Eastern Sun, 4 March 1969
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Title Section23 1969-03-04 1 Eastern Sun SINGAPORE’S OWN NATIONAL DAILY ft Estd. 1960. Vol. 3 No. 928 Tuesday, 4 March 1969. ft MC(P) 0737 Price 15 cents23 words
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883 1969-03-04 1 CAPE KENNEDY, Florida Mon. (UPI) —Apollo 9 thundered into orbit around the earth today on a 10 doy flight to make the dangerous first tests of the weird lunar "spider” built to land men on the moon this summer.883 words
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Article168 1969-03-04 1 WEST BERLIN Mnn (Reuter) West Berlin Governing Mayor Klaus Schuetz said today a last-minute attempt to reach a settlement with bast Germany on the Berlin situation had received no response from the Communists. ‘One can therefore assume that the West German Federal Assembly meeting (to168 words
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Article85 1969-03-04 1 SAN FRANCISCO, Mon. (UFI) Festivity turned into fright in America's largest Chinatowm early on Sunday when police battled youths armed with souped-up cherry bombs and Molotov cocktails after the annual Chinese New Year’s parade. When the smoke had cleared at least 62 persons were injured— including85 words
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564 1969-03-04 1 HONG KONG. Mon. (Reuter) China today warned the Soviet Union that any intrusions into Chinese territory would he met with strong counteraction. The warning came in an official New China News Agency report on Sunday’s clash on the disputed border between the Northeastern Manchurian564 words
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Article144 1969-03-04 1 MOSCOW. Mon (CPI) The Kremlin said Communist Chinese forces crossed the Sino Soviet frontier on Sunday. opened fire on Russian border guards and killed several troops It was the most serious incident of its kind in the long feud between Moscow and Peking Tass. the official144 words
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Article66 1969-03-04 1 SYDNEY. Mon. (Reuter) The university year began In spectacular fashion here today with the appearance of a naked man as Sydney University Chancellor Sir Charles McDonald gave his welcoming address to students. The man. wearing only a mask ran down the aisle of the great hall as Sir66 words
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Article122 1969-03-04 1 COVINGTON. Georgia. Mon (AFP) At least eleven people were killed and more than 50 injured when a highpowered prototype dragster racing car plunged into a crowd of spectators at about 200 K.P.M. (125 m.p.h.) here yesterday. The car. a fibre glass "Camaro” driven by 35-year-old Huston Platt from122 words
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Article, Illustration553 1969-03-04 1 SINGAPORE. Mon. British troops will be constantly training in the Malaysia Singapore region after their withdrawal from the area by 1971. This was disclosed today by General Sir Michael Carver. Commander in Chief. Far East Forces, at a farewell553 words
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Article116 1969-03-04 1 BRUNEI TOWN. Mon (AFP) —A former prominent political detainee was elected today as the Vice-President of the Brunei People’s independence front He is Pengiran Metussin bin Pengiran Haji Lamph. 35. who was a staunch supporter of (former Prime Minister) Azahari's banned Brunei Party Rakyat. Pengiran Metussin116 words
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Article70 1969-03-04 1 RAIPUR. India. Mon. (Reuter) Police battled with angry villagers to save two women from being buried alive for alleged witchcraft at a village near this central Indian town, police reported today. A police squad rescued the women and charged with batons a furious crowd which70 words
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Article70 1969-03-04 1 MOSCOW. Mon. (Reuter) Chess grandmaster Alexander Tolush died in Leningrad today, aged 58, the Soviet news agency. Tass. reported. He had played in the finals of the Soviet championships and had been a member of the Russian team in European championships as well as taking part70 words
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Article74 1969-03-04 1 ALGIERS. Mon. (Reuter) Twelve people, including nine children, were burned to death and 40 others injured when an excursion coach plunged into a ravine and caught fire near Tlemcen m Western Algiers, the Algiers* newspaper, El Mouojahio, reported today. The coach, with a party of pupils preparing74 words
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Article42 1969-03-04 1 Miss New Ideal and Miss Sarong Kebava Page 2 Death party death: Court sequel Page 3 Virgin Birth Page 10 Test cricket result Page 11 Pro-Am Draw and Asian Golf Circuit Page 12 Bukit Timah Race weights Page 1242 words
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Page 1 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous17 1969-03-04 1 LADIES DAY IPI si Ip bp "Honey, you're still way way better than these babes on TV!”17 words
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Article, Illustration323 1969-03-04 2 SINGAPORE. Mon.—Australian beauty queen, Miss Judy Lockey tonight chalked up another victory to her string of beauty titles when she won the Miss New Ideal Exposition, 1969, here tonight. Judy. 21. represented her country last year In the Miss World Beauty Quest when323 words
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Article64 1969-03-04 2 SINGAPORE, Mon. The Ministry of Health Special Cattle Disposal Squad seized one cow and one calf at aP- proximately 10.15 a m. March 1 at Upper Jalan Eunos (Kampong Kemangan Constituency). The seized animals were slaughtered this morning and the meat distributed to charitable institutions. This64 words
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257 1969-03-04 2 BERNE. Mon. (Reuter) The Israeli security agent who shot dead one of the Arab attackers of an El A1 airliner had strict orders not to fire outside the plane, a Swiss Government spokesman said today. He said this was the Israeli257 words
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49 1969-03-04 2 OSAKA. Mon (UPI) Kurashiki. Rayon Co. disclosed it will export 100 tons of rayon yarn to Czechoslovakia. This is the first time Czechoslovakia wil import rayon yarn from Japan. It has been importing about 2.000 tons of rayon yarn from Italy. France and Britain.49 words
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608 1969-03-04 2 Joel M. Shurkin - By Joel M. Shurkin NEW YORK. Mon. (Reuter) Mafia boss Vito Genovese is dead and buried. but federal officials are still plagued with a deep, tempting mystery—where is Genovese’s money? No one knows how much the Mafia earns a year and it is608 words
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191 1969-03-04 2 GENEVA. Mon. (Reuter) Israel today appealed to the United Nations Human Rights Commission to do all in its power to prevent seven new hangings in Iraq, which it said were reliably reported to be planned for tomorrow. Israeli delegate Judge Zeev W. Zeltner191 words
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411 1969-03-04 2 SINGAPORE. Mon. “Man, combining space age technology with a determination to overcome the spectre of global starvation, appears on the threshold of providing the food to feed a hungry world,” according to Mr. B.H. Melton, co-chairman of the Fifth AsiaPacific Food411 words
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Article74 1969-03-04 2 SINGAPORE. Mon. The Malay Youth Literary Association will hold a variety show called "Malam Budaya Nasional” on April 5 at the National Theatre at 7.30 p m. The show, under the patronage of the Minister for Culture. Mr. Jek Yeun Thong, is to raise funds74 words
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117 1969-03-04 2 SINGAPORE. Mon The Buddhist Societies of the University and the Polytechnic fere jointly organising an essay competition In conjunction with this year's Vesak Day celebration on May 24. The 500 to 600 words essay In English will be on "Buddha's Compassion". Cash award* will be117 words
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Article, Illustration869 1969-03-04 3 SINGAPORE, Mon. Nine United Nations Population Programme Officers the first of their type are on their way to Chile, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya, Lebanon, Senegal and Thailand where they will make their headquarters tor the next 18 months as869 words
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239 1969-03-04 3 SINGAPORE, Mon. Organisers of wayang performances and other public entertainments will now be responsible for the litter left after the performances. In a statement today the Ministry of Health said that sites where these performances were held had in the past been left in239 words
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Article41 1969-03-04 3 SINGAPORE. Mon. The Member of Parliament for Toa Payoh. Mr. Eric Cheong will officiate at the balloting of Housing and Developing Board's flats at Toa Payoh New Town. Lorong 3. Toa Payoh. tomorrow at 2.30 p.m.41 words
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Article, Illustration148 1969-03-04 3 Housing for electric motors are examined by three Singapore trade union officials during their recent visit to Newman Industries Limited, Yate, near Bristol, in southwest England. Pictured (from left) are: Mr. G. Redfern. Technical Director of Newman Industries: Mr. Joseph Edward. Deputy General Secretary of the Port Workers’ Union; Mr.148 words
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Article, Illustration538 1969-03-04 3 The Singapore Musical Society will present The Tuebingen Chamber Orchestra at the Victoria Theatre on Tuesday, 18th March. 1961 at 8.45 p.m. The Tuebingen Student Chamber Orchestra is 'an ensemble of seventeen players consisting in the mam of Tuebingen University students from all facilities It was538 words
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Article, Illustration608 1969-03-04 3 Dance Party Ended In Death Of Youth 17 SINGAPORE. Mon. A dance party ended one night resulting in the death of a 17-year-old boy, Koh Giok Tit. Today three youths who pleaded guilty in the High Court to causing the death of Koh were sentenced to six years’ imprisonment each.608 words
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244 1969-03-04 4 BORDER FIGHTING TOKYO, Mon. (Reuter) Japan's China and Russia experts predicted today that relations between Communist China and the Soviet Union will deteriorate further but not lead to war. Sources in the Foreign Ministry said that although this week’s border clash was244 words
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Article144 1969-03-04 4 SINGAPORE. Mon. A community leader. Ting Cb«k Tow. told a District Court today how he lost part of a finger during a scuffle with five men. In the dock were Ng Lian Chye. 54, and Ng Ctrwee Bok. 27. charged with causing grievous hurt144 words
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Article136 1969-03-04 4 BINGAPORE. Mon. Two second rank Chap-Jl-kl promoters today pleaded guilty In the Ninth Magistrate's Court to assisting In carrying on a public lottery. Ling Kok Wah. 30. who had 21 bundle of staking slips and 21 account slips, valued at $4,000, with him. was fined $3,500136 words
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Article103 1969-03-04 4 SINGAPORE. Mon. 430 p.m.: Public lecture on “Sudden Death in Obstetrics” by Professor WI.C. Morris at Kandang Kerbau lecture theatre, Kandang Kerbau Maternity Hospital. 5.30 p.m. 9 p.m.: SATA free mass X-ray station at Margaret Close. Block 1. 7.30 p.m.: Free film shows by Ministry of Culture at103 words
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Article, Illustration22 1969-03-04 4 PICTURE shows schoolchildren queuing for the bus. Dr. Lee Chlaw Meng and traffic policemen are seen supervising the queuing- Story this page.22 words
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326 1969-03-04 4 FIRST IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA SINGAPORE. Mon. The Thong Chai Medical Institution will soon set up. a research centre for Chinese medicines the first of its kind in South-east Asia. This was disclosed today by Dato Ng Quee Lam, President of the Institution after he326 words
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Article, Illustration308 1969-03-04 4 SINGAPORE. Mon. The training programmes of the United Nations Asian institute for Economic Development and Planning in Bangkok have been further improved and expanded The nature of the improvements and expansion was reported to the Governing Council of the Institute which opened its two-day session308 words
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Article238 1969-03-04 4 LOS ANGELES. Mon. (UPI) Sirban B. Sirhan. who has disrupted proceedings at his trial for the murder of Rooert F Kennedy with emotional outbursts, was expected to tell his version of the shooting today. Isaac Naklileh. director of the Palestine Arab delegation to the United Nations, arrived238 words
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Article123 1969-03-04 4 SINGAPORE. Mdn. A 18 year -old unemployed youth was shot in the right tigh in the toilet 0 f the newly opened Slngapura Theatre in Geylang Serai today The youth Khalld bin Ahmad Koya who lives at Jalan Labu. Geylang. was rushed to General Hospital123 words
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Article, Illustration147 1969-03-04 4 Tan Sri Shaw chairman cf :he Shaw Organisation, director of several companies and serving in a number of racing associations and clubs, charitable and youth organisations succeed Mr PH. Meadows. whose term of office in the Board ended on Feb. 28. 1969 Tan Sri147 words
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Article68 1969-03-04 4 SINGAPORE. Mon A man. wuth six previous convictions dating from 1945. w’as jailed for seven years by the First District Court today for housebreaking and theft of 516.573 worth of watches and cash. Ng Liang Chong. 46. was found guilty of breaking into Silvaroval Ltd. a68 words
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Article52 1969-03-04 4 SINGAPORE. Mon.-A Police Constable was today jailed for nine months by the Eighth Magistrate's Court for attempting to extort $3,000 from businessman Ng Choon Sev by sending him a live bullet Quek Swee San was found guilty of attempted extortion at New Bridge Road on March52 words
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733 1969-03-04 4 SINGAPORE, Mon. Tht University of Singapore Students' Union said today it would not ogre* to two conditions which art being imposed on one of the university societies the University of Singapore Malay Language Society. In a statement today, the union said733 words
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Article274 1969-03-04 4 SINGAPORE, Mon. The Pirlistnentary Stcrttlrr to the Ministry for Education, Dr. Lee Chiaw Meng. today launched the queuing up at the bus stops campaign at the Tanjong Katong Girls School. He told the large crowd, comprising mainly children who had Just finished the day’s274 words
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Article123 1969-03-04 4 BRISBANE. Australia, Mon. (Reuter)—As the evening sun settles over the Queensland outback, three men sit solemnly on the banks of the Warrego River with bared legs waiting to be bitten by mosquitoes. For one hour each evening the men. who work for the Queensland Institute123 words
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129 1969-03-04 4 SINGAPORE. Mon Th* Department of Extramural Studies is offering a new ccurse on “Introduction to Linguistics.” Consisting of twelve lectures by Mrs. Ng Kuen Seong. BA. (Hons Dip Applied Linguistics (Edin j the course will deal with the applications of Lnguistics to the solution of129 words
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Article110 1969-03-04 4 BANGKOK. Mon. (Reuter) Malaysia. Indonesia and Thailand may soon form a common market for rubber, according to Mr. Osoth Kosin. Secretary General of the Board of Export Promotion. Mr. Osoth said in a newspaper Interview a Malaysian delegation visited Thailand recently and discussed the feasibility of110 words
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Article87 1969-03-04 4 HONG KONG. Mon. (UPI) Police are looking for a man who cheated US$B2 from a funeral parlour by saying his mother had died. Police said the man, about 40 years old, went to the funeral parlour and said he wanted to buy a coffin for his mother who87 words
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Article70 1969-03-04 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon.— The late Syed Othman bin Ali. who was the Deputv Director (External) of the Department of Information, was buried in the Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery here this morning. The Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, was among the first to pay respects to the70 words
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Article2095 1969-03-04 5 SPECIAL REPORT ON THE APOLLO SHIPS ON Dec. 21 1968 at NASA Space Centre, the Apollo 8 mission spacecraft stood majestically in the pre-dawn darkness at 4.45 l-m. nearing launching time. Soon astronauts Frank Borman. Bill Anders and James Lovell would take their place in2,095 words
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Article171 1969-03-04 5 NEW YORK Mon (Reuter) An American-Arab group here has requested the judge presiding over the trial of Sirhan B Sirhan to grant a one week's postponement of the trial while efforts were made to arrange for new defence attorneys for Sirhan The request was171 words
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Article590 1969-03-04 5 NO CHINESE SONGS JAKARTA. (Reuter) An amateur radio organisation in Macassar. South Celebes, has issued a decision banning its member radio stations from playing Chinese songs, according to Antara news agency. PIRATES HIT AGAIN KUALA LUMPUR. (Reuter) Indonesian pirates struck again in the Malacca Straits this weekend robbing four590 words
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Advertisement192 1969-03-04 5 I a 3a >0 c p* V K« P* If W <«•> *V n m r\ s«* N" 4\ K 80 billion Iculations to support r flight This is the amount of calculations IBM System/360 Model 75 computers at NASA's manned Spacecraft center perform to support the successful flight of192 words
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Article327 1969-03-04 6 THE Sino-Soviet border clash on Sunday Is sad news for all peace-loving people. There were such clashes before but Judging from agency reports, the recent one sounds serious. Since the fighting has occurred In an area behind the bamboo and iron curtains, it will be difficult to327 words
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Article237 1969-03-04 6 IF Singapore’s dream of a ‘rugged society’ is to become a reality, greater efforts are needed to re-mould the nation. The Government’s aim is a high one to make the public better respond to life’s demands. It is a healthy movement inasmuch as it is in-keeping with scientific237 words
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168 1969-03-04 6 RADIO Moscow on Sunday said the Chinese Communist Party will hold its 9th Congress in April this year. In a broadcast monitored in Tokyo, it said the convention is “expected to be carried out within two months according to recent reports from China.’’168 words
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496 1969-03-04 6 MOSCOW, Mon. (AFP) The Soviet Union clearly indicated today that it felt itself menaced on two fronts: in Central Europe where West German “revanchism” is organising a “provocation” in West Berlin, and on its Far Eastern borders with China where for the first time Sino-Soviet496 words
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339 1969-03-04 6 Jean Raffaellil - (By Jean Raffaellil MOSCOW. (AFF) Diplomatic contacts between the Soviet Union and the United States on disarmanent and the Middle East are likely to begin in Washington and Moscow as soon as the Berlin crisis is over, some diplomatic quarters here believed today. The339 words
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169 1969-03-04 6 PRAGUE. Mon. (UPI) Czechoslovakia Sunday began a crucially important week of trade union activity that could spell the end of the monolithic power of the Communist Party apparatus. Trade union leaders will meet Tuesday for the start of the 7th Trade Union Congress. They169 words
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Article265 1969-03-04 6 HONG KONG. Mon. (AFP) The New China News Agency today reported a new technical innovation* In China's Industry. An advanced type of drilling machine. “Anti-revision-ism creeping type drilling machine." was designed and manufactured by workers of the Suanhwa Pneumatic Tools factory. Compared with the same type265 words
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339 1969-03-04 6 WASHINGTON. Mon. (CPI) Supporters of the U.S. foreign aid programme are worried that civil disorder and political trends in India and Pakistan will encourage Congress to sharply cut foreign aid funds again this year. Except for South Vietnam in recent years, the two339 words
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Article70 1969-03-04 6 Rome’s GetTough Policy ROME. Mon. (UPI) Newspaper reports in Rome say government officials have decided on a new get tough policy after six crude bombs went off in three northern Italy cities. There were no injuries. Rifle carrying police met only token resistance as they moved on the campus of70 words
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669 1969-03-04 6 Jose Katigbak - By Jose Katigbak HONG KONG, Mon. (Reuter) —Hong Kong's fishermen ore changing their pattern of life as more of them desert the junks they call home for the comforts and security of a lan dlacked residence. Of about 56.000 people directly engaged in fishing669 words
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Article417 1969-03-04 6 LONDON, Mon. (AFP) Britons who watched the Concorde's maiden flight “live” on television today were impressed, delighted and excited. They used expressions like "magnificent” “superb”, a marvellous feat” and an immense triumph.” Raymond Baxter, the correspondent of the British Broadcasting Corporation at Filton. near Bristol where the417 words
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961 1969-03-04 6 Bernard Ullmann - By Bernard Ullmann PARIS. Mon. (AFP) President Richard Nixon has succeeded in winning European confidence and understanding in his administration before he undertakes any overture towards the Soviet I'nion. There is no doubt that he has scored a notable personal success within weeks of becoming961 words
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Article234 1969-03-04 6 CAIRO, Mon. (AFP) Egypt is now ready to re-open diplomatic relations with the United States “if the situation and conditions (in the Middle East) facilitated such a step,” President Nasser said in a New York Times interview released here by the Mtdd.e East News234 words
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Article88 1969-03-04 6 NEW YORK. Mon. (UPI) In an item entitled ‘How Hanoi shot down its doves’. Newsweek magazine reported Sunday in its Periscope column; several hundred North Vietnamese functionaries weie removed, and many of them imprisoned, in late 1967 and early 1968 because they opposed escalation of88 words
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Article, Illustration175 1969-03-04 7 HONG KONG, Mon.—Commeting on the maiden flight of the supersonic airliner Concorde. Mr. Keith Granville. BOAC’s Managing Director, said today: “The flight of the 001 is a soaring triumph for everyone involved with this spectacular aeroplane. BOAC adds its congratulations to those from the rest175 words
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Article112 1969-03-04 7 TOKYO. Mon. (AFP) Yawat* Iron and Steel and Fuh Iron arid Steel have stepped up their preparations to merge to from tne world's sec-, nd largest steelmaking firm, next only to U-S steel. The nararst nut to crack at the moment is the matter Of rai's tor112 words
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651 1969-03-04 7 NEW YORK. Mon. In the largest expansion in its 22-year history, InterContinental Hotels Corporation Is addin* nine hotels in seven countries to its worldwide system, John B. Gates, Inter-Continental's Chairman, announced. The new hotels will bring the number of Inter-Con-tinental hotels to 63 m 45 countries651 words
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Article120 1969-03-04 7 SINGAPORE. Mon. The fo lowing ships are expected to be in port today: Gndowns Vessels 1/2 Am pc nan 3 4 Arosia 5 Hoyo Maru 6 7 Thorscape 8/9 Acapulco Maru 10/11 Pyrrhus 13/14 Bonneville 15/16 Bencruachan 18 Polyfimos 19 Junsho Maru 21/22 Chichow Frog 2324 Tandjung120 words
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1624 1969-03-04 7 SINGAPORE. Mon. Easier conditions prevailed in the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore today. Just about the same took place on the same day last week. The market following the previous week's pattern concentrated on the speculative industrials with the four most active1,624 words
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155 1969-03-04 7 IMPROVED air service from Australia to the United States offered by Pan American World Airways started on March 1. when the airline inaugurated nonstop flights from Sydney to Honolulu. Mr LT. Bready. Director. Singapore Malaysia and Brunei, announced. The new nonstop flights will be155 words
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Article275 1969-03-04 7 Rubber Down Cent SINGAPORE Mor. March first grade rubber buyers closed at 5 pm. in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur today at 684 cents per ib. down five eighth* of a cent from previous close- The tone ot the market was dull. The market opened lower o a sappoin..r.g London advic275 words
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Article, Illustration69 1969-03-04 7 THE LPE Singapore Limited announce the appointment of Mr. Richard Haw-on (above) as Director and member of the Board. He joined the LPE. in 1968 as Account Director, subsequent to which he held a similar position with a leading Sydnev advertlaIng agency. His entire career has been spent in marketing69 words
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Article138 1969-03-04 7 SINGAPORE. Mon. Mr. Joseph C- Broaflu* Vic# President of the Chase Manhattan Bank. N A., New York, and a member Of the Bank* Eneigy Division specialising in Me international petroleum industry, is expected to <i»it Singapore duting the first week in March Mr BrOadua is138 words
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Article16 1969-03-04 7 SINGAPORE. Mon. The tin price for today was 5590.62 J per picul, up $0.625.16 words
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Article458 1969-03-04 7 MMiiKIlKfc Marl k* cruiitr Mild and oihn prl»*» uttiuail) lined at the clou ol bukinvaa INDUSTRIALS ACM 4 2 2 41 Borneo Bl>4 2 17 Hi 1.3* 1 r.o Cold Moragr 5.15 5. SO 1.01 UK* i:« 1 :o 3:6 b 00 Vi* 2 :o 2458 words
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Article249 1969-03-04 7 CANBERRA. Mon Recent statistics of Investment income payable overseas Indicated that there was a large Increase in earnings on overseas investment in Australia in 1967-68 The Australian Treasurer. Mr William McMahon, said that although there had been some press reports and editorial comment to the contrary,249 words
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Article50 1969-03-04 7 i Manager! Price*) 1st Malayan XP 2.99 2nd Malayan XD 2.16 3rd Malayan 1.35 The Commerce Ind. 1.0 1 117 The saving fund \n 1 18 128 M Invest Kund 1.30 1.40 l«t Hong Kong 1.37 1.43" 2nd Hong Kong .96 1.01* sterling om. 7/2 ■’Hong Kong currency)50 words
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Article110 1969-03-04 7 SINGAPORE, Mon. Tbo noon price* at tne Singapore hine*a Produce Exchange today are:— Buyer Seller loom at Oil (FOB) Bulk 4900 1 ociinut Oil (FOB) Drum 31-50 Lno-e Copra >ll*ed 31.00 Miintnk hlie Pepper (F O B.) we.'*. N I ff. 112 50 Sarawak White Pepper (F O B110 words
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Article460 1969-03-04 8 IKE IS BETTER WASHINGTON. (Reuter) Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower today continued to make progress in his battle against pneumonia just one week after a major intestinal operation at Walter Reed Army Hospital here. A two-sentence medical bulletin last night said the 78-year-old General “spent a quiet day catching460 words
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Article, Illustration873 1969-03-04 8 THE NEW SPIRIT WASHINGTON, Mon. (Reuter) President Nixon said last night he hod found a new trust in the United States on his eight-day tour of five Western European notions. Speaking after he stepped from his United States Air Force jet Mr. Nixon said there— UPI radiophoto. - 873 words
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258 1969-03-04 8 MADRID. Mon. (Reuter) —Spain has two passenger ships, escorted by a frigate, waiting off Equatorial Guinea to evacuate Spaniards who want to leave the newly independent West African Republic after antiSpanish disturbances, officials said here today. But Madrid hopes the trouble258 words
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Article83 1969-03-04 8 MANILA. Mon (UPI) Manila Chronicle columnist Alejandro R Races said today the society pages in Philippine newspapers should be abolished. Rotes wrote he believed “Society pages inculcate the wrong values on a helpless public. It is a cesspool of false values.” The columnist, former head of the Philippines Education83 words
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Article131 1969-03-04 8 SAIGON. Mon 'Reuter) A wave of Vietcong rockets thundered into Saigon early today, killing ten and wounding 16. a U S military spokesman said. One rocket packed with 14 pounds of T N T. crashed into a crowded dock side area in southern Saigon.131 words
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Article90 1969-03-04 8 STOCKHOLM. (UPI) The World Jewish Congress and the Mosaic community here appealed in a telegram to the Nordic premiers to intervene in order to prevent further execution in Iraq “We have recently been informed that further Jewish persons will be hanged next Tuesday after the Purim feast.90 words
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Article, Illustration28 1969-03-04 8 Somewhere along Suez Canal DMZ: President Nasser addresses UAR Forces during hit visit to tho comp near th« zone areo on Saturday. UPI radiophoto.— UPI radiophoto. - 28 words
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Article243 1969-03-04 8 CAPE KENNEDY. Florida Mon (UPI) The Apollo 9 astronauts shook off their colds and the countdown rolled without a hitch toward blastoff today on the difficult spaceflight men have ever attempted Astronauts James A McDivitt. David R Scott and Russell L Schweickart were “In243 words
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269 1969-03-04 8 BRUSSELS, Mon. (Reuter) The Common Market's first foreign ministerial meeting since the Anglo-French diplomatic storm over Europe s future will be held here todoy but only three of the six ministers ore due to attend. M. Michel Debre of France. Herr Willy Brandt of269 words
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294 1969-03-04 8 MANILA. Mon. (AFP) A 40-year-old Filipino housewife in nearbv Quezon province is attracting throngs of sick and disabled persons reportedly because of her power to make the blind see, the lame walk and barren women to conceive. The country’s newest faith healer, named294 words
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Article71 1969-03-04 8 VIENNA. (UPI) Millions of Romanian voters, including youths between the ages of 18 and 21 recently made eligible, gave overwhelming approval yesterday to their government’s refusal to toe the Moscow line on foreign policy. The official Agerpre? news agency reported that 12.7 million people, or nearly 10071 words
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258 1969-03-04 8 NEW ORLEANS. Louisiana Mon. (UPI) Clay L. Shaw lived for two years with a “horrifying nightmare.” but now that he has been acquitted on charges he conspi'ed to kill President John F. Kennedy, a bad dream of similar proportions has begun for Dist Attorney258 words
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Advertisement33 1969-03-04 8 EMOV THE DISTiniTIUE TASTE OF, just onnand you’ll never want to smoke anything else! Calypso cigar-ettes made from f ine cigar tobaccos Kingsize tipped 20 for $1.20 f i /I i V. 433 words
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481 1969-03-04 9 ROBERT HART - By ROBERT HART BERLIN, Mon. (Reuter) West German Foreign Minister Willy Brandt has hinted at a possible last minute Berlin compromise amid fresh Soviet threats to the city's lifelines to the West. Herr Brandt told reporters in Munich last night that Bonn had still481 words
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116 1969-03-04 9 DAMASCUS. Mon (Reuter) The National (Syrian) Congress of the ruling Arab Baath Socialist Party will hold an extraordinary session within the next 10 days to discuss the current crisis in Syria, reliable sources said here today Invitations will go out to 150 members of116 words
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Article64 1969-03-04 9 BANGKOK. Mon. (Reuter) A policeman was wounded in Yala province on the Malaysian border last Saturday when a group of 30 bandits clashed with a 20-man patrol, police reported today. The fire-fight took place when the police partv closed in on the bandits who were64 words
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Article, Illustration156 1969-03-04 9 SINGAPORE, Mon Fifteen girls will take part in the finals of the "Queen of the Lion City’* contest being held to celebrate Singapore's 130th anniversary. The contest, the fourth annual one. will be held at the El Amigo Nightclub on FYiday The winner of the156 words
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Article139 1969-03-04 9 BANGKOK. Mon. (Reuter) Forty-seven members of Thailand's new Parliament are to form a "third force" between Government and opposition. Promoters of the plan told reporters today they would frame a constitution on the lines of Western Democracy. It would be opposed to the platform of139 words
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Article103 1969-03-04 9 PARIS, Mon. (UPI) North Vietnamese official* said privately today they thought President Nixon had continued the Johnson Administration's policies and that his basic peace policy aims were not yet dear to them. Though asserting publicly that .Mxon s jusi-compietea European trip was an internal U.S. problem, both103 words
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291 1969-03-04 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon An Australian college located on Malaysian soil to cater for the needs of students in South-east Asia was today opened here by the Minister of Education, Enche Mohamed Khir Johari. Enche Khir. describing Taylor’s College as a “splendid reflection” of the291 words
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499 1969-03-04 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. The Soviet Union has agreed to extend favourable facilities, including long-term credits, to the Malaysian Government and private organisations in .Malaysia to purchase Soviet machinery and equipment. This Soviet readiness to help Malaysia was expressed in a joint499 words
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75 1969-03-04 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. The luxury liner SS. “Rotterdam.” flagship of the HollandAmerica Line, arrived at Port Swettenham this morning from Penang. The ship, which is on her 9th cruise around the world, will sail on for Singapore tomorrow. This morning, a fleet of chartered buses75 words
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Miscellaneous313 1969-03-04 9 [cathayai ORCHARD-***** La<l !>»»«: I'll 4. .30. 9.15 pm “HOW SWEET IT IS*’ m color ORCHARD 4 PALACE OPENS THURSDAY’ 'MOM' Mara Damon "THE YOUNG THE EVIL AND THE SAVAGE” In Eastmancolor Bally Smith Michael Rennie CATHAY ***** Today a Tomorrow Only! 11 am. 130. 4 Oft. 0.30 ft 9.31)313 words
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Article, Illustration1372 1969-03-04 10 Harold Dunmore - The Woman Who Claims Her Daughter Is The Result Of A Virgin Birth By Harold Dunmore LJVING quietly in Wales away from the glare of publicity is a 49-year-old woman who seems to be living proof that virgin birth does take place. Scientists and doctors are astounded by1,372 words
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Article, Illustration905 1969-03-04 10 Clifford Waller Assistant Editor Of ‘Men’s Wear,’ London - By Clifford Waller Assistant Editor Of ‘Men’s Wear,’ London. “ONCE upon a time.” the near world-famous model told me as he mopped his forehead, “it was enough that we had to walk up and down a stage. Now we have to dance AND905 words
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Article, Illustration65 1969-03-04 10 is a leading spring fabric, and her it has been bonded to Coin-Tricot for shape retention while keeping the soft character. Neal McClintock does party pants in champagne colour, the tunic softly fitted and flared, the wide pcnts repeating the flare. Rhinestone trim is used like65 words
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Article378 1969-03-04 10 Florence de Santis - By Florence de Santis makers are seeing new possibilities in the rising interest in active sports. One Chicago firm which used to make conventional gloves is creating three new lines of sports gloves under the name of “Promark.” and a leisure-time glove to be called “Casuals.”378 words
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Miscellaneous136 1969-03-04 10 TODAY and YOU... Tuesday, March 4, 1969. TAR GAZER‘*»? ARIES ■AS J 3- 7-26-32 2^37-47-71 .f TAURUS ff--\ APS :o i may :o r 6-18-21-38 42-50-66 GEMINI <??., v *r 2! JUNE 20 39-41 ■Sy43-70-74 CANCER t*.y |CI 1-17-25-33 BB LEO jt} JULY 23 ..a AUG. 22 C*\3o-40-53-54 VIRGO AUG.136 words
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341 1969-03-04 11 i on (Reuter > Seymour Nurse thrashed 168 in 213 minutes to lead the West Indies to a five wickets victory in a race against time in the first Test match against New Zealand here today. The West Indies scored 348 for five in341 words
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194 1969-03-04 11 DACCA. Pakistan, Mon. '(Router) —The second cricket Test between Pakistan and England petered out in a draw here today. As the first Test in Lahore was also drawn, the third and final game of the series, which opens in Karachi on Thursday, will be194 words
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Article127 1969-03-04 11 MELBOURNE. Mon. (UPI) Jack Rennie, manager-trai-ner of world bantamweight champion Lionel Rose, said on Sunday Rose has never looked in better condition before a fight. Rose will defend his title against Alan Rudkin of Britain on Saturday night at Melbourne’s Kooyong tennis stadium. He said127 words
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130 1969-03-04 11 WELLINGTON, Mon. (Reuter) The New Zealand Government does not intend interfering with the New Zealand Rugby Union s decision to play one game in Rhooesia during next year’s All Black tour of South Africa. Prime Minister Keith Holyoake said here today. Mr. Holyoake said130 words
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111 1969-03-04 11 TOKYO. Mon. (AFP) Jessus Pimentel of Mexico, the World Boxing Association’s fourth-ranking bantamweight, said in an interview today that he was going to hang up gloves by the end of this year. Pimentel is here to trade blows with Kazuyoshi Kamazawa. Japan’s No. 1111 words
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Article136 1969-03-04 11 AUCKLAND. New Zealand. Mon. (Reuter) West Indian batsman Rohan Kanhai will fly to Blackpool. England, tomorrow to undergo a cartilage operation on his knee. West Indies team manager Berkeley Gaskin said today arrangements had almost been completed for Kanhai s return. The operation would keep the136 words
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Article131 1969-03-04 11 LONDON. Mon. (Reuter) England's Rugby Union selectors today announced an unchanged team for the international match against Scotland at Twickenham on March 15. The side will be the same as that which beat France so convincingly last month. So Bob Taylor, the Northampton flank forward who came131 words
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Article71 1969-03-04 11 DAR ES SALAAM. Mon. (AFP> Tanzania qualified to meet Ethiopia in the second tound of the African nations football cup alter drawing 1-1 with Kenya to win their first round match on a 2-1 aggregate here on Saturday. Tanzania won the first leg match in Nairobi by the71 words
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Article, Illustration1153 1969-03-04 11 Cyril Baker - By Cyril Baker /CRAN'D National the words sum up intrigue, drama, endurance, skill heartbreak and thrills the ingredients, in fact, for the world's greatest steeplechase. Run over 30 staminasapping fences on a course four miles 856 yards long, this glamour gamble holds1,153 words
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Article103 1969-03-04 11 SYDNEY. Mon. (Reuter) South Australia took only 75 minutes to score an outright victory against New South Wales on the final day of their Sheffield Shield match here today South Australia already had clinched the Sheffield Shield by leading New South Wales on the first103 words
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Article30 1969-03-04 11 JAKARTA. Mon. (Reuter) The visiting Japanese soccer team Yanmar defeated local Jakarta team Persidja 3-2 in front of a crowd of 30.000 yesterday. The half-time score was 2-2.30 words
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73 1969-03-04 11 SINGAPORE. Mon. The mriian Davies Cup team who beat Malaysia 5-0 today at Kuala Lumpur, will be here to play exhibition matches at the Singapore Cricket Club tennis courts tomorrow at 4.00 p.m. The Indian team consisting of three players, is led by team-manager73 words
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201 1969-03-04 11 HAMBURG, Germany, Mon. (UPl)—Danish players dominated the closing rounds of the International West German Badminton Championships in Hamburg on Sunday and were appearing in at least four of the five finals. In Sunday's semi-final play Sven Andersen beat Kurt Johnson of Sweden 15-3. 15-9.201 words
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266 1969-03-04 11 MAR DEL PLATA. Argentina, Mon. (Reuter) Referees and judges have been given final instructions for the World Wrestling Championships here as 107 wrestlers from 16 nations completed their training before the opening of the first stage of the championships in this South Atlantic seaside266 words
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259 1969-03-04 12 MANILA, Mon. (Reuter) With the conclusion of the Philippine Open Golf Championship yesterday, circuit competition now moves to Singapore's Bukit golf course for the Singapore Open scheduled for March 6 to 9. The circuit which used to be known as the Far East golf259 words
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910 1969-03-04 12 SINGAPORE, Mon. Over one hundred overseas professionals will tee-off tomorrow in the Pro-Am tourney of the year to be held at the SICC Bukit Course. Among the starry names are H. Yasuda, the first Japanese to win the Philippines' Open910 words
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221 1969-03-04 12 SINGAPORE, Mon. Peter Thomson, one of the most outstanding golfers from Australia, said today he was confident of winning the Singapore Open’ title, to be held at the Bukit Course, from Mar. 6 to 9. Peter Thomson, the first overseas golfer to arrive in221 words
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122 1969-03-04 12 PANAMA. Mon. (UPI) Former light weight champion Ismael Laguna stopped Philippines’ Curley Aguirre on Saturday night in the fourth round of a scheduled 10 round fight. Laguna. 136 pounds, was far superior to his 134-pound opponent from the very beginning and at 2 minutes122 words
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Article213 1969-03-04 12 MIAMI. Mon. (Reuter) American Tom Shaw won the US$l5O,OOO Doral Open Golf Tournament by one shot with a 12-under par 276 here. The 26-year-old Shaw was out in a six-under par 30 at the Doral Country Club yesterday afternoon, and then struggled home in213 words
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Article112 1969-03-04 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. India, with an overnight winning 3-0 lead, took less than an hour this morning to win the remaining two singles and rout Malaysia 5-0 in the Davis Cup Eastern Zone “B” tie at the Selangor Club courts here. Anand Amirtharaj. who held112 words
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Article, Illustration1254 1969-03-04 12 NORVIC. with Glynn Pretty astride, is pictured being led in by Mr. T. Lalrhford on Saturday. He scored in Cl. 3. Div. 5 over 6F. MIDAS Gift (Hassan) Is seen being led in by Mr. N.S. Yong after winning the Cl. 3. Div. 6 6F. on1,254 words
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256 1969-03-04 12 SINGAPORE. Mon. The Johore Rugby Union “Sevens’* tournament run by Kluang Garrison has attracted a record number of entries to date, as a fitting end to their most successful season of the decade. The tournament will be held at Kluang, on March 22. At256 words
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Article85 1969-03-04 12 SINGAPORE. Mon. Mr. P.H E. Wide was elected President of the Singapore Billiards Association at their annual general meeting held at the Slong 800 Athletic Association. Robinson Road, .recently Vice Presidents elected were: Mr. Wong Kwok Leong. Mr. Tan Seek Kay Mr. Tan Guan Chay and85 words
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Advertisement43 1969-03-04 12 SINGAPORE TURF CLUB DERBY DAY 9th MARCH 1969 You will have a chance of winning A NEW AUSTIN MINI MARK II FREE! What you have to do> Attend the Meeting at the Racecourse. Bukit Timah on 9th March. 1969. Admission charge 2/- only.43 words
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Miscellaneous54 1969-03-04 12 Time And Tide TODAY Singapore. 12 13 a.m. (9 ft 5 ins.): 6.38 a.m. (1 ft. 2 ins.); 12.42 p.m. (9 ft.); 6.41 p.m. (2 ft 1 in.). TOMORROW Singapore. 12.41 a.m. (9 ft. 8 ins.); 7.04 am. (0 ft. 9 ins.); 1.08 p.m. (9. ft 4 ins.); 7.10 p.m.54 words
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