Eastern Sun, 6 September 1968

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  • 19 1 Eastern Sun SINGAPORE EDITION Estd. 1960. Vol. 3 No. 755 friday. 6 September 1968. MC(P) 0050 Price 15 cent.
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  • 408 1 Adverse P.I. diplomatic reaction to Malaysian note MANILA, Thurs. (UPI REUTER) PHILIPPINE diplomatic sources today described as "tact- less" and "very crude" a Malaysian note protesting passage of a Philippine Bill which include part of the State of Sabah within Philippine territory. "The tone is not very
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  • 111 1 SAIGON. Thurs (UPI) South Vietnam’s intelligence and security heads have been fired the Government said today. Also replaced were four province chiefs. the President’s Office announced. A spokesman said. “Not all these men were replaced for reasons of corruption, some were moved to other posts, some
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  • 80 1 JAKARTA. Thurs. (Reuter) President Suharto has appealed for peaceful co-existence between the predominantly Moslem population and the small Christian community in North Sumatra. Informed sources said today that President Suharto had asked North Sumatra Moslem leader Daud Beuruh to prevent any tension between the two religious
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  • 116 1 JAKARTA. Thurs. (Reuter) Indonesian Foreign Minister. Adam Malik, today called on Malaysia and the Philippines to abide by the “cooling off period” over the Sabah dispute which they agreed in Jakarta last month. Mr. Malik was commenting on a statement by the Malaysian Prime
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  • 165 1 SAIGON, Thurs. (CPI) More than 200.000 American servicemen have been killed, wounded or lost in action in the Vietnam war, the L’-S. Command said today. Spokesmen said U.S. casualties in the war last week were the heaviest since the May Communist offensive. with
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  • 69 1 MANILA. Thurs. (UPI) President Ferdinand E. Marcos today began a three-day tour of the Southern Philippines where Moslem secessionist moves and troubles between Moslems and Christians were reported and later denied. The Manila Chronicle, in a tongue-in-cheek frontpage story on the trip, said: “To
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  • 191 1 TOKYO. Thurs. (UPI) A Thai businessman said today Asian nations must cooperate with one another “if we want to ensure a future of hope for ourselves.” “If the nations in Asia fail to co-operate with one another, I am afraid many will be swallowed up. pulled
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  • 392 1 RUNNING OF M.SA SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Singapore Government today maintained that “no party ran make derisions without the knowledge of the other party” in the running of Malaysia-Singa-pore Airlines. A statement from the Ministry of Communications said the Singapore and Malaysian
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  • 251 1 FREMONT, California, Thurs. (UPI) The happy wedding reception for Marvin and Jean Door was almost ended. It was time for one more picture —a gag “shotgun wedding" pose. The bride, in a white mini-dress, had just exchanged a champagne toast with her new husband,
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  • 51 1 NAIROBI. Thurs. (Reuter) Eleven children died after lightning struck a primary school near Kisumu. Western Kenya, yesterday, the official Kenya news agency reported today. Three of the children died this morning, according to Kisumu's Superintendent of Police. The lightning struck while the children were in
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 916 2  -  By Chan Kam Yau KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Tan Sri Dr. Lim Swee Aun, today urged Malaysian rubber producers to respond to t h e concept that consuming countries would treat natural rubber as
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    • 114 2 KUALA KANGSAR. Thurs. Fines, totalling $7,000 or three years’ jail were imposed by the President of the Session* Court here. Tunku Mokhtar bin Tunku Yaacob. today on a taxi driver. Ng Chia Weng. who had opium and morphine in his vehicle. Ng had previously pleaded
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    • 551 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Soviet Union has granted five scholarships for Malaysian citizens to study in the educational establishments of the USSR, for the 1968/69 academic year. These scholarships have been made from the USSR MlnLstry of Higher and Specialised Secondary Education. The scholarships do
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    • 281 2 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Top scholars from seven countries are being invited to join the newly-established Institute of South-east Asian Studies in Singapore. The scholars from Indonesia. Malaysia. Philippines. Japan. Australia. Singapore and Thailand will form the nucleus staff to carrv out research
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    • 38 2 THE Minister of Commerce and Industry. Tan Sri Dr. Lim Swee Aun. receiving a $2,000 cheque from Hong Kong actress. Miss Chan Poh Chu. for the MCA-sponsored Tunku Abdul Rahman college, at his Ministry in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
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    • 40 2 IPOH. Thurs. Three youths, wanted in connection with several burglaries here, were arrested at their hide out in Gunong Rapat New Village during a police raid this morning. The raid was led by Chief Inspector Wong Yan Cheong.
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    • 53 2 TAP AH, Thurs. —Rohan ah binte Anjang. five, died in the Ipoh General Hospital last night of a gun-shot wound. Rohanah and her uncle, Mohamed Ali bin Yobah. were admitted to the hospital with gun-shot wounds last Friday. The condition of Mohamed Ali is reported
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    • 478 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The top floor of the Alliance Headquarters in the UMNO building here is being renovated to house the national operations room which will be the nerve-centre of the whole Alliance election machinery. It is expected to be ready by
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    • 227 3 SINGAPORE, Thurs. "Jakindra", the Indonesian Arts and Crafts Foundation will hold a batik and painting exhibition at Wisma Indonesia's exhibition hall from Satur- day. “Jakindra'’, which was set. up about five years ago with the support of various organisations and business houses in
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    • 264 3 Injured seaman rushed to hospital by RAF ’copter SINGAPORE, Thurs. Two cargo vessels Hoi Ying and Master George collided in Indonesian waters, about 25 miles east of Singapore today. The damage was not immediately known but a seaman was seriously injured. The injured seaman,
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    • 36 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs.—The finals of the Students’ Safe Cycling Rally will be held on Saturday at the Victoria School ground. The project is the biggestever organised by the Singapore Junior Safety First Council.
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    • 387 3 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The violence erupting amidst the young all over the world is largely due to the absence of spiritual values amidst material well-being. This is the opinion of the Minister for Interior and Defence. Mr. Lim Kim San. who
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    • 40 3 iHE Minister of Commerce and Industry, Tan Sri Dr. Lim Swee Aun, addressing delegates at the closing ceremony of nine-day the Natural Rubber Conference at the Dewan Tunku Abdul Rahman in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Eastern pix.
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    • 484 3 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Minister for Law and National Development, Mr. E.W. Barker today congratulated the private sector for not being idle in efforts to improve horticulture in Singapore. He was opening the 1968 Horticultural Show, organised jointly by the Singapore
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    • 74 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Director of the Commonwealth Foundation. Mr. J. Chadwick, flew into Singapore this evening for a fourday visit. Mr. Chadwick will meet members of the various professional organisations and prominent people both in the Government and private sector. Air. Chadwick said the purpose of his
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    • 399 4 By Khoo Boon Choo PENANG, Thurs.— Various Chambers of Commerce and private sectors today welcomed the announcement made by the Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, that the Penang Port Commission would be told to postpone implementation of its proposed plan of operation. The President
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    • 149 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Sri Jaya Employees Union is to apply to the High Court for an order of prohibition to the effect that the Industrial Court has no jurisdiction to determine the question of recognition of the union. This was stated today
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    • 114 4 Peninsular Art Gallery: Exhibition of works by prominent Malaysian artists at 41. Jalan Raja Muda 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Samat Art Gallery (AIA Building, Jalan Ampang): General art exhibition of paintings by Malaysian artists 9 a m. to p m. National Art Gallery (Jalan Ampang): 11th national
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    • 29 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Government today banned the Pengeran Branch of the Labour Party in Johore. The order was signed by the Deputy Prime Minister. Tun Abdul R&zak.
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    • 37 4 THE Yang di-Pertuan Agong granted an audience to Enche Hussain Mohamed Osman, Malaysia's Ambassador-designate to Japan, at the Istana Negara. Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. Picture shows Enche Hussain (left) receiving the Letter of Credence from His Majesty.
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    • 792 4  -  $160,000 CIVIL SUIT. BY L. D. BAPTIST PENANG, Thurs. Mr. Justice H. S. Ong today permitted the admission of a statement to the police made by a close friend of millionaire banker, the late Mr. Lim Lean
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    • 122 4 ALOR STAR. Thurs. The Sultan of Kedah today announced that a new high yielding padi seed “Padl Bahagia” would be planted In the double cropping areas of Muda Irrigation Scheme. The new padi seed —a combination of Indonesian variety “Peta" and “Tangkai Rotan” is
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    • 72 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. A four-member delegation from the World Muslim League in Mecca is now visiting Malaysia in the course of a tour of Muslim countries. They were given a luncheon this afternoon by the Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman. A spokesman of the Saudi
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    • 257 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Five Thai girls were ■picked up by the Anti-vice Squad during two separate raids on two flats in Jalan Ipoh area here during the last three days. All the girls between the ages of 16 td 20 have no Identification papers and were
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    • 205 4 KI'ALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The MCA-sponsored Tunku Abdul Rahman feeder college will be equipped with a language laboratory for “rapid courses" in English. This was disclosed by the Minister of Commerce and Industry. Tan Sri Dr Lim Swee Aun. who is also the Deputy
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    • 169 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. A cobbler. Yong Fatt. 41. was today sentenced to death by hanging in the High Court here for murdering his employer. Lui Loong Koon. A seven-man jury returned a 6-1 verdict of guilty after deliberating for more than two-and-a-half hours at the end
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    • 80 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Prime Minister. Tunku Abdul Rahman, will send a personal letter of thanks to President Suharto for sending the 53-member Indonesian cultural troupe here during the Merdeka celebrations. An official of the Ministry of Culture. Youth and Sports, told Romania today the
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    • 30 4 KUANTAN. Thurs.—The Deputy Prime Minister. Tun Abdul Razak. will open the Pahang State Jayadiri Exhibition on Oct. 5 All State Departments will take part in the three-day exhibition.
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    • 31 4 TELUK ANSON. Thurs A labourer. L. Muniama, 19. was found dead at the Ulu Bernam Estate. 50 miles from here, yesterday. She was suspected to have died of poisoning.
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    • 351 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs. An assessment file on five houses built at Jalan Ibrahim here by Lam Kong and Co. of Singapore is missing, the Raja Axlan Commission of Inquiry was told today. The Commission was also told that the Johore Bahru Town Council
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    • 121 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Puan Sharifah Rodziah, wife of the Prime Minister, will officiate at the' Fruit Tasting Ceremony" at the Hotel Merlin tomorrow at 4.30 p.m. to mark the launching of the "Eat more Malaysian fruits” campaign. The ceremony will be attended by
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    • 148 4 B U K I T MERTAJAM. Thurs. The Ministry of Education and the Penang State Government are now working closely to set up the South-east Asia Science and Mathematics Centre in Penang, the Chief Education Adviser to the Ministry. Haji Hamdan bin Sheikh
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    • 132 4 BRUNEI. TOWN. Thurs. (Reuter) The Brunei Peoples Independence Front has demanded that its party leaders be included in the delegation which sultan Hassanal Bolkiah will be leading to London for constitutional talk s on September 19 The Secretary General of the party,
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    • 29 4 MUAR.Thurs.—The Minister of Education. Enche M#hamed Khir Johari, will open the new Tangkak Lower National Secondary School at Jalan Sialang. 16 miles from here, on Sept. 19
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    • 142 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced today the import quota for commercial vehicles, passenger cars, motor cycles and motor scooters for the quota period commencing Sept. 1 and ending on Feb. 28 next year is as follows: Passenger cars (1% of 1966
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    • 202 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Gerokan M.P., Dr. Tan Ch«e Khoon, today made a fresh appeal to the Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, and the Minister of Justice, Enehe Bahaman Samsudin, to "make greater efforts" to settle the hunger strike by detainees at Muar and
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    • 71 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs. A factory assistant. Patsy Ting Choon Sing was granted a divorce by Mr. Justice Kulasekaram in the High Court today on the grounds of desertion by her husband. The petitioner told the Court that her husband. Willie Teng Wei Chai. a salesman left her
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    • 58 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Military personnel from the Singapore Armed Forces will conduct street clearing exercises from 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. on Saturday. The exercises will be conducted at the junction of North Bridge Road and Middle Road and at the junction of Queen Street and Middle Road.
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    • 30 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs—The Ministry of Health Special Cattle Disposal Squad seized two cows this morning in the vicinity of Jalan Pagak and Jalan Eunos (Kampong Chai Chee Constituency).
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    • 46 10 A Grand Prix pool side prandial was held at the residence of Mr. John. E.D. Clinton, general manager of Rothmans of Pall Mall (Malaysia) Berhad over the weekend. Dishing out the 'grog' from a Chinese tea pot is Mr. Clinton. Eastern Sun pix.
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    • 52 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs. —A $3-a-day worker. N. Krishasamy. 18. was put on a year’s probation by the First District Court today for housebreaking and theft of a charity-box containing $2l 30 Krishnasamy admitted stealing the charity box of the Ramakrishna Mission from a shop at Selegie
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    • 222 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs The MP for Kampong Kembangan. Enche Mohamed ArifT bin Suradi has submitted several questions ranging from citirenship to the Armed Forces for oral answer during the next sitting of Parliament. He will ask the Minister for Fmance. Dr Goh Keng Swee. how many workers
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    • 39 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs Singapore is being represented at the 56th annual conference of the Inter-Par-liamentary Union which opens at Lima. Peru tomorrow The Republic is being represented by Mr. P Commaraswamy and Mr. Low Yong Nguan.
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    • 33 10 SEGA M A T. Thurs. Twenty-seven boys and eighteen girl members of the Labis St John Ambulance Brigade have passed their First Aids held at the Local Community Hall recently.
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    • 170 10 (Btrnama). KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Twenty lecturers and other staff of the MARA Institute of Technology are being sent for further studies in various universities in the United States. Britain ana Hawaii. The director of the M.I.T.. Enche Arshad bin Ayub.
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    • 51 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs.—The Coroner's Court today returned a verdict of misadventure on a two-year-old boy. Chua Ah Tee. who was found drowned in a pond in Jurong on Aug. 9 The boy’s mother. Neo Ah Moy, who has nine children, told the court that she did not suspect foul
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    • 30 10 ‘Form 4 Show MUAR Thurs—The Form Four 1963 Show" in aid of the Convent School funds will be held at the Convent School hall here on Sept. 13 and 14.
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    • 187 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs. A housewife Un Wan Choo. today told the High Court how she climbed over the fence of a children’s home and found her husband with another woman. Un. who was suing her husband. Wong Cheong Choon. now in Malaysia, for a
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    • 131 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Adult Educ a t1 on Board will be organising a new elementary woodwork class for hobbyists starting on Sept 25 at the Tanglin Integrated Secondary Technical School every Wednesday. from 7.00 p.m. to 10 00 pm This 16-week course covers the study
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    • 247 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs The results of the children’s story writing competition organised by the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka were announced today. The competition was divided into two groups Group A, stories for children aged 6 and 7. and Group B. stories for children between
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    • 370 11 TOKYO, Thurs. (Reuter) Malaysia would help a team of international labour experts study its manpower and economic and social development programmes, the Malaysian Minister of Labour, Mr. V. Manickavasagam, said in Tokyo yesterday. Addressing the Sixth Asian Regional con* ference of the
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    • 182 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Most of the border areas along West Kalimantan in Indonesia will be declared ‘White areas’ next year, the Commander of Kodam XII in West Kalimantan, Brigadier General AJ. Wltono, announced here today. He said there were now 350 hardcore
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    • 96 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Five lecturers from the MARA Institute of Technology in Petahng Jaya will leave for the Unitea Kingdom and some European countries next month on a five-week fact-finding tour, the Director of the Institute. Enche Arshad Ayub told Bernama today The delegation would
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    • 51 11 The opening of the Sub-editors’ Workshop. South East Asia Press Centre. Kuala Lumpur, on Wednesday. In the centre is Tan Sri Ghazali Shafie. Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Ong Kim Hoe (on his right) head of press division, Information
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    • 184 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Minister of Commerce and Industry. Tan Sr! (Dr.) Lim Bwee Aun, said here today 135 companies with a total investment capital of $407.3 million have been granted pioneer status so far. Approved companies under the Federal Industrial Development Authorities totalled 32
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    • 115 11 IPOH. Thurs. The editorial staff of the Aw Group of Newspapers played hosts to Mr. Chan Toon Fah. General Manager of Messrs. Ban Choon Tong, and one of their directors. Mr. Chan Swee Keat, on their return from an overseas tour, at a dinner party
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    • 208 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Mr Yap Chin Kwee. political secretary to the Prime Minister, today denied there was a poster war between the Malaysian Chinese Association and the Democratic Action Party. Mr Yap. who stressed in a statement he was speaking as publicity chairman of the MCA.
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    • 153 11 The Minister for Sabah Affairs. Datu Gante Gilong, on Tuesday made a five hours tour of Batu Cantonment. Kuala Lumpur. He was accompanied on his tour by the Acting DeputT Secretary. Ministry of Defence. Encbe Abdul Rahman bin Hamidon. On arrival at 1 Supply
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    • 449 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs The production of the Standard Malaysian Rubber (SMR) reached 23.600 tons last year as against 8.600 tons In 1566 Of the total. 16.400 tons were produced in the Heaveacrumb form, says Mr B. C Sekhar, director
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    • 33 11 IPOH. Thurs. A police constable, Yusof bin Uda kesut. 43. was killed when he was knocked down by a car at the 7-3/4 milestone in Jalan Layang Layang Kiri, Parit, yesterday.
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    • 257 11 MALACCA. Thurs The secession movement within Malacca UMNO ts to save the party and not to break It. The breakaway step taken by some leaders has saved a good number of UMNO members from resigning and joining opposition parties lifted the indifference in some to
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    • 67 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Mr. Chee Hin Nam has been elected president of the Technical College Students' Union Other officials: Deputy president. Mr Boey Mun Seng; General secretary. Mr. Lee Chong Kiow: finance secretary. Mr Ting Yock Tan; Hostel secretary. Mr. Teoh Choon Hooi; sports secretary. Mr S
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    • 349 11 TOKYO. Thurs (Reuter) A scheme for a detailed plan to harness Asia's manpower is getting a warm reception at a 26nation conference here. But while some countries are expressing caution over the speed of implementing such a plan Others are urging an
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    • 165 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Deputy Prime Minister. Tun Abdul Razak. has ordered an inquiry into an incident at the Army Recruiting Centre here hetween youths wanting to join the army and Army personnel, and the detention of ah Utusan Melayu photographer, whose film
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    • 31 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs Syed Amir Abidin, 19. third son of the Raia of Perils, left for England today to do a three-year course in motor engineering.
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    • 116 13 IYIPLOMATS from 61 countries and the Organisation of American States spent two days observing the Democratic Party National Convention. In the International Amphitheatre, they witnessed the debate on the adoption of the party platform and the nominations and voting for the party's presidential
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    • 369 13 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Lions movement has grown in strength and purpose and has brought comfort, hope and happiness to many people all over the world. This was stated last night by Dr. Lai Lung Ying president of the Lions Club
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    • 145 13 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Two more batches of national servicemen will be called up for full-time military service soon. They are requested to report at 9 a.m. on Sept. 9 at 12 community centres The centres are Sennett Community Centre; Queenstown C.C.;
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    • 157 13 SINGAPORE. Thurs.—Mr. Wan Chu Chai. 25, has been awarded a scholarship by the recently-established Loke Scholarship Foundation to do post-graduate studies in the United States. The Foundation was set up earlier this year by the well-known philanthropist, Mrs. Loke Yew. Mr. Wan. who bolds a
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    • 51 13 BATU PAHAT. Thurs. A “Johore Batek Queen” competition, organised by the Kaum Ibu section of the Johore State UMNO branch will be held in Kluang on Sept. 29 at 8 p.m. More than 13 contestants from all the UMNO branches in Johore State have entered for the
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    • 60 13 SINGAPORE, Thurs. A fashion show of ladies’ day and evening dresses in batik, designed by Mrs. Maureen Lim, will be presented by the Katong Presbyterian Church on Saturday from 3.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. at the International Planned Parenthood Federation Building at 26, Duneam Road, Singapore 11.
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    • 61 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs —A gardener. R. Murugesu. was assaulted by a gang of four me n and robbed of cash $3-087 at Jalan Kampong Jewa. Klang. while on his way to his son’s house at Rembau Street on Tuesday. He was kicked and punched by the
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    • 25 13 MALACCA Thurs. A branch of the Party Gerakan Rakyat is to be formed here shortly. Trade unionists and teachers are expected to join.
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    • 145 13 IPOH, Thurs. The Ipoh Division of UMNO has adopted a motion at its emergency meeting to request the Minister of Health. Dr. Ng Kam Poh. to build a hospital to cater for the people in the municipality. The resolution said the new hospital, replacing the
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    • 129 13 BALING. Thurs The Minister of Education. Enche Mohamed Khir Johari. today asked UMNO members to avoid personality clashes in view of the coming elections. He was speaking at the opening of the Kedah UMNO West Divisional delegates’ conference here. Enche Khir who is also UMNO
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    • 73 13 PENANG. Thurs The Chief Medical and Health Officer. Dato Dr. Abdul Wahab, today said there was no cause for alarm though there was a marked increase in the occurrence of influen-za-like disease among patients visiting Government hospitals. The General Hospital here reported 30 cases
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    • 360 13 TOKYO, Thurs. (UPI)> Singapore will sorely miss the $1,350 million British troops will send elsewhere after 1971, but is taking measures to lessen the impact, a Singapore Government official said today. Mr. Pang Tee Pow. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry
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    • 33 13 SINGAPORE. Thurs. A 33-vear-old woman. Madam Geo Hong Ting, was found hanging in her roor.'. at Block 62. Jalan Tiong at 1.35 p.m. today. Police do not suspect any foul play.
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    • 49 13 The Minister for Social Affairs. Enrbe Othman Wok (right) installs Dr. Lai Lung Ting as the new president of the Lions Club at a dinner held at the Capitol Blue Room on Wednesday night. In the centre is the Ist Vice President, Mr. Carl V. Kannappan. Exstem Son pix.
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    • 111 13 10 a.m. 6 pm.: “This Verdant World” photographic exhibition at National Library Lecture Hall. Stamford Road. 5 pm.— 8 30 p.m.: SATA free mass X-ray station at Chang: Custom. 14-1/2 ms. Upper Changi Road. 7 p.m. 8 p.m.: Performance by Police Band at Kreta Ayer Community Centre. 7.3
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    • 87 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Thun. Strong south westerly winds early this morning uprooted several trees and blew off roofs of houses near the Suhang Airport. Two Skylights at the Subang Airport building were also blown out. A spokesman of the Meteorological Station here told Bernama that the speed
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 546 5 Unexploded ammo litters Forces Camp CAIGON, Thurs. (LFI) Communist forces striking from the darkness shelled eight Government military posts in a province near Saigon and tried unsuccessfully to overrun one of them early on Thursday, military spokesmen said. Meanwhile, Government sources said South Vietnamese
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    • 163 5 DANANG, Vietnam, Thurs. (L’PI) Typhoon Bess lashed Allied bases and airfields along South Vietnam's northern coast and put the U.S. 7th Fleet temporarily out of the bombing business on Thursday, military spokesmen said. Winds built up to 75 miles per hour hurricane force
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    • 94 5 TAIPEI. Thurs. (Reuter) Taiwan's recent flu epidemic is gradually subsiding. according to the Taipei Municipal Health Director. Dr. Wang Yao Tung, today. Quoting offical figures Dr Wang told a press conference that about 30 patients were registered at the Municipal Hospital two weeks ago The figure
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    • 179 5 WASHINGTON, Thurs. (UPI) A ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee said on Wednesday night the release of the U.S.S. Pueblo and its 82 crewmen was “imminent,” but State D.partment officials declared they rud not confirm his announcement. Representative William L. Dickinson. Republican Alabama, told
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    • 506 5 T>RAGUE, Thurs. (Reuter) A Russian -L soldier walks in a wooded park hand in hand with a pretty Czechoslovak girl. In the bulky shadow of a Russian tank, they embrace. Not far away, a young Czechoslovak strumming a guitar sings beat
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    • 133 5 LOS ANGELES. Thurs. (UPI) Actor Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier in World War 11. on Wednesday told Superior Court Commissioner Hyman O. Danoff he is broke and unable to repay a US$l5,OOO loan. Murphy, 44. appeared before Danoff as a judgment debtor. He is under
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    • 245 5 SAIGON, Thurs. (UPI) U S. psychological warfare experts are studying a wav to brainwash Communists with soap. That’s what it says, in effect, in a report from the U.S. 4th Psychological Operations (PSYOP) Group in Vietnam. It seems a Japanese firm has figured out away
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    • 162 5 LAGOS. Nigeria, Thurs. (UPI> Nigerian Army Headquarters on Wednesday claimed the capture of Aba. the largest city remaining in Biafran hands. The announcement said the town fell on Wednesday morning to troops of the Third Marine Commandos commanded by Col. Benjamin Adekunle. But reports from
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    • 414 6 No end to war as long as LBJ is President— Xuan Thuy PARIS, Thurs. (Reuter) —The Vietnam peace talks here today turned into a debate on internal American politics, with U.S. chief negotiator Mr. W. Averell Harriman warning Hanoi not to misinterpret them. North Vietnamese delegate Xuan Thuy devoted about
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    • 190 6 DARWIN, Australia, Thurs. (Reuter) Fire swept across dry grasslands for the second day today in the worst-ever outbreak In Australia’s northern territory. Earth-moving machinery has been used to build “firebreaks.” but Are control officials said that immense flames had roared over the breaks and raced on
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    • 204 6 JAKARTA, Thur*. (Reuter) President Suharto has linked the People's Republic of China with alleged trading frauds involving firms in Singapore and Hong Kong and Indonesian importers, the Armed Forces newspaper reported today. The Importers were alleged to have paid about $35
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    • 172 6 NEW DELHI. Thurs (Reuter) Thousands of villagers face famihe on the Great Indian desert, only a few hundred miles from the scene of killer floods in the north-west Indian state of Rajasthan because of water shortage official reports said her today. The Rajasthan floods, which
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    • 123 6 SYDNEY, Thurs. (UPI) The Roman Catholic Church has arranged a series of lectures In Sydney for people who have difficulty using the natural rhythm system of birth-control. The Church also proposes to set up a series of cllnlcg to which people who are having
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    • 56 6 Well hang on for a while TOURISTS and visitors were surprised when they saw a young actress of Russian origin Sylvie Moreau flying through a ring on atop of Arch of Triumph In Paris, when Dominique Weeb. President of the Magic Club performed the trick to the delight of every
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    • 229 6 DETROIT. Thurs (UPI) Each of the “big four” automakers, sparked by end-of-the-model-year buying sprees, reported strong sales increases for August over the same month a year ago. In figures released yesterday. Chrysler Corp. led the sales hike with a 35 per cent Increase.
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    • 206 6 CANBERRA. AUSTRALIA. Thurs. The prospects of achieving an effective International sugar agreement were improved, said Australia's Minister for Trade and Industry, Mr. John McEwen. He was commenting on reports of consultations between Dr. Raoul Prebish, Secretary-General of the United Nations Commission for Trade and
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    • 77 6 The Air Platoon of the 3rd Light Infantry adopted a mongrel as soon as they arrived in Mauritius in January and what better name to give a dog of the intrepid pilots than Snoopv? The accommodation for the air crews is known as “HMS Snoopy,” and
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    • 207 6 SAIGON. Thurs. (UPI) South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu has given permission for General Ong Van (Big) Minh. the popular exiled hero of the Diem coup, to return to Vietnam, according to usually reliable press reports in Saigon. According to the reports today. President
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    • 248 6 WASHINGTON, Thurs. (UPI) President Johnson met with the National Security Council for more than an hour yesterday in what was described by the White House as “a general review” of various world trouble spots. The White House would not discuss the
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    • 121 6 HONG KONG Thurs. (Reuter) Chinese workers have produced the country's first consignment of diesel hydraulic locomotives for use in factories and mine*, the New China News Agency reported today. Tests carried out on the 80. 120 and 180 horse-pcy *r locomotives proved they
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    • 193 6 HONG KONG. Thurs. (Reuter) Large-scale clashes between rival Red Guard groups have flared up anew in the South China province of Kwangtung bringing heavy casualties to both sides, the Central News Agency reported today. Quoting informed sources in Taipei, it said fighting erupted in
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    • 375 7 WASHINGTON, Thurs. (UPI) Mr. Richard M. Nixon rode in triumph yesterday through the streets of Chicago, where his -—partisans have long argued that he was the victim of a vote fraud in 1960 that deprived him of the White House. “This Is the
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    • 222 7 LONDON. Thurs. (Reuter) London Zoo's runaway Red Panda. Rama, was still on the loose tonight after four days of headlme-strealing freedom. The little Nepalese Panda escaped with his girlfriend Suka on Sunday. stealing the limelight from the Zoo’s most celebrated courting couple. giant Pandas
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    • 65 7 HOLLYWOOD. Thurs (Reuter) A helicopter crashed today into the steeple of a church at Forest Lawn Cemetery, famed as the resting place of many Hollywood celebrities, and first reports said up to two people were killed. A spokesman at the Memorial Park's Church of the
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    • 85 7 PAPEETE. Tahiti. Thurs. (UPI) Radio Tahiti today began broadcasting warnings to shipping to stay clear of a danger zone around the French Polynesian atomic test site or Sunday, giving rise to speculation France's second H-bomb Is ready for testing The danger area designated
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    • 98 7 TAIPEI Thurs. (Reuter) Banking Institutions in Taiwan have increased the monthly interest rate for short term (three months) deposits from 0.45 percent to 0.54 percent starting today as measure to encourage savings, the Central Bank of (Nationalist) China announced. A spokesman said the
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    • 209 7 LISBON. Thurs. (UPI) Nobility from all over the world bowed to moneyed aristocracy at one of the most ostentatious and lavish parties of the decade last night. Multi millionaire Pierre Schlumberger. 54. and his Portuguese wife, Dona Maria, received 1.200 guests for whom they
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    • 100 7 THIS is a model of the “Rotoped’’ a vehicle with a new type of driven force, now under construction at the Institute of Motorcar Research in Prague. The inventor is Julius Mackerls anl the gist of the whole thing lies in the fact that 12
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    • 50 7 CROWN PRINCE of Norway and Miss Sonja Haraldsen. (centre) who were married on August 29th, in Oslo, are seen admiring the gifts from Norwegian Government, a silver mug from 1735 and a tapestry at the Royal Castle while members of the government look on. PANA PHOTO.
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    • 203 7 LONDON. Thurs. (Reuter) Field-Marshal Viscount Montegomery. Britain’s most renowned soldier of World War Two. has surrendered the original German surrender document, signed on May 4, 1945. Lord Montgomery revealed today that, worried by a burglary in which his FieldMarshal's baton was stolen, he had handed
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    • 125 7 TEL AVIV. Thurs. Reuter) Israeli police rescued about 100 Arabs from rioting crowds today after three blasts near Tel Aviv’s central bus station killed an elderly man and injured 59 people, eight seriously. Commander Y. Kaner. Police Chief of the Tel Aviv District, said
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    • 61 7 WASHINGTON. Thurs. (Reuter) Singapore today became the 89th member of the International Finance Corporation, the World Bank affiliate which helps member countries promote the growth of the private sector of their economies. Singapore's Ambassador. Mr. Wong Lm Ken. signed the necessary articles of agreement. Singapore
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    • 258 7 BIRJAND, Northeast Iran, Thurs. (Reuter) Wailing women threw themselves at the feet of the Shah and Empress Farah when they arrived at this earthquake shattered farming community today. Both the Shah and Empress lifted the women to their feet
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    • 107 7 MANILA. Thurs. (Reuter) Police are looking for the son of a Filipino Congressman who reportedly shot and wounded three students m a fight between two fraternities at the University of the Philippines yesterday. Police said the shooting appeared to be the result of
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    • 226 7 WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH. North Carolina, Thurs. (UPI) Gen. William C. Westmoreland. former Commander of Allied Forces in Vietnam and now Army Chief of Staff, has predicted that American troops in Vietnam might be able to come home as early as 1970. In a news
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    • 134 7 GENEVA, Thurs. (Reuter) The most lethal road accidents occur in Poland where 11 people die and 93 are injured for every 100 mishaps, according to a survey by the World Health Organisation here. On average in various countries one third of those killed
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    • 121 7 BUENOS AIRES. Thurs. (Reuter) The increasing number of airliner hijackings will be a major topic for 500 air experts meeting here for the 16th assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organisation »ICAOi. Assembly sources said today. They said a legal committee would discuss steps
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    • 141 7 JAKARTA. Thurs. (Reuter) A rebellious tribal chief and his followers have surrendered to authorities at a military post in West Irian. Antara news agency reported today. The agency said the rebel band gave themselves up at a military post jn the Saukorem district on the western part
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    • 54 5 •II 111 I EVERY WEEK BIG JACKPOTS TO DE WON $lOO,OOO (GUARANTEED BY THE COMPANY) AND 80,000 SECOND DRAW (3 NUMBERS CORRECT) 70 PEOPLE HAVE CLAIMED AND RECEIVED THEIR PRIZES FOR THE 10TH 11TH DRAWS. WINNERS WHO HAVE NOT COLLECTED THEIR PRIZES ARE REMINDED TO DO SO WITHIN 35 DAYS
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  • 431 8 SABAHANS, who have been dreaming of living by themselves in a backwater of South-east Asia, will now agree that the warning we gave them during the past two years is coming true. The Philippine threat to annex their State is no longer an academic exercise
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  • 283 8 THE action of the Sultan of Brunei in publicly displaying diplomatic documents exchanged with Premier Tunku Abdul Rahman on the eve of the formation of Malaysia at this critical Juncture is, to say the least, unwise. He gave the excuse that he was disposing of
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  • 1099 8 OLANNED exchanges of scientific and technical shills between member nations of the Asian and Pacific Council (ASPAC) will not be one-sided while each country has so much to offer. This is the belief of the Director of the ASPAC Registry of Experts’
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  • 258 8  -  By Henry B. Rothblatt Uutker. "Kondcio* of tvldoaco for Crlairal Trio to* Eleanor went to work when she finished elementary school. She had all kinds of fobs until she married and had a son. Then she went back to tvork. When she was 40 years old. she
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  • 699 8  -  AN AMERICAN VIEW By: Barry Brown ALL over the non-com-A munist world and in significant parts of the communist world as well the reaction to the invasion of Czechoslovakia has been one of severe condemnation. Apart from spokesmen for the nations that actually
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 40 8 Eastern Sun Independent National Newspaper FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1968 23-8. Cantonment Road, Singapore 2. Telephone: *****/7 Rerun* Office Ipoh Office 39. laian Sultan. Keel* Lumpur. Malaysia. Telephone: *****/6 8. Leith Street, Tel: ***** 77. Brewster Read. Ta1:***** Cable Address: AWNEWS
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
    • 67 9 SINGAPORE. Thur*. The Director of the Bata Shoe Co.. Ltd.. Mr. G. C. Thio has declared open the 19th retail store. The Bata Organisation has over 30 agencies and 280 wholesale dealers. In opening the retail store. Mr. Thio said that it was
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    • 92 9 NEW YORK. Thurs. (UPI) The Stock Market was firm in moderate trading yesterday. Shortly before the close, the United Press International stock market indicator was up 0.48 per cent on 1.511 issues on the tape. There were 784 advances, 477 declines. At 3 p m. volume totalled
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    • 114 9 SINGAPORE. Thun The ■non price* at the Singapore rhlnexr Produce Exchange to day »r*> Bluet Bellei Coconut Oil (FOB) Bulk 50 00 Coconut on IFOR.) Drum 52.50 Lome Copra Mixed Sept 29 50 51 union White Pepper iFORI 9*i% MW 112.50 Sarawak While Pepper (FOB.) 115 00 Sarawak Special
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    • 150 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Singapore’s preparation for container shipping includes the letting of a multimillion dollar contract to an Australian company to dredge part of the harbour. The contract, worth about 553,370,000, was gained against competition from many of the world’s leading dredging companies.
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    • 77 9 LONDON, Thurs. (UPI> Rubber market closed steady on reserve of sellers. No. 1 RSS spot 19-5/16 199/16. Settlement House Oct 19-1/2 19-5/8 Oct/Dec 19-1/2 19-11/16 Jan-March 19-9/16 19-3/4 April/June 19-11/16 19-7/8 July Sept 19-3/4 19-15/16 Ort/Dec 19-13/16 20 Jan 'March 19-13/16 20-1/16 April/June 19-7/8 20-1/8 July/Sept 20
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    • 206 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The following ships are expected to be in port today: Godowns Vessels 1/2 Hoegh Dyke 3/4 Karimun 6/7 State of Assam B'9 Chakdina 10/11 Talabot 13/14 Demodocu* 15/10 Benachie 18 Hoegh Drake 23 24 Srbija 25/26 Santos Maru 27/28 Sanmei Maru 29 30 State of
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    • 122 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs The Managing Director of Century Plastics Sdn. Bhd. and Polybags Sdn. Bhd., Mr. Thomas Wong, left yesterday for Tokyo to attend (he International Packaging Exhibition. The exhibition is being held at the Tokyo International Trade Centre. Mr Wong said his purpose in
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    • 34 9 NEW YORK. Thun. (UPI) Dow-Jones closing averages on the New York Stock Exchange: 30 Industrials 906.95 20 Rails 251.36 15 Utilities 130.66 65 Stocks 323.02 40 Bonds 76.94 Commodity Index 134.72
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    • 94 9 KCAI.A LUMPUR. Thurs Enche Mohatned Yassin bin Yahaya. Assistant Factory Manager of Malayan Tobacco Company has left here to attend a British-American Tobacco Management Course in England. Enche Yassin was educated at the Federation Military College and at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and
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    • 314 9 Rubber up cent SINGAPORE. Thurs. September first grade rubber buyers f.o.b closed at 5 pm. in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur today at a4-l/2 cents pier lb., up half a cent from previous close. The tone quietlv steady. Prices were marked up fractionally at the opening on improved London advices. Conflicting
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    • 52 9 NEW YORK. Thurs. (UPI) Rubber futures closed 10 points higher on no sales. Sept 21.008 21.50A; Nov 20.508 21.00A; Jan '69 20.008 20 50A: March 20.008 20.50A; May 20.008 20.50A; July 20.008 20.50A: Sept 20.008 20.50A The spot No. 1 RSS was quoted at 20-5.8 cents per
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    • 1130 9 SINGAPORE, Thurs. A quiet day's trading was seen and conditions were generally thin on the Stock Exchange today. The total turnover was at 1.205.000 units, the lowest since May. Dealings appeared to be cautious And it seemed that after the recent bouts of excessive enthusiams
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    • 153 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Directors of Dunlop Malaysian Industries Berhad today announced the trading results of the company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries for the first six months of 1968. (which have not beep audited), compared with the corresponding period of 1967 as follows 1968 1967
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    • 112 9 SINGAPORE Thurs. Three large groups of furniture dealers from all over the Republic will visit the factory of Khinco <S> Limited at Woodlands Road on Sunday Sept. 8 between 9 a m. to 5 p m The aim of this visit 1* to promote goodwill
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    • 38 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Association of Banks in Malaysia-Singapore today made the following changes in its rate* to merchants: Selling T.T. O.D. ready were Holland Guilders 1171/2; French Francs 160-1/4; Italian Lire ***** and Japanese Yen *****.
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    • 492 9 SINGAPORE. Stock Lx* change told and ofler prices nttuiali* listed at the close of business INDUSTRIALS ALMA 2 43 46 Ben A Co XBI 2.78 Rhd 2.01 2 04 Bou-tead 1.80 1.84 C sugar 1.24 4 28 1 85 1 86 Dunlop CD 3 60 366 \l 247
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    • 47 9 f Managers* Price* > First Malayan 2.72 second Malayan 195 Third M»lH\an 1.25 Hf Commerce Industry 1.0! 1.10 The savins Fund \n 1.12 1.21 Hrs| H'kong 1.0H 1 11* second H'kong .74 .78* Malavslan Investment Fund 1.20 130 Sterling Cmodlty 5/9 I* Hong Kong Currency j
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    • 15 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The tin price for today was $556 per picul, up $3/-.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 26 9 MEISHIN LINE "SHORYU MARU" ETA SINGAPORE 6.9.68 "MEIHO MARU" ETA SINGAPORE 14.9.68 "GISO MARU" No. 45 ETA SINGAPORE 18.9.68 Agent*: Pan Continent Corporation, Tel: *****, *****
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    • 766 9 FLY THE BIG BOEING 707s OF MSA TO HONGKONG, TAIPEI, TOKYO, MANILA, DJAKARTA PERTH, SYDNEY. Contact your travel agent or ring *****, ***** for reservations. m 7A JkiMUKCS ARRIVALS DEPARTURES SINGAPORE 6.30 pm A. 10 pm 8-25 p m. 10 05 p m 9 00 a m. 10 1.1am S.25
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 112 10 Friday, September 6, 1968. wlV* ARIES MAR 22 APR 20 o\l9-21-38-50 5^64-72-85-88 TAURUS Jiv, APR 21 MAY 21 1- 7-10-43 '69-71-83-90 Of MINI MAY 22 JUNE 22 A) 4- 6-34-37] 5^44-46-57 CANCER JUNE 23 I JULY 23 Y3l-48-59-65 '76-77-84-89 no JULY 24 AUG. 23 4-18-24-29 5^54-55-66 VIRGO AUG. 24 ry
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    • 1449 10 YOVK TV TOD At TV MALAYSIA CHANNEL 5 KUALA LUMPUR and Pulan Pinang. 6 Ipoh and Melaka. 3 A 10 lohore Bahru, t laipmg: 7 Batn Pahat; 9 Kluang P.M 3.00 Opening Annct. and Prog Summary; 3.01 Senj Dan Budava; 3.25 News Adventure of Superman; 350 GiUigan's Island Goodbye Old
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  • NEWSFEATURES
    • 754 12  -  By Lemmy Pinna KARACHI, (UPI) Western diplomats in Pakistan often say that the Commander in Chief of Pakistan's army is more British than the English themselves. He is General Agha Muhammad Khan, who is nicknamed Yahya. It is Yahya who most often is mentioned as the next
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    • 399 12 A N I L A, Thurs. (UPI) —A series of sensational shooting incidents has shattered the comparative lull in crime in the Manila metropolitan area. Violence exploded on the streets of Manila and in the campus of the Stateoperated University of
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    • 123 12 HARTFORD. Connecticut. Thurs. (UPI) A rejected suitor on Wednesday held a waitress hostage with a shotgun for three hours in a restaurant He released her unharmed and surrendered after talks with his mother and a Catholic priest. The man wa s identified as Herman Elkins, a
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    • 30 12 PRESIDENT Ayub Khan is seen caressing a child who came along to see the President when he visited Larkana in January, this year. UPI photo.
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    • 1522 12  -  By Tom Sandrock A stolen von loaded with cartons of cigarettes was driven into a yard, the gates were closed and a team of seven thieves prepared to unload the contents. As the men opened the back of the vehicle, two detectives hidden behind
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    • 127 12 LONDON, Thurs. i Renter) Two of Britain's great train robbers who made an escape hid from a topsecurity prison have lost 180 days remission on their 30-year sentences. The men. Thomas Wisbey and Robert Welch, are among six convicts including Edward Richardson. serving ten years
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 196 13 SHAW* Ovsanißßtion 9th “SWINGING” DAY! 11 a m IJm. 4 mi. A tIS pm Clint Ea. twood lnger Stevens “HANG EM HIGH*’ Color iOA> CAPITOL Phone ***** NOW SHOWING! U am 145 4 00. a IM pm w ii' .<ct tßni »r* r Tomorrow A Sunday Midnight Imaltaneou.ly at 4
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    • 337 13 ICATHAYjft ODEON I PALACE 21-116 *****8 OPENS TODAY! 11 am. 1 m 4. II 1 30. 4 M A.39 d 8 .10 pm II A.45 .39 pm Frank Siftatra“The DETECTIVE” PanaViMOn. Co!or. FOX ODEON PALACE: Tomorrow Midnight' (Columbia* Laurence Harvey 'DOUBLE AGENT' Pa navi Mon Color Now Showing! 1 30.
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  • Sun Sport
    • 479 14 West Ham crush Bolton 7-2 in Round Two LONDON, Thurs. (Reuter and UPI) England forward Geoff Hurst slammed a hat* trick last night when West Ham crushed *econd division Bolton 72 in the second round of the Football League Cup. West Ham playing at home, stormed to
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    • 269 14 SINGAPORE Thurs Singapore Combined Schools have selected a strong contingent of 48 athletes to participate in the two-day athletic meet of the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association inter-club championships. to be held at Farrer Park Athletic Centre on Saturday and Sunday, starting at 2.00
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    • 88 14 MALACCA. Wed.—A last minute goal by centreforward Suppiah enabled Malacca Government Services to edge Combined Districts 2-1 in a Merdeka festival hockey match at the Malacca Club ground here Services took the lead through Suleiman Saibot off a pass from Kalimuthu early in the first
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    • 82 14 BATU PAHAT, Thurs.— The Kluang Keng Chew (Hainaneset Association youth section have picked seven men and four women players in preparation for the first national Keng Chew joint table-tennis championships to be held in Kuala Lumpur in December. They are: Men: Soh Yuh Kee (captain). Foo Chee
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    • 249 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Tenacity and brilliant bowling brought top honours to Robert Oh and Mary Yee winners of the Suzuki Champion of Champions tournament which ended over the week-end at the Intan Bowl here. The tournament, sponsored by Sharikat Guan Hoe Suzuki Sendirian
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    • 144 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Lawn Tennis Association of Malaysia have embarked on an overall programme to groom junior Davis Cuppers to replace the experienced players Mr. V. Rajaratnam. LTAM secretary, who disclosed this today said a fivemember training squad has been selected to
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    • Article, Illustration
      63 14 Japanese Nissan ‘Works’ drivers, Moto Kitano (left) who won the Japan Grand Prix in May in a Nissan 381 and Motoharu Kurosawa who was third in a similar car will be seen in action at Batu Tiga Circuit in the 30-lap saloon car event on Saturday in Datsun
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    • 1595 15 Race 1: Horses Class 6, Div. 3—9 Fttft.— 2.00 p.m. i 350 Zodiaque lOy 4y 9.00 Paul Kinz 11 f 2 405 Count Bab* 8 12 Puchong Stable E Bkelen Bougoure 6 3 090 Contract II 4v 8 11 Jurong Stable Heddle Harbridge 5 4 272 Viola
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    • 217 15 IPOH, Thurs. National Bond (L. Kang) and Champion were again impressive workers here this morning when out in a testing trial over 3f in 38 sec. They finished level. The track was soft due to an early morning downpour. Remarkable II (Ismail) was impressive in
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    • 89 15 MALACCA. Thurs. The newly formed Australian womens hockey team from the Commonwealth Forces will take on the Malacca Non-Benders In a Merdeka Festival hockey match on Sept. 9 at the Malacca Club padang. Recently the Non-Bend-ers all veterans had to fight hard to edge Malacca State
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    • 70 15 BATU PAHAT Thurs. Batu Pahat district captured Ihe championship title of the first Johore State in-ter-district golf competition for the Sulaiman Cup held at the golf course here Runners-up were Segamat district, second with Kluang district, third Forty players from five districts Johore Bahru, Muar.
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    • 100 15 TOKYO. Thurs. (UPI) Japanese swimming experts today hailed as miraculous American swimmer Mike Burton’s feat of bettering the world record in the men’s 1.500 metres by 20 seoonds. The 21-year-old University of California at Los Angeles senior clocked 16 minutes 8.5 seconds on Tuesday night in the
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    • 426 15 SINGAPORE Thurs. St. Patrick's School easily snatched the boy's overall team championship title In the Katong District Secondary Schools two- day swimming carnival, held at the Chinese Swimming Club yesterday. St. Patrick’s school who emerged the team champions In the boy’s
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    • 1508 15 Race 1: Horses Class 4* Div. 3—9 Furs.—2.00 p.m. <FOR LOCAL RIDERS ONLY) 1. 169 Pulau Pining 4y 9.00 Penang Syndyate R.S B kelen Asuwadi 7 2. 845 Double Adios II 4y 900 Dato Datin K L Chong Tan 4 3. 000 Malaysian Glory 9y 8.13 Sri
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    • 357 16 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Amateur Committee of the Asian Football Confederation have had preliminary' discussions to urge FIFA the world controlling body —to look into the possibility of organising a World competition for under-23 teams. The Amateur Committee felt that such a competition should
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    • 385 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Malaysian Rugby Union will open the interstate competition for the Malaya Cup when Selangor meet Perak in the North Zone to be played at Ipoh on Saturday. The Selangor RU selectors have picked a strong side for their
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    • 104 16 SYDNEY. Thurs. (Reuter) Sir Donald Bradman, one of Australia’s cricketing legends, has been re-appoint-ed an Australian Test team selector for the 3ftth time. The Australian Cricket Board of Control, which is meeting here this week, yesterday named Sir Donald. Neil Harvey and Jack Ryder
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    • 141 16 PERTH. (Western Australia), Thurs. (Reuter) A member of Western Australia’s Merdeka Cup soccer team, who did not return here with the side, may be stranded in Singapore, according to a State soccer offlcial. Inside forward Jim McIntosh was not with the team when
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    • 217 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Selangor Club XV, unbeaten since the start, have established a sound lead in the Selangor Rugby Union’s senior league competition for the Sultan of Selangor’s challenge shield. The Selangor Club played four matches which they won with the
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 1274 14 NOTICES GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT INTEGRATION ORDINANCE. 1963 (No. 18 of 1963) Notice under Section 19 (2) NOTICE is hereby given, pursuant to Section 19 (2) of the Local Government Integration Ordinance. 1963 that the Director of Public Works requires the execution of streetworks in
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    • 197 14 NOTICE TOWN BOARDS ENACTMENT (F.M.S. CAP. 137) IPOH MUNICIPAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that it is proposed to permit the trade in the manufacture of iron gates, iron grilles, iron frames, etc. at premises No. 492 on Lot No. *****. Jalan Pasir Puteh. Ipoh which said lot is zoned
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 80 16 m m M, k j ROTHMANS CAMBRIDGE r -f FILTER TIPPED Cambridge with the amazing Rlo* Filter Actual Cigarette Size new RlO Filter -no longer than other filters-is expressly designed for selective filtration. Discover all the flavour of fine Virginia tobaccos. Cambridge. Blended from hand-selected Virginia tobaccos; imported fresh from
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 60 16 TIME AND TIDE Penang: 12.21 am. (7.3 ft.), 12.18 p.m. (81 ft.). Port Swettenham: 5.26 a.m. (15.8 ft.), 5.41 p.m. (15.2 ft.). Port Dickson: 6.02 a.m. (8.7 ft.), 6.36 p.m. (8.6 ft.). Singapore: 11.14 a.m. (8.1 ft.), 10.28 p.m. (9.4 ft.). Sedili Kechil: 9.53 am. (7.7 ft.), 8.40 p.m. (6.6
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