Eastern Sun, 24 June 1969

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  • 22 1 Eastern Sun SINGAPORE'S OWN NATIONAL DAILY ft Estd. 1966. Vol. 3 No. 1037 Tuesday, 24 June 1969. MC(P) 0737 Price 15 cents
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  • 258 1 LONDON Mon. (Reuter) Israeli commandos hit Jordanian Army positions across the Jordan River and Egyptian patrols probed into Israeli territory across the Suez Canal in new raids along the tense ceasefire lines during the night. The Israelis raided Adasya, one kilometre (about half a mile)
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  • 98 1 BRUNEI TOWN. Mon. (UPI) —Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei will try to secure a mutual defence treaty with Britain during his coming trip to London. The Sultan speaking at the Brunei Teachers' Training College graduation day said he will hold discussions with British officials to strengthen
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  • 60 1 LONDON. Mon (Reuter) Britain today ruled out any prospect of an independence deal with breakaway Rhodesia if it goes ahead with its new apartheid-style republican constitution. Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary Michael Stewart told parliament: "The constitutional proposals for which this minority electorate have voted could never
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  • 52 1 DACCA. Moo. (Renter) Martial law authorities in this East Pakistan capital have warned young men they face up to 14 years hard labour if thev engage in girl-teasing. The officials did not define girl-teasing. But its meaning is usually understood to ranre from wolf whistles and pavement jostling to
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  • 176 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. The marked increase in the activities of Communists and their agents, especially in the rural areas, have become a matter of deep concern to the National Operating CouncilAt its meeting in Kuala Lumpur today, the NOC was briefed on the overall situation
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  • 41 1 ISLE OF CAPRI. Italy Mon. '(LTI). Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis and his wife, the former Jacqueline Kennedy, arrived at Capri todav in their yacht Christina. They went immediately to the home of friends. Germanborn Count Edward Bismarck.
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  • 161 1 Xharacteristi€...Vital HONG KONG. Mon. (Reuter) An American Cofessor today warned at nationalistic policies which restricted *he activities of Chinese settlers in South-east Asian countries were creatine large political and economic problems. Professor Bert Hoselitr from the University of Chicago, told an international conference here today that the presence
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  • 68 1 GLASGOW. Mon. (AFP) Britain's Postmaster General John Stonehouse today humped a sack of mail on his back and went out into the pourin* rain to find out more about mail problems. One problem got easier as time went by: The sack got lighter. When he left the depot
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  • 84 1 PARIS, Mon. (Reuter)—General de Gaulle is writing the fourth volume of his memoirs covering his 11 years in office as president of France, publishing sources said here today. After General de Gaulle resigned on April 28 one report said he did not intend to finish his memoirs,
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  • 193 1 BANGKOK, Mon. (Reuter) The increase in the exchange rate of the L\S. dollar against the baht would seriously affect Thailand's trade, Mr. Boonchu Rajanasathien, executive vice-president of the Bangkok Bank Ltd., said today. i "This increase in the exchange rate of the dollar
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  • 302 1 FRENCH POLICY PARIS. Mon. (Reuter) France's new government said today that it would follow a foreign policy based on the independence of France and Europe—a policy defined by General de Gaulle. The statement, the first on foreign policy by the new government, came in
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  • 21 1 WASHINGTON, Mon. (UPI) War Ten E. Burrer became Chief Justice of the United States today in a brief ceremony.
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  • 234 1 'Grave Dangers' For VATICAN CITY. Mon. (UPI) Pope Paul VI said today the Catholic Church faces "grave dangers" from those Catholics who challenge her doctrine and the authority of the Pope and bishops. The Pope spoke to cardinals who called on him to extend good
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  • 89 1 THE HMAS Melbourne is scheduled to leave for Sydney on Friday,, June 27. For the past three weeks, the Melbourne which suffered heavy damages on her flight deck and front hull in a collision with the U.S. destroyer. Frank E. Evans during SEATO exercises had been
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  • 105 1 DUESSELDORF. Germany Mon. (UPl)—Deadly poison and millions of dead fish drifted down the Rhine River today a$ police and agricultural officials searched for the ship or factory responsible for the pollution. North Rhine-Westphalia State officials said all freshwater plants downriver from Bingen where the poison first
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  • 119 1 DALLAS. Texas. Mon. (UPI) Mrs. Johnny Thompson of Dallas learned about the death of her sister, Judy Garland, when a friend telephoned her yesterday. Mrs. Thompson was one of two of Judy Garland's sisters The other was name Susie Susie died several vears ago. Susie was
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  • 160 1 POOLE. England, Mon. (Reuter) Ten-year-old Diane Harrod got her money back when she pressed the coin-return button in the public telephone box. But she wasn't satisfied and promptly put In call to the emergency police number. A squad car was sent to the phone
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  • 419 1 Whats "SI" Betwe THE Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, stated in a recorded interview for the Australian Broadcasting Commission which was broadcast over Radio Singapore last night, that the distinction raised of the Malaysian mainland and the Eastern states had never imperilled the
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • 497 2 Object: To Show Growth, Progress THE RADIO and Electrical Traders Association, Singapore (RETAS) and RTS Enterprises will jointly hold a $1 million "Sound and Vision Exhibition'* at the Singapore Conference Hall from July 18 to 27. Highlight of the exhibition will be the introduction of
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  • 178 2 "CONGRATULATIONS", says Mr. John Hoycr. General Manager of SAS Thai International, to pretty Miss Alice Linda Lim, one of the 14 lucky winners of the SAS/Thal Inter-airline Quiz, se e pix below. Mr. Hoyer said that some 450 entries were received for the annual Inter-airline
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  • 80 2 Tbs British Institution of Electronic and Radio Engineers has awarded the Mountbatten Medal to a chief technician of the Royal Air Force in Singapore. Frank O'NeillFrank sat for the Institution'! examinations at the Singapore Polytechnic. He wa« the most successful British Services candidate in Section
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  • 87 2 NO ONE struck the first prize at last week's Toto Draw. This week the first prize at the Toto Draw will be $77,500 to winners with five numbers correct. Only one person won the second prize by striking four plus the additional numbtr correctly. He will
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  • 38 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon.— Three men one armed, with a pistol, held up a petrol kiosk attendant at Jalan Travers inKuala Lumpur last night and escaped with $l6O after filling up the tank of their car.
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  • 186 2 THE Chairman of Hotel Negara, Mr. Yap Pheng Geek, said yesterday that there was no fear that the Republic would be saturated with hotels in the future. For, according to him tourists coming here would be increased tremendously with the advent of jumbo jets. He
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  • 50 2 The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Communications. Mr. Phua Bah Lee. last night received $5OO from the Singapore Chin Hwa Pugilistic Art Association for the National Defence Fund. The donation was made during a social gathering of the Association at its premises in Changi Road.
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  • 38 2 The Singapore Polytechnic will hold its Ninth Graduation ceremony at the Singapore Conference Hall on July 12, at 10 a.m. After the ceremony, a reception for guests and friends will be held at the Polytechnic lounge.
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  • 110 2 The Housing and Development Board yeaterda v assured residents in the Amber Road area that the "noise nuiaance" caused by bulldozers working on the Tanjong Rhu-Bedok reclamation project la only temporary Giving this assurance, the Board said that the reclamation project la moving at the rate
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  • 51 2 The Customs and Excise Department said yesterday that neither the Department or the Customs Sports Club has organised a show called "Maiam Pesta." Canvassing for donations for a souvenir programme in the name of the Department or Customs Sports Cub is unauthorised and should be reported to the
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  • 63 2 A 21-year-old youth, Chong Gee. was charged in the Ninth Magistrate's Court yesterday with possession of an offensive weapon. Chong is alleged to have a bearing scraper with him at Queen s Street on June 22. He claimed trial and was allowed bail of $l,OOO in
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  • 42 2 The American community in Singapore will celebrate its Independence Day on July 4. A reception to mark the occasion. will be given by the United States Ambassador to Singapore, Mr. Francis J. Galbraith, and Mrs. Galbraith, at their residence.
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  • 24 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Dato S.P. Seenivasagam was today unanimously re-elected president of the iDoh munici* pal council for the seventh consecutive year.
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  • 250 2 A commercial artist. Lim Soo Hiong. wa» assaulted and _iliiffr_»il by six armed-men while waiting for his girlfriend, the Second Court was told yesterday. In the dock were a father, Sng Eng Chiang, 61, and four of his sons, Sng Boon Keng, 36,
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  • 394 3 EIGHT-FOOT HI AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Man. (UPI) An eight-foot high wall of mud bulldozed down the skiing slopes of Mount Ruapehu yesterday wrecking one shop and cutting off the water supply to the Chateu Tongariro. The mud flow followed a cracking blast and fireworks
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  • 73 3 Brighton. England Man. (UPI) Ted McNorvell's motor boat sank off this resort yesterday and he swam toward a shore filled with holiday makers. "I waved for all I was worth but all they did was wave strairht back at me. I suppose you can't blame them but at the
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  • 203 3 ATHENS. Mon. (CPI) A business battle between shipping magnate Aristotle Onassi 9 and Stavrose Niarchos appears to be shaking the Greek government. Friends of assistant co-ordi-nation Minister loannis Rodinos Orlandos reported he submitted his resignation at the demand of Prime Minister George Papadopoulos. Political sources said Papadopoulos
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  • 240 3 TAIPEI, Mon. (UPl)—Four young Hong Kong musicians, who nearly lost all of what wa« left of their precious long hair, will return to the British crown colony and "growth" tomorrow. The four members of the pop group the Dynamic Five were denied Dermission
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  • 82 3 TAIPEI. Mon. (AFP) —Inces•ant heavy rains In the past few days have caused landslides. traffic accidents and delayed harvests of farm crops all over Taiwan. The Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction said the harvest of rice, peanuts and sweet potatoes has been delayed by the
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  • 214 3 MONTEVIDEO, Mon. (UPI) —Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller of New York headed home yesterday after completing the third trip of his Latin American mission for President Nixon. He said he was hopeful he still could visit the three nations which have asked him to stay
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  • 133 3 NORTHRIDGE, California. Mon. (UPI) Thousands of young persons battled police with rocks and bottles yesterday at a rock music festival, injuring five officers, one seriously. Thirty-five persons were arrested on charges including attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. The Police Command Post
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  • 47 3 JAKARTA. Mon. (Reuter) Police said today they have confiscated nine tons of silver being smuggled to Singapore from the Jakarta port of Tandjung Priok in the last few months. But they said they have not yet been able to catch those behind the smuggling attempt.
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  • 130 3 NICOSIA, Mon. (AFP) Greek-Cypriot newspapers today voiced fears that a new crisis may break out in Cyprus in view of a reported complete deadlock in talks which have been going on for a year between the island's Greek and Turkish communities. The newspapers talked of "alarming"
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  • 110 3 CAIRO. Mon. (Reuter)—Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl has reported from midAtlantic that his Dapyrus-reed boat Ra is approaching the Cape Verde islands, the newspaper A 1 Ahram reported today. Its crew of seven plus a monkey and a duck are in good health and morale is
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  • 27 3 The new French Premier Jacques Chablan Delmas answers questions on leavin g the Elysee Palace after presenting his government for approval. (UPI radio photo). (L'PI radio photo).
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  • 333 3 KARACHI, Mon. (Reuter) The military government today conceded that Pakistan was unlikely to meet its target of food self-suffi-ciency by 1970, which the former regime of Field Marshal Mohammed Ayub Khan pro- claimed was in sight. An economic survey Issued today said wheat eating West
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  • 86 3 SAIGON. Mon. < AFP") Tan Son Nhut airport. Saigon. i» to have a U551,500,000 lace, lift to make it the most modern in Asia, the public works ministry announced today. Work will begin in autumn this year on three main twostorey airport buildings. They will
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  • 309 3 WASHINGTON, Mon. (UPI) THE Pentagon is working on details of a number of possible plans to withdraw troops from Vietnam but none has been approved, a spokesman said yesterday. The spokesman said the only troop withdrawal that has received a go-ahead from the
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  • 147 3 JAKARTA, Mon (UPI) The Jakarta Civil Court today ordered a Jakarta weekly newspaper to pay 250,000 rupiahs (about US$7l4) to Foreign Minister Adam Malik for insulting Malik in an article a year ago. The weekly Bebas (Free) carried an article entitled "Adam Malik, puppet for
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  • 37 3 DAR-ES-SALAAM, Tanzania Mon. (UPI) The American freighter Stella Lukes ran aground today at the entrance to Dar-Es-Salaam harbour. Tugs were standing by to try to pull the 7.189-ton freighter clear on the next high tide.
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  • 75 3 LIMA. Mon. (UPl)—Widespread student disturbances erupted in the Peruvian city of Ayacucho leaving four civilians and three policemen dead yesterday. The trouble culminated more than eight hours of student demonstrations when oolice in Ayacucho tried to dislodge students from the National University of Huamanga. Some 30
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  • 60 3 NATAL. British Columbia, Mon. (UPI) —Three miners, misising since last Thursday when the Balmer South Coal Mine here collapsed and killed three co-workers, were found alive and well late yesterday. Pulled from A would-b® grave were Donald Evans 54, marned with 10 children, unit foreman John Krall
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  • 45 3 HANNOVER. Germany MOIL (UPI) —Federal criminal police today took over the investigation of an ammunition train explosion and speculation it mav have been sabotaged. Twelve firemen and railroad workers were killed in the Fischerhof Station when fire detonated a 15-ton carload of tank ammunition.
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  • 141 4 LIMA. Peru, Mon. (Reuter) Seven people were killed and at least 20 injured in violent clashes between students and police in southeast Peru, according to radio reports here yesterday. Radio reports from the city of Ayacucho said the clashes last night climaxed 48 hours of
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  • 235 4 NEW fiELHI. Mon. (UPI) Central Intelligence Department agents today started an investigation of a bloody train crash in North Central India which may have been caused by sabotage. The death toll in the express passenger train disaster in eastern Uttar Pradesh State rose today
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  • 136 4 NEW YORK. Mon. (UPI) Time magazine's cover story this week is on Prince Charles. In a press release delivered in advance of publication the magazine said it will publish an open letter from one of the Prince'* classmates at Cambridge. The student. Jonathar. Holmes, wrote, according
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  • 259 4 LONDON, Mon. (Reuter) Police were investigating yesterday how the theft of several paintings from Queen Elizabeth's private collection remained undetected for almost a year. A sharp-eyed art expert spotted four of the paintings when they were offered to a London auction fir**- close
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  • 128 4 NEW DELHI. Mon. (UPI) Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi left early today for a 10-day visit to Japan and Indonesia. Mrs. Gandhi left aboard the regularly scheduled Air India flight at 2145 GMT. She told newsmen at the airport "My objective is a goodwill mission
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  • 195 4 HONG KONG. Mon. (UPI) The decomposed body of an unidentified man was found floating in the sea off the Castle Peak area of Hong Kong's territories district early today. There was some speculation the body might have been swept out of Communist China by
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  • 107 4 CAPE KENNEDY FLORIDA. Mon. (UPI) The three ApoL lo 11 astronauts took yesterday off in Texas and Georgia but Moonport technicians continued the tedious spacecraft fueling operations for a crucial countdown test starting on Wednesday. Neil A Armstrong and Michael Collins flew to their homes in Houston
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  • 55 4 PHILIPPINES First Lady Mrs. Imelda Marcos (centre) received Asian actresses participating in the 15th Asian Film Festival at Malacananf last Friday. Beauties are from Korea, Hone Kong, Thailand, Japan, Indonesia, Nationalist China and the Philippines. The festival was from June 16 to 20. (UPI photo by
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  • 505 4 SAIGON, Mon. (UPI) Communist gunners fired tear gas shells into the U.S. Special Forces camp at Ben Het amid a barrage of artillery, mortar and recoilless rifle fire, military spokesmen said today. Spokesmen said about five mortar shells bursting charges of riot-control
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  • 265 4 MELBOURNE, Mon. (Reuter) Victoria State's Attorney-General, Mr. George Reid said last night that a Melbourne doctor haa not broken the law by carrying out an abortion. Dr. Bertram Wainer, 40. a general practitioner and member of the Abortion Reform Society, said last
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  • 205 4 HONG KONG. Mon. (Reuter) Peking has allowed five Nationalist Chinese navymen captured in 1965 to return to Taiwan, the New China News Agency reported yesterday. They were among nine navynien who were recently released by the Chinese People's Liberation Army Unit on the Fukien
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  • 300 4 MANILA, Mon. (UPI) The massive manhunt for Manila's "homicidal maniac" ended early yesterday with the capture of a 25-year-old paroled prisoner. Juanito Aide was finally collared at Sangandaan village in Novaliches, Quezon City, 15 miles from the residential Sta. Cruz district of Manila where he spread
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  • 184 4 TOKYO. Mon. (Reuter) Japanese electric power companies and heavy machinery makers have decided to look into the possibilities of building offshore and undersea power stations, the Japan Electric Manufactuiers Association said today. For this purpose they will start drawing real-size designs for a model
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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  • 285 6 POLITICAL thought In the world of today has tremendously developed. Yet, certain political events still lack precise definition. If democracy is defined as the rule of the majority, what Is the term for the rule of the minority in utter disregard of the majority will? None except the abominable
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  • 365 6 THE Russians are great rewriters of history. Obviously they believe that if you change the past, you can control the present which in turn will produce the future that will assure socialist happiness. They are also great for claiming the discovery of diverse things like baseball and
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  • 137 6 UNITED NATIONS, New York, Mon. (Reuter) world population in mid-1967, the latest date for which meaningful statistics have been collated, was 3.420 million 516 million above the mid--1958 figure, the United Nations estimated today Asia, excluding the Soviet Union had the largest population by region: 1,907 million, of
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  • 1080 6  -  By DALE D. MORSCH NEW DELHI (UPI) "If India cannot control her population explosion, Within 20 years she is going to experience the worst famines the world has ever seen." "Our population has crossed the 500 million mark. This is a danger signal which we
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  • 1041 6  -  By JAMES L. SRODES WASHINGTON, (UPI) t'nchecked Inflation in the United States is causing groans from just about everyone except possibly Japanese exporters. The measures on which President Nixon has been relying to curb inflation notably credit restraints and a Federal budget surplus hive thus far
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  • 11 6 Speech is silver; silence is golden Germ in Proverb
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  • 157 6 MANILA. (Reuter) The Philippines Herald said today the question of trade by the Philippines with Communist China was a futile exercise unless China shows her willingness to "give up her aggreaslve political goals The English language morning newspaper In an editorial said: 'There is much discussion these
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  • 1040 6  -  By ALAN RAKE (Gemini News Service) WHEN the Nigerian war started in July 1967 the Cassandras forecast the most dire economic consequences for the country. They talked of vanishing foreign exchange reserves, a flight of capital, a hopelessly unbalanced pavments position and an end
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  • 182 6 WASHINGTON. (Renter) Panel of American and British naval scholar* have warned that If the current all-out Soviet maritime programme continues, in ten years Russia will equal or surpass the United States in key areas of sea power. The United States is being threatened by Soviet production of
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
    • 96 7 THE market was active JSfterday when it resumed after the weekend holldays. Paper was the main feature of the day with business done in more than 288,000 units. BTC, Eupoc and DBS were the other features of the day with business done in 166,000, 154,000 and
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    • 25 7 LONDON, Mon. (UPI) Rubber market opened Quiet No. 1. RSS spot 25J, No. 1. RSS CIF basis ports July 25*, 25-5/16.
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    • 223 7 WASHINGTON. Mon (Reuter) Former American ambassador to India Mr. Chester Bowles said yesterday that the US. hopes to encourage the formation of an alliance of major Asian nations to block Chinese expansion. But he said in a television programme, Washington would
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    • 13 7 THE tin price for yesterday was $617 per picul, up $2.875.
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    • 237 7 THE following is a berthing list released by the Fort ol Singapore Authority for Jane DEPARTURE Godowns Vessels 3/4 Beira 15/16 Malaysia 19 Kabalaris 21/23 Kousei Maru 27/28 Ishinomaki Maru No. 12 29/30 A G S. Rakovski 35/36 Kyoho Maru 38 39 Steenkerk 40/41 Varild 44 Nara
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    • 61 7 NEW employees of the Esso Refinery under construction at Pulan Ayer Chawan seen here at the Singapore Airport recently prior to leaving for Bombay where they will receive training at Esso India Refinery. Picture shows from left to rifht: Messrs. Seow Min Fook. Loh Kok
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    • 269 7 JANUARY fir*t trade robber closed at 5 P.m. In Singapore and Koala Lumpur vettevoav at Tt-| cents per lb., down 3/1 of a cent from previous close. The tone wap quiet. The market was quiet throughout the morning with the market opening after the weekend holl.
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    • 104 7 THE ocean-going tug 'OOSTZE£T hat returned to Singapore. where she will be stationed in the future. Until recently, the vessel was at »«a, busily Involved in assistance work to various vessels in this area. The decision to station the "OOSTZEE" In Singapore was announced by
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    • 99 7 THREE top Boeing executives arrived In Singapore recently for a two-day visit In the Republic. Thev were Messrs. J.B. Connelly, Vice President (Commercial Airplane Group), Business Management; K.L. Luplow, Director, International Sales, Commercial Airplane Group and W.C. Becker, Area Director (Far East) International Sales. The
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    • 153 7 VENEER Products Limited, Singapore, has announced the appointment of Mr. Tham Keng Yan, their Sale® Manajrer, as a Director of their aubsidiary company, Veneer Product® Limited (U.S.A.) Inc.. as from June 1. Mr. Tham who has 18 years' experience in the sales field Joined
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    • 270 7 TOKYO, Mon. (UPI) Jopon will export more than one million tons of steel products to China this year to set a record over-all export volume to the Peking regime, the Asahi newspaper reported yesterday. Japanese and Chinese
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    • 112 7 Indonesia May Import Mil. Tons Of Rice JAKARTA. Mon. (UPI) The Indonesian Government may have to Import 500,000 tons of rice this year to supf dement the domestic supply, t was reported today. According to the vice chairman of the Indonesian Government Rice Agency (BULOG) Muljono Sllam. the total domestic
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    • 120 7 MR. ROBERT CHIA. Pan Am's cargo service ataff has Just returned from extensive cargo training in the airline headquarters in New York. Mr Chia attended a special course which offers detailed coverage of Airport Customer Service function directly related to the safe and expeditious
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    • 106 7 20 Increase In Traffic To India From SEA TOURISM from Pacific to I India has lately shown marked Increase. Japan and other neighbouring countries of South-east Asia sent about 24.000 visitors to India in 1958 indicating an increase of about 20 Der cent over the figures of 1967. Malaysia sent
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    • 271 7 YEO Hiap Seng Limited; a major food and beverage company l n Singapore, Is now enlarging its activities into the fishing industry. The company has now entered into a Joint venture in Jurong with See Hoy Chan group and overseas Interests to expand
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    • 492 7 BIMUAFOttE. Rton ta en an** told and otbetr prlcca •fflrialiy Uited at the ck>M of blUlDCIi INDU STBIALS ACMA B. 81 94 H*r CO 1 97 Br»rnfn Bh<3 1.16 i:ii am f 1 Plywood i| 2 48 C. Sui|r 3 64 tett'.rn 6 10 1.5# ISO
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    • 86 7 TOKYO. Mon. (Reuter) The Toyo Kogyo Company has unveiled a new rotary englned passenger car model. "Maida Familia Rotary SS." It will go on sale on July 12 at the price of 638.000 yen (about £738). The live-seat sedan Is equipped with a two-rotor
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    • 55 7 HONG KONG. Mon. (UPI) Money Quotations: HK$6 070 per U.S. dollar. HK56.***** per U.S. dollar TT. HKSI4 53 per pound sterling. HK5308.75 per tael of gold 94.5 per cent fineness. HK5162.5 per 10.008 Japanese yens. HK5134.0 per 100 Philippines pesos buyer. HK5135.0 per 100 Philippines pesos sellers. Philippine
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    • 99 7 THE noon prlrea at the Rlnpapore Chinese Produce Ezchance yesterday were:— Hnjei (M*lter Coconut Oil (F.O.B-) Bulk t ♦8.50 Coconut Oil (F O B.) Dram 6100 Mixed Copra < Mnntok White Pepper »1.00 (FOB) 122.50 Sarawak White Pepper (FOB) ***** Sarawak Special Black Pepper (FO B.) 96% N.L.W 90
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    • 46 7 (MANAGER* MM) lit Malayan *85 2nd Malayan 205 3rd Malayan 1.24 Tbe Com. Ind. XD W1 111 The Sarins Fond 1-12 1*2 M. Inrest Fund 1.25 1J5 lit Hone Kong 1.41 1.46* 2nd Hong Kong XD .99 1.01* Sterling Com. 5/6 <*Honx Kong currency)
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    • 406 7 ARRIVALS 8.00 a-m MSA Ml 029 Kuala Lumpur It 00 am MsA ML JIW Kuala Luuipur 9-85 a.m. GARLUA GA9B2 Jakarta 10 15 a-m MSA MLI2I Kuala Lumpur. 10 25 am. MSA MLOOS Penang, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur Malacca LOO p.m. SAB &R971 Copenhagen Tuhlent, Bang--1.10 p.m. MSA ML4SI
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  • STUDENTS' PAGE
    • 270 8 RETIRED British civil servant and amateur sculptor, Mr. Arthur Wightman, who spent eighteen months carving out a 4-foot diameter model of the moon a masterpiece in glass fibre on a frame of chicken wire and bandages has suddenly found himself in the scientific and educational aids
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    • 1014 8 ONE of the foremost art museums in the world, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is justly famous for its unique collection of paintings. representor every major period in the history of Dutch art. The Rijksmuseum has an interesting if troubled history of its own. As
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    • 848 8 WASHINGTON While most attention now centres on the attempt to land Americans on the moon in July, the United States is simultaneously engaged in several other major spaca projects, including two unmanned flights to the vicinity of mars. In fact, mid-1969 is one
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    • 90 8 A RECORD number of seventy-seven entries was received for the 9th Annual Inter-School Safety First Quiz. This is an Increase of ten. over that of last year s total. The heats are held in the Shell Theatrette. Collyer Quay. They will last until June 27. The
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    • 152 8 WASHINGTON" A University of Maryland scientist has opened a new door to understanding the universe with his discovery that a form of radiation from the Milky Way known as "gravity waves" may be reaching and passing through th# Earth. The findings of Dr. Joseph Weber of the University's
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 126 8 I i!S "Miss Bates, you look pale and tired recommend you take off for a few days and go to Florida." 4 DATELINE: DANGER! by John Saunders and Alden McWliams I'M CONPU3ED,SIS I THOUGHT LEE ROY UKEO THE NEW BASEBALL COACH HE DID AT FIRST..THEN SOMEONE CONVINCED OUR BROTHER HE
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    • 72 8 1. Name the Inventor of Hovercraft In Britain? 2. Where is the Great Barrier Reef? 3. Which drink contains most caffeine tea, coffee or cocoa? 4. Give the feminine of: Colt and tomcat. 5. Who is the External Affairs Minister of Australia? iThM» Appeared Last TtHlir) HZ S i r
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  • SUN SPORT
    • 443 10 XEW YORK, Mon. (Reuter) Jerry Quarry, a tough fighter from California, tries to capture Joe Frazier's portion of the world heavyweight title here tonight in a 15-round bout which promises to produce plenty of action. The match between the undefeated Frazier, a non-stop aggressor, and
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    • 204 10 MILWAUKEE. Wis., Mon. (UPI) West Germany beat the United States national team 6-4 on Saturday night despite a classy debut In International boxing by Larry Ward. Milwaukee middleweight. Ward, 19. the National Amateur Athletic Union Champion at 165 pounds, had beaten Karsten Honhold
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    • 536 10 American NEW YORK. Mon. (UPI) Mike Epstein drove in two runs with a homer and a double in the first tame and a single and a double durinf a nine-run fourthinning rally in the second game on Sunday as the Washington Senators ripped the Detroit Tigers 9-4
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    • 243 10 MONZA. Italy. Mon. (UPI) Robin Widdows of Britain won a hairsbreadth victory in the Lottery Grand Prix of Monza yesterday as the top six men came in within 8.5 of each other. Five of the six drivers were British, A was a great day for Brabhams,
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    • 80 10 LONDON, Man. (Reuter) A British team set a world record of 3 mins 37.6 sees, for the women's four times 400 metres relay at an internation. ai athletics meeting at Crystal Palace here today. The record-breaking runners and their times were Jenny Pawsey. 55.4 sees, Pauline
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    • 88 10 BRANDS HATCH. England Mon. (UPI) —A supercharged 250 horse power BMW, driven by Dieter Qu ester (Austria) and Hubert Hahne (Germany), won the six-hour international tourist car race at this Kent racing circuit yesterday. The winning BMW was among the leaders right from the start and at the
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    • 334 10 LONDON, Mon. (UPI) Ron Clarke, the Australian world record holder, was run into the round by England's Dick Taylor in the 10.000 meters invitation race at the Sward Trophy meeting at Crystal Palace on Sunday. Taylor's time of 28 minutes 17.6 seconds broke the
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    • 119 10 NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST W L GB Chicago 42 25 New York 36 28 4* Pittsburgh 36 32 6* St. Louis 32 35 10 Philadelphia 26 37 14 Montreal 18 46 22* WEST W L GB Los Angeles 39 26 Atlanta 39 27 San Francisco 36 30 3* Cincinnati
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    • 28 10 RATHER IN CLASSICAL THAN ORIENTAL STYLE. Peru's Richardo Mitsuta, whose parents are Japanese, is pictured in action during a novillada at Madrid's Visa Alegre bullring recently. (UPI Radiophoto).
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    • 465 10 NEW YORK. Mon. (UPI) Righthander Bill Singer, taking the National League strikeout lead, boosted the Los Angeles Dodgers into sole possession of first place in the N.L.S. Western Division on Sunday by blanking the Cincinnati Reds, 5-0, in the first game of
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    • 48 10 CAPE TOWN. Mon (Reuter) Miss Deirdre Barnard, daughter of heart transplant surgeon Chris Barnard, has been included in the South African waterski team to take part in the world championships in Denmark in August. Mis? Barnard, aged 19. is a student at Stellenbosch University near here.
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    • 307 10 LONDON, Mon. (Reuter) The West Indian cricketers continued their punv hatting form in their match against Surrey here yesterday with a second innings score at the close of 45 for three wickets. At one stage the tourists were two down for nine, and later
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    • 211 10 MEXICO CITY. Mon. (UPI) The long-awaited unveiling of the 1970 World Soccer Cup mascot a pudding-faced Campbell soup kid with a large and loose-fitting sombrero has touched off a chorus of boos from Mexico's nationalistic intelligentsia. "Horrible". "Dangerously folkloric", "A ggre s s 1 v e,'* "Stupid".
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    • 70 10 ATHENS. Mon. (Router) Greece beat North Korea twoone in a Group One match in the International Military Sports Council (CISM) soccer championship here yesterday. Half time score was Greece one North Korea zero. About 30,000 fans watched the game. Iran and Algeria of the second
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    • 25 10 MOSCOW. Mon. (Reuter) John Banks of Britain, riding a 8.5.A.. won the Russian 500 c.c. world championship Motocross event at Kishinev. Moldavia, yesterday.
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    • 356 10 LONDON, Mon. (Reuter) Ray East, the Essex left arm spinner, became tho first player to take six wickets in the Players Sunday Cricket League when he took six for 18 against Yorkshire today. This followed a brisk 61 by Essex batsman Gordon Barker
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    • 531 10 CHARLOTTE, N.C., Mon. (UPI) Dale Douglass, a lean and lanky Oklahoman who broke his long victory drought in this same state two months ago, won tne 150,000 U.S. dollar Kemper Open Golf Tournament by four strokes on Sunday by shooting a closing 5-under- par-67
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    • 62 10 DUBLIN. Mon. (Reuter) Ronnie Shade, three times English Amateur strokeplay champion yesterday won the Carrolls 10.000 sterling golf tournament at Woodbrook near here. The Scottish golfer had a final round of 71 for an overall total of 289. which gave him a one-stroke victory over
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    • 141 11 Rocky Chua won the men's senior title in the PAP Paya Lebar six-mile-cross-country race held on Sunday. Th held in conjunction with the 150 th Anniversary of Singapore, the coming National Day and the s 15th Anniversary. About two hundred participants took part in th
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    • 73 11 MEXICO. CITY. Mon (UPI) The International Tennis Federation has turned down a Mexican appeal against ;nov«g*the site of the American Zone Davis Cup final between Brazil and Mexico to Sao Paulo, it was reported Saturday. The International Federation thus confirmed an earlier decision on the question of site
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    • 282 11 Eagle Ondine Take Early Lead Transatlantic Yachting NEWPORT. R. 1., Mon. (UPI) The American Eagle and Ondine, the co-favourites, took an early lead on Sunday when 23 yachts from six nations started the 1969 Transatlantic Yacht race to Ireland. The race, over 2,750 nautical miles from Brenton Reef Light. Newport,
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    • 99 11 BOSTON. Mon. (UPl)—The Boston Red Sox announced Sunday that veteran pitcher Jim Lonborg suffered a broken toe in Saturday night's game and will be lost to the team for two or three weeks. Lonborg. who had a 6-2 record and was not charged with the decision in Saturday
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    • 34 11 SYDNEY. Mon. (UPI)—Two top Japanese Judo experts arrived in Svdney Sunday to teach at the South Sydney Police Citizens Boy's Club. They are Masahada Kawano. 36. of Osaka and Mitsuhiro Kawasaki, 25.
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    • 436 11 The Melbourne Cricket Club team of Australia will play here a one-day friendly match against the Singapore Cricket Club In December, the Australian News and Information Service announced vesterday. The Melbourne cricketers' visit here will be in conjunction with their 17-dav tour
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    • 155 11 INGLEWOOD. Calif.. Mon. (UPI) Former featherweight champion Vicente Saldivar of Mexico and Spain's Jose Legra have signed to meet in a 10-round fight at the Forum here on July 18. promoter George Parnassus announced yesterday. Saldivar, 26 will receive USs3o.oon and Legra US$2O.GOO Parnassus said. Saldivar
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    • 64 11 HONOLULU, Mon. (UPI) Leo Calderon. f he World Boxing Association's fourth ranking bantamweight, will enter the ring a slight favorite Tuesday night when he battles little Katsuyoshl Takayama of Japan. Calderon. formerly of Mexican. Mexico, and now fighting out of Honolulu, was the pick of most ringsiders mainly
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    • 280 11 Sergt. Yusof from Penang was declared the Far East Land Forces 4 Champion-at-Arm< at the end of the three-day championships at Nee Soon, last Satur- day. Sgt. Yusof, serving In the British Army as a training instructor at the Far East Training Centres, won the title
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    • 97 11 PARIS. Mon. (Reuter) A team of 1.000 French swimmers aged between seven and 78 yesterday set a claimed world record time of 25 hours 58 mins 26 sees for the 1,000 x 100 metres relay. The swimmers, all members of the Racing Club de France,
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    • 1051 11 SATURDAY THE followlm are the weights for the Jane/July meeting of the Singapore Turf Club. HORSES CLASS 2 DIV. 2 1 MUe Green Son 9.00 Lord Shah 9.00 Beau Chimes 8 13 Pasir 8 11 Saya Datang 8.11 Boy's Fund 8.10 Sporting Gesture II 8.07 Wellington Ace
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    • 205 11 The first official world badminton championship, to be held by countries affiliated to the International Badminton Federation, will be on a rotation basis. This is the alternative proposal Singapore will put before the forthcoming IBF meeting in London, if Singapore is unsuccessful in her bid
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    • 27 11 LISBON, Mon. (Reuter) Benfica. the pride of Portugal, todav won the Portuguese Soccer Cup here with a narrow 2-1 win over Academica after extra time.
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 69 10 Time And Tide TODAY SINGAPORE Town: 4.46 a.m. (6.7 ft.): 11.03 a.m. (2.7 ft.); 5.46 p.m. (7.1 ft.). NAVAL Dockyard: 4.53 a.m. (8 ft.); 10.48 a.m. (3.7 ft); 5.50 gm. (8.5 ft); 11.48 p.m. (3.9 TOMORROW SINGAPORE Town- 0.02 a m. (3-1 ft); 6.16 a.m. (6.4 ft.); 12.14 p.m. (3.3
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    • 72 11 Classified Ads. Steambath, Massage Etc. JEAN'S Al* CONDITIONED SALON for soothing steambaths and Swedish massage, facial treatment, manicures Hair growth stimulation and tinting services for ladies and gentlemen 29 B Tanglin Road- Tel: Singapore *****0. Machinery For Hire BUCKET AND SUCTION CL'TTEB dredges. floating pile drivers Hopper Barges, flattops and
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    • 967 11 p* YOUR a* < T: r *>¥ j n fc» (CHANNEL 5> PM 300 Opening Announcements in all Languages A* Morning Star; 3.2 C Be Our Guest Malav: 3.40 Health in the Home Tamil; 3.50 House and Home New Zealand Lamb No. 2 (English*; 4 C 5 A Diary of
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  • 504 12  -  Licensing P Be Based On Findings By Albert Johnson DR. GOH Keng Swee, Minister for Finance, said yesterday that the Government has decided to mako closer estimates of the demand and supply for hotel rooms in the years ahead. Dr. Goh added that hitherto, th«
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  • 346 12 FISHMONGER Yeo Yoo Boh. 22, fell in love with a prostitute after a visit to a brothel in Telok Korau. He tried many times to date Kim Lan out without luccess. When he did succeed it was to die at the hands of
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  • 162 12 FLYING into Singapore at the end of the month will be the 130 strong No. 48. Squadron RAF Regiment the only Land based British unit equipped with "tiger-cat missiles". They will be taking part In a Joint air-defence exercise which will only last for 24 hours,
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  • 660 12  -  'Look At Nature My Way' By MARTIM LIM THOMAS TEO is a many faceted artist who constantly chances as he creates. For in the best traditions of one of the greatest British thinkers and philosophers. Bertrand Russell change Is the essence of progress
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  • 93 12 THREE brothers were charged in the Ninth Magistrate's Court yesterday with theft. They were Richard Saw Boon Song. James Saw Boon Hoe and Harry Saw Boon Hai. They pleaded guilty to steal, ing a $320 transistor radio from Mrs. Wors?ly Barbra at Oriole Crescent on
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  • 60 12 A WOMAN. Lu Lai Hua. wag charged in the Ninth Magistrate's Court yesterday with illegal possession of two identity cards. Lu is alleged to have committed the offence on May 27 at the Bukit Panjang Police Station. She denied the charge and was allowed bail of
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  • 24 12 THERE were a total of 39 road accidents of which Ave were serious during the past 24 hours ending at dawn yesterday.
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  • 38 12 A YOUTH Fock Kwong Chung, was jailed for three months in the Ninth Magistrate's Court yesterday for theft Fock 21. admitted stealing J954 from Chan Chak Poey on June 20 at New Bridge Road.
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  • 116 12 THE Singapore Blood Transfusion Service is inviting members of the public to make their donations on Sunday. June 29, between 8 a m. and 12.30 p.m., so as to participate in the Red Cross Lucky Donor Draw for 75 beautiful watches. The draw will be conducted
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  • 66 12 A MAN. Rajoo Rethinam, was charged in the Ninth Magistrate's Court yesterday with bribing a watchman not to take action against him should he attempt to steal $l,BOO- of tin ingots. Rajoo is alleged to have offered $134 to Muthu Knshnan on June 7 at Pulau
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  • 157 12 MR TAN Cheng Kiang of the Chartered Bank in Singapore has been elected ♦o be the President of the newiv formed Southeast Asian Council of Bank Officers. The election took place recently at the Inaugural meeting of the association In Melbourne. Australia. This
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  • 75 12 Housewives and career women who wish to make their own confectionery on spec.al or festive occasions are invited to join a special course organised by the Adult Education Board The eight-week course will be held at the Hai Sing Dewasa Institute at Holland Road. Those desiring
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  • 114 12 A TOP Indian cultural troupe has arrived to give a performance at the Singapore Conference Hall on Monday. June 30. under the joint sponsorship of the Indian High Commission and the National Theatre Trust. Highlight of the show will be the "kathak" classical dances
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  • 332 12 SINGAPORES Finance Minister. Dr. Goh Keng Swee, yesterday paid tribute to Mr. Lien Ying Chow. Chairman of the Overseas Union Bank, for his "vision and pioneering spirit" in planning the OUB and the Mandarin Hotel projects. Speaking at the laying of the foundation-stone ceremony yesterday,
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 53 12 I S PORE DIARY 2 p.m.: Heats of the Ninth Annual Safety First Quiz for school at Shell Theatrette, Collyer Quay. 7.30 p.m.: Talk on Singapore's Fishing Industry by Mr. Lim Ewe Hock at Teachers' Training College, Patterson Road. 8 p.m.: Chinese drama hearsal and magic course at National Theatre
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