Eastern Sun, 2 August 1968

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  • 23 1 Eastern Sun Independent National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION Estd ,966 Vo, 3 No. 722 Friday, 2 August 1968. ft MC(P) 0050 Price 15 cent*
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  • 285 1 Guerilla-warfare training centre near Hanoi infiltrated BANGKOK, Thurs. (Reuter) THAI Interior Minister General Praphas Charusathien revealed today that Thai troops had infiltrated North Vietnam to destroy an important guerilla-warfare training school near Hanoi. But the Thai troops had not succeeded because the school was under the ground and
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  • 105 1 BRUNEI TOWN, Tburs. (Reuter)—Traditional simplicity and modern splendour combined today as Brunei crowned its 29th Sultan in a dynasty which covers more than six centuries. This tiny British-protect-ed State on the north coast of Borneo was decked out in holiday garb to mark a day of
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  • 445 1 CIERNA NAD TISOU, Eastern Slovakia, Czechoslovakia .T h u r s. (Reuter) The leaders of Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union are expected to issue a communique later today which may chart a new kind of relationship between the Kremlin and its
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  • 302 1 CANBERRA. Thurs. (Reuter) The nine-nation Asian and Pacific Council today expressed the ardent hope that the current Paris preliminary peace talks between the United States and North Vietnam would open the way to negotiations for a just, honourable and lasting peace. A communique issued
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  • 755 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Sultan of Johore has decided that the death sentence on the 11 men condemned to death in the Johore High Court for consorting with armed Indonesians during confrontation should remain. The Attorney-General. Tan Sri Abdul Kadir bin Yusof. told Bernama
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 429 2 Bv BEN V ABIT AN KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Damages totalling S 14.000 plus cost were awarded by Dato Justice S. M. Yong in the High Court here today in a traffic negligence suit involving the death of a Selangor Turf Club
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    • 125 2 IPOH, Thurs. A police party, led by Chief Inspector Chew Choon Tet, raided a house In Pasir Puter here yesterday and arrested a man connected with the $35,000 Jewellery grab at Parit Buntar, a fortnight ago. The arrest of the suspect brought the total
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    • 92 2 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Ninth Magistrate. Mr. Boey Kun Hong, today postponed sentence on a bill collector who pleaded guilty to committing criminal breach of trust Involving a sum of $2,904.48 which belonged to Zuelllg (Trading) Ltd., from Jan. 1 to May 31 this year. In
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    • 177 2  -  BY LIM THOW BOON KUALA LUMI’UR, Thurs. The Social Security Scheme for workers Is now being finalised and translated into the National Language by the Legal Department, the Minister of Labour. Mr. V. Manickavasagam, said today. It would be tabled for Parliament
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    • 436 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. What the youth movement does or does not do is of vital importance to the country because the majority of Malaysians are youths. It will depend on them whether Malaysia grows up into a tough, realistic, dynamic and strong-willed nation
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    • 120 2 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Science Teachers’ Association of Singapore has sent four of its members to attend Summer Institutes organised by the National Science Foundation of America. They will help to spearhead plans for the improvement of local science education The programmes of the National
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    • 68 2 TOKYO, Thurs. (Reuter) A Boeing 707 jet with a large “MSA" insignia on the tall wing flew in here tonight to inaugurate Airlines’ regular service between Singapore and Tokyo. The gew four flights a week service is an extension of the airlines’ Singa-pore-Taipei
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    • 333 2  -  By HOO BAN KHEE KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Le Belle Helene, a lively, witty and colourful operetta of Helen of Troy, will go on the stage here next week. The show will open a five-day season at the Town Hall at 8 p.m.
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    • 406 2 SINGAPORE. Thurs.— The Malays must be prepared to discard old ways and views which are unsuitable for the present or future in their efforts to achieve progress. This was stated by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Culture. Enche Sha’ari Tadin. when he addressed
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    • 921 2  -  By Hoo Ban Khee KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Maloysia's family planning programme would not be affected by Pope Paul's ban on biuh control, declared Dr. Ariffin Marzuki, Director of the National Family Planning Board, here today. He made the announcement
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    • 298 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. About 50 per cent of Malaysian women who had babies this year would have another w’ithin a year, the Director of the National Family Planning Board, Dr. Ariffin bin Ngah Marzuki. said here today. He told a Press conference this was one
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    • 64 2 PENANG. Thurs —A twominute silence will be observed at the "Hari Pahiawan" (Heroes Day) parade to be held at the Espalanade here on Sunday morning. Wreaths will be laid at the Cenotaph after the reading of “Sajak.” The Governor of Penang, Tun Syed Sheh
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    • 167 2 PENANG, Thurs. Mr Teh Chong Keat. a Member of Parliament, has urged :he State Government to investigate the possibility of eree*ing a pier in Pantai Acheh. a small fishing village near Balik Pulau. He told the Chief Minister. Tan Sri Wong Pow
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    • 96 2 Samat Art Gallery (AIA Building): Exhibition of paintings by Lee Joo 9 a.into 6 p.mBalai Ampang (AIA Building): Sunday Mail sponsored national exhibition of children's art 10 a m. to 6 p.m. Peninsular Art Gallery (41, Jalan Raja Muda): Works of prominent Malaysian artists 9 a m. to
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    • 851 3 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Singapore's economic target is "self-sustain-ing growth", to be attained 1 oor 15 years from now, the Minister for Finance, Dr. Goh Keng Swee, declared today. Speaking at the opening of the Made-in-Sinz-’iJore Products exhibition at S lenton Way. Dr. Goh took the
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    • 143 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs The chairman of the Economic Development Board. Mr. Hon Sui Sen. was given a pat on the back today by the Minister for Finance. Dr. Goh Keng Swee. Dr Goh thanked Mr. Hon for his “untiring efforts” in his capacity as chairman of the
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    • 102 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs An ex-political detainee. Goh Koek Lee. 32. today condemned the Communist Party of Malaya and its front organisation, the Barisan Sosialis. for sabotaging the economic and political progress of the country. Goh said he now realised that he had been exploited bv the
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    • 478 3 From S’pore to UK by van SINGAPORE, Thurs. A colonel and his wife are driving home to Britain in an ordinary tradesman's van at the end of their 2^-year Singapore tour. They plan to reach the UK by Oct. 1 after travelling through India. Afghanistan. Iran, Turkey and Europe. Col.
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    • 48 4 THE Minister of Labour, Mr. V. Manickavasagam, opening a three-day conference for senior officers of his Ministry at the Industrial Training Institute in Old Kuchai Road, Kuala Lumpur, yesterday (Aug. 1). On his right is Enche Osman Cassim. Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Labour. Eastern Sun picture.
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    • 210 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Political parties today welcorned a recommendation by the Elections Commission that any adult citizen should be able to register as a voter at any time of the year. The recommendation is to be submitted to the Government soon. Under present
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    • 84 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. A UN. expert has arrived to help the Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Berhad in appraising the financial aspects of projects submitted for financing by the MIDF. The expert, Mr. H. R. Stoker, from Canada, will be here for a year, the
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    • 343 4  -  By M.T. LINGAM SEREMBAN, Thurs. Anti-Corruption Agency dealt another blow to the smugglers in West Malaysia today when they detained three men and a lorryconveying dutiable items valued at 520.000. The goods seized were neatly packed In 52 big cartons containing Chinamade singlets, childrens
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    • 128 4 THE Deputy Prime Minister. Tun Abdul Razak. buying a Veteran's Day flower from Norizan bin Said at the National Operations Room. Kuala Lumpur, yesterday. Noman is one of the many thousands of dependents Of ex-servicemen whom the Ex-servicemen’s Association helps each year with donations and collections received on Hari PaiUawan
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    • 268 4 SINGAPORE. ThursSingapore is entering a new era in its industrialisation programme, the chairman of the Economic Development Board, Mr. Hon Sui Seng, said today. Speaking at the opening of the Made-in-Singapore Products Exhibition at Shenton Way. Mr- Hon said initially manufacturing was geared mainly
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    • 106 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Far East Freight Conference had Indicated its willingness to hold talks with the Malaysia-Slnga-pore Rubber Traders' Committee to discuss the contract system. A letter to this effect had been sent to the Committee's Chairman. Mr. Lew Sip Hon, who said
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    • 104 4 KUALA PILAH. Thurs.— Tuanku Nuhamad School Staff and pupils today all looked solemn-faced all because of the shock transfer order to their popular Headmaster Mr. L. Pritam Singh who reported for duty at Teluk Anson this morning. Some of the teachers are reported to
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    • 216 4 SOVIET TRADE DELEGATION LEADER SAYS: Visit has led to ‘positive conclusions KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. —The visiting Russian trade delegation, Mr S. A Mkrtumov, said today the delegation's visit here has led to positive conclusions concerning the possibilities cf future expansion of Soviet-Malaysian trade and Soviet exports to Malaysia." In a
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    • 167 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs—The Yang diPertuan Agong said here today he hoped the warm and friendly relations between Malaysia and Turkey would be strengthened and that co-operation in all respects would increase. The King was replying to a speech by the Turkish Ambassador to Malaysia, Mr.
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    • 102 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Government teachers in Chinese and Tamil media schools and trade teachers in the Government service will now- be put on the same salary scheme as that approved for Malay school teachers in 1964. This takes effect from Aug. J last year and
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    • 49 4 IPOH. Thurs. A Jayeee gala ball wil be held at Asrama Perak on Saturday by the Junior Chamber of Ipoh in aid of their projects fund. The ball is under the patronage of the Raja di-Hilir. Tickets at $3 per couple are obtainable at the gate.
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    • 156 4 BATU GAJAH. Thurs Two prowlers at a tin-mine near Tronoh fled when a watchman opened fire with his shotgun early this morning. The watchman, Mohamed Zain bin Uda Jidin. 42. reported to police he saw two figures moving about a tin shed at about
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    • 48 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Mr. Justice B T H. Lee. newly appointed Judge of the High Court in Borneo, was granted an audience by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong at the Istana Negara here today. He will leave with his family for Kuching in a few days.
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    • 80 4 TORRENTIAL thunderstorms which had been lashing Singapore for several days gave way to bright sunshine when 22-year-old Senior Aircraftswoman Norma Kingsland, serving with the Intelligence branch at Headquarters, Far East Air Force, was married to 23-year-old Corporal David Hart, an armourer at Changi, one of three Royal Air Force stations
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    • 262 10 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The volume of trade between Singapore and North Korea has picked up over the last two years. Trade figures for the first six months of this year show that the transactions amounted to some $lB million. These disclosures were made by the leader
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    • 86 10 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Swiss Charge d’Affaires in Singapore, Mr. H. E. Suter, today celebrated Switzerland National Day with a reception at the Swiss Club. Tuan Hajl Va'acob bin Mohamed. the Minister of State for the Prime Minister’s Department, represented the Singapore Government at the reception. A large
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    • 709 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The commencement of work on Singapore's newest luxury hotel, the Imperial Hotel at Jalan Rumbia, off Oxley Rise, began this mornine with a big bang. The commencement of work was signalled by the deafening noise of
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    • 449 10 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The shift in the education system in the Republic is being made not because the Government wants a change for change’s sake. This was stated today by the Minister for Social Affairs. Enche Othman Wok. when he addressed the Annual Speech
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    • 62 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs A hawker. Seoh Tian Chye, 47. was today committed to stand trial in the High Court for the murder of Chong Boon Chong. 49. after a preliminary inquiry before the Ninth Magistrate, Mr. Boev Kun Hong. Seoh is alleged to have murdered Chong at
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    • 76 10 10 a m. —8.30 p.m. Combined Schools* Art and Craft Exhibition at the Victoria Memorial Hall. Empress Place. 5 p.m. Victoria School's Annual Speech Day at the school hall. Tyrwhitt Road. 7.30 p.m. Music and Dance Festival at the National Theatre, Clemenceau Avenue. 7-30 p.m. Free film shows
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    • 151 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. —M a 1 a y si a Singapore Airlines had three “firsts” in their services today. The airline's nrst Boeing 707 on international flight left for Hong Kong. Taipeh and Tokyo with 128 passengers from Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Among the passengers were
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    • 77 12 Mrs. Roselin Lau (second from left) lookin* on helplessly while her six-month old car burns. Eastern Sun pix by Mok Voon shows the tyres of the Fiat 600 still on fire. Inset shows the upholstery completely burnt up. leaving the shell. The inside of the car
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    • 242 12 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The High Court today awarded a 55-vear-old housewife. Madam Seet Kim Neo, a total of 54.520 in damages for a minor spinal injury she received from a motor accident on Jan. 1 last year. Madam Seet. together with a woman companion, was crossing a
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    • 142 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Sultan of Selangor, who is also the honorary captain of the Royal Malaysian Air Force, will be presented with a RMAF plaque and “Wings' 1 tomorrow. The presentation, to be made by the Chief of Air Staff. Commodore Suleiman bin Sujak. will
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    • 124 12 KUANTAN. Thurs. The Mentri Bcsar of Pahang. Tan Sri Yahva bin Haji Mohamed Seh. today appealed to loggers in the State to employ more local people in their "?ills. He was speaking at the presentation of certificates to 3C students who had completed a
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    • 103 12 PENANG, Thurs. Two thugs were arrested bv the police and a gold chain recovered in a bowl of rice, in an eating shop in Weld Quay, following a report of a snatch theft here last night. The gold-chain, valued at S6O, was apparently
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    • 463 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Nuclear Powers will be allowed to attend the United Nations conference of non-nuclear states which begins on Aug. 28 in Geneva, the counsellor of the Malaysian permanent mission to the U.N. Mr. Peter Lai, said today. Mr. Lai, who is here
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    • 89 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. A prisoner now serving a three-year term in Pudu jail, was today sentenced to another five months for attempting to escape from police custody. Foo See Ting. 20, is serving a three-year term for robbery. The court was told today that on
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    • 34 12 PENANG, Thurs. The development plan appeal of St. Nicholas School and Home for the Blind has received a donation of $8,561 from the United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, United Kingdom.
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    • 213 12 PENANG. Thurs. The member for Tanjong Barat. Mr. Teh Ew e Lim. today criticised a move to close down some 20 independent Chinese schools in Johore. Penang, Perak and Selangor. because of clandestine communist activities by a minority of students. Mr. Teh
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    • 77 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs The Selangor branch of the Red Cross Society has coUected $14,160 from its recent Flag Day. This was disclosed by its Chairman. Tunku Tan Sri Mohamed bin Tunku Besar Burhanuddin today. The amount represents cash donations totalling $4,923, and the proceeds from the
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    • 457 12 PENANG, Thurs. Calling all girls throughout Penang and Malaysia! Are you interested in becoming “M is s Tourism”? If so. have you sent in your entry for the Miss Tourism Contest to be held at the dance sponsored by the Penang Tourist
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    • 149 12 PENANG, Thurs. A 18-year-old schoolgirl, Che Rohaya binte Osman, of Bukit Merta.iam, was crowned “Youth Queen" at a “Youth Night” held at St. Xavier's Institution here last night. The ch;rming Fifth Form student of Convent, Bukit Mertaiam. received her pri-'e —a silver cup donated by the
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    • 240 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Four senior officers of the National Electricity Board will attend the 7tfc plenary meeting of the World Power conference to b« held in Moscow from Aug. 20 to 24. The Malaysian delegation is led by Mr. A. Ramanath, secretary
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    • 86 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs An eight-year-old girl died In the General Hospital here yesterday, two days after being scalded by boiling water in her home in the Municipal quarters in Jalan Cheras. Ponce today Identified the girl as K. Thanaphian. She was playing in the kitchen when
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    • 66 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. A man was today S6nfenced to 18 months m for cheating the Co-onera-tve Thrift and Loan So. clety of $1,300. Cmy Siew Khuani ?h e a a r» ed g Ullty t 0 three of cheating the Society by submitting false fPp llc tion forms
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    • 454 13 Management will have absolute power —Ho SINGAPORE, Thun. The Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill seeks to "vest in the management an absolute power and a completely free hand in dealing with the employees." And this was done without any real safeguard for the interests and welfare of
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    • 679 13  -  Central Provident Fund (Amendment) Bill passed By MARTIN LIM SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Central Provident Fund (Amendment) Bill to increase domestic savings and encourage home-ownership was passed by Parliament today. Calling It “an exercise in social innovation and social transformation”, the Labour
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    • 65 13 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Ministry of Education plans to expand educational television in the near future. But. the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Education, Dr. Lee Chiaw Meng, said this proposed expansion was subjected to financial considerations. He told Parliament that educational television was successful since
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    • 18 13 SINGAPORE. Thurs. There were 114 accidents, of which four were serious, during the last 24 hours
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    • 517 13 It's not true Permanent Secretaries are overpaid Dr. Goh SINGAPORE, Thurs.— To say that Permanent Secretaries were being overpaid was completely misleading, the Finance Minister. Dr. Goh Keng Swee, told Parliament today. He said their work was more onerous and responsible than those carried out by their counterparts In the
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    • 309 13 SINGAPORE. Thurs. It will be less play and more work for Singaporeans with the passage of the Holidays (Amendment) Bill in Parliament today. The Bill reduces the number of public holidays in Singapore from the present 18 to 11 per year. The Minister
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    • 169 13 SINGAPORE, Thurs. There will be a float procession as part of the National Day celebrations on two successive nights. The procession on Aug. 9. the first night wiU start from 7 pm. at Kallang Park. The second night’s processsion will begin at 6.30 p.m. from
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    • 180 13 SINGAPORE. Thurs.— The Hire-Purchase Bill is to protect "the less sophisticated members of the community who enter into hirepurchase agreements and often experience hardship because of the harsh and oppressive conditions which sometimes appear In these agreements.” In moving the second reading of the Bill,
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 92 5 UDORN, Thailand: Thai woman fishes in front of big U.S.-manned base in Thailand where Communist guerrilla attackers killed a Thai Security Guard, then opened up with automatic weapons, wounding four Americans, setting fire to a big U.S. jet transport and damaging a jet fighter on July 26 as the first
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    • 356 5 MANILA, Thurs. (UPI) The crime rate in the Philippines jumped 40 per cent last year and most of the country’s policemen are corrupt and incompetent, according to Police Commission Chairman Crispino de Castro. “The crime incidence is very high, indeed very
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    • 162 5 BOULOGNE, France, Thurs. (CPI) Princess Margaret yesterday inaugurated the first crosschannel hovercraft service in a short ceremony at the Boulogne Hovercraft Terminal. Princess Margaret and her husband. Lord Snowdon, crossed from Dover aboard the British-built hovercraft “SRN 4” and were welcomed at Boulogne by
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    • 111 5 VICTORIA. British Colombia, Thurs. (UPI) Figures released by Trade Minister Waldo Skillings showed Japan has replaced the United Kingdom as the second-largest customer for British Columbia goods. The United States remained the largest buyer. The Trade Minister said between 1952 and 1967 the
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    • 197 5 WASHINGTON, Thurs. (Reuter) President Johnson said today he had every reason to believe that the Communists in Vietnam were preparing a major attack. He told reporters that his information came from officials in Saig o n. It was based on the increasing rate
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    • 216 5 Shooting of youth at US base in PI SAN FRANCISCO, Thurs. (UPI) Gen. Carlos Romulo of the Philippines, former President of the United Nations General Assembly, said yesterday that recent demonstrations by students in Manila against the United States were “fully justified”. He referred to demonstrations
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    • 105 5 NEW YORK. Thurs. (UPI) UPITN executive vicepresident Burton Reinhardt has announced the transfer of the television newsfilm organisation's Far East headquarters from Singapore to Tokyo. Mr. Reinhardt said Eric Jessup, UPITN's manager in Singapore, would move to Tokyo as manager for Asia. He said UPITN would
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    • 97 5 NAGOYA. Japan. Thurs. (UPI) The Danish freighter Cecile Maersk is dead at sea after coUiding with a Philippines cargo carrier the Maritime Safety Agency reported today. The 13,900 ton Danish ship has a crack in the hull near the engine room and is unable to generate
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    • 314 5 Rusk: ‘If others will only stop encouraging Hanoi WASHINGTON. Thurs. (Reuter) Secretary of State Dean Rusk suggested in an interview published yesterday that progress towards a Vietnam peace might result if other countries showed they did not support Hanoi's position. Mr. Rusk told Mr. Hiroshi Ishihara, of the Yomiuri newspaper.
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    • 90 5 SAN JOSE. Costa Rica. Thurs. (UPI) Mt. Arena! volcano belched ashes over a wide swath of Central America yesterday. The official death roll rose to 68 and Costa Rica's government declared three days of national mourning. Scores more were missing in the disaster. Thousands of residents
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    • 174 5 HALMSTAD, Sweden, Thurs. (UPI) A Swedish Air Force soldier who did not make his bed properly one morning 1966 has been chased half around the world for two years by Swedish and American authorities. He is wanted for breach of duty and drunkenness, a Stockholm paper reported
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    • 229 6 JAKARTA.Thurs. (Reuter) Most of the former leaders of the banned Communist Party in Indonesia have now been rounded up, Jakarta Garrison Comjnander Major General Amir Machmud has said. Speaking to Indonesia’s Antara news agency during troop exercises south of Jakarta earlier this week,
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    • 200 6 WASHINGTON, Thurs. (Reuter) Vice-President Hubert Humphrey pledged last night that he would remain loyal to President Johnson’s policies while campaigning for the Presidency. “I do not intend to run for the office of President of the United States by turning my back on those
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    • 47 6 SEOUL, Thurs. (UPI) A total of 62 encephalitis cases have been reported in South Korea this year, health authorities said' today. The sleeping sickness have killed 18 persons. Three have recovered, but 41 others are still under medical care, according to the authorities.
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    • 385 6 MANILA, Thurs. (UPI) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) stands as an unshakeable symbol of unity and hope in a region saddled with enconomic ills and political conflicts. The Bank, two years old in December, has yet to undergo any real crisis of confidence
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    • 97 6 UNITED NATIONS. New York. Thurs. (Reuter) Thousands of professional staff in the U.N. Secretariat received a bigger paycheque yesterday reflecting the rising cost of living in New York. Internationally recruited staff receive a post allowance based on average living costs where they are employed Officials
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    • 118 6 BOSTON. Thurs. (UPI) Eight professors teaching at Boston college's summer school said they feel the recent papal encyclical on birth control “is not binding on conscience on Catholics.” Among the group at the Jesuit college were four priests and four laymen covering various academic disciplines, including theology. The
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    • 192 6 ROME. Thurs. (UPI) Charina Zaragoza. "Miss Philippines.” met Pope Paul VI yesterday and said it was "the most beautiful and memorable thing I have ever experienced.” Miss Zaragoza, her mother, Mrs. Pilar Zaragoza and her brother oose Jr. attended the Pope's weekly general audience at
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    • 328 6 MANILA. Thurs. (UPI) Asia, a region torn by war and political turmoil, takes time out this month to count its blessings It will honour the men and women who have, in their own special way, worked to ease the poverty and misery
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    • 47 6 SAIGON: Two men look down on the ruins of a building housing a Chinese language newspaper in the Cholon section of Saigon after Metcong terrorists blew up the three storey building. The Vietcong consisted of two women and three men. CPI photo.
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    • 261 6 HONG KONG. Thurs. (UPI) Nineteen South Vietnamese youths of Chinese descent told a Hong Kong Court today they paid an "international illegal immigrant organisation” bet ween $5,000 and $7,000 In piastres to get them away from the war. The
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    • 175 6 MEXICO CITY. Thurs. (Reuter) Calm returned here today after six days of bloody rioting in which students clashed violently with troops and police. Mariachi music the traditional trumpets and violins of Mexico sounded along the elegant Paseo De La Reforma Yesterday, shots
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    • 73 6 LONDON. Thurs. (UPI) Britain has received no indication from Egypt that 15 ships trapped in the Suez Canal since the Middle East war last summer will be freed soon, a Foreign Office spokesman s aid yesterday. The spokesman said Britain was aware that
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    • 58 6 CAIRO. Egypt: Two studies of Mr. Nasser speaking during his 90-minute address at the inaugural session of the Arab Socialist Union’s newly-elected Congress at Cairo University last week. Mr. Nasser declared no peace could be found in the Middle East until Israel withdrew from all the Arab
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    • 235 6 SAIGON. Thurs. (UPI) General Vo Nguyen Giap is believed to be in Cambodia personally planning the next assault against Saigon, Allied Intelli- gence sources said today. They placed his headquarters in the vicinity of Mimot. a Cambodian plantation and air strip about 5 miles
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    • 105 6 *IO DE JANEIRO. Thurs. (UPI) City’s 170.000 taxi drivers went on strike yesterday to protest alleged police indifference toward passengers who beat and rob the drivers. A driver said strike was prompted by the murder of two taxi drivers and the robbery of four others last weekend.
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    • 159 6 YUBARI. Japan, Thurs (UPI) Rescue workers pumped air into a coal mine filled with deadly carbon monoxide here yesterday but expressed little hope of finding 22 trapped miners alive. Thirty-one men were trapped in the mine by a lire and a series of cave-ins
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    • 95 6 ALGIERS, Thurs. (Reuter) The Algerian cabinet meets here today to dee.de whether to release 12 Israeli men and their hijacked airliner detained here for the past nine days. The 19-man cabinet under the chairmanship of President Houari Bcumedienr.e will have before its first findings
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    • 65 7 TOKYO: Commander Lloyd M. Bucher (centre) and other crews of the American intelligence ship “Pueblo”, which was captured by North Koreans in January at North Korea’s territorial waters, take meals which was televised bv the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (N'HK) on July 26. The North Korean film
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    • 269 7 MANILA, Thurs. (UPI). The Philippines armed Forces announced yesterday the mobilisation of the country's one million reservists will start with the call up of 15,000 men of the sixth division. The Manila Times said today Army Commander, Brig. Gen. Ruben Maglaya, will supervise the
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    • 147 7 NEW DELHI. Thurs (Reuter) India has asked the Soviet Union to correct a recently published map which shows the whole of India's northeast frontier agency and the Aksai Chin area of Kashmir as being part of China. Prime Minister Indra Gandhi said yesterday. But
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    • 85 7 WELLINGTON. Thurs. (Reuter) The New Zealand escort minesweeper Inverell was returning to Auckland today after a collision with the U.S.S. Henry B. Wilson during a combined naval exercise in New Zealand waters this morning. The Henry B. Wilson, a guided missile armed destroyer of the
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    • 171 7 LONG ISLAND CITY. New York. Thurs. (UPI) Swingline Incorporated has agreed to form a multi-million-dollar broadly diversified joint venture in Japan with Plus Co.. Ltd., of Tokyo, it was announced yesterday by Jack Linsky. President of Swingline and Hohei Suzuki, President of Plus.
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    • 272 7 SAIGON. Thurs. (Reuter) Vietcong have ordered women agents to get jobs in American and government offices to draw up assassination and kidnapping lists, the American military command warned todav. The guerrillas also want to increase recruiting youths for front line duty, the command warned. A
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    • 124 7 WASHINGTON. Thurs (UPI) A Harris poll released last night had Nelson Rockefeller leading by six percentage points over either Hubert H. Humphrey or Eugene J. McCarthy in the race for President. Richard M. Nixon trailed both the Democrats. The Harris survey, appearing in a copyrighted
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    • 120 7 HONG KONG. Thurs. (Reuter) Seven more people have died from influenza in Hong Kong, bringing the death toll since the outbreak of the present epidemic early in July to 13. A Medical and Health Department spokesman said yesterday the seven deaths occurred between
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    • 384 7 'NO SHOT IN THE DARK WILL DO' CANBERRA, Thurs. (UPI) Asian and Pacific Council (ASPAC) ministers agreed today to consider a Philippines proposal for a special study of existing economic agencies in the region to prevent "conflicting and over-lapping" functions. The Philippines Foreign Sec retary, Mr.
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    • 192 7 HONG KONG, Thurs. (UPI) A 1 Japanese influenza expert arrived yesterday to determine the type of flue causing an epidemic here. He is Dr. Hideo Fukumi, Chief of the Japanese Branch of the United Nations World Health Organisation Influenza Centre and Director of the First Bacillus
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    • 104 7 MANILA. Thurs. (Reuter) A Manila restaurant owner and his son struggled for possession of a hand grenade last night but it dropped out of their grasp and exploded killing two customers at a nearby table. The blast injured four other customers, two of them seriously.
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    • 107 7 Unwed policeman dismissed... NEW YORK, Thurs (Reuter) A 37-year-old unmarried New York City policeman has been dismissed from the force for living with his girl friend. The officer, who has been on the force for 13 years, was charged with bringing “adverse criticism on the department” because the neighbours
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    • 116 7 ATHENS. Thurs. (UP I) Former Bishop Philippos of Dramas and six other persons were ordered to stand trial by an Athens Military Tribunal yesterday on charges of defaming the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece. They were accused of circulating a mimeographed leaflet containing slanderous
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    • 28 7 •This Unusual Super wide-angle view Shows the ever lighting that has been •nctalied along a modern autobahn in the Federal Republic of Germany.
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    • 47 5 ONLY TWO MORE DAYS UNTIL NEXT DRAW YOU MUST ENTER NOW! BIG JACKPOTS TO BE WON FOR GROUP ONE (6 NUMBERS CORRECT) $153,850 FOR GROUP TWO (5 t CORRECT) AGAIN THE CEILING PRICE OF $BO,OOO THIS WEEK COULD BE YOUR TURN TO WIN A JACKPOT—HURRY. ENTER NOW!
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  • 755 8 THE Thai Foreign Minister, Tun Thanat Khoman. has urged ASPAC nations, now meeting in Canberra, to face realities. He pointed out that the United States would get less Involved in Asia after the British withdrawal. He posed the question, “Who will All the vacuum? Communist China, the Soviet
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  • 1766 8  -  By Peter Sager KUALA LUMPUR, (SPR) In the year 1948 a war broke out in the jungles of Malaya between the British colonial administration and Communist guerrillas. Twelve years later the British were able to declare that the struggle had virtually ended. Between lay years
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  • 659 8 SINGAPORE, Thurs. (Reuter) The following ore some toplcol comments which newspapers in Asia have printed in their editorial columns in the last few days: SINGAPORE: The Straits Times, commenting on the Sabah claim under the heading “Made-in-Manila mess “It is too late now for Manila to cry
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    • 132 8 I refer to a news Item under the heading “Thugs more active last month” appearing in the Eastern Sun dated July 31. The Item quoted a police spokesman as saying that "there were more cases of murder, attempted murder, gang robbery and robbery, extortion, house breaking and
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    • 72 8 THE second prize Toto winner has beer widely published. Whatever the reason, publicity of Toto winners should not be made, as It will attract the attention of people of questionable character, who will seize the golden opportunity of reaping the rich harvest from Toto winners. In order
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    • 65 8 IT is understood Good Friday is not included in the newly listed all public holidays for Singapore. While the Saturday following Good Friday and Eastern Monday may be dispensed with. Good Friday being quite an important day in Christendoms ought in my opinion be retained. Surely Good Friday
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    • 461 8 MALAYSIA hij taken the right step in rejecting the Philippines claim to Sabah. It had been a bone in our throata for sometime. Filipinos should now forget about it all and concentrate on putting their home in good shape. It requires a lot of
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    • 74 8 Recently. a reader “AQUARIUS” asked the Ministry of Education for clarification regarding the Standard Three National Language certificate. No clarification has been made yet. I wonder why. Is a person, who holds a Standard Three National Language certificate, eligible to attend an H.S.C. class (Malay
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 42 8 Eastern Sun Independent National Newspaper FRIDAY. AUGUST 2. 1968 28>B. Centanment Reed. 39. lelen Suited. Sincee*'* 2. Kueli Lumpur. Meier*)* Telephone: ***** 7 Telephone: ***** 6 Reneng Office S. Leith Street, Tel: ***** Ipoh Office 77, Brewiter Reed. Ye1:7232l Cable Address: AWNEWS
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    • 21 8 LITTER WRITERS MUST GIVE THEIR NAMES j AND ADDRESSES IN GOOD FAITH.! LETTERS WITHOUT NAMES AND ADDRESSES| WILI NOT BE PUBLISHED.
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
    • 98 9 f -n K th fold lver nd c °PP er medals for the Japan World Exposition were decided on July *3rd., which wiH he put on sale across the country on September, ’69. The set of three will cost U.S. 541.67. Fn»lUH h^rH« h f°^ S
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    • 456 9 SINGAPORE, Thurs. News of further aircraft purchases and expansion of the route network were outlined by Mr. DR Y. Bluck, Commercial Director of Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. He was addressing over 40 Cathay Pacific managers from all over the world at the opening of the
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    • 73 9 LONDON, Thurs. (UPI) The rubber market closed nominal with spot 19-15/16-20-1/8. SETTLEMENT HOUSE Sept. 20-1/16 20-3/16 Oct. 20-1/8 20-1/4 Nov. 20-3/16 20-5/16 Oct/Dec 20-3/16 20-5/16 Jan./March 20-3/16 20-3/8 April/June 20-1/4 20-3/8 July/Sept. 20-5/16 20-7/16 Oct./Dec. 20-3/8 20-1/2 Jan./March 20-7/16 20-9/ 16 April/June 20-1/2 20-5/8 July/Sept. 20-9/16 20-11/
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    • 63 9 NEW YORK. Thurs. (UPI) Rubber futures closed 25 points higher across the board. There were no sales. Sep. 21.20 bid, 21.75 asked; Nov. 20.90 bid, 21.40 asked; Jan. 20-80 bid, 21.30 asked. March 20.80 bid, 21.20 asked; May 20 80 bid, 21.30 asked; July 20.80 bid, 21.30
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    • 17 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The tin price for today was $550 62| per picul, up 12 cents.
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    • 170 9 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Roger Moulding, popular BOAC Cargo Sales Officer in the Far East, left Hong Kong for his new posting in England, during the week-end. During his stopover at Paya Lebar. he took a final nostalgic visit around the tarmac which he would
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    • 299 9 RUBBER DOWN CENT SINGAPORE. Thurs. August first grade rubber f.o b. closed at 5 p.m. In Singapore and Kuala Lumnur today at 55J cents per lb., down seven-eighths of a cent from previous close. The tone was easier. After an unchanged opening the market ruled quiet and movements were small.
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    • 57 9 HONG KONG. Thun. (UPI) —Money Quotations unbars 6-090 per U.S dollar HK56.1012 per U.S. dollar tt HK56.775 per pound sterling HK5297.0 per tael of gold 94.5 per cent fineness HK$163.5 per 10,000 Japanese yens HKS 147.0 per 100 Philippine pesos buyers HKS 147.2 per 100 Philippine pesos
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    • 56 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs—The Association of Banks in Malaysia Singapore today made the following changes in its rates to merchants:CANADA: Buying T.T. 35- Airmail O.D. 35-3/8; 90 d/st. 56-1/8 credit bills; 36- 4 trade bills. SELLING T.T-/O.D. ready were: Canada 34-13/16; Deutsche Marks 130-3/8; Swiss Francs 139-1/2; French Francs 161-3
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    • 1279 9 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The industrial section of the Stock Exchange opened on a slightly firm note today but turned easier on profit-taking. Thereafter, there was a fair two-way business and the section looked steadier at the close with some counters stabilising around yesterday’s levels. Business
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    • 87 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The following ships are expected to be In port today: Gndowns Vessels 12 Pembrokeshire 34 Centaur 5 Pitchai Samut 6/7 Thorscape B'9 Crna Gora 10/11 Glenearn 13/14 Neder Eems 15 16 Rotti 18 Garrybank 23/24 DJati Wangl 25/26 Seiyo Maru 29 30 Bonna 35 36
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    • 328 9 SINGAPORE. Stock Exchange sold and offer prices officially listed at the close of business. INDUSTRIALS Acma 284 Ben A- Co. CBI *.90 S.no Boustead 1.98 2.00 T. Sucor 4.44 Chemical Co Cold Storage Dunlop E. Smelting K 205 5.20 3.10 745 2.56 5.55 7.55 2.10 3-22 494 2-63
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    • 48 9 TOKYO. Thurs. (UPI) The Kongo Manufacturing Company has been awarded a contract to export 119 trucks to Burma in August. The contract, awarded by the Burmese Government, calls for 60-flve-ton steel cargo trucks and 59-flve-ton dump trucks valued at approximately US $l.l million (M) F. 0.8.
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    • 23 9 LONDON, Thurs. (UPI) The rubber market opened quiet. No. 1 RSS spot 19-11/19—20 No. 1 RSS CIF basis ports August 19-5/8-19-13/16.
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    • 45 9 Manager*' Price*j Flr«t Malayan \D 2.93 second Malayan XD 2.10 Third Malayan 1.37 The Commerce Industry 1.07 1.16 The saving Fund 1 22 1.31 First H’kong .93 1.03* second H’kong *9 .73* Malaysian Investment Fund 1.30 1.40 Sterling C'modlty 3/8 <* Hong Kong Currency >
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    • 104 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The noon prices at the Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange to(lay are> Buyer Seller Coconut Oil (F.O.B.) Bank Coconut Oil 52.00 (FO B.) Drums 54 50 Loose Copra Mixed July/Aug Muntok White 30 OO(N’) Pepper (K-O.B.) 96% N.L.W. Sarawak White Pepper (F.O.B.) 96% N.L.W. 115.00 112.50 Sarawak Special
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    • 697 9 1 7 MOVEMENTS SINGAPORE ARRIVALS DEPARTURES 805 am 10.25 a.m. 9.30 am. 10.25 a.m. 3 25 pm. 2.50 pm--8.35 pm. 7.25 pm. 8 45 p.m. g.OO p.m. 10.25 p.m. 12.05 a m. 3.00 p.m. 6.15 p.m. 2.25 p m. 10.25 p.m. 3.35 p.m. 5-35 p m. 7. .mi p.m. 8.35
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 1345 10 yo TV and Radio j TV MALAYSIA CHANNEL 5 KUALA LUMPUR and Pulan Pinang; 6 Ipoh and Melaka; 3 A II Johore Bahru. 4 Taiping; 7 Batu Pahat; 9 Kluang. P.M. 3.00 Opening Annct. and Prog. Summary; 3.01 Intisari; 3.25 New* Adventures of Superman; 3.50 Gilligan's Island "Return of Wrong
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  • 608 11 THIS month the precedent-breaking Pope goes to the Americas to visit the solidly Catholic continent at a time when the nations there are In great turmoil with revolutionary visions of a better deal under the sun and when the CMart inspired LAFTA (the local grouping, among other
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  • 157 11  -  -CLIM JAPAN and Chile’s warships are conducting joint exercises during a Japanese flotilla’s goodwill visit. It is the first such visit by Japanese men-of-war there since 1920. The Latin nations are certainly ascending in world affairs,, or rather we could say the nations in the world are undergoing
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  • NEWS UNDER THE SUN National Daily
    • 351 11  -  P ope to renew influence in the Americas across the seas By Ray Moseley VATIC A A CITY THCRS. jl Plf- POPE PACE VI IS G fPI AG TO LA TIA AMERICA #.V AUGUST WITH A MESSAGE FOR A CHI RCH \AD A PEOPLE
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    • 92 11 TOKYO. Japan: Japan's extreme leftist students ef Anti-Imperialist Faction of Zengakuren throw stones at riot police < to hide behind police cars at the entrance of Tokyo International Airport here ~n Sunday while the helmeted students demonstrated in protest against the Asian and Pacific
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    • 425 11  -  By Wilbur G. Landrey BUENOS AIRES. Thurs. (UPI) Effort to achieve economic integration in Latin America have run into the stumbling block of economic nationalism. Where once there were ambitious plans to march forward steadily towards a common market on the European model,
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    • 223 11 FIRST VISIT SINCE 1920 SANTIAGO. Chile Thurs. (CPI) A Japanese naval squadron yesterday moved toward an August 2 rendezvous off Tongoy. Chile, with Chilean units for the first joint manoeuvres of the two Pacific nations. The four Japanese destroyers. on a shakedown cruise for newly commissioned
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    • 57 11 BONN Thurs. (Renter West Germany today rejected Soviet accusations that it was interfering in current developments in Czechoslovakia. Foreign Minister H Willy Brandt told a press conference here that Foreign Office Secretary of State Georg Duckwitz had mtt Soviet Ambassador Semyon Tsarapkin to deliver a firm verbal
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    • 183 11 WASHINGTON, Thurs. (UPI) The cost of living took its biggest upward jump in more than two years in June, the government reported yesterday. The increase was mainly the result of an upsurge in housing costs. The Labour Department reported that the consumer price index
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    • 178 11 CANBERRA, Thurs. (CPI) A growing demand by Japanese meat processing plants for Australian mutton may cause a domestic shortage. The Commonwealth Bureau of Agricultural Economics indicated. “Prospects for substantial seasonal shipments of lamb to Britain appear limited.” its report said. “But
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 58 11 How to Avoid Mosquito Bites Why do some people attract mosquitos while others seem immune? Scientists have found that it all has to do with subtle signals given off by your body, many of which you can control. Here are the kev facts abcut clothing, skin temperature, diet, perfume, and
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    • 313 12 TODAY and YOU... Friday, August 2, 1968 tQ\ 6-17-28-39 0-69-78 jf TAURUS APR. 21 MAY 21 C 9-20-31-42 53-58-81-88 STAR GAZER^i? ARIES MAR. 22 APR.. 20 GEMINI MAY. 22 JUNE 22 5*16-27-40 51-72-84-85 CANCER JUNE 23 JULY 23 hj\ 2-13-24-35 46-61-82-90 LEO tfp jul t 24 ...AUG. 23 ?Y 1-12-23-34
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    • 55 13 TOMORROW MIDNTTK Cash Bookings Nov Accepted! becker ft. u. t xt—Jt—a, H 'Mexico' Magnificent Tone Superb Performance MW. SW FM Reception. A wide range of models from manual to fully automatic operation. THE CYCLE A CARRIAGE CO.,(E) LTD. -MNHAL WrOUTt OIVISIONSINGArOM KUAU IUMTUt IPOH WNANO TEL ***** TH. 5?3|S TO.
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    • 105 13 What You should Know About Nursing Homes Would you take an aging relative into your home. Or would you refuse and feel guilty? If in doubt, don't miss this eyeopening article. It tells how nursing homes have changed In recent years, how to choose a good one, and how to
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 278 13 SHAW tGANISRTTOH Anne Bancroft, Dustin Huffman Katharine Ross “The GKADIATT Directed by Mike Nichole—Academy Award Winner—BEST DIRECTOR In Panavtslon <fc Technicolor <UA) Patrons presenting the i portion tickets for seeing ‘The Graduate” will be entitled to buv the Sound Trade LP CBS Record 08-3180 at the special DISCOUNT PRICE of
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    • 300 13 CATHAY NOW SHOWING! 1.3*. 4<W. 1.00. S3fl on p.m II 6.43 0.30 pm. HERMANS HERMITS In MGM'S "MRS BROWN, You've Got A Lovely Daughter” Panavivon, Mctrocolor ODEON 21 116 Op'n* Today: 11. 1.99. 4,7 930 •No Free List) “The INVISIBLE SABRE" (Mandarin! Chen Man-Line cathayScope. color EngU,h A- Chinete Subtitle!
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  • 525 14  -  By Leonel Borralho lif ACAO, (UPI) New roads to link the islands of Macao may bring new prosperity to the Portugese province on the China coast. For the first time in history, they are building land links between Macao and its two offshore islands, Taipa and Coloane.
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  • 708 14 was recently the scene of a sensational and exciting event. Uninitiated people may cast their minds to nego- tiations for ending the Vietnam war, the Prime Minister's comings and goings, or certain upheavals in the political arena. But as George Mikes disclosed in the BBC
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  • 185 14 SAIGON. Thurs. (Reuter) US. planes launched missile attacks on the U-S. cruiser Boston and the Australian destroyer Hobart and sank an American patrol boat off Vietnam last June believing they were shooting at helicopters, an official report revealed here today. Two seamen were killed aboard the Hobart,
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 601 14 Eastern Sun Classified advertisements cjh b« accepted at the following addresses: MONT DOR MILK BAR. Ngee Ann Building, Singapore. S.S. MUBARUK b Brothers. 63, Bras BasaH Road, and 2, Maju Avenue, Serangoon Carden Estate, Singapore. TAY BUAN CUAN LTD.. SUPERMARKET. 83, East Coast Road. Singapore 15. Tel: *****9. HAMIEM STORE,
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    • 641 14 TENDER NOTICES P W.D. SINGAPORE TENDERS are invited from P.W.D. Registered Contractors for the following works:1. The Supplv and delivery of Precast R C. Flower Pots to any sites in Singapore. “Open to all P.W.D. Registered Contractors". Closing Date:- 13-8-68 at 10.00 a.m. 2. Construction of Car Park and Look-out
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    • 560 14 P.ff.D. SINGAPORE TENDERS are invited from P.W.D. Registered Contractors and from ‘Specially Registered Contractors” for the following works:Constmction of an Electrical Sub-Station at Pulau Saigc Pumping Station (Sub-con tract to Contract No. 143 6?) All Civil Engineering or Building Contractors. Hosing Date: 39.68 at 10.00 a.m. Kallang Basin Sewerage Scheme.
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    • 185 14 TENDERS JABATAN KERJA RAYA. PERAK KENYATAAN TAWARAN TAWARAN DI PELAWA SA MULA TAWARAN2 akan di-terima di-Pejabat Jurutera Kerja, J.K R. Krian, Parit Buntar hingga jam 3.00 petang pada 9.8.63 dari Pemborong2 JKR yang berdaftar Ke!as2 C Kepala II (2), D-E Kepala I bagi Pembenaan 3 Bllek Darjah. Pejabat, Bilek Guru
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    • 45 14 TIN DREDGE FOR SALE BY TENDER AS AN OPERATING UNIT 9 CUBIC FOOT OIL FIRED STEAM DRIVEN BUCKET DREDGER APPROXIMATE DISPLACEMENT: 2,000 TONS LADDER DIGGING DEPTH: 80 FEET DESIGNER: F. W. PAYNE SON SITUATION: SELANGOR FOR FULL DETAILS APPLY BOX No. 615 EASTERN SUN, K.L.
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  • Sun Sport
    • 222 15  -  He beats Trojan in 3f. trial to clock 38 sec. By WINDSOR LAD TPOH, T h u r The Billy Bagby-trdincd Marriage, a Sultan's Gold Vase prospects, displayed striking form in his preparation for Sunday's classic. Ridden by jockey Luke Kang, Marriage was going better than
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    • 1171 15 (FOR LOCAL RIDERS ONLY) Race 1: Horses Class 4a Div. 6 6 Furs. —2.30 p. m. 1 539 Kakamion 6v 9.00 Gera Stable E B’kelen 4 3 097 Fair Chance 6v 900 Newmarket Stable Spencer 9 3 705 Halland 3v 8.13 Kwee Stable Nair 1 4 016
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    • 173 15 SEOUL. Thurs. (UPI) World Boxing Association's first ranked bantamweight Lee Won-Suk of South Korea wants to meet world champion Lionel Rose of Australia in a title match here in October, boxing officials said on Thursday. Kim Yung-Kee. assistant executive secretary of the Korean Eoxing
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    • 117 15 MELBOURNE. Thurs. (Reuter) The Australian team to defend the Elsenhower Cup, the world amateur golf team championship trophy, here In October Includes three of the players who won the title in Mexico City two years ago They are Harry Berwick. Kevin Donohoe
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    • 87 15 HONG KONG. Thurs. (Reuter) A 51-member contingent from the University of Malaya arrived in Hong Kong last night to take part in the 11th inter-varsity games which open here today. The Malaysians will compete with university students from Hong Kong and Singapore in badminton, basketball. hockey,
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    • 30 15 TAIPEH. Thurs. (UPI) South Korea defeated Japan 72-60 last night to retain the championship in the Second Asian Women’s Basketball tournament Korea led at halftime 11-24.
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    • 235 15 GOODWOOD. England. Thurs. (Reuter) Petingo, ridden by champion British jockey Lester Piggott, scored a record-equailing victory in the Sussex Stakes for three and four-year-olds on the second day of the Goodwood race meeting yesterday. Petingo, the 6-4 favourite, covered the mile in one minute 39 seconds
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    • 135 15 HONOLULU. Thurs. (UPI) Boxing Enterprises announced yesterday that sixth-ranked featherweight Roberto Andrade of the Philippines will meet Richie Sue of Portland. Oregon, next Tuesday night in one of two 10-round bouts at the Honolulu International Centre Arena. The other 10-round main event will pit Baby
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    • 1648 15 Race 1: Horses Class 2, Div. 4 6 Furs. —2.00 p.m. 1. 403 Invincible II 6y 900 Jenny Stable Rodgers 2 2. 405 New Liberty 6v 811 Mr. CH. Gan R S. B'kelen Pretty 6 3. 006 Pelor Mas lOy 8.11 Wan Stable Rodgers 15 4. 738
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    • 456 16 He slams 24 fours during his stay at wicket LONDON, Thiirs. (Reuter) South African Mike Procter scored a career-best 134 as Gloucestershire piled up a massive 422 for four declared against Middlesex at Bristol in yesterday English county cricket programme. Procter batted for 120 minutes and
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    • 563 16 ALOR STAR. Thurs.—Singapore Combined Schools who In previous years participated in the Malaysian Combined Schools athletic meet as one of the component States of Malaysia have named a powerful athletics team to meet Malaysia in the first international encounter here on Aug 8. The
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    • 59 16 Picture shows the Sarawak contingent of athletes at a march-past at the Borneo Games at the Jubilee Ground. Kuching over the weekend. Seen on the dais is the Deputy Chief Minister. Abang Haji Abdulrahim. taking the salute before declaring the Meet open. Standing at his right is the
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    • 253 16 SPOKANE. Washington. Thurs (UPI) Track star Lee Evans of San Jose State College said yesterday American Negro athletes have voted to attend the Olympic Games this fall in Mexico City. The athletes voted nearly unanimously to attend the Games at a meeting during
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    • 394 16 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Mr. L.P. Rodrigo, president of the F.A. Singapore said the association should now look into the feasibility of setting up a "sports medicine" scheme in relation to football develop- ment and promotion. Mr. Rodrigo said there was a need for such
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    • 188 16 SOUTH ORANGE. (New Jersey). Thurs. (Reuter) Third-seeded Bob Hewitt of South Africa advanced to the quarter-finals of the Eastern Grass Court Championships here with an easv 6-3, 6-4 victory over Paul Cranis of New York yesterday. Hewitt, seeded No. 3. faces a tough test today against
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    • 340 16 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The new Council of the F.A. of Singapore last night rejected the recommendation of FIFA-registered referee. Mr. Bishen Singh, as an official to accompany the National squad to the Merdeka soccer tournament in Kuala Lumpur from Aug. 9-25. The
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    • 722 16  -  By LESLIE NAKASHIMA TOKYO, Thurs. (UPI) Former world junior lightweight champion Gabriel (Flash) Elorde will resume training after he returns this week to Manila from a round-the-world trip for what he calls a “final test” in quest of the
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    • 291 16 CHICAGO, Thurs. (Reuter) Mr. Avery Brundage, president of the International Olympic Committee. believes the Winter Olympic Games have become too big, too expensive and too commercial. Addressing a meeting of United States college sports representatives here yesterday, Brundage cited the fact that 3.400 journalists covered the
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    • 137 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The National volleyball team will begin a six-day centralised training stint here from Saturday in preparation for two big competitions in Singapore. Malaysia will take part in the Pesta Sukan international invitation tourney from Aug. 12-16, and then play Singapore in the 2nd
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    • 56 16 TIME AND TIDE Penan*;: 6.01 a.m. (7.0 ft.). Port Swettenham: 10.18 a.m. (13.9 ft.), 1026 p.m. (12.2 ft.). Port Dickson: 11.42 a.m. (7.8 ft.). 11.50 p.m. (6.3 ft.). Singopore: 3.53 a.m. (7.2 ft.), 4.07 p.m. (77 ft.). Sedili Kechil: 3.04 a.m. (6.3 ft.). 2.33 p.m. (7.0 ft.). Kuantan: 2.37 a.m.
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