to meet world junior lightweight boxing champion Hiroshi Kobayashi. of Japan, in a 10-round non-title bout at the Olym- I pic auditorium on June 20.39 words
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253 1968-05-18 14 SINGAPORE. Fri. Th« Singapore Cricket Association have announced a strong team to meet the touring Hong Kong side in their three-day inter-port cricket match to be played on the padang here, starting from tomorrow. The SCA selectors have strengthened the Singapore side with253 words
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289 1968-05-18 15 ’WE HOPE STAND IS NOT IRREVOCABLE' JOHORE BAHRU, Fri. Dismayed sports officials here today expressed "profound conc?rn" ovcr fhe decision by the Football Association of Singapore to back out from future participation in the Malaysia Cup tourna- ment. A spokesman for the Johore289 words
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306 1968-05-18 15 LONDON. Fri. (Reuter) Bowlers took the honours In the English county cricket championship programme yesterday. Brian Lewis, Glamorgan’s 22-year-old off-spinner equalled the best performance of the season with seven for 23 against Hampshire. Earlier Glamorgan had been skittled out for 82. Keith Wheatley306 words
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Article95 1968-05-18 15 MALACCA. Fri—Malacca beat Perak 2 —o in the opening match of the Malaysian Hockey Federation quadrangular at the Malacca Club grounds today. Perak's full-back Anandarajah. was suspended for five minutes for rough play in the second half. After a scoreless first half. Malacca took95 words
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Article, Illustration28 1968-05-18 15 A Malaysian player (in white) heads the ball to team-mates during the final game of the 10th Asian soccerchampionship on Thursday. Malaysia lost to Burma 0-4. UPI radiophoto.— UPI; radiophoto. - 28 words
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Article302 1968-05-18 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri Ali four top seeds, defending champion, Billy Yap. S. A. Azman. Moses Tay, and Rahman Bakar entered the semi-finals with easy straight set victories in the second day of the Malaysian National Tennis Championships at the Selangor Club courts today. In302 words
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Article51 1968-05-18 15 LONDON. Fri. (Reuter) Freda Rose. Great Occasion, Celina and Nil Desperandum were taken out of the Oaks Trial Stakes at the leaving forfeit stage today leaving five declared runners. The race is to be run over one and a half miles at Lingfield tomorrow (133051 words
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479 1968-05-18 15 LESLIE NAKASHIMA - By LESLIE NAKASHIMA TOKYO, Fri. (UPI) Japanese boxing fans were sharply critical today of the Japan and South Korean Boxing Commissions over the failure of Korean fighter Suh Kang II to arrive here yesterday for his challenge against orient junior lightweight champion479 words
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483 1968-05-18 15 SINGAPORE Fri. Dennis D'Cotta established five new records at St. Patrick's School annual athletic meet held at their school ground today to emerge star of the meet. Dennis was awarded the best performance trophy for his record breaking performances. He was also483 words
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335 1968-05-18 15 PORT SWETTENHAM, Fri. More than 40 cars ineluding six military' Land Rovers will start off from the BP Malaysia hulk installation here tomorrow evening for the 500-mile KLM Malaysia Rally. The marathon two-day rally the route Is kept a secret will335 words
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Article78 1968-05-18 15 TEHERAN. Fri. (Reuter) Iran went to the top of the round-robin series in the A'ian Cup soccer finals here afte r beating Burma 3—l yesterday. In their last match in the series Iran will play Israel, the defending champions, on Sunday. Burma play their final78 words
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Article224 1968-05-18 15 AI. OR STAR. Iri. Penang maintained their unbeaten record in the North zone of the Malaysia Cup soccer competition when they whipped Kedah 5-1 at the Darul Aman Stadium here tonight. A crowd of 2,000 saw the game played in the rain. Kedah kicked off and224 words
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69 1968-05-18 15 NEW YORK. Fri (UPI) Donald Dell, captain of the United States Davis Cup team yesterday named the four-man US squad that takes on Mexico on May 24 at Berkeley, California in the North American final matches Dell picked Arthur Ashe. Clark Graebner. Robert69 words
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373 1968-05-18 15 Credit Balance IV wound up his preparation for his engagement on Sunday with a smart gallop over 3f. in 38 on a yielding track this morning. Simon Templar was again impressive when he skipped over haif a mile, the last 3f. in 39373 words
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Advertisement557 1968-05-18 14 Classified Ad REDIFFCSION TELEVISION RENTALS H P St CASH Complete ranze to suit everyone Showrooms: Clemenceau Ave„ Joo Chiat Roed. Taman Jurong REDIFFCSION REPAIRS ANT MARE OF TV SET Radiophone Controlled Maintenance Phone *****/S A ***** Singapore Communal Aerial Systems Closed Circuit TV Background Music Installation. Phone *****. P. O.557 words
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Advertisement574 1968-05-18 14 RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS ANGLICAN ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL 7.00 a.m. Holy Communion. 8.00 a.m. Parish munion; 8 and 9.30 a.m. Family Service, 6 p.m. Evensong and Baptism. ST. PETER’S CHURCH 1 Tavistock Avenue. Serangoon Gardens. 8 a.m. Parish Communion, 8 and 9.30 a.m. Sunday Schools. ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH, 24. 2§ miles Jalan574 words
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Advertisement367 1968-05-18 14 RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS BRETHREN BETHESDA GOSPEL HALL 77. Bras Basah Road. Singapore 7., Meetings in English Sunday: 8.30 a.m. Breaking of Bread, 3.00 p.m. Junior Sunday School. 4.30 pm. Senior Sunday School and Bible Classes. 6.15 pm Gospel Service. 8.00 p.m. Song Service. Tuesday: 5.30 p.m. Prayer Meeting Thursday: 730 p.m367 words
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Advertisement381 1968-05-18 14 RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS BIBLE-PRESBYTERI AN I.IFE BIBLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 9. Gilstead Road. S’pore 11. 8.30 a.m Sunday School. 10.00 a.m. English Service. 430 p.m. Mandarin' Hoiwcien Service. ZION PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH <Katong) 4*. Boon Seng Road, Singapore. Sunday School 9.00 a.m.. Chinese Service 10.00 a-m. Prayer Meeting (Thu) —7 30 p.m. GALILEE381 words
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Advertisement88 1968-05-18 14 Eastern Sun CLASSIFIED ADS I I J 10NC Advertiser's Name..........—......... Address Telephone No Number of Insert ions Oate(s) Reque5ted............ Fitmrnl must accompany year order «P.O. Chelae Cash enclosed! C»«h mast be registered. Cbeqaea etc. should be rrested. Classified advertisements may b« handed at the following addresses: KUALA LUMPUR- 3<5 |ALAN88 words
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Miscellaneous57 1968-05-18 15 TIME AND TIDE (E V ..v *>*; Penan?: 4.23 p.m. (7.1 ft.) Port Swettenham: 9.49 a.m. (13.7 ft.),, 9.51 p.m. (12.6 ft.) Port Dickson: 10.22 a.m. (7.1 ft.), 11.10 p.m. (6.8 ft.) Singapore: 1.57 a.m. (8.7 ft.), 433 pm. (6.9 ft.) Sedili Kechil: 12.07 a m (5 7 ft.), 3.0557 words
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Article, Illustration1814 1968-05-18 16 ‘Windsor Lad’ - Extra distance suits him to the ground By ‘Windsor Lad’ SINGAPORE, Sot. Go for Landmark in the class three division two run over 9f and 15 yards (Race Eight) at Bukit Timah this afternoon, third day of the Singapore Turf Club's May meeting. This Irish five-year-old gelding1,814 words
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Article1636 1968-05-18 16 Race 1: Horses Class 5 Dlv. 5 1 M. 6c 15 Yds. 2.15 P.M 1. 986 Ronigo 4y 900 O L. Stable Paul 2. 900 Handsome Kid 4y 9.00 Hwa Yew Stable Allan 4 3. 720 Valiev Queen 5y 8 12 Brighton Stable Allan 11 4. 5591,636 words
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Article203 1968-05-18 16 WINDSOR LAD ADELINE STAR BOY JIMMY LAD RACE 1 VALLEY QUEEN Caramoor Movie Goer III M. BRIDGE Valley Queen M. Goer III M. BRIDGE Bak’s Pleasure Malayan Dawn COURAGEOUS Movie Goer III K. Barbarossa RACE RUM CUP Troposphere Grecian Bay ELITE Manhattan II Troposphere FLEETMUSTER II Gwerle Rum Cup203 words
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Article37 1968-05-18 16 Windsor Lad: ••Valley Queen Deep Water Rubber Estate Adeline: Shanghai Kid Kanipong N.Z. Queen Of The Night Star Boy Cannon Fire Star Pindi Niee Fellow Jimmy Lad Shanghai Kid Deep W ater Navaho37 words
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49 1968-05-18 16 PENANG. Fri The Penang Turf Club’s amateur race meeting will be held here on June 8. There will be races for Classes One to Five horses, including a ladies race and and a hurdle race. Entries close at noon on May 29.49 words
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