Eastern Sun, 23 March 1969

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  • 24 1 Eastern Sun SINGAPORE'S OWN NATIONAL DAILY ft Estd. 1966. Vol. 3 No. 947 Sunday Edition, 23 March 1969. ft MC(P) 0737 Price 13 cents
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  • 466 1 SINGAPORE, Sat. A 29-year-old labourer, Lim Eng Huat was burnt to death when fire broke out in a factory at the Jurong Industrial Complex this morning. Employees of Forwin Firewor ;s Company (S) Limited found the charred body of their colleague after
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  • 54 1 MELBOURNE. Sat <UPI> At least 22 people were reported hurt tonight when the exploration ship Western Spruce, registered in Welshpool. exploded off the south east coast of Victoria. The Western Spruce. used for prospecting fo r oil and natural gas. was sailing for the Bass Straits
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  • 75 1 HAMILTON. New Zealand. Sat. (Reuter) —For patients who can no longer communicate in the usual wav the Waikato Hospital has an aid word bracelet. All the patient has to do is to turn his bracelet to the word he requires to talk to the nurse. Sample words on
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  • 389 1 JAKARTA, Sot. (UPI Cr Reuter) The Indonesian Government has approved proposals by six Singapore businesses to invest a total of US$6.7 million in projects ranging from candy manufacturing to housing development, Government sources said today. Two more projects for a wheat flour
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  • 174 1 PARIS. Sat. (Reuter) Singapore Prune Minister Lee Kuan Yew said in an interview published here today that Europe could counter-balance the influence of the super powers in South-East Asia. Mr Lee. who is due to pay an official visit to France next month,
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  • 87 1 LONDON. Sat Rudy Hartono of Indonesia, successfully defended his All-England badminton title when he beat his compatriot. Darmadi. in straight sets 15-1 15-3 in the finals at Wembley here today. Other finalists: W omen's singles: Riroe Yukl (Japan) beat Noriko Takagi (Japan) 11-5 11-5. Women's doubles: Margaret
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  • 65 1 VATICAN CITY. Sat. (UPI) Pope Paul VI told visiting South Vietnamese members of parliament today not to be discouraged because the road to peace is a long and hard one “We welcome the beginning of the Paris talks. But recent events have proved once again that the road
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  • 99 1 FLORENCE. Sat. (Reuter)—Humble Florence waiter Franco Simoncini. 26. masqueraded as a leading Italian soccer star so he could go out with pretty actress Raffaella Carra. a court here was told. Pretending to be Cagliari centre-forward Roberto Boninsegna earned him dinners with the actress but lost him his wife
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  • 187 1 THE VALLEY, Anguilla, Anguillan President Ronald secretly yesterday to raise island with the United Nati Before leaving by motor boat for the neighbouring island of St. Maarten. Webster had been prevented from entering Anguilla's administration building by British forces. It was also reported that
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  • 69 1 LONDON. Sat. (UPl)—Merchant seaman Ernest Abraham’s new phone warbled instead of ringing At first, he was delighted by the newsound. But soon, every time he answered the warblephone there was no one on the line. Finally he caught the culprit. It wasn't the phone, but his pet parrot. The
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  • 41 1 BLACKBURN, England. Sat. (UPI) Edward Grant, 5. and his sister Yovonne. 4. were taken to a hospital for observation afte r eating two tubes of banana-flavoured toothpaste and one mintflavoured and washing it down with one-and-a-half pints of milk.
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  • 92 1 MANILA. Sat. (Reuter) Legazpl City in the Southern Philippines had a plague of oversized rats but they are now getting scarce and a young people’s dance is partly responsible. Local officials, during a campaign to eradicate the vermin. organised an anti-rat dance with an admission
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  • 66 1 CAIRO. Sat. (Reuter)—The death to 1 from the crash of an Egyptian pilgrim plane at Aswan rose today to 96 following the death of three more survivors n hospital, according to reports reaching here from Aswan. The Soviet-built Ilyushin-18 airliner crashed into the desert short
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  • 99 1 LONDON. Sat (UPI) Local and foreign press were invited to see the six-foot-high. 225-pound chocolate egg at Selfridges department store in London. But when they arrived, they were given obituary cards instead. reading: We regret to snnounce that this can no Longer take place due to the oemise
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  • 174 1 SINGAPORE, Sat. Teachers who forget to turn off the taps in school buildings will now face a penalty. The Ministry of Education, in a circular to principals of all schools in Singapore, has “spelt out the penalties” to be imposed on the teachers who
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  • 65 1 MEXICO CITY. Sat (Reuter) —Mexico City Police have started their annual drive to restrict crime during Easter by inviting known criminals to spend the week out of temptation's way in local jails. A police spokesman estimated that the Easter week round-up of known pickpockets. burglars, car-thieves and
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  • 63 1 MANILA. Sat. (Reu’er) A medical contingent composed cf doctors and nurses is to replace the Philippine Civic Action Group (PHILCAG) in South Vietnam. Senate President GU J. Puyat said today. The switch would take place as soon as a budget of five million pesos (about £500.000)
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  • 155 1 HONG KONG. Sat. (Reu ter) Three Hong Kong yachts intercepted by Chinese gunboats on a holi--dav trip to the nearby Portuguese territory of .Macao last month arrived back here today. The yachts, the Nordica, Koala and Tolo were towed into Hong Kong harbour by two junks
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  • 47 1 N.Z. visitors praise Singapore Page 2. Lucky Shopper gets her prize Page 2. About people in Singapore Page 3. Church at Home Page 6. Platter Pete Popning Around Page 8. Far East Regatta Page 12. Thai Open Golf Page 12. All-England badminton Page 12.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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  • 417 2 SINGAPORE, Sat. The Public Utilities Board has requested the P.U.B. Staff Union to submit block applications from those members who wish to buy or rent Housing Board flats. This applies to both affected non-affected members who have been asked by the Board to quit
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  • 447 2 SINGAPORE. Sa t. A leading Arm of shipbuilders and ship-repairers in the Republic, Eagle Engineering: Company Ltd., will send two high-power-ed sales representatives to Europe and the United States in early April to woo foreign ship-owners to send their vessels for repair and
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  • 140 2 SINGAPORE. Sat. Nept tune Orient Lines (S) Ltd the Republic’s national shippi ing line today published the first advertisement calling for applications to fill its > marine officers' vacancies. The advertisement described the shipping line as a local shipping company with ownert managed modern
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  • 209 2 SINGAPORE. Sat. Pretty Miss Juan Siew Inf, a recent successful candidate in the Senior Cambridge Examination, has icon a $2O gift voucher “for just being lucky”. Miss Juan, of Orchard Road, was declared one of our lucky shoppers for the week when she was “caught”
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  • 259 2 SINGAPORE, Sat. Five visitors from New Zealand today unanimously applauded the variety and versatility of Singapore’s gourmet. They are Mr and Mrs. James R. Maddren, Mr. S.D. Smith, and Mr Hoaml S. Parata. who are In Singapore for a short buslness-cum-slghtseeing tour.
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  • 79 2 SINGAPORE. Sat. An ambush by two detectives of the Criminal Investigation Section along Race Course Road last night paid dividends. After a four-hour wait, they managed to arrest two thieves who were found tampering with several locked cars. Police said the two persons were also responsible
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  • 68 2 MANILA. Sat (Reuter) Prime Minister Heinz Kuehn of the German province of North Rhine-Westphalia arrived in Manila today for an unofficial visit in the country Mr Kuehn. a member of the board of trustees of the Ebert Foundation, is scheduled to meet government
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  • 167 2 SINGAPORE. Sat Following a 999 call and the immediate arrival of the police a man was arrested in the act of dismantling a radio installed in a car. The man was also found in possession of a screw driver. A police radio car rushed
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  • 219 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. The Prim* Minister. Tunku Abdul Rahman, today accused Filipino leaders of thinking of their own interests instead of doing what is good for the region. Because of this attitude, he feared Asean was heading for a break-up. The Tunku. who was speaking at
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  • 99 2 SEOUL. Sat. (Reuter)—The Asian Developments Bank and the Korean Government aigned an agreement here today to grant the Government-control-led Korea Cold Storage Company a loan of US$7 million. It was signed bv Deputy Premier Choong-Hoon Park. Mr. Takeshi Watanabe. President of the Bank, and Mr. Sung-Ka
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 97 2 WILMA, WILL YOU POUR ME SOME OP THAT HOT COFFEE 44anna-'Ba/berOLS OKAY POO GWEEE! PEBBLY ALL PE >OL baited NOW PULL EM o SOME HOT GOOD ES COM LP £> < r THERE NOW, FRED... AREN'T YOU GLAD YOU ASKED US ALONG TO POUR YOUR COFFEE AND KEEP YOU V
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  • 202 3 i 5 34- Two raceful figures glided, u d lea P cd around the Victoria Theatre tnmnrr!l av rehearsing for their one night performance tomorrow on the same stage. Prima ballerina Madame Vera Kirova and Konstantin Damianov always warm up and practice for several
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  • 66 3 Inm l i N(^ POßE Sat The Joint Advisory Committees of ales Jt,ier Boys’ School. Balestier Girls’ School and Balestier Mixed School will be holding a food and fun fair on March 30 at the Balestier Mixed School ground from 830 a m to 5.30 pm.
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  • 55 3 SINGAPORE Sat. Police are looking for the friend and relatives of a male Chinese who was found floating In the sea off Jalan Kuala Jinga 11J m.s. Sembawang Koad yesterday. The deceased was about 54" in height and had no Identification papers. Those who know him are requested
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  • 818 3 SINGAPORE, Sat. A dinner party was given bv the Ambassador of Thailand and Mrs. Nihhon Wilairat at the residence, on Thursday, March 20. Among the distinguished guests were the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Mrs. Rajaratnam, the Malaysian High Commissioner, Tan Sri Jamal La tiff, the
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  • 41 3 5.30 p m. The Chinese High School Brass Band at the Elizabeth Walk. 5 30 9 p.m. SATA Free Mass X-ray at Car Park. Block 2. Commonwealth Close 5.30 6.30 p m. Singapore Infantry tegiment Band at Botanic Garden*.
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  • 208 3 SINGAPORE. Sat. An odd-job labourer, Lee Ah Kheong. 27. was stabbed to death yesterday afternoon at Cummings St. while he was on his way to visit his elder brother. Police who rushed to the scene immediately are trying to establish the motive of the murder. They
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  • 65 3 SINGAPORE Sat Dr Basil Jackson. Director of Graduate Psychiatric Education and Associate Professor of Psychiatry. Marquette School of Medicine. Wisconsin. will deliver a public lecture on "Evaluation and management of headaches" on Monday, at 8 15 p m at the Pathology Lecture Theatre. Out ram Road General Hospital.
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  • 182 3 SINGAPORE. Sat—The People's Defence Force Officers’ Mess at Beach Road has been closed down temporarily. This follows a directive from the Ministry of Interior and Defence that there should he no exclusive clubs Tor officers in a military camp The mess which has been in
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  • 25 3 SINGAPORE. Sat. Them were a total of 59 road accidents of which seven were serious during the past 24 hours in the Republic.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 1226 3 """TV and Radio i. TV SINGAPURA (CHANNEL 5) A.M. 9 50 Prog. Summary; 9 55 The Nurses (A Private Room); 10 45 Variety Special (Ella Fitzgerald); 11.35 Hollywood Squares; 12.00 Pesta Pop (Repeat). PM. 1 00 Prog. Summary in all Languages; 1.05 Belajar-Lah Bahasa Kebangsaan; 1 10 Bugs Bunny Show;
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  • Feature On Johore Sugar Plantations And Industries Berhad
    • 901 4 BEFORE making a final decision to grow sugarcane on a large scale commercial basis, our company commenced experiments in growink sugarcane about 5 years ago. Foreign seed canes were supplied by the Department of Agriculture. Malaysia and the first experimental nursery was set up In
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    • 339 4 AS you all know, sugar is an essential basic commodity in our daily lives. With yearly increase in population and the rising standard of living in our country, consumers’ demand for sugar is hound to increase. At present, we are still depending
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    • 614 4 IT is, without doubt, fitting and interesting on this auspicious occasion of the ''Opening Ceremony" of our Company to give a brief preface of the history of Sugar Cane industry in Malaysia. Sugar cane was cultivated by both the Malays
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    • 129 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Sot. The Mentri Besar of Johore, Dato Haji Othman bin Haji Mohamed Sa'at will officially open the new head office of Johore Sugar Plantations and Industries Bhd. at the 0.C.8.C. Building in Johore Bahru, tomorrow at 11 a.m. This will be followed
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    • Article, Illustration
      173 4 HEAD OFFICE OPENING at 0.C.8 C. Building at Jalan Ibrahim. Johore Bahru. 11.00 a.m. Arrival of guests Introduction of Directors 11.30 a.m. Speeches by> Chairman Tan Sri Haji Mohamed Noah. S.P.MJ, P.M.N., DPM B. (Brunei). J.P Mentri Besar of Johore Dato Haji Othman b Haji Mohd. Sa’at. S.P.M.J.. D.F.M.J.,
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 190 4 CONGRATULATIONS BEST WISHES to the JOHORE SUGAR PLANTATIONS INDUSTRIES BERHAD ON THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THEIR NEW HEAD OFFICE AT BANGUNAN 0. C. B. C., sth FLOOR. JALAN IBRAHIM, J. B„ JOHORE AMD NEW KULAI BRANCH OFFICE AT 30-34 KULAI BESAR. KULAI. JOHORE FROM Asia Commercial Banking Corporation Ltd. BOARD
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  • 425 5 DATIN’ Liu Kam Wan t s M^ lrert cj With Mf ssra Kepnng S cs B r had Malaya Minin* Sdn. Berhad. Perak Mi T. D Enterprise Sdn. Berhad, Malaysia Casting Company Sdn. Berhad and Pekan Plantations Ltd. She is also a
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 319 5 the board of directors AND MANAGEMENT OF JOHORE NOMINEES SENDIRIAN BERHAD 149 Jilin Lumbi Kudi Johore Bahru. Johore EXTEND THEIR HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS TO JOHORE SUGAR PLANTATIONS INDUSTRIES BERHAD ON THE OPENING OF THEIR new HEAD OFFICE at Bangunan 0.C.8.C. sth Floor, Jalan Ibrahim, J.B. Johore and new Kulai Braneh Office
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  • 208 6 SINGAPORE. Sat. Representatives of thirteen Baptist churches and chapels in Singapore and Johore Bahru met at the Thomson Road Baptist Church last Monday. The purpose of the meeting was to organise a District Coordinating Committee, in preparation for a simultaneous evangelistic effort to be
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  • 125 6 VATICAN CITY. Sat. (Reuter) The Vatican joined up for the first time today with a secular university to sponsor a symposium on atheism. The symposium. entitled “the Culture Of Unbelief,” is jointly sponsored bv the Vatican Secretariat for nonbelievers and the University of California at Berkeley in
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  • 197 6 SINGAPORE. Sat. The Trinity Theological college will be holding a memorial service for the late Rev. Chen Fu Sheng at the College Chapel, Mount Sophia on Monday, March 24, at 7 pm. Rev. Chen, an American trained minister passed away early thia
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  • 194 6 Britain is going nonest by law. Advertise "prices slashed" "genuine”, or “handmade”. and the seller may face a £400 fine or a twoyear gaol sentence or both, if his claim is false. Estate agents stating that a house is four minutes from the station and five minutes from
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  • 92 6 ROME, Sat. (Reuter) The skull of Pope St. Silvester. stolen from a Rome church on Thursday was handed back yesterday. But the identity of the thief will remain a secret for ever. The culprit handed it back to a Parish priest under the secret of
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  • 109 6 Horfleld baptist Church Bristol, probably the largest Baptist Church in England, has recently launched a dial-a-sermon telephone ministry. Their minister, the Rev. Arthur R. Liston, records a 1J minute sermon for each day, and G.PO. equipment installed in the church plays It back for each person who calls
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  • 133 6 ROME Sat. (Reuter) The Senate yesterday approved a BUI introducing referendums to this country seen by many Roman Catholics as a weapon against bringing divorce to divorceless Italy. The Bill has yet to be passed by the Chamber of Deputies (.Lower House'. It allows for
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  • 253 6 EIGHTY Indigenous Church leaders from some twentycountries winged their way to Bangkok, Thailand, for a “meeting of minds” recently. Sponsored by the 900-mem-ber Christian Missionary Alliance it was hoped that the sessions would strengthen national leaders through mutual discussions of experiences and problems. The meetings
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  • CHURCH AT HOME
    • 1889 6  - The Origin Of The Universe The Bible By ALAN WONG IVE are now living in an age when men scoff at the Bible and accuse it of being anti-scientific especially with regard to the origin of the universe. However, nothing could be further from the truth. For instance, of known
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 606 6 RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS QUEENSTOWN LUTHERAN CHUKCH Queenstown 8.30 m English Sunday School 9.30 am. Engl lab Worship (Ser.) 930 a.m. Chinese sun. ser 11.00 a-m. Chinese Ser. (Man /Can a-m. p.m. English Ser Chinese Ber (Man./Can. > METHODIST FAITH METHODIST CHUBCB Queensiown •Tara ta 6.30 Dm. Worsmp Service in English 9.00
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    • 369 6 RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS IHKISIIA.' SCIENCE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY 8. Orange oror* Road. Singapore. 10 YoooVm. Bemca 10.00 am. Sunday School Wednesday: 730 O m Meeting T•a 11 ED o mas at healing SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 120. Baleetler Road. Singapore Saturday 8 30 am. saonatn school 1100 am. Sendee of Worship 530
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    • 691 6 REI.ICiIOrS ANNUL NCEMENTS UilULtt PKbsUt 1 EKTA.N iHUIb Pastr Pan Jang Rd S pore-8 Dm. Sunday School Dm En«u*h Service 500 HEIHtSDA (FKANKEI t>IAIE) CHI HI H La sail** Street. Singapore 18 .unday 3 30 am 3 16 am 10 10 am 11.00 am a.oo p m Lord Supper Ministry
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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  • 1158 7  -  (By G.A. Raby Singapore Cine Club) TV/T OST of us have pro1TA cessed black and white film and some have processed colour, but in this modern age of convenience, if *e ever think of processing at all, it is usually a vague vision
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  • 259 7 HONG KONG. Sat. (UPI) Communist Chinese border guards shot and wounded a Chinese man fleeing to this British colony early yesterday. government sources said. The man made good his escape despite being hit In the face by a bullet, the sources said. He was admitted
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  • 454 7 LONDON. (UPI) Friday was to have bBen “the great Easter egg day" at Selfridges one of London's best depart, ment stores. Local and foreign press were invited to see the six-foot-high. 225-pound chocolate egg But when they arrived, they were given obituary cards instead. reading: “We regret to announce
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 336 7 THE MAN FROM IT.M.C.Z.E. THE KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOUR AFFAIR ACT II JOUST FOR LAUGHS GRAB THAT FAKE COUNTESS, ILLYA' WE CAN'T LEAVE ANY THGUSHrTBt HERETO PLAY WITH THAT OREJ I'LL HANDLE RUTGERS/ P RIGHT/ i r. I UNPER A HAIL OF ARROWS, THE GROUP RUSHES TO THE CARRIAGE... WE'LL
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  • POPPING AROUND With Platter Pete
    • 1107 8 Farewell LP “Z* 1 OODBYE” is the last legacy of the now defunct Cream both a farewell from xJ and an affirmation on a great group and maybe the greatest —an album that will sell a million and deserve to. It comprises six tracks. Three are what could be
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    • 274 8 JJI THERE! I'm sure many of you will be pleased with the feature on VERNON which we have today. So many of you have written in asking about him, and what he's doing, now that he's left the QUESTS. Well, now you know. And if you don't
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    • 242 8  -  by STUART RICHMOND PAUL MeCARTNEY the last of the bachelor Beatles finally put an end to weeks of speculation when he married 27-year-old American photographer Linda Eastman at Marylebone register office on Wednesday morning. The streamlined wedding no guests, no reception and no honeymoon caused hundreds of
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    • 199 8 Vernon Cornelius, for three years lead singer with S i n g a p o r c's famous "Quests" pop group, has just emerged on Rediffusion as a Deejay with a bright future. So far he is doing just two programmes weekly 'The Young Beat” on Sundays
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    • 694 8 Six years ago. the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees issued, under the label of the United Nations. an album of popular music, 'All Star Festival*, to raise funds in aid of the world's refugees. The participating artistes waived their royalties, music publishers allowed compositions to be
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    • 411 8 THE wistful bat'ad of "Atlan* provides this week’s only neve number one record, as British folksmger Donovan hits the top in West Germany The nostalgic balladry of “First Of May” takes The Bee Gees to number six in the Dutch charts, while it provides yet another big British
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  • Page 8 Advertisements

  • HOLLYWOOD EVERYWHERE
    • 2094 9  -  By Sheilah Graham T'JAVID Merrick gets more money. "20th Century-Fox gets permission to release it's 20 million dollar-plus 'Hello Dolly' film late this year. The first preview will be in June, and everybody is happy, 'it would have been tough it the studio was
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  • 492 9 IN any Matt Helm film, the girls are enough to woo you to see the picture and in the latest, "The Wrecking Crew" they’ve bunched up the best set of girls ever. Heading the female cast are sexy German actress,
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  • THE NEW FILMS
    • 221 9 LONDON. Sat. (Reuter) London cinema audiences will not be allowed to see a 40second nipple-kissing love scene between two Lesbian women in a picture opening here next week The film Is “The Killing of Sister George” and scene involves two women played by
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 288 9 SHAW I Orsnnlaatlon *7Sngswng?i*wf>jni:i NOW SHOWING! No Fre* Lt*t 11 am I to. 4 no. «.3l> A 915 pm Michael Came "PLAT DIRTY" Technicolor. Pana vision (DA) Harry! Last S Dart! Harrr! 11 a.m., 1.45. 4.M. AH A 9.30 pm. Ruth Gassmann "HELGA" Color School Children Conceaelon SI.OO to any
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    • 359 9 CATHAY ***** llth ELECTRIFYING DAY U am 1.30. (HI 0.30 U. 30 Columbia s “CORRUPTION’ Peter CUSHING Sue LLOYD in Columbloeolor A* CATHAY PALACE One-Da- premiere Wednesday! Wait Diner's Blackboard* Ghoit" Peter Ustinov Dean Jone* P ir»nn» P r -rte T«cbni' II am.. 1.30. 4. 1.30. 4 00. 0.30 9.30
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  • PAKISTAN DAT FEATURE
    • 169 10 SINGAPORE Sat. Pakistan s performance in the field of large-scale manufacturing has been remarkable if not phenomenal during the current decade. The actual growth rate of large scale manufacturing during the second Plan period (1960-65) exceeded the plan targets by roughly 40% (actual growth rate 14.8% as
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    • 422 10 Big Rise In PakistanSingapore Trade THERE has been a significant increase in the twoway trade between Pakistan and Singapore over the last few years. The total volume of trade last year (1968) was to the tune of $117.25 million. This shows a big Jump compared to $22 million in 1964.
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    • 180 10 TARBELA. a remote village 65 miles northwest of Rawalpindi, is the centre-piece of Pakistan’s massive water and power development programme. President Ayub Khan recently inaugurated the groundbreaking on the site —of what will be the world s largest dam. a $1,000,000,000 project Tarbela caps a chain
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    • 614 10  -  By S. A. NAQVI In the valley of Hano in Pakistan peace and harmony pervades the scene. Before us lies a cool green landscape, a land of bracing air and sparkling sunshine at the foot of snowcapped Murree Hills. The trees and bushes are dressed in their brilliant
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    • 80 10 In Pakistan, the rapid pace of development has also brought about a great change in the pattern of trade as well. Ten years ago. less than 10 per cent of the country’s total exports comprised manufactured goods. Today, the figure Is about 40 per cent and
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 111 10 CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PEOPLE AND GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN ON THE OCCASION OF THEIR NATIONAL DAY EASTERN MARITIME (PTE.) LTD. 45. MARKET STREET, SINGAPORE 1. TEL: *****1 CABLE ADDRESS: PILSHIP. Congratulations to THE PEOPLE AND GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN on the occasion of their NATIONAL DAY ISMAIL AHMED BROS. 115 MARKET STREET,
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  • Femme
    • 436 11  -  By H. C. Tan 'C'IVE eager girls with youth very much on their side, are setting out to travel and meet people with the ultimate aim of seeing the world. Yes, travelling to distant lands is a fascination which holds true for many a young heart.
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  • Commercial & Industrial
    • 146 11 NEW YORK. Sat <UPI)) Profit taking halted a fourth consecutive stock market advance yesterday In moderately active trading Shortly before the final bell, losers held about a 100issue advantage over winners. 698 to 580 The UPI stock market indicator, measuring all stocks traded, was
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    • 154 11 NEW YORK Sat <UPI) Gold prices were steady In quiet trading yesterday on markets In New York and Abroad. In London, gold dipped 2} cents at the morning fixing but regained the same amount for a second fixing at 43.20 dollars a troy ounce,
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    • 109 11 ALTHOUGH there are fashion firms whose clothes are created for juniors who are no longer junior in age, it's sometimes hard for an adult junior to find such clothes when they’re lost in the junior departments of stores. Now. a New York store has created
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    • 57 11 NEW YORK. Sat <UPI> Rubber future* closed 5 to 15 point* higher on ye*terday. 1 sale (Bid) (Aski May 26.35 27 15 July 2615 26 75 8ept 25.80 26 00 Nov. 2590 26 15 Jan. (1970> 25 90 26 15 March 25 90 26 15 Locally No. 2
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    • 314 11 SINGAPORE, Sat. The arrival of China on the scene once more as a buyer was the main factor which took the market to a new h'xh of 73-3 8 cents early in the past week state Holiday. Cutler, Bath Co., in their
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    • 102 11 SINGAPORE. Sat. The Association of Ranks in Malay-sia-Singapore today made the following chances in its rates to merchants (rates are quoted to the equivalent of 100 units of foreign currency). SELLING TT or O D ready: Deutsche Marks $76 6675; Holland Guilders $B4 8825; Swiss Franc? $71.7125 French
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    • 16 11 SINGAPORE. Sat. Th e tin price for today was $598.75 per picul, down $0.50.
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    • 117 11 SINGAPOKE. Sat. The niK>n prire» at (hf Singapore rhinm Produce Exchange todaj are:— Hnj« Sellei i monot Oil (FOB.) Bulk 1!* 00 < IM ollUt Oil (FOB.) Iirom 51.80 'Ihfd Copra 11 (Ml Won Ink White Pepper O OH > M 11 7 Ml vo 111 o While Pepper
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    • 57 11 «Muniim Prlca-ai t«t Malayan \n 3 03 .’nrt Malayan \l> |H !rd M.ala'.-in 1.18 1 hr umnirnr Ind. 1©?* Thr *M\ins Innrt 1 1» \n 1 1<» 1.10 'I ln\a*»l 1 unit 1 .33 1 43 Ht H'iiic K'*n* 1.38 1 ?nrt H»ni Kami M 1 am* Marling
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    • 40 11 NEW YORK. Sat. <UPI> Dnw Jones closing averages on the New York Stock Exchange: 30 Industrials 920 00 20 Rails 243.97 15 Utilities 130 34 65 8tocks 321 97 40 Bonds 73.20 Commodity Futures Index 133 35
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    • 77 11 1 JAKARTA Sat. tUPD The Caltex Pacific Indonesia oil fields in Minas Central I Sumatra are calculated to 1 reach its one billion barrel 1 mark In May after 17 years production. By the end of last year, production from its 142 wells totalled
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    • 113 11 SINGAPORE, Sat. The following ships are expected to be in port today. God owns Vessels 1/2 Glengarry 3 4 Trianon 5 Zina Portnov* 8/9 Brianski Rabotchi 13/14 Clemenline 15/18 Pando Point 18 Veritas 19 Shunsei Maru 23/24 Bandung Maru 25 28 Eugenia M. 27/28 Kunak 29/30 Ansgaritor
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    • 137 11 WITH the famed older coat and suit firms in more trouble every day, the most classic of suit firms, Davidow, is doing nicely. It's giving its fans all over the country a new combination of the typical Davidow quality look and a selection of those
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    • 135 11 DESIGNER attempts to do away with girdles have so far met with little success in the age group which might seem most likely to be affected. Teens, according to a recent magazine survey. a re firming in the girdle fashion camp. According to the survey,
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    • 187 11 LONDON. Sat. (UPI> Industrial stocks lacked decision and closed mixed after a session of narrow Irregular movements on the stock market yesterday. British Government bond* lacked fire and scarcely changed in quiet trading. South African and Australian mines shared this lack of direction though among
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    • 64 11 RAWALPINDI, West Pakistan. Sat. (UPI) Pakistan and Canada yesterday signed a 11 million Canadian dollars agreement to finance import of track materials for the East Wings Railways. The loan carries no interest and will be repaid in 50 years, with a grace period of 10 years. Pakistan's
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 505 11 TODAY and YOU. L± Sunday, March 23, 1969. "*V> ARIES WAS 21 19-25-39-42 74-75 yf TAURUS A« 50 I AW'' 2o 4l-44-48-61 £^6368-85-89 t Dml 2 Try 3 Co-ry 4 To 5 Someon# GEMINI 6 Torch 7 Who AAAY 2* 8 Good JUNE 20 9 four 10 Scrife 5- 7-13-26
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  • Sun Sport
    • 431 12 LONDON. Sat. (Reuter) Rudy Hartono of Indonesia retained his title of world s greatest badminton player when he thrashed fellow-countryman Darmadj 15-1 15-3 in the men’s singles final at the All-England badminton championships at Wembley today. The 19-year-old student from Surabaya was comfiletely In charge during he
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    • 79 12 LONDON. Sat (Reuter) Results of English Football League matches played last were. DIVISION ONE West Ham 1. Ipswich Town 3 (postponed February 8) DIVISION TWO Birmingham 3, Preston N.E. 1. Cardiff 2, Portsmouth 2. DIVISION THREE Barnsley 0, Rotherham 1. Bristol Rovers 1. Crewe 0.
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    • 77 12 HOUSTON. Texas. Sat. (Reu. ter) Joe Frazier’s heavyweight title defence against Dave Zyglewicz, originally set for April 5 at the Sam Houston Coliseum here, has been postponed to April 22, promoter Earl Gillian announced. Frazier is recognised as world champion in New York and four other U.S.
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    • 390 12 tion often left Darmadi wrongfooted and helpless. Darmadi was never able to pin Hartono down. He attempted to keep the champion at the back of the court but Hartono proved too wilv and managed to produce brilliant winning smashes. Even being called twice for high serving
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    • 851 12 LONDON. Sat. (Reuter) Indonesian Thomas Cup team mates Rudy Hartono and Darmadi and Japanese Über Cup compatriots Noriko Takagi and Hiroe Yuki forget friendships when they clash for the singles finals in the All-England badminton championships, j the world’s premier tournament before an expected
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    • 230 12  - West ’s Pair Shines By BIG BEN PENANG, Sat. Newcomer Coup De Main, trained by George West, and stablemate Wodonga were associated in an interesting trial here this morning. They did pace work on the number three track and switched to the second track they ran 3f in 37 35.
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    • 206 12 Far East Regatta SINGAPORE. Sat—Singapore won the first of the Regatta Cuds when Stuart Jardine finished with four straight victories in the Osprey Class at the end of the second day's competition at Sungei Padang today. Even if he does not do well tomorrow, his total
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    • 64 12 SINGAPORE. Sat. About 143 sportsmen will participate in the Young Men's Chinese Association's third annual ’Festival of Sports’ to be held at Jalan Brickfields. Kuala Lumpur, on April 5 and 6 YMCA’s from Penang. Ipoh. Singapore and Kuala Lumpur will take part. The Mentri Besar, Selangor.
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    • 65 12 NEW YORK. Sat (UPI> Following are results of baseball matches played yesterday: St. Louis 5. New York Mets 3. Detroit 4. Philadelphia 2. Boston 4. Chicago White Sox 3 Minnesota 3. Kansas City 2. Cincinnati 5. Pittsburgh 3. Houston 5. Montreal 2. Cleveland B’ team 10. Seattle 9.
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    • 553 12 BANGKOK, Sat. (Reuter) Far East golf circuit veteran Hsieh Yung Yo from Taiwan went further ahead of the field after the third round of the Thailand Open with a two-under 70 today. The 34-year-old player, three times overall winner of the circuit,
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    • 149 12 SINGAPORE. Sat. An athlete taking part in a road relay race was assaulted bv a group of five youths at the Orchard Road today. P MacKnight of the Singapore Army District Athletic Club, who was his team's last leg of the road-relay sponsored by the SAAA
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    • 115 12 AUCKLAND. Sat. (Reuter)— The New Zealand cricket team have been invited to make their first tour of the West Indies in 1971. The invitation was a sign of the growing recognition 'of New Zealand cricket, according to Mr. Gordon Leggat. chairman of the New Zealand Cricket
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    • 70 12 BLOEMFONTEIN. Sat (Reu. ter) Australian Craig Watkins set up a new modern pentathlon 300 metres swimming world record with a time of 3 min. 31.0 sec. here last night. He clipped 2 4 seconds off the German Kunsche's old time of 3 min. 33.4
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    • 428 12 AUCKLAND. Sat. (Reuter) The West Indian cricketers faced defeat in the final match of their Australia-New Zealand tour here when they ended the second day three wickets down for 58 in their second innings chasing a target of 342 set by
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    • 151 12 SINGAPORE. Sat. Hotel Singapura trounced Bakat Baru Football Club 6—1. In a FAS Division One match played at the Geylang Stadium here this evening Hotel showing excellent teamwork outplayed their opponents. They opened scoring in the third minute through Kadir from a neat pass from Nathan
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 79 12 Classified Ads. Carpets CARPETS AND RUGS For Quality Carpets Rugs SHOP AT: UNITED CARPETS 183 Tanglin Road. Singapore 10. (Opposite Hotel Malaysia) You are cordially invited to our show room to see the Exciting Range of PERSIAN, BOKHARA PAKISTAN. INDIAN CONTINENTAL CARPETS b RUCS Wall to wall Carpeting is our
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    • 179 12 Thai International now flies to more countries in the Orient than any other airline KATHMANDU I NEW DELHI BANGKOK SAIGON Don t look now but Thai International has just sneaked up and streaked past all the others Suddenly we fly to mote countries in the Orient than any other atrljne
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 107 12 Time And Tide TODAY Singapore town: 1.19 a.m. (9 ft. 3 Ins 7.55 am. (1 ft. 2 ins 2.16 p.m. (8 ft 7.52 p.m. (3 ft. 6 ins.). Naval Dockyard 1.32 am. (10 ft. 5 ins.); 7.26 a.m. (1 ft. 8 ins.): 2.17 p.m. (9 ft. 7 ins.); 5.39 p.m.
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