Eastern Sun, 19 December 1969

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    20 1 SINGAPORE'S OWN NATIONAL DAILY -fr Estd. 1966. Vol. 4 No. 1212 Friday, 19 December 1969. MC(P) 0737 Price 15 cents
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    Lock icon P.L Sabah Claim Not Set Aside
    414 1 MANILA, Thurs. (Reuter) Carlos P. Romulo, the Philippines Foreign Secretary, today denied reports that his country had set aside its claim to Sabah to pave the way for the resumption of diplomatic ties with Malaysia. He made the denial at a press conference on
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    Lock icon Red Centre In Kerala Cancelled
    201 1 KEW DELHI. Thurs. (UPI) The Soviet go\ernment has agreed to cancel construction of a cultural centre In Trivandrum. capital of Communist-soverned Kerala state. Foreign Minister Dinesh Singh said Thursday. Smgh was answering questions in pariamenr as to why the Soviets started b'u'dJng the *****n US
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    Lock icon Ileath Due Here For Defence Talk
    405 1 LONDON, Thurs. (Reuter) —Edward Heath, opposition Conservative Party leader, is *o discuss defence matters with Commonwealth countries in Southeast Asia next month, it was an- nounced here today. The announcement came a few hours before he left London for a yachting holiday in Australia,
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    Lock icon RED PLANS FOR LAOS REVEALED
    205 1 VIENTIANE, Thurs. (UPI) The Communist Pathet Lao plan to overthrow the Laotian constitutional monarchy and set up a socialist republic, meanwhile destroying Buddhism, Laotian officials charged Thursday. They showed newsmen a i document purporting to b» a secret order by the Central' Committee of the
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    Lock icon SAIGON NEWS BLACKOUT
    91 1 SAIGON Thurs. (Reuben Vietnamese newspape- readers mav rot know what South Vietnam's lower house is doing for one week from today unlecc the case of the slighted reporter is settled. Lower House Speaker Nguyen Ba Luong last week withdrew a Vietnamese reporter's press card for what he
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    Lock icon India Obtains French Missiles
    77 1 NEW DELHI. Thurs cFeuten India has acquired French anti-tank missile* and i s considering manufacturing them locally parliament *®s told todav. LN Mishra. M'.n:?ter Ptate fo r I>fFiice Production, tcid a questioner It *ouid not be in the public interest to give details, There were reports
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    Lock icon Imagine That...
    94 1 JOHANNESBURG. Thurs. (Reuter) An excited group of tourists have reported seeing a pink elohant in South Africa's famous Kruger National Park. This is the first time an albino elephant had been reported in Africa and all rangers in the park have been alerted. One of the tourists who
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    Lock icon Santa Claus In Tanglin
    143 1 "Come in Santa, we're expecting you Thi> Is one little girl who bubbled over w'th excitement when she heard that Santa ua- on his way. So she ran to greet him and to lead him to where over four hundred other children just as excited as
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    Lock icon DEVALUED
    28 1 RIO DE JANEIRO Thurs. Brazilian Central Bank last night devalued the Cruze -o to 4 325 4 350 to the US. dollar from 4 265 4 290
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    Lock icon S'pore Phones Get World Bank Aid
    322 1 WASHINGTON, Thurs. (Reuter) The World Bank today announced a loan of 11 million U.S. dollars to help the Singapore Telephone Board expand its ser- %ICC. This is the second loan to the board which nlans to nearIv double the capacity of the Singapore telephone
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    Lock icon Thanat Assures K.L. Of Support
    301 1 FIGHTIXG BORDER REDS IPOH, Thurs. Thai Foreign Minister Thanat Khoman assured Malaysia His country was prepared to consider any further jointmeasures to strengthen their battle against the Communist terrorists along the border. On the question of relaxation to the present Hot Pursuit' xone limit agreement,
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    Lock icon *RISKS OF THE JOB'
    60 1 H UEL V A. Spain, Thurs. (Reuter) —An angry goalkeeper bit the finger of a soccer referee as he raised it to signal a goal in a tense Derby match near here. "One of the risks of the job," said the referee. a local journalist He
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    Lock icon Former Indon Envoy Held
    90 1 JAKARTA. Thurs (Reuter) Major General MursicL former Indonesian Ambassador to the Philippines has been arrested for allegedly having secret links with deposed President Sukarno, it was announced today. The spokesman for the Defence Ministry. Brig Gen. Sugandhi. said the former Ambassador was an "old orde r
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    Lock icon S. VIETNAM KEEN TO ENTER ASEAN
    224 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.—South Vietnam Foreign Minister Tran Van Lam, said yesterday that his country was willing to join ASEAN and hoped a decision would be made soon. He told reporters that South Vietnam would make an official application to Join the association once It
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    Lock icon MEETING
    34 2 The Guild of Graduates of the University of Singapore will hold a buffet in conjunction with Its sixth statutory meeting on Dec. 27 This will take place at Eusoff College at LIS pm.
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    Lock icon ACCIDENTS
    18 2 THERE were a total of 81 road accidents of which seven were classified as serious on Wednesday.
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    Lock icon Year In Jail For Robbery
    259 2 An 18-year-old youth. Chan Yock Seng alias Wee Yock Seng was yesterday sentenced to one year's Jail by the Second District Court Judge, Mr. Donald Yeo Hock Chwee, after he pleaded guilty to a charge of robbing a wrist watch and possessing an offensive weapon.
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    Lock icon 'PITIFUL SOULS' HERE TO ENTERTAIN 'SOUL LOVERS'
    255 2 JAMIACAN pop group, Tht Pitiful Souls, flew in yesterday with a pocket full of surprises for local soul fans. The group which was schedule to arrive here on Friday slipped into Singapore quietly, yesterday afternoon The Pitiful Souls a name which did not
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    Lock icon Shot Scares Armed Mob
    243 2 A Court wis yesterday told of how a Staff Sergeant flred a warning shot in the Air which dispersed a crowd of people, some of them armed with sticks, rushing towards him. Phoon Wai Khuan yesterday pleaded guilty to a charge of being a member of
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    Lock icon Plea For Aid To Flood Victims
    80 2 The Stedfast Club of Singapore has appealed to Its members to make donations to help rehabilitate flood victims. Announcing this, Dr. Lee Chiang Tee of the Department of Welfare and Community service, said his club was calling on members to Join In the government's
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    Lock icon Loan Society
    83 2 MR. M. Gopal was reflected Chairman of The Singapore Bank Employees' Co-operative Thrift Loan Society Ltd.. at the 10th Annua! General Meeting held on Wednesday Messrs. Chua Boon Eng and Lee Kim Kum were also reelected Hon. Secretary and Hon Treasurer respectively Committee members: Messrs Ismail bin Rahim.
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    Lock icon P.I. Invites Tunku Inauguration
    118 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— The Prime Minister. Turku Abdul Rahman has been invited to attend the inauguration of President Marcos on Dec. 30 in Manila. According to Mr. Romeo Busuego who ha* been named bv the Philippine Foreign Secretary, Mr. Carlos P. Romu'.o. to resume his former
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    Lock icon K.L. Loan Issue For Development
    201 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Malaysian govern, men* today announced the issue of a new cash loan of $l5O million for development purposes. A treasury statement said four securities and an unconditional government guarantee or regular payments of interest and of return of capital in full
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    Lock icon Malaysian Rulers Meet
    93 2 KUALA LUMPITF. Thirs. The 84th Rulers' Conference began at the Istana Negara here this morning The meeting attended by all the rulers, governors and Yang di-Pertuan Negara of Sabah. was chaired by the Sultan of Seiargor. Mentris Besar and Chief Ministers of the various s* ate were
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    Lock icon Garuda
    88 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs The Indonesian urine. Garuda Alrwaya will return- ju operation* through Kuala Lumpur tw:c e weekly from Jan. i« next year The airway*' Branch Manager here. Ench e B:dek bin Ibrahim said today the return pton wll commence when it 8 weekly Friday DC-8 Jet 11 ght
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    Lock icon CHILDREN from the Red Cross Crippled Children's Home were evacuated to R.A.F. Changi Hospital where they stayed for five days when last Wednesday's floods soaked and damaged their home in Nicoll Drive. Nurses at the hospital worked longer shifts to look after their young charges who were accompanied by staff from the Home. The children are seen here with two of the R.A.F. Hospital nurses.
    65 2 CHILDREN from the Red Cross Crippled Children's Home were evacuated to R.A.F. Changi Hospital where they stayed for five days when last Wednesday's floods soaked and damaged their home in Nicoll Drive. Nurses at the hospital worked longer shifts to look after their young charges who were accompanied by staff
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    Lock icon Draft Standards Prepared For Malaysian Products
    201 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Standards Institution of Malaysia has prepared 11 more draft Malaysian standards for various products and process methods, the Chairman of the Standards Council, Raja Tan Sri Mohar bin Raja Bodiozaman, said here today. He told a press conference that copies
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    Lock icon Expired Licences
    119 2 Driving licences which are renewed at a later date than stated will be charged a late fee with effect from Jan. 1 next year. This was announced by the Registrar of Vehicles yesterday. The registry reminds licence holders to renew their licences promptly. Falling this, a late fee
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    Lock icon Tunku Assures Sabah About Filipino Ties
    263 2 IPOH, Thurs. Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman today assured the people of Sabah that Malaysia "was not selling Soboh to the Philippines" by agreeing to resume diplomatic relations with that county. The Prime Minister said the question of resumption of normal ties with the
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    Lock icon Four Months For Bigamy
    92 2 A married man who got permission lrom the sharlah Court to marry a Muslim girl by claiming to be a bachelor was yesterday sailed for four months by the Third Magistrate's Court HP was Identified as Bernard Fletcher alias Mohamed Esa bin Abdulla. 35. a telephone
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    Lock icon Detained Britons Made To Read Mao'sTh oughts
    237 3 HONG KONG. Thurs. (UPI and Reuter) Four Britons who were released from a record three-day detention in Mainland China said they were made to read quotations from Communist Party Chairman Mao and to answer questions about the British military in Hong Kong. "They
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    Lock icon Jackie Not Pregnant
    88 3 ATHENS. Thurs (UPI) Mrs Aristotle Onassis visited a maternity hospital Tuesday and started speculation she might be expecting a child, but an Onassls family spokesman scotched the rumour Wednesday. "No. Mrs. Onass.s is not pregnant." the Greek shipping tycoon's spokesman said "Mrs. Onassis went there with her
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    Lock icon Plight Of 'Political' Pi 'isoners In
    299 3 GENEVA, Thurs. (UPI) Although mass killings in Indonesia ended in 1966. the situation even now is far from normal, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said yesterday. In its "Review" magaxine, ICJ said although proof is difficult to obtain, sporadic killings on a smaller
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    Lock icon The Walking Thanksgiving Dinner That Took A ife
    138 3 SAIGON, Thurs. (Reuter) Americans love turkey dinners but one Vietnamese turkey has managed to survive two Thanksgiving days and one Christmas and is about to live through another. Bozzell the turkey is everyone's friend at an isolated artillery base manned by troops
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    Lock icon WHERE HA THE REDS GONE?
    221 3 SAIGON, Thurs, (Reuter) South Vietnam has no Communists left if government statistics are to be believed. a Lower House deputy said today. Deputy Nguyen Dac Dau told a press conference called by 16 social bloc opposition members to criticise President Thieu's administration that according to
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    Lock icon Former Brazil President Dead
    81 3 BRASILIA. Brazil, Thurs. (Reuten President Emilio Garr&stazu Medici today decreed eight days national mourning for former President Arthur Da Costa E. Silva. In a message to the nation. President Medici described Costa E. Silva as a "great Brazilian who dedicated his whole life to the service
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    Lock icon TRIAL FOR 3 IN MP KILLING CASE
    152 3 SAIGON, Thurt. (Reuter) The trial of three South Vietnamese para troop officers charged in the killing of two American military policemen was adjourned last night to allow further investigations into the inci- dent. Two captains from the 11th Airborne Battalion. Do Ngoc Nuol.
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    Lock icon Czech Couple Defects To Australia
    227 3 CANBERRA. Thurs. (UPI) A man and wife team dancers of the Czechoslovak ballet company who defected while ona tour of Argentina have been admitted as migrant refugees in Australia, it was announced today. A Department of External Affair* announcement In response to news reports from
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    Lock icon Turkey-Jordan To Urge Israeli Pullout
    398 4 AMMAN, Jordan, Thurs. (UPI and Reuter) Turkey and Jordan yesterday urged a swift withdrawal of Israeli troops from Arab land and warned against annexation of Arab Jerusalem. A joint communque issued at the end of Turkish President Cevdet on Sunday's three-day visit to Jordan also
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    Lock icon Protesting Santa Arrested
    298 4 LONDON, Thurs (Reuter) They arrested Santa Claus in London's Oxford Street todav all nine of him. They marched him to the local police station and charged jointly with obstruction, struction. Thus, with unseasonal illwill. ended the first public meeting of the Brotherhood of Santa Claus and Father
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    Lock icon Dies At 125
    24 4 NIGDE. Central Anatolia. Thurs (Reuter) Fatma Shakir. believed to be Turkey's oldest woman, d'-ed here today at the age of 125.
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    Lock icon CHINA S H-BOMB IN 70 PERCENT OF FALLOUT IN U.K.
    214 4 LONDON. Thurs (Reuter) China's H-bomb test in December 1968 was the source of about 70 per cent of the Strontium 90 and Caesium-137 radioactive fallout over Britain last summer, the British Atomic Energy Authority said today. The authority said the
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    Lock icon This World Needs Help
    152 4 ZAGREB. Thurs. (Feuten President Tito today Issued a rallying call to the non-aligned world to help sole major international problems which the big powers could not settle by themselves. Among such questions the Yugoslav leader cited a tendency to dominate other nations, threats to the sovereignty
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    Lock icon 'Stretched' Boeing For Lufthansa
    153 4 OWING to the ever increasing demand for seats on Lufthansa's short, medium haul and internal network, it has been decided to order two stretched versions of the "Europa Jets", the *****30. The new aircraft will have 155 economy class seats compared to 119 seats of the
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    Lock icon Three Silent Arabs Await Sentence Monday Morning
    268 4 THE EE AE WINTERTHUR, Switzerland. Thurs. (Reuter) Three Palestinian commandos on trial here for shooting-up an Israeli airliner at Zurich airport in February maintained their vow of silence today when presiding Judge Hans Gut gave them a last chance to speak. The 23-year-old
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    Lock icon BRUNEI-UK TALKS CONCLUDING SOON
    153 4 LONDON. Thurs. (Reuter) Protracted ministerial talks on Britain's future relationship with the protectorate state of Brunei are expected to conclude within the next few day*. The two delegations held a 90-minute meeting at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office today. Informed British sources later said that the
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    Lock icon Big Four Begin New Peace Bid
    196 4 UNITED NATIONS. Thurs (Reuten The big fonr |M>wfrs m«et for the 20th time here tod.i v in their urgent search for a Middle East peace solution hut indications were no dramatic moves were likely before year's end. Lord Caradon. Britain's chief delegate to the
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    Lock icon Nigeria's Damaged Population
    161 4 THE DEAD A.XD THE LIVIXG OSLO. Thurs. (Reuter) About 40 per cent of all Biafra's children aged between two and four years have died since the civil war started 2-} years ago. a group of Norwegian university scientists said today. Ten tones as miny children had d:e*i
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    Lock icon New UN Chief In Cyprus
    85 4 UNITED NATIONS. Thurs (Reuter) —Secretary-General U Thant has appointed an Indian Major General Dewan Prem Chand. a* new commander of the UN. peacekeeping force in Cyprua. it was announced her#, today. Oeneral Prem Chand. who succeed* th* Finnish commander Lieutenant-Oenaral A E Mart Ola. was
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    Lock icon U.N. Budget
    66 4 UNITED NATIONS Thuri (UPI> The Oeneral Assembly approved a 168.420.000 US dollar budget for 1970 Wednesday and voted funds for an 80 million US dollar expanaion of Its New York headquarters The budget, representing a nine per cent increase over this year's figures. brought opposition from the Soviet
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    Lock icon NEW STRIKE HITS ITALY
    65 4 ROME Thurs. (Reuter) Freah atrikej paralysed public tranaport throughout Italy today, ending a four-day lull on the troubled labour front following Friday's bomb outrages in Milan and Rome But although some 1 500.000 state employees stopped work, halting trains. bu.«es and postal service.* and provoking traffic
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    Lock icon 800 HOO HOO AND NO BOTTLE OF RUM...
    217 4 LONDON. Thurs (Router) The landlubbers of Whitehall today set the date for ending one of the Royal Navy's most enjoyable traditions the free daily ration of rum A government spokesman told parliament today the ration, which has been in operation for 238
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    Lock icon Pilots Want Action On Hijacking
    104 4 LONDON. Thurs (Reuter> World Airline Pilots are considering calling a series of 24-hour international strikes to force government* into taking decisive action against hijackings, Informed sources said today. Representatives of pilots from 50 countries met behind closed doors in London tooav and discussed strike action
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    Lock icon 6-Month Anti-War Protests Planned
    308 5 WASHINGTON. Thurs. (Reuter) The New Mobilisation Committee to end the war in Vietnam. (New Mobe) organisers of last month's mass march in Washington, announced plans yesterday for six months of antiwar agitation in communities across the United States. Committed spokesmen said the winter and spring peace
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    Lock icon 10 In Newark Face Extortion Charges
    248 5 WASHINGTON, Thurs (Reuter) Mayor Hugh J. Addonixio of Newark. New Jersey, was charged with extortion by a Federal Grand Jury today. Three Newark City Councilmen. four former Mem* bers of the Council and two other officials were similarly charged. I The indictment handed down
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    Lock icon Apollo 12's Crew Visit Launch Site
    206 5 CAPE KENNEDY. Thurs fTJPIt Apollo 12s astronauts returned to their launch site Wednesday, thanked thousands of workers for 'heir role in America's second perfect moon landing mission, and called lor continued care to keep the lunar programme successful. "I think it goes without saying
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    Lock icon Leader Of Hippie Cult Wants To Be Own Lawyer
    640 5 LOS ANGELES. Thurs. (UPI> The bearded leader of a Hippie cult charged with the Sharon Tate murder told a Judge on Wednesday he wanted to act as his own attorney. The request by Charles Manson. 35. came as a detective in
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    Lock icon 'OA, Calcutta* Cast Held
    125 5 LOS ANGELES Thurs 1 Reuter) Police arrested the entire cast of the nude sex review Oh. Calcutta" for lewd conduct here but the show later went on as scheduled after the performers were released on bail. The four women and four men In the cut gave
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    Lock icon U.S. Foreign Aid Hits Record Low
    274 5 WASHINGTON, Thurt. (UPI) A joint Congrescommittee scrapped proposals for modernising Korea's army and buying new jet planes for China in agreeing Wednesday on a record low foreign aid authorisation of under 2.000 million U.S. dollars. The final total Included 1.«22.525.000 US dollars for economic
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    Lock icon Cargo Plane
    94 5 MARIETTA. Georgia. Thurs fUPI) The controversial C 3 transport, with a cargo area onger than the flight by the Wright Brothers' tiny plane 66 years ago. was formally turned over to the Air Force yesterday on the anniversary of powered flight. In a brief ceremony at Lockheed Georgia
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    Lock icon Agne iv Limits Coverage Of Trip
    231 5 WASHINGTON, Thurs (UPI) —An aid* to Vice President Spiro T. Agnew said Wednesday that the Baltimore Sun, Tima magazine, the Washington Post and the Christian Science Monitor were among more than 20 applicants who failed to get accreditation for Agnew's pending Asian trip. The
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    Lock icon Futile Session Comes To End
    269 5 V.N. GENERAL UNITED NATIONS. Thurs. (Reuter) TK« U.N. General Assembly closed on« of its least productive sessions in recent years with a call for a solution to its biggest problems Vietnam, Hie Middle East and Niqeria. Winding up the threemonth proceedings last night, the Assembly
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    Lock icon The Lennon Programme For Peace
    242 5 TORONTO. Thurs (UFI> Beatle John lennon and Japanese wife Yoko Ono emerged from a suburban hideaway yesterday, announcing a campaign to "*11" pear? the way the Beatles were sold to the world—marshalling the minds of the Tounx and heating the airwave** like marching drums "Th;s
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    Lock icon U.S. Probe Of Flying Saucers Ends
    177 5 WASHINGTON Thurs <Reuter»—The US Air Force today end*d its investigation into "Flying Saucers." saying there was no evidence that the mvstenous unidentified objects were space ships from other planets Robert Shamans Air Force Secretary, announced the abandonment of project Blue Book, which for 21
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    Lock icon N-Unit On Moon Still Working
    98 5 WASHINGTON. Thurs. <UPI) The Atomic Energy Commission said Wednesday a nuclear power unit left on the moon by the Apollo 12 aeronauts t* still working after exposure to lunar temperature extremes ranging from 291 degrees below tero to 283 above. The battery, called Snap 27.
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    Lock icon WHY NOT AN ASEAN NEWS SERVICE?
    631 6 AS Foreign Minuter S. Rajaratnam had predicted the ASEAN Ministerial Conference in Cameron Highlands produced nothing dramatic but some concrete result*. The only dramatic announcement was the resumption of diplomatic relations between Malaysia and the Philippines but thi» had been a foregone conclusion because
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    Lock icon ENLARGING ASEAN
    259 6 WE have to agree completely with Foreign Minifter S. Rajaratnam that this is not the time for ASEAN to increase its membership. Both South Vietnam and Laos sent their Foreign Ministers to observe the proceedings in Cameron Highlands and both have been highly impressed by the efficient working
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    Lock icon Dedicated To Humanity
    894 6  -  By By CAROLYN SCOTT Gemini New* Service LONDON T*enty.ene ynn e§o, Group Captain liMird Cheshire took info his home t men dying ol cancer. Todey. there are over 50 Cheahire homes for the incurably sick end permanently disabled in Iritein end more then 50 ebread. "I heve
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    Lock icon The On-Off PI-Malaysia Relations Are On Again
    450 6  -  By VICENTE MALI WAN'AG MANILA (UPI) Relations between The Philippines and neighbouring Malaysia, off-and-on for the past six years, were turned on again on Tuesday. Malaysian Prime Minister Tengku Abdul Rahman announced the restoration ot diplomatic ties, suspended since September, 1968. in a
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    Lock icon The Bitler End Of Sukarno 's Decade
    635 6  -  By JOSEPH GALLOWAY JAKARTA (UPI) Indonesia enters the new decade with a new hand on the tiller, and few regrets tor the loss of her old captain. Sukarno, only one year younger than this century, will see the dawn of a decade of
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    Lock icon THE NIXON STYLE
    785 6  -  »y Joseph Alsop WASHINGTON After his tragic accident, Sen Edward Kennedy naturally took a bit of time to resume full-time performance of his Senate duties A leaders' meeting at the White House followed soon thereafter. At the close oi th<? meeting. President Nixon asked the senator to
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    Lock icon MAN'S DEEPEST GOLD
    154 6  -  By M.G. SRINATH NEW DELHI (UPI) Man has gene to great lengths and depths to acquire gold, that pre* cious metal on which hinges the credit-worthiness of man and nation. In India, man has ?one d*e?>er thin almost anywhere elta on earth to And it. At the
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
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      Lock icon Steady Conditions In Stock Market
      378 7 CONTINUED speculative buying and torn* investment interest again steadied conditions in the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore yesterday. A feature was the definite improvement in the tone of the better class equities. On better buying support, nianv scored smart gains ine uding E Smelting
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      Lock icon BUSINESS DONE
      1353 7 BUSINESS done in and reported to the trading rooms of the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore with the number of shares traded in brackets in lots of 1,000 units unless otherwise specified:- INDUSTRI *ls Aerra $2.14 (1) $2.13 (1) $2 15 (1» $2.16 (1); Ben Co. 5167
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      Lock icon M'sia To Work For Investment Guarantee With Canada
      416 7 MALAYSIA 1» negotiating tor an investment guarantee agreement witn Canada. This was disclosed by the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Raja Tan Sri Mohar bin Raja Badiosaman. at the balloting for successful applications for the public share issue
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      Lock icon Sydney Closing Prices
      194 7 SYDNEY Thurs. (LPI> Today, closing SyHney Etock (selected shares': MININGS Ass 750 Au.-irai Mm .40 Barrier 1 15 Bh Br>ut*i 5 JO C Nor B 660 c acid 10 lo CRA 21 «9 Empe r 1.40 EndU r 58 Gm Kalf 1 O t Bould 460 Ot
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      361 7 WASHINGTON, Thurt. Th« drop in the price of gold on the open market to the official price of around US$33 per ounce it a good indicator of the heolth and stability of the interna- tionol money system. l or big international speeulalors are
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      239 7 TTfE Port of Singapore Authority has trade the following berthing arrangements for ships in port today. Friday 19. DEPARTURES 1 2 Cypria 5 Banda 6 7 Pres. Jefferson 8/9 Manjusan Maru IS 14 Glengyle 24 Hua Heng 23 Perils 25 26 Alaska Maru 27 23 Kadir.a 33/34
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      293 7 JANUARY first grade lubber bjv»r» closed at 5 p m in Singapore ard Kuala Lumpur yesterday at 66} rente per lb. up one and a half cents from the previous close The tore of the ma-ket wai steady The market alow moving but edged higher during the
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      135 7 All e®pKw<"e s o* the Nat.Onal Cash Register <NCR> throughout the world have been given th* opportunity to buy s h»re s their company i n the 1970 NCR Employe#*' Stock Purchase Pl& n it w »s announced here yesterday. Thii Plan entitles employees with mor
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      673 7 SINGAPORE—Stork Eirhanef sold and oilier price* officially listed at the clo«-e of business. INDUSTRIALS \rma 2.11 Ben A IVurnen s ;o. l.to 114 iihd 1 78 1.80 Kou-tead < antel H Central (CM 1 to 1 H5 'l>uood 1 29 Sugar- 410 1 si Cc
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      160 7 SingaporeMade Transistors SINGAPORE MADE pocket transistor radios arc becoming popular anions teenagers in Europe ano the United States. The radios are being iMOmbl*d and exported hy Universal Electronic* Corpr Ltd, from its two factories a t Tan*, lin Halt and Kallang Industrial Estate The company's latest order for 1.000 pocket
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      13 7 The tin price for yesterday was $700.25 per nicul down $0.50.
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      87 7 IHK nous »nc« at t»c Mnwpor* I'felnrw rredur* nchance tr*tcrria> »m> Mays* Csroaui Oil (FORI Balk K<H) racuaui (Ml (FOB > liruai M 50 Mixfd Cepra I'M Milniuk v\h,te Pepptf ff .O B 160 00 sarauab While PeptH-f iron is* 5a aarawak sperUI Hlart Pepper (FOB) M« NlV 11-50
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      80 7 (Mmairrt' Prlff» «f Dee 1J») I M l 1MI«I 5 Growth Fund 105 11# ASIA LMT TRL8I6 Mai Invest Fund 125 135 f|N<.%PORt IMT IKiei* l«t Malayan 2 83 2nd Malayan 2 06 3rd Malayan 1 25 1 he (oin Ind XD 10.' Mi The Sa* Fund 1
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      58 7 HONG KONG. Thurs (UPI) Money quotations today: HK56. ***** per US dollar. HKSfI 0775 per US dollar TT. HKSI4 47 per pound ateriln*. HKS2B3..S oer ta*' of gold 94^5 per cent fineness HK5162.7 per 10.000 Japanese yen. HK5112 per 100 Philippine pesos buyers. HKSIIS per 100 Philippine pesos
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      431 7 %KHI\ 1U: ft (Ml in O.'V k Lumpur 0 00 a HI M*A 110 k. Lumpur. M\4 121 K 1 unipur. 10 15 a lu. 10 Ma m MSA IH»5 Penang, Ipoh. k Lumpur. MiUitt MsA 451 kutbTni. 041 Rota linaru. i:a:s: Iirngganu, k Lumpur MP A ->09
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      283 8 THE grotesque creature which science tic* tion enthusiasts might identify as a monster from some remote planet, in reality is an ordinary housefly only the "close-up portrait" is unusual. The vast magnification of the insect's head, shown with one multifacet eye resting on a support (pincer-like
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      1253 8  -  Date-line By Ele Walt Dulaney DEAR ELE and Walt: My entire clan is concerned because I am a loner. They keep introducing me to girls and trying to get me into clubs, activities and social gatherings. I see all the people
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      39 8 AMY By Jack Tipprf 111 "Archie, wake up. .There's someone here to see you I" THE WIZARD OF ID by Brant puktr and Johnny hart > H4LT-... WRIO (St?fcs THGZE? ~T par 1 Ktvip TC<7AIP tpjvhp 4vp ee^MiZED.' Tk'OA'PT„ TCCiUP
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      240 10 By Our Racing Correspondent T3ENANG, Thurs. Count Nero (apprentice -I Samry) again impressed in a3f workout in 37 4/5 on a yielding track here this morning. There was very little between them at the post. Nonpariel went stylishly over 3f in 40 4/5 while Outspoken
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      126 10 MELBOURNE, Thurs. (Reu- A new boxing authority. aimed at streamlining the sport In Australia, has been formed The authority known as the Australian Boxing Alliance will be based on the rules of the British Boxing board of Control. Mr JF Rossiter. the Victorian Minister for Labour
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      89 10 JOHANNESBURG. Thurs. (Reuter) Non-white South African tennis players are to receive financial aid for overseas toqrs from the whites—onlv South African Lawn Tennis Union The president of S A L.T.U., Mr. Alf Chalmers, said yesterday this did not mean nonwhites would tour with the
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      28 10 TAURIANOVA. Italy. Thurs. fßeuter) —Franco Zurlo. of Italy, last night won the vacant European bantamweight boxing title when he beat Mimoun Ben All. of Spain, here.
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      359 10 LONDON. Thurs (Reuter) A floodlight failure toppled Evertoo from the head of the English First Division here last night whe n their soccer match arainst Tottenham Hot spur was abandoned after 30 goalless minutes The failure enabled rei*mn« champions Leeds United to leap one point
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      48 10 LONDON. Thurs. (UPI) Joe Bugner the Hungananheavyweight, was voted the best youn? boxer of 1969 by the Boxing Writer* Club yesterday. Bugner scored a narrow win in the voting <>ve r British featherweight champion. Jimmy Review, of Stock well, who was unbeaten throughout 1969.
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      104 10 MELBOURNE, Thurs. (Reuter> The Victorian Amateur Athletic Association (V.A.A.A.) last night decided to invite a multi-racial South African team to Australia next year. But the Amateur Athletic Union of Australia will have to approve the decision before the Invitation can be extended. The V.A.A.A. executive
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      2804 10 E :«i<i ■B-H m Race l: CL 2 Dlv X 6 P. —X.JO pan. ($7,500) 1 905 Colonv Surf 6v 900 Colony Stable Tulloh 9 2 931 Charman Rose 5y 8 10 Big Five Stable R Breuk. Dawkins 13 3. 553 Nonpartel 6y 809 Arscott Stable
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      326 10 NEW YORK. Thurs. fUPI> Jimmy Ellis' first World Boxing Association (WBA> heavyweight title defence In more than 15 months against Gregor.o Peralta In Buenos Aires on Saturday appears to have been called off. It was reported yesterday. Ellis and his manager. Angelo Dundee, will leave Argentina
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      105 11 LAS VEGAS. Nevada. Thurs. (UPI) Former world junior middleweight champion Sandro Mazzinghi of Italy last night scored a clean knockout over his Mexican rival young Cipriano Hernandez at 1 :59 of the second round of a scheduled 10-rounder. Mazzinghi, 31, weighing 162 pounds, was almost overwhelmed by
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      923 11 SYDNEY, Australia. Thurs A record number of 16 international ocean racing yachts will compete in this year's Sydney to Hobart yacht race The fleet will include for the first time a yacht from Japan Other countries represented will be Great Britain France, the United States. New
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      67 11 RAF Seietar and Roval Naw Wanderers entered the semifinals of the President's Cup knockout soccer tournament bv winning their respective matches at Jalan Besar Stadium last night. In the first game RAT Seietar beat Ocean Sports Club 4-0. Half time s r ore was 3-0.
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      33 11 A team of 13 cyclists from the Brunei State Youth Centre flew in here yesterday to compete in the annual Malacca, Johore and Kuala Lumpur cycling meets which begin next week.
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      195 11 LONDON. Thurs. (Reuter) The British Government has accepted a report on how to deal with growing crowd hooliganism in football, presented by a committee It set up to study the problem. Urging tne adoption of the report's suggestions by football authorities. Mr. Denis
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      256 11 AERIAL MARATHON GATWICK, England, Thurs. (Reuter) Two British pilots launched the London to Sydney air race today braving a huge wall of sleet and fog. They took off on the first leg of their marathon 12.000-mile voyage in tiny Oster Gin under heavy clouds.
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      592 11 TENDERS TENDER TENDERS will be received in the Ministry of the Interior Defence. Pearl's Hill Singapore 2, for the following items up to 12.00 Noon on closing dates shown against each ltem:1. Stretcher, collapsible Closing date extended to 29.12.69. 2. Supply of Labour and Lighterage for 1970. Closing date extended
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      365 11 TENDER P.W.D. SINGAPORE TENDERS are Invited from P.W.D. registered contractors for the following work:The Supply A* delivery of Granite Aggregates to Paya Lehar International Airport, Singapore. Quarrying Contractors above SlOO.noo Closing date: 23rd December. 1969. Tender form with full particulars and specification can be obtained at the Office of the
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