Eastern Sun, 7 November 1968

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  • 22 1 Eastern Sun Independent National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION Estd. 1966. Vol. 3 No. 816 Thursday. 7 November 1968. MC(P) 0050 Pricn 15 cent*
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  • 802 1 Republican’s the one in White House but Democrats in control of Congress New York, Wed. (UPI, Reuter end AFP) REPUBLICAN Party's Richard Nixon, by winning the AV final key State of Illinois, captured the United States Presidency today. The Voice of America reported that Mr. Nixon won
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  • 138 1 Eastern Sun’s own cartoonist. Lim Kok fling, creator of the popular “Abu has with a few trenchant strokes of his artist’s brush puj the Sabah land grabbing pantomime of the Philippines in its proper perspective. He has shown a salivating President Marcos sitting down to
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  • 352 1  -  By MAUREEN LEE Kuala lumpur. wed. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working out a formal request to ask the remaining Filipino diplomats here to leave, the Prime Minister. Tunku Abdul Rahman, disclosed today. The request would probably be sent direct to Manila,
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  • 318 1  -  (By Eastern Sun Reporter) OINGAPORE. Wed. The wife, son and niece of a multi-million-aire rice and sugar importer have been released after being reported “missing’, since Nov. 3. They were believed to have been kidnapped by a well-organised gang. The millionaire and close members of the
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  • 120 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed— The Government decided today to approach the United Nations Development Fund. World Bank and the Colombo Plan for financial aid and expertise for a master plan on the proposed economic and social development of Penang. The committee, set up to look into
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  • 118 1 WASHINGTON. Wed. (Reuter) The Johnson Administration is prepared for a major political row following a disclosure that it ordered a Vietnam bombing halt despite advance knowledge of Saigon's decision to boycott expanded Paris peace talks. Authoritative sources said Mr. Johnson knew of South Vietnamese President
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  • 66 1 Jackie a 'public sinner' Vatican VATICAN CITY, Wed. (UPI) The Vatican said today the former Jacqueline Kennedy is a "public sinner” who. by her marriage to Aristotle Onassis. has practically renounced her Catholic faith and is in a “state of spiritual degradation.” The comment, the most severe the Vatican has
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  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 564 2  -  By L. D. BAPTIST PENANG, Wed. The former Branch Supervisor of Lipton (Overseas) Ltd. Ong Kean Thong, was acquitted and discharged on three charges of criminal breach of trust, in the Sessions Court here today. The President, Enche Annuar bln Zainal Abidin, who
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    • 256 2 SINGAPORE. Wed. A sub-tenant of the shophouse In Peck Seah Street where a 40-year-old woman and her son were hacked to death has disappeared. According to a Police source, the sub-tenant who occupied a room on the same floor where the “double tragedy’’
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    • 203 2 Detainee refused rations Prisons chief SINGAPORE. Wed. The Director of Prisons today said that two political detainees who recently went on a “no-water hunger strike”, had on their own refused their prison rations. In a letter to the Eastern Sun clarifying the position, the director. Mr. Yeow Koon Poh. said
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    • 207 2 The thorn among the roses is Dato Harun bin Haji Idris, the Mentri Besar of Selangor. These beauties are among 18 girls who went to town in Kuala Lumpur yesterday to sell raffle tickets in aid of the National Cancer Society of Malaysia.
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    • 173 2 SINGAPORE. Wed. —The Minister for Health. Mr. Chua Sian Chin, will hand over cheques of $l,OOO each to 14 charitable organisations in Singapore tomorrow at the Ministry of Health. The money. totalling $14,000. represents proceeds from activities organised during the Nurses' Week celebrations this year.
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    • 172 2 1 p m 2 p.m. Rotary Club of SingaporeWest weekly luncheon at Hollandiche (Dutch) Club. Camden Park, ofl Adam Road. 5 p.m. 9 t>.m. SATA free mass X-ray station at Kranji Community Centre. 13i m.s.. Woodlands Road. 6 p.m. Malay dance practice for beginners at National Theatre Club,
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    • 301 2 PENANG. Wed. The President of the North Malayan Aslan Planters’ Association, Mr. 8 o o n Cheng Sun, said here today the days o? high prices of rubber were dreams of the past, but he was confident its future was still bright. Mr. Boon
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    • 168 2 SINGAPORE. Wed. The Government of India will continue to assist in every possible way. in securing admission for Singapore students who wish to join the Medical. Engineering and other professional institutions in India on a self-financing basis during the 1969-70 academic year. In
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    • 202 2 FASHIONS GIFTS SHOW IN AID OF CHARITIES SINGAPORE. Wed—With the festive season just round the corner. Singapore's charity committees are Indeed bustling with activities. To this end. the 1948 Christmas Fair Commrtee will stage a Fashions and Gifts show at the Tropicana's Orchid Lantern and Restaurant on Nov. 9 from
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    • 135 2 Bt SCHAIMI BIDIN SINGAPORE Wed A group of about 50 pro-Com-munist supporters set fire to a Singapore Traction Company bus at Pesiaran Keliling. off Al.iunied Road here, at 7.08 p m. today. The demonstrators—males and females—were staging an illegal procession along Pesiaran Keliling “in line with
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    • 36 2 MUAR. Wed. The Ministry of Education has approved a grant of $45,000 to the Pu Nam Primary School at Jalan Bakri here for the construction of an extension. Work is expected to start soon.
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    • 320 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. A Filipino delegate who attended the recent seminar on national development and the transport and communications meeting here left for Manila today after dispelling speculation about his delegation. The delegate Is Mr. Aired Plo De Roda Jr., a lawyer and deputy
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    • 62 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed The government will pay out a total of $7 million for increased allowances. pensions, gratuity for the Malaysian Armed Forces, the Prime Minister. Tunku Abdul Rahman said here today. This recommendation, by a working party, which reviewed the allowances of members of
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    • 268 2 SINGAPORE. Wed. The President of the Republic of Singapore. Enche Yusof bin Ishak, has praised the Muslim community in the Republic for their support towards the work of renovating the Sultan Mosque at a cost of more than $llO,OOO. In a message for the
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    • 38 2 BATU GAJAH. Wed The Minister of Justice. Enche Bahaman bin Samsudin, will make a one-dav tour of Batu Gajah and Parit tomorrow. He will visit court houses and the political detention camp here.
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    • ASIA-SOUTH PACIFIC CONGRESS ON EVANGELISM
      • 254 3 SINGAPORE, Wed. Mr. L. P. Rodrigo, Member of Parliament for Serangoon Gardens, said today that the Republic's economy depended on the skill, energy and character of the people. He said that at this phase of national development "we need skills in science and technology,
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      • 567 3  -  By Francis Ho SINGAPORE CONFERENCE HALL NOVEMBER 5 13, 1968 SINGAPORE, Wed. A new chapter was created today in the Christian history of Asia with the official opening of the AsiaSouth Pacific Congress on Evangelism at the S ngapore Conference Hall here. This Congress
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      • 122 3 SINGAPORE. Wed. A washerwoman. Llm Kang 6ai. was awarded $2,500 damages by consent for injuries sustained in an accident in January 1966. Lim. a widow, fell off a bus at River Valley Road when she was about to board it. She alleged that the bus which
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    • 707 4 XT UALA LUMPUR, Wed. A schoelteocher, Mrs. Felicia Lobo, admitted in a divorce case that she visited a doctor cited as a party in the case at his clinic but only as o patient. She also admitted that during her maternity leave and
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    • 334 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed Seven officials of the Royal Malaysian Navy who have recently qualified as regular officers on the special duties list In K.D. Malaya will leave for the united Kingdom tomorrow. They will attend a special course for special dudes list
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    • 379 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Dr. Syed Naguib AlAttas, member of the Central Committee of the Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia, said today the debate on “cultural policy” would be held at the MARA audito- rium on Nov. 24. He said though he was
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    • 125 4 It’s full diesel soon for railway Sardon KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The Minister of Transport, Tan 8r! Hajl Sardon bin Hajl Jublr. tonight hoped that full dieslisatlon of the railway could be Implemented In the “not too distant” future. Two diesel-engines, he said, were expeced to arrive by the end of
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    • 82 4 TPOH. Wed —Three boats anchored in the sea off the Jetty at Pangkor Island caught fire last night. Damages were estimated at $l9 000. The driver of one 0 f the boats. Earn Peng Meng, 17, was boiling water in his boat when there was an
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    • 66 4 SINGAPORE. Wed. In connection with its 10th Anniversary celebrations 800 under-privileged children of Hans Andersen Club will be treated to a free film show at the Galaxy Theatre on Nov. 9. The title of the film is “Clarence the Cross-eyed Lion” and the
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    • 177 4 MALACCA. Wed. Po. lice here are looking for a European man who molested a young woman after he had deliberately knocked her down with his car. at the 4} mile Batu Berendam Road last light. The woman, aged 25. employed at a biscuit factory,
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    • 140 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed Come Dec. 6. a thrilling contest is to be held at the Chinwoo auditorium to choose the k-r-a-c-k. e-r-u--n-c-h. pow and wham and woman karate champions of Malaysia. The championships are being organised by the Karate Association of Malaysia and sponsored bv
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    • 86 4 Queensland’s “Girl in a Million”. Prue Smith, has no time for feminine rules right now. Bare-footed, the 20-year-old beauty kneels at the Kuala Lumpur National Mosque not to pray, but to get a better angle —for a good picture. This pix wa s captured by Eastern
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    • 268 4 PORT SWETTEXHAM, Wed. The Minister of Education, Enche Mohamed Khir Johari. todav urged teachers to improve themselves so that the children they were teaching could be “better men and women of tomorrow.” Speaking at the speech and prize-giving day of the Methodist Primary School here
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    • 44 4 PENANG. Wed. The Old Xaverlans' Association will be holding its 44th anniversary dinner at Sin Hoe Peng Restaurant here at 7-30 p.m. on Nov. 30. Prizes for the various sporting activities held during the year will be given away at the diaper.
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    • 64 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed Thirty Sixth Formers from the Victoria Institution here are believed to have been evicted from the school hostel at Jalan Davidson here this evening for a prank played by some students on an overseas volunteer service teacher. According to an informed source,
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    • 295 5 SINGAPORE, Wed. The family of a British soldier, Major Arthur Gill, 52, have got themselves really “tied up” with the Far East. When Major Gill, ot Royal Army Ordnance Corps, flew home to Britain from Singapore to retire from the
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    • 188 5 SINGAPORE. Wed. The Foreign Minister and Minister for Labour, Mr. S. Rajaratnam will be asked at the next sitting of Parliament, the number of Singapore citizenship applications received, the number approved and the number rejected up to Oct. 31, 1968. This oral question
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    • 364 5  -  By ALBERT JOHNSON SINGAPORE, Wed. Several leading Chinese bus companies have already invested about $6 million to provide an efficient islandwide transport service in the Republic. Forty-nine new buses, costing approximately $2 million, are now being operated by these transport organisations and plans
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    • 297 5 SINGAPORE, Wed. Australian engineering equipment can assist in Singapore’s industrial development. Mr. E. E. Jarvis, leader of a New South Wales engineering trade mission now visiting Singapore, said today. Speaking to newsmen at the Australian Trade Commission here. Mr. Jarvis outlined the various
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    • 76 5 SINGAPORE. Wed The Toa Payoh Constituency “Keep Singapore Clean” working committee Is organising a gala dance and a beauty contest. It will be held on Nov 29 at the Ocean Park Hotel and will be in aid of the National Defence Fund. Past and
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    • 348 5  -  By PETER JOB JAKARTA. Wed. (Reuter) Indonesia today moved to free itself of dependence on Singapore and other regional entrepot centres by banning exports of unprocessed and lowest quality rubber and announcing plans to set up a free trade area here. These decisions, if
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    • 461 13 pORT DICKSON, Wed. The Malaysian Chinese Association has no place for ultras or chauvinistic elements, its SecretaryGeneral, Mr. Kam Woon Wah, declared here today. This is because the MCA could not allow a few persons to rock the boat of racial
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    • 127 13 THE French Ambassador to Malaysia, Mr. Barthelemv Epinat, and Madame Epinat played hosts to more than 100 distinguished guests at a reception at their Jalan Ampang residence in Kuala Lumpur on Monday night. It was the Ambassador’s first official reception since his arrival in the
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    • 216 13 KI’ALA LUMPUR. Wed. Selangor Police have recovered the lorry that was hijacked while carrying 50 bags of tin ore, valued at $15,000, at the junction of Jalan Pudu and Jalan Shaw here on the evening of Oct. 31. and also detained a
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    • 151 13 PENANG. Wed The Secretary of ihe DA P, Penang Utara Branch. Mr Khoo Soo Giap. has written to the Chairman of the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority, Senator Abdul Ghafar bin Baba, protesting against the proposed fish marketing scheme The DA P has made certain
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    • 93 13 MALACCA. Wed. Ong Baba. 20, a factory labourer was today sentenced to three years’ Imprisonment for abetting In the armed robbery of the Shaw Organisation cashier here on Oct. 22. Ong is the fifth man to be sentenced to imprisonment in the robbery in
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    • 190 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. A tourist guide who went on a trip to Port Dickson. six days ago. returned home yesterday to find her room ransacked and cash 52.040 and jewellery worth $2BO missing. She shared a three-roomed flat at Jalan Walter Grenier here with two
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    • 156 13 KUALA LUMPUR Wed MARA will hold flag days in the country soon to raise money for its educational foundation, the Deputy Chairman of MARA Dato Mustapha bin Haji Abdul Jabar. said today He told a press conference a flag day would be held in Selangor.
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    • 37 13 BATU GAJAH. Wed. A 64-year-old mining labourer. Ng Chee. was killed last night when he was struck by lightning. He was working in the Foong Seong tin mine near Tanjong Tualiang when it happened.
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    • 87 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed The new Lord President Of the Federal Court. Tan Sri Azmi bin Haji MOhamed. was sworn in today before the Yang di-Pertuan Agong at the Istana Negara. He succeeds Tun S.ved Sheh Barakbah. who has retired. The Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman,
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    • 202 13 KUALA LUMPUR Wed Three youths armed with parangs held up a sundry shop propr et«r in Hot Spring New Village here last night and got away w ith $175. jewellery worth $290 and provisions amounting to $3lO. The proprietor. Lian Choo Gin. 35. told police he
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    • 53 13 SINGAPORE. Wed.— The Singapore Blood Transfusion Service's mobile blood bank will be stationed at the Woodlands Custom’s Station on November 13 between 10 a m. to 4 p.m. On the next dav it will be stationed in iront of Customs House in Maxwell Road between 9 a.m.
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    • 483 14 S'pore faces changes US expert OINGAPORE, Wed. An American expert on business management, Professor H. Long today called on local senior management to yield to changes to enhance the economic growth of Singapore from a trading to an industrial environment. Speaking to Rotarians at their weekly luncheon meeting, Prof. Long
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    • 62 14 SINGAPORE. Wed. Kwok Deik Sing, alias Koh Tuck Sen, was jailed for three years by the Fifth Magistrate’s Court today for cheating Goodwood Park Hotel at 239.21. Kwok had falsely represented himself as a doctor to the receptionist on Aug. 27 and was given
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    • 251 14 SINGAPORE. Wed. The Mount Emily Girls’ Home will get its 572.031 extension by the end of the vear. Construction started last July by the Public Works Department. The present scheme includes the construction of a two-storey building which will accommodate 60 girls with a
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    • 159 14  -  By PATRICIA CHAN SINGAPORE, Wed. Three of the original outfits worn by the wellknown film star, Julie Andrews, in the musical film, “STAR", will be shown here. They will be revealed together with 24 other outfits at a fashion show preceding the film
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    • 84 14 SINGAPORE. Wed. The High Commissioner for India. Mr Surendra Sinh Alirajpur. donated blood for the fourth time this morning. several hours before his departure to India, as a sign of good gesture. Mr. Alirajpur. first donated blood at the Singapore Blood Donation Centre a few weeks
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    • 92 14 SINGAPORE. Wed.— Mr Peter John has been elected President of the Hume Industries Daily Rated Employees’ Union at the inaugural general meeting held yesterday. Other office-bearers are: Vice-President. Mr Noor Mohd. bin Kadir SecretaryGeneral. Mr. Lov Jit Kit: Assistant Secretaries. Mr. Teo Boon. Hisom bin Mohadi: Hon.
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    • 151 14 SINGAPORE. Wed. AD Muslims residing in the Republic are required to register themselves at various Registration Centres wjth regard to payment of Fitrah. This is in accordance with the Administration of Muslim Law (Fitrah) Rules. 1968 which came into force on Nov. 1. All Registration
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 247 6 MOSCOW, Wed. (Reuter) A delegation of leading Philippines businessmen set off for home yesterday saying they were pleased with .result of a six-day private visit to Moscow for talks with Soviet trade officials. Mr. Teopista Guingona, President of the Ph i I
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    • 188 6 BIELLA, Italy. Wed. (UPI) Fresh rains pounded floodstricken northwest Italy but then skies cleared for the first time In four days and helicopters rushed in to aid the living and carry out the dead. Officials counted 93 dead and more than 40 injured in
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    • 136 6 SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Wed. (UPI) President Johnson has authorised negotiation of a new agreement with India to sell 2.3 million tons of wheat and other farm products at a cost of US$l69 m. The Texas White House announced the President acted under the PL-480 law
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    • 122 6 PANMUNJOM. Korean Armistice Village, Wed. (Reuter) United Nations command and North Korean armistice officers today sat In the longest meeting ever since the end of the Korean war in 1953. Today's meeting of the mixed military armistice commission was called by North Korea and
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    • 71 6 PANAJI. Goa. Wed. (Reuter) The executive of India’s ruling Congress Party called today for a ban on alcoholic drinks throughout the country by October 1976. In an amendment to a resolution being debated by the All India Congress Committee (AICC) the party’s policy-making body
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    • 134 6 JAKARTA, Wed. (AFP) Deposed President Sukarno is now living in Jakarta, where he is being treated for a serious ailment of one of his legs, informed sources disclosed here today. Dr. Sukarno lias had this complaint for some years but it is now
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    • Article, Illustration
      54 6 LOS ANGELES: Republican presidential candidate Richard Nixon points to the crowd as he said that if he wins, the American flag will not be a doormat, either at home or abroad. Nixon left Los Angeles International ALrport for New York where he win await the results of the
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    • 193 6 MANILA. Wed. (AFP). The Philippines today froze action on an allied request to use the American Subic Naval Base, northwest of Manila, in connection with antisubmarine warfare exercises scheduled for Nov. 14-25 with U.S., British, Australian and New Zealand ships taking part. Foreign Under-Secretary
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    • 78 6 UNITED NATIONS. New York. Wed. (Reuter) —Japan announced today that she will make a US$lO,OOO contribution to the controversial U.N. trust fund for South Africa. It will be the Asian nation's first such donation, following up annual gifts of US$2O,OOO to the U.N. Education
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    • 78 6 TORONTO. Wed. (UPI) Twenty-five Filipinos appeared in court here on charges of breaching the Canadian Immigration Act. All but one were arrested in a Northend Toronto apartment in which some of them had been living for over a year. The 25th person, a man. gave himself
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    • 96 6 SAIGON. Wed. (Reuter) Three thousand Catholics roared through the streets of Saigon In lorries and buses flying banners of protest against the Parts peace talks. A quarter of a mile away crowds of troops, police, civil defence workers and civil servants attended a rally to
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    • 92 6 JAKARTA. Wed (Reuter) Indonesia has opened a big Czech-built cement factory in the South Celebes. one of the few’ projects conceived by former President Sukarno’s regime which has so far been realise Industries Ministry MajorGeneral Jusuf opened the plant in the Tonasa area last
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    • 76 6 AMMAN. Wed. (Reuter) Scattered shooting could be heard here last night as a curfew was reimposed on the city following Monday’s military action against a Palestinian guerrilla group. Tanks are still stationed at key positions in the capital although the number of troops which were called
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    • 192 6 GENEVA. Wed (AFP) A Catholic welfare organisation warned here today that, despite optimistic reports to the contrary, widespread famine in war-tom Biafra was still a glaring fact Monsignor E d w a r d e. Swanstrom. president of the Catholic relief services, said a "generalised
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    • 119 6 JAKARTA. Wed. (Reuter) The Indonesian Foreign Minister. Mr Adam Malik has said that the Soviet Union has reduced its embassy staff in Jakarta, from 200 to 20 people. He told reporters yesterday that there were still a number of Soviet technicians In Indonesia.
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    • 114 6 LONDON. Wed (Reuter) —The two songwriting Beatles, John Lennon and Paul McCarthney. were told today that they can expect to share about 120,000 sterling from sales of their tunes last year. World copyright of their famous hits is owned by a private company. Northern Songs, in
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    • 265 6 NEW YORK, Wed. (AFP) Mr. Humphrey, who only a few weeks ago was given virtually no chance of winning the election, was leading today in several key states—New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois. However, this leod was perilous and no computer—or human analyst was
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    • 30 6 DAR ES SALAAM. Wed. (Reuter) Tanzanian astrologer Sheikh Yahva Hussein called on the Lnited States Information Services here with a firm prediction of Hubert Baas ,or
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    • 164 6 MOSCOW. Wed. (AFP) The Soviet press and radio were giving full coverage today to the American elections and seemed to be preparing the public with no enthusiasm for a victory by Republican candidate R1 cha rd Nixon. Humphrey had scarcely begun his electoral comeback when
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    • 56 6 CANBEREA. Wed (Reuter)’ Australia suffered its highest casualties of the Vietnam war during the first 10 months of this vear. Defence Minister Allen Fairhall told Parliament today. He said 86 Australian were killed In action from January 1 to October 18. compared to 74 for the whole
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    • 223 7 BRUSSELS, Wed. (Reuter) A major difference in the United States Defence and State Departments' military assessments of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia emerg- ed here last night. Alain Enthoven, Assistant Secretary of State for Defence, argued in a report to be presented to
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    • 128 7 NAPLES. Wed (Reuter) About 50 warships of five nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation started a two-week air-sea exercise in the Mediterranean to test anti- submarine and other maritime warfare techniques yesterday. The exercise, codenamed “Eden Apple”, began on Schedule but few details of the
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    • 65 7 MOSCOW: Photo of the earth taken from Soviet satellite Zond V. at a height of 90.000 kilometres. Looking at the photo with the faded part at the left, one can see the African continent clearly in the centre, with the Mediterranean Sea in upper part, continent of
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    • 35 7 PARIS Composite photo shows the US delegate to the WashingtonHartoi peace talks in Paris talking to newsmen, while his opposite number, Nguyen Thanh Le, with hand raised, also delivers his usual press conference. UPI photo.
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    • 122 7 MANILA. Wed. (Reuter)— South Vietnam Is expected to formally request the Philippines to Increase her technical aid for reconstruction and rehabilitation purposes In that country. Highly Informed sources In Manila said the Philippine embassy in Saigon had received an Informal request for
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    • 209 7 NEW YORK. Wed. (Reuter) Fears mounted for the lives of 25 crewmen of the Norwegian tanker Etnefjell who have been missing in lifeboats in mountainous seas in the Atlantic for five days. Two lifeboats, carrying 12 and 13 men, were lowered from the 11.481-ton tanker
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    • 118 7 NEW YORK. Wed. (Reuter) Negro singer Billy Daniels. 52. was stabbed while performing at the Latin quarter night club here last night. Police tentatively identified the assailant as Theodore Harmon, 43. of New York. Harmon, a Negro, was sitting alone at a table for about half an
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    • 88 7 SYDNEY, Wed. (Reuter) A telecommunications network to be opened in Jakarta on Friday would connect the Indonesian capital with Singapore and Sydney. Australian civil Aviation Minister Reginald Swartz said in Sydney today. Mr. Swartz, who was leaving by plane for Jakarta for the opening, said
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    • 119 7 hong KONG, Wed. (Reuter) Fifteen million people demonstrated in Peking. shanghai and Tientsin to celebrate China s Communist Party Congress session which dismissed disgraced head of state Liu Shao Chi from rrs po. ts. the New China New Agency said yesteidav. The agency said besides the
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    • 122 7 WEST BERLIN Wed (Reuter* Radical students. backed by youths in leather jackets wielding poles hurled stones and flaming Molotov cocktails at police yesterday In the most violent streets figh'ing seen here in the post-war period. The toll was 120 policemen Injured, including
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    • 146 7 JAKARTA. Wed. (AFP) The presidential summer palace in Bogor. 60 kilometres south of here, will be turned into a tourist attraction. the Indonesian Antara news agency reported today. The agency quoted a spokesman for the Bogor Tourist Foundation. Mr. Sujanto Kamarwan. as saying that
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    • 78 7 Cartagena. Colombia. Wed. (Reuter) American film star Marlon Brando, shooting the film “Quemada” in this Caribbean port, was accused today of injuring a local press photographer. The charge followed a n incident yesterday when Brando and unidentified companions were alleged to have attacked a local newspaper
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    • 25 7 SAIGON. Wed (Reuter) Four American army helicopters have been shot down over South Vietnam In two days, a US. Military spokesman said today.
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    • 183 7 LONDON, Wed (AFP). The drop in Britain's reserves announced yesterday and nervousness about the outcome of the American elections caused a drop in the rate for sterling here yesterday. The pound dropped to 2 ***** dollars from Tuesday closing price of 2.*****, which was itself :ower than
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    • 150 7 SEOUL. Wed (AFP) The United States gave South Korea firm assuranre that the National Liberation Front will never be recognised a* a political entity and that a government of coalition with Communists will never be established in Saigon according to a testimony of Korean Premier
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    • 415 7 UNITED NATIONS, New York. Wed. (Reuter) Sudan today defended ber claim to a share of USSI.SOO worth of gold supposed to lie below the Red Sea. Sudanese ambassador Fakhreddine Mohamed said his government would challenge any attempt to exploit the area, without proper
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    • 59 7 ROME. Wed. (Reuter) The Shah of Iran a nd President Zakir Husain of India were among several world statesmen who today sent messages of sympathy to President Giuseppe Saragat for victims of the Nortn Italian flood disaster. Others included President Tito of Yugoslavia, President Willy Spuehler
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    • 314 7 BRUSSELS. Wed. (AFP) The French and West German position drew markedly closer today as foreign ministers of the six Common Market countries discussed trade and technological co-operation with Britain and other candidates for entry into the market. French Foreign Minister Michel Debre suggested
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  • 449 8 PRESIDENT Nguyen Van Thieu of South Vietnam is playing hard to get. The world wonders whether he is wise in talcing this attitude. South Vietnam by Itself cannot stand on its legs, yet President Thieu says, “We have to think of ourselves because if we are too dependent
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  • 278 8 /COMPETITION in the hotel business in Singapore has given rise to certain practices that do not bring credit to some members of the staff of certain airlines. Several tourist hotels have complained of tourists being prevailed upon by some employees stationed at Paya Lebar international airport to
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  • 3268 8 Need for improvement rpEXT of a talk given by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Culture, Enrhe Sha’ari Tadin to S.A.F.T.I. Officer* at Paslr Laba, on Monday, Not. 4. THE main problem facing the Repub* lie today is the ques* tion of now
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  • 262 8  -  By Henry B. Rothblatt (Author, "Handbook »f Evidence »or Crlalnal Trlele was Invited by to enjoy a pleasant ride on her horse. Instead, Evelyn was thrown from the horse and suffered a broken arm. Evelyn sued Lois. “Evelyn mounted the horse for a few minutes with my
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 41 8 Eastern Sun Independent National Newspaper THURSDAY, NOVERMER 7. 1968 23-t, Cantonment Read, 39, |alan Sultan. Singapore 2. Kuala Lumper, Malayita. Telephone: ***** 7 Telephone: *****/6 Penang Office 6. Leith Street, Tel: ***** Ipoh Office 77, Brewater Read, Te1:***** Cable Addrtsr: aWNEWS
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
    • 273 9 KUALA LUMPUR. W6d. The $4 million textile factory which MARA is to set up as a Joint venture with a Johore-based textile company will be capable of producing up to 18 million yards of cloth a year when in full operation.
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    • 318 9 Rubber up cent SINGAPORE. Wed November first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. closed at 5 p.m. in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur today at 56-7/8 cents per lb., up one eighth cf a cent from previous close The tone was quiet. In the absence of any lead from overseas, the market was
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    • 96 9 SINGAPORE. Wed. Esmgno P. Toda. Jr.. Chairman and President of Philippine Air Lines, has been elected to the Board of Regents of the University of Santa Clara in California, w-here he studied business administration. He has accepted his membership in the board and will
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    • 93 9 NEW DEHLI. Wed. (Reuter) An eight-member Indian industrial delegation will leave here on Nov. 10 for a week's visit to Malaysia The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry ssid the delegation's objectives were to establish closer contracts and liaison with businessmen and commercial
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    • 109 9 SINGAPORE. Wed The noon prices at me jonsapore f'Mnete produce Exchange today are:— Buyer hellei l oconut Oil < F. 0.8.) Bulk 46 00 Coconut Oil (F O B llrum 48 SO Loose opra Mixed OCt. *SSO Muntok White Pepper 'I OB m.. w m en Sarawak White Pepper
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    • 100 9 SINGAPORE. Wed. The following ships are expected to be in port today: Godowns Vessels 1/2 Hemidonax 3/4 Susan Maersk 9 Arthur Cross 6/7 Anchises 10/11 Mergui 13/14 Ajax 15/16 Elpenor 18 Jeseniee 19 Shoryu Maru 21/22 Sea Errr«*» 23/24 Euphrate 25/26 Ranee 27/28 Sanmei Maru 29 30
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    • 271 9 Ford VicePresident visits S’pore, Malaysia SINGAPORE. Wed. Mr. Robert J. Hampson. Ford Tractor Operations VicePresident and General Manager visited Kuala Lumpur and Singapore recently. He was accompanied by the General Operations Manager of Ford's Overseas Tractor Operations. Mr. R.D. Morton, and Mr. E. Scott Mackenzie, who is Manager for SE.
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    • 99 9 SINGAPORE. Wed The Association of Banks in Ma-laysia-Singapore today made the followling changes in its rates to merchants (rates are quoted to the equivalent of 100 units of foreign currency). SELLING T.T. or OD ready: Deutsche Marks $77.7175; Swiss Francs $71.8250; Belgan Francs $6.1550; French Francs $62.0650; Danish
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    • 25 9 LONDON. Wed (UPI) London rubber market opened quiet. No. 1 RSS spot 20-1/4. 10-1/2 No. 1 RSS cif basis ports Nov. 20-1/16. 20-5/16.
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    • 949 9 SINGAPORE. Wed Conditions on the Stock Exchange was quieter today a$ the market awaited the full results of the U S. Presidential election today. Turnover was a little lower than yesterday and industrial prices were again easier. Twenty-two equities closed lower and activity was
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    • 104 9 JAKARTA. Wed. (Reuter) Australia’s Civil Aviation Minister Reginald Swartz arrived here today to attend the opening on Friday of the first stage of a big Austra-lian-backed airport telecommunications project. The Minister, who leaves for home on Saturday, will be attending the ceremony at Jakarta airport.
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    • 14 9 SINGAPORE. Wed. tin price fcr today was $599.25 per picul up $1.75.
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    • 121 9 HONG KONG Wed. (Reuter) Trade missions from Japan. Taiwan. Philippines. Thailand and Singapore will come to Hong Kcng to attend the forthcoming Chinese Manufacturers Association Products exhibition. The Association President Dr Chuang Chung Wan said yesterday it had invited ether countries to the annual
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    • 59 9 HONG KONG, Wed. (UPI) Monev Quotations: HK $6.0925 per US. dollar HK$6 ***** per U.S. dollar TT HK514.54 per pound sterling HK$294 per tael of gold 94 5 per cent fineness HK$ 163.5 per 10.000 Japanese yen HK $145.3 per 100 Philippines pesos buyers HK5145.7 per 100
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    • 138 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Eight businessmen from Penang, Ipoh. Alor Star and Kuala Trengganu have been selected to take part In a two-day seminar on air-conditioning to be held In Singapore starting on Nov. 14. The seminar, organised by I.A.C. Singapore <Pte.). the Carrier
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    • 123 9 LONDON. Wed. (Reuter) Hong Kong's sales to Britain this year are running 34 per cent higher than last year, the Hong Kong Association here announced today. Between January and September this year, they totalled 88.892.000 sterling compared with 66.453.000 sterling last year.
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    • 134 9 WASHINGTON. Wed (Reuter) The United States Is expected to allow India to start buying some U.S. wheat in advance of the signing of a new food for peace (P.I 480) agreement. officials said today. The negotiation of a new agreement with India
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    • 77 9 LONDON. Wed. (UPI) The rubber market closed barely steady with spot 20-1/4. 20-1/2. Settlement House Dec 20-! 4 20-3 8 Jan March 20-5/16 20-7/16 April June 20-L 4 20-3/8 July Sept 20-1/8 20-1/4 Oct/Dec. Jan'March. April/ June 20-1/16 20-1/4 July Sept. Oct/Dec, Jan/ March 20 20-3/16
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    • 518 9 SINGAPORE Stock Exchange sold and other prices officiallT listed at th# dost of business INDUSTRIALS Arms 2.06 2.08 Ben Co. 2.47 2.50 Borneo Bhd 1.76 1.79 Boustead 1.81 1.83 C. sugar 4 14 Chemical Co 1.76 177 Cold storage 4.72 4 80 Dunlop 3 20 3 26 E.
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    • 54 9 < Manager* 1 Price*) first Malnxan 27fi "frond Malax an 2.on Third M.ilaxan XD 1.21 The Commerce Industry too i on The Saving fund 1.07 l.ifi f tr*t H'leone XD 1.1B 1.22* ■second H kone HI .80* Malatslan Investment Mind XD 1.15 1 25 Sterling C modlty \D
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    • 823 9 Air Movements FLY THE BIG BOEING 707 s OF MSA TO HONGKONG, TAIPEI, TOKYO, MANILA, DJAKARTA, PERTH, SYDNEY. Contact your travel agent or ring ***** for reservations. 1 Wi -S »<«anoot a/aifMif ARRIVALS DEPARTURES SINGAPORE 6 30 p a 4.25 pm. 0.45 p m. 9.23 p m. 10.23 am 90«
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  • EASTERN SUN FEATURE
    • 1328 10 T)OBERT Wise has repeatedly stated emphatically that he never had TV the slightest interest in filming the story of Gertrude Lawrence per se but was motivated entirely by a desire to find a vehicle for Julie Andrews when preparations began on STAR!, his 20th
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    • 710 10 Incom parable Julie Andrews TTPON hearing that Julie Andrews was signed <o portray the extravagant and flamboyant musical star, Gertrude Lawrence in Robert Wise’s roadshow musical for 20th Century-Fox, STAR!, many acquaintances of the late Miss Lawrence were prompted to come forth with comparisons of the two. This came as
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    • 250 10 THE final musical number in STAR', the Robert Wise roadshow film for 20th Century-Fox. presents Julie Andrews In a most unusual type of song and dance for the famous star. Producer Saul Chaplin says “If anything will wreck her Mary Poppins’
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    • 76 10 A lL the dialogue spoken by Julie Andrews and Michael Craig for a scene in New York’s Lotos Club for Robert Wise’s STAR!, had to be re-recorded in Hollywood because of New York automobile horns. Ordinarily toots from such horns can add to realism but this scene
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    • 341 11 SO imposing was Michael Craig, as Sir Anthonx Spencer, one of the loves of Julie Andrews in the Robert Wise film STAR!, in his cavalry captain’s uniform that, while in Wellington Barracks in London, he received salutes from the real soldiers of the Royal Household Horse
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    • 187 11 FOR her latest film. Robert Wise's roadshow production, BTARI this talented actress boldly plays a drunk scene, makes love while wearing only a towel, is seen in bed in a flimsy nightie, poses for skirtlifting cheese cake art and blasts forth with an occasional “hell” or
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    • 102 11 GERTRUDE Lawrence Julie Andrews Richard Aldrich Richard Crenna Sir Anthony Spencer Michael Craig Noel Coward Daniel Massey Charles Fraser Robert Reed Arthur Lawrence Bruce Forsyth Rose Beryl Reid Jack Roper John Collin Andre Chariot Alan Oppenheimer David Holtzman Richard Karlan Billie Carleton Lynley Laurence Jack Buchanan Garrett Lewis
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    • 574 11 IN THE .world of popular jokes there is the story of the sarcastic gent who asked a notoriously keen-eyed person if he could see an ant crawling up o telephone pole a block away and the latter replied, "Yes, but I wasn't aware of it until
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    • 336 11 LENNY Hayton, a thoroughly experienced composer and conductor for motion pictures, found his latest job. that of musical director on the Robert Wise film. STAR! to be one of the most challenging of his career. Inasmuch as the film spans three decades
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    • 302 11 “IMHEN does a music- al number become so old that it is brand new to the next generation?” This is a question posed by Saul Chaplin, producer of the Robert Wise, STAR! during the preparation of the filmworking with Director Robert Wise and Musical
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    • 162 11 JULIE Andrews doesn’t smoke cigarettes but she had to puff one the other day in order to smoke a hooka. The action was part of a routine for a Turkish harem song and dance number In STAR!, the Robert Wise film released as a roadshow, reservedseat
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 254 10 3 SHOWS DAIIV: SSSSI'S l, 5.20 8.50 p.m. SUNDAYS HOLIDAYS EXTRA SHOW AT 10 00 am. Adm: 51.50 52.50 &$1 00 Cagh Bookings Only (No Free List) SCHOOL si 50 To Any Seat At The 1.30p.m. 5 p m Shows Only CONCESSION: Sundays Holidays Extra Show at 10 00 a
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 178 11 AVAILABLE NOW! •y •>•• JULIE ANDREWS STAR! THE ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUND TRACK ALBUM STEREO (S) TL-*****0 SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR 50!'F Armenian Street. Tel: ***** *****. *****4 174, Chine Insurance Bldg-. |alan Tuanku Abdul Rahman Tel: *****. PRESENTING.. *THE STAR OF THE 20TH CENTURY SHARP NEW 20" SQUARE SCREEN TV
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  • STUDENTS' PAGER ALL $5 ESSAY WINNERS
    • 294 12 /"\NE Sunday morning, my mother prepared to go to the market. She was going to buy some food for lunch. I went up to her and sought her permission to accompany her to the market. She consented. She wanted me to carry the heavy
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    • 204 12 ONE morning, my friends and I decided to have a picnic on the beach three miles from our homes. It was a very fine morning when we reached the place. In the evening clouds began to gather. The wind was blowing strongly. We heard sounds far
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    • 210 12 SINGAPORE became a Republic on Aug. 9. 1965. She is a nation known to the world because of her excellent position for trade. Like many great countries, she is expected to be a clean nation. For this reason, the Cleaning Campaign In Singapore started lyThe
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    • 211 12 I CAN still remember the day when everything went wrong. It began from the time I woke up from my sleep. It was at six in the morning and I thought of having a little more sleep. Just then, I heard my mother shouting for
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    • 250 12 ONE day while I was on my way home from school, a dog followed me. It was fat and dirty. I tried my best to get rid off it but could not do so. The dog wagged its tail as it followed
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    • 200 12 THERE are many workers in Singapore and some of them lead an easy life Othe:s lead a difficult life because of the work they do. The worker who is contented with the job he does is the postman. His work is to deliver letters, parcels,
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    • 256 12 KUALA Lumpur Is a town so familiar that It is called *KL’ for short. To me Kuala Lumpur has been only a name until I visited it during my August holidays. I was very excited w’hen my parents told me that they were going
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    • 216 12 THERE are many ways I can help to keep Singapore clean. One of the way# by keeping my school and home clean. By keeping my home and school clean. I can help to make Singapore a healthy and a pleasant place to live in. At
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    • 222 12 TO obey the law does not make one a good citizen. A good citizen must not only obey the law but must possess qualities, which will help the improvement of the country. We live in a country which practises democracy and by this u
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    • 150 12 ON the 21st of October, my aunts and uncles went to see my mother off at the airport. She was to visit America. I felt sad although I pretended to be quite cheerful. My mother and I went to the bank to change for
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    • 164 12 I STILL remember how I spent my last holidays. I also remember how anxiously I was waiting for the holidays to come. As soon as I reached home. I kept my books. I was going to forget books and home work for the duration of the holidays because
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    • 135 12 I AM a citizen of Singapore and I know that my country is a small island. The population in Singapore is increasing tremendously. Trading is the main source of income in Singapore. There are few sailors here. By being a sailor we can
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    • 135 12 o™*? subject I like best is i f c t e nc ?i, 1 lilce because TLi* i the most interesting studenTs P rtant Subject for pi ay an lm portant role in the development of a country and modern "facilihf?r. been Evented to help
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    • 168 12 NEW ESSAY CONTEST: RULES TO OBSERVE eontTs” E for E bovI E a*d l4 and undJr appears contest is toencourage young boys and girls to express themselves Pr P And what better way to do it. than to put their thoughts into simple words. v( rv essa There is also
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 264 13 SHAW? OvßßXtlaatlon LIDO Phone ***** LAST DAY! 1 Shnw« Veto Tlmr*: TOO. 545 It 9M p m SCHOOL CHILDREN 85 cent* TO ANY SEAT at ALL SHOWS. "AIIOCND THE WORLD IN SO DAYS*’ Scope Ac Color <UA) OPENS TOMORROW’ Lee Van Cl«Pf DEATH RIDES A HORSE” <UAi CAPITOL Phone *****
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    • 444 13 ORCHARD-***** opens today: si»o«» Start: I.3ft. S oft A 8.30 p.a. "STA*" Start*: 1.50. 5.t0 B.sft p.a. Adm. 81.80. *3 50 84 00 Cash Bonkm*s Only No Free List School Concession: II 50 To Any Beat at I.4ft A 5 p m Shows only. Julie Andrew* “STAR* 'FOX) 70MM Todd-AO.
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 866 14 Eastern Sun Classified advertisement can be accepted at the following addresses: MONT DOR MILK BAR. Ngee Ann Building. Singapore. S.S. MUBARUK Brothers. 63. Bras Basah Road, and 2, Maju Avenue. Serangoon Carden Estate, Singapore. TAY BUAN CUAN LTD.. SUPERMARKET. 83, East Coast Road. Singapore 15. Tel: *****9 HAMIEM STORE, 1419,
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    • 129 14 FAR EAST/GULF OF ADEN AND RED SEA PORTS CONFERENCE FREIGHT TARIFF No. 7 FROM SINGAPORE MALAYA Effective 6th November. 1968 Bar*. School, Shopping and Travelling. Plastic REDUCE rates to: W M a irmi bit that COIS A LONC WAY "/fs Eastehn Sun CLASSIFIED ADSI (ACH WORD SO ar 25 ee«t*
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  • Sun Sport
    • 316 15 RIO DE JANEIRO, Wed. (Reuter) Brasil, world soccer champions in 1958 and 1962, aim to prove that they are not a spent football force when they oppose a star-studded Rest of the World team in a gala match at the 200,000-capacity Maracana Stadium
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    • 353 15 SINGAPORE, Wed. Long lace will be added to the tough shoulders and big hearts of a local schoolboy rugby union team when Australian Army Sergeant Maurie Flannery leaves Smf apore to return to Austraia early next year. For the last two years he
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    • 112 15 BOMBAY. Wed. (Reuter) Two Indonesians Rudy Hartono and Darmadl won through to the final of the men’s singles In the Western Indian Badminton tournament here yesterday. Hartono. 19. th* allEngland champion, beat India's Dlnesh Khanna in straight sets 15-1 and 15-9. Darmadl beat India’s
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    • 80 15 LONDON. Wed (Reuter) Results of English football matches played last night were: League Cup Quarter Final Reply Swindon Town 1. Derby C 0 (Sunner* meet Burnley tn the semi-finals). DIVISION THREE Northampton Town 0. Gillingham 1. Shrewsbury Town 0. Oldham Athletic 1. Walsall 2. Luton Town 0
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    • 62 15 THE Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman on Sunday night attended the Malaysian Government Welfare and Sports Council Dance at Parliament House in Kuala Lumpur. The Tunku also presented trophies to the winners of the 1968 Games. Pie tnr« shows the Tunku presenting the trophy to Miss Ruby Kumaratnam. captain of
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    • 193 15 BUENOS AIRES Wed. (Reuter) Top-seeded Australian professional Rod Laver dropped a set against Patricio Rodriguez of Chile before going on to enter the quarter-finals of the South American Open Tennis Championships here. Laver, the relg n 1 ng Wimbledon champion, finally won 6-3, 3-6. 6-0.
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    • 244 15 BUCHAREST, Wed. (Reuter) England begin their preparations for the 1970 World Soccer Cup here today with what manager Sir Alf Ramsey calls “a journey into the unknown.” The world champions face little Rumania in an international friendly (kickoff 123 n
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    • 105 15 MEXICO CITY. Wed. (Reuter) The Olympic Village home for almost 10.000 competitors and officials during last month’s Olympic Games was left deserted yesterday after the last eight athletes went home in the morning Furniture men bega n to remove beds and office equipment after the
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    • 77 15 MONTEVIDEO, (Uruguay), Wed. (Reuter) Denmark’s Mogens Frey won the world singles pursuit title at the World Cycling Championships here last night, defeating Switzerland’s Xavier Kurmann in the finals Frey covered the distance in 5 mins. 2 36 secs, against Kurmann’s 5:3.70. Italy’s Lorenzo Bosisio.
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    • 285 15 NEW DELHI. Wed. (Reuter) The Indian Cricket Board of Control and Mr. Donald Carr, an assistant secretary of M.C.C. were yesterday waiting for Indian Government officials to approve M.C.C.’s planned tour to India in the new year. The Indian Finance Ministry Is
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    • 1121 15 Horses Class 1, Div. 1 6 Furs. 180 King Knight 7y 9.07 L. W Kongsi West 230 Greenstone 11 5y 8 10 Sahra Stable E B'kelen 703 Gigsntor By 807 Pil Stable R B’kelen 105 Co-Prosperity 6y 8.03 Modern Stable Ml Pisang Mas
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    • 278 16 SINGAPORE. Wed. Three top Singapore gokarteri will participate in the Second International Gokarting Prix to be held in Hong Kong. The three who are wellknown in karting circles are Steven Kam. Anthony Loh and Philip Seow. All are members of
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    • 165 16  -  By WINDSOR LAD KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Only a few horses were sent against the clock on a heavy track this morning and Courageous displayed encouraging form when he easily ran 3f in 44-1/5 flnismng on the bit. Courageous bears watching m the 9f race for
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    • 42 16 ANNUAY of Thailand (14) manages to extricate himself from the entanglement but looses the ball to Singapore in the process while Stevens of Singapore (right) rushes to join battle during a splendid rugger match in which Singapore beat Thailand 22-21. Sunsport pix.
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    • 378 16 JOHORE, Wed. The Johore Rugby Union were today asked to wake up from their nightmare and start rebuilding the State side before it is too late. This call was made by a wellknown National rugby player, who withheld his name. In a hard
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    • 219 16 SINGAPORE. Wed. Tomorrow’s rugby match between the Fijian Army Police and Singapore Joint Services on the padang will be a game of skill, strength and stamina. Kick-off 5.15 p.m. The Fijians whose prowess In the rugger field here in the early ’sos earned
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    • 140 16 LAUREL. (Maryland) Wed. (Reuter) Sir Ivor, the English Derby winner and favourite for the 150,000 dollars (62,500 sterling) Washington, D.C., International here on Monday arrived yesterday at Laurel Racecourse from Ireland. The three-year-old colt, owned by Mr. Raymond Guest, former United States ambassador to
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    • 445 16  -  By Roy Lazaroo SINGAPORE. Wed. While Singapore rugby basks in the glory of beating South East Asia s unofficial champion side, it must not be forgotten that they won with the help of European civilians here. If this fact is camouflaged just for
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    • 1104 16 IPOH. Wed A total of 270 horses has entered for the Perak Turf Club's November meeting beginning on Nov. 16 The entries comprise 78 from class two, 140 from class four and 52 from class six. CLASS TWO 1st run 2nd run 5 If.
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    • 83 16 TEL AVIV. Wed. (Reuter) A 17-year-old Israeli girl, Shoshana Sharabi, became the first gold medal winner at the International Stoke Mandeville Games. Miss Ahrabi. who was afflicted with polio a s a child, won the women’s foil event for novices in the fencing programme at
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 60 16 TIME AND TIDE Penang: 12.59 a.m. (8.8 ft.), 125 p.m. (7.2 ft). Port Swettenham: 6.30 a.m. (15.2 ft.), 7.07 p.m. (14.2 ft). Port Dickson: 7.27 a.m. (9.3 ft 7.38 p.m. (8.0 ft.). Singapore: 12.05 a.m. (8.6 ft.), 11.18 pm. (9.5 ft.). Sedili Kechil: 9.38 a.m. (6.8 ft), 11.54 p.m. (8.0
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