Eastern Sun, 30 March 1969

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  • 23 1 Eastern Sun SINGAPORE'S OWN NATIONAL DAILY tY Estd. 1966. Vol. 3 No. 954 Sunday Edition* 30 March 1969. MC(P) 0737 Price 15 cent*
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  • 509 1 WASHINGTON, Sat. (Reuter) Americans from all walks of life today began five days of homage to Dwight D. Eisenhower, as world leaders prepared to fly here in final tribute to the late soldier-states- man. The 78-year-old General, *ho spearheaded Europe's liberation
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  • 99 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. The Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, has sent a message of condolence to Mrs. Eisenhower on the death of former President Eisenhower. “Please accept my condolence on your bereavement Your loss is felt here in Malaysia and I am sure throughout the world.” “We
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  • 73 1 SINGAPORE Sat. —A Condolence Book to commemorate the death of former President Dwight D. Eisenhower of America will be placed a t the American Embassy, 30 Hill Street, from Monday to Thursday from noon to 4 p.m. daily. Meanwhile the Wesley Methodist Church at Fort
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  • 62 1 KARACHI. Sat. (UPI) Pakistan, gradually emerging from a life of violence under the umbrella of martial law. today celebrated Muhurram. commemorating the 14th century Moselm martyr Hazrat Imam Religious processions were allowed for the occasion, the first permits issued for public meetjng since martial law was
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  • 117 1 JAKARTA. Sat. (Reuter) A total of 247 police officers, including four Commissioners, have been arrested for alleged links with the Communist underground in Central Java. Antara news agency reported today. The agency, quoting the provincial police commanaer. Brigadier-General Sumantri Sakimi, said that the Communist strength
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  • 167 1 MELBOURNE. Sat. (Reuter) —Beautiful Sister Mary Eunice has put aside her nun’s habit to become a miniskirted actress to earn a living and help her widowed mother. Appearing as Melissa Jaflfer, she will be an understudy for the female lead in a
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  • 191 1 PARIS. Sat. (Reuter) Singapore's former world champion Lee Kin Tat moved into the final of the men's singles B a d m inton Championships at the French International here today as Malaysian Oon Chong Hau dropped out of the competition with an injured l«g-
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  • 261 1 KI'ALA LUMPUR, Sat.—The Primp Minister. Tunku Abdul Rahman, has authorised members of two component parties of the Alliance in Sarawak the Party Bumiputra and the Sarawak Chinese Association to use the Alliance symbol at the elections. The Tunku told newsmen at the Royal
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  • 177 1 LONDON, Sat. (Reuter) Banker Eric Knight obeyed the law yesterday and revealed his salary, hut added a few footnotes as to where the fortune he pays In taxes may go. Mr. Knight the Managing Director of Lombard Banking. said he earns £61.000 a year, of which £48.100 goes
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  • 251 1 PRAGUE, Sal. (UPI) Czechoslovaks celebrating their national hockey teams victory over the Soviet squod invaded the Soviet commercial airline office early today, ransacked and partially burned it. Hundreds of the estimated 200,000 celebrants who jammed Wenceslas Square smashed the plate glass windows of the Aeroflot
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  • 155 1 LONDON. Sat. (UPI) Russia's powerful mystery fleet of 19 naval vessels spread out over a wide area of the Central Atlantic on Friday and started “continuous exercises,” British defence officials said. The fleet, largest Soviet naval force in the Atlantic since World War 11, was apparently
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  • 121 1 ROME. Sat. (Reuter)—Giovanni Musante. 49-year-old former Vatican official, today married the woman for whom he left the priesthood. Only the bride’s mother and two witnesses were present when Musante. in an elegant black suit, and dark-haired Singnorina Giovanna Carlevaro. 37. in a white dress, exchanged vows in
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  • 113 1 UNITED NATIONS. Sat. (Reuter) —The United States today urged the U.N. Security Council to condemn Israel for its raid on Jordan last Wednesday. in which 18 civilians were reported killed. The American move was seen as an effort to broaden a tougher anti-Israel resolution
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  • 33 1 BARROW. Alaska. Sat. (Reuter) —Seven polar bears from Norway have been imported into Alaska their acknowledged natural home. The Norwegian bears have been brought in to appear in a film.
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  • 51 1 Our Second Luckv Shopper this week Page 2. Finalists in "Miss and Mr. Dental Health” Page 2. Impressive live firing display Page 3. Health Minister replies to SMA memo on abortion Page 4- Latest Hollywood gossips and film reviews Page 9. The A.B.C. of Orchid Growing Page
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  • 117 1 LONDON. Sat. (Reuter) Teachers and pupils at a school for infants in London’s dockland are being terrorised by a gang of children, none of them over seven years old, a Member of Parliament claimed today. Mr. John Silkin, of the Southeast London constituency of Deptford, called
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  • 74 1 SAN FRANCISCO. Sat (■Reuter) Only a few’ days remain before the prophets of doom are proven right-or wrong again-in their insistent predictions that a giant AprU earthquake will demolish California Though the majority of the State’s 20 million people laugh at the scare campaign, interest is mounting to
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  • 572 2 SINGAPORE, Sat. Singapore has been describe# as being on the threshold of modernization among Asiari nations in this region. The pace of economic development in the country, its multi-racial society and hard working people were some of the salient factors outlined as the “pillars of progress”
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  • 306 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat A search party looking for a woman, believed to have been dragged away by a man-eating tiger, later found her semi-nude body partly covered by rubber leaves. Instead of tiger marks, they found stab wounds and strangulation marks around her throat, an inquest
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  • 219 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. The Anti-Corruption Agency Director. Enche Harun bin Dato Hashim. has cancelled the leave of his entire staff, from Tuesday until polling day. in an attempt to ensure a clean general election. “The Agency will be on the alert until after polling day.” he
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  • 121 2 LONDON, Sat. (Reuter) ■The British Overseas Airways Corporation last night prepared for its second full-scale pilots strike in 10 months. Talks on a new wage agreement broke down after a scant two minute* of discussion. BOAC officials were gloomy on whether talks with the pilots
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  • 79 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. Tun Abdul Razak said the Phi. lippines was enlarging on airfield* facing Sabah and increasing naval movements in the area. He had evidence, he added, to support this. The Deputy Prime Minister, who was speaking a t the opening of a secondary
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  • 269 2 SINGAPORE. Sat. A student leader today called on the authorities not to place obstacles in the formation of a National Union of Singapore Students. The call came from Mr Bhag Singh. President of the University of Singapore Students’ Union, when he opened a national seminar
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  • 113 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat The Industrial Training Institute here has begun operating two shifts daily to meet the demands for semi-skilled workers The Chairman of the Central Apprenticeship Board. Mr. Fong Soon Heng. said that ore shift was to provide for traininy of apprentices while the other
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  • 122 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. The Sabah Government will deal firmly with subversive elements trying to disrupt the general election in the State, the Minister of Sabah Affairs. Dato Ganle Gilong, said today. He was speaking to newsmen at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport before leaving for a
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  • 128 2 The lady was “spotted” bv our cameraman on Thursday shopping at Metro in High Street, one of the Republic's leading department stores, at about noon. Will the lady please call at Eastern Sun, 23-B Cantonment Road, to collect her gift voucher any time during office
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  • 137 2 SINGAPORE. Sat. The Serangoon Garden branch of the People's Action Partv is organising a film show entitled "The Return of the One-Arm-ed Swordsman” to be held at the Paramount Theatre on April 16 at 9 3o p m. Mr Chew Chin Jin, hon secretary of the Film
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  • 246 2 SINGAPORE. SatTwelve finalists six girls and six boys vying for the “Miss and Mr. Dental Health” today sat for their preliminary dental examination at the Institute of Health. The final judging in this contest will be held at the end of the
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  • 193 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat The Sarawak Communist Or. ganisation is trying to set up cells called “work forces groups" in their effort to win the hearts and minds of the people of Sarawak, particular, ly farmers living in the border areas. This was disclosed bv the Assistant
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  • 301 3 SINGAPORE, Sat. Some 4.000 National Servicemen of the Singapore Infantry Regiment this morning gave an impressive display of a brigade live firing exercise at the Singapore Armed Forces Training Institute in Pasir Laba. The exercise, using some ol the most modern and sophisticated weapons available, was
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  • 198 3 JAKARTA, Sat. (Reuter) President Suharto of Indonesia said today relations between Australia and Indonesia were now very close and added he was very happy that Australia was to give Indonesia more aid. The President was speaking at a Merdeka Palace ceremony to receive the credentials of rew
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  • 190 3 HONG KONG, Sat. (Reuter) •—Madame Ratna Dewi Sukarno, Japanese wife of deposed Indonesian President Sukarno, said here she would not return to Indonesia unless she knew 6he could see her husband. In an, interview with the English-language newspaper, the South China Morning Post, yesterday. Mrs. Sukarno
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  • 86 3 SEATTLE. Washington. Sat. '(UPI) The Vice Chief of Naval Operations says that the newly developed strategic mobility of the Soviet Navy is worrying the Pentagon. "The challenge to us is genuine, and the problem for us is a national one in every sense of the
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  • 68 3 DURBAN. Sat. (Reuter) About 100 non-white doctors at Durban’s biggest hospital have decided to quit in protest against the Government’s refusal to upgrade their salaries to the level of higher-paid white medical staff. The threatened walkout by the doctors whose pay is onl v about
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  • 66 3 LONDON. Sat. (Reuter) Fire swept through London’s Charing C rczs Hospital last night and about 50 patients. Including 20 pregnant women, vere evacuated from the 150year old building. The fire started in a ground floor linen cupboard, spread to the records office and finally the
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  • 138 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. The Malaysian and Australian Apex Clubs and Round Table Clubs of New Zealand today donated 15 bursaries to Malaysian students. The Minister of Education. Enche Khir Johari, presented the bursaries to 15 secondary school students when he opened the two-dav seminar organised
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  • 901 3 SINGAPORE. Sat —Suggestions were made last night during a forum on medical ethics to change some of the rules to reflect local conditions and to strike a balance between the rights of the patient and the needs of society. Speakers at the forum organised
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  • 342 3 ‘Technical Aid Must Be Self-Generating Type KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. The Minister of Commerce and Industry. Tan Sri (Dr.) Lim Swee Aun, today told a tale of a hungry man and a fish to illustrate the vital role of technical assistance to boost productivity in the country. Expressing his gratitude to
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  • 79 3 JAKARTA. Sat. (Reuter) The Indonesian Air Force has conducted an exercise using Soviet-made guided missiles, an Air Force spokesman said today. The ground-to-a i r-missiles exploded at a height of 12-1/2 kilometres (about 8 miles) and 47 kilometres away (about 30 miles) from the launching site.
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  • 171 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Sot. Malaysia is grateful to the United States Government tor its decision to increase its stockpiles of natural rubber and tin, the Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, said to- day. He told newsmen at the Royal Malaysian Air
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  • 190 3 KI’ALA LI'MPFR, Sat. The day of the solitary research worker or the single-hand physician providing every form of medical care has indeed passed. This was stated today by the Minister of Education, Enche Khir Johari. when he opened the seminar of the Institute of Medical
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  • 190 3 U.S. Withdrawal BANGKOK. Sat. (Reuter) The Thai Foreign Minister, Mr. Thanat Khoman. has said that Thailand is not unduly worried about a possible withdrawal of American forces from South-east Asia. Mr. Thanat said this in an interview with correspondents of the Westinghouse Broadcasting Corporation and the
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  • 165 3 SINGAPORE. Sat. Mr. N G. Raju, B.MM. was reelected Chairman of the Port of Singapore Authority Employees’ Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society Limited for the 12th successive year at the annual general meeting of the Society held at the PARC hall in Bukit Cherim Road recently. Other
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  • 76 3 JAKARTA. Sat. (Reuter) Indonesian troops have killed two important rebel leaders in the troubled West Borneo Province, Antara new s agency reported today. Yap Tjung Ho and Yacob were shot dead in a clash at Mount Tanoi on Tuesday and their guns were seized. Indonesian troops
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  • 84 3 TAIPEI. Sat. (Reuter) President Chiang Kai-shek today called on the ruling Kuomintang Party to reorganise and work for the speedy destruction of the Peking regime. Speaking at the opening of the 10th National Congress of the Kuomintang. President Chiang said the party must have a “new
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  • 104 3 KUCHING. Sat. (UPI) Sarawak Governor. Tun Abang Haji Openg. died at the Istana (Palace) in Kuching on Friday night. He was 64. The late Governor had been ill for several months. He will be accorded a State funeral on Sunday. Tun Openg was sworn
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  • 168 3 JAKARTA. Sat. (Reuter) President Suharto today installed Major General Sumitro as the new Chief of Staff for Defence and Security and elevated his rank to Lieutenant General. General Sumitro replaced Lieutenant General Rachman Kartakusumah. The appointment of General Sumitro former deputy Army Chief for Operations, was seen
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  • 786 4 SINGAPORE, Sot. O The Minister tor Health, Mr. Chua Sian Chin tonight replied to the recent memorandum on the controversial Abortion Bill submitted by the Singapore Medical Association recently. Speaking as guest-of-honour at the ninth annual dinner of the association, the Minister also
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  • 187 4 DAP Allegations Unfounded —RMP KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. The Royal Malaysia Police yesterday refuted a statement by the Democratic Action Party that police have restricted the number of speak era at any one Dolltical fally to persons. The police In a statement Said the allegation* by the DAP were unfounded. “No
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  • 102 4 SINGAPORE. Sat. The First Lady, Puan Noor Aishah today gave a luncheon to council members and commissioners of the Girl Guides Association. She noted that the numerical strength of the Girl Guides had risen considerably and urged them to continue the good work. 1 She thanked Mrs.
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  • 575 4 SINGAPORE. Sat. The University of Singapore was urged tonight to consider the establishment of a “general practice” medical department. The call came from Dr Arthur Lim, President of the I Singapore Medical Associa1 tion when he spoke at the as- sociation’s
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  • 221 4 SINGAPORE. Sat. Mr. Tay Soo Yong has been reelected President of the Singapore Chinese Bus Owners’ Association for the 11th successive year at the annual general meeting of the SCBOA held at Upper Serangoon Road today. Speaking shortly after his re-election. Mr Tay thanked the members
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  • 102 4 THE 121st Australian Signal Squad donated a third ambulance to the Spastic Children's Association of Singapore on Monday, March 24. Picture shows Major Peter Murray (right) presenting the keys of the ambulance to Mr. Lennard Rayner, Appeals Chairman of the Spastics Children’s Association of Singapore, with Matron K.K. Khor (centre)
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  • 196 4 SINGAPORE. Sat The First Lady, Puan Noor Aishah. today opened the Wonderland Fair at the Old Admiralty House in Grange Road In aid of the Spastics Children Association of Singapore. In a brief speech, the First Lady commended the voluntary efforts of the helpers
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  • 55 4 10 a.m Chinese operatic practice at National Theatre Club. Clemenreau Avenue 5.30 p.m Krnonanished classes at Ramakrishna Mission. Bartley Road. 5.30- p.m Public performance by Police Band at Zehnder Road Village Community Centre. 5.30- pm Public performances by Singapore Infantry Regiment Band at Botanic Gardens and by Police
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  • 166 4 SINGAPORE. Sat. Shocking colours are OUT. Pastel colours are IN. Black and white are all-time favourites. Waists and belts are still popular. These trends were ai echoed in an exclusive fashion show “Fashion 150” with designs created by a well-known local fashion designer.
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  • 119 4 KUCHING. Sat. (Reuter) Malaysian Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman has consulted the Sarawak Government on the appointment of a successor to the State Governor. Tun Haji Openg. who died yesterday. The Tunku told reporters before leaving for Kuala Lumpur that the consultations with Sarawak's Chief
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  • 912 4 SINGAPORE Sat. Mr. AK. Kesavan. lecturer at S,„ga por,' p“l ytre hn ic, W.for N« I to take up a Colombo Plan Award at the English Language Institute in New Zealand. MRS. E.E. McMillan, Member of Parliament for Dunedin North. New Zealand, visited Singapore March 19-21.
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  • 328 4 SINGAPORE. Sat. A Sunday outing by the sea turned out to be costly for 21 picnickers who were all caught littering Changi Beach by public health officers. The health officers in response to the warning made by th e Health Minister that the
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  • 60 4 SINGAPORE. Sat A third person Involved In the armed robbery at Sims Avenue early this week surrendered to the police at CID headquarters in Robinson Road last night. _A police spokesman said the youth was now being detained bv the C T Investigation* have been stepped
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  • 326 6 FIRST RESULTS OF METHODIST COUNT THE first results have now been received and are being analysed of the Methodist vote on the scheme for uniting with the Church of England. There are a total of 862 circuits taking part in the vote. When the first 300
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  • 393 6 SINGAPORE. Sat. A veteran nursing educator from the United States has been named new Assistant Secretary of the Medical Department of the Far Eastern Division of Seventh-day Adventists, it was announced here. She is Miss Maxine Atteberry (right), of Loma Linda
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  • 36 6 SINGAPORE. Sat.—The new three-storey extension of Life Church and Far Eastern Bible College at 9-A Gilstead Road, which has become a new landmark on Dunearn Road, is almost completed.
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  • 238 6 The well-known evangelist. Rev. Greg Tingson from the Philippine* will speak at the Bartley Christian Church, on Sunday. March 30. at 5 p.m. Mr. Tingson. who Is the chairman of the Asian Evangelists Commission. 1* often called the Billy Graham of the PmLppines. with a
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  • 199 6 SINGAPORE. Sat. Rev. David Huntley (above), director of the Singapore Recording Centre of the Far East Broadcasting .Associates of Singapore will leave here on Monday. March 31 to attend the Far East Broadcasting Company annual directors conference in Manila. The conference will be from April 2
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  • 176 6 SINGAPORE. Sat The Faith Methodist Church meeting at 400. Commonwealth Drive. Queenstown will be holding a series of Easter rallies featuring Mr K.T. Han a singing evangelist and other guest artistes with instrumental accompaniments The rallies will begin nightlv at 730 pm., on Monday. March 31
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  • CHURCH AT HOME
    • 391 6 FROM THE CHRISTIAN WHY are Christians so shy about holiness? What prompts their reticence toward talk of holy living? Is it that the doctrine has been divisive? Is it that we are so short of holiness we are embarrassed to talk about It? Or is it perhaps
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  • 317 6 T'HE ANZEA Scripture Union has recently appointed A Mr. David Chan as general secretary for Scripture Union in East Asia. The appointment is to fulfil its deaire to serve the churches in the East Asia area through its specialist services. Mr. David Chan and his
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  • 78 6 SINGAPORE. Sat. The Queenstown Baptist Church at 495 Margaret Drive will be launching an eight-night evangelistic revival campaign bebinning next Sundey. Apr. 6. Meetings will be held In the church nightly 7.30 from April 6 to 13. God’s message will be delivered by Mr. Maak Hay Chun
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
    • 560 7  -  By Chorles E. Flinner \yASHINGTON, Sat. (UPI) The Nixon Administration's fight a 9a'nst inflation is going to cost Americans about 10 5 billion dollars in extra taxes during the fiscal year beginning in July. Wtxon sent to Congress on Wednesday a message
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    • 159 7 ROME, Bat. (AFP) The European Common Market Council of Ministers came under heavy fire here yesterday at a meeting of the European Parliament Political Commission, reliable sources here reported. They said that among more general criticism the Commission accused the Ministers of violating a number
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    • 89 7 FRANKFURT, Sat. (AFP)— West Germany’s rubber Industry turnover increased by 16 per cent in 1968 to total 4.100 million Deutschmark, the Industry’* official association has announced here Production Increased by 18.7 pe r cent to total 788,000 tons, and the employee total also went
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    • 15 7 SINGAPORE, Sat. The tin price for today was 5596 per picul, up $1.75.
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    • 283 7 SINGAPORE, Sat The following if the berthing list released by the Port of Singapore Authority: DEPARTURE: Godowna Vessels 8/7 FernclifT 13/14 Glenfolloch 13/16 Benavon N. W. 2/S Auby N. W. 3/4 Perlis N. W. 4/5 Petaling 33 36 Lloyd Bakke 38/39 Lanmir (tanker) 42/43 Hitch 44 45
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    • 149 7 LONDON. Sat. (UPI) Industrial shares failed to set a decisive trend on the stock market yesterday and the list looked mixed at the final bell. Burmah Oil Co's 50 million pounds ($l2O million) moneyraising plan kept oils In the spotlight pushing both Burmah and British
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    • 55 7 HONG KONG Sat. (UPI) Money Quotations:HK56.***** per U.S. dollar HK56.0975 per U.S. dollar TT HK'14.53 per pound sterling HK5320.0 per tael of gold 94.5 per cent fineness HK5162.3 per 10.000 Japanese yens HKM3I.O per 100 Philippines pesos buyers HK 5 132.0 per 100 Philippines pesos sellers Philippine
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    • 38 7 NEW YORK. Sat. (UPI) Dow Jones closing averages on the New York stock exchange: 30 Industrials 933 48 20 Rails ***** 15 Utilities 129.67 65 Stocks 324.39 40 Bond s 73.00 Commodity futures index 137.54.
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    • 106 7 SHOULD Singapore or Malaysia wish to add a reindeer or two to its zoo, Scandinavian Airlines might in the future be able to arrange the transport and the care during the journey, SAS general manager for Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei, Mr. John Hoyer said. He said that SAS has experience
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    • 244 7 JAKARTA. Sat. (UPI) A group of international economic experts said they were ■’impressed’’ by the progress of the Indonesian economy in the past three years. Mr J J Oyevaar. chairman of the International Business and Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC) in Indonesia, said the improvement was especially
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    • 112 7 TOKYO. Sat. (UPI) The Japan Monopoly Corporation announced yesterday it was putting 13 kinds of "sightseeing cigarettes" on the domestic market next Tuesday The Monopoly Corporation said it had decided to do this because cigarettes are becoming increasingly popular among tourists as souvenirs The 13
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    • 39 7 NEW YORK. Sat. (UPI) Rubber future* closed 20 points higher on no sales yesterday. May 27.00 Juiy 26 45 Oct. 26.45 Nov. 26.00 Jan. (1970) 26.00 Mar. 26.00 Localy, No. 2 RSS w-as 261/2 cents per pound.
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    • 117 7 A PROPOSED merger between the Bank of New South Wales and the Commercial Bank of Australia has been abandoned In a joint statement they said they had oeen unable fo arrive at terms which were mutually acceptable. In consequence the merge* discussions had been terminated. The
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    • 89 7 SINGAPORE. Sat. Mr. Raymund A Kathe. Fir*t National City Bank vicepresident in charge of the Far East. Australia and New Zealand la visiting Singapore this week During hU visit Mr Kathe will be examining Singapore* industrial growth and investment opportunities Mr Kathe joined First National
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    • 117 7 FOREIGN companies operating in Australia increased ineir earnings on their direct investment trom $266,000,000 in 1966-67 to 5392.U00.000 in 1967-68 Only $168,000,000 was remitted. It would appear that the companies are satisfied to Invest most of heir profits in Australia. It is expected that a
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    • 24 7 COPENHAGEN. Sat (AFP) The Danish bank rate was yesterday raised from Six to seven percent, the National Bank of Denmark said.
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    • 186 7 NEW YORK. Sat, (UPI) Vietnam peace hopes continued to generate an active demand for stocks yesterday In heavy turnover. Normal pre-weekend evening up pressure, however, knocked much of the list from best levels. Shortly before the final bell, the UPI stock market indicator, measuring
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    • 158 7 MANILA. Sat (UPI) The Asian Develooment Bank (ADB) announced yesterday it had agreeq to send a team of experts to "asses* the technical and economic soundness’’ of the Sempor Irrigation Project in Indonesia for possibls ADB financial assistance. A to© priority i n
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    • 66 7 SINGAPORE Sat The Association of Banks in Malaysla-Singapore today made the following changes in Its rates to merchants i rates are quoted to the equivalent of 100 units of foreign currency). Selling TT or OD ready: Deutsche Marks $76 5275: Holland Guilders $34 7250; Swiss Franc* $71.3350; French
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    • 105 7 SINGAPORE, Sat. The noun time* at the nlosapxir < hinm* Produce Car hang* tod at are:— Buyer aellei I oeonut Oil (TO H > ft■■ lb 40 On < nr iniUl Oil o b.) orum si.ee Mixed Orpin 31 00 M nniok Mhite Pepper (FOB) t*o*V VL.W ***** Kara*ak
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    • 349 7 SINGAPORE, Sat. The market fluctuated over the fairly wide range of about 2i cents during the past week to record a high of 72| cents and a low of 69| cents state Holiday, Cutler, Bath Cr Co., in their weekly rubber market review Turnover was varied
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    • 56 7 LONDON. Sat (AFP) A contract, valued at just under four million pounds for two i Mark 111 Corvettes hag been signed between the Nigerian Ministry of Defence and the Vosper Thornycroft Group, ship builders, and engineers, a member of the David Brown Corporation These ships are due
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    • 67 7 LONDON. Sat. (UFI) Rubber market closed very quiet with spot 24-13/15 25Settlement House May 24-7/8 25-1/16. June, July, July/Sept, and Oct./Dec 24-7/8 25. Jan./March 24-11/1* 24-13/16. April/June 24-9/16 24-11/16. July/Sept. 24-7/16 24-9/16. Oct./Dec. 24-5/16 24-7/16 Jan./March 24-3/1* 24-5/16. April/June 24-1/16 24-1/4. July/Sept. 24 24-3/16. General Markets
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    • 115 7 LONDON. Sat. World supplies of tin could show a deficit of 5.500 ton* in 1969 if export quotas are maintained at the present rate throughout the year, according to Vivian, Younger, and Bond, the influential London metal brokers in their latest review. The brokers calculated
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    • 124 7 TWO overseas banks, the Bank of America and the Bank of Tokyo, are Joining the Bank of New South Wale*. Australia's oldest trading bank. In an Australian development company. The banks will be equal partners in a company that will have an opening paid-up
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  • POPPING AROUND With Platter Pete
    • 253 8 THE first group record band leader Cyril Stapleton produced for Pye. was by the Move! However, that particular disc had to be ecrapped because the Move were already signed to another company. Cvril didn’t Produce another group session until very recently. And this time, the record saw the
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    • Article, Illustration
      275 8 JJI THERE! How about that! A reader last week asked me it I had done any stage singing before. Well. to tell the truth (a man can change, can't he?) I did in tact performed on stage a couple of times. And boy. was I fabulous! The audience loved
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    • 1068 8 SHOCK: The Beatles let their hair grow and sprout beards, wear strange, brightly coloured clothes “My God, they look like Hippies Offence: The Establishment hates Hippies. SHOCK: The Beatles follow the Maharishi into an obscure Eastern
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    • 761 8 WITH their tour with Stevie Wonder under way— and mighty world sales of "Buttercup" under their belt as well as a new hit in the Chart with "Bad. Bad Old Days" it's been one of those weeks in which the Foundations have been only
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    • 410 8 Amsterdam provides this week’s seriet of pop chert shocks es The Cats storm up seven places to capture the number one spot with “Why.” Otherwise it's the British groups in the Dutch top ten that catch the eve es the Bee Gees' “First Of May” climbs to two
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    • 555 8 THE Monkees are now touring Australia and I cornered Davy Jones at the Melbourne President Motor Inn. I found him very eager to talk to me. Here are his anwers to my questions. QDoes it worry you being the most popular Monkeel A I think we
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  • HOLLYWOOD EVERYWHERE
    • 1433 9  -  By Sheilah Graham FRANK Sinatra has taken up with Jill St. John where they left off shortly before he married Mia Farrow. Frankie and Jill have been doing the swinging scene in Manhattan. .Now that Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton are safely In
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    • Article, Illustration
      311 9 story of Oliver Twist is a familiar one to schoolchildren and adults alike but under the Romulus production of Lionel Barts' play it has become one of the most memorable and refreshing pictures ever made. It's little wonder then that the film has been nominated for 11 Academy
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    • 479 9  -  By Sheilah Graham HOLLYWOOD. Sat—How would you like .NOT to be Elizabeth Taylor? You have a bad back, or you have a hysterectomy, and thev start writing that you have cancer. Elizabeth’s back injury started when she was 12 years old. after she fell off a
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    • 388 9 THE influence and importance of the Church, or more precisely the Catholic Church, has never been made more accurately aware of than in 70MM (in full stereophonic sound) production of "The Shoes of the Fisherman”, or the office of the Pope. That the Pope today, more
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    • 220 9 GROUP BOOKING FDR the flint time tn Singapore theatre party group can be organised for the Easter attraction screening of MOM« THE SHOES OK THE FISHERMAN." The offer is for groups of 30 or more, to a pre-show dinner at the Krlong Nile Club i Cathay Hotel i
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    • 312 9 EiHl' LAST 3 days: Us.m. 1*» .i| 6.30 A 913 p.m 0.43 A 9.30 pP. Columbia's “DUFFY” in Colot Jinv cobura Sutannah York ODEON A PALACE: OnrDi* Premiere: Wed. 2nd. Waft D-snev Present* "BLACKBEARD9 GHOST” Peter Ustinov in Technicolor ORCHARD-***** LAST 4 DATS! 4 Shows; 11. 1.45. 000 A 9
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  • Feme
    • 1652 10  -  By K. F. Yap FOLLOWING the po- pularity of the recent series of articles on Ikebana flower arrangement by Lady De La Mare, Eastern Sun is pleased to introduce, at the request of readers, a new series on “Orchid Growing,” designed to give a comprehensive
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    • 329 10 WHETHER it is parody, comedy, or satire!—“TV Fashions ‘69’ has it all in the all-out controversial parade which makes many a model dance to its tune! Signature tunes of course! For if the costumes don’t strike a familiar note, there is always the melody in the
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    • 351 10  -  By H C. Tan IF you have spent half an hour running your fingers through the luxurious furs of mink, sable or fox like I have, then you’ll know what the feeling of glorious luxury is like. In short, my visit to James Fong Fur
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    • 139 10 REVIVAL of the Thirties spectator pump, now a snubtoed little thing with a low, stacked heel, in white with navy, perforated. SHEER shirts for summer, in voiles and chiffons, the colours soft and dark, the prints hot and bright, the sleeves billowy. THE long coat look, in double-breasted
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 185 10 nnl .1 GIVE ME NO, ALBERT/THE. PROFESSOR HAS BEEN KIND TO OFFER THAT HE ACCOMPANY V ME/ V YOU WISH I SHOULD 60 WITH VOI TO SET RUPOLFO, COUNTESS f ADORESS OF RESTAU RANT/ APARTMENT 1 Hii X 1 RUPOLFO, I WISH YOU'P LET ME FAY THE CHECK 1 IDO
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    • 301 10 TODAY and YOU. Sunday, March 30, 1969. STAR. GAXER'*0 ARIES MAR 21 5A6063 Cl’ 71 77-70*) TAURUS MAvjo! J'i20-21-29-44 3/47-72-73 1 Excellent 2 Avoid 3 A 4 He'p 5 Problem* GEMINI 6 Cnonce MAY 21 8 To o Crowded 10V.no* 22 25-27-52 54 62-65 ll Not 12 it CANCER 13
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  • Sun Sport
    • 2399 11  -  By Big Ben IPOH, Sat. Kachang Puteh, owned by Goldmine Stable, made an impressive debut today when he scored an ail-the-way win in race eight to pay $37 for a win ticket. The three-year-old is trained by Jack Spencer who sent out four winners. His
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    • 208 11 SINGAPORE. Sat Brilliant bowling by D Hilderley helped Army to score a 32 runs win over Ceylon Sports Club, in the SCA division two cricket match played at the CSC ground today. CSC were only able to collect 124 runs all out. in reply
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    • 299 11 HONG KONG, Sat. (Reuter) Spanish ace Ramon Sota shot a four-under par 66 to grab a three stroke lead after 54 holes in the Hong Kong Open golf championships today after overnight leader Maurice Bembridge of Britain faltered. The 30-year-old chain-smok-ing Spaniard trimmed a stroke from
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    • 158 11 SINGAPORE. Sat. Hamilton Sports Club defeated Police 3-2 in a hard-fought FAS Division One league match played at the Jalan Besar Stadium this evening. The matcn was played off tamely with both teams indulging in mid-field play until the 20th minute, when Police centre-forward. Osman Baharom
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    • 83 11 LIVERPOOL. England. Sat. (Reuter) Highland Wedding jointly owned by American Tim McKoy and Canadian Charles Burns won the Grand National steeplechase run over four miles and 856 yards here today. J. L. Drabble's Steel Bridge was second and Alex B. Mitchell’s Rondetto third of 30 runners.
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    • 93 11 ROME. Sat. (Reuter) Former world junir middleweight champion Sandro Mazzinghi's debut as a middleweight ended last night in fiasco. The referee declared this non-title fight against Cuban-born Wilfred Hurst of the United States a norontest in the eighth round because neither boxer would fight properly
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    • 203 11 TORONTO. Sat. (Reuter) Swedish badminton star Sture Johnsson gained revenge on C a n a d la n Jamie Paulson with a convincing 15-6. 15-11 win in the quarter-finals of the Canadian Open championships here last night. Johnsson, the reigning European champion,
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    • 53 11 SINGAPORE. Sat. Singapore Recreation Club defeated last year’s runners-up, Ceylon Sports Club by one goal to nil in the first round of the SHA Senior division knockout eomjjetition played at the Padang this evening The winning goal was scored by skipper Douglas Nonis of! a penalty flick in
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    • 1185 11 raj TV and Radio w TV SINGAPURA (CHANNEL 5) A M 10.00 Pro*. Summary in English; 1005 The Nurses A Strange And Distant Place- 10.55 Carol Burnett Show: 1140 Halaman Keluarga. PM 1210 Bug* Bunny Show; 12.40 Skippv The Bush Kangaroo The Rustlers; 1 05 Prog Summary in all Languages;
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  • RACING COMMENTS
    • 1263 12  -  By BIG BEN "VTAKIN looks oil set to score his third win off the reel by outstaying his opposition in the last event (Race Nine) at Ipoh today# second day of the Perak Turf Club March April meeting. The Castle Donnington gelding has hit a
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    • 2301 12 Race 1: Horses Class 6s Div. 2 5Vfe Furs—1.45 P-m. (For 1 Local Riders Only) i 810 Chiaramella 7y 9 00 Annie's Stable Samsuri Soaidi 5 2 866 Top Kingdom By 900 Top Kingdom Stable Heddle Anuar 6 3 800 Tallette 6y 9 00 L. S. Stable
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    • 215 12 BIG BEN JIMMY LAD K B.K. CISCO RACE MR LINCINSCE Sistie Pink Heather MsMC Lilfel Tower Ueetmuster 11 WALKAWAY Eiffel Tower Ton Kingdom SISTIC Walkaway Mr. Lincinsue RACE 2 QUEEN'S GAMBIT Actor IV Lost Horizon II QUEEN S GAMBIT Actor IV Shvree LOST HORIZON II Queen's Gambit Actor I\'
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    • 686 12 NAIROBI, Sat. (Reuter) Eighty-nine cars will set out from here next Thursday at the start of the East African Safari, a 3.000-mile bone-rattling ride to the fabled mountains of the moon and back. Run over dirt roads which become impossible. torrents within minutes of
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 105 12 Time And Tide TODAY Singapore Town: 2.50 am. (4 ft. 8 ins 8.24 am. (7 ft. 3 Ins 3 20 p.m. (2 ft.): 10 06 p.m. (7 ft. 5 ins Naval Dockyard: 2.45 am (5 ft. 6 ins.): 8.36 am. (8 ft. 3 ins.); 2.58 p.m. (2 ft. 8 ins
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