Eastern Sun, 24 August 1969

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    22 1 EASTERN SUN SINGAPORE'S OWN NATIONAL DAILY Estd. 1966. Vol. 4 No. 1097 Sunday Edition 24 August 1969. MC(P) 0737 Price 15 cento
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    Lock icon LONDON ASKED TO COUNTER GIRL MP's MOVE
    309 1 BELFAST, Sat. (UPI) The Northern Ireland government Saturday demanded that Britain send two members of parliament to the United States to counter Bernadette Devilin's campaign to raise US$l million in America. Northern Ireland Minister of Commerce Roy Bradford said the government decided to
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    Lock icon Khiem Is Appointed New PM
    159 1 SAIGON. Sat, (Reuter) President Nguyen Van Thieu today appointed General Tran Thien Khiem as South Vietnam's next Prime Minister and asked Premier Tran Van Huong to carry on as caretaker until a new government was formed. An announcement broadcast ©n Saigon radio said General Khiem.
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    Lock icon TEA STRIKE
    38 1 NEW DELHI. Sat (Reuter) The West Bengal Labour Minister and a labour leader are coming to Delhi on Mon day to discuss the strike in the tea gardens of West Bengal now in its sixth day.
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    Lock icon Comex 3 In Delhi
    127 1 NEW DELHI. Sat. (Reuter) Twenty coaches arrived in Delhi last night with some 500 members of Comex 3 f he Commonwealth Expedition 1969 which drove to India from London. The group of young ne«»ple from 18 Commonwealth ana non Commonwealth countries including 220 girls, left London
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    Lock icon Next To Police HQ
    59 1 CHICAGO Sat (UPI) —A customer who had been browsing in the new bookshop across the street from police headquarters flashed a badge and arrested the shopkeeper. Marie Sarelli. The customer introduced himself as detective S.F. Peterson of the prostitution and obscene matter squad. Mrs. Sarelli was
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    Lock icon Chicken
    36 1 DES MOINES. lowa. Sat. (UPI) —A panel of Judge at the lowa State fair proclaimed Mrs. Gerald Thomas the state's new chicken-calling champion Not a single chicken wa3 present to pass on Mrs. Thomas's qualifications.
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    Lock icon Plane Crash
    37 1 NEW DELHI. Sat (UPI) An Indian Air Force Diane crashed on a thatched house in a village near Simla in the northern Himalayas, killing its pilot and three villagers a defence Ministry announcement said today.
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    21 1 LONDON. Sat. (Reuter) New Zealand 39 for two Turner B Underwood 25 B.E. Congdon not out 8 Extras 1
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    Lock icon Hijack To Cuba
    68 1 BOGOTA, Colombia. Sat (Reuter) A Colombian airliner with 27 people on board was forced to change course for Cuba today, It wa» office ally announced. The plane, a British-made Avro turboprop, had taken off from Bucaramanga near the Venezuelan frontier for Bogota. Unidentified armed men forced the
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    Lock icon AMOK TEACHER SLAYS THREE IN HOSTEL
    158 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. A 23-year-old school teacher who had attended a party later ran amok and killed three students in a vocational school hostel in Kuantan at 12.30 this morning. He also injured two other pupils seriously, one of whom had to be given
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    Lock icon Father Disowns Son Arrested For Arson At Jerusalem Mosque
    341 1 JE R U SALEM. Sat (AFP)—An angry Australian father in Sydney disclaimed all responsibilities and knowledge of Michael Rohen's whereabouts. Rohen Is held here on a charge of setting fire to the El-Asqa Mosque which has sparked off calls for a
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    Lock icon ALLIES PLEDGE TO CONTINUE ALERT AT 38th PARALLEL
    381 1 SAN FRANCISCO. Sat. (UPI) President Nixon and President Park Chung Hee of South Korea pledged jointly that American and Korean Forces stationed along the 38th parallel will remain "strong and alert" to continuing Communist aggression. In addition to stating their determination to
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    Lock icon Monkey And The Pill
    105 1 ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE. England, Sat. (UPI) —Mrs Beryl Chesterton had been trying for weeks to matt her net monkey, Jocko, with another monkey in the area. She might as well give up for a few more week s now. Jocko found Mrs. Chesterton's handbag lying in a chair
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    Lock icon Unacceptable
    23 1 ATHENS. Sat (Reuter* The powerful Association of Athenian Journalists today descrfbed as unacceptable a draft press law prepared by Greece's Army-backed government.
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    Lock icon 'Asian Dollar' And Regional Trade Talks
    158 1 BANGKOK. Sat. (AFP) Representatives of 20 Asian governments will meet here on August 26 and 27 to explore the possibility of establishing an "Asian dollar" and seek ways of liberalising and increasing trade, it was disclosed here today. The meeting, sponsored by the U.N.
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    Lock icon FIRE
    44 1 LONDON. Sat (UPI) The fire Protection Association has urged "big improvements" in the fire warning systems in British hotels. In an annual report the association said that a notice in the bedroom of one unnamed hotel read: "In case oi fire, shout fire."
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    Lock icon Give Us Ten Years Tunku Tells Grassroots
    210 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. The Malaysian Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman today appealed to the country's Malays to give him another chance to proof that he could advance their lot, to bring them on par in all fields with the non-Malays. The Tunku said:
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    Lock icon $4,000 Excise Haul
    97 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. Penang Customs Officers seized $4,000 worth of textiles and a speed boat following a seachase through the darkness off Bagan Ajam. Butterworth last night. Duty on the eight bundles of textiles is $l,OOO. On a tipoff. a party of customs officers from the anti-smuggling
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    Lock icon DEATH IN THE SLOW MAIL
    153 1 UXBRIDGE. England. Sat. (UPI) —Mrs. Surgit Barar, 53, was under treatment for a blood clot in a leg. and doctors at Hillmgdon Hospital sent her home with a supply of pills and instructions to keep taking them until she received a postcard order to change.
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    Lock icon Imagine That...
    103 1 HORNING, England, Sat. (Reuter) —The smiling vicar walked up to the attractive brunette last nieht a n <3 named her winner of the local beauty contest. But his smile froze when hi 9 son. Harry, said: "Thanks dad" The Rev. Wynter Blathwayt, said later of his son's trick:
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    Lock icon AMAH LOSES LIFESAVINGS TO FOUR CON TRICKSTERS
    235 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Sot The gold coins tricksters struck again in the Federal capital yesterday and got away with the life-savings of on ootd woman. The con gong, two men and two woman, talked their latest victim, Lim Tse, 65, to part with her
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    Lock icon Plans To Make Asian In Situ Training 'Less Necessary'
    197 2 ADELAIDE, Sat (Reuter) Australian universities are working on a plan to make it less necessary for Asian students to come to Australia for their university training, Australian National University ViceChancellor Sir John Crawford revealed here. He said the Australian Vice Chancellors
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    Lock icon Wayang Kulit Delegation
    90 2 JAKARTA, Sat. (AFP) —A 21-member Indonesian delegation will leave for Kuala Lumpur tomorrow to attend the seminar on shadow play (wayang kulit) at the international conference on traditional mama and music of Southeast Asia, to be held in the Malay sian capital from August 27 to 30,
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    Lock icon Indian N-Day Dinner
    49 2 Indian NDay Dinner Mr. S. Rajaratnam, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Labour and Mrs. Rajaratnam, will attend a dinner organised by the Singapore Indian Association at Balestier Road to celebrate the fourth National Day and 150 th anniversary of the founding of Singapore on Sept 6 at 7.30 p.m.
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    Lock icon Call For Regional Shipping Centre
    130 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat: A permanent regional shipping centre to service Asean countries on all shippmK matters was proposed today by the Minister of Commerce and Industry. Enche Mchamed Ktur J oh an. Enche Khir said the establishment of such a centre would be a great
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    Lock icon 'VC-Style' Hideout In S'wak
    165 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Bat. Becurity forces who recently mounted a big anti-Commu-nist operation in the third division of Sarawak stumbled onto two "Vletcong-styled underground hideouts" capable of hiding six to seven persons. Two communists were captured in one of these hideouts. "Operation Gllong Dua w was launched
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    Lock icon Gun And Six Forged Notes Recovered
    101 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. Police in two pre-dawn raids today recovered a .22 pistol togather with four rounds of ammunition and six forged $5O Singapore notes in Penang. Two men believed to be involved in a series of robberies were also detained A spokesman said
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    Lock icon Floriculture Course
    108 2 THE Adult Education Board will bold a eight-week course in "Introduction to Floriculture" commencing Sept. 3. The course is designed to explain to gardening hobbyist* and amateurs what make plants tick, the different methods of propagation and subsequent care and maintenance. The class will be held at Board's
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    Lock icon P.J. Church Supports Goodwill Efforts
    213 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat The Trinity Methodist Church of Petaling Jaya has pledged its "financial and practical support" to the National Op erations Council and the DeCrtment of National Unity in sir efforts to promote goodwill among the various races. The Church sent a memorandum to
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    Lock icon Cyclist Killed
    64 2 A cyclist, Abdul Jabbar bin Abdul Ali, 61, was killed in a collision with a motor cycist at MacPherson Road yesterday afternoon. Abdul Jabbar, of Jalan Balam. was taken to the hospital where he died. The motor cyclist, Chong Chin Hin, 19, of Albert Street, was treated as
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    Lock icon 16 New Courses At YMCA, Sept.
    155 2 A total of 16 courses will commence next month daring the "Learning for Living" programme organised by the Chinese Young Men's Christian Association. They are: Art as a hobby (Sept. 8), Batik printing for beginners (Sept. 9), Billiard for beginners (Sept. 9), Conversation Japanese
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    Lock icon 'Orientation' For School-Leavers
    314 2 The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education, Dr. Lee Chiaw Meng, yesterday called upon private organisations to take on a more active role in providing facilities to support "orientation" programmes for school-leavers. Dr. Lee was speaking at the closing ceremony of the "Youth Week in Commerce
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    Lock icon CONGRESS-INDIRA FIGHT BREWING
    270 3 NEW DELHI. Sat. (UPI) The President of the organisational wing of India's ruling Congress Party hinted on Friday that the election of V. V. Glri as President 9f India might cost Mrs. Indira Gandhi her premiership. Speaking at an unscheduled press conference. Congress Party President S. Nljallngappa
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    Lock icon Sihanouk Sees Mansfield
    89 3 PHNOM PENH. Cambodia, Sat <UPI) Cambodian Chief ol State Prince Norodom Sihanouk and US. Sen. Mike Mansfield met Friday in a atmosphere of reciprocal understanding, informed sources said. Mansfield, the leader of the Senate's Democratic Majority, was the first official American visitor to be received bv Sihanouk
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    Lock icon Chou En Lai
    65 3 HONG KONG. Sat. (Reuter) Chinese Premier Chou En Lai today conferred with leading North Vietnamese officials ir Peking, the New China News Agency reported. They were Vice Premier Le Thanh Nghi. leader of a North Vietnamese government economic delegation to China. Ngo M:nh Loan. North Vietnam's Peking
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    55 3 MANILA. Sat. R»presentatives of the Japanese and Philippine governments Saturday initialled an air services agreement between the two countries at the conclusion of nearly three weeks of negotiations in Manila. The agreement will be formally signed, presumably in Tokyo after it is approved by both governments which is
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    Lock icon DRIVING HAZARD
    95 3 HONG KONG. Sat. (Reuter) The lot of a driving examiner is not a happy one. And Hong Rone examiner Chow So-Wing yesterday had a problem to cope with slightly different from the usually hazards of negotiating heavy traffic with inexperienced drivers. An irate learner punched him in the
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    Lock icon S. KOREA AIR CRASH KILLS 5
    57 3 SEOUL. Sat. (Reuter) Five people, including a member of the South Korean National Assembly, were killed last night when a light aircraft crashed rear Seoul. Police reports said the small propeller-d riven passenger plane crashed into a hill near Ansor.g. 40 miles South of
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    Lock icon U.S. READY TO TALK OF PULLOUT FROM THAILAND
    285 3 WASHINGTON, Sat. (UPI) The United States has agreed to begin discussions with Thailand on "a gradual reduction of the level" of U.S. forces stationed on Thai territory, the State Department announced on Friday. State Department spokesman Robert J. McCloskey said Ambassador Leonard
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    Lock icon Reds Hurl Rockets Into Hue
    148 3 SAIGON. Sat. (Reuter) Two children were killed and seven people wounded in rocket attacks during the night on the old imperial city of Hue and the provincial capital of Tam Ky. military spokesmen said today. One child was killed and one civilian wounded when one
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    Lock icon 4 Beheaded
    51 3 MANILA, Sat. (UPI) Police Saturday launched a search for five men believed responsible for holding up, shooting and beheading four two of them women at Liwan. Kalinga. 175 miles northeast of here. Police said they knew the identity of three of the killers. but refused to divulge their
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    Lock icon Dinesh Singh
    26 3 NEW DELHI. Sat. (Reuter) India's External Affairs Minister Dmesh Singh, will visit Moscow next month for talks with Soviet leaders, officials said here today.
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    Lock icon U NU TO LONDON TO RENEW FIGHT
    259 3 BANGKOK. Sat. (UPI) U Nu, Burma's former Chief of State departed Bangkok on Friday for London where he was expected to declare he is still Burma's Prime Minister. During his three-week stay in Thailand. Burmese political leaders in this country pledged their full
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    Lock icon Khiem Seen Likely S. Vietnam Premier
    434 3 SAIGON, Sat. (Reuter) Saigon is buxxing with speculation over who will succeed Premier Tran Van Huong who agreed yesterday to step down but President Nguyen Van Thieu has given no hint of whom he will choose. Article 58 of South Vietnam's constitution invests the
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    Lock icon Indira Charged With Cult Of Personality
    119 3 NEW DELHI, Sat (Renter) A personality cult is building up around India's Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi, an opposition Member of Parliament charted today. Madhu Limaye, a leader of the Samyukta Socialist Party said a halfpace advertisement appearing in most of Delhi's morning newspapers
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    Lock icon Typhoon Kills 3 In Japan
    128 3 TOKYO, Sat. (UPI) Tyhoon Cora ripped across th« industrial heartland of Japan Saturday and left at least three persons dead after battering the nation's largest cities. Two elderly farmers were crushed to death in Ibaraki prefecture just north of Tokyo when winds destroyed their houses,
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    Lock icon Mekong Flood
    31 3 VIENTIANE. Sat. (UPI) The Mekong river was slowly sinking back to below flood stage Friday, and weathermen said they believed the immediate danger to the Laotian capital was over.
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    Lock icon Singapore And Her People...
    385 3 Advertisement A school teacher who took up photography just only a year ago was one of the winners in a recent photographic contest jointly sponsored by Behn, Meyer Co., Ltd., and the Eastern Sun. "I was taken by surprise," Mr. Chan Wee Min told th® Eastern
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    Lock icon Tension Eases In Prague
    308 4 PRAGUE, Sat. (Reuter) Tension eased here yesterday •s a surge of violent protest demonstrations marking the first anniversary of the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia subside with an official toll of five dead and €OO arrests. Moat of the tanks and heavy armoured vehicles ordered into
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    Lock icon Bonn Willing To Share Cost Of Mosque Repair
    96 4 BONN, Sat. (Reuter) west Germany will certainly be prepared to contribute, tegether with other countries to the reconstruction of Jerusalem# Al-Aqsa Mosque which was partly gutted by a fire on Thursday, Fore.gn Minister Willy Brandt said vesterday Mr. Brandt said in a
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    Lock icon SPY SWAP: BONN MUM
    123 4 BONN. Sat. (Reuter) The West German Government maintained a tight silence today about disclosures here that South Africa has surrendered to Moscow an Important spy in an exchange deal for 10 West German agents. Qualified sources in the West German capital said yesterday the deal was
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    Lock icon COSMOS 295
    49 4 MOSCOW. Sat. (UPI) The Soviet Union sent another unmanned earth satellite. Cosmos 295. into orbit yesterday. The sstellite was circling the earth once every 95 minutes at heights from 174 to 310 miles at an angle of 71 degrees to the eauator, T ass News Agency said.
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    Lock icon Mosque Fire: Aussie Suspect Arrested
    920 4 JERUSALEM, Sat. (Reuter) An Australian sheepshearer. Michael Rohen, was arrested yesterday on suspicion of starting the mosque fire that sparked Arab demonstrations here. The fire, at the El-Aqsa Mosque, drew Arab accusations of a deliberate Israeli crime against one of the holiest Islamic shrines, and
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    Lock icon BRITISH TROOPS STAND BY IN BELFAST
    316 4 ¥>ELFAST. Sat. (Reuter and UPI) British troops stood by here today for possible violence when a group of extremist Protestants stage their first demonstration since last week's sectarian riots. These Protestants are angry over yesterday's announcement that Northern Ireland's B' special reserve police force
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    Lock icon U.S. Envoy Sees Thieu
    85 4 SAIGON. Sat. (Reuter) American Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker had a private 55-minute meeting with President Nguyen Van Thieu here today, a U.S. Embassy spokesman said. The meeting at the President's palace was their first since yesterday's announce- ment that Premier Tran Van Huong had agreed to relinquish
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    Lock icon GEM THEFT FROM HOTEL
    69 4 VENICE. Sat. (Reuter) Jewellery by world famous makers Cartier. Tiflanv a nd Van Cleer has been stolen from the hotel suite here of New York industrialist Joseph Rosenberg, police reported yesterday. The theft was discovered last night, and police said the value of the stolen items
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    Lock icon Lodge Sees Nixon
    62 4 SAN CLEMENTE. Calif Sat. (Reuter) President Nixon, who ig expected to announce more U.S. troop withdrawals from Vietnam within the next ten days, conferred today with U.S. peace negotiator Henry Cabot Lodge. Presidential aide? gave no details of the meeting, which took place aboard Nixon's aircraft during
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    Lock icon Obscene Pop Song Banned
    75 4 VATICAN CITY. Sat. (Reuter) The Vatican newspaper yesterday came out in support of an Italian radio and television ban on a French pop song and quoted some of the lyrics, which it described as obscene. The song is "Je T'Aime Moi Non Plus," number six in
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    Lock icon Attack On Race Prejudice Planned
    44 4 CANTERBURY. England. Sat. (Reuter) Christian churches throughout the world plan a strong attack on race prejudice. Leaders of the World Council of Churches have endorsed a five-year programme costing some $500,000 to finance teams investigating racialism around the globe.
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    Lock icon Record Wt. Blue Marlin
    170 4 AOANA. Guam. Sat. (UPI) A Guam businessman showed off 1.153-pounds Pacific Blue Marlln on Saturday which he caught on Thursday night four miles from Guam for a claimed world's record The game fish. 14 feet 8 inches long and a girth measuring 73 inches wa* caught
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    Lock icon Envoy Asked To Quit Tanzania
    86 4 DAR ES SALAAM. Tanzania Sat. (UPI) Tanzania has asked Indonesia to withdraw its ambassador, Mohamed Jasin. who had been accused by the government of participating in a money and gem racket, sources close to the government said yesterday Earlier, the government said Jasin participated in
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    Lock icon HURRICANE TOLL NOT YET KNOWN
    376 5 GULFPORT, Mississippi, Sat. (UPI) Haggard search parties scoured the flooded Virginia mountains for the living and the Mississippi swamps for the dead yesterday in the terrible aftermath of Hurricane Camille. On the ravaged Mississippi coast, virtually destroyed by Camille's meat-grinder blow cn Sunday night, the
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    Lock icon Navarro Killer 'Erratic'
    203 5 LOS ANGELES. Sat, (UPI) The elder of two brothers charged with the murder of silent screen star Ramon Novarro was revealed yesterday to have led a "very erratic* sex life. Including marrying a woman of 42 when he was 16-years-old. A defence psychiatrist testified at the trial
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    Lock icon Seale Ordered Execution
    105 5 SAN FRANCISCO. Sat. 'Reuter> A member of the Elack Panther Negro militant group told police here yesterday that Party Chairman B~>bby Sealp had ordered the execution of a suspected inJormer. The claim was made in a sworm document made to the police by George Sams, a Black
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    Lock icon SORENSEN SAYS: Kennedy Can't Win In '72 If He Runs
    259 5 NEW YORK, Sat. (Reuter) Senator Edward Kennedy should not attempt to run for President in 1972 because he would not be elected, one of his closest friends has said here. The view was expressed by Theodore Sorensen. former adviser to
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    Lock icon U.S. Navy To Cut Men And Ships
    159 5 WASHINGTON, Sat. (UPI) The Navy will reduce its strength bv 72,000 men and deactivate two antisubmarine aircraft carriers in the Pentagon's new U.S. S3 billion economy programme. Secretary John H. Chafee announced yesterday. Chafee. at a news conference. listed 76 of mor« than
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    80 5 GENEVA. Sat. (Reuter) The Soviet Union Is now ready to accept the United States proposal to ban nuclear weapons fixed the seabed. shelving for the present Its own demand for complete demilitarisation of the ocean floor. Communist sources revealed here tonight. The Soviet delegation to the 25-nation Disarmament
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    Lock icon Armstrong May Qualify For Legacy
    168 5 PARIS. Sat. (Reuter) Astronaut Neil Armstrong's walk on the moon last month appears to qualify him for a 4.400 franc (£330 sterling'* prize to be awarded by the Academy of Science next year, an academy spokesman said here today. The prize, the Prix Pierre Guzman,
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    101 5 VANCOUVER. Sat (Reuter) Justice of the Peace Don Stewart today turned down an attempt bv a 17-year-old Ontario youth to bring Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau to court to face a common assault charge. Stewart read a brief written judgment in which he said I he
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    Lock icon U.S. Money In Swiss Banks
    83 5 BERNE. Sat. (AFP). American gangsters have paid large sums of money into Swiss banks, while other Americans have taken advantage of Swiss banking secrecy to evade stocks and shares regulations. United States Ambassador Shelby Davis claimed in a Swiss magazine interview today. In the interview,
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    Lock icon DESTINATION MARS
    261 5 CAPE KENNEDY. Sat (Reuter) Rocco Petrone, newly-appointed Director of the American Apollo Space Programme, has told reporters here. "There is no question in mv mind that our eventual destiny Is Mars." The 43-year-old former Director of Launch Operations, who has spent nine years as head of a team
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    Lock icon Keswick Convention-A 'Spiritual Clinic' And A Mission To Christians
    570 6  -  By Kris Khoo LAST week, the Singapore Keswick, Movement held its annual Convention at the Conference Hall in Shenton Way. The official leaflet described it as a "spiritual clinic, and a mission to Christians." The Singapore movement springs from a unique
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    Lock icon ANOTHER MAMMOTH CRUSADE SOON
    289 6 NEXT MONTH. Singapore will witness another mammoth crusade 'Christ is the Answer' crusade to be held at National Theatre from Sept. 19 to 26, nightly at 7.30. This will be the second sizeable crusade held during this sequsi-centennial year. The first one was the Grady Wilson
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    Lock icon Prison Superintendent Pays Tribute To Khoo
    313 6 Bishops from three countri took part in a thanksgiving service at Changi Prison last Monday, to celebrate the 150 th anniversary of Singapore and the 17th anniversary of the prison chapel. The service was conducted by the honorary Chaplain of Prisons, Rev. Khoo Siaw
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    319 6 Book You Should Bead by JE. Church, MA., M RC.S. (Ruanda Mission CMS, London), paperback, pp 82 price: $2 10 (apvrox.) MANY people who speak about the Bible, and even make quotes from it. haven't a clue what the Bible is all about. Do you
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    206 6 FOUR churches in the. Katong Siglap district the St. Hilda's Anglican, Christ Methodist. Kuo Chuan Presbyterian and the Church of Our Ladv of Perpetual Succour jointly put up Pesta Pfrrsatuan '69* (musical evening) to commemorate the Republic's 150 th anniversary recently. j Among the 500 guests of 'he
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    Lock icon PAULINE SURRENDER -Captured For Christ
    1263 6 CHURGH (Extract of a message delivered by Mr. T. William at the Keswick Convention) GERMAN philosopher Schopenhauer was fitting in a park CM day. A policeman stopped by and philosopher for a tramp, asked him. "Who are you? Whet are you doing here?' The philosopher
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      189 6 JUKONO (HKISTIAN CHURCH l'aman Jurong (22) 845 a.m. Sunday School 10 00 a.m. Worship Service In English 8-30 p.m. Worship Service In Tamil 8-00 p.m. Worship Service in Mandarin/ Hokkien. Oil EßNS'l'O\\ N LUTBKKAi* CHURCH Queens to wd <■3o a-m. English Sunday School 430 am. English W'iranip (Ser 3U m
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      209 6 BKTHKSDA (NEIL KOAD) II? New Bridie Road. Singapore «onday 840 am. Breaking ol Bread 930 am. Ministry Meeting 12 00 Dm. Sunday Scftool 1 30 p m. (Junior senior) SOO p.m. Sunday School (Junior) *-30 Dm. Sunday Bcboot (Senior) ISO Dm. Gospel Meeting HIX.HttA MfcTHODIST CHURCH M Rttrhener Ktwd SI
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      189 6 RETHEDD4 GOSPEL HALL 77 Bra* Road. Singapore 7. (Meetings In English) Sunday 830 am. Breaking of Bread 300p m. Sunday School (Junior) 4.30 pm. Sunday School Bible Classes (Senior) 6.15 pm. Gospel Service 800p m. Song Service KEMBAWA.NO BAPTIST CHURCH (Teochew Cantonese Mandarini 140-A Casuanna Road. S pore 30 Telephone:
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      184 6 ETERNAL LIFE BAPTIST CHURCH < Cantonese) 28-A Kim Kelt Road. Sunday 8 45am Sunday School 10.00 am. Sunday Worship PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SINGAPORE Corner Orchard Rd., Penang Rd. 0 00 a.m. 800 p m. Sunday Service* 000 a.m. Sunday School CHERITH BAPTIST CHURCH <Cantone*e> 89 Serangoon Garden Hay. Telephone: ***** Sunday
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      210 7 MEW DELHI, Sot. (Reuter) India ond Thailand yesterday launched talks on ways to increase economic co-operation and expand trade. The Thai Economic Affairs Minister, Mr. Bunchana Atthakor, told his Indian counterpart, Mr. B.R. Bhagat, that definite possibilities existed for trade in specific commodities
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      76 7 LONDON. Sat. (UPI) Rubber market yesterday closed Quiet with spot 28. 28-1/2. Settlement House Sept and Oct 28-1/8. 28-3/8 Nov and Oct/Nov 28-1/4, 28-3/8 Jan/March 27-3/8, 27-1/2 April/June 27-1/8. 27-1/4 July/Sept 26-3/4. 27 Oct Dec 26-1/2, 26-3/4 Jan/March 26-5/16, 26-1/2 April June 26-3/16. 26-7/16 July/Sept and
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      166 7 NEW YORK, Sat. (UPI) Prices closed higher in moderate trading on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. Analysts generally felt it was a typical pre-weekend market, with many traders watching from the sidelines in the absence of inspiring news. Shortly before the close, the UPI marketwide
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      294 7 T'OKYO, Sat (AFP) Thanks to economic recovery A of People's China from its cultural revolution, trade between Japan and China has increased considerably, authoritative statistics indicated yesterday. Two-way trad* in the first half of this year (Jan.-June) reached US$24l million on the customs
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      50 7 NEW YORK, Sat. (UPI) Rubber futures closed 10 to 25 points higher on the New York Commodity Exchange yesterday. There were no sales. Sept 31.00 Nov 30.75 Jan (70) 30.50 Mar 30.25 May 29 85 July 29.75 Sept 29.60 Locally, No. 2 RSS was 293/8 cents per pound.
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      249 7 THE following Is a berthing list issued by the Port of Singapore Authority for Sunday, Aug. 24:DEPARTURES Godowns Vessels 5 Ever Graceful (barge) 6 7 State of Maharashtra 13/14 Ise Maru 19 Seibun Maru N W 5 Serambang 23 24 Yamahana Maru 25 26 Shoun Maru 35
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      54 7 HAMBURG, Sat. (Reuter) France's devaluation of the franc is likely to reduce West Germany's trade surplus by 2.000-2,500 million marks (£2OO-250 million) a year, an independent economic research Institute said here today. But the Hamburg world economic archive said it would be some time before the full effect of
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      98 7 THE nmio pntft at in» porr < li.«r<.r Produce tiebincr Wffdn) Kttn Km until Oil <F B > Ha Ik 4990 i tMonui On iF O H Drum M oo Mlird CitpiN >1iintnh linn* Pepper JO 20 iro.Bi 147 50 Mr»*« tttwir Prpprr (FOB.) 145 00 Sarawak nperiai Mlark
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      75 7 (Managers' Price* for Aug. 23) A*l% CM* TBI ST* Mai. Intnl. Fund 1-8.1 IM MNOAPO KL t XIT TRUSTS 1*1 Main? an AD Z 71 2nd Malayan I XD 1 *4 ir<J Malayan 1-25 The COM. ii ad 14)1 ML The Siting >uod 1 OK l.lf Sterling Tow
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      109 7 THE British built Ford "Capri", already introduced to Japan, is to he the subject of special displays and promotions bv dealers in Tokvo durinr "British Week". In designing this attractive car. Ford's designers carried out extensive wind-tunnel tests in order to achieve the remarkable drag co-efflcient of
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      121 7 THE Association of Banks In Malaysia-Singapore yesterday made the following changes In lta rates to merchants (rates are quoted to the equivalent of 100 units of foreign currency): SELLING TT. or OD. ready: Deutsche Marks $77.8800; Holland Guilders $B5 58f>0; Swiss Francs $7l 8950; Belgian Francs $6.1325; French
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      38 7 NEW YORK. Sat. (UPI) Dow Jones closing averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. 30 industrial* 837.25 20 rails 202 02 15 utilities 116.28 65 stocks 283.34 40 bonds 72.01 Commodity futures index 139.75
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      13 7 THE tin price for yesterday was $642.25 per picul, up $0.625.
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      98 7 LONDON. Sat. (Reuter) The market yesterday was fully maintained at the higher levels established on Thursday. Turnover was small with buyers and sellers generally evenly matched. Pergamon Press, although the main talking point following the Leasco Data bid withdrawal, was not traded yesterday owing to
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      339 7 HONG KONG, Sat. (AFP) The chairman of the Hong Kong Chinese Manufacturers Association, Mr. C- W. Chuang. ceplored yesterday that, while Japanese exports to Hong Kong had increased by 36 p.c. in 1968. compared to 1967, rising to HK52.717 millions Hong Kong gooc
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      Lock icon THE "Khazzan Dubai", the world's largest underwater crude oil storage tank, is towed by two giant tugs seventy miles out in the Arabian Gulf. The Khazzan is to be submerged alongside the Dubai Petroleum Company's offshore Fateh oilfield. The 15,000-ton steel tank is as high as a 20-storey building, with a storage capacity of 500,000 barrels of oil.
      60 7 THE "Khazzan Dubai", the world's largest underwater crude oil storage tank, is towed by two giant tugs seventy miles out in the Arabian Gulf. The Khazzan is to be submerged alongside the Dubai Petroleum Company's offshore Fateh oilfield. The 15,000-ton steel tank is as high as a 20-storey building, with
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      Lock icon 'Super Salesman' Whitmont Boosts Sales On World Marts
      628 7 fPOURISM is the big intangible in modern world trade, but it is, undoubtedly, big business. Singapore recognises this fact and offers tourists a wealth of attractions, appreciating the money they spend on what she provides. And, like all great world cities, Singapore
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      449 7 ARRIVALS 5 AO a m. MSA 029 K. Lumpur 9.00 a.m. MSA 119 K. Lumpur 9 45 a.m. MSA 331 gjdntr. Jakarta 1015 a m. MSA 112 K- Lumpur 14.4V p.m. CAL 115 ialpei riung Kong 1025 am- MSA 055 Penang, I poll. K. Lumpur. Malacca 1.00 p.m.
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      287 8 JULIF ROGERS, Hie delightful singer who hates to be known as the "Wedding" girl, is back with a new haireut and a new record. The new haircut you can see above; the new record Is called "Almost Close To You.'* and Mis*
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      143 8 Bee Gees must be hoping for a big one. following the comparatively low placing of "Tomorrow. Tomorrow." They are an accomplished and artistic group, to whom the melody is all im- portant. And it strikes me that this newle does, in fact, have a considerably
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      171 8  -  by Derek Johnson. CROSBY, STILLS NASH: Marrakesh Express (Atlantic). I MUST accept something of the responsibility for the appearance of this track as a single because, when I was in New York in May. Atlantic chief Armet Ertegun played me the brilliant album by
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      264 8 HI THERE! Like Groovy! Last Sunday was Cosdel (Singapore) Ltd.'s sth anniversary, and I'm sure all of you hep-type cool cats would like to join me In wishing them a very Happy Anniversary with lots more happy years to come. Before the start of Cosdel. I could
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      763 8 TO admit to being an ardent admirer of Scott Walker, is often to risk scorn and ridicule. To admit that just now la as food a way as any of being told you are backing the wrong horse. It's difficult to know
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      610 8 IT wat an eye-brow raising moment for many Radio 1 listeners...the other day when a shocker of a Peter Sarstedt song was accidentally played on a disc show nor normally noted for ditties about sex and religion. This saucy song of Peter's "Take Off
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      132 8 NEXT WEEK Exclusives on ELVIS! Personal Question-Time and Review of his 'LIVE-SHOW' DON'T MISS IT! tmmtm THE STEPS AT the THE SHOWBOAT 32 mm&tt tE 112 244 PSY SIDE I SCARBOROUGH FAIR LIGHT MY FIRE MERCY MENDOCINO DON JUAN TIME IS TIGHT GIMME GIMME GOOD LOVIN* GET BACK ANGEL OF
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      387 8 World Charts £}> THE solid rocket beat of the Rolling Stones' "Honky Tonk Woman," number one in the British charts for the fifth week running, hat now made it to the top in New York. In Sweden, it it second only to ilvis' smash hit "In The Ghetto" and is
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      513 9  -  By H. C. Tan JUST how will women feel about taking skin saving vitamin pills that come from the cosmetic counter and not the regular dispenser? Indeed this is what makes Mary Quant's new SKIN THINK schem# so unique! It first took a personal experience,
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      52 9 NEW YORK. Sat Stuntman Chuck Parkinson. Jr., has be«n signed to make his film acting debut in Paramount Pictures' "Little Fausi and Big Halsy." Parkinson, the son of the rodeo announcer, plays the role of Wallis Jay. a sidehack rider for Robert Redford on the motorcycle
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      560 9  -  Ann Landers DEAR Ann: Several weeks ago my husband bought a telescope to study the stars he said. After the fourth night he lost interest in the sky and is now studying other "heavenly bodies We live in an apartment which is Ideally situated
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      556 9  -  By Sheilah Graham LONDON. Sat. -WHEN I was very young I was s.x my father was in The King And I' and I fell In love with Gertrude Lawrence It was the only explanation anyone could offer for my English
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      7 9 TODAY and YOU. Sunday, August 24, 1969.
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      207 9 .i. FA'*'"' 1 ODEON 2 1116 11TH ACTION DAT! 11 !>■•. 1.38. 4.M. ISO A It.30 Omar Sharif as "CHE" (Fox* Jaca Pa lance PeaoVlcion Color PRC HARD-321 61 DAT! TODAY 4 SHOWS! 10.30 am. 2.M, IM s.45 p.m <Ne Fr M LUt) A*m: 1160. 82.50 A 84.00 Spore Film
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      590 10 Martens And Reggie Shine SINGA p ORE are in a sound position at the end of the second day's play of the three-day Test' cricket match against Malaysia at the Padang Here yesterday. Resuming play with 48 wickets On the first day, the Malaysians were dismissed
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      261 10 US Baseball Results Standings NEW YORK. Sat. (Reuter) —Results of yesterday's major league baseball games; NATIONAL LEAGUE New York Mets 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3. Houston Astros 8, Chicago Cubs 2. San Francisco Giants 7, Montreal Expos 5 (first game). San Francisco Giants 10, Montreal Expos 2 (second game). Pittsburgh
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      Lock icon Darul Afiah Trounce Tampenis
      215 10 Salleh Ibrahim scored three goals m Darul Afiah's 5-0 win over Tampenis Rovers in a division one FAS League tournament at the Jalan Besar Stadium last night Rovers were the first to attack but missed several goalscoring chances through poor shooting by their forwards. In the
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      Lock icon Olivares Knocks Out Rose In 5th Round
      464 10 LOS ANGELES, Sat. (Reuter) Challenger Ruben Olivares knocked cut world bantamweight boxing champion Lionel Rose of Australia In the fifth round of their 15round title fight here last night Olivares, attacking right from the opening bell and trading fierce punches with Rose, added
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      Lock icon Avtar Breaks 5,000 m Mark
      485 10 Avtar Singh of Swifts shattered the 5/000 metres record by 15.4 sees, at the Inter-Club Athletic Championship for the Esso Challenge Trophies at the Farrer Park Athletic Centre yesterday. His time 15 minutes 20.6 sees, smashed the standing record of 15 minutes 36 sees, set
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      Lock icon Ban On SA Boxers vs Non-Whites
      148 10 PRETORIA. Sat. (Reuter) The South African Government said tonight it would stop White South African boxers from meeting nonWhites in bouts In neighbouring countries. Multi-racial sport is banned In the Republic under the country's apartheid laws. Such bouts have been held in the past
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      Lock icon US Lead 7-3 In Walker Cup
      219 10 MILWAUKEE. Wisconsin, Sat. (Reuter) United States amateur golfers led 7-3 at the end of the first day's play in the 22nd Walker Cup competition against Britain at the Milwaukee Country Club yesterday. The American players won the foursomes 2-1 with one game halved and
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      Lock icon England Slump To 195/8
      298 10 Lunch Score LONDON. Sat. (Reuter) With fast bowler Bruce Taylor taking three wickets for six runs. New Zealand made good use of the 55 minutes play permitted by showers before lunch In the third cricket Test against England here. England, who began the third days play
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      46 10 Singapore Combined Schools defeated Port Authority of Singapore Recreation Club by two wickets in a SCA division two league match at Buklt Chermin. yesterday. Combined Schools scored 73 runs for the loss of eight wickets in reply to Portmen'a 71 all out
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      200 10 LONDON. Sat. (UPI) Millionaire racehorse owner David Robinson, who has the largest string in Britain. had seven runners at yesterday's three meetings. It also was a golden day for champion jockey Lester Piggot who partnered three of Robinson's winners and then went on to
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      202 10 THE current National champion Yeo Ah Seng has been drawn to meet the runner-up Omar Ibrahim in the men's singles final of the Singapore Malay Badminton Association's 1969 invitation Open' championships at the Singapore Badminton Hall, at 11.00 a.m. today. In the National men's singles
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      Lock icon Wanderers Thrash Police
      57 10 Royal Navy Wanderers moved closer to the top position in the FAS division one league, when they whipped Police by six goals to one in a division one fixture at the Jalan Besar Stadium last night Bcot (5) and P. Gorman (1) scored for th-' Wanderers. Salleh
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      Lock icon Ahina Surprises At Amateur Meet
      444 10 By BIG BEN IPOH, Sat. Ahina scored an impressive win at the Perak Turf Club's amateur meeting here today to Eay $252 for a win ticket He was confidently ridden by Ir. H. E. Henderson. The Malaya Command Cup went to Miss Delaware who paid
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      54 10 TOKYO. Sat. (AFP)—The first Asian amateur junior boxing championships will be held in Tokyo Sept. 12-14 in Tokyo, the Japan Amateur Boxing Federation announced today. South Korea, the Philippines. Burma. South Vietnam. Thailand. Malaysia, Pakistan and Japan will take part. The contests will be held at
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      494 11 They Are Favourites To Win Title T ON DON, Sat. (Router) Glamorgan look A over the lead in tho English County cricket championship when they boat Middlesex by three wickets at Swansea yesterday. The victory gave them 19 points and they now lead Gloucestershire, who had
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      58 11 F.HYL. England. Sat. (UPI) Dr. Jonathan Penrose, the 3" vear-old psychology lecture- «et a new record vesterday v "r he won the British chess r mpionship in the British C -ess Federation's Annual Ongress. Penrose has won the compfition 10 times more times t an any
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      98 11 DURING the •'Olympic* meeting in front of 12.000 spectators In East Berlin, Llesel Westermann from Leverkusen (Federal Republic of Germany), who was second at the Mexico Olympics, passed her own world best mark. In the women's discus she threw the one-kilo heavy discus over 62.70 metres. Her
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      426 11 NEW YORK, Sat. (Reut6f) Top-seeded Ann Jones of Britain, today drew Peaches Bartkowicz of Hamtranck. Michigan, the seventh-ranked American, as her opponent in the opening round of the U*****,000 U S. Open tennis championships which begin next Wednesday. Australian Rod Laver, first
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      136 11 OCEAN CITY. New Jersey, Sat. (Reuten Australia* champion David Mckay. a 22-year-old Svdaey bank clerk, easily won the World Moth Class series in three days of raring in ScullS Bsy near here. Sixty boats competed In the races which finished last night. Weather throughout was fine
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      80 11 GENOA. Italy. Sat. (AFP) Italian promoter Rlno Tomassi and Rocco Agostino, manager of Italy's European light-welterweight boxing champion. Burno Arcari. have offered Pedro Adigue, Philippine's World Boxing Association < MBA) recognised world champion, about £20.000 to defend his title against Arcari, it was learned here today.
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      24 11 LONDON. Sat. (Reuter) Results of Rugby League matches played last night were: Barrow 12. Blackpool Borough 10. Widne* 7 Rochdale Hornets 7.
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      161 11 LONDON. Sat. (Reuter) Positions in the English County cricket championship table following yesterday's matches were: P W L D Bat. Bow T Glamorgan 20 9 0 11 55 62 207 Gloucestershire 21 9 4 8 25 82 197 Surrey 20 7 0 IS 54 66 190 Hampshire
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      103 11 More than 150 competitors will rle for honours in the Slme Darby Sports Club's first annual big walk over a distance of 9-1/2 miles today. The walk which starts at 7.30 a.m. from Crosby House In Robinson Road will finish at Tractors' Malaysia Berhad, in Bukit
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      167 11 RIO DE JANEIRO. Sat. (Reuter) Brazil, former world soccer champion*, gained their fourth successive victory In Group II of the World Cup qualifying tournament when they crushed a weakened Colombian team 6-2 her* last night. Playing their first home game of the group series. the Brazilians,
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      Lock icon Shaw Stretches Lead To 5 Strokes
      253 11 SUTTON. Massachusetts. Sat ißeuter) Young Tom Shaw scored his second straight four-under-par 68 yesterday to move into a fivestroke lead after 36 holes of the US$l5O,OOO Avco Classic at the Pleasant Valley Country Club The 26-year-old Doral Open winner has had only two bogeys
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      158 11 JS Tourney CHESTNUT HILL. Massachusetts. Sat. (UPI) Defending champion Arthur Ashe moved Into the semi-finals of the U.S. National tennis championships yesterday but he was pushed to the limit by young Allan Stone of Australia. Ashe, two points from defeat in the 12th game of the fourth
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      97 11 WENDOVER. Utah. Sat. (UPI) Racing driver Robert (Bob) Herda. 43. died In a blazing inferno yesterday when hit Clasg A-Streamliner burst into flames a s it roared at 282 miies-an-hour down the Bonneville Salt Flats. Herda. of Portola Valley. California, was accelerating his specially designed
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    298 12 BUSINESS and community leaders, tourist promotion authorities, travel agents, journalists, and civil aviation officials, were treated to a one-hour "cruise" in two separate demonstration flights on the new Boeing 737 of MalaysiaSingapore Airlines, yesterday. It certainly was a delightful cruise in the air, for the
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    161 12 THE Chinese Chamber ol Commerce had more than 54,370 householders and building owners responding to the "Keep Singapore Clean and Beautiful Lucky Draw" organised to celebrate Singapore's 150 th anniversary. The draw is part of the Chamber's campaign to encourage the people to decorate their
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    89 12 THE 1969 Singapore National Photographic Exhibition will be held at the National Library Lecture Hall on Nov. 20 for a three-day show The exhibits, consisting of photographs and colour slides will be chosen from entries submitted to a competition, which is open to all residents of
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    Lock icon Extinguishers Stolen
    56 12 FOUR fir® extinguishers, valued at S4BO were stolen from a service station in Dunearn Road yesterdayThe proprietor, Mr. Teo Kim Poh. 31. said that he left the service station at about 1 a.m. and returned the next morning to find that the robbers had taken away the fire
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    Lock icon Chua Urges Vigilance Against 'Disruptive Elements'
    610 12 Mr. Chua Sian Chin, the Republic's Health Minister, yesterday urged the people to be constantly vigilant against attempts "to disrupt our present steady rate of progress" by "pernicious elements" within the republic and from outside. He made thi s call at a special National
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    Lock icon Fourth Week of N-joy
    477 12 Celebrations marking Singapore's fourth National Day and the 150 th Anniversary of its founding as a modern settlement entered the third week yesterday with several functions at various parts of the island-republic. One such celebration was a rally of members of the Nanyang Khek Community Guild
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    Lock icon $4,000 TIN ORE ROBBERY
    87 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. Five armed men tied up a watchman of the Ton* Fatt Tin mine in Kampar and escaped with $4,000 worth of tin ore yesterday. Enche Mat Ali bin Ngah. 63. who was bound for three hours told police the gang attacked him with
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    Lock icon 1 a.m. Holdup
    66 12 A youth, Yeo Choon Hock, 21, was waylaid and robbed of his watch worth $3O, by two armed robbers at Tiong Bahru yesterday. Yeo. of Jalan Bukit Ho Swee. was walking along Tiong Bahru Road at 1.15 a.m. yesterday when two persons, one armed with a knife
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    Lock icon Piano Recital By 14-year Old Prodigy
    694 12 Seow Yit Kin, Singapore's 14-year-old keyboard prodigy, will five a piano recital at the Conference Hall on Thursday, Aug. 28. He has just returned from London, where he has been studying at the Yehudi Menuhin School, for the summer vacation and the recital should
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    Lock icon Mobile X-ray Units
    78 12 Residents of Chin Swee Road and Jalan Kukok are asked to attend for their chest X-rav a t Car Park. Block 2. Jalan Kokok, from Aug. 25 to 27 daily from 5 30 D.m. to 9 p.m. Meanwhile. residents of York Hill and Jalan Minyak are asked
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    Lock icon S'pore Muslims Urged To Make Republic Prosperous
    238 12 MUSLIMS in Singapore can make important contributions towards the progress and well-being of the Republic, said Professor Wong Lin Ken, M.P. for Alexandra. He was speaking at the Koran competition organised by the Kesantuan Kebajlkan Kaum Musllmln. at Tanglin Integrated Primary School last
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    Lock icon 'LAY EE' PRAISED FOR PROMOTING MULTI-RACIAL THEME
    378 12 IN the multi-racial and and multi-cultural society, efforts at exchanging cultural elements between the races are most appropriate and should be encouraged. This was stated by the Minister for Social Affairs. Enche Othman Wok in a message to the Central Council of Malay
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    44 12 Death CHUA AH BEE, age 45. former employee of Borneo Sumatra Trading Co. (M) Ltd. passed away peacefully on 23.869. Cortege leaves Teochew Funeral Parlour. 990, Upper Serangoon Road, on Monday 25.8.69 at 2.00 p.m. lor Kwang Meng Suan. off Thomson Road for crementation.
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      108 12 Time 6c Tide High Tide (Today) Singapore Town: 9.35 a m. (6.9 ft.) 7.30 p.m. (7.7 ft.) Naval Dockyard: 9 44 a.m. (8 4 ft.) 6.55 p.m. (86 ft) Low Tide (Todoy) Singapore Town: 1.46 am. (1.4 ft.) 205 p.m. (5.1 ft.) Naval Dockyard: 1 23 a.m. (2 2 ft.)
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