Eastern Sun, 12 May 1969

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    21 1 EASTERN SUN SINGAPORE'S OWN NATIONAL DAILY Estd. 1966. Vol. 3 No. 995 Monday. 12 May 1969. MC(P) 0737 Price 15 cent*
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    Lock icon Discord On Good Time To Push Sabah Claim Again
    372 1 MANILA, Sun. (UPI) Two ranking members of the ruling Nacionalista Party offered conflicting views today on the wisdom, or lack of it, of resuming talks with Malaysia on the Philippine claim to Sabah. Senator Jose Roy, president pro-tempore of the Philippine
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    68 1 LA ROCHELLE, France, Sun. (UPI) Viola Danisova. 26, popped into an automatic photograph booth to hide two stolen leather coats under her own overcoat. To convince passers-bv that she was genuinely having her photograph taken, she pi't in the necessary money but then forgot to pick up the
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    Lock icon China Denies Making Threat
    322 1 'Linoleum Blowing In The Wind' HONG KONG, Sun. (Reuter) China has denied that its troops along the Sino-Sikkim border last month issued an ultimatum to Indian forces to withdraw from the area. According to the official New China News Agency today, the denial was made by
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    Lock icon University Show Brawn As Well
    258 1 SINGAPORE. Sun. Some 400 students from the University of Singapore took up spades and changkols today to help in the metalling of three of the Republic s roads in the Sembawang constituency. The annual work camp which is being organised bv the University Students' I/nion
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    Lock icon Mild Tremor
    39 1 BELGRADE. Sun. A medium earth tremor was felt in the Yugoslav town of Debar at the Albanian frontier about 190 miles south of here, late last night, a report said today. No casualties or damage were reported.
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    Lock icon 'TREASON' CHARGE
    70 1 KARLSRUHE. West Germany. Sun (Reuter) West German Marxist millionaire Hannshelnz Porst and two of hi* former employees go on trial here tomorrow charged with having treasonable relations with East Germany's Intelligence bureau. The 46-year-old businessman. who built his father's Nuremberg photo shop into one of the country's larg«Jst
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    Lock icon Body Quits Govt. Council
    61 1 LONDON. Sun. (Reuter) The National Council for Civil Liber es announced today it is withdrawing its active participation from governmentsponFored immigration advisory bodies a s a protest against government policy. The council's decision follows a statement by the government that it is to propose •n amendment
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    Lock icon Envoys' Meet On July 1
    111 1 TOKYO. Sun. (UPI) Japanes* ambassadors to Asian and Pacific nation* will open a four-day meeting beginning July 1. In Togyo to discuss the current Asian problems, the Foreign Ministry announced. According to the ministry's announcement. 17 ambassadors and the consul general to Hong Konz will
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    Lock icon Students Abuse Humphrey In Pub
    134 1 LONDON Sun. (UPI) Former U.S. Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey vesterday lightly dismissed a college students scrap in a London Pub where he was sipping an ale Mr. Humphrey told newsmen "We weren't around for most of the commotion" when 40 ghoutlng. brawling students from
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    Lock icon 'Learning To Kill Young'
    223 1 LONDON. Sun (UPI) —A British Baroness says that manv children learn to kill before they learn to read through brutal movies, rougii television shows and violent comic books "It is astonishing how complacent the public is about this." Baroness Summerskill a former Cabinet Minister ani longtime
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    Lock icon De Gaulle Takes Mass In Ireland
    195 1 SXEEM. Irish Republic, Sun. (Reuter) General rie Gaulle attended mass in a hotel lounge here today as a tight security screen kept hundreds of cameramen and newsmen at bay. The former French President and his wife have remained In complete seclusion at the 14-bedroomed
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    Lock icon PM Lee Golfs In Washington
    146 1 WASHINGTON. Bun. (Reuter) Singapore Prime Minister Mr. Lee Kuan Yew today had a game of golf with Mr Marshall Green. U.B. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Other high officials of the State Department were also In the party which played
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    Lock icon 'A Big Four Meeting Is No Use At All'
    193 1 A Big Four Meeting Is No Use At All' TURIN, Italy, Sun. (Reuter) Mrs. Golds Meir, the Israeli Prime Minister, was quoted here today as saving that Israel was not even ready to discuss any proposals for a Middle East settlement put forward by the four major powers. vlrs. Meir
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    Lock icon New Hope For UK In C-Mart
    125 1 STRASBOURG. France. Sun. (Reuter) The international monetary crisis and the departure of President de Gaulle are likely to dominate this week's 20th anniversary session of the Council of Europe starting here tomorrow. This is the first debate by the council's consultative assembly since the
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    Lock icon Plague Of Lions
    73 1 DAR-ES-SALAM, Sun.(UPI) —Man-eating lions which have been terrorizing the Tunduru district of Southern Tanzania are reported to have killed 11 persons, including nine women. In a bid to kill the maneaters. scouts have shot 17 lions in the district but reports of attacks still continue. Most of
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    Lock icon Restrictions Denied
    68 1 TEL AVTV. Sun. (Reuter) A Defence Ministry spokesman today denied press reports from Amman that travel restrictions had been imposed on residents of the West Bank of the Jordan There was no change in the situation, the spokesman said. Travellers intending to go from the West Bank to
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    Lock icon $32,000 For A Tang Horse
    113 1 NEW YORK. Sun. (UPI) A private collector has paid U8532.000 a probable world auction record for a 30 and one-half inch high porcelain horse from the Chinese Tang dynasty The horse, a glazed terra cotta burial figure, was made some time between 700 and 750
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    Lock icon MALAYSIAN ELECTION ROUND-UP
    2200 2  -  By CHAN KAM YAU KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The Alliance has been returned to power in the parliamentary elections its majority heavily slashed by opposition parties. With the election in Sabah and Sarawak yet to be completed Indications are that the opposition parties are going to achieve their
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    Lock icon PI Pugilists To Take Part In C'ship
    100 2 SINGAPORE. Sun. A team of pugilists from the Philippines arrived here yesterday, probably the first team to arrive for the South-east Asia Pugilistic Invitation Championship organised by the People's Association and the Singapore National Pugilistic Federation. To welcome them were the organisers of
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    Lock icon Heiress To Divorce No 7
    217 2 TANGIERS, Sun (UPI) Woolworth heiress Barbara Button has started divorce proceedings against her seventh husband. Prince Raymound Do an Yinh de Champassak. A court statement said the petition was filed earlier this year at Cuernavaca. Mexico, where Barbara Hutton was staying. The marriage took place
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    Lock icon SURGERY LECTURE
    34 2 SINGAPORE. Sun. Mr James Fraser senior lecturer In surgery at the University of Edinburgh will give a talk on "Cryo Burgery" at the Orthopaedic Lecture Theatre at 4 30 p m. tomorrow.
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    Lock icon 'PEACE' AWARD
    112 2 LOS ANGELES. Sun (UPIY —Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman were selected a* "Mother and father of the year for peace" yesterday at the first World Mother's Day Assembly sponsored by another Mother for Peace Organisation. Actress Donna Reed made the presentation to the husband and wife acting team
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      291 2 All welcome to Grady Wilson follow-up rally National Theatre Tonight-7.30 An Australian folk group, the latest addition to the Billy Graham musical team, will begin an extensive six-months' tour in Singapore today. They will sing for a follow-up rally to the recent Grady Wilson Crusade which will be held at
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      38 2 LIFE IS JUST rco nycH\ FOR ML- i t CAMSLE x MYSELF Id EAR-) IN6 OFF DAY y BY DAY!, BEFORE HAD A CHANCE TO DECIDE, I WAS THRCVIM n INTO TH/S UOf\ NOT AT ALL PREPARED!! tit)
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    Lock icon Parl-Sec. Calls For All-out Physical Promotion
    204 3 SINGAPORE, Sun. The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Social Affairs, Mr. Chan Chee Seng last night called on the people and individual organisations to co-operate with the Government to sustain a new zeal and enthusiasm in physical promotion in the Republic. Mr. Chan
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    Lock icon Seeded Clouds Rain Over Cebu
    192 3 MANILA. Sun (UPl>—Rain fell on the parched Central Philippine island of Cebu for the first time In thre« months festerday when a US Air orce plane fired silver iodide capsules into some fat rain clouds. The operation was part of a joint US-Philippine efforts to
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    Lock icon Honours For A M'sian
    71 3 MELBOURNE. Sun. (Reliter) —Malaysian student Pang Yook Tan from Seremban. studying science at La Trobe University here, has won the Bank of New South Wales award for 1969. The award, worth ASISO is for a second-year student considered to have carried out the most selfless community
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    Lock icon PHONE BOOTH 'COLLECTORS' CAUGHT IN ACT
    287 3 SINGAPORE, Sun. Two off duty police constables from the Queenstown Police Station kept an hour's observation on two persons who were seen tampering a telephone booth this morning at Tanglin Halt Road. The two men who were seen carrying a white plastic bag when
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    Lock icon History Of Our Forces Show In July
    236 3 SINGAPORE, Sun. An exhibition that depicts the role played by the people of Singapore in the development of the Police and the Armed Forces from 1819-1969 will be staged by the Ministry of the Interior and Defence in July, this year. The exhibition
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    Lock icon Prof. Tow Leaves Govt.
    38 3 SINGAPORE. Sun. Prof. Tow Siang Hwa, attached to the Kandang Kerbau Hospital has resigned from Government service. He was the Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. He Is reported to have gone Into private practice.
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    Lock icon Costliest Prospecting For Black Gold
    613 3  -  By Robert Williams PRUDHOE BAY, Sun. (Reuter) Security guards are present almost everywhere in this Alaskan oil-drilling area. Oil companies are keeping the results confidential in one of the most hush-hush operations ever conducted to find "Black gold." The reason: Much of the area will
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    Lock icon 3 Die, 22 Hurt In Scout Bus Crash
    178 3 CASTAIC. California. Sun (CPI) Three girl scouts died when a chartered bus rarrying 25 persons 20 scouts and five adults went out of control at the foot of a steep grade and rolled down an embankment yesterday. Of the 22 persons injured,
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    Lock icon 64 CRASHES
    25 3 SINGAPORE. Sun. There were a total of 64 road accidents of which four were serious during the past 24 hours in the Republic.
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      51 3 Toto Draws SINGAPORE. Sun The following numbers were today drawn in the weekly TOTO pools: 28 19 35 2 41 The additional number drawn was: 44. 5.30 p.m.-9 p.m.: SATA free mass X-ray station at 489 Stirling Road, block 49. 8 p.m.: Indian dance practice at National Theatre Club. Clemenceau
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    Lock icon PICTORICAL SOCIAL ROUND-UP
    573 4 THE Tunku Amp urn of Ne?ri Sembilan and seventy ini ited guests enjoyed a New Zealand lamb cooking demonstration in the grounds of the Istan e Organised by Tunku Dara Naquiab and the New Zealand Lamb Informition Bureau, the demonstration was an outstanding success and Rave some
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    Lock icon POWER AND WEAKNESS
    340 6 IN Malaysia, the Alliance is back in power but considerably weakened in the country's third general elections. The Alliance leadership was of course prepared for election surprises and upsets of a mild nature. But Saturday shocks were rather severe. Three Ministers and several prominent leaders of the
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    Lock icon N.Y.T. ON LAOTIAN CONFLICT
    214 6 UPI THE New York Times commented in Sunday's editions on what it called "the forgotten war," in Laos. The Times said: Reports of fresh fighting in Laos once more confirm the futility of the 1962 effort to neutralise that small Southeast Asian kingdom in the face
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    Lock icon PEKING'S CALL TO PEASANTS
    139 6 AFP PEKING Radio said, "the peasants of Sinkiang should prepare for war." Now the transfer of Sino-Soviet hostilities from the banks of the Ussuri to the mountains of Turkestan was seen here as being, at the least, an extension of the border fighting, and at the
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    Lock icon MICRONESIANS LOOK TO U.S.
    795 6  -  By Ginger Sinnigen SAIPAN, Sun. (UPI) Micronesia, to for the ugly stepchild of parents too busy with to give it love and care, is looking to U.S. Interior Secretary Walter J. Hickle to give substance to his promises of a better deal for the sprawling Pacific
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    Lock icon Peace Talks Atmosphere Changes
    607 6  -  By David Laulicht PARIS, Sun. (Reuter) The atmosphere round the Vietnam peace talks here has changed dramatically since the Vietcong announced its new peoce plan, experts said today. The guarded American response to the plan masks a vivid Interest in its terms and a wish to
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    Lock icon Himalayas: Deaths Could Have Been Avoided Says Elaine Hemilton
    442 6  -  By M. M. Gupta KATMANDU, Sun. (UPI) "The deaths could have been avoided/" said the abstract artist turned mountaineer, "But the way they rushed at it, the carelessness this was what resulted in the disaster." The way Baltimore painter Elaine Hemilton
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    Lock icon Vatican Calms The Faithful
    432 6  -  By Alexander Chancellor VATICAN CITY, Sun. (Reuter) The Vatican today hastened to calm the anxieties of millions of Roman Catholics who fear that some of their favourite Saints moy no longer be venerated because they have been dropped from the church's calendar. An authoritative editorial in
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    Lock icon Europe, Britain And de Gaulle
    849 6  -  FFOM SIN CHEW JIT POH Recently, the 18-nation European Council celebrated its ?oth anniversary in London Her Majesty, the Queen of England, addressing the Council on the occasion, appealed for m "till stronger body and the rejection of nationalistic isolationism. The Foreign Minister of West
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    Lock icon Rogers' Asian Trip
    284 6 WASHINGTON. Sun. (UPT) Secretary of Sta e William P. Rogers hopes during his forthcoming Asian trip to solidify allied support for tne Nixon Administrations pes~emeking strategy in Vietnam High administration officials said on Saturday Rogers will explain in more detail the formula he unveiled in a New
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    Lock icon Soviet Bid Fails—China
    210 6 HONG KONG. Sun tFeuThe theoretical journal Red Flag said today the Soviet Union's attempt to convert China into its colony by peaceful means was shattered. Quoted by Radio Peking, the Chinese organ said China had defeated Japan in the antl-Japanese war. After the war. China a:so defeated
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    Lock icon Todays Quotation:
    29 6 The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just Lincoln, Abraham
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    Lock icon Washington Post's Suggestion To Pope
    273 6 WASHINGTON. Sun. (UPI) The Washington Post, commenting on Pope Paul Vl's recent attack on journalists, suggested on Saturday that he might have better relations with newsmen if he would hold an occasional news conference or interview. "Pop* Paul, the Church he rules, is not easy
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      Lock icon Rebuilding Asia's Cities
      910 9  -  By R E. STANNARD Jr. UNITED NATIONS. Sun. (UPI) The best time to ceal with urban glut is r X the beginning. From Kabul to Manila and Taipei to Singapore, Asian planners are trying U steer their cities around the pitfalls that trapped Western metropolises in the
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      Lock icon Little Red Book On Wedding Etiquette
      384 9  -  By JOSEPH MA HONG KONG, Sun. (UPI) Communist China is rewritting the etiquette book for weddings. The new system saves bride, groom and friends a lot of money but takes some of the thrill out of old customs. Departing from the great issues of
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      Lock icon Rhythms For Safety
      539 9  -  By SHOTA USHIU HIKONE. Japan Sun. (UPI) A Japanese bus company measuring the emot.onal rhythms of its drivers to ••ut down on accidents. "It works," Senrabur** Oka. S3, chief of the company's safety section, said. "We have reduced our overall accident rate by 35 to 40 per
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      Lock icon Matsubara Triumphs
      205 9 Ma in ich i Mara th on OSAKA. Japan. San <UPI) Kazoo Matsubara. 30. came from behind in the last 1.300 metres today to win the 24th Mainlchi marathon in two hours 22 minute* 44 seconds. It was described by experts as a good time In the hot
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      Lock icon Toersen's Grand Prix
      119 9 HOCKENHEIM, We»t Germany, Sun. (AFP) Dutch rider Aalt Toersen, on a VeenKreidler won the opening 50 cc event at the West German motor cycling Grand Prix, counting lor the world championship series, here today. Toersen covered 15 laps of the Hockenheim circuit, totalling 101.520 kilometres .63.5 miles),
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      Lock icon Recs Suffer Second Defeat
      423 9 SINGAPORE, Sun Singapore Recreation Club suffered another defeat in the Singapore Cricket Association Senior League toaav when they were beaten by 44 runs by Royal Navy. SRC. who aie the top contenders for the senior league title this year, have now lost two game s in
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      Lock icon World 100 Yards Mark Equalled
      181 9 FRESNO. California. Sun. (AFP) American Negro John Carlos last night equalled the world 100 yards record with a time of 9.1 second*. Hi* performance made him co-holder of the record with hi* compatriots 800 Hayes, j.n Hines and Charlie Greene, •no the Canadian Harry Jerome
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      Lock icon Rochdale 3-0
      18 9 LONDON. Sun. (Reuter) Rochdale beat Southend 3-0 In a English division four match played laat nl|ht
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      Lock icon Hamilton Hit Four Past Tampenis
      287 9 SINGAPORE, Sun.—Hamilton Sports Club trounc«d Tampenis Rovers by four goals to nil in a FAS Division One match played at the Geylang Stadium this eveninf. With today's victory Hamll- ton, favourites to win the title, have collected 16 points They share the with Navy Wanderers*
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      Lock icon India Lead Japan 3-0
      69 9 POONA. India. Sun. (Reuter) India took a winning 3-0 lead over Japan In the East Zone Davis Cup final here today when PremJit Lall and Jaldeep Mukerjea beat Kojl Watanabe and Junzo Kawamure 6-3. 13-11, 7-9. 6-4. India sub s 111 uted Lall for Raman&than Krlshnan
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      Lock icon Crealy Wins Surrey Title
      87 9 GUILDFORD. England, Sufi. (UPI) Dick Crealv. the Australian No. 3 from Sydney, scored his third straight victory over Keith Wooldridge of England yesterday to win the men's singles title at the Surrey hard court tennis championships. In a match delayed by heavy rain, Crealy won 4-6.
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      Lock icon England Outclass Scotland To Retain Title
      628 11 LONDON, Sun. (Reuter) England produced a display befitting world champions to crush Scotland 4-1 here last night to retain the British soccer championship. Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters, who scored all England's goals in the 1966 World Cup final against West Germany, repeated this
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      Lock icon Australia Win Two Crowns
      119 11 LONDON. Sun. (Reuter) Australia captured both singles titles in the Surrey hard-courts lawn tennis championships 8 t Guildford near here yesterday. Dick Crealy, from Sydnev, beat Britain's No. 7 Keith Wooldrldge 4-6. 7-5. 6-2 in the men's singles final, registering his third victory over the British
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      Lock icon France Keep Karate Title
      82 11 LONDON. Sun. (AFP) France retained their title European karate champions by defeating Britain 2-1. with one match drawn, in the finals at Crystal Palace, London, last night. The French team was composed of Francis Dleber, Francois Petit Demange. Laurent Saidane. Dominique Valerei, and Gilbert Grusee Yugoslavia
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      Lock icon Mizoguchi New Champ
      281 11 SEOUL. Sun. (Reuter) Japan's junior middleweight Muneo Mizoguchi wrested the oriental boxing title when Korea's champion Ansano Lee gave up the fight after the third round of a scheduled 12 rounder at Chanchung gymnasium here last night Mizoguchi. No. Three Oriental contender, was leading on points when
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      Lock icon Leeds Triumph
      23 11 LONDON, Sun. (Reuter) Results of Rugby League top sixteen) competition semifinals were Leeds 22. Salford 12 St. Helena 6. Castleford 18.
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      Lock icon West Germany Beat Austria 1-0
      158 11 NUREMBERG, West Germany, Sun. (Reuter) An 88th minute r o a 1 from centreforward Gerd Mueller earned West Germany a 1-0 World Cup victory over Austria here yesterday and put them two points clear of Scotland in qualifying Group Seven. West Germany now have seven
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      Lock icon Wales Held To A Draw
      190 11 BELFAST. Ireland Sun. (Reuter) Northern Ireland fought a goalless draw against Wales here yesterday in their British international championship match. The match, last of the championship for the two teams, leaves Ireland third in the table and Wales last, holding the wooden spoon. A thin
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      Lock icon Carr To Run Against Horse
      111 11 MONTICELLO. Bun <AFP) The 1964 Tokyo Olympics 200 metres champion American Henry Carr will imitate his great compatriot J esse Owens by running against a horse at the opening of the Monticello race track here on May 15. Carr, who plays American football for the
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      Lock icon Ghana Go Down To Nigeria
      75 11 IBAD A N Nigeria. SUB. (Reuter) Ghana lo«t 1-2 to Nigeria yesterday ln the first leg of an African Zone World Cup qualifying matrh here. More than 20.000 fang, including iome state military governors, cheered enthusiastically as the defence of the Ghanaian Black Stars wt'.ted
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      33 11 SEATTLE Washington. Sun. (AFP) Scottish First Division c'.ub Kilmarnock beat W>st Ham (England) by two goals to nil in their match counting for the United States British football tournament here yesterday.
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      Lock icon Rain Again Hit Cricket Programme
      340 11 LONDON, Sun. (Reuter) Rain again savaged the English cricket programme yesterday. No play was possible in four of Ave scheduled County championship matches. There was play in three of the six Gillette Knock-out Cup matches. And there was no play in the West Indian tourists
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      Lock icon Castleford Qualify
      124 11 LONDON. Sun (Reuter) Leeds and Castleford, victors in yesterday's Rugby League championship play-off semifinals. both overcame halftime deficits Leeds beat Saliord 22-12. at half-time they were trailing 6-12. thankg to two thrilling tries by Dixon. Salford's second row forward For the first he ran 60 vards and 50
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      Lock icon Santana vs Ashe In Final
      74 11 MADRID. Sun (UPI) Arthur Ashe and Charles Pasarell. of the US. yesterday beat Spain's Manuel Santana and Manuel Orentes 7-5. .1-6. 7-5. 5-7 and 6-0 in the final of the men's doubles match m a tournament at the Puerta De Hierr© tennis club. In the
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      Lock icon Barbarians Win
      40 11 JOHANNESBURG. Sun. (Reuter) The touring British Barbarians Rugby Union side swamped Quaggas 29-3 in their opening game here yesterday. The Barbarians ran riot in the second half amassing 26 points after the teams were level 3-3 at half-time
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      Lock icon India Lead Japan 2-0
      194 11 P O O N A, India. Sun. (Reuter) India swept into a formidable 2-0 lead over Japan taking the first two singles without conceding a set in their Davis Cup Asian Zone final here yesterday. Japan's hopes of levelling the tie were dashed in 85 minutes
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      Lock icon VIP II BY 8 LENGTHS FOR $75
      2077 12  -  By BIG BEN SINGAPORE, Sun.— VIP n with apprentice T. S. Chiam astride coasted home an eight-length winner in the class two division one race over the mile here today to pav $75 for a win, the highest dividend of the day. Bima
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      Lock icon 18 Records Set Up At School's Meet
      541 12 SINGAPORE. Bun. Eighteen records were *et up at the annual athletic meet of the St. Patricks Secondary School at Katong here yesterday. In the 17 event* held for A' Division boys, except for Ave event*, marks In the other twelve were all broken.
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      Lock icon England Beat SA At B'ton
      147 12 JOHANNESBURG. Sun. (AFP) England beat South Africa by seven matches to four In the first badminton teat at the Wanderers Club here las* night. England started yesterday with a 4/1 lead, bul each country won a single and the Sprlngbock men took their doubles to
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      88 12 NEW YORK. Sun (Reuter) Result* of major league baseball games played yesterday: National League New York Mets 3. Houston Astros 1. Montreal Expos 7. Cincinnati Red* 8. Lo« Angeles Dodgers 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3. Atlanta Braves 6. Philadephia Phllles 3. Ban Diego Padres 5. St. Louis Cardinals 3
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      Lock icon STEWARDS BAN HAMID FOR MONTH
      312 12 SINGAPORE. Sun. Following is the Stipendiary Steward's report on today's racing at Bukit Timah: Race 1: Par Excellence (Nawari) could not gallop freely in the early stages. Approaching the winning post Trumpinrton 111 (R. Low), who was shifting out under pressure. repeatedly inconvenienced Supreme Grey
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      Lock icon ORCHARD Road (Wilson) coasting home an easy half length winner from Rompa for class four division two performers over the mile at Bukit Timah on Saturday.
      89 12 LITERATI (Glynn Pretty) a runaway ten-length winner over the Bukit Timah mile on Saturday. Installed a firm favourite Literati paid $9 for a win
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      Lock icon Six In Second Round Of European Zone
      287 12 Da\ is Cup LONDON, Sun. (Reuter) Six countries reached the second round of the European Zone of the Davis Lawn Tennis Cup after scoring winning 3-0 leads in their matches yesterday. Sweden won their doubles clash to head Finland 3-0 and earn a
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      Lock icon Big Walk Title To Maniam
      303 12 SINGAPORE. Sun. One of Singapores top walker. V. K. Maniam captured the men's senior title in the St. John's Ambulance Big Walk competition held at the East Coast Road this morning Maniam. representing Sw.fts A' team in this race, finished first in one hour 24
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      Lock icon Sovereign Ruler Triumphs
      64 12 KEMPTON, England. Sun. (Reuter> Sovereign Ruler owned by Herbert Blagrave won the Mark Lane Jubilee Handicap Stakes run over one and a quarter miles here yesterday. Wolver Hollow owned by American Mrs. Hope Iselin was second and Lady Mac-Donal-Buchanan's Pseudonym finished third of twelve runners. David East
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      27 9 HEAR THE KINSFOLK ,4X 7% > w 4 N NATIONAL THEATRE SINGAPORE TONIGHT 7.30 P.M. Dr. Mooneyham, BHIy Graham Associate will address the assembly. ADMISSION FREE ALL WELCOME
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      242 9 (i SHAW I ORGANISATION LAST DAT; II a.« 1 43 I (to 6 .30 1.1 018 Roa Steijfr THE SERGEA*! Jo.-n Ph;"ljp Law iTechmeolori From Warner Bros.-Se.en Arto OPENS TOMORROW! Ma(4a Konor<a Julio Pena in "S4T*>B Color I SB iV-AP.-rrVi j'ffcyA, 12th SCARE-r'«r DAT! 11am 143 <M. 0 .<0 aSO
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      16 9 TODAY and YOU, Monday* May 12, 1969. m JUTMC iu 15-18-20-39 EE S3 3 B 61-70-82-86'
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      247 9 CATHAY ***** LAST DATS! 11 a m «.1» 915 p.m Mia Farrow to Paramount* "ROSEMARY'S BABY" OOIOT Next Chance: •THE LONG DATS DTING" David HKMMVOS. Scope. Color I!TH EXPLOSIVE DAT' 11 a.m.. I SO. t 0». SO r> m FAQOEL WITLCH "100 RIFLES" ■Tim Br"*n In Color <Poti COMING' Christopher
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      549 10 BEING the centre of the Eastern world, Singapore throughout the centuries has received migrants from parts of Asia. They came and brought also their customs, religions and cultures along. The Chinese, forming threequarters of the population, have many forms of religious festivals. The "Feast of the Hungry Ghosts"
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      454 10 THERE is no doubt that co education is widely practised throughout many countries. In Singapore itself, mixed schools outnumber the separate schools and they produce excellent results. Co education brings both sexes to study, play and grew up together. In this way, they can understand each other better. They
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      479 10 SINGAPORE 1 8 a small island with a population of about two million. This figure indicates that the majority struggle very "hard to earn an honest living. Jobless people are common due to lack of unemployment. Consequently, men have to run pirate taxis but it is only fair
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      377 10 EVERY age has its advantages and disadvantages. As Samuel Johnson says, "Life is a which none of us can bear to swallow wihtout gilding." He rocketed to fame simply by writing these lines. He believed that life can be a happy and fruitful one as
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      339 10 ALL of us are destined to die sooner or later. Death is inevitable. Life is but a trail in which we prove what we are capable of doing and obtaining everlasting happiness in heaven or deserving eternal miseries in hell. Death is the limit where our battles end and
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      561 10 DURING the years known as the "teens", a teenager is experiencing tremendous emotional and physical disturbances. It is during these years that he is preparing to become an adult. He finds that he is not accepted by the young who regard him as "too old." at the
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      532 10 IT was a very happy day and it fell in the month of May last year. was then eighteen a 'dropout' from school with a bleak future. I remembered that day because as a dropout, happiness was one of the
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      187 10 Essay writing: Rules to observe All entrants arm requested to observe the following rules: 1. Each entrant must fill in his/her own writing the entry form appended below in block letters. 2. No entry will be considered without the entry form properly filled up. 3. The entrant must attach his/her
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      1098 11 TV and RaiHo nxwr! L 4- 4 V *-**■*> SFttfi I V-# si f i W* V (CHANNEL St PM. 300 Opening Announcement in all language* Mo-n--ing Star: 320 Health In The Home English Version; 355 Be Our Guest Chinese Version, 350 House And Home Tamil Version; 405 A Diary
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      43 12 BIG SWEEP Ist Prixe: No. *****3 ($4,358) 2nd Prixe: No. *****4 ($1,245) 3rd Prixe: No. *****0 622) Starters: ($l5O each): Nos. *****5 *****1 *****9 *****1 *****5 *****3 *****2 *****4 Consolation: ($lOO each): Nos. *****8 *****3 *****6 *****2 *****5 *****1 *****2 *****6 *****2 *****8
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      108 12 Time And Tide TOD AT Singapore Town: 1.57 a.m. (3 ft. 8 ins.); 7.56 am. (7 ft. 4 ins); 2.31 p.m (2 ft. 1 in.); 8.56 p.m. (7 ft. 5 ins.). Naval Dockyard: 140 a.m. (4 ft. 6 ins.); 8.07 am. (3 ft. 6 ins 2.12 p.m. (3 ft. 1
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