Eastern Sun, 6 February 1969

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    21 1 SINGAPORE'S OWN NATIONAL DAILY Eastern Sun Estd. 1966. Vol. 3 No. 905 Thursday, 6 February 1969. MC(P) 0737 Price 13 cents
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    Lock icon Razak: We Propose To Buy Mirages
    149 1 KI'ALA LUMPUR. Wed Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak. today •aid Government proposed to buy French Mirage jet fighters tor the defence of the nation. Winding up the debate on the development estimates in Parliament. Tun Razak said it was necessary to strengthen
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    Lock icon Gunboat Battle: Thais To Protest
    145 1 BANGKOK. Wed. (Reuter) The Thai Government will protest in the United Nations against Cambodia over a gun battle between a Cambodian gunboat and a Thai gunboat In the Gulf of Thailand yesterday. Interior Minister General Praphas Charusathien said today. General Praohas told reporters that the
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    Lock icon Gas Pistols For Taxi Drivers
    76 1 HELSINKI. Wed (AFP)— The Finnish Interior Ministry has granted taxi drivers the right to keep a gas pistol in their cars, as a measure of selfprotection. This follows the 23rd killing last week of a taxi driver in Finland since the war. The driver was
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    Lock icon PSA Suspends A Gang Of Stevedores
    471 1 SINGAPORE. Wed. A whole gang of stevedores, consisting of 13 daily-rated workers. ha s been suspended by the Port of Singapore Authority. This follows the warning recently bv the Prime Minister to workers deliberately going slow and creating overtime and work for the third
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    Lock icon Their Dog
    85 1 Clothes Them HARROGATE. Yorkshire. Wed. (Reuter) The Garnett family feed their dog Cindy and it clothes them The family spend about one sterling a week on food for the old English sheepdog and in return use its long shaggy hair for cloth. Mr. Michael Garnett, head of a
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    Lock icon Salazar Discharped
    32 1 LISBON. Wed < Reuter) Dr. Antonio De Oliveira Salazar. Portugal's former Prime Minister, was discharged from hospital today. nearly six months after a severe cerebral stroke brought him close to death.
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    Lock icon A PIECE OF MOON REQUEST
    70 1 HOBART. Tasmania. Wed Reuter* Australian Prime Minister John Gorton has been asked to put in an advance order with the United States for a piece of the moon. Tasmanian Premier Eric Reece made the request on behalf of the Tasmanian Museum It stems from a
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    Lock icon A Governor’s Act
    61 1 STOCKHOLM. Wed (Reuter) Governor Ragnar Lassinanti of the Norrbotten Province in Lapland has been reported to the National Ombudsman because he posed naked in a sauna bath for a newspaper photographer. The complaint, submitted by a private citizen, said Mr. Lassinanti had “laughingly and without shame turned
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    Lock icon Youth’s Act In Saving His Parents
    157 1 MEXICO CITY. Wed. (UPI) —Ruben Reves. 23. a law student. lay dying of two bullet wounds on Tuesday, because he threw himself in front of his parents to save them from execution by a pair of drunks. Reyes parents Ruben. 61, and Alicia. 68
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    Lock icon Actress Thelma Ritter Dies
    57 1 NEW YORK Wed Reuter) Actress Thelma Ritter died ♦’•re early today at the age of 63. Miss Ritter, a success in supporting roles since her movie debut in "Miracle On 34th Street.” in 1947. had been in Queen's General Hospital after suffering a heart attack at
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    Lock icon Biggest Blanket
    32 1 PERTH, Australia. Wed. (Reuter) A wool mill here claims it is making Australia’s biggest bed blankets each in feet by nine (3.5 by 2.7 metres) ordered by a Perth hotelier.
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    Lock icon Claims He Ran Ship Smack Into Loch Ness Monster
    131 1 LONDON. Wed. (Reuter) A Royal naval officer claimed today to have solid proof that there really is a Loch Ness monster. He say* he ran a ship smack into it. In a letter to the Daily Telegraph. Lieutenant Commander Francis Russell
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    Lock icon • Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew last night gave a dinner in honour of the N.Z. Prime Minister, Mr. Keith Holyoake, at Sri Temasek.
    57 1 Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew last night gave a dinner in honour of the N.Z. Prime Minister, Mr. Keith Holyoake, at Sri Temasek. Picture shows (from left): Mr. Lee, Mr. Chua Sian Chin. Health Minister. Dr. Wong Lin Ken. and Mr. Holvoake. Mr. Holvoake was seen off by Mr and
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    Lock icon Nixon’s Europe Tour To Start This Month
    154 1 WASHINGTON. Wed. (I'Pl) President Nixon will travel to Europe at the end of this month to meet with leaders of five Allied nations, informed sources said to- day. Nixon will visit Paris. London. Bonn. Brussels and Berlin, but the sources said they did
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    Lock icon Editor Returns Award To Pres. Husain
    106 1 NEW DELHI. Wed. (UPI) An Indian editor returned his nation s third highest civilian award to President Zakir Husain today in order not to compromise his independence. Chalapathi Rau. editor of the independent English language daily National Herald, published here and in Lucknow. returned
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    Lock icon INDONESIAN ARMY OFFICER KILLED
    69 1 JAKARTA, Wed. (Reuter) Communist Chinese rebels have killed an Indonesian Army lieutenant in a clash at Gunung Sindjang in West Borneo province, a spokesman of the provincial military office in Jakarta said today. Second-Lieutenant Djemed. of the West Java Siliwangi Division, who led a company of
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    Lock icon Mass Surrender
    103 1 RANGOON. Wed (UPI) A mass surrender of 863 rebels, one of the biggest In recent years, took place on Monday in a faraway small Shan town near the Communist China border, it was reported here today. Vtn Ngln rebels. Infesting Northern Shan States, with 630 assorted arms and
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    Lock icon After 105 Days And The Rounds In Washington D.C...
    108 1 LONDON, Wed. (Reuter) A letter posted in London 105 days ago to a Councilman in Northeast England was delivered yesterday after making the rounds of all the Mcllroys in Washington, D.C. The sender had addressed the letter to Charles Mcllroy, Washington.
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    Lock icon New Governor Of Penang Appointed
    239 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Tun Syed Sheh bin Syed Hasson Barakbah was today appointed Governor of Penang by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. Tun Syed Sheh received the letter of appointment during a 10-minute ceremony at the Istana Negora. It was witnessed by the Prime Minister. Tunku
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    Lock icon Holyoake Confident Of ‘Collective Security’ After British Withdrawal
    475 2 SINGAPORE, Wed. New Zealand's Prime Minister, Mr. Keith Holyoake is confident that adjustments can be made for collective security when the British withdraw their troops from the region. Mr. Holyoake arrived here I jst night on his way home after attending the
    — Eastern Sun picture.  -  475 words
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    Lock icon Dr. Goh To Open Development Training Centre
    610 2 SINGAPORE, wed —The O Minister for Finance, Dr. Goh Keng Swee. will officially open the Prototype Production and Training Centre —a Japanese Government assisted project on Feb. 14 Twelve Japanese expert* have been assigned to provide the technical know-nOw in the various fields.
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    Lock icon Sha’ari Tadin To Look After Kg. Ubi Constituency
    139 2 Sha ’ari Tadin To Look After Kg. Ubi Constituency SINGAPORE. Wed —Tuan Htji Ya’acob bin Mohamed. Minister of State for Prime Minister’s Office and M.P, for Kampong Übi, has announced that Enche Sha’ari Tadin, Parlamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Culture, will look after the Kampong Übi Consti- tueney when
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    Lock icon 3 Years For Using Dud Cheques
    245 2 SINGAPORE. Wed The I Fourth District Court Judge. Mr Liew Ngik Kee today sentenced You Pang Chan. 50, to three years imprisonment for each of the three counts of cheating The terma of imprisonment are to run concurrently. You pleaded guilty to all the
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    Lock icon Swedish Envoy Granted Audience
    64 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed The Swedish Ambassador to Malaysia. Count Axel Lewenhaupt, was this morning granted an audience with Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Raj a Permaisuri Agong at Istana Negara here. The Count, who is also the Swedish Ambassador to Thailand. was accompanied by his wife.
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    Lock icon 2 Charged With NAAFI Hold-up
    116 2 SINGAPORE. Wed. Two men, Khairi bin Mohamed YSB- and Mohamed Noor bin Yaakup. were charged in a magistrate's court here today for the armed robbery at NAAFI Far East Command Office in Grange Road on Jan. 30. this year. The case will be mentioned again
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    Lock icon Ministry Of Health Points Out Certain Errors
    343 3 S \V i ArOKE ed The V Ministry of Health in a statement pointed out ce-taln errors in the Eastern Sun report on Tuesday (Feb 4). of statements attributed to the Minister for Health. What the Minister for Health 5 u. S u
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    Lock icon 14th-Floor Death Fall
    70 3 SINGAPORE. Wed. An ti"identified male Chinese fell to his death from Block 30. Jalan Memhina Barat, yesterday. It Is believed he fell from the 14th floor of a Housing and Development Board block of flats. The dead man Is about 5' 5" tall, medium built, with short
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    Lock icon Left Home Over Money
    126 3 SINGAPORE. Wed. A coffee shop assistant. Yong Heng Nong, told the High Court today that two months alter his marriage his wife left him following quarrels over money matters. Tong, who was suing hLs wife Mary Low for a divorce on the grounds of desertion told
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    Lock icon Subs Had Good Day In Sea Games
    225 3 SINGAPORE. Wed. The submarines had a lather successful day on Monday getting into attacks on the main body in “Fotex 69”. the massive naval exercise which is now being conducted in the Straits of Malacca, just off Penang. One submarine was however located
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    Lock icon Three Admit Stealing Welding Cables
    119 3 SINGAPORE. Wed —Three of four persons accused of theft of 15 sets of welding cables valued at $15,000 from Far East Shipbuilding Industries in Jurong pleaded guilty to the charge before the Ninth Court Magistrate. Mr. Giam Chin Toon, today. The three accused Muhamad bin
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    Lock icon Still Serious
    35 3 SINGAPORE. Wed. Mr. Chua Eng Chuan. 47, who was shot in the chest during a hold-up at the Chinese Friendly Mutual Aid Association in Albert Street yesterday is still in a “serious” condition.
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    Lock icon S’PORE DIARY
    82 3 1 pm. 2 p.m.: Rotary Club of Singapore-West weekly luncheon at Hollandsche (Dutch) Club. Camden Park off Adam Road. 5.30 p.m.— 9 p.m.: SATA free mass X-ray station at Margaret Drive car park, block 24. 6 30 p.m.: Malay dance practice for beginners at National Theatre Club, Clemenceau
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    Lock icon S’pore Unionists Guests Of UK Government
    275 3 SINGAPORE. Wed. Three Singapore trades unionists have begun the serious business of a month's tour of Britain with a visit to the Department of Employment and Productivity in London where they discussed the newly formed commission for industrial relations. They are: Mr. Tan Meng
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    Lock icon Singapore Envoy Explains Red Pressures On Sihanouk
    459 3 WASHINGTON, Wed. (UPI) —Singapore ambassador Prof. E. S. Monteiro believes that Cambodia would re-establish diplomatic relations with the United States if Washington recognised Cambodia's territorial borders. T~ Mr. Monteiro. who was the first ambassador to present his credentials to President Nixon, told UPI
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    Lock icon British War Chief Touring Asia
    162 3 The Chief of the General Staff. Britain General Sir Geoffrey Baker, leaves London on Feb. 15 for a three week tour of India. Pakistan and British Forces in South East Asia. His itinerary takes him back to India and Pakistan for the first time since
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    Lock icon Film Show By Library
    165 3 SINGAPORE. Wed. The Adult Lending Section of the National Library will be presenting a double feature in its February film show. Two short films will be screened on Friday 7th February at 4.45 p.m. in the Lecture Hall. The first, a 30-minute black-and-white film entitled “Tunnel
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    Lock icon STABBED TO DEATH
    78 3 SINGAPORE. Wed—A fruit seller was stabbed while he and his seven-year old daughter were locking their fruit stall in front of a coffee shop in Kallang Road, the Coroner’s Court was told. The attack occurred on the night of Sept.. 6. last year the court was told.
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    Lock icon Granted Divorce From A Jealous Wife
    189 3 SINGAPORE. Wed. A shipping clerk told the High Court that his overtime work in the office caused misunderstanding between him and his wife. The shipping clerk. Hoe Seng Huat. suing his wife. Wong Yuke Sum for a divorce told the court that his wife
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    Lock icon Open Contest For Composers
    199 3 SINGAPORE Wed. The Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Is holding a competition for compositions open to composers throughout the world. The competition is open to all nationalities and there Is no age limit. The subject of the composition Is an occasional piece of not less than 12 minutes
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    Lock icon Daily Road Tolls
    69 3 SINGAPORE Wed A motor-scooterist, Michael Henry. 26. died on the way to the Naval Base Hospital after his machine skidded and hit a lamp post at 14J m.s. Sembawang Road, yesterday. Michael Henry of Andrews Avenue, did not wear a crash helmet There were a total of
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    Lock icon About People In Singapore
    908 4 rpHE Minister for Culture, Mr. Jek Yuen Thong, will ottend the Malaysia Textile buffet dinner and prize-giving ceremony at 1 Tanglin Halt Close on Feb. 8 The factory will donate $lO,OOO to the National Defence Fund. The Education Minister, Mr. Ong Pang Boon, will open the
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    Lock icon Betting-Slips Girl Now On 3-Years Probation
    133 4 SINGAPORE. Wed.— A fif-rity for 51.000 teen-year-old girl who was ordered by a lower court to be sent to the Toa Payoh Girls’ Home for three years today had the order set aside by the Chief Justice. Mr. Justice Wee Chong Jin. Instead the
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    Lock icon • Eastern Sun picture shows Dr. Grady Wilson speaking at a Rotary luncheon today.
    13 4 Eastern Sun picture shows Dr. Grady Wilson speaking at a Rotary luncheon today.
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    Lock icon Wharf Bonuses Should Remain Status Quo To Retain Incentives—Union
    582 4 SINGAPORE, Wed. The Singapore Portworkers Union has urged the Port of Singapore Authority that wharf bonuses remain status quo to retain incentives among port workers. The union has also emphasised that the port “Is a productivity centre contributing to the state's
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    Lock icon Don’t Pinch Staff Appeal —Ungku Aziz
    176 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malaya Prof Ungku Abdul Aziz today appealed to employers not to “pinch’’ staff from the university. “This will set us up back by Just not one or two students but by 100 or 200.” he
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    Lock icon Youth Knifed To Death By 10-Man Gang
    260 4 SINGAPORE. Wed It turned out to be the last supper for Tay Kim Hock who went to Albert Street with a friend for “tit-bits” earlv this morning. As they were about, to take their food, a gang of ten persons armed with knives
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    Lock icon Aeroflot To Operate Through Malaysia Soon
    127 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed Aeroflot, the Soviet airline, will operate through Malaysia by the middle of the year This was announced here today by the Deputy Chief of the Department of Foreign Relations in the Soviet Ministry of Civil Aviation. Mr. S. S Pavlov. Pavlov,
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    Lock icon Warning To Money Lenders
    98 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed The Minister of Justice. Enche Bahaman bin Shamsuddin. warned today that the Government would not hesitate to revoke the licence of any money lender found charging interests higher than that allowed by law. Enche Bahaman gave the warning when answering questions raised by
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    Lock icon Wilson: Heart And Moral Problems Are The Greatest Problems Today
    478 4 SINGAPORE, Wed. Dr. Grady Wilson, an associate e an 9 ei with Billy Graham, said today there were many problems in the world but the greatest problems were the "heart and moral prob He said the problems were not due
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    Lock icon P.I. Varsities, Colleges Remain Closed
    108 4 MANILA, Wed. (Reuter) Several universities and col--eges remained closed today as students continued protest strikes against high tuition fees and other grievances. There were no signs of violence today but police reported some students at the Manuel L. Quezon University in downtown Manila were restive.”
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    Lock icon British Don Hits Out At Spore’s Abortion Bill
    386 4 SINGAPORE. Wed. One of Britain’s leading osbtetrician and gynaecologist, Professor J. McClure Browne, today criticised certain clauses in Abortion Bill as too loose and liable to be interpreted liberally. However he said the Bill was “pretty well put together.” One particular clause
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    Lock icon Course On Taxidermy
    92 4 SINGAPORE. Wed. The Department of Extramural Studies is offering a new course on ’‘Taxidermy." Consisting of six lectures by Mr. Eric R Alfred. Acting Director. National Museum, this practical course will deal with the collection, preparation. conservation and display of natural history material, with particular reference to
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    Lock icon Taiwan’s Agricultural Output Up 9 Per Cent
    51 4 TAIPEI, (Reuter)—Taiwan’s agricultural production amounted to U 551,192 million last year, an increase of nine per cent over 1967. the Central News Agency reported. Quoting officials, the agency said agricultural products had been replaced by industrial products as Taiwan's mam earner of foreign
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    Lock icon The Kiss That Cost Him $150
    82 4 SINGAPORE. Wed—The Magistrate- of the Ninth Gourt-Mr. Giant Chin Toon today fined a man. Sim Yuen Chin. the sum of S 150; in default three month?’ imprisonment for using criminal force to outrage the modesty of a 21-year-old girl on the ground floor of
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    Lock icon CYMCA To Hold Taekwon-Do Grading Test
    103 4 SINGAPORE. Wed. The Chinese YMCA Singapore is holding a Taefcwon-Do Grading test on Sunday from 10.00 a m. to 230 p m In the Homer Cheng Auditorium, South Pier. Colonel Nam Tae Hi, Bth Dan Black Belt. President qf the International TaekwonDo Federation for
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    Lock icon Railway Expects To Lose $7.72 M. This Year
    103 4 KUALA. LUMPUR. Wed. The Malayan Railway Administration expects to suffer a deficit of 57.72 million .this year, according to a memorandum on its budget estimates for this year, presented -to Parliament today This .deficit however. is about $1.93 million less than last
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      55 4 Russia-'s Dangerous New Doctrine of Conquest With eloquence —and daring— Yugoslav writer Milov an DJlla* warns the West of a dangerous new turn in soviet-policy. Read, why Czechoslovakia may he only the beginning, and what steps we must take to protect Europe before it Is too late. Deaderfe IV. Digest
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    Lock icon ‘I’M NO HITLER’ SAYS SATO
    309 5 LAUGHTER IN PARLIAMENT TOKYO, Wed. (UPI) Prime Minister Eisaku Sato exclaimed yesterday "I am not a Hitler," and threw o tense house of representatives budget committee meeting in an uproar of laughter. It was the first time during the session that the Prime Minister's face
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    Lock icon Minister Gets Red In The Face
    141 5 NICE. France Wed. (UPI) A local artist sprayed French Cultural Affairs Minister Andre Malraux with red paint yesterday as a “cultural act M. Malraux reciprocated by wresting the paint can from the artist. Identified only as Pmoncelli, and sprayed him In return. Police arrested
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    Lock icon The Bogey Clasers
    76 5 MANILA. (Feuten A Senate investigation into reports. that the C.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CI A.) was planning to back a Philippine presidential candidate in the coming November elections will be expanded to cover possible intervention by other foreign powers, including Malaysia. according to Congrev sional leaders in
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    Lock icon NICE, France: Cultural Minister Andre Malraux Wipes his face after an artist sprayed him with red paint during cornerstone laying ceremony for museum yesterday.
    31 5 NICE, France: Cultural Minister Andr e Malraux Wipes his face after an artist sprayed him with red paint during cornerstone laying ceremony for museum yesterday. CPI photo. (See story this page).
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    Lock icon Motor Mature Sued For Divorce
    146 5 SAN DIEGO. California. (UPI) Victor Mature, once known as Hollywoods “beautiful hunk of man”, has been sued for divorce by his fourth wife, a former London socialite Mrs Adrienne Joy Mature. 35. charged the former movie muscle man. now 53. with “extreme cruelty .that has
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    Lock icon Lawmakers Note 41 Per Cent More Pay For Congress
    306 5 WASHINGTON. Wed (CPI) The C.S. senate ignored dire warnings it was voting for inflation and approved a 41 per cent pay raise fog Congress yesterday after senate democratic leader Mike Mansfield demanded: “Are we going to be mire or men?" The
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    Lock icon ‘Slate Of Spiritual Revolt’ A Menace From Crowded Cities
    355 5 WASHINGTON, Wed. (UPI) A Japanese urban specialist said today that the people of Japan "are in a state of spiritual revolt... aggravated by the insensibility of dangers on the part of our politic- ians. Dr Eiichi Jsotnura, professor of sociology at
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    Lock icon Thailand Braces For V’nam Peace
    285 5 NEW YORK Wed (CPU Thailand is economically hrared for peace in Vietnam and eventual C.S. military withdrawal from Southeast Asia. Thai officials said today. “We hope peace will open new channels to convey resources from the Vietnam war effort back into domestic use.” UN. ambassador
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    Lock icon Officer Backs Up Master
    230 5 PUEBLO INQUIRY CORONADO CALIFORNIA ißeuter* Lieutenant Edward Murphy, executive officer of the captured American Intelligence ship Pueblo, today tc-tified that the skipper of the vessels had no choice but to surrender to the North Korean Communists. “After I made my second Inspection below the deck to
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    Lock icon INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF MAN
    184 5 CANBERRA. Wed (Reuter) —Political and economic changes in Asia will come under close scrutiny In a research programme being planned by Australia's re-cently-established Institute for the study of man and society Headquarters tor the programme will be a LfS$75O.OOJ national centre to be built
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    Lock icon Cry-away ‘Hijacker’ Is In Jail
    293 5 MIAMI. Florida. Wed (UPT) Federal authorities are holding young New York State couple on air piracy charges resulting from an attempt to pull of the year's 13th airliner hijacking. Michael A. Peparo. 21, of Cold Spring, New York, and his girlfriend 18-year-old Tamsin R Fitzgerald.
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    Lock icon Three To Learn Anti-corruption In Singapore
    139 5 JAKARTA, Wed (Reuter) Three Indonesian officials have left Jakarta for Singapore. Malaysia and Thailand to study how the three countries combat corruption They are Brigadier-General Suharto of police headquarters. Colonel Siamsuddin Martowidjojo of the Navy and Priatna Abdurachman of the Attorney-Generals Office. Several student
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      672 5 ir, Bulletins No NEW PLANS ON 852 S t3 A ??J NGTON (UPI IS State Department fcaid yesterday that there has Been no change in the U.S of operating 852 s from bases m Okinawa P^ esenc e of the bombers. *L ur prominently in the Vietnam war. have become
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    Lock icon THE BRITISH PLEDGE
    277 6 TUNKU Abdul Rahman’s statement in the Dewan Ra’ayat that Britain will come to Malaysia’s defence if it was attacked by the Philippines will considerably help to bring a sense of security among the people in this region. The threat from the Philippines over the Sabah issue is
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    Lock icon CLOSER DEFENCE TIES
    202 6 (AFP) RUMANIA and Yugoslavia are to reinforce their defences, a semi-official Yugoslav newspaper said today. The newspaper, VJesnik. published in Zagreb, was commenting on last weekend's surprise meeting in Rumania, between President Tito of Yugoslavia, and Rumanian Head of State and Secretary General of the Communist Party,
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    Lock icon THE SENATE REFORM
    137 6 (ORTF) IN France, the financial newspaper ‘Les Echos’ observed that the Fifth French Republic has once again entered an electoral period and is once again in the process of revising the constitution, because, said ‘Les Echos’, the changes envisage, among other things, a reform of the Senate
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    Lock icon BRIBERY IN SOVIET UNION
    496 6  -  By LARS-ERIK NELSON MOSCOW, Wed. (Reuter) Stiff penalties, ranging up to death by shooting, are proving small deterrent to the almost universal Soviet practice of giving and taking bribes. A number of press articles over the past year indicate that bribery has invaded almost every area
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    Lock icon Future Of S.E. Asia
    487 6 (From Sin Chew Jit Pnh) Since the American interference in Malaysia s proposed purchase of supersonic military planes, there have been new developments in the Malaysia-Filipino dispute over Sabah They are the “no war" assurance given by the Philippines on the one hand, and the declaration
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    Lock icon UPROAR OVER THE SUPERB WINE MR. NIXON SERVED
    511 6 WASHINGTON'. Wed. (1 PI) ‘Horrors.” the California Congressman cried, “what a bungle.” said the New Yorker. "De Gaulle's not worth it.” “it won’t happen the next time out,” the California Senator pre- dicted. These comments were typical of a small uproar developing
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    Lock icon Trans-Asian Trunk Line: Study Now On
    184 6 UNITED NATIONS. Wed. (UPI) Plans to bind Asia together with railway ties from Istanbul to Singapore are under study in Bangkok this week. A thousand miles (1,600 kilometers) of new track will have to be laid to link railway networks of the Near East,
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    116 6 Ce ylon’s 21st Independence Day COLOMBO. Wed. (AFP) As the temple and church bells pealed throughout the county to usher In Ceylon’s 21st independence day anniversary Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake told the nation that it could look forward to the future with satisfaction. Ceylon, he said, had been able to
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    184 6 NEW YORK. Wed. (UPI) An unidentified citizen stuck out his umbrella on Monday and tripped a man fleeing police with 100.000 dollars in stolen jewels on a subway station mezzanine A policeman and the proprietor of the victimised jewellery store pounced on the suspected thief and
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    258 6 RIO DE JANEIRO. Wed (UPI) A public opinion poll has claimed 75 per cent of Rio de Janeiro’s population are not interested in the City’s famed annual carnival. The poll, published on Sunday in the newspaper journal Do Brasil, also said onlv 21 per cent
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    383 6  -  BY FRANCIS LARA WASHINGTON. Wed. (AFP) The United States will indicate to China on Feb. 20 that it would like to see an improvement in relations between Washington and Peking, State Department sources said here yester- day. Feb. 20 is the date set for the next
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    385 6 OTTAWA. Canada- Wed. Farm tractor, causin, permanent lo„ of hearing to thousands of farmers, according lo a recent stud, supervised by the Department of Agricultural Engineering. University of Alberta, and the Industrial Health Serviees Division of tho Alberta Department of Health. The paper prepared on thi9
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    283 6 KARACHI. Wed. (AFP) More than 300 journalists in Dacca went on strike today protesting Government repression a n d police action against newspapers and their staff in East Pakistan's major cities. A meeting of the striking newsmen held in the East Pakistan capital this
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    61 6 HANNOVER, Germany. Wed. (UPI) An exhibition on Malaysian history, culture and products was opened on Monday in the Hannover intercontinental hotel. Opening the exhibit was Richard Langeheine. the Deputy Lower Saxony State Premier and Cultural Affairs Minister. It is for the first time that such an exhibit
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    233 6 PARIS. Wed. (UPI) —France and Britain are heading for a new collision over British hopes for entry into the European Common Market, wellinformed French sources said on Tuesday. The clash is expected to come tomorrow and Fridav in Luxembourg at the Fore.gn Ministers’ meeting of
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    233 6 LONDON. Wed. (UPI) Britain s new Ambassadordesignate to Washington John Freeman s&ld on Tuesday he regrets very much once having criticised President Nixon as “a man of no principle.” “My feelings about him have changed completely.” Freeman said in an Interview with UPI. Freeman, a former left wing
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      151 6 MAY I use vour es.eemed n e paper to congratulate the S T B for bringing out the excellent January issue of their telephone directory. The desire to put on public record of my appreciation is irresistible. Unlike previous issues, the January issue has so much yellow
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      27 6 EastehnSun Singapore’s Own National Daily THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8. 1969 21-8 Cantonmant Road. 39. |aUn Sultan. S'ngapora 2. Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia. Talaphona: *****/7 Talaphona: *****/6 Cable Address: AWNEWS
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      Lock icon Rubber Up ½ Cent
      284 7 Rubber Up Cent SINGAPORE. Wed— February first grade rubber buyers closed at 5 p m in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur today at 62J cents per lb., up half a cent from previous close. The tone of the market was very quiet. A new peak was recorded shortly after the outset
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      Lock icon 2 American Steel Firms Announce Price Hikes
      228 7 DURING January 1969. the Hindustan Steel Ltd, established new records by exceeding the all time high records set up In production and despatches in December 1968 The company’s plants despatched 265.000 tonnes of saleable steel during January 1969 against Its previous best of
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      30 7 BUDAPEST. Wed. (Reuter) Stocks of eels in Lake Balaton, Hungary s popular holiday centre, are now estimated at nearly 16 million. Stocking started only seven years ago.
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      Lock icon MSA To Launch World-Wide Ad Campaign From April 1
      87 7 MSA Managers and Soles Managers from oil MSA overseas offices inc’uding USA, Canada and Europe, led by Mr George Howling, Director of Sales and Marketing, are now meeting with representatives of Jackson Wain Company, the company's advertising agents, at the MSA
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      Lock icon Japanese Govt Urged To Relax Foreign Control On 155 Items
      206 7 TOKYO, Wed (UPI) A top government advisory body today urged the Japanese Government to relax foreign investment restrictions on I bb categories. The Foreign Investment Council, an advisory body to the Ministry of Finance, submitted it s recommendation to Finance
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      82 7 HONG KONG. Wed (Upl) Monev quotauoc*: HK. dollar* 6 085 per U 8 dollar. H.K dollars 6 100 t>e r US dollar Tf H K dollars 14 53 per pound sterling H K dollars 312 9 per tael of gold 94 5 per cent fineness HK dollars
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      Lock icon London Rubber Steady Quiet
      26 7 LONDON. Wed (UPI) Rubber market opened steady quiet with spot 22-* 22-1 No. 1 RS S. CIF basis port* Feb. 21-1 22
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      90 7 SINGAPORE, Wed. The following ships are expected to be in port today: Godowns Vessels 1/2 Glenalmond 3/4 Ulysses 5 Kyushu Maru 6/7 Golden Spring 8/9 Ginyo Maru 13/14 Menestheus 18 Tocansa 19 Gunung Kerintji 23/24 Yasnomorsk 25/26 Alkaid 27/28 Senkai Maru 29/30 Browind 31/32 Shoryu Maru 33
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      Lock icon Hindustan Steel Sets New Records
      173 7 NEW YORK. Wed (UPI) Armco Steel Corp. and National Steel Corp yesterday announced price hikes on hot rolled carbon sheet steel and hot rolled bands, matching similar moves announced on Monday by Bethlehem Steel Corp and Jones and Laughlln Steel Corp. National steels new prices
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      43 7 LONDON. Wed. <AFP' The price of gold rose 20 cents to $42.70 an ounce on the London bullion market, today, only five cents below the record high price reached on January 15. At yesterday's closure the price stood at $42.50.
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      16 7 SINGAPORE. Wed. The tin price for today was $579.87J per picul. up 50.87 J.
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      1984 7 SINGAPORE, Wed. Easier conditions developed in trading in the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore today. Some firm spots again ruled in the blue chips and better class stocks despite the general trend. This speculative element accounted for the lowering of the steady
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      340 7 Tokyo, wed. <upd Teijin. Ltd., one of the major Japanese makers of synthetic fibre announced yesterday the establishment of a joint enterprise with a South Korean firm for the production of polyester synthetic fibre in Korea. The announcement said the new company, to be called
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      582 7 hlNOAPOKK MiKk El’ rhdriKt- solo ano othet prli es nrtli ia 11» listen at Ihf C lONt ol businfM INDUSTRIALS Anna 2.43 32 Hm to 2.8H 2 :>5 Hoi nro Hhd 1 *8 1.80 Bousteari l sugar 4 76 old »iora:t* j.l.) .5.60 t lu imr.il
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      48 7 NEW YORK Wm (UPI) Rubber futures closed uncharged and untraded vesterday. (Bid) (Asked) Mar 23 60 24.no May 22.95 23 15 July 22.95 23.05 Sept 22.45 22.R0 Nov 22 45 22.60 Jan 22 35 22.75 Mar. 22 33 22.75 Loeallv No. 2 RSS was 25 certs.
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      59 7 SYDNEY. Wed 1 Reuter 1— The Australian airline Qantas will inaugurate a direct air *ervice_ between Sydney and Hnrg Kor.g 0 n Feb 8 a company spokesman announced here today. He said the 4 649 mile (7.420 KMS' non-ftop flight would cut 90 minutes off
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      53 7 i Managers Prices) l«t Malayan \H 2 99 .’ml >i.ila\an \U 2.17 ird Mai**'an 1.31 1 hp iiiiiinerre Ind. 1.06 MO Hie Saving Mind. 1.20 1 30 M ln»e«t Fund 1.30 1 40 l-t linns Kuns 1.33 1 33« 2nd Hons knng .93 .98* Merlins I nm 7/2
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      106 7 SINGAPORE, Wed. The noon price* at the Singapore < hine>-e Produce Exchange today are:— Buyer Seiler looinut oil (FOB) Hulk 50 no Oh (l OK) Oriim 6250 l.uo-e upra 'lived 31.60 Miinlok While Pepper il OH) v 1. W. ***** 'araw.ik White Pepper < O It > 113 00
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      100 7 SINGAPORE, Wed. Tha Association of Banks in Ma-laysia-Smgapore today made the following changes in its rate* to merchants (rates are quoted to the equivalent of 100 units of foreign currency). SELLING T.T.orOJD. ready? Deutsche Marks $76.6650; Holland Guilders $84.7775; Swiss Francs $71.1375; Belgian Francs $6.1400; French Francs $62.0575;
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    Lock icon India Continues To Oppose The N-treaty
    187 8 N-POWER USAGE TOKYO, Wed. (UPI) Triloti N. Koul, Indian Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, said today that India's opposition to the nuclear nonproliferation treaty remains unchanged. “We don't believe the treaty is a step for disarmament, Kaul said at a news conference at the
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    106 8 SAIGON. Wed. (AFP)—The Reverend Thien Minh. one of the top leaders of the militant Buddhist movement, was called to Police headquarters here last night and questioned on statements he allegedly made calling for the overthrow of the government, an informed source said here today The source
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    Lock icon Curb On Backseat Bombers
    94 8 SAIGON. Wed (UPI) Backseat motorbike riders in Saigon will have to sit side saddle under a new police regulation aimed at thwarting motorbike thieves and terrorists. Police authorities announced today that all persons more than 12 years old will have to obey the regulation starting next
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    51 8 WASHINGTON. Wed. (Reuter) A draft treaty to prohibit placing mass destruction weapons including nuclear weapons on or under the ocean floor has been introduced in the senate It provides for international control of sea beds and ocean floors beyond national jurisdiction and ocean waters beyond territorial
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    133 8 MAJOR STRIKE IN ITALY ROME. (UPI) Newspaper and news agency workers are on strike throughout Italy to back demands for higher pensions. Several million worker* are expected to join the nationwide walkout. Already Italian super-highway workers are in the second day of a strike. South of Rome, thousands of
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    225 8 LONDON. Wed (Reuter) Primer Minister Harold Wilson dented parliamentary tradition today with a tribute to American Spaceman Frank Borman Before the assembled House of Commons, Mr. Wilson praised "The Intrepid feat which he and his colleagues accomplished over Christmas.'' Mr. Wilson expressed delight at Colonel Borman’s
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    141 8 MANILA. Wed. (UPI) West Germany has agreed to help the Philippines In Its war against rats. Foreign Secretary Carlos P Romulo said Germany promised technician and rat eradication equipment in an agreement signed by ambassador Heinrich Roekreke Mr. Romulo said rats which Infest 50
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    Lock icon Crackers Ban In Saigon
    86 8 SAIGON. Wed. (UPl)—The Mayor of Saigon has banned the use of firecrackers to celebrate the forthcoming Tet holiday, it was announced yesterday A communique from the Mayor also warned Vietnamese servicemen not to fire their weapons in the air in celebration of the lunar new year
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    Lock icon BIGGEST FISH FROM CHINA
    153 8 DIPLOMA T'S DEFECTION WASHINGTON. Wed (UPI) The U.S. State Department said yesterday that the highest ranking Communist Chinese official ever to defect to the United States had arrived in this country seeking asylum, A U.S intelligence source called him “a great, very important catch.” The Chinese
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    38 8 WARSAW. Poland: This place is the symbol of hope for American relations with China. The Myrslewiki Manor is where American and Chinese envoys hold their formal meetings. On February- 20, they will hold their 135th meeting. CPI photo.
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    Lock icon ‘Two-stage Plan To Liquidate Israel’
    344 8 JERUSALEM, Wed. (Reuter) Israel last night flatly rejected the ideas of President Nasser for a solution of the Middle East conflict as "a plan for liquidating Israel in two stages." The first official reaction to President Nasser's interview with Newsweek magazine this week came in
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    Lock icon A Nasser Call To Man The Borders
    124 8 CAIRO. Wed (UPI) President Gamal Abdel Nasser said last night Kuwait and Saudi Arabia are planning to send troops to man front line positions along the JordamanIsraeli frontier. In a speech to the newlyelected Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) executive committee. Nasser further hinted
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    Lock icon Sukarno’s Wife’s House To Be Hotel
    121 8 JAKARTA. Wed. ißeuter) An American hotel company today announced plans to convert the large Jakarta home of former President Sukarno’s fourth wife Harjatl. Into a 300-room hotel at a cost of US$5 m The house had been bought from Harjatl for US$2OO 000 and
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    Lock icon Strike Spreads In Jerusalem
    67 8 JERUSALEM. Wed (UPI) Israeli police imposed a curfew on two residential quarters of Nablus when a strike began spreading from the old city to the modem section of town. Students demonstrated in support of Arabs living in the Gaza strip area, conquered by Israel from Egypt
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    65 8 DAYTON. OHIO. Wed. (Reuter) The largest aircraft ever to fly at three times the speed of sound, the XB7O hay made its last flight before retirement. The huge research aircraft was flown yesterday from Edwards Air Force base in Califorma to nearby Wright Patterson Air Force
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    Lock icon Extremists To Fight Belfast Polls
    129 8 BELFAST Northern Ireland. (Reuter) The challenge of protestant extremism In Northern Ireland's general election later this month was strengthened today with the release from jail of a militant Intent on becoming a candidate. Major Ronald Bunting, self-styled commandant of the staunchly protestant Loyal Citizens of
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    65 8 ADDIS ABABA. Wed (Reuter) United Nations Secretary General U Thant left here by air for Rome today on his way back to New York after a three-day visit to Ethiopia During his stay he attended the 10th anniversary meeting of the UN Economic Commission
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    Lock icon LUXURY GOODS CAME AS ‘WAR REPARATIONS’
    158 8 MANILA, Wed (UPI) The Justice Department has asked the Philippine Reparations Mission in Tokvo conduct an investigation into the abortive attempt to smuggle into Manila nearly two million US dollars worth of luxury goods marked as war reparations items. Chief State prosecutor Emilio Gancayco
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    Lock icon Barnard’s Heart Girl leaves For Home
    91 8 CAPE TOWN. Wed (AFP) —Aileen Brassil. the seven year old Irish girl who has now completely recovered from a difficult open-heart operation performed on her. last December. by Prof Christian Barnard, left South Africa todav for her home in Dublin, accompanied by her mother.
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    Lock icon Nasution Urges Self-Reliance
    140 8 JAKARTA, Wed. (ReuUr) Nasution, chairman of the 1nd.n.,..n P..p,« Congress the country s highest policy-mak-ing body today criticised Indonesia t foreign policy and colled on the government not to rely on foreign countries. In an interview with the nationalist newspaper. Suluh Marhaen. General Nasution said that after
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    Lock icon ‘Portuguese Crime’ Allegation
    104 8 MOSCOW. Wed (Reuter) The Soviet communist party newspaper Pravda charged today that Portugal was responsible for the assassination of Mozambique National Liberation Front leader Eduardo Mondlane in Dar Es Salaam In an obituary headed “A new crime of the Portuguese colonisers.” the Kremlin organ linked the murder
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    Lock icon Students Axe ROTC Programme
    66 8 CAMBRIDGE. Massachusetts, Wed (UPI) —The Harvard University faculty voted yesterday to eliminate Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) programmes The resolution passed On a standing vote of 207-145 left open the possibility that ROTC might be continued as an extracurricular activity but the head of the Armv
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    93 8 MANILA Wed. (AFP) A debate raged in congress on the question of whether or not prostitutes and homosexuals should be allowed to enroll in Philippine Universities. Student leaders appearing before the committee said no students should be denied admission on grounds of sex. race. vationalcoy. colour, moral reputation
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    Lock icon U.S. MAJOR SHOT IN BANGKOK
    262 8 BANGKOK. (UPI) Wed An American military officer was shot to death In downtown Udorn city. 400 miles north of Bangkok, last night. Police said an escaping Communist guerrilla was responsible. American authorities confirmed the officer, an Air Force Major attached to the 14th Tactical Reconnaissance
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    61 8 TOKYO. Wed. (Reuter) A big United States Air Force transport plane carrying 14 crewmen vanished la the sea off southern Taiwan today while searching for survivors from a Japanese freighter which sank last night. A U S Air Force spokesman here said one of the men of the
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    Lock icon Ship’s Mercy Dash To Sydney
    63 8 SYDNEY, Wed. (Reuter) An English seaman was in satisfactory condition in hospital here today after a 250mile mercy dash by the 24.000ton liner Chusan last night. The ship was 19 hours out from Melbourne on its way to Auckland. New Zealand, when Mr Adrian Harris.
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    Lock icon Litter: Many Hawkers Still Disregard Law
    407 9 «onBen-anSr A reeufatimff'h h^ wkers have generally complied with the -P rov ,n e refuse bins, a substantial number of them still do not maintain their sites and stalls in a clean state. This was stated today by the Ministry of Health in a
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    Lock icon Two Cleared Of Robbing, Assaulting Two Taxi-drivers
    717 9 SINGAPORE. Wed.—The First District Court Judge, •Mr. D C. DCotta, today acquitted and discharged two men, Toh Ah Ngoh and Kow Long Siang, without their defence being called. Toh and Kow were charged earlier with armed robbery and voluntarily causing hurt to two
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    Lock icon Firms Urged: Open Doors, Files To Aid Research
    147 9 KUALA LUMPUR Wed. Firms in Malaysia should be induced to “open their doors and files” to assist research to promote a management infrastructure for the country, says a U-S. expert. The call is made in an article by Prof. Milton Esman of
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    Lock icon Fined $50 For Over Staying Her Visit Pass
    149 9 SINGAPORE. Wed A housewife. Chia K a Chiok, was today fined $5O for overstaying he r visit pass by the Ninth Court Magistrate, MrGiam Chin Toon, today. In her mitigation plea, after she had admitted to the offence, Chia said that her
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    Lock icon French Frigate Due Tomorrow
    180 9 SINGAPORE. Wed The frigate "Commandant RIVIERE” of the French Navy will arrive in Singapore on Friday from NOUMEA (NewCaledonia). The first French ship to be anchored in the merchant harbour of Singapore, the 2.500 ton vessel will reach Man-of-War anchorage, at Bay, off Clifford Pier, at
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    Lock icon Grant Amnesty To Chin Peng Call To Govt.
    421 9 Kl ALA LtMPIR, Wed An Alliance backbencher todav called on the Government to grant an amnesty to Chin Peng, leader of the outlawed Communist Party of Malaya, and to hold talks with him. The Government added Enche Tajuddin Ali (Larut Utara), should
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    Lock icon Indian Chamber Gives Mobile Clinic To Cancer Society
    294 9 SINGAPORE. Wed. The Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce todav donated a $40,000 mobile clinic to the Singapore Cancer Society to enable the latter to carry out its vigorous campaign to fight cancer in the Republic. At the formal handing-over ceremony of the
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    Lock icon Price lags On Essential Commodifies May Be Re-Introduced
    182 9 KI’ALA LUMPUR. Wed The Government may re-introduce the system of price-tags for essential commodities if necessary to combat profiteering by traders, the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Tan Sri (Dr.) Lim Swee Aun, said today. “The Alliance Government will allow traders to
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    Lock icon Youth Admits Stealing Motor-cycle
    102 9 SINGAPORE. Wed. The First District Court Judge. Mr D. C. DCotta today ordered for a probation and RTC. report on a 18-year-old youth. Ee Cheng Koon who pleaded guiltv to stealing a motor-cycle at Toa Pay oh on Jan. 24. this year. The motor-cycle belongs to
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      49 9 America on the Brighter Side Racial strife, student anarchy, dissent over Vietnam—are they signs of Incurable weakness? Here are reassuring statistics, and a few reasons why French expert Jean-4acques ServanSchrelber believes America may soon have a monopoly on know-how and power. Deaders IV. Digest February Issue, now on sale.
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      321 9 SHAW OrKaniantlon nn vs ron xvi 1* m„ IW. i no ssn Bis nm Christie Oeoege- c K’.ehard Chambera-n PrTIJIV eehnicdlor f rBm WB-7 Arts CAPITOL Pho*»« ***** LAST 2 DATS: 11 1.45 4.fto. aMI A 9JW» p m Robert Huffman-. Power. Raffaella Carra. Amti Ekber* now 1 Learned To.
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      308 9 TODAY and YOU... Thursday, February 0, 1969. STAR GAZER.'*O jmi A ,IS yj* wa».2i APS. 19 >334-5667 8 j TAURUS APS X ■MAY 20 8- 9-13-131 GEMINI MAY 21 JUNE 20 '4-34*481 »50-7300 9C m S> 6364-63 JUNE 21 JULY 22 59 LEO JULY 23 A r. 6-11-19-20 39-55 85-86
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      359 9 ORCHARD-***** Open* Today! 1.30. 6.30 6.15 “Doctor Faustus” m color Richard Burton Elizabeth Taylor A Columbia Picture opens today: 11. 1.80, 4.00. II 1.00. 8.80. 9.15 p m. II 6.45 9.30 p m “JOANNA” P'ViBIOQ *ve Waite Color by Deluxe 6.30 ODEON 21 116 Today Tomorrow Onls 11 a m
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      Lock icon Television And Its Effect On Children
      278 10 TELEVISION, is today, one of the most popular means of entertainment. Its effect on children of today is a rather controversial issue. Some programmes on television may influence children to behave badly, but others may give them some benefit. The E.T.V. Service, for Instance,
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      275 10 THE day before school started. I went to buy new text-books My father had given me five ten-dollar notes which I kept In my purse inside the pocket of my shirt. The book-shop was crowded with students I had waited nearly an hour before I bought all the books.
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      149 10 SINGAPORE is a beautiful, small and prosperous country The people are very hardworking and business-minded. It is a multi-racial and multilingual country. The population consists of Chinese. Malays, English Eurasians, Indians and others. Although there are many races, the people live peacefully with each other. There are many modern
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      Lock icon The Person I Adore Most
      367 10 IN OCR study of ancient history, we have learned about the lives of many well-known people like Confucius, Benjamin Franklin. Marconi. Lim Boh Seng and others. Amongst these famous people that I had mentioned, Lim Boh Seng is the one I adore most. Lim Boh
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      Lock icon The Importance Of Singapore’s Industries
      243 10 SINGAPORE is an island which Is small in area, but large in the number of population. As the population is still increasing by leaps and bounds, merely depending on trading of the free port will not solve the problem of supplying sufficient jobs for the
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      Lock icon A Picnic
      226 10 LAST Sunday, my parents took us to Changi beach for a picnic. We woke up very early in the morning. My brothers and sisters were talking and shouting away. My father stopped them by saying that if we make noise we would not be going. My mother prepared
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      Lock icon The Adventure Of A Twenty-cent Coin
      487 10 I WAS horn in a mint in England in the year 1948. My mother was a fifty-rent coin. She was very fat and I adored her. Of my father. I had no recollection. I had many brothers and sisters and together we had a
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      Lock icon An Unlucky Day
      280 10 ONE morning I woke up to find that I had overslept. I got up sleepily to go to the bathroom. 1 walked hlindlv and knocked against! the wall. With this beginning I was sure the day would be bad for me, and it was true. After changing
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      Lock icon A Street Fire
      283 10 LAST night. I was very tired and went to bed very early. I had not slept long when I was awakened by loud cries of “Fire! Fire!” I opened the window and saw people rushing past my house I dressed hastily and joined the crowd which was
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      Lock icon A Visit To My Grand Mother’s House
      360 10 Dl RING the holidays, mv mother told us that she would take us to my grand mother's house. We decided to stay there. We prepared the things which we wanted to bring to my grand mother’s house We decided to stay at my
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      Lock icon A Journey By Bus
      274 10 ONE day. my private taxi did not come to fetch me to school, so I decided to take a bus to school. When I reached the bus stop, I saw many people waitine for the buses. Not long after, a bus came and I boarded it.
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      Lock icon The Value Of Time
      251 10 A PROVFRB says that time is money. This does not mean that time is equivalent to money but that time is as valuable as money. We should not postpone doing our work, if it is necessary for us to do our work today, let us do
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      Lock icon A Memorable Day
      238 10 I was so nervous the night before I sat for my first music examination. For months, I had been practising my pieces, scales, sight-reading and oral, for the examination. At last, the big day arrived. I was really frightened as I had never taken a music examination
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      Lock icon A Fight I Have Witnessed
      326 10 ONE day. as I was walking on the pavement to a shop nearby. I saw a taxi and a trishaw. The taxi driver was trying to overtake the trishaw. The tri-shaw-man warned the taxi-driver but he ignored him. As he was trving to overtake the
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      183 10 NEW ESSAY CONTEST: RULES TO OBSERVE THE EASTERN SUN’S new essay r n contest for boys and girls of 14 and under appear in this naze every Thursday One of the objects of this contest ts to encuun age young boys and girls to express th Pr P And what
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      Lock icon The 16-member Malaysian badminton team arrived in Manila on Sunday to participate in the 14- nation second Asian Badminton Confederation championship from Feb 3-15.
      54 11 The 16-member Malaysian badminton team arrived in Manila on Sunday to participate in the 1 4nation second Asian Badminton Confederation championship from Feb 3-15. me team, neaneci nv air. (»an thin Huat (centre with hie folder front row) was erected hv MS\ manager for the Philippines, Mr. H.T. Woodford (7th
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      Lock icon Kang Named ‘Boxer Of The Month’
      297 11 MANILA. Wed (Reuter) Oriental featherweight boxing champion Herbert Kane of South Korea was named as the boxer of the month by the Oriental Boxing Federation (OBF). The OBF. with headquarters in Manila, in its ratings listed Yiroyuki Ebihara of Japan as the number two
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      Lock icon Boxers Declared Fit For Fight
      92 11 TOKYO, wed. (Reuter) World featherweight boxing Champion Shozo Saijo and his Venezuelan challenger Pedro Gomez were today declared fit for their February 9 tide match in Tokyo. Saijo and Gomez. firstranked contender of the World Boxing Association, spent about 40 minutes undergoing health checkups from
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      Lock icon Weekly Sports Roundup From Britain
      564 11  -  By SPECTATOR LONDON, Wed. Already set for the English Football League Cup final at Wembley Stadium in London against Swindow on March 15, Arsenal have won their way through to the fifth round of the English Football Association Cup competition. Arsenal, fourth in the F
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      Lock icon Packer Fights Olivares On Feb. 23
      138 11 MEXICO CITY. Wed. (CPI) Brian Packer. Southern England bantamweight champion. has been signed to fight unbeaten Ruben Olivares of Mexico on Feb. 23. promoter Pablo Ochoa announced today. The match will be a preliminary to the title battle between world flyweight champion Chartrhai Chionoi
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      Lock icon Wimbledon: A Boost In Ticket Prices
      134 11 WIMBI.F.nON England. Wed. <1 PI 1 Although the first Australian Open tennis championships last month lost money, Wimbledon s box offire appeal continues to increase despite a boost in ticket prices. All-England Club Secretary Major l>avid Mills said yesterday that applications for the popular
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      Lock icon Mallett Joins Ramsbottom
      54 11 LONDON. Wed. (Reuter)— Ashley Mallett, the 24-ycar-old Australian Test bowler, has agreed terms to join Ramsbottom in the Lancashire Cricket League for the 1969 season Mallett. a spinner, was in the last Australian team to tour England and has also piaved in the current series of Tests
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      Lock icon Ruler Cup
      84 11 PALM BEACH GARDENS. Florida. Wed (Reuter) —The 1969 Ryder Cup golf matches between professionals of the United States and Britain will be played on Sept. 18 to 20 at Royal Birkdaie. Southport, it was announced here today. Britain's team will continue to he drawn from the United Kingdom
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      Lock icon World’s Top Tennis Players To Contest Philadelphia Open
      287 11 PHILADELPHIA. Wed. (Reuter) Almost all the world's top players will take part in the t'SS3O.()OO (£12.500) Philadelphia Open tennis tournament which begins here today. Interest at the tournament the first Open to be played indoors since competition among professionals and amateurs was
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      Lock icon British Rowing Look Ahead
      233 11 LONDON. Wed The Amateur Rowing .Association «ARAi have announced their plan to hold national championships over a two thousand metres course at Holme Pierrepotnt. Nottingham in the English Midlands, in July 1970. They have also selected three continental regattas at Lucerne. Amsterdam, and Duisburg at one
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      Lock icon Chess: Player With Better Opening Line Has An Advantage
      577 11 BY EASTERN KNIGHT IT IIAI) been said that half the battle in chess is son with a good opening This is especially so between players of the same standard, where theoretically the game should end In a draw. But thr player
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      Lock icon World Becord
      34 11 DAVOS. SWITZERLAND. Wed (Reuter) —Ruth Schleirmacher of East Germany today clipped a tenth of a second off the world record for the women's 500 metres skating. clocking a time of 44.6 seconds.
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      Lock icon Burruni Scores Easy Win
      125 11 Burruni Scores Easy W in TARANTO, Italy, Wed. (Reuter) European bantamweight champion Salvatore Burruni of Italy outclassed Wellington Vilela of Uruguay to register an overwhelming points win in a non-title fight here last night. The referee gave nine rounds to the 35-year--01d Italian one round to Vilela. Aggress i ve
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      Lock icon W. Indies Beat Victoria
      239 12 WANGARATTA. Australia, Wed. (Reuter)—A bright century by opening batsman Steve Camacho helped the West Indies to a whirlwind first innings win over a Victorian Country cricket side here today. Camacho scored 107 and at the close of play the West Indies were 329 for eight, in
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      Lock icon Jamaica Beat Trinidad
      89 12 PORT OF SPAIN. Trinidad. Wed. Reuter)—Jamaica yesterday beat Trinidad in their Shell Shield cricket match which rain reduced to a oneinnings affair. The Jamaicans passed the Trinidad first innings score of 144 comfortably losing only two wickets in the process. Final scores were Trinidad 144: Jamaica 225
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      Lock icon Aussies Thrash President’s XI In One-sided Game
      484 12  -  By R. Nathan SINGAPORE, Wed. The Western Australia hockey team today trounced the Singapore Hockey Association President's XI by four goals to nil in a one-sided match played at the Padang here this evening. The Australians dorm-; nated play completely and proved their
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      Lock icon Develop Speed And Stamina – SHA Chief
      120 12 Develop Speed And Stamina SHA Chief SINGAPORE, Wed. The Minister for Law and National Development. Mr. E.W Barker who is also the President of the Singapore Hockey Asso-iation. today urged local players to develop their speed and stamina for future big time competitions. Mr. Barker said Singapore players lacked the
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      Lock icon Coleraine 5-0
      29 12 BELFAST Northern Ireland. Wed. (Reuter) Coleraine beat Derry City by five goals to zero in a Irish Football League top four competition semi-final match here last night
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      Lock icon S’pore May Be Venue Of Next ABC C’ships
      135 12 MANILA. Wed. (Reuter) The Asian Badminton Confederation today re-elected Mr. S.K. Ria of India as their president Also re-elected were Mr S. R. Chada of India as secretary and Mr. Tan Reng Taik of Malaysia as treasurer. The Confederation held their congress
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      Lock icon Leeds Edge Hanover 2-1
      147 12 HANOVER Wed 'Reuter) England'* Leeds United, the ho’der*. cruised smooth!,. into the quarter-f nals of t h e In'er-Citiex Fair* Soccer Cup when they beat Hanover 2—l here last n ght to complete a 7—2 aggregate victory in this third round tie Already s—l5 —1 up
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      Lock icon Cruz Starts Training
      60 12 LOS ANGELES Wed 'UPIi world lightweight boxing champion Teo Cruz arrived in Los Angeles yesterday from Santo Dommeo to begin workouts off cially tomorrow for his Feb. 18 title defence against Mando Ramos at the Sports Arena. Cruz will hold a light workout today at the downtown
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      Lock icon Malaysia, Japan In Semi-finals
      351 12 MANILA Wed (AFP) Malaysia opened the defence of the Tunku Abdul Rahman Cup bv defeating Burma 3-2 in the inter-nation competitions of the Second Asian Confederation Badminton championship* her* today. The Malaysians, seeing action in the tournament for the first time, immediately moved into the semi-finals
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      Lock icon First Kayoe Defeat
      115 12 TOKYO. Wed (Reuter* Crs Pa> mil of the Philippines •odav suffered his first knockout de cat m hi- career when beaten by I.iop. Furuvarna. Japan's first ranked iunio- welterweight, in a non-title bout here Pasumit. second ranked junior welterweighj of the Ph’imp-n-s. was doored in the second
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      Lock icon Ex-champ On Fitness Crusade
      141 12 LOS ANGELES. Wed. (IT’D Former Olympic p«le vault rhampinn Bob Ri"hards. now 43. said yesterday he will jog and bicycle 3.300 miles across the L’nited States this summer-to promote physical fitness. The Rev. Richards said he will leave here on June 1 on his “Bob Richards
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      Lock icon Firecracker Cracks 37 For 3f
      160 12  -  By BIG BEN PENANG, Wed. Firecracker, a non-acceptor last week, showed there is nothing wrong with him when he impressed in a 3f workout in 37 on a good track here this morning. Firecracker was ridden by Mamat. Joint Command did a two-round workout. He
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      Lock icon Speedway Interest Mounts
      137 12 LONDON. Wrd With the 1969 world championship final back i n England, at Wembev Stadium on September 13. there ts bigger interest i n this year's British rounds, semi-finals and final. G eat Britain wilt have to travel to Poland ort September 21 in defence of the
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      Lock icon Six Overseas Acceptors For Tour Of Britain
      184 12 LONDON. Wed Canada. Czechoslovakia and Switzerland are to send cycling teams to compete in the 1969 Tour of Britain race sponsored by the Milk Marketing Board. To date the number of foreign teams competing n this vear's event, which start* on May 24.
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      Lock icon Japan's Volleyball Tram To Play Here
      87 12 TOKYO. Wed (Reuter) A 16-member team of Tokyo's Citjzen Watch Company men's volleyball club left here by air for Taipei today on a goodwill p'avtng tour to Taiwan. Singapore and Hong Kong The group led by Mr. Shoichi Ishii will play local teams before
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      Lock icon Penarth Trounced
      27 12 LONDON. Wed. (Reuter* Results of rugby matches played last night were: Rugby League Hull Kingston Rover* 22 Keighley 0. Rugby Union Swansea 38. Panarth 3
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      Lock icon Handicaps For Saturday’s Races At Penang
      1065 12 Horses Class 3 Div. 3—Abt. 6 Furs. 931 La Vite 4v 9 on C SC. Stable Art Nouveau 3y 8.13 Kongsi T A T Heddle Bambi II 4v 8 13 Mines Stab'e Teh 386 t'harman Rose 4v 8 12 Big Five Stable R. B
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      Lock icon Kobayashi To Stake Title
      230 12 TOKYO Wed (AFP) Japan's Hitorhi Kobavashi. the WBA's world featherweight champ'on. will stake his title acain s t Carlos Conete of Brazil, WBA's top contender to Kobayashi. sports papers here reported today. The official announcement is expected on Frb. 8 when Lope Sarreal. a Filipino matchmaker,
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      40 12 Time And Tide TODAY Singapore: 1.37 am (10 ft 7ms.): 6 53 am. (4 ft.); 120 p m. (11 ft. 1 m.); 7.11 pm (1 ft 9 ins.). TOMORROW Singapore: 2.03 am (10 ft. 7 ins.); 7.25 am. (3 ft.
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