Eastern Sun, 6 October 1968

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  • 25 1 Eastern Sun Independent National Daily SINGAPORE SUNDAY EDITION iz Estd. 1966. Vol. 3 No. 785 Sunday, 6 October 1968. "Cz MC(P) 0050 Price 15 cents
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  • 798 1  -  Payroll grab from Securicor van: By BEN VARIYAN KUALA LUMPUR, SAT. hours o£ the $190,000 payroll grab from a Securicor van near Banting yesterday, police have detained three men and recovered $30,000 of the loot. Detectives from the Special Investigation Section of the C.I.D,
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  • 142 1 MANILA, Sat. (Reuter) A number of countries have offered to mediate in the Sabah dispute between the Philippines and Malaysia, according to Acting Foreign Secretary Jose Ingles today Mr. Ingles told newsmen that countries “inside and outside the Association of South-east Asian
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  • 82 1 CANBERRA. Sat (Reuter) Defence Chiefs frem Britain. Australia, and New’ Zealand are meeting here next week to review current planning within the established policies of their countries. The talks between the three countries which are committed to the defence of Malaysia will be the- first
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  • 277 1 KI'ALA LUMPUR, Sat. Tunku Abdul Rahman said here this evening Manila should make a proper approach to Malaysia on its latest proposal for talks between the two countries. The Prime Minister was commenting on reports that President Marcos had broken the stalemate
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  • 143 1 BRISBANE. Australia. Sat. (Reuter) Four Australian businessmen plan to outdo that super salesman the one that sold refrigerators to Eskimoes. This time the plan is to sell Australian camels to Arabs in the Middle East. The men. all from Adelaide. left Alderley property station, south of
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  • 181 1 MANILA, Sat. (Reuter) All members of the Philippines Armed Forces and Defence Staff have been ordered to stop discussing in public the present military strength of the Philippines. The order was issued yesterday by Philippine Secretary of Defence Ernesto Mata. Mr.
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  • 40 1 TORONTO. Sat. (Reuter) Mr. Roy Jenkins. Chancellor of the Exchequer, has said that Britain should achieve a trade balance early next year. “We were close In doing it in August. The prospects now are extremely good.”
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  • NEWS
    • 29 2 A home-made pistol, three rounds of ammunition and a big stack of coins part of the goods recovered from Friday’s $190,000 robbery Eastern Sun pix by Yap Chew Yan.
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    • 151 2 TAIPING, Sat The Ministry of Education is now developing a new mathematics programme for use in secondary schools. This was disclosed today by the Minister. Enche .-Mohamed Khir Johari. at the St.-George's School speech day here. He said that this was necessary
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    • 44 2 BIRMINGHAM. England. Sat (Reuter) —Britain's five surviving sextuplets were gaining strength today although doctors reported they had some feeding problems. The babies, three girls and two boys, born last Wednesday. were being fed with breast milk from a human milk bank.
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    • 42 2 More than $6,000 worth of exhibits from the Borneo state went up in flames. Eastern Sun pix by Yap Chew Van shows the damaged stall.
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    • 180 2 Specialised management workers are needed -Tan Sri Wong PENANG, Sat. “There is now an urgent need for specialised management workers to run rural cooperative societies in an efficient and effective way.” This was stated by the Chief Minister, Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee. at the sth annual general meeting of
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    • 129 2 MANILA. Sat. (Reuter) Philippine Military authorities said today they were checking press reports that four Malaysian infiltrators were caught yesterday in Cotabato Province in the Southern Philippines. The Evening News reported today that the Malaysians were identified as Hinjki Tampi. Akmad Canon. Apima Manopon.
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    • 27 2 HONG KONG. Sat. (UPI) James Boyden. British Parliamentary Undersecretary of State for Defense. Army, arrived today to inspect units of th* colony's Army Garrison.
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    • 192 2 Be prepared for any eventualities Bahaman IPOH. Sat —“ln time of peare prepare for war”, cautioned the Minister of Justice Enrhe Rahaman Samvidln at the annual inspection parade of the Civil defence Corps at the Headquarters in Tam bun Road here today. A total of 400 members of the Corps,
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    • 79 2 SEOUL. Sat. (Reuter) The nine-nation Asian and Pacific Council (ASPAC). a consultative body of Foreign Ministers, will open a social and cultural centre in Seoul on or around October 25. It was announced here today. The centre will be the first permanent body operating under
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    • 34 2 MANILA. Sat. (Reuter) A band of 30 Communist terrorists raided a town in Tarlac Province north of here last night and killed three people and wounded two. Defence authorities reported today.
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    • 184 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman said tonight the Higher Education Committee had recommended that journalism be a course In the University of Malaya The Tunku was speaking at the annual Press Ball which was being held at the Banquet Hall of Parliament
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    • 161 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. The Minister of Commerce and Industry. Tan Sri (Dr) L:m Swee Aun. will be leading a six-man Malaysian delegation to the 1 fith Colombo Plan Consulta'ive Committee at Seoul. scheduled from Oct. 8 to 25. A special topic of discussion
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    • 181 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. The latest offer by President Marcos that he would not set any conditions for talks with Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman was welcome here today by the SecretaryGenera! of the Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia, Dr. Tan Chee Khoon. Dr. Tan said: “At long
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    • 70 2 TAIPING. Sat. —Two robbers. one wielding a dagger, held up a couple and robbed them of $22. a wristwatch and a gold chain with locket at Kampong Tekah here last night. Abu Hassan bin Wahid was on a bicycle with his pillion when they were held
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 307 2 Sunday, October 0, 1968 ic ARIES MAR 22 D APR. 20 9-22-39-42 44-78-84-89 yf TAURUS #A APR 21 MAY 21 2- 8-21-261 NV 53-67-69 GEMINI MAY 22 f JUNE 22 18-19-24-31 37-52-79-86 CANCER JUNE 23 JULY 23 34-36-38-401 46-49-50 LEO JULY 24 -.AUG. 23 5^71-73-77 VIRGO AUG. 24 SEPT. 22
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  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 350 3 'KEEP S'PORE CLEAN' CAMPAIGN: SINGAPORE. Sat. Some 23 competitions are underway as part of the “Keep Singapore Clean’’ campaign. The results of the competitions would be known by the end of the third week of the campaign month. Competitions of a limited nature are also being
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    • 78 3 KuaLA LUMPUR. Sat. Professor M. L. Sondhi. Member of Parliament for New Delhi arrived here for a fiveday visit. Professor Sondhi is Secretary of the Jan Sangha Parliamentary Party and member. Education Panel, of the Planning Commission. He is also reader in the Department
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    • 52 3 CORPORAL K. Wilson (RCT) with his wife, the former Miss Dawn Gavan. after their marriage at St. George's Church Tanglin, Singapore. In attendance were the bridesmaids. Miss Liana Edwards and Miss Marie Barnett. The bestman was Corporal Robert Lukes. The bride was given away by Major
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    • 115 3 9 am. Annual inspection of Singa Corps, St. John Ambulance Brigade. East Area, at 12th People’s Defence Force (Infantry) Haig Road Camp. 10 a.m. Bth annual general meeting of Boys’ Town Old Boys’ Association at Boys’ Town. 10 a.m. Chinese Operatic Section practice at National Theatre Club. 2
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    • 44 3 M U A R. Sat. The Mentri Besar of Johorc. Dato Haji Othman bin Mohamed Sa'at. today made an on-the-spot grant of $16,060 to the Kampong Parit Khalid Rural Development Committee for the construction of two mosques and roads this year.
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    • 225 3 SINGAPORE, Sat. The Primary Production Department will carry out registration and licensing of farms in the Republic from Oct. 16 at its ten Veterinary and Agricultural Extension Centres. All farmers who are engaged in agriculture, animal husbandry and fish cultivation are required to obtain a licence
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    • 83 3 MEMBERS of the Singapore Police Guard and Escort t’nit at the Central Police Station in South Bridge Road, spent several hours at the headquarters to clean their premises yesterday in conjunction with the “Keep Singapore Clean’’ campaign. Equipped with brooms and masked with handkerchiefs, they
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    • 97 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat.— The Minister of Education,. Enche Mohd. Khir Johari, said today 20 school children were involved in fatal road accidents in Selangor this year. Speaking at the Methodist Primary School annual sports here this evening. Enche Khir called on
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    • 44 3 BATU PAHAT. Sat A road safety exhibition. art and essay-writing competitions will highlight the Kota Tinggi Road Safety Campaign to be held from Oct. 14 to 20. Police officers will also give talks on road safety to schoolchildren during the Week.
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    • 50 3 SEGAMAT. Sat The Jementah Branch of St. John Ambulance Brigade. 14 miles south of here, will sponsor a First Aid Course next month. Local residents above the ace of 15 who are interested in taking part, are requested to write to the Jementah SJAB by Oct. 28
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    • 56 3 KUANTAN. Sat. The Sul an of Pahane will make a week’s tour of the Temerloh District from Oct. 9. During his tour, he will give away meritorious service medals. open a palm oil factory and an Arab religious school, visit the Rural Development Operations Room and
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    • Article, Illustration
      176 3 Singapore's usual bright and sunny weather gave way to a downpour as Pilot Offieer <W) Ann Williams and Flight Lieutenant Gerald Todd left St. George's Church. R.A.F. Changi. Singapore. after their marriage recently. Ann. the daughter of Wing Commander R. A. Williams of Headquarters Far East Air Force.
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    • 409 3 Hard work is necessary Sha’ari tells meter readers SINGAPORE, Sat. Meter readers were urged tonight to increase their productivity and utility in line with the rest of Singapore, whether they be producers of goods or services. The call was made by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Culture, Enche
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    • 58 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. Two delegates from Sarawak arrived here this evening to attend a seven-day social welfare seminar beginning tomorrow. They are Mr. John Chin, Principal Welfare Officer, ar.d Enche Dawi bin Abdul Rahman, member of the Social Welfare Council. Over 30 delegates from West
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    • 205 4 To boost morale of troops IPOH, Sat. The Sultan of Perak on hi* return from a six-month world tour on Thursday, flew to the Malaysia-Thai border yesterday by a RMAF helicopter to boost the morale of the Security Forces, now engaged in eliminating the Communist
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    • 52 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat.— The British Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Army), Mr. James Boyden. left with his wife today for Hong Kong after a day’s visit to British Army detachments in West Malaysia. The British High Commissioner here. Sir Michael Walker was present at
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    • 191 4 KUALA LUMPUR Sat. The Government is more than satisfied that it is following a sound industrial relations policy. Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman said today. He said this in a message on the occasion of the Fourth Asian Regional Conference of the Postal. Telegraph
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    • 37 4 THE Yang di-Pertuan Agong admiring his own portrait at the Malaysian AgriHortlcultural Association exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, on Friday. Their Majes- ties spent more than two hours at the exhibition. Eastern Sun pix by Yap Chew Yan.
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    • 165 4 Kuala Lumpur Film Society: Show at Lincoln cultural centre g p.m. programme: Singing in the Rain (starring Gene Kelly. Cyd Charisse) and Eulogy to 5.02 (produced by Richard Burton). Admission free. Trinity Methodist Church Sunday School farewell rally tc Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Amarasingham. church centre. 8.30
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    • 30 4 THE Sunan of Selangor receiving in audience the Ambassador of Argentina to Malaysia, Senor Luis Francisco Castells, at Istana Alam Shah, Klang. Picture shows His Royal Highness welcoming Senor Castells.
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    • 158 4 PENANG. Sat. Two waterfront labourers argued over the moorlne of a tongkang in Weld Quay, resulting in one of them being struck with an axe on Oct. 2. This was stated by the prosecuting officer. Woman Inspector C Chandramalar. when D. Joseph,
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    • 103 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. A company's watchman was found brutally murdered by a car washer. Sinnappan who saw blood all over the place when he reported for work at Jalan Pudu here this morning. The dead man. Hari Singh. 35. was employed by the Federal Motor Finance Limited
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    • 398 4 Press Ball KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. Tunku Abdul Rahman used the well-known “postman and dog” story to spark off hearty laughter and set the mood for the yearly merry Press Ball here tonight. He told pressmen, their wives, girl-friends and other guests that
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    • 46 4 BENTONG. Sat. More than 100 school teachers attended an educational seminar organised by the National Union of Teachers at the Catholic High School here today. Mr. R Subramaniam, chairman of the Pahang branch, hoped more such seminars would be held in the future
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    • 35 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. The head of the terminology, section of the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. Enche Masod bin Haji Abdul Rashid, left here today to attend a sixmonth linguistic course at London University
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    • 320 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat.— Maha ’’Festival of Flowers” prise winners were announced here today. They are: Section A: AmateuT* Class 1: Festivals of Malaysia Ist. Mrs. Judith Margo Stohebanks. 2nd. Mrs. B. C. Sutherland. 3rd. Mrs. S. Das Class 2: Malaysian Landscapes Ist. Che Morjianah
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    • 405 4  -  By CHOO TECK MAU SEGAMAT, Sat. An all-out drive to win the hearts of the 20.799 eligible voters for the Segamat Utara Parliamentary by-election has started in earnest. The parties contesting the election are the Alliance Party and the Democratic Action Party. The Alliance is contesting
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    • 107 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat The Philippines will be among 14 Asian countries attending the Fourth Asian Postal, Telegraph and Telephone International conference to be held here for five-days, beginning on Monday. Philippine delegate Mr. Frank Nora will present a paper on “Trade unions’ rights.” Mr.
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    • 61 4 PENANG. Sat. A 10-year-old girl. Parawathi Munusamy. was reported missing from her home in Pekan Lama. Sungei Patani since Sept, la after she w r as reprimanded by her mother, for playing too much. She disappeared that evening and since then, her mother. S. Supamah, has been
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    • 183 4 SINGAPORE. Sat Tony Martin, popularly known as “Mr. Show Business’* to the highly competitive American entertainment world, will be performing jn Singapore on Oct. 15. He will be the first of a whole series of show artistes of international fame who will be brought to
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    • 439 5 CURRICULUM TO BE AMENDED: SINGAPORE, Sat. The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Singapore Dr. Toh Chin Chye, lost night indicated that the curriculum for the pharmacy students would be amended to afford the graduates "a wider field" in seeking careers after leaving
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    • 181 5 SINGAPORE, Sat. Six Chinese restaurants today donated 1,500 mooncakes to the old persons, destitutes, women and girls and children and young persons in the 1- Social Welfare Homes through the Ministry of Social Affairs. The gifts were made in conjunction with the celebration of the
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    • 373 5 SINGAPORE. Sat. In connection with the “Keep Singapore Clean” campaign, the Ministry of Health has called for public co-operation in the disposal and removal of refuse and unwanted articles. In a statement today, the Ministry said that it was not possible for
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    • 72 5 MR. and Mrs. Tan Boon Khmg who were married on Friday. They held a reception at the Singapore Conference Hall Restaurant which was wellattended by hundreds of guests. Mr. Tan is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Tan Eng Teck while the bride, the former Miss Moileen
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 1597 5 YOUR IV and RADIO TODAY TV MALAYSIA CHANNEL 5 RI'ALA LUMPER and Pulau Pinang: 6 Ipoh and Melaka; 3 ill Johore Bahru. Taiping; 1 Bata Pahat; 9 Kluang. P.M. 3.00 Opening Anr.ct Prog. Summary; 301 Bahasa Kita; 3.lfi World of Soccer; 4 16 Restless Gun; 4 42 Racket Squad. 5.07
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  • 270 6 WASHINGTON, Sat (UPI) A Review Board yesterday blamed improper installation of a control device for the $61.9 million launch failure of an advanced weather satellite last sprint. The Board was appointed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to find out what
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  • 103 6 NEWARK, New Jersey, Sat. (Reuter) Negro poetplaywright. Le Roi Jones, and two "companions were arrested In a bank here after Jones was said to have started an argument with a policeman armed with a shotgun. The officer was a member of a special shotgun squad organised recently
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 460 6 THE MAN FROM 0 A A A 0 U.M.C.L.E. ACT I SPECIAL DELIVERY FROM SPACE IT'S THE ALIEN/HES SPEEDING HEAD-ON ATTHE QUEEN ANN-V^ Abruptly A FIGURE RISES IN THE BOH/OF THE SPEEDBOAT... And EXACTLY TEN MINUTES LATER AT PIER #12.. PIER #12... WHERE THE OLD QUEEN ANN LUXURY LINER HAS
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  • 311 7 NEW YORK. Sat. (UPI) A Court last night awarded US$llO,OOO to a couple whose child was born crippled and retarded after a hospital refused to permit a medically authorised abortion. It was the first such decision in the U.S. The award by an
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  • 475 7  -  By Joseph L. Myler WASH INGTON, Sot. (UPI). An American expedition is about to explore the 80-acre summit of a submerged mountain in the North Pacific where scientists plan to build an undersea manned laboratory a few years hence. The explorers expect
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  • 552 7 something in the crisp Sunday air that gives most everyone an extra dash of vigour and triggers all kinds of interesting and exciting activities that offer perfect targets for you and your movie camera. What's more, both town and country are
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 310 7 7 4+ojv»a-‘Barfjera’s T. X Vf. 1 'LL I you THATS NOT THE wav its supposes TO TURN OUT.'/ ANYMORE OP THAT. VOUNO LADY, AND I'LL SEND YOI. TO YOUR L ROOM/ *X? CD NO MOPB GIMA A GIMEf) CoOft&S PBBEt&S 0 9F 15 1T..*2 LITTLE PEBBLES IS. BEING AWFULLY QU'ET,
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 301 8 PI Senator accuses Marcos: MANILA, Sot. (Reuter) A member of the Philippine Senate has accused President Ferdinand Marcos of making the Sabah conflict "a slogan of hate, a battlecry of indignation, a call to arms, and an exercise in futility." Senator Benigno S. Aquino, in
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    • 115 8 WASHINGTON. Sat. (Reuter) The owner of a Los Angeles bar featuring barebreasted waitresses has asked the Supreme Court to help him get his licence back. Bar owner Montell Meacham, told the court in a legal brief released yesterday that the State of California had
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    • 136 8 NEW YORK, Sat. (UPI) Australia's Minister for External Affairs Mr. Paul Hasluck hinted yesterday that Australia was worried about a possible change in America's policy toward Vietnam after the United States Presidential election. He told a luncheon meeting of the Australian-Ame-rican Society
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    • 98 8 MEMPHIS, Tennessee. Sat. (UPI) A judge dismissed traffic charges yesterday against a nurse who said she turned her head when 6he saw “a clergyman chasing a blonde down a railroad track” City Judge Beverly Bouche said, “I guess I’d have turned around to look, too
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    • 125 8 STAINS, France. Sat. (UPI) Arnold Frutin. walked into the Stains Railway Station last nignt and nonchalantly ordered a coffee and a sandwich minutes after having crashlanded his plane atop a parked freight train. Police said Frutin. S7 of Glasgow. Scotland, had been heading for
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    • 36 8 WASHINGTON. Sat. (UPI) —The Post Office Department said yesterday it expects to deliver about 1 million pounds of mail a day to U.S. troops in Vietnam and other pacific points during the pre-Christmas season.
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    • 74 8 MOSCOW, Sat. (Reuter) Warsaw pact troops will remain in Czechoslovakia after the completion of normalisation in that country, a communique issued at the end of two days of talks between Soviet and Czechoslovak leaders said tonight. The communique said the two countries would consider and
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    • 155 8 NEW YORK. Sat. (Reuter) One bosomy beauty competing for the attention of hundreds of Wall Street workers was knocked flat today, while other overenthusiastie viewers traded punches with police Round three in Wall Street's newest spectator sport opened with the arrival of 36-year-old Mrs. Gcri Stotts,
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    • 92 8 MANILA. Sat (Reuter)— Pre.-ide.it Ferdinand Marcos has authorised the visit of a Philippine trade mission to Russia and other east European countries later this month. The 18-member mission from the Philippine Chamber of Commerce will be the first private group to visit European Communist countries
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    • 146 8 LIMA. Peru. Sat. (UPI> The Military Junta that ousted President Fernando Belaunde Terry pledged today to prosecute officials who negotiated an agreement with a US. oil company that Mr Belaundes critics charged sold Peru short. The Junta declared the agreement void last night, charged it was
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    • 169 8 JAKARTA, Sat. (Reuter) Some 500,000 troops stationed throughout Indonesia today celebrated their Armed Forces day amidst reports of an impending shake-up in some top Army Command. President Suharto reviewed a parade of Army. Navy, Police and Air Force units at the Soviet-built sports stadium at
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    • 146 8 SAIGON. Sat. (Reuter) General Duong Van Minh Big Minh former Head of S'.ate returned to Saigon today after nearly four year* of exile in Thailand. Massive security precautions were in force at the airport and in the streets leading to it. Pressmen were not allowed
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    • 126 8 DANANG. South Vietnam, Sat. (Reuter) Fireflies helicopters mounted with powerful lights are nightly scouring South Vietnamese waterways In a deadly game of seeking out guerilla boats. The giant lights keep a fix on the boats, carrying troops and supplies, while accompanying helicopter gunshlps provide the sting
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    • 99 8 HONG KONG. Sat (Reuter) The only way to ease present tension* between the Philippines and Malaysia was to place the Babah dispute before the International Court of Justice. Dr. Mohammed Hatta, former Indonesian VicePresident, said in Hong Kong. The exchange of charges between the two
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    • 324 8 JAKARTA, Sat. (Reuter) Indonesia’s army newspaper War News today played down the importance of a current probe into Dr. Sukarno's activities and observers saw reason to doubt that he had been seriously cross examined. War News quoted an unnamed high-ranking officer
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    • 149 8 WASHINGTON. Sat. (Reuter) Central Bank Governors of the 10 leading western industrial nation* were heading home today after failing to reach agreement with South Africa on her controversial gold sale policy. This was the main subject discussed behind the scenes at the 23rd Anuual
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    • 370 8 BLACKPOOL, Sat. (Reuter) Five days of conflict and lively disagreement have paradoxically put Britain’s ruling Labour Party in slightly better shape to fight the next election. Despite outright defeats for the party leadership on key policy issues, delegates left Blackpool after their
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    • 61 8 TOKYO. Sat. (UPI) Surgeons from America, Europe and Asia will meet in Japan next week to discuss advances in organ transplantation and other specialised fields. An estimated 1,200 surgeons from 2k nations will attend the 16th Congress of the International College of Surgeons under the
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    • 114 8 CAPE KENNEDY, Sat. (Reuter) Hopes that three American astronauts will be whirling around the moon during the Christmas holidays are brighter than ever. The Space Agency is now making changes to the Apollo-8 mission spacecraft to prepare It for a lunar orbitor circum-lunar
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    • 82 8 HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sat. (Reuter)—Mr. Richard Nixon has shrugged off the first persistent heckling in his Presidential campaign. Hecklers repeatedly tried to disrupt the Republican Presidential candidate's speech before a crowd of 5.000 here last night with shouts of “we want peace” and “stop the
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    • 80 8 ATLANTA, Georgia. Sat. (Reuter) A few minutes were enough for a 26-year-old prisoner here to prove it takes more than leg irons, handcuff* and a bullet wound to keep him in custody. Robert Merriweather shot in the abdomen during a police chase last month —slipped
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    • 29 8 MEXICO CITY: Eighty-one-year-old Mr. Avery Brundage, Chairman of tha Olympic Committee holds a press conference where he stated that the games will proceed as planned despite riots. UPI photo.
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
    • 991 9 SINGAPORE, Sat. October 26. 1968 marks the 10th anniversary of American entry into the jet age. On that day, 10 years ago. a Boeing 707, bearing the insignia of Pan American World Airways, inaugurated scheduled jet service from New York to Paris
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    • 59 9 LONDON, Sat. (UPI) Rubber market closed neglected with spot 20-1/-0 20-5/16. Settlement House Nov 20-3/16 20-5/16 Dec 20-1/8 20-5/l« Jan/March, April/June, July/Sept, Oct/Dec, Jan/ March, April/June, July/ Sept, Oct/Dec and Jan/ March 20-1/8 20-1/4. General Markets CIF basis ports Oct 19-7/8 20 Nov Dec 19-13/16 19-15/18. Estate
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    • 311 9 SINGAPORE. Sat. The general tone of the week’s trading was a steady one. with this market leading the field. Just over one cent was gained during the period at the best, state Holiday, Cutler, Bath Co. Ltd. in their weekly market review. The
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    • 200 9 SINGAPORE, Sat. The following ships are expected to be in port today: Godowns Vessels i/2 Pando Cove 3/4 Stentor 5 Fernview 6'7 Thorscape 8 9 Luna MaerSk 13 14 Benvalla 15/16 Clytoneus State of Bihar Sea Express 21/22 Auby 23 24 Vega 2526 Egda 29/30 Wainui 3>
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    • 35 9 NEW YORK. Sat (UPI)— Tuesday’s volume was 15.560.000 shares. Of a total 1,557 issues traded. 769 were higher and 576 lower. American exchange volume was 7.570.000 shares Bonds volume amounted to $19,130,000.
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    • 97 9 SINGAPORE. Sat. The noon price* at the slni»port Chine** Produce Exchange loda> Buyer seller t oconut Oil (FOB.) Bulk —45. M Coconut Oil (FOB) Drum 48 00 Loo-e t upra Mixed ~ept /Oct 27 00 Muntok White m Sarawak White Pepper (EOF) ***** Sarawak special Black Pepper (V.OB-) 06%
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    • 46 9 NEW YORK. Sat. (UPI) Rubber futures closed 5 to 30 points lower yesterday on 14 contracts traded. Nov 21.25 Jan 21.00 March 20.85 May 20.85 July 20.85 Sept 20.85 Nov 20.85 Locally, No. 1 RSS waa unchanged at 21 cents per pound, nominal.
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    • 17 9 SINGAPORE. Sat. Tho tin price for today was $565 50 per picul, up 50 cents.
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    • 345 9 SINGAPORE, Sat. The National Iron and Steel Mills has announced the promotion of Mr. Tan Cheok Puan to the position of Superintendent of the Meltshop. Upon his graduation from the Singapore Polytechnic, he joined the Company in 1963 and was sent to Australia by the Company under
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    • 406 9 SINGAPORE Sat. The people in the Republic are showing great interest in anything that is best and this shows that they have progressive minds. This is the opinion of a leading American businessman. Mr. Ricardo R Escobar from New Haven. Connecticut. USA. He
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    • 45 9 (Manager*' Price*) First Malayan 264 second Malayan 191 Third Malayan XD 116 The Commerce Industry *8 107 The Saving Fund XO 107 116 First H’knng XD 106 111* second H’kong .76 .80* Malaysian investment Fund 140 130 Sterling C’mmFty S/I Bonk Kong Currency)
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    • 95 9 SINGAPORE. Sat. The Association of Banks in Malaysia Singapore today made the following changes in its rates to merchants (rates are quoted to the equivalent of 100 units of foreign currency). Selling T-T. or O.D. ready were: Deutsche Marks $77.7375; Holland Guilders $84.7900; Swiss Francs $71.8125; Belgian Francs
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    • 404 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. The Stock Exchange recorded a total turnover of $249 8 million during the second quarter of this year, or 47.6 per cent higher than that in the previous quarter. Heavy business, mainly speculative, prevailed on the Stock Exchange in the second
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  • 930 10  -  CHURCH AT HOMW By David Adeney The Lord Jesus said: ‘Except a man be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.’
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  • 106 10 THE Annual Fall Convention of the American Council of Christian Churches will be held from Oct. 23 to 25 in Willow Grove, Pa.. Convention headquarters. the George Washington Motor Lodge and Convention Hall, located at Willow Grove Interchange Pennsylvania Turnpike Exit 27 The meetings
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  • 97 10 THE 32nd Bible Presbyterian General Synod will be convened at the Christian Admiral Hotel, Cape May. N. J from Oct la to 22 The opening service will be held at 9 45 a m. with a message by the Rev. Charles Dana Chnsman. moderator of the 31st
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  • 929 10  -  by Dr. G. D. JAMES, Th. D., D., D., Malaysia Evangelistic Fellowship THE modem man is all confused and has lost the right sense of values. He has attached more importance to the things he has, or is in a ’rat race' to get those things
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  • 180 10 MORE than 60 pastors and church leaders attended a dinner organised by the Finance Committee of the Grady Wilson Singapore Crusade at the Chinese Swimming Club in Singapore recently. According to Mr. H. Lalka, chairman of the Finance Committee, the purpose of
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    • 536 10 RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS BRETHREN BETHESDA (KATONG) CHURCH 17. Pennefather Road. Singapore 15 SUNDAY Lord's Supper Ministry of the Word Lord’s Supper (Malay) Ministry of the Word (Malay) Sunday School (Junior and Kindergarten Se a- Sunday School (Senior) Gospel Service Adult Bible Class 8.30 a m. 9 30 a.m. 10.15 a.m. 11.00
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    • 583 10 RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS ELIM CHURCH (Assembly of God) Evangelistic Centre 1079 Serangoon Road. S pore 11 (All services In English) Sunday 9.15 am. 10.30 a-m. 5.00 p.m. Friday 7.30 p.m. Saturday 5.00 pm. Sunday School Morning Worship Service Evangelistic Service Bible Study and Prayer Service Christ’s Ambassfc. dors Youth Fellowship. ELIM
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  • Femme
    • 422 11  -  By Santis Florence de T OTS of people deplored the recent spate of far-out, kooky fashions, and are delighted that they are now largely disappear- ing, but you can't get the young designers to knock the avant-garde, Jon Hoggins, for example, who has
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    • 56 11 TOP: Jon Haggins uses two inspirations for an at-home costume. Matte jersey pullover takes the elongated sleeves and collar from a Hindu source. their length used for pushing up when worn. Shirt idea he got from costumes seen at carnival season in Rio de Janeiro, with
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    • 59 11 BOTTOM: Once considered far-out. the shirt and skirt as evening wear becomes simply modern at the hands of Jon Haggins. Shirt with cuff collar dipping in back and tied cuffs, is of white crepe. Skirt of black crushed velvet is gathered on a waistband high enough
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    • 71 11 THIS is quite “Romanish”, almost a Caesarian tunic in white. Brenda here gives quite a bit of publicity to her shapely legs in this mini skirt attached to a simple cut top with a loop. It was one of the 54 outfits modelled at the “Let's go
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    • 250 11 IN keeping with the idea of making Singapore into a garden city, here's a suggestion where leisurely housewives can fill in their time: namely to cultivate their garden plots with the use of seeds. Actually, this cheap method of brightening up the
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    • 1292 11 RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS SEVENTH-PAY ADVENTIST SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 120. Baiestler Road, Singapore Saturday 9.30 a m. Sabbath School 11.00 a.m. Service of Worahlp 5.30 p m Youth Meeting SOUTHEAST ASIA UNION COLLEGE <73. Upper Serangooo Road, Singapore, 19. (English) 9.30 am Sabbath School 11-00 a m Service of Worahlp 3-45 pm
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    • 444 11 ASSEMBLIES Or OOD OF MALAYSIA RALB ASSEMBLY Or OOD CHI'RCH 67. Happy Paradise. Raub. Minister: Paator Edgar W Surlra Tuesday: 300 pm. Bible Study Prayer Meeting Friday; 630 p.m- Evangelistic Service Saturday: 300 p m. Christ s Ambassadors Youth Fellowship Sunday: 900 am. Sunday School Sunday: 10 30 a m
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    • 56 11 NOW ON SALE! Japan's Top FASHION Magazine Dmmm No. 28 CHRISTMAS ISSUE 108 pages -178 Designs 91 Designs in Colour Latest fashions Modern Styles Including Lucky Card TRICE: 52.50 MAIL ORDERS POSTAGE 50 CENTS EXTRA. Sole Agents: REX BOOK STORE 24 DHOBV GHAUT. SING APORE 9 Tel: ***** Also available
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  • POPPING AROUND With Platte Pete
    • 681 12 Tenth Anniversary IN the summer of 1958, a young man wearing jeans entered EMl's recording studios in St. John's Wood to cut his first disc. With him were the four young musicians who made-up his backing group. In the autumn of 1968. a
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    • 326 12 SPOTLIGHT: Jay The Techniques “Our tinge act conlaint a lot of tout music but our sound isn't really soul. It's more something for everyone. The kids can dance to it because it has a good beat; it's not so loud older people can't enjoy it, and for the youngsters there's
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    • 245 12 'Rain and Tears' to reach million in sales CHICAGO “Rain and Tears.” the No. 1 single in France that is expected to reach the halfmillion mark in sales, has been released in the C.S. by Philips Records. The haunting tune, sung in English by a Greek group known as Aphrodite's
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    • 431 12 JJI THERE! Like H °lt Pulsating Pandemonium! Look at the magnificent special feature on CLIFF and the SHADS we have for you this week! Don’t you think it's the coolest? And as if that isn’t enough, we ll be giving you an extra special bonus next week that’s bound
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    • 171 12 MARY HOPKIN has finally toppled her mentors. The Beatles, In the British chart. "Those Were The Days'- this tfeek ousted "Hey Jude" from the number one slot. However, as Mary Hopkin records on The Beatles’ "Apple'’ label, and as Beatle Paul McCartney produced her record, "Hey Jude’s” displacement
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    • 207 12 LONDON: 1. Those Were The Day Mary Hopkin 2. Hey Jude Beatles 3 Jesamine Casuals 4. Little Arrows Leapy Lee 5. Hold Me Tight Johnny Nash 6. I've Gotta Get A Message To You Bee Gees 7. Lady Willpower Gary Puckett Union Gap 8 I
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  • THE NEW FILMS
    • 466 13 The cat burglar strikes again SINGAPORE. Sat. An elderly “mastermind." a charming woman and One of the most efficient cat burglar around when these three team ud. valuable jewellery is not going to be left safe, however heavily guarded. That is the theme of 20th Century Fox’s “Deadfall" starring British
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    • 92 13 The Harlem Globetrotters film showed in this region some years ago was a hit. But If you think that's an unforgettable one wait till you see “The Final Game” In colour. The 55-minute film on basketball between the Boston Celtics and Cincinnati Royals for the
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    • 379 13 SINGAPORE. Sat. “Assasmation in Rome” has a good story to tell but is told in a rather slow pace. The film starring Hugh O’Brian as American journalist Dick Sherman who is now working in Rome has its fair share of suspense. By a stroke
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    • 464 13 THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR rs “Checkmate" for Steve McQueen —of The Great Escape fame in his current role as a mastermind of bank robberies in “The Thomas Crown Affair.” There is “no escape” Stevie as he is slowly manipulated in a corner by
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    • 278 13 SINGAPORE. Sat. The “Era of Revolution" is a remarkable documentary film of mass gymnastics never seen before In this part of the world. Produced by the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea barring any political significance the film is also an eye-opener to how simple gymnastics
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    • 292 13 SINGAPORE. Sdt Want a snot" that will give you a bellyful of laughter? Then see “Don't Look Now we’re being shot at" one of the most hilarious comedies ever to come out from the studio's of Rank Organisation. Terry-Thomas. the one-tooth-missing British comedian —and one of
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 220 13 SHKW# NOW SHOWIM. No Fr» lilt! 11 a.a., 1.45. 4.04. Steve McQueen. Fave Dunaway ••The THOMAS CEOWN AFFAIR CAPITOL Phone 7975° LAST DAT! U l.». 4**. «.4S Chin* Li A Van* Fan* In "WHEN THE CLOrnA ROLL BY” (A SHAW PRODUCTION 1 Mandarin In Shawscope Ac Color OPENS TOMORROW' "Marriage
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    • 200 13 ORCHARD-***** Today At 11. 1.30. 4 00. 0.30 ft 916 “ASSASSINATION IN ROME” Hugh O'Brian Cyd Charisse Cinemascope. Color. 'MOM) NOW SHOWING! 11 a m.. 1.30. 4.00. 6.30 ft 930 p.m. “ADIOS. HOMBRE" In Color Cra Hill. Oiulo Rubin. Scope NOW SHOWING! 11. 1.30. 4.00. II 130. 4.00, 0.30 ft
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  • Sun Sport
    • 732 14  -  By H.M.S. Sutan SINGAPORE, Sat. A last minute try by wing-threequarter, Jimmy Stone and converted by P. Crittle enabled the visiting Australian Collegians to hold the Joint Services Vx to a draw in a rugger match played at the Padang this evening. Scores:
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    • 350 14 High altitude hits eight athletes MEXICO CITY, Sat. (Reuter) Mexico City’s 7,450 feet altitude hit Olvmpic athletes when a two-dav pre-Olympic track and field meet began here yesterday. Eight athletes received treatment for exhaustion, and five of them were given oxygen to help restore their breathing rhythm in the
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    • 164 14 PENANG Sat. More than 20 sports organisations and clubs here have unanimously agreed to form the Penang Sports Council. Their representatives attended an inaugural meeting held at the Bangunan Tuanku Syed Putra here this morning. The Asst. Secretary. Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports.
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    • 62 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat.— King Edward VII School team from Taiping today won the Technical College Invitation 74-mile road relay race held here today. The winning team’s time was 38 minutes 56.4 seconds. University of Malaya who came in second returned a time of 39 mins.
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    • 467 14  -  By BEN VARIYAN KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. Selangor brought out oil their reserves in the lost 20 minutes of the game with three beautifully executed penalties by centre-three Chon Cheng Mun to beat Malaysian Armed Forces by 15 points (two tries and three penalties) to
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    • 210 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat A 51st minute goal by cen-tre-forward Rashid Alwi gave Combined Police a solitary goal win over Selangor Chinese Recreation Club in the Selangor FA. Cup knockout soccer competition at the Princess Road Stadium here today. Though both sides had the services of some
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    • 219 14 MEXICO CITY. Sat. (AFP) A strong East German side held Pakistan, the Tokyo Olympic silver medallist, to a goalless draw in their "warm up" match for the Mexico Olympic hockey tournament here today. In their first practice match here last Tuesday. Pakistan
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    • 152 14 MEXICO CITY. Sat. (Reuter) Ron Clarke, Australia's star distarce runner, in his last race before the Olympics, clocked the fast time of 14 minutes seven seconds for 5.000 metres. It was a splendid altitude performance, being 13 seconds faster than his full course trial
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    • 86 14 IPOH. Sat. Perak maintained their winning streak by beating Penang 16 points (2 goals, two penalties) to 8 points (one goal and a try) in the Malaya Cup rugger competition at Municipal padang here today. The interval was taken with three points each. Jagjit took the
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    • 292 14 MEXICO CITY. Sat. (AFP) Umpires are going to make •’all the difference" in the Mexico Olympic hockey tournament starting at the Mixhuca grounds here on October 13. declared Dr. Aziz Durairatnam, manager of the Malaysian Olympic hockey team here today. "The umpires for these games
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    • 150 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. Selangor State runner Raj Kumar of the Medical Stores and Tan Mei Wan of the Inland Revenue Department won the best performance trophies for men and women respectively at the conclusion of the Selangor Government Services annual athletic meet held at
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    • 422 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat.— North Malays took a first innings lead of 26 runs over South Malays at the end of first day’s play in the twoday M.B. Shield cricket final on the Selangor Club padang here today. At stumps North were
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    • 120 14 SINGAPORE. Sat The centre finals of the International Masters 1968 will be bowled at Jackie’s Bowls at Orchard and Katong tomorrow. Twenty four bowlers at each centre will compete for placings to represent the centres at the national finals to be held at Katong on
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    • RACING COMMENTS
      • 1639 16  -  By ‘Windsor Lad’ Race It Horsss Class 1 5, Dlv. 1 6 Furs.—2.00 p.m. (FOR LOCAL RIDERS ONLY) Daniels Nawari i. 512 Kelly Green 6y 9 00 Nafisah Stable 8 2. 009 Autr'e D’or 4y 8.11 Mai Pen Rai Stable R. B'kelen Buang Ahmad < •> 16
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      • 1650 16 DAIN or shine Moonbeam gets my vote in the $50,000 Singapore Gold Cup (Race Six) run over one and a quarter miles at Bukit Timah this afternoon, concluding day of the Singapore Turf Club's Gold Cup meeting. This Australian six-year-old gelding by Night
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      • 194 16 WINDSOR LAD ADELINE STAR BOY JIMMY LAD RACE I MANNUM MISS Reamuir Tee Up P. VISTA W- Commando Tee Up MANNUM MISS Tee Up Kelly Green W. COMMANDO Kelly Green Rcamuir RACE S CORONILO Pan Rajah Sporting Sam CHALLENGER Lotus Flower Coronilo CANNON FIRE Indication Showgirl IV PAN RAJAH
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      • 186 16 TOKYO. Sat. (Reuter) Japan’s Takaakj Kono today held off a storming finish by Australian Bruce Devlin to win the U 556,222 Japanese Open golf title by one stroke. Devlin began the final 36 holes today 11 strokes down on Kono. who had
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      • 89 16 MEXICO CITY. Sat. (Reuter) Special police will be detailed to guarantee the safety of distinguished foreign visitors to the Olympic Games starting here on October 12. Informed sources said today that following Wednesday night’s violent rioting, the Foreign and Defence Mi- nistries had told embassies
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