Eastern Sun, 17 May 1969

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    22 1 EASTERN SUN SINGAPORE'S OWN NATIONAL DAILY Estd. 1966. Vol. 3 No. 1000 Saturday* 17 May 1969. MC (P) 0737 Price 15 cents
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    Lock icon 93 Terrorists Caught In Joint Police-Air Action
    797 1 Selangor Situation Under Control J£UALA LUMPUR, Fri.—Malaysian Police with the assistance of RMAF helicopters swooped on a block on flats in Malacca today and netted 93 hard-core terrorists. The Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, made this dramatic announcement in a nation-wide broadcast this
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    Lock icon BRITISH HELP: NO REQUEST BY MALAYSIA
    214 1 LONDON. Fr! (UPI) The British Foreign Office said Friday It had received no request from the Malaysian Government for assistance under the mutual defence treaty In the current troubles. British press reports Friday said that Britain may assist the Malaysian Government in coping with
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    Lock icon Caretaker Cabinet For Malaysia: M.C.A. Is In
    522 1 Tunku To Make Announcement Today KUALA LUMPUR. Frl. An Alliance caretaker Cabinet has been formed. The full line-up of the caretaker Cabinet will be announced by the Malaysian Prime Minister. Tunku Abdul Rahman, tomorrow. Meanwhile, the former Minister of Home Affairs. Tun (Dr.)
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    Lock icon 'Reds Definitely Behind Troubles'
    323 1 HONG KONG. Fri. (UPI) The Communists are behind the troubles in Malaysia, a Canadian businessman who arrived here on Thursday from Kuala Lumpur said. Talking to a reporter of Radio Hong Kong, Robert H. Harlan, President of the Pacific Wood Products of Seattle. Washington, said. "I
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    Lock icon Imagine That...
    95 1 PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Frl. (UPI) Deborah Weinstein, 15, and Theresa Reynolds, 17, were having dinner at the apartment of a girl friend when Deborah said. "I hive a surprise for you two, but youll have to go into the bedroom." The two girls went. Miss Reynolds then looked out
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    Lock icon U.S. Navy Secretary To Visit Far East
    72 1 WASHINGTON. Fri. (UPI) —Navy Secretary John H. Chafee will leave Friday for a two-week visit to Vietnam and the Far East, the Pentagon announced Thursday. The trip will include stops in Hawaii. Guam, the Philippines, South Vietnam, Okinawa, South Korea and Japan as
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    Lock icon Man Deadheats With Horse Over 100 Yds.
    139 1 MONTI CELLO. New York, Fri. (AFP) Henry Carr, the black American who won the 300 metres at the Tokyo Olympics, yesterday ran a racehorse to a deadheat over 100 yards. He was trying to emulate Jesse Owen-hero of the Berlin 1936 Olympic* who
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    Lock icon 'Chinese Being Used By Reds'
    116 1 BANGKOK. Fri. (Reuter)— Thai Interior Minister General Praphas Charusathien said today the Chinese in Malaysia have been used by the Communists to start racial violence. He was talking to reporters on the tense situation in Malaysia where a state of emergency has been declared following
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    Lock icon Liquor From Iron Casks Kills Seven
    59 1 NEW DELHI, Fri. (UPI) Seven persons died Thursday after drinking liquor stored in iron casks prepared especially to celebrate the birthday of deity Hanuman. the monkey god. the Press Trust of India reported. Ten others in serious condition were hospitalised at Guntur City in
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    Lock icon Soviet Venus 5 Soft Lands On Planet
    99 1 MOSCOW, Fri. (UPI)—A Soviet spacecraft Venus 5 made a soft landing on planet Venus today, the official news agency, Tass. announced. Friday's feat, duplicating a soft descent on Venus in October, 1967, made by another Soviet spaceship, gave the Soviet Union a wide
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    Lock icon James Roosevelt Stabbed
    112 1 GENEVA. Fri. (UPI) James Roosevelt, son of the late U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, was stabbed and underwent emergency treatment Thursday night, his lawyer and police said Friday. "Roosevelt told us to make it clear that the person concerned was his wife." his lawyer Georges Borgeaud, told
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    Lock icon Sapporo Lite For Beer-Loving Drivers
    90 1 TOKYO, Fri. (ReuteD— Beerloving drivers will be able to drink beer without violating police orders from next month, a major beer making Company said today. The Sapporo Brewery Company s a!d the new beverage called Sapporo Lite will have the same taste as beer but
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    Lock icon Blaiberg Rushed To Hospital
    134 1 CAPE TOWN, South Africa. Fri. (UPI)—Dr. Philip Blaiberg, the longest surviving heart transplant patient. Friday was rushed to Groote Schuur Hospital in an ambulance, medical sources said. The sources said Blaiberg was given oxygen in the ambulance. The exact nature of Biaibergss malady could not be
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    Lock icon Australia Making Evacuation Plans
    65 1 CANBERRA. Fri. (Reuter)— Australia is making initial preparations to move its nationals out of Malaria should that become necessary. External Minister Gordon Freeth said today. He told a national Press Club luncheon the preparations were purely preliminary. Australia hoped the Malaysian Government would be able to
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    Lock icon Bank Of China Refuses To Accept Court's Verdict
    513 2 SINGAPORE, Fri. The Bank of China hot refuted to accept the guilty verdict ond sentence possed on it for not maintaining a minimum of 20 per cent of its total deposits in liquid assets. A process server. Abdullah bin Tambl Shah, told
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    Lock icon Jakarta Confident Racial Riots Can Be Overcome
    145 2 JAKARTA, Fri. (Reuter) Indonesian officials today voiced confidence that the Malaysian Government would be able to overcome the current racial riots there. "We feol sorry for the current trouble in Malaysia but we are confident that the Malaysian Government will be able to
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    Lock icon Concern Over Deaths Of Soviet Generals
    274 2 LONDON, Frt (UPI) The mounting death toll of Soviet Generals concerned with the nation's air defence reinforce the belief that some of them were killed In an air or rocket disaster, diplomatic sources said Thursday. Such a thing happened in 1960. Th# death of
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    Lock icon Sudarman To Face Trial
    150 2 JAKARTA, m. (UPI) Indonesian Army Brig. Gen. Sudarman. former Personal Assistant to the Army Chief Commander and Director of the State Tin Mining Company. will be tried on charges of corruption on Tuesday next week, it was announced on Friday. Brig. Gen. Sudarman will be tbe
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    Lock icon 88 North Vietnamese Killed
    176 2 SAIGON, Fri. (UPI) American paratroopers penetrating mountainous jungles above the A Shau Valley killed 88 North Vietnamese soldiers believed to be guarding a major supply base, military spokesmen said today. Spokesmen said only one American was killed but 47 were wounded in the fierce two-hour clash
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    Lock icon Unionists Fight Police In Melbourne
    203 2 MELBOURNE, Fri. (Reuter) Thousands of chanting unionists fought with police after a mass rally hero today. The clashes came as more than 250.000 transport workers walked off their jobs in four States in protest against the jailing of Victorian Tramways Union Chief, Clarence O'Shea Unionists,
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    Lock icon Sub Under Construction Sinks In U.S.
    144 2 VALLEJO. California, Fri. (UPI) —The nuclear submarine U.S.S. Guittaro, under construction at the San Francisco Bay Naval Shipyard, sank in 35 feet of water Thursday night, according to a Navy spokesman. The Msre Island spokesmsn said all personnel aboard the vessel were accounted for
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    Lock icon 7th Fleet Chief: Korea Next Most Tender Area
    221 2 MANILA. Fri. (Reuter)— Vice-Admiral William F. Brlngle, Commander of the United States Seventh Fleet, said today Korea was the next most "tender area" In the Pacific after Vietnam. Admiral Brlngle, who ar. rived here today aboard his flagship U.S.S. Oklahoma for a
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    Lock icon Insanity Plea In Jakarta Murder Trial
    457 2 JAKARTA, Fri. (UPI) The defence is pleading innocent by reason of insanity in the trial of an Indonesian accused of the gruesome slaying and dismemberment of the body of his mistress and her child in a Hong Kong apartment two years ago. Llm TJle
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    Lock icon Pay Hike For Coloured Drs. In S. Africa
    226 2 CAPE TOWN. Fri. (Reuter) —South Africa today announced big pay increases for nonwhite doctors. but they will continue to be paid less than whites. The announcement followed mass resignations by non-white doctors in Natal State in protest against »alary discrimination between doctors
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    Lock icon This Week's First Lucky Shopper
    98 2 A $2O gift voucher awaits the lady (circled) in this picture. She thus becomes this week's first Eastern Sun Lucky Shop, per. She is requested to call at Eastern Sun, 23-B, Cantonment Road. S'pore 2, during office hours to collect her prize. She was "caught"
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    Lock icon Band Performance Cancelled
    30 2 SINGAPORE. Fri The First Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment Band's performance scheduled to be held at the Macßitchie Restrvoir Park this Sunday (May 18) ha* been cancelled.
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    Lock icon Jail And Fine For Affair With Girl, 15
    163 2 SINGAPORE, Fri. A furniture designer, Wong Kong Meng, was today jailed for one day and fined $5OO by the Third District Court, for having carnal connection with a 15-year- old girl. Wong. 26. admitted having sexual intercourse with the girl, who was
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    Lock icon Indonesian Mosque Builder Ousted
    137 2 JAKARTA. Frl (UPI) A government official in charge of constructing what wu to be the "world's greatest mosque" has been dismissed for diverting building materials to build pigsties. Started by former President Sukarno in 1962, the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta was to symbolise Indonesia's leadership in
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    Lock icon Sir Lewis Casson Dies, 93
    213 2 LONDON, Fn. (Reuter) Stage veteran Sir Lewis Casson. husband of actress Dame Sybil-Thorndike, died in hospital here today aged 93 He married Dame Sybil in 1908 and together thev acted in scores of plays. Their greatest tour started in 1954 and took them to Australia.
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    Lock icon Podgorny Goes To Theatre
    64 2 HONG KONG. Fri. (Reu'erl Soviet President N. Podgorny. on the third day of a five-day official visit to North Korea, last night attended a theatrical performance in Pyongyang, Radio Pyongyang said today. The audience welcomed th« Soviet President with applause. the radio said. Mr. Podgornv was
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    Lock icon Singapore Birth Rate Drops 3%
    286 3 *ln» E ri The Sin ?apore Family Planfaii i* k- *if op on Board has reported a dramatic faii hi births and birth rate in 1967. e^ total birtt *s for 1967 fell from 54,680 to 50,560, a reduction of 4,120 births. The Board reported
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    Lock icon N.Z. Intelligence Service Bill
    94 3 WELLINGTON. Fri. (Reuter)—A bill was presented today under which New Zealand's intelligence service would become a separate Government department but probably remain under the overall control of the Prim# Minister. Introducing a bill in Parliament giving the service a statutory basis and defining its functions. Prime
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    Lock icon Australia's New H.C. To Canada
    69 3 CANBERRA. Fri. (Reuter) —Australia's new High Commissioner to Canada will be Mr. David McNicol, 56. at present Ambassador to Thailand. The Minister for External Affairs, Mr. Gordon Freeth announced today that Mr. McNicol would succeed Sir Kenneth Bailey. Mr. McNicol is a career diplomat whose
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    Lock icon KIESINGER TOKYO-BOUND
    48 3 BONN, Fri. (UPI) West German Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger flew to Japan Friday for a five-day official visit. Kiesinger's special air force 707 jetliner took off from Bonn at 2:16 p.m. (1316 GMT). It was scheduled to land in Osaka at 6 p.m. (Osaka Time) Saturday.
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    Lock icon New President Of MGM Inter'l
    110 3 LOUIS F. POLK. Jr.. President of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. has just announced the appointment of Mr. Seymour R. Mayer as President of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer International. Mr. Mayer is no stranger to the Far East and South-east Asia as. for the past 20 years, this area has been included
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    Lock icon THREAT TO AREA DISCUSSED BY SEATO BRASS
    158 3 BANGKOK. Fri. < Reuter) Military advisers of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organisation (SEATO) met here today in closed session to discuss the Communist threat to the treaty area and possible steps to be taken for its defence. A SEATO announcement said the two-day
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    Lock icon Sarawakians Urged To Keep Calm
    114 3 KUCHING Fri., (Reuter) Sarawak political party leaders today aopealed to their supporters to keep calm and avoid behaviour which could create racial suspicion and hatred. Meeting today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Dato Tawi Sli to discuss the sitution in West Malaysia the political
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    Lock icon 18 Die In P.I. Tribal War
    100 3 MANILA, Fri. (Reuter) Eighteen people, belonging to the Negrito (black) tribe, have been slaughtered in a tribal raid on their village, according to press reports reaching Manila today. The massacre occurred on Tuesday when rival tribesmen attacked the Negrito village in Aklan Southern Philippines,
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    Lock icon INNOTECH: Plan For National Seminars Adopted
    399 3 SINGAPORE. Frl. The regional seminar on educational innovation and technology INNOTECH has adopted a plan of action which calls for the organising of national seminars in every member country of SEAMEO (South-east Asian Ministers of Education Organisation). The plan which will embrace other developmental
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    Lock icon Worst Riots In Berkeley's History: Sixty Injured
    475 3 BERKELEY. California. Fri. (UPI) A force of 500 police used riot guns and tear gas to rout 2,000 rockthrowing demonstrators from the Universitv of California campus and nearby streets on Thursday in a four-hour battle described as the worst in the city's history.
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    Lock icon Transplant Laws For Mexico
    191 3 MEXICO CITY. Fri. (UPI)— Mexico will be the first country in the world with laws specifically covering organ transplants. Mexico City District Attorney Gilberto Suarer Torres said Thursday. A Commission has been named to draw up the laws, and will canvass other countries for their suggestions.
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    Lock icon All-Round Development Of Pupils Is Planned
    366 3 Bukit Merah Secondary School SINGAPORE, Fri. The Political Secretary to the Minister for Interior and Defence, Mr. Lim Guan Hoo, tonight declared open the $1.3 million Bukit Merah Secondary School the 101 st. school built by the present Government. Spewing at the opening ceremony,
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    Lock icon W. Irian Dissension Worries Australia
    375 3 CANBERRA. Fri. (Reuter) Border incidents between West Irian and Papua-New Guinea carried the seeds of dissension, Australian External Affairs Minister Gordon Freeth said today. "If we are too heavy handed, these seeds could quite easily grow to critical size", he said. The incidents fitted into
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      141 3 W\ V xV Her first time bv the sea. She loved the sunshine and the founds. And then you found the shell. You said that if she held the shell to {irr ear. she could hear the sea. always. Aluays is a long time...especially far holding memories. So save those
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    Lock icon MP's Go On Familiarisation Tour Of Harbour Facilities
    398 4 SINGAPORE, Fri. A group of 12 Membars of Parliament today went on a familiarisation tour of the Port of Singapore Authority and a harbour cruise on board the Berkas. Before embarking on the tour, the group of MPs were briefed on the
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    Lock icon Ex-Prisoner Buys His Cell Door
    110 4 JOHANNESBURG. Frl. (Haute r) A South African lawyer known for hie outspoken views on apartheid haa acquired an unusual aouvenir the door of the cell where he once spent 21 dayt in Jan. Mr. Ernest Wenttel, a former President of the National Union of South
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    Lock icon Bukit Panjang Beauty Contest
    50 4 SINGAPORE. Frl.—A beauty contest will be organised tj commemorate the 150 th anniversary of Singapore bv the Buklt Panlang Constituency Citizens' Consultative Committee. Attractive prizes, which will include cash prizes and return air trips abroad, will be offered. The contest is open to all Singapore residents
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    Lock icon Reports On Apollo-10
    163 4 SINGAPORE, m. The launching, luntr orbit and the splashdown of Apollo 10 which will carry three American astronaut* will be eOvered by the Voice of America beginning this Sunday. USIS announced today. The broadcast schedules follow: May 19: Launch 00.01 to 1 a.m. (local time); Tranaiunar Injection
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    Lock icon Gave False Information, Fined $300
    133 4 SINGAPORE, Frl. A businessman. Teo Swee Tong. 23. was fined $3OO or two months' lall by the Ninth Court Magistrate today for giving false Information to a police inspector investigating into a murder case. Teo admitted telling Detective Inspector. Philip Tan that a wooden stool,
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    Lock icon Fined $75 For Causing Hurt
    98 4 SINGAPORE. En. Lee Chee Seng was today fined 575 or two weeks' jail by the Ninth Magistrate's Court for hitting Woon See Chee with a woode i stool. Lee. aliaa Chia Che Cheng, admitted causing hurt to Woon in a coffee shop in Margaret Drive
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    Lock icon Protest On White Uncle Tom
    67 4 SAO PAULO. Brazil. Pri. fHeuter) A television company's deciaion t 0 u« a white actor In the title role of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" has unleaihed a storm of protest from Negro actora here. They claim that blackening the face of a white actor for the
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    Lock icon Air Service Accord Signed
    92 4 SINGAPORE. Fri —An air services agreement between the Republic of Singapore and the Kingdom of Cambodia was signed on Mar 14. in Phnom Penh following week-long negotiation* between the delegations of the two countries The Cambodian delegation was headed bv Mr. Hok Peng Heang. Director of
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    Lock icon Burned By Balloons
    61 4 GUADALAJARA. MEXICO. Fri. (Reuter) Three actors ire in hospital her e today with first and second degree burn* after 400 hydrogen balloons exploded in their faces. The three were driving slowly through the city yesterday with the balloons publicising the shootlne of their film Los fantastlcos" when
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    Lock icon Assault Charge
    69 4 v SINGAPORE. Frl. Salleh bin Hasaan. 34. waa today charged in the Ninth Maglatrate a Court with assaulting a public servant. He is alleged to have fisted Chong Poh Siew. a senior technician of the Public Works Department In High Street, when he was executing his public function.
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    Lock icon Satellite-launching Rocket Test In Australia
    176 4 CANBERRA. Australia. Frl. (AIS) The first developmental firing of the satellitelaunching vehicle Black Arrow to take olace at Woomera Rocket Range In South Australia toward* the end of June. The Black Arrow Is being developed for the launching of scientific satellites of u p to
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    Lock icon TWO WIN INTER'L CHAMBER AWARDS
    329 4 SINGAPORE, Fri. Miss Mory Ang and Mr. Let Geok Seng today received first prize of $2OO cash from the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce for scoring highest marks in Malay Language examination held in March this year. Miss Mary Ang topped the highest marks in
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    Lock icon Illness In Captivity
    50 4 ZAGREB. Yugoslavia, Frl fßeuter) About 130 scientist* from 23 European American and Asian countries have gathered here to discuss ill nesses of zoo animal*. Main topic* at a four-day symposium are Illnesses caused by contact* between men and animals and failures in treating sick animal* in zeos,
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    Lock icon Girls Want Beauty Contest For Men
    120 4 PRAGUE. Frl. (Reuter) About 100 girl students in Prague are demanding a competition to select "Mr. Czechslovakia Junior'* and have threatened to demonstrate if it is not held They also want strip tease acts with men. Women get too much attention in this field,
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    Lock icon Body Found
    48 4 SINGAPORE Fri.—At 12.39 p.m. today Police discovered the body of a female Chinese. Ng Mel Har. 76, of Tiong Bahru Road lying on the ground floor of Block 14. Tion* Bahru Road. It was believed that she fell from th« rear premises from the second floor.
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    Lock icon Saigon Reaping From War-Shattered Morals
    414 4  -  By Seah Chiang Nee SAIGON, Fri. (Reuter) The bitterly eoustie remork wos clearly seen tattooed on his body —"I look for odventure becouse I ho.o ll*. II i- a grudgi against lite. He was a 17-year-old gang leader who had terrorised a 20-mlle stretch of
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    Lock icon Woman Charged With CBT
    84 4 SINGAPORE. Fn. A 29-vear-old woman. Bu Ngoh. was today charged in the Ninth Magistrates Court with criminal breach of trust of property She is alleged to have sold a television set which she had bought On hire purchase from Nanyang Refrigeration Ltd of Geyiang Road. The
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    Lock icon PBECC Hold Closed Talks On Vietnam
    275 4 SAN FRANCISCO. California. Fri. (t'PI) The Pacific Basin Economic Cooperation Committee went into closed session after hearing a warning the economic rehabilitation of Vietnam after the war Is one of the problems It will have to face. Mr. Yoshizane lwasa, president of the Fuji
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    Lock icon Taikong's Death: Verdict Of Misadventure
    176 4 SINGAPORE, Fri. A erew member found hit taikong missing from a bum-boat when He went to the Singapore water front before he storted work on the morning of April 17, the Coroner's Court was told. T%v I The crew member. Tay Tons Poon. 35. «aid
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    Lock icon $200,000 Crash Award
    31 4 WANGARATTA, Australia, Fri. (Reuter) A county court jury here has awarded A?2nn.non damans to a 36-yrar-cld man whose car was hit by a goods train thre« years ago.
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    Lock icon $70,000 Toto Prize
    120 4 SINGAPORE. Frl Th« next Toto Draw will be telecast "live" over TV Singapore's Channel 5 at 3.15 p.m. this Sunday. May 18. A nice lump sum of $70,000 comprising the basic first prize of $50,000 plus a $20,000 bonu s awaits any five numbers correct winners. The
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    Lock icon 15 Schools In Contest Finals
    111 4 SINGAPORE Fri. rifteen schools have qualified for the finals of the oratorical contest organised by the Singapore National Junior College Interact Club. The finals will be held on May 31 at the college. The schools are: Anglo Chinese School. Swiss Cottage Secondary School. St. Andrew's
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    Lock icon 'How To Use The Brain' Course
    82 4 SINGAPORE. Fri. Dr. Gwee Ah Leng. Senior Consultant Physician and the Head of Medical Unit 111. Outram Road General Hospital, will conduct a six-lecture course on "How to use the brain to the best advantage" in Mandarin. The course organised by the Department of
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      147 4 Teething time My poor, teething Baby You'll soon be tip-top. Ma's given you Steedman's And your p ain't bound to stop: Both Powders and Jelly Will your plan drive away And keep Bo by happy And lolly all day.' STEEDMAN'S PRODUCTS AM MADE IN BRITAIN BY IXPUTS TO HELP YOUR
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      58 4 reil£ DIM 10 a.m.-8 p.m. French contemporary tapestry exhibition at Sincapnre Conference hall. Shenton Way. 4 p.m. Choir practice at National Theatre Club. Clemenceau Avenue. 7 p.m. English drama workshop at National Theatre Club. Clemenceau Avenue. 8 p.m. Folk dance practice and Chinese operatic section practice at National Theatre Club,
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    Lock icon U.K. KEEPS WARY EYE
    309 5 BriSJPP V Frl (Reut Bntam kept an anxious watch SJK, t he of communal violence in Malavsia out remained reluctant to talk ther? its 3 000 tro °I ,s spokesmen emphasisi aySlJ had mad e no request for British military neip in the post-election riots ce.ween
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    Lock icon NATALIE WOOD REMARRIES
    75 5 LOS ANGELES. California. "(Reuter) Actress Natalie "Wood and British Director Richard Gregson today took out a marriage licence at Santa Monica Court House. The wedding, which is expected to be a Russian orthocox ceremony at Hollywood's church of the Holy Virgin Mary, has reportedly been set lor
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      Lock icon HOCKEY RIOT IN BOMBAY
      96 5 BOMBAY, (Reuter) —Police baton-charged a crowd of angry hockey who hurled chairs and smashed up offices at a stadium here last night. The trouble flared when officials stopped a deadlock Bombay Gold Cup tournament final match in semi-darkness after it had gone into extra time. After
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      Lock icon MADRAS PORT STRIKE
      60 5 MADRAS, (Reuter) Madras port was paralysed today by a strike of about 4,000 clerical staff and dockers. A union spokesman said 2.000 clerical staff stoped work demanding abolition of direct recruitment of senior clerks as it jeopardised junior clerks' promotion prospects. About 2,000 dockers also went on
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      Lock icon QUAKE IN ANTIGUA
      77 5 SAN JUAN. Puerto Rico. (Reuter) An earth tremor struck the Caribbean island of Antigua today, cracking walls and throwing some people off their feet, police said. Police at St. John's the island capital said by telephone they had received no reports of injuries from the tremor which
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      Lock icon CASTE PREJUDICE PREVAILS
      86 5 NEW PET .HI. Reuter) Untouehability continues to be practised in India despite law; banning it. according to the commissioner for scheduled castes and tribes. But in a report to the government yesterday, he said the practice could be broken if Harijans (untouchables) were switched from traditional caste-based
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      Lock icon AIR STRIKES IN CYPRUS
      51 5 NICOSIA. (Reuter) A 24hour strike by porters and aircraft handlers closed Nicosia airport to most flights today. Cyprus Airways and Olympic Airways cancelled all their scheduled flights including Nicosia-Athens-London services and Cyprus Airways' flights to Beirut and Tel Aviv. Services are expected to return to normal
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    Lock icon TOKYO: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Maurice H. Stans (L) met with Prime Minister Eisaku Sato on Tuesday in an effort to seek Japanese understanding of U.S. demands for voluntary restraint on export of Japanese textile foods to America. Stans, also conferred with other members of Sato's cabinet including Foreign Minister Kiichi Aichi. Government sources said, however, that the Commerce Secretary was told that Japan could not accept the U.S. demands at this time.—(UPI).
    73 5 TOKYO: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Maurice H. Stans (L) met with Prime Minister Eisaku Sato on Tuesday in an effort to seek Japanese understanding of U.S. demands for voluntary restraint on export of Japanese textile foods to America. Stans, also conferred with other members of Sato's cabinet including Foreign Minister
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    Lock icon Close-up Shot—At 25,000 Miles
    136 5 Close-up Shot— At 25,000 Miles COLORADO SPRINGS. Colorado, Fri. (UPI) A huge camera which cou'd photograph a basketball 25,000 miles away will try to take a picture of the .Apollo 10 on Sunday when It ejects liquid oxygen nearly 30,000 miles away from earth. Officials at the L.S. Aerospace Defence
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    75 5 TOKYO. (Reuter) A L S. military transport ship wen} aground in the inland sea off Hiroshima in south-western Japan last night, the Maritime Safety Agency reported today. The agencv. however, saio the 6.065-ton Topatopa was not in danger of sink" 3 Th shi P appeared to
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    416 5 LOS ANGELES, Fri. (UPI) The Los Angeles Times reports the Justice Department has obtained evidence showing Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas agreed to accept a l/ 5520.000 a year lifetime offer from the family foundation of Louis E. Wolfson. (Reports from Washington said
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    129 5 MOSCOW, Fri. (UPI) Japan is on "a dangerous road" because its industry has begun production of rockets and aircraft capable of carrying nuclear charges, the Soviet Defence Ministry newspaper said yesterday. Krasnaya Zvezda (Red Star) said "Aggressive militarist circles in Japan are seeking to strengthen their positions
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    276 5 CANBERRA, Fri. (UPI) Australia will not do a "shabby thing" by withdrawing any of its forces from Vietnam even if some American troops ara sent home, Prime Minister John G. Gorton said yesterday. Withdrawal of any of Australia's Ground. Air and Sea Forres would
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    104 5 PRAGUE Fri. (Router) Five weekly and monthly publications were suspended by the Czech government censor's office last night In the biggest shake-up of the reformist news media since the August Warsaw Pact Invasion. The editor of the Trade Union Newspaper Prace. Ladislav Velensky. also resigned his
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    86 5 BERKELEY. California (Reuter) Hundreds of police with shotgun# ana tear gas. tried to cordon off the centre of Berkeley today in an attempt to control 3.000 demonstrators At least 50 demonstrators and several officers were injured a$ police used tear-gas and fired bird-shot into the crowd.
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    228 5 TRY NATIONAL MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Fri. (UPI) Mr. Hubert H. Humphrey, saying the United States can no longer be a "global gendarme," has called for a sharply steppedup United Nations fighting force to quell armed conflicts in the world's trouble spots. Speaking before the United Nations Association
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    97 5 JAKARTA. Fn. (UPI) Hordes of locusts are now devouring large areas in Waringin District in South Kalimantan (Borneo). the official Antara Newg agency reported The agency sa:d the locusts are similar to those which attacked the district in Southern West Kalimantan late last year. The agricultural laboratory
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    849 5 Sino-Japan Political Gap Not Satisfactory In...Long Run' WIESBADEN, Germany. Frl (UPI) Japanese Premier Eisakn Sato said last night Japan could not recognise China as long as Peking claims Taiwan but added this was "not a satisfactory solution in the long run.* In an interview with the Second German Television Network
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    87 5 TAIPEI. Fri. (Reuter) Communists must rot be allowed to take advantage of racial disturbances in Malaysia. Nationalist Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mr. Wei-Yu-Sun said todav. the central news agency reported. Nationalist China hoped peace and order would be res- tored soon in
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      99 5 CHART A LOCALE FLY THERE BY CAL A veteran air traveller was very much impressed by the smoothness of China Airlines* flight. If he had known wost of CAL P ilots have records as glorious as Frank Savage he would not have been surprised at all. One year from now,
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      Lock icon Japan Puts Rice Sales On Two-tier System
      221 7 (R#U, r) Jopon today relaxed controls on rice food. distribution to introduce a limited tree market for the staple The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry said farmers were now permitted to sell their rice harvest to national private organisations to be designated by
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      129 7 SEOUL, Fri. (Reuter) Finance Minister Chong-Yul Hwang today ruled out any possibility of devaluing the South Korean Won in order to increase exports. The government has been under persistent pressure from exporters to devalue the Won. Ther said unless this was done, it would be
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      63 7 KARACHI. Fri. (Reuter) Officials predict West Pakistan will harvest 6.800.000 tons of wheat this summer —about 500.000 tons more than last year's bumper crop. Use of high-yielding Mexipak seed and more fertiliser 629.000 ton s against last year's 451.000 —is said to obtain the record harvest
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      57 7 HONG KONG. Fri. (UPI) HK3 6.0975 per U.S. dollar HK$ 6.***** per U.S. dollar TI HK$ 14.47 per pound sterling HK$ 323.0 tael of gold 94.5 p<r cent fineness HKS 162.7 per 10,000 Japanese yens HK$ 132.0 per 100 Philippines pescs buyers HKS 133.0 per 100 Philippines pesos
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      195 7 SINGAPORE, Fri. A showroom and store to supply Australian textiles direct to retailers and the garment trade is to be set up in Singapore, following this week's successful twoday preview of Australian Textiles and Fashions which ended last night at the Australian Trade Commissioner's
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      285 7 SEOUL, Fri. (UPI) U.S. Commerce Secretary Mr. Maurice H. Stans said yesterday the U.S. Congress could make It tough for America's trading partners if they do not voluntarily cut exports. "There is a strong feeling of protectionism that is growing in our Congress."
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      97 7 SINGAPORE, m. The noon price* at tbt Singapore Chines* Produce Exchange today are>— Buret »eiiei Coconut Oil (FOB) Balk 48-50 Coconut Oil IF.OA) Drum 31.00 Mixed Copra 81.00 Muntok White Pepper (F.OA) 96% >X\\. 127-50 Sarawak Whit* Pepper (F.O.B.) 125.00 Sarawak Special Black Pepper (rOA) 96% XLW 97,50 Lam
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      198 7 NEW YORK. Fri. (UPI) Traders pushed the stock market lower Thursday, apparently indicating their disappointment that President Nixon did not reveal any startling developments in his Wednesday night broadcast on Vietnam peace prospects. Trading was brisk. IBM fell about 3 in leading the electronics lower. Burroughs
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      139 7 LONDON. Fri. (Reuter) The market was very Quiet yesterday. Uncertainty on the domestic political and economic front had dealers holding off. and equities drifted lower on lack of Interest Towards the close the FT index was down 1.4 at 422.4. Leading Industrials were easier. British funds were
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      15 7 SINGAPORE. Fa. The tin price for today was $612 per picul. up $1.75.
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      29 7 LONDON. Fri. <UPI> Tin was barely steady with 285 tons. Spot buyers 1426$ sellers 1427 business 1427. 3-month buyers 1432 sellers 1433 business 1436, 1432. Settlement 1427.
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      128 7 SINGAPORE, Fri. The Association of Banks In Ma-laj'Sia-Singapore today made the following changes in its rates to merchants (rates are quoted to the equivalent of 100 units of foreign currency). SELLING T.T. or O.D. ready: Deutsche Marks $77.1325; Holland Guilders $84.7375; Swis6 Francs $71.1450; Belgian Francs $6.1475; French
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      79 7 LONDON. Fri. (AFP) Britain's consumption and production of synthetic rubber in 1968 increased by 15 per cent, to total respectively 225,000 and 230.000 tons. Exports were up 27 per cent, to reach nearlv 70.000 tons, and it is believed that, for the first time ever,
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      91 7 NEW DELHI. Fri. (Reuter) India Is negotiating with the World Bank for a loan of US$55 million (about £23 million) from the International Development Association (I.D. A.), fcr a proposed third telecommunications project in India, Parliament was told today Professor Sher Singh. Minister of State
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      25 7 SINGAPORE. Fri. With the exception of Sterling Commodity at 6/6 xd. no other managers prices for the unit trust fund weie quoted today.
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      218 7 SINGAPORE. Fri Tbe following is a berthing list released by the Port of Singapore Authority for May 17: DEPARTURE: Godowns Vessels 3/4 President Coolidge 6/7 Marine Trust 10/11 Sian Yung 18 Hoegh Opal 19 Bankura 23 26 Kyusei Mar u 29 30 Surabaya MarU 33 34 Ling
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      Lock icon Fair Progress Over 5 Years For Far East
      195 7 UNITED NATIONS, Fri. (LPI) Nations of the near and Far East led the world in industrial gains over the past five years, according to the May Issue of the U.N. monthly Bulletin of Statistics. Industrial production rose 70 per cent between 1963
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      97 7 SINGAPORE, Fri. As a result of the unchanged situation in parts of West Malaysia. the Singapore trading room of the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore remain closed for the third consecutive day. Trading was first suspended on Wednesday to prevent further nervous selling from swamping the
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      80 7 TOKYO. Fri. (UPI) Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., one of Japan's largest multibusiness organisations. announced it was creating a new automobile business headquarters at its general office In Tokyo on June 1. It said the automobile division would be made a subsidiary to be known
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      36 7 NEW YORK. Fri. (UPI) Dow Jones closing averages on the New York stock exchange: 30 Industrials 965.16 20 Rails 241.48 15 Utilities 132.76 65 Stocks 329.93 40 Bonds 73.91 Commodity futures index 139.95.
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      100 7 TOKYO, Fri. (Reuter) A leading Japanese chemical company plans to make artificial meat and other food from man-made protein produced from petroleum. Dainlppon Ink and Chemicals Ltd. said today it would build a factory capable of producing 120.000 tons of petroprotein per year by March, 1971.
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      83 7 AUGSBURG. Fri. (DaD) In the future, car drivers will be able to buy pieces of gas if the discovery of a firm in the Federal Republic of Germany takes hold. The dry form of gasoline is based on the so-called "micro-capsulisation" method during which the tiny drop
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      349 7 TOKYO. Fri. (UPI) Toyo Rayon Co. annonuced yesterday it had reached agreement with tbe U.S. Thiokol Chemical Corp. and Its Japan agents Nomura Jimusho to establish a new company for production and sale of polysulfide-polymer. Polysulfide-polymer Is a new plastic material for construction use. The
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      Lock icon Rubber: Up Half Cent, Slightly Easier
      268 7 SINGAPORE, Fri. June first grade rubber buyers closed at 5 p.m., in Singapore today at 70-1/8 cents per lb., up half a cent from the previous close. The tone of the market was slightly easier. Steady conditions ruled during the morning as shortcovering and
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      377 7 x ARRIVALS 6.00 a m. MSA ML029 K. Lumpur 8 «K) a m. M>A ML119 It. Lumpur 8 as a.m. MsA ML528 PhnomPenb 1015 a.m. MSA ML1Z1 Lumpur 10.25 aon. MSA ML005 Penang, Ipoh, K. Lumpur. Ma1050 a.m. THAI TU423 Bangkok 12-30 p.m. i l-io p.m. LUpja. 9
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      142 7 TOKYO, Frl. (UPI) Marubeni lida Company has announced It Is planning to establish this month a new prefabricated house manufacturing business in Japan with four other Japanese construction firms and Raymond Camus and CIF Co.. a leading French prefab maker. The new firm will be called "Japan Camus
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      72 7 TOKYO. Fri. (UPI) Imports of broilers, which have been soaring since the beginning of this year, rose to 3.151 metric tons by the end of March, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry announced. The announcement said this was a 40 per cent increase over the same period last
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      77 7 LONDON. Fri. (UPI) Rubber market closed very steady with Spot 25 25-1/8. Settlement House June and July 25 25-1/8 Aug. July/Sept and Oet/ Dec 25-1/16 25-1/8. Jan/March 24-15/18 25-1/18 April/June 24-13/16 25. July/Sept 24-7/8 24-15/18 Oct/Dec 24-3/4 24-7/8 Jan/March 24-11/16 24-3/* April/June 24-5/8 24-3/4 July/Sept 24-9/16 24-3/4. General
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      Lock icon Promising Malay Singer Undecided About Future
      185 9 SINGAPORE, Fri. Pretty Zainab H u r i a premising Malay singer, has on "undecided future." Sha is wondering whether to become a professional singer or o fulltime housewife. "I have not decided exadtly what to do," she told Eastern Sun. Daughter of Ltna
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      326 9  -  By ALBERT DORMER RIO DE JANEIRO. Fri. (Reuter) The preliminary round Robin was completed early today In the World Bridge Championship at Rio Country Club and the Anal standings are Italy 185. Nationalist China 166, North America 141, France 126. Braiil 116. Italy and
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      111 9 LONDON. PTI <Reut*r> Sir Lew Grade's Associated Television group ha* lost its battle for control of the Beatles' company. Northern Bongs. An announcement by ATV todav aald that when Its offer closed last nifht it had acquired 47 per cent of the shares But
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      Lock icon Recital By Local Tenor
      110 9 SINGAPORE, Fri. RTS Enterprises (Pte.) Ltd. wl!l present a vocal recital by a well-known local tenor. Mr. Kok Chlan Kwong. at the Victoria Theatre on May 23. Mr. Kok will be accompanied on the piano by Miss Irene Chong. Mr Kok during his vocal training at
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      Lock icon 'Beachboy' Sued For Divorce
      134 9 LOS ANGELES. Frl. (U?I) Dennis WiUon. 24. who said he earned US$lOO,OOO last vear at a member of "The beachboys" singing group, testified on Wednesday he is now living in a cellar on the charltv of friends. Wilson was In court for a hearing over temporary
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      908 9  -  By HITOSHI SATO ASAKA. Japan (UPI) A Japanese bath could very well be the best place for a foreigner to broaden hit horizons when he viiits Japan during the 1970 World Exposition in Osaka. The bathtub won't be the single-seater a westerner is accustomed to but
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      189 9 TODAY and YOU Saturday* May 17, 1969. 'lk 1- 8- 9-10 Ml m 4m t* of yourZodtoc birth sign. a lYou 2Wo-V 3fc*h 4 Forword 50n 4 Idea* 7 For may 9Ho»o IOTo 11 Undo 4280»0r* 13 ienermf 14 You'll ISW«tI 16 Unlucky 17Doy HSfort ItSk« 20 Hove 2I 22
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      262 9 LAST DAT*! II (JIM MS. «M. IJI IJI M baqcel wxlch'lM RULES" Jim Brown In Color (Foi i AT HAY .J J 4 UI» T»<ay! 11. 1 M. M 9 m Death In "Hie Green Slime* Lueiana Palurn C«iOr Scope 'An MOM PicturOl CATHAT PALACE Tonight Midnight Paramounti •mr. STRANGE
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      Lock icon Strokes Galore! Writing Chinese
      923 10  -  By SHULLEN SHAW TAIPEI, Fri. (UPI) It cakes 36 strokes of the brush and 16 dots to write the Chinese character "ping," which translates into "loud thunder." It takes 29 strokes and dots Just to write "yu" in Chinese, believed to be the world's oldest written
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      Lock icon Stewart Sets Fastest Time
      186 10 GP Practice MONTE CARLO. Fri (Reuter) Jackie Stewart set uP the fastest time in oractice for the Monaco Grand Prix here today after mechanics had worked all night stripping his Matra Ford of its aerofoils. Stewart also produced the best time in yesterday's practice before aerofoils
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      168 10 DAVIS CLP JOHA N N E SBURG. Fri (Reuter) —South Africa would be prepared to play Czechoslovakia in the Davis Cup competition at any venue, a South African tennis official said today. A Prague report yesterday said that the Czechoslovak tennis authorities hag worked out a
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      Lock icon Stilwell Rallies To Victory
      215 10 LONDON. Fri. (UPl)—Britain's new Davis Cud hope Graham Stilwell maintained the outstanding form he has shown this season -by fighting back from one set down to beat Australian No. 3 Dirk Crealy and reach the men's single semi-finals of the London hardcourts championship yesterday. The score
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      485 10 NEW YORK, Fri. (Reuter) Lefthander Dave McNally came within two outa of a nohitter last night when the Baltimore Orioles shutout the Minnesota twins s—o In the American Baseball League. McNally had allowed only two walks going into the ninth inning. He started the inning fry
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      Lock icon Japan Bid To Keep Uber Cup
      226 10 TtOKYO, Fri. (Reuter) Japan will make an all out effort to retain the Über Cup women's badminton championship next month despite a leg injury suffered by one of their top ploytrs. MLss Hiroe Yulcl. the first Asian woman player to win the All-England singles
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      Lock icon Stiles, Astle Suspended
      194 10 LONDON. Fri. (Reuter) Eniland internationals Nobby Btiles and Jeff Aatle have both been siwpended for seven days and fined by the Disciplinary Committer of the English Football Association. The penalties, announced today. follow Incidents when Stiles and Astle were playing for their clubs In League matches The
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      208 10 Bowling SINGAPORE. Fri. The Grange Bowlers' Association will hold a special 150 PlusMinus Competition among their members to celebrate the 150 th Anniversary of the Founding of Singapore The qualifying rounds will commence on Sunday, May 18 at the Jackie's Bowl. A spokesman from the association
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      170 10 Rugby League LONDON, Frl. (Reuter) The North England town of Cast'.eford wlil lose nearly half its 38.000 population for the day tomorrow when an estimated 15.000 supporters follow the local team to London for the English Rugby League Cup final. Nearly 150 coaches, six spec, ial
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      Lock icon Kidd Named To Replace Osgood
      95 10 LONDON. Frl. (Reuter) Manchester United forward Brian Kidd was today named as replacement for Chelsea's Peter Osgood on the liigland Urder-23 soccer tour of Belgium, Holland and Portugal later this month. Osgood has recently had an operation for the removal of ms tonsils and a
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      Lock icon Koh Captures Best Performance Trophy
      718 10 SINGAPORE, Fri. Koh Swee Huo of Stephen House captured the Best Performance Trophy in the St. Joseph's Institution 61st annual athletic meet Held at their school ground today. Koh won the award for his new record in the 'C' division 100 metres sprint event. He
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      195 10 BRUSSELS. Fri. (CP!) Former Wimbledon champion John Newcombe, now a touring professional, was taken to Ave sets yesterday before be stint Egyptian Ismael El Shafei to reach the men's singles semi-finals at the Belgian Ope n tennis championships. The Australian won the Sihour match at
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      273 11 IMANCHISTER, Fri. (Reuter) A.C. Milan survived a 90-minute battering by reigning champions Manchester United here last night to qualify far the European Cup final. Milan lost 1-0 last night, but their 2-0 first lee victory gave them a 2-1 aggregate margin in this semifinal
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      218 11 CANTERBURY. England. Fri. (Reuter) The West Indian cricket tour of England suffered another body blow today when the match against Kent was abandoned as a draw without a ball being bowled on the third and last day. The first day's play was also washed out as Kent
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      119 11 FORT WORTH. Texas. Fri. (Reuter) —Little-known Chuck Courtney led a itar-etudded field by two strokes after the first round of the U*****,000 (£52.000) Colonial National invitation goll tournament here yesterday. Courtney, who won the Tallahassee Open three weeks ago. shot four-under-par 66 over the 7.142-yard
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      40 11 CARACAS. Venezuela. Frl. (UPD Venetuela defeated Lot Angeles, 7-3, in global baseball league game at Caracas last night, while the fheduled Japan vs Puerto Jtico game at Barqui&imeto was postponed. The League gave no reason for the postponement.
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      149 11 LONDON. Fri. t Reuter) Peter M truer scored an unbeaten 80 in 130 minutes, including a six and 11 fours, to rescue Leicestershire after they had been struggling at 39 for four against Middlesex in the only English County cricket championship match played yesterday. Mamer and team
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      Lock icon Franulovic Beats Richey
      146 11 BRUSSELS En. (Reuter)— Zellko franulovic of Yugoslavia continued his giant-kill-ing progress in the Belgian Open lawn tennis championships here yesterday with a 12-14. 6-1, 6-3. 6-4 win over fifth seed Cliff Rlchey of the Un'.ted Btates Franulovic. who eliminated fourth seed. South African Cliff DrysdaJe on Wednesday,
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      Lock icon Stolle, Emo Triumph
      84 11 NEW YORK Fri. (Reuter) Australian Fred Stolle defeated South African Rav Moore 8-4 in the opening match of the U.S $25,000 (about £10.000) Madison Square Garden invitational tennis tournament here last nicht. Tn the second match. Australian Roy Emerson defeated the 41-vear-old American Pancho Gonzales by 8-5.
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      Lock icon Reyes Scores Shock Win
      130 11 TOKYO. Fri. (UPH Aggressive Alberto Reyes, fifth ranked Philippine bantamweight, won an upset unanimous decision over Katauyoshl Takayama. the World Boxing Associations No. 3 bantamweight contender, laat night at Korakuen Hall. Reyes scored the only knockdown for an eight count with a left and right combination
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      Lock icon Cooper Wants To Fight Ellis
      220 11 LONDON. Fri (U£l) Henry Cooper still intenda to fight Jimmy Ellis for the World Boxing Association version of the heavyweight title, even though British officials refuse to sanction it. Cooper's manager Jim Wicks, said yesterdav the fiaht probably will take place in Rome in September,
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        1330 12 Si im 1: RovtM Class 4, Div. 3 9 Furs. —Z.JO p.m. 1 443 Lariat Qalntu* 5y 900 Loyalty Stable R. Breuk Dawkina 7 2 00 Leshsh 3y 813 Shah Stable 8pence r Kingston a 3 074 Blasted Oak 2y 8.12 Double H Stable R Breuk M
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        1079 12  -  GOING: GOOD By BIG BEN A CAYA DATANG is strongly fancied but I am taking a chance with Houston Ranger to outsprint his rivals in Race Four at Bukit Timah today. A course scratching last week there is nothing amiss with him. On Thursday with Ricky
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        33 12 Big Ben Houston Ranger Festival of Kerry Film Studio V Jimmy Lad Speedy Fellow Born Free Film Studio V K.B.K. Winsan Cum Dividend Pica Cisco Speedmaster Glad Tidings Festival of Kerry
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        161 12 BIG BEN JIMMY LAD KB K. RACE 1 COUNT BABU Pulau Pinang JOHN STEED Pulau Pinang Count Babu L. QUINTUS Lucius Quintus P Pinang RACE 2 WINSAN Impact Spfedjr Fellow SPEEDY FELLOW Impart Winsan WINSAN Impact Speedy Fellow SPEEDY FELLOW Impact Chally RACE 3 RADIANT MOON Speed master Michelangelo
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        124 12 YORK, England. Fri. (Reuter) Spur On owned by Mrs. S. Jacobson won the Sledmere Handicap run over one mile one furlong here yesterday. Lady Delamere's Baruti was second with Colonel W. E Behrens Lightner third of eight runners. G. Lewis rode Spur On. E. Johnson
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        91 12 MOSCOW. Fri. (Reuter) Tigran Petrosyan and Boris Spassky drew the 12th game in their battle for Petrosyan'* world chess championship and reached -the half-way mark in the competition yesterday tied at six points each. Petrosyan, who had won the previous two game* to pull even with
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        Lock icon Loonshiang Retains Winning Form
        236 12 SINGAPORE. Frl. Loonshiang is retaining his winning form. This morning with Garnet Bougoure in the saddle, he went stylishly with stablemate Shangrila IV in a 3f gallop in 42. He was on a tight rein all the way and at the finish he was half a
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        76 12 ROME. Fri. (Reuter) British champion jockey Lester Piggot rode Italy's most promising colt, Bonconte De Montefeltro the favourite to victory in the 77 million lire (£50.000) Italian Derby here yesterday. Pigott pushed the powerful young colt awav from closely packed field to win by a length and a
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        231 12 DETROIT. Fri. (UPI) Former world heavyweight champion Cassius Clay said yesterday he will never flght again. "I'm completely finished with all boxing and sports," he told Wayne State University students. Elijah Muhammad, ruler of the Black Muslims had expeUerf Clay known also by his Muslim name
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      378 11 TENDER TENDER NOTICE TENDERS to operate the Airport Concession No. 8 Airport Catering, with effect from Ist July 1969, will be received at the Office of the Director of Civil Aviation. Singapore Airport. Singapore 19. up to NOON ON THURSDAY, 29TH MAY 1969. Tender forms and details relating to the
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      633 11 RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS OALVAIk BAPTIST CHUBCI < English i 48 Wan rbo Annu*. rsisphons: 8933W aaaday 046 in. Sunday Scnooi 1100 tm. Sunday Worship 500 pm framing Union «00 Dm Evening Worsnip IVI fcRN ATIONAI. BAPTIST CHLKt H Stockweil B B«tri Pacta* Phone *****0 AT •INUAPOKfe, AMhHICAH M4IIOOL 160 Kings Roaoi
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      77 12 Time And Tide TODAY Singapore Town: 5.18 im. (0.4 ft.): 12.01 p.m. (7.8 ft.); 5.17 p.m. (3.7 ft.); 11.04 p.m. (8.9 ft.). Naval Dockyard: 5.01 a.m. (1 ft.); 12.08 p.m. (9.7 ft.); 522 p.m. (4.5 ft.); 11.22 p.m. (9.8 ft.). TOMORROW Singapore Town: 5.54 am (0.3 ft.); 12.41 p.m. (7.6
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