Eastern Sun, 4 July 1969

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    22 1 EASTERN SUN SINGAPORE'S OWN NATIONAL DAILY -V Estd. 1966. Vol. 3 No. 1047 Friday, 4 July 1969. MC(P) 0737 Price 15 cents
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    Lock icon N'LISTS REPORT SEA VICTORIES IN MAINLAND RAID
    265 1 TAIPEI, Thurs. (UPI) Nationalist Chinese warships have raided a Communist Chinese Naval Base. They returned safely, reporting one Communist gunboat and two supply ships sunk and another gun- boat damaged. The Nationalist government says it was the first sea battle between the two
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    Lock icon Nixon's Note To The Pope
    74 1 ROME, Thurs. (UPI)— Peter Flanagan, a special assistant to President Nixon, arrived unannounced today with a message from the U.S. President for Pope Paul VI. First word of Flanagan's arrival came from Vatican sources. who said he had an audience scheduled with the Pope at
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    Lock icon Labour Wards Off Censure
    110 1 LONDON. Thurs. (Reuter) The Labour government last night beat off a Conservative censure motion and charges of manipulating plans to change some parliamentary constituency boundaries. Critics claimed that in selecting only a few of the proposals in a boundary commission's report—in London and some other cities
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    Lock icon Japan To Work On Peace
    175 1 GENEVA. Thurs. (Reuter) —Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato told the Geneva disarmament conference today he hoped Japan would make a substantial contribution to its work. Japanese delegate Koi'WfAsakai read out Mr. Satos message to the 19-nation conference when it reopened here today. Japan is taking
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    Lock icon Japan: No Objection To Export Of Planes To PI
    217 1 TOKYO, Thurs. (Reuter) —The Japanese Ministry of International Trade and Industry today denied objecting to a Philippines Air Force inquiry about buying two Japanese YS-11 transport aircraft and paying for them with war reparations money. The denial followed a report in
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    Lock icon Latest 'Dead Sea Scrolls'
    86 1 JERUSALEM. Thurs. (Reuter) The Israel museum in Jerusalem has acquired the longest dead sea scroll yet discovered by archaeologists, it was announced today. The scroll, provisionally named the "Temple scroll," Is about 30 feet long and Is written in Hebrew. Parts are in a bad state
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    Lock icon Evan's Captain To Testify Again
    138 1 The Melbourne Inquiry MANILA, Thurs. (AFP) Commander Albert S. McLemore, skipper of the U.S. destroyer Frank E. Evans will testify anew next Saturday when the investigation into the collision between the Evans and the Australian carrier Melbourne resumes after a six-day recess, a Navy spokesman
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    Lock icon Tiger Cat Missiles Go Into Action
    247 1 48 SQUADRON SHOW THE skies over R.A.F. Tengah yesterday echoed to the deafening roar of low-flying aircraft as nearly forty R.A.F., R.A.A.F., and R.N.Z.A.F. jet bombers and fighters launched simulated attacks against the station. They were joining In operation 'Eragrant' a concentrated air-defence exercise
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    Lock icon 'Sincere' Under Tow
    95 1 CANBERRA. Thurs. (Reuter> The Australian guided missile destroyer Brisbane reported to Navy Headquarters here today that a salvage tug from Singapore had taken the burning 2.556ton merchant ship Sincere in tow. Fires were still burning in three holds and the Somaliaregistered Sincere was listing about 10 degrees
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    Lock icon TRICIA LAUGHS OFF ROMANCE WITH CHARLES
    152 1 LONDON. Thurs. (UFl)—'Tricia Nixon today smiled at suggestions that she might be Prince Charles wife. "I think he's going to make an outstanding king. He's got considerable poise for his age." President Nixon's daughter told newsmen. Tricia. 23. laughed when they asked about suggestions
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    Lock icon WORTH 'ONLY' £175M
    74 1 JOHANNESBURG. Thurs. (Reuter) Mr. Harry Oppenheimer. chairman of South Africa's giant Anglo American Corporation, has a personal fortune of "no more than 300 million rand" (£175 million), the Financial Mail, a Johannesburg weekly, reported. But It added Mr Oppenhelmer and his family control a 4.000 million rand
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    Lock icon 'Jerusalem Is Eternal City'
    571 1 *Ho* To Call To Depart UNITED NATIONS, Thurs. (UPl)—lsrael last night strongly reaffirmed its claim to a united Jerusalem as its "eternal capital," in answer to five hours of pro-Arab oratory in the I Security Council. Israeli Ambassador Joseph Tekoah served notice his country would not
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    Lock icon Thieves Abandon $28,000 Cloth Haul
    120 2 POLICE are looking for two men who had abandoned a truck loaded with 38 bales of textiles, worth $28,500, yesterday. The men had earlier broken into the Amoy Street warehouse of Siong Guan Company and helped themselves to the textiles. The police was informed through
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    Lock icon HK STAR BASKS IN THE SUN
    82 2 BELIEVE it or not this is not. a Sunpix by one of Eastern Sun's staff photographers. Hong Kong cinemorsel Jenny Hu. during her all too brief stay in Singapore which ended Wednesday night, was caught doing some relaxed reading by Mr. Chong Ting Seng,
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    Lock icon Blood Donors' 'Draw' Saturday
    53 2 THE Draw for the lucky blood donors for the month of June. 1969 will take place in Red Cross House on Saturday. at 2.30 p.m. Dato Dr Aw Cheng Chye will draw the lucky numbers This will be followed by the presentation of hampers to the
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    Lock icon Special History-In-Stamps Issue, Aug. 9
    176 2 THE Postal Services Department will issue six commemorative stamps on Aug. 9, as part of the commemoration programme to mark the 150 th anniversary of the founding of modern Singapore. The six stamps will form a-; composite set depicting the significant events of Singapore during
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    Lock icon Jackson Wain Reception
    103 2 A COCKTAIL reception was held at the Golden Lotus Restaurant last night in honour of two visiting senior executives of Jackson Wain International. They are Mr. F. E. Grace. Chairman and Managing Director of Jackson Wain International and Mr. R. P. Ford. Director of Southeast Asia. Jackson
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    Lock icon Tunisian Visitor July 8
    72 2 THE Tunisian Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Habib Bourguiba Jr., will pay a two-day official visit to the Republic from July 8 to 9. During his visit, at the invitation of the Singapore Government. Mr. Bourguiba will pay a courtesy call on President Yusof
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    Lock icon Tourist Body Committee
    63 2 The Registered Tourist Guides Association announced that the following have been elected office-bearers for the year 1969/70. Chairman Mr. S. Retnasamy. Vice Chairman Mr. M. Singh, Hon. Secretary Mr. Mario Villanueva. Hon. Treasurer Miss Peggy Lim Joo Geok, New s Editors —Mr. Bernard Tan, Misi C- Chow.
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    Lock icon Murder Re-trial Opens
    208 2 Unfit Juryman In First TWO sawmill workers charged with the kidnapmurder of a fishmonger was brought up before the High Court for a fresh trial, yesterday. Earlier this week, the Judge, Mr. Justice Kulasekaram dismissed the jury when It was brought to his notice that a member
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    Lock icon Jaycee Classes
    76 2 THE Junior Chamber of Singapore will conduct a Japanese conversational class for Jaycees who will be attending the Junior Chamber International regional conference in Fukuoka, Japan In April next year. A Japanese flower arrangement class will be also be held for Jayceettes and friends. The clasg will commence
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    Lock icon Jealousy Murder
    89 2 ONG Kim Seow. 22. a lorry driver was found murdered in his room at Lorong Bin Kai. off Jurong Road, early yesterday morning. Police later arrived at the scene and detained a woman. It was about 4.30 a.m. when the father of the deceased woke up to boil
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    Lock icon 3 ROAD DEATHS IN 3 HOURS
    125 2 THREE people were killed on Singapore roads all within a matter of three hours, yesterday. The first mishap took place, when Supplah Karappiah. 32. of Tanglin Halt Road who was walking along St. Andrews Road. In front of City Hall, was knocked down by
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    Lock icon Taxi Robbing Trio Are Sentenced
    114 2 THREE unemployed men who banded into a gang which robbed taxi drivers received sentences yesterday. Tay Boon Cheow 27. was sentenced to three years jail and twelve s f rokes of rctan by the Fourth District Court Tay together with S?ak Yeow Hooy, 39. robbed
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    Lock icon Two-Month N-Joy July 10
    91 2 The Rural Earn District Citizens' Consultative Committee will hold a two-month long celebration to mark the founding of Singapore and National Day from July 10. The Rural East District CCC comprises nine Citizens' Consultative Committees from eight constituencies. These constituencies are Changl, Oeylang Serai. Joo Chlat.
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    Lock icon $1,600 Theft
    21 2 Thieves broke into a house in Mount Rosie Road and escaped with property worth $1,600. yesterday. Police are investigating.
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    Lock icon Director Re-elected Chairman Of Manufacturers' Assn.
    217 2 MR. Whan; Tar Liang, Managing Director of Lam Soon Cannery (Pte) Ltd., has been re-elected chairman of the Singapore Manufacturers' Association for the second year running. He is also the deputy chairman o' the Public Service Commission, chairman of Chartered Industries of Singapore Ltd..
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    Lock icon Three For 150th Year Beauty Quest
    113 2 THREE more pretty flrls have entered for the "Miss 150 th Anniversary" beauty quest organised bv the Bukit Pan.iang constituency to celebrate the Republic's 150 th year. They are Miss Jacqueline Han Mei Ling. 18. a receptionist; Miss Doreena Chua. 20. a cashier and
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    Lock icon Transferred Home After 31 Years
    163 2 The Manager for the Far East, of the Commercial Union Assurance Group of Companies. Mr. A.G. MacKenzie, will be transferred to the Group's Headquarters In London from Oct. 1. He has served 31 years here. He will be a General Manager at the Group'* Headquarters
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    Lock icon Mammoth Youth Festival For 150th Year Joy
    442 2  -  by SUHAIMI BIDIN SOME 150,000 primary and secondary students will take part in the Singapore Youth Festival 1969 from July 6 to 19 as their contribution towards the national celebrations to mark the 150 th anniversary of the founding of modern Singapore. This
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    Lock icon NCR Man Leaves For Training
    96 2 A SYSTEMS analyst with the National Cash Register Co (8) Sdn. Berhad. Mr. DonaM Ying. leaves for Sydney today for advanced training on the NCR Century 200 system Mr. Ying. who obtained his BSc degree from the University of Melbourne in 1964. Joined NCR In
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    Lock icon S'pore Draw: Pay Days
    71 2 THE 3-D (SnO) prizes on the Sir.zapore Draw held on July 1. will be raid on July 8, and the *-D (5250 to $500) and ether prizes from July 10. Payments be made at Singapore Pools' office at 1-4. Pereival Road, off Fort Canning Rise from
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      43 2 9 a.m.-6 p.m.: "Home SafetyExhibition" by National Safety First Council at Victoria Memorial Hall, Empress Place. 2 p.m.: Semi-finals of the Ninth Annual Safety First Quiz for schools at Shell Theatrette, Collyer Quay. 8 p.m.: Harmonica practice ai National Theatre Club, Clemenceau Avenue.
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    Lock icon STRONGER HK AFTER '71
    561 3 Healey ALL T Will Be W'drawn LONDON, Thurs. (Reuter) Defence Secretary Denis Healey last night told Parliament that the garrison at Hong Kong would be strengthened when the last British troops had left Singapore and Malaysia as planned by the end of 1971. He denied an
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    Lock icon Suharto Issues New Decree On Soldiers
    123 3 JAKARTA. Thurs. (Reutcr) President Suharto has issued a decree restricting relations between Indonesian Armed Forces members and foreigners, it was officially announced today. Brigadier-General Sugandhi, chief of information service at the Defence Ministry, said the decree stipulated that: Relations between members of the armed
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    Lock icon Ne Win Appoints New Ministers
    51 3 RANGOON. Thurs. (Reuter) Burmese Revolutionary Council chairman General Ne Win yesterday appointed tour army officers as deputy ministers. it was officially announcCr 'xhey are Colonel Hla Hpone (Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs). Colonel Amung Lwins (National Planning). Co-°ne Aung Pe (Mines), and Colonel Seinmya .(Home
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    Lock icon Population Rise In PI 'Extremely Serious'
    173 3 MANILA. Thurs. (UPI) A group of 35 Roman Catholic theologians and priests has asked church authorities to move In and he p government officials check the Philippines' population explosion, considered one of the highest in the world. The group issued a statement after an
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    Lock icon French Blessing To Nixon's Trip
    69 3 PARIS Thurs. (UPI) France's new government yesterday expressed approval of President Richard Nixon's forthcoming visit to Asia and Rumania as a project that might further diminish eastWest tensions. While giving its blessing to the trip the French Cabinet, meeting under President George Pompidou, pointedly claimed
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    Lock icon SENATOR George McGovern disclosed on Wednesday he met secretly last spring with the Communists' chief negotiators at the Paris peace talks. Senator McGovern said in a statement they were adamant on their demands for withdrawal of American troops from South Vietnam and an end to "unqualified embrace" of the Saigon regime by Washington.
    55 3 SENATOR George McGovern disclosed on Wednesday he met secretly last spring with the Communists' chief negotiators at the Paris peace talks. Senator McGovern said in a statement they were adamant on their demands for withdrawal of American troops from South Vietnam and an end to "unqualified embrace" of the Saigon
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    Lock icon Red Spy Newsman Hanged
    194 3 SEOUL. Thurs. (Reuter) North Korean spy-jour-nalist Soo-Keun Lee. arrested in Saigon during his flight from here in January and sentenced to death by a Seoul Court in May. was hanged in a prison here today. Lee. 45. former vicepresident of North Korea's Central New s Agency,
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    Lock icon Marcos Against Asians Filling US Vacuum In V'nam
    266 3 MANILA. Thurs. (Reuter) President Ferdinand Marcos has said he would oppose any proposal to make Filipino or other Asian troops take the place of American soldiers to be withdrawn from Vietnam. The President made the statement yesterday in Leyte Province. in the
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    Lock icon Bonn Severs Diplomatic Relations With Aden
    262 3 BONN. Thurs. (Reuter) West Germany announced yesterday it was closing its Embassy in Aden in retaliation against the South Yemen Repupublic's decision to recognise East Germany. Government spokesman Conrad Ahlers said the move amounted to a suspension of diplomatic relations. Herr Ahlers said the
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    Lock icon Ethiopia Bans Rebel Leader
    63 3 JAKARTA. Thurs. (Reuter) —Ethiopia has banned a West Irianese rebel leader from entering the country, the Indonesian Armed Forces Bulletin reported today. The bulletin said Ethiopian Assistant Foreign Minister for Asian Affairs Tasfa Bgzy had told Mr. Effendi Noor, Indonesian Ambassador in Addis Ababa that the
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    Lock icon Form Military Alliance To Fill Power Vacuum In Asia—Call
    138 3 BOMBAY. Thurs. (Reuter) A Rightwing Indian politician yesterday suggested that Japan, Australia and India should form a military, economic and political alliance to fill the power vacuum in Asia following withdrawals by Britain and the United States. Mr. Minoo Masani, leader
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    Lock icon Peace In Vietnam Long Way Off – Envoy
    205 3 Peace In Vietnam Long Way Off Envoy TOKYO, Thurs. (UPI) Japanese Ambassador to Saigon Hideo Kitahara told the second-day meeting of Japanese diplomats stationed in the Asia and Pacific region that a final settlement of the Vietnam war is still a long way off. Speaking on the current Vietnam situation.
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    Lock icon $20.000 TO HIJACK PLANE
    70 3 BOGOTA. Thurs. (Reuter) —An airline steward was quoted here yesterday as saying Cuba was offering $20,000 (8.300 sterling) for every hijacked plane forced to land on the island. Press reports quoted Luis Rodriguez, steward of a Colombian airliner hijacked to Cuba two weeks ago. as saying
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    Lock icon Quit Call: No Immediate Action Planned
    375 3 Saigon, Thurs. Reuter President Nguyen Van Thieu plans no immediate action on a letter sent to him by 92 Lower House deputies calling for the immediate dismissal of Prime Minister Tran Van Huong, a Presidential spokesman said today. The letter accused the Prime Minister
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    Lock icon Trapped Men Saved By Police
    122 3 NEW DELHI. Thurs. (Reuter) Police fought their way through angry workers hurling stones to save the lives of about 100 officials trapped inside a Government factory set ablaze by workers here yesterday. First reports said about 400 workers at the Hindustan housing factory locked the
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    Lock icon Apollo Passes Test With Mock Blastoff
    189 4 CAPE KENNEDY. Thurs. lUPI) The Apollo 11 moon machine passed its last major ground test with a mock blast-off yesterday in a countdown rehearsal for launch in two weeks. Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong. Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin were six miles away at
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    Lock icon £300,000 Stolen Paintings Found
    53 4 LONDON. Thurs. (Reuter)— A big haul of stolen paintings believed to be worth more than £300.000 was recovered by police here today. The paintings, including six Picassos, are believed to be those stolen from the London home of one of Britain's leading art collectors. Sir Roland
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    Lock icon MID-EAST TALKS MAY MOVE TO MOSCOW-ROGERS
    175 4 WASHINGTON, Thurs. (Reuter) The American Secretary of State, Mr. William P. Rogers, said yesterday that the current Middle East talks between the United States and the Soviet Union may move for a brief period from Washington to Moscow. He told a press conference yesterday
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    Lock icon Queen E Has Cold
    64 4 LONDON, Thurs. (UPI) Queen Elizabeth is suffering from a feverish cold and has cancelled her engagements for the next few davs. Buckingham Palace announced yesterday. A Palace spokesman said among the engagements the Queen has had to cancel was tea at Buckingham Palace with President Richard
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    Lock icon O'Toole Fined
    33 4 DUBLIN. IRISH REPUBLIC. Thurs. (Reuter) Actor Peter O'Toole was fined £3O by a police court here yesterday for assualting a restaurant owner while trying to get a drink at four a.m.
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    Lock icon Brian Jones Found Dead In Pool
    110 4 LONDON, Thurs. (Reuter) Brian Jones, who quit the Rolling stones pop group last month, was found dead early today. Police at East Grinstead. South of London, said friends discovered his bodv in the floodlit swimming pool of his £30.000 home nearby. Three friends who
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    67 4 BANTO DOMINGO. Dominican Republic. Thurs (UPI) Gov. Nelson A Rockefeller arrived in this tense capital yesterday to find thousands of troops and few citizens in the streets, a scene reminiscent of Latin American stops that preceded his warm reception in Haiti on Tuesday. There were no
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    Lock icon Nenni Appeals For Party Unity
    73 4 ROME. Thurs (Reuter) Signor Pietro .Venni. Italian Foreign Minister and Socialist Party leader, appealed last night for unitv in his party and warned that a split would overthrow the centreleft coalition government in Italy. As he spoke at a central committee meeting of the Socialist
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    Lock icon Nyerere Defends One-Party System
    82 4 LONDON. Thurs (Reuter) Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere in a television interview last night defended his country's one-partv political system as emphasising the role of individuals He said that in Europe democracy was more about two opposing parties than two persons. "Whether this has to do with
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    Lock icon Fighting, Infiltration At 'Lowest Level' In V'nam
    239 4 WASHINGTON, Thurs. (Reuter) Secretary of State William P. Rogers said yesterday fighting in Vietnam in the .ast week have dropped to the lowest level of activity for a long time, possibly during the whole war." In addition, he told a Dress conference, infiltration
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    Lock icon Lynch Re-elected Prime Minister
    66 4 DUBLIN. Irish Republic. Thurs. ißeuter) Mr Jack Lynch, leader of the Fiama Fail Party, which won an overall majority in last month's parliamentary election, was re-elected as Prime Minister yesterday. Mr Lynch won an expected majority of "4 votes to :n the new parliament and then
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    Lock icon MISS UNIVERSE
    57 4 NEW YORK. Thurs (Reuter) Two dozen of the world's most beautiful girls arrived in New York yesterday to prepare for the Miss Universe Beauty Pageant in Miami Beach. Florida, on July 19. Most of them are from Europe and the middle East. They will be joined later by
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    Lock icon LENNONS' BABY IS SAFE, SAY DOCTORS
    100 4 INVERNESS, Scotland. Thurs. (Reuter) Doctors told Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono. the baby they are expecting is safe after their car crash early yesterday. "The X-ray was carried out yesterday," a hospital spokesman said today. "The baby is safe." Yoko, who
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    Lock icon Thant Calls For Pact To Ban Chemical Warfare
    278 4 UNITED NATIONS. New York, Thurs. (Reuter) Secretary-General U Thant called yesterday for an international agreement to ban chemical and germ warfare. He also renewed an appeal to all states to accede to the 1925 Geneva protocol prohibiting the use in war of
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    Lock icon 20,000 Mourners At Vandor's Funeral
    62 4 BUENOS AIRES. Thurs. (Reuter) More than 20.000 mourners followed the coffin of moderate labour leader Augusto Vandor. gunned down by assassins, in a five-hour funeral procession here. Sobbing women fell on their knees yesterday as the flagdraped coffin was carried by hand along a four-mile
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    33 4 PRAGUE. Thurs. (UPI) A group of 500 Czechoslovak Journalists yesterday pledged to support Communist leader Gustav Husak and the new orthodox line introduced since he became party first secretary in April.
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    Lock icon Soviet Leaders Postpone Trip To Rumania
    74 4 LONDON'. Thurs. (UPI) The Kremlin leaders have postponed indefinitely their planned visit to Rumania following President Nixon's decision to visit Bucharest early in August, a qualified Soviet source reported yesterday. The report came from Victor Louis, a Soviet journalist who writes for tfie London
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      195 4 TODAY and YOU... Friday, July 4, 1969. ajv ARIES 21 if 66-74 £►£3-76-77 TAURUS <r< uxr 20 §*\ll-22-33-44 1>3340-71 CIMINI 2O 32-43 73 CANCIR JUNE 11 STAR. GAZI By CLAY R. POLLAN JK Your Daily Activity Guid*. <r According to tho Start. To develop message for Friday, read words corresponding
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      Lock icon Stock Mart Slightly Easier
      379 5 BY Our Market Report?" THE official listing of Min Ngai Knitting Factory, the second given this week, *°e ma in feature in the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore yester- Recently, its offer for 2.029 000 cne dollar shares at par was 25 times oversubscribed to
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      834 5 BUSINESS done in and reported to the trading rooms of the Stock Exchange of Malavsia and Singapore with the number of shares traded in brackets in lots of 1,000 units unless otherwise specified: INDUSTRIALS Aema 51.92 (1); Ben $2 06 (7) $2.05 (1); Borneo $1.70 (2); Boustead $1
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      Lock icon EXCHANGE RATES
      65 5 THE Association of Bank? in Malaysia-Singapore yesterday made the following changes :n 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 57fi8375; Holland Guilders $34.2650; Swiss Francs $71. r, 6')0; Bo cian Franks S6.1100;
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      14 5 THE tin price for yesterday was $6lB per picul. up $1 87*.
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      261 5 The following is a berthin? list released by the Port of Singapore Authority for July 4: DEPARTURE: Godowns Vessels 5 Union Skipper 13/14 Barpeta N.W. 4/5 Petaling 29/30 Nagaura Mam 30/39 Hoegh Elan 40/41 Kamiji Maru 44 Benalligin 46 Glenfinlas 47 Baxtergate E.W. Jetty Caltex Kartika ARRIVALS:
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      Lock icon Promoted To Cargo Sales Manager
      213 5 Mr. C. K. Thong, a sales represcntat.ve of UTA French Airlines has been promoted to cargo sales manager This was announced by Mr Jacques I. Sutton, the regional manager of UTA and Air France in Singapore recently. Mr. Thong. 29, has been with UTA and
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      105 5 LONDON. Thurs. (UPI) Rubber market closed hesitant with spot £*s-3- 8 26-1/2. (SETTLEMENT HOUSE) Aug. 26 26-1/4 Sept 2V*3/4 26 Oct 25-5 8 25-7 8 Oct./ Dec. 25-9 16 25-11 M 6 Jan March 25-1/3 25-1/4 April/June 24-7/8 25 Julv Sept. 24-11/16 24-13'16 Oct Dec
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      39 5 NEW YORK. Thurs. (UPI> Dow Jones closing averages on the New York Stock Exchange: 30 ludustrials 880 69 20 Rails ***** 15 Utilities 122 96 65 Stocks 298 29 40 Bonds 72.60 Commodity Futures Index 139.06
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      75 5 HONG KONG. Thurs. (UPI) Money Quotations: Hong Kong dollars 6.085 per U.S. dollar. Hong Kong dollars 6.10 per U.S. dollar TT Hong Kong dollars 14.54 per pound sterling Hong Kong dollars 306.25 per tael of gold 94 5 per cent flneness. Hong Kong dollars 163.0 per 10.000 Japanese
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      268 5 JULY first grade rubber buyers closed at 5 p.m.. in Singapore and Kua'.a Lumpur yesterday at 741 cents per lb., up one eighth of a cent from the previous close. The tone of the market was quiet. After opening about unchanged. verv quiet conditions ruled throughout
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      191 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs One of biggest inaustilal concerns, the Alfa Laval Group, has established a Far Eist regional hcacquarters in Kuala Lumpur. Mr Bjarr.e Zachanassen hae b»en appointed managing r'l.ectcr of the local company. .Vifa Laval Far East Sdn.. Bhd started operation on
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      54 5 NEW YORK. Thurs. (UPD Rubber futures closed 10 points lower on no sales yesterday on the New York Commodity Exchanse. (Bid) (Asked) July 27.20 Sept 26.65 27.15 Nov 26.15 26.65 Jan 70 25.35 26 05 Mar 25.25 25.55 May 25.20 25.55 Julv 25.20 25.55 Locally. No. 2 RSS
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      122 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Mr A. A Larson, manager ot Grant Advertising International in Kuala Lumpur, has r-een appointed Liaison Officer for the Associa'ion of Accredited Advertising Agents. The rppointment was announced by the association recently. The purpose of the appointment Is to facilitate the interchange of ideas
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      182 5 NEW YORK. Thurs. (UPI) Gold prices edged higher on all but the isolated Paris free market in routine trading vesternay. London gold advanced 1° at the morning fixing but sipped 2-1/2 cents at the seenni fixing to $41.22 up 7-1/2 cents from Tuesday's second fixing London
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      147 5 NEW ,r ORK. Thurs. (UPI) Traders applied the brakes yesterday to the market's long skid The action was long overdue The market had been decllnine since around midMay. with only infrequent pauses since that time Some strength was attributed to cheerier news on the
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      201 5 TOKYO. Thurs. (UPI) Japan will extend a USS3O million loan to Turkey for the construction of a 1,560-metre bridge on the Bosporus straits located at the entrance of Black Sea, it was disclosed yesterday. Sources close to the Foreign Ministry said the loan, repayable in 20
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      658 5 SINGAPORE Stock Ev chanijp eold and other p rices officially list r <i at the clo»e of business. INDUSTRIALS B 8. At'MA 194 Ben Co. CD 2-OS Borneo 1.49 Boustpad 1.85 1 'to (amd PI-wood CRl U* 2 C. Mi*ar 3.;o Lit old Mnrace CALL 6-55
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      144 5 LONDON. Thurs (Reuter) The market held steady yesterday after running back on initial firmness reflecting lack of follow-through. Beecham and MPtal Box led leading equittles higher after their respective chairmans' statements. Buyers however failed to support the higher levels on unwillingness to extend commitments after the
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      106 5 THE noon prices «t tbe Mnitv pore Chine** Produce Exchange > esterday were Bayer Seller Coconut oil (FO B Bulk 4M 00 Coconut Oil (FOB) Drum 50 50 Mixed Cupta 81 00 \|untok While Pepper (FOB) 125 00 White Pepper (FOB) 122.."<0 Sarawak !»pe< lai Hiack Pepper (I- O
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      65 5 Manas rr» F Tires) r M d > d > i> i alaran \r> lalavan \n lala>an mm ln<i 2 1 1 1 76 94 24 01 1 u ie s aving rnnd 1 12 122 In H d H erlti (ft Fund nng Kong ong Kong X
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      452 5 4KKIYALS: 5 00am -.is A Ml 028 Knala Lumpur 900 a.m. MSA MLII 9 Ruaia Lumpur 1015 a m MSA MLI2I Kuala Lumpur 10.25 am. Ms A MLOOS Penang lp»»h. Kuala tumour Malacca. 110 pm. MSA ML 451 Kuching 2.25 p.m. WA MLO47 Kota Hharu Trringanu. Kuala Lumpur.
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    421 6 Fhis second major address to the nation earlier this week, Tun Abdul Razak, the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia and Director of the powerful National Operations Council, strongly emphasised economic development and the sharing of prosperity by all sections of he population. The key points he made were
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    524 6 JERUSALEM is an emotion. Jerusalem is also a political moot point and religious sanctuary with the major religions laying claim to shrines, relics, and places of worship around its precincts. Jerusalem today Is also an International problem that may threaten to dominate and decide the survival of
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    898 6  -  By Barbara Hall LONDON, (Gemini News Service) Englishman George Grey was eaten by a lion in Kenya more than sixty years ago. But news from Zambia makes a postscript to his brief career as one of Africa's leading trail-bla-xers. Kansanshi Copper Mine
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    9 6 Decency render* all thin** tolerable. De Gerando.
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    546 6  -  By Philip Short BLANTYRE. Malawi. (Ren. ter) Malawi believe* for. tune ma? lie beneath its soil in cold, diamond* and mineral* for industrial use, including uranium. Hopes run high as this small landlocked state stands on the eve of exploration of her mineral wealth. Malawi,
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    479 6  -  By Barney Seibert CHICAGO, (UPI) Rocks on the moon's surface contain enough oxygen that its colonisers might be able to extract sufficient amounts to maintain life without supplement sources, a University of Chicago scientist said recently. Given nuclear or solar power sources, oxygen
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    703 6  -  ■y VICENTE MALIWANAG MANILA (UPI) A I of the most intriguing polil every election year. This year, during the Nov. 11 national elections, the Iglesia In Cristo (Church of Christ) could verv well play an pivotal role in the choice for the next
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    565 6  -  By ROBERT EVANS MOSCOW (Riuter) Marshal Georgy Zhukov's war memoirs, sold out within minutes of their appearance in the state bookshops earlier this year, have become an expensive but sought-after item on the Soviet black market. Although it ls Impossible to buy a copy
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      117 9 We're the First National City Bank. We were the first American bank to open for business in Singapore and Malaysia. That was 1902 in Singapore, 1959 in Kuala Lumpur and 1965 in Penang. We were the first American bank to do business here and be thought of es a Singaporean
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      120 10 S) N» n: i-i te« -^aaa J K -■Arrow* The "JTJLY 20TH"Wrt Sure you've got a memorable reason to celebrate July 4th. But this is the first year that July 20th is a very American, day too! So give yourself some space age style. Get a •'JULY 20TH" Shirt from
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      484 11  -  Date-line By Ele,Walt Dulaney Do you know how to attend a party? It's not as ridiculous a question as it seems when you conder all the folks who go to a party with that 'Well, here I am...entertain me\" attitude and
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      532 11  -  by Richard M. Sudhalter SARAJEVO, Yugoslavia (UPI) For a student revolutionary Haris Tafro doesn't do much talking. He is in a position to act. "I don't think its necessary or useful to go around proclaiming what's wrong with this or that and what you intend
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      733 11 DARWIN, Australia, The termites (white ants) of Australia's Northern Territory are artistic creatures when it comes to home design.. In the anthills they build the different termite species use a great variety of architectural styles. Knowledgeable entymologists, with field glasses, can often identify a species
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      503 11 Classified Ads? Steambath, Massage Etc. JEAN'S AIB 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 CUTTER dredges. floating pile drivers. Hopper Barges, flattops and
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      411 11 1 TENDERS P.W.D. SINGAPORE TENDERS are invited from Public Works Department registered Contractors for the undermentioned work:1. RC. Lining of Sungei Whampoe from St. Francis Road to Serangoon Road. "Civil Engineering" Contractors Closing Date:- 18.7.69 at 10.00 a.m. Full particulars may be seen and obtained at the office of the
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      241 11 TENDER F.W.D. SINGAPORE TENDERS are invited from P.W.D. Registered Contractors and from "Specially Registered Contractors" for the following work:The Laying of Main St Minor Sewers In Urban Renewal South. Civil Engineering Contractors above $250,000/-. Closing Date: sth August, 1969 at 10 a.m. Persons or companies either within Singapore or overseas
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      111 11 DO YOU KNOW? 1. Name the nationalities of the following composers: Mozart, Chopin 2. What is the original meaning of the word 'sophisticated* 3. What was Benjamin Franklin's original profession (See this page next Friday for answers) AMY By Jaclc Tipplf OJ m Mi a m prill "I painted your
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      3111 12 SATURDAY 1. Ra 860 Be 1: Class R«pr1«s« Ss By Dlv. 2—9 Furs.- 2. 30 p.m. 9 00 Mdms P H Chsah it Ra- RS Breuk hM<ri Tan ($a,soo) s 1 4A4 Sweet Melody 1* B 141 8 11 S T .mm Allan
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      270 12 JOHNNY LEOW, the 1967 runner-up, qualified for the semi-finals when he easily beat Liew Soo Leng in straight sets 15-9. 15-6, in the men's singles event of the SBA 1969 Junior championships played at the Singapore Badminton Hall, Ouillemard Road, last night. In the other quarter-final
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      227 12 By BIG BEN CAPITAL GAIN and Golliwog (Roo) were matched in an interesting workout over 3f in 39 4/5 on a soft track made by heavy rain early yesterday morning. They were going strongly at the finish. Legal Currency sprinted over 3f in 42
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      176 12 STOCKHOLM. Thurs. (Reuter) Wc?t German Jurgen Msy last night .'locked the fasten time in the world this year for the 5.000 metres when beating world record holder Ron Clarke of Australia and Olympic champion Mohamed Gammoudi of Tunisia in a dramatic race at the
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      96 12 NEW YORK. Thurs. (Reuter* Results of last nlgnt's major league baseball games: Ame:ican League New York Yankees 3. Baltimore Orioles 2. Kansas City Royals 1. California Angeles 0. Washington Senators 5. Cleveland Indians 1, Detroit Tigers 7. Boston Red Sox 0. Minnesota Twins 4. Chicago White Sox
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      66 12 LONDONDERRY. Northern Ireland. Thurs. (Reuter) Ireland beat the touring West Indian cricketers by nine wickets on the first innings in a one-day match here yesterday. Ireland routed the West Indians for 25 and passed their score with only one wicket down. Ireland batted on to declare at
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      237 12 LONDON. Thurs. (Reuter) Mrs. Margaret Court, beaten by Britain's Ann 'Jones in the Wimbledon women's singles semi-finals yesterday. confirmed afterwards that she would retire at the end of the current season. The 26-year-old Perth housewile announced her intention to retire in January this year,
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      113 12 HENLEY, England. Thurs. (Reuter) The University of Pennsylvania eight today scored a hard-foufht victory over the holders of the grand challenge cup. the University of London, at Henley Royal Regatta Holding off a desperate final effort by the London crew, Pennsylvania won bv a quarter of a
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      52 12 Mixed Doubles Third Round M Riessen and Mis s R. Casals U.S.A beat G. Prim™se■ Australia, and Mrs. R. Lloyd. Britain. 6—3 6—l. Mixed Doubles Fourth Round. r* K 'Fletcher and Mrs. M. Court. Australia, number one nd holde beat F. McMillan and Miss P. Walkden. South Africa,
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      52 12 (Reuter) aola F l ni ran a w °rld record for the women's 1.500 metres here last night in four minutes 12.4 seconds. »*.9 on petln in the "City of *L"I*S- on«-day international athletics meeting, the Italian Sirl sliced 3.2 seconds off tht previous record set by Hollands
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