Eastern Sun, 27 March 1970

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  • 21 1 Eastern Sun SINGAPORE'S OWN NATIONAL DAILY Eitd. 1966. Vol. 4 No. 1304 Friday, 27 March 1970. MC(P) 1616 Price 15 cents
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  • 311 1 Red Units Bombed CAIGON, Thurs. (UPI) American fighter-bombers have bombed Communist targets in Cambodia for the first time, U.S. military spokesmen revealed today. Spokesmen said the jets hit Communist troops locked in a border battle with South Vietnamese infantry units The air strikes were 7
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  • 246 1 BUENOS AIRES, Thurs. (UPI) Argentina today refused to tree the prisoners demanded by kidnappers of the Paraguayan diplomat and on« of them said he did not want to be released. The turns threw into doubt the fate of Consul Waldemar Sanchez, who. he kidnappers
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  • 98 1 CAESAR WHO'S HE? ROME. Thurs (I'PI) Four out of 10 Italians taking a Civil Service Examination flunked when it came to identifying Julius Caesar. Guesses ranged from band leader to a tvpe of cheese. The questinn about the oreChristian statesman called "the noblest Roman of them ail" was one of
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  • 42 1 LONDON Thurs <Reuter) —Two British ships' officers detained in have been released Deputy Foreign Minister George Thomson said Captain .Tames Rav of the Anchises and Second Officer Patrick Duff, of the Glenfalloch. arrived in Hong Kon* this morning.
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  • 184 1 PHNOM PENH. Tburs (CTI> Five wives and mothers of missing American servicemen stood weeping outside the Chinese Embassy today and begged fruitlessly with laughing guards to see the ambassador. "Do not laugh at us.' the women pleaded as they clutched bars of the black
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  • 156 1 Picture shows a disappointed Matich assessing the damage seconds after the crash. —(See Page 11). Australian driver Frank Matich, out to beat New Zealand's Graeme Lawrence crashed during Singapore Grand Prix practice at the Sembawang Circuit yesterday. Matich, who beat Tasman champion Lawrence in New Zealand Grand Prix wrecked the
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  • 214 1  -  By K. S. SIDHU Police believe a 39-year-old bargirl was murdered by a deliberately injected overdose of morphine. The bargirl. Lim Ah Moi was found dead near a bus stop at Telok Kurau on Monday. Police did not suspect foul play at first there were no sign
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  • 115 1 BEIRUT. Thurs. iLPI) Fighting flared In Beirut for the tbird straight day today between Palestinian guerrillas and security forces. One Arab guerrilla and one security man were wounded. Peop.e from the Jisr ElBasha area of Beirut, site ox a Palestinian refugee camp, said gunmen opened Are
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  • 115 1 PARIS. Thurs (UPI) South Vietnam today made an unconditional offer to repatriate 343 sick and invalid North Vietnamese prisoners of war. The offer was made by Nguyen Xuan Phong, acting negotiator for th* Saigon government, at the 60th session of the Vietnam peace talks.
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  • 142 1 VIENTIANE, Thun. (Renter) Lao Prime Minister Prince Souvanna PHouma today officially acknowledged the "peace"' letter from Pathet Lao. In a telegram sent to the Pathet Lao leader. Prince Soupanavong. he said: "In vour letter, you have proposed that the International Control Commission should supems® the
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  • 30 1 MEXICO CITY. Thurs (UPI) A young couple, possibly Chinese-Americans armed with a shotgun and a revolver hijacked a light aircraft over Mexico today and forced it to Cuba,
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  • 228 1 BOMBAY, Thurs <Reuter t Veteran British jockey Joe Mercer was sentenced today to three months' "rigorous imprisonment" for trying to take diamonds and foreign currency worth about 5515.000 out of India. Bombay's chief presidency magistrate, VM. Gehanl. sentenced him for violating the country's foreign exchange
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  • 37 1 The Eastern Sun will observe today Good Friday. as a holiday and there will be no paper tomorrow. However. the early edition of The Sun will be available tomorrow evening and the late edition Sunday morning
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • 293 2 The Singapore Bus Employees' Union was charged with gangsterism, violence, mismanagement and other irregularities which forced the government to take action, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Labour yesterday. The statement said that the SBEU has been served notice bv the
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  • 119 2 THE scream s <>f four women forced five robber# to take to their heels and prevented them from taking valuab.es from their home at Moulmein Road early Thursdav morning The robbers, one armed with a dagger and another with a s cr ewdriver had earlier
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  • 72 2 Mr. Lim Ew a Huat was elected President of the Singapore Association for Retarded Children at the Association's Bth Annual General Meeting. Other office bearers: Mr Wong Man Kee (Vice-Presi-dent). Mr. Ng Fook Kah (Secretary) Miss Betty Lim (Asst. Secretary). Mr M.N. Campos (Treasurer). Mr. Jagad Bhanu
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  • 57 2 A wide rang* of development projects costing $5O million have been tfarned for Jurons and other areas. Parliament was told vesterdav. The Finance Minister. Dr Goh Ker.p Swee said that the $5O mil'.ion loan to the Jurong Town Corporation provided in the Deve'ooment Estimate* wilT par
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  • 46 2 The Minister for Educa•in Mr Ong Pang Boon to!d Parliament that the Government is building a 10-storev school in Chancery Road in Havelock to replace two o'd schools, the Sepoy English School and the Senoy Malav School. The school can accommodate about 2.800 pupils.
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  • 56 2 A youth. Wong Liang Toon 17. was vesterday charged in the Ninth Magistrate's Court for the theft of a travelling hag. containing clothing an identity card and a watch valued at $lOO. belonging to Lim Teck Leong. Wong claimed trial and hearing wa« fixed for April 9 with
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  • 18 2 THERE were a total ©f 61 accidents, five of wh.ch were described as serious, on Wednesday.
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  • 216 2 An expert who has been associated with the foundry industry most of his working life will be visiting Singapore at the end of March. During the visit, he will conduct a one-day seminar on "Developments in copper technology including Gating and Feeding Copper Alloy
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  • 104 2 nAJS?"* F<m,m "Early Detection of Cancer Saves Lives will be held at the Conference Hall, shenton Way April 4 at 800 pm. at the forum, to be chaired by Dr. Yeoh Seang Aun. are Mr. Jerry H ~9° h 'Cancer of the Naso-Pharynx >. Mr Yahva Cohen
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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    • 417 2 There will be DO publication on Saturday (28. 3. 70). For Conteat-G there will only be 5 coupons (1-5) EASTEHN SUN CONTEST G-5 TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM mm HP* ■> iJ* >"V Constituency: Entrant's Particulars Name: Mr./ Miss Address: Age: Closing date 2 4 70 Cut Here WHAT
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 50 2 AMY By Jack Tipprt M I "Doddy, aren't we rushing the cook-out season obit?" DATELINE: DANGER! sr m. Ci m L a»5 THAT OtfSTWjT FR&EAAtLJ by John Saunders and Aiden McWiiams VOUVE REALLY PUT THE FROSTING ON THE CAKE BUSTER f.. .WHAT VVE DON'T NEED ISA STOWAWAY/ m l mBBBP
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    • 34 2 Toto Draws THE following numbers were picked at yesterday's Toto Draw: 49, 16. 4. 46. 23 The additional number was 29. In the three circles draw, the numbers picked were 45, 43 and 1.
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  • 301 3 MANILA. Thurs. (UPI) A former Filipino hoodlum who wants to atone for his sins is expected to be nailed again to the cross tomorrow (Good Friday) in a re-enactment of Jesus Christ's crucifixion. Two stainless steel nails will commit the palms of Juanito Piring to
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  • 76 3 COLOMBO Thurs. (UPI> —Cev'.on's Governor-Gene-ral William Gopa lawa dissolved the Parliament early today and cal'ed for elections on May 27 Goca.lawa also '®t 'he datp thp nomination of candidates for the 131 seats in Parliament for Aoril 23. and for the new Parliament to begin its session on
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  • 198 3 SAIGON, Thurs. (IPI) The South Vietnamese Government is 'seriously studying' the possibility of co-existence with the communists, an influential and mass-circulation Saigon newspaper reported last night. Copies of the paper. Doc Lap (Independence), which has a circulation of more than 50.000, were seized by police
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  • 99 3 LONDON. Thurs. (Reuter) Britain s biggest stateowned airline. British Overseas Airways Corporation, has a temporary surplus of chief pilots because of a dispute involving the new jumbo jets. The pilots have refused to train on the giant Boeing 747s until agreement has been reached on
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  • 518 3  -  Ann Landers nEAR ANN: Every now and then I read in your column where some nut comes up with information h e thinks the world should know about. I'm a little late with this letter, but I'm sure you'll remember the letter from the
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  • 149 3 SENRI HILLS, Japan. Thurs. (Reuter) Quebec's pavilion at Expo 70 here said today its discotheque would be closed down from tomorrow until .March 31 at a request of the Japanese Association for Expo. A spokesman for the pavilion announced its reopening would
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  • 126 3 AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Thurs. (CPI) Critics last night described the open air pop show 'Superflop 70' attended by Prince Charles and Princess Anne as 'Superflop 70/ Newspaper aid television switchboards were jammed with complaints about the quality of the acts. Billed as New Zealand's greatest no© show
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  • 419 3 WASHINGTON, Thurs (I'PI) I'.S. Government auditors yesterday promised a new look at the entire U.S. assistance programme in the Philippines as the result of disclosures concerning cash payments the Philippines Govern- ment denied receiving. Chairman Stuart Symington of the
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 107 3 QUB OVERSEAS UNION BANK LTD. ACKNOWLEDGMENT The Directors and Management of OVERSEAS UNION BANK LTD. wish to extend their sincere thanks and appreciation to all distinguished guests and friends for their kind attendance and good wishes on the occasion of the official opening of the Bank's Outram Road Branch Singapore
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  • 191 4 CRITICAL NORTHERN IRELAND, SAYS POLICE T>ELFAST, Northern Ireland, Thurs. (Reuter) A3 AH police leave has been cancelled in Northern Ireland for this Easter weekend as a precaution against fresh outbreaks of vio- lence. Fourteen parades are planned throughout the province over ihe fourday holiday, including several comemmorating
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  • 79 4 DETROIT Thurs (UPI) —Henry Ford 11. board chairman of Ford Motor Co.. plans to visit Russia in April at the request of the Soviets, who may wart his helo in building an auto industry, it was announced Wednesday. A spokesman for the world's second biggest
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  • 162 4 LONDON. Thurs. (Reuter) Lawyer George Bridge's deal w.th a call-girl subletting his mothers apartment resulted In his being sentenced to nine months in prison A court was told that last autumn Bridge. 34. went to the flat to tell prostitute Ruth Lake to leave the
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  • 135 4 COPENHAGEN, Thurs. (UPI) Two men dressed in whit® tie and tails fought a bloodless duel with cavalry pistols at surburban park near Copenhagen Wednesday. According to the seconds, only one of th e antiquated pistols went off, and the bullet hit no one. The duellists then
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  • 72 4 KAISER SLAUTERN. West Germany. Thurs. «Reuter» Two Germans employed at an American military base in southwest Germany have been detained on suspicion of spying for East Germany. police announced. Spying equipment and forged Identity papers were found by West German counter-espionage men who searched their flat near
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  • 198 4 LONDON. Thur*. (Reuter) Newspapers here today published photographs of crown prince Ghazi Faisal, pretender to the throne of Iraq, at work as a six sterlinr-a-week foyer assistant in a *e*t London cinema. i The Prince owner of much valuable property in
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  • 76 4 BANGKOK. Thurs (Reutert More than 3.000 families In North Thailand have launched a novel way of protesting against poor electricity service by disconnecting their meters. Reports reaching Bangkok today said that householders In Nakhon Sawan Province. about 180 miles north of here had been clarr.ourng unsuccessfully for better service
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  • 157 4 JAKARTA. Thu r s (Router) The Foreign Minister Adam Malik, has said the Indonesian Government would prosecute those involved In the smuggling of arms to Israel and Nigeria if they used the name of Indonesia in their transactions. Malik spoke reporters last night on hi*
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  • 34 4 LONDON Thurs <Reuter) —A test of Bntish electoral opinion this month by the Harri* Poll shows the Conservative lead over Labour has dropped sharply from 12 per cent to seven Der cent
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  • 185 4 LIMOGES. France. Thurs. (l"PI) A 40-year-old business agent and his mistress were held on double murder charges Wednesday after they confessed to killing the wife of one and the husband of the other. Bernard Cousty said he killed his wife. Ginette. 3". on Christmas Eve
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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    • 252 4 SAVE TIME! ITS CONVENIENT! ENTER NOW FOR THE "STANDING ENTRY" SYSTEM TOTO "Standing entry" system Is for participants to submit a permanent set of 5 numbers for 5' or 10 consecutive draws. Remember to circle 3 numberi which is FREE. 5 DRAWS 1 TABLE S 2.50 5 DRAWS 2 TABLES
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 241 4 I D O Phone 2841' NOW SHOWING: KB Due to FUin'f Length 4 i>bo*i Daily Note lim't 11 im, 180, *l5 813 P»■ Anthony Qulnn Vlrna Llai "Soeret of Santo Vlttorlm" paaavialon Color I VA > rut CAMPARI WINE to Lucky P»tron» at all thews P Ctmparl aamolinf at 6.15
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    • 273 4 TODAY a Friday, March 27, 1970 n SCORrIO OCT. 2)'22) > 7-1 ft 32-43 JU4ITI 4-15-26-37 HI It 6-172P39 0 Saturday, March 28. 1970. STAR GAZER!"V By CLAY JL POLLAN Your Do'V Activity Cwd* According to ffco Stat- p* To develop messoge for Saturday, reod weds corresponding to numbers of
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    • 266 4 PFFYNFIL "nimi»A TRON S A HAPPY EASTFR □PCHARD-***** vow SHOWING ruh Beobin** Only No Tr*t> Ll»* TODAY 4 SHOWS! Sbov Start*: IAM am, 145, 6 15 A p m Chtß»" Start*. 1« 18 am. "S. S« A I.M *m Adm »*x 50. 12 50 A- *4 00 Metro-Oo'.d* vn-Mayer Pre-entt
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  • 295 5 WASHINGTON, Thurs. (UPI) The DWence Department denied yesterday there was any evidence fhat soldiers who swept My Lai had been smoking before the alleged 'massacre' on March 16, 1968. The statement came a day after former Sgt. Charles
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  • 133 5 LONDON, Thurs (CPI) Two Americans seamen who hijacked the U.S. munitions ship 'Columbia Eagle" to Cambodia last weefc did so "because they were against the war in \ietnam." the London 'Times' declared today. In a front-page .interview with the two. London Times' correspondent Fred Emery
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  • 64 5 MANILA. Thurs (AFP> The Chancellor of the Ceylonese embassy was scabbed and wounded yesterday allegedly by an exconvict while the victim was walking near his residence at the Manila suburb of Pasav City. The diplomat. Vyrarruttu Saravanapavan. sinele was treated and confined at the Man'la Medical Centre wh»re
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  • 105 5 SYDNEY. Thurs (TP!) Former banker Peter Huxley today was sentenced to 20 years" imprisonment for emberiling 4.7 million U.S. dollars. Huxley. 43. pleaded guilty to 22 indictments. He asked Judge Peter Head to take into account another 107 charges involving an additional 1.12 million t'.S.
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  • 231 5 NEW YORK Thurs. (Renter) The first strike in the 196-year history of the t\S. postal service was officially over today. However, pns'al union leaders threatened a renewed walkout unles». a wage settlement is reachrd within five days. New York City postmen, whose eight days
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  • 248 5 NEW YORK, THUP*. (Reuter) A pitch-black DC-9 jetliner designed to become internationally known at a sex-symbol of the skies touched down on its maiden flight to New York yesterday amid a battery of inquisitive cameras. Claimed to be the world s largest aJ>d most luxurious
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  • 150 5 OAKLAND. California. Thur* (Rrutrr > A film of an actual murder being committed at a Rolling Stones "pop" concert landed a motor-cycle cans member In jail here yesterday. Alan Passaro 21. was Indicted by an Alameda County grand Jury on Tuesday on charges of killing Meredith
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  • 52 5 CAIRO Thur* (UPI) British troop* oullen out of Tobruk mibtarr Wednesday and the Libyan Aa* raised over it for tlv> first t-me th* offlnal Libyan new* asencv reported Thp seenrv sa:d the base was over ro th* L:tr ar> government <n a eeremonv attended by th-e* of -ling
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  • 329 5 SANTIAGO. Thurs. (Reu+er) Sixteen people, including a retired general, have been arrested and charged with plotting a coup against President Eduardo Frei on April 30. a government spokesman announced hereThe spokesman named General Horacio Gamboa. former Commander of the Santiago Garrison, as ringleader of
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  • 230 5 NEW YORK, Thurs. (Reuter) A fresh wave of delays at major U.S. airports today threatened thousands of passengers as militant air traffic controller said they would defy a court order to return to work. Flights were delayed several hours at the hardest h.t airports in
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  • 159 5 WASHINGTON. Than. fl'Pl) Thr Air Force yesterday conceded it was concerned about newly disclosed shortcomings in the F-11l fighter bomber, particularly its excess wright and limitations as a supersonic attack plane. However, he said the plane can still carry out its basic mission. Lt.-Gen.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 88 5 m th Head Office 63, Robinson Road, Singapore. Branch Offices SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR KUALA LUMPUR PETALING JAYA PETALING JAYA KLANG PENANG BENTONG 18, South Cans! Road. Lee Wah Bank Building. Medan Pasar. 128, Jalan Bandar. 2-6, Jalan Tengah. 43, Jalan Othman. 21, Sultan Street. 88, Bishop Street. 61, Lotea Yew
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  • 974 6 AS Joseph Alsop predicted well in advance, the United States has refused to supply Phantoms and Skyhawks to Israel. The planes were requested by Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir who contended that they were necessary to maintain air supremacy which in turn was essential for
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  • 883 6 Harold's Magic: IS THERE ANYTHING UP HIS SLEEVE Vo^r \j^ e (By DEREK INGRAM) LONDON: Can Harold make it? As the snowdrops and crocusas tardity show their faces in the London parks, the question is on many lips and many leader-writers' pens Just twelve months remain of Harold Wilson s
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  • Letters...
    • 150 6  -  J. A. CHIA THE news that Prince Sihanouk will establish a "National Liberation Army" is ominous. That may mean only one thing bloodshed. Those who deposed him should have calculated what his ouster could endanger. He might not have been the perfect Head of
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    • 89 6  -  A. HAWKER. The Minister for Health. Mr. Chua Sian Chin, was reported In Eastern Sun, 15th March as saying that the Government had spent a total of nearly $400,000 for water and electricity for hawkers and stall holders inside and outside markets last year. He did not
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  • 1369 6  -  (By MICHAEL OJO LAGOS: As people begin to move from the war-ravaged areas of the former Biafra to other parts of Nigeria most of them are being well received by old friends and colleagues in the spirit of reconciliation preached by General Gowon and his Federal
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  • 710 6  -  By MICHAEL ARKUS KILOMETRE 67, IsraeliLebanese border, An unguarded pile of stones marks one of the world's most informal yet potentially explosive borders here. To the east and west, amid rolling hills and iush green valleys Israeli and Lebanese farmers work their fields right down to
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  • COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL
    • 340 7 A» expected the stock market yesterday reacted against Wednesday's better sentiment which was regarded as more of a technical rally. The speculative element took to taking profit followed by some liquidation. Various rumours pending a statement from the Stock Exchange Committee on the position of Federal Paper
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    • 997 7 I>USINESS 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 J,OOO units unless otherwise specified:. INDUSTRIALS Alcan Industries $l.Bl (10) $1.82 (1) $l.BO (16) $l7B (2); DIM $1.83 (1) $1.82
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    • 55 7 LONDON. Thurs. (UPI) Rubber market closed quietly steady yesterday with spot 21-1/4. 21-5/8. Settlement House May 21-9/16. 21-11/16. June 21-5/8, 21-7/8. April/June 21-13/16. 2115/16. July/Sept 21-13/16. 2115/16 Oct./ Dec. 21-7/8. 21-15/16 Jan. March 22. 22-1 '8 April June July Sept. and Oct. Dec. 22-3/16. 22-5 16 Jan./ March
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    • 91 7 THE noon price* at the Singapore Chfneae Produce Exchange jeMrrday were> Buyer Seller Coconut Oil (f-OB) Bulk 5700 Coconut Oil IF O R Drum 59 50 Mixed Copra 3500 Muni ok White Pepper irOB.) 15? 50 Sarawak White Pepper <roa) 155 00 Sarawak Special Black Pepper (F OB NI.W"
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    • 5 7 •Hunt kong Currency)
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    • 694 7 BID and offer prices off cially listed yesterday at the close of business in the trading rooms of the Stock Exchange of Malaysia an J Singapore were INDUSTRIALS B. s. AT MA 229 Akan 1.78 1 80 Ben <& Co 1-71 1 77 Borneo Khd 1
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    • 289 7 April first grade rubber buyer* closed at 5 p.m.. In Singapore and Kuala Lumpur yesterday at 61-7 8 cents per lb. up three eighths of a cent from the previous close The tone of the market was Idle. Better than expected London advices and reports of
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    • 150 7 The Port Of Singapore Authority hu made the following berthing arrangements for today, March 27. DEPARTURES Godowns Vessels 3/4 KatwlJk 5 Billy 10/11 M&ngugij 13/14 Automedon 20 East 6emenylh 20 West Petallng 23 24 Nyoma Ywa 25 Bruas East Wharf Jetty United Geo n ARRIVALS Godowns
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    • 38 7 NEW YORK. Thurs. (UPI) Dow Jones closing averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 industrials 790 13 20 transp. 173.74 15 utilities 118.16 65 stocks 263.12 ♦0 bonds 69.49 Commodity futures index 134 20-0.18.
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    • 13 7 The tin price for yesterday was $688.12* per plcul, up $3.00-
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    • 238 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Thj last Chief Secretary of Malaya before independence, Sir David Watherston, will arrive in in Kuala Lumpur early in April for a week-long visit. He will be arriving in his capacity as a director of the giant £263-million Tube Investments
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    • 123 7 NEW YORK Thurs. <UPI> Stocks prices soared ahead yesterday after several major banks cut the prime Interest rate to 8 per cent from 8| per cent. Turnover was heavy. The cut was sparked by Irving Trust Co.. the 12th largest commercial bank In the US. the
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    • 146 7 MR. Koh Chwee Tay. 21. a servlee technician in the Office Equipment Service Division of Muller and Phipps leaves Singapore at the end of this month for a 4-month technical training course in Japan. His course will cover the study of basic electronics at the
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    • 128 7 LONDON. Thurs. (UPI) The stock market gave a display of strength In busy pre-hollday trading yesterday. partly spurred by Wall rise overnight and speculative buying ahead of Britain's April 14 budget. Favourable corporate news and statement* produced strong features among the Industrial list. The
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    • 126 7 HONG KONG. (CFI) Thursday's 5 p.m. currency rates (supplied by Foreign Exchange and Investment Ltd (Buyers) (Sellers) per 100 Straits dollars 194.50 195.50 146.75 147 per 1.000 Taiwan dollars 6.755 6.756 per Australian dollar 340 360 per 1.000 Burmese kyats 480 500 per 1.000 Indian rupees 150
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    • 152 7 Anew comp&ny called Ben Line (Containers) Ltd. has been formed to manage and operate the movement of cargo in containers on a through transport basis between Europe and the Far East. n» n u«- (TontainrrM Ltd. Is joint venture by the Ben Line and Ellerman Lines In conjunction
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    • Sydney Stocks, Closing Prices
      • 360 7 SYDNEY, Thurt. (UPI) Mining shares made a partial recovery on the Sydney Stock Exchange Thursday. Poseidon finished steady at Asl7s. Metals Ex* pi oration provided an outstanding rise gaining 70 cents to $8.50. Nickel stocks North Flinders and Westralian Nickel moved well. North Flinders gained 90
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      • 51 7 NEW YORK. Thurs. (UPI) Gold prices rose in moderately active trading yeaterday on markets her© and abroad. In London, goid rose 5J cent* »t the morning fixing, but slipped i cent for a second fixing of $3527 a troy ounce. Gold closed at $35 25 bid. $35 35
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    • 288 7 ARRIVALS 815 m 9-4* a m p m 2 30 p m MSA 1U K Lnrrpnr MSA 119 k. Lumpur .MSA 451 Ruching MSA 021 k- Lumpur. Malacca Its pm. 140 p.m. MSA 453 R Klnahaln MSA 521 Bangkok. Pans nf MO pm7.10 p.m. MSA 637 Tokyo. Talp»
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  • Special feature on Singapore Grand Prix
    • 342 8 This Year's Grand Prix Has The Best Names In Racing Field —Minister MESSAGE from the Minister for Social Affairs, Enche Othman Wok: 'The Grand Prix, which had its modest beginnings as an an- nual sporting event in 1961, has been a story of progress. This has been particularly due to
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    • 472 8 This year's Singapore Grand Prix with top speedsters from several countries, promises to be bigger, better and more exciting than the ones held in the previous years. The GP has attracted entries from Japan. Australia. New Zealand. Hong Kong. Thailand, Philippines. Indonesia. Malaysia and a good
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    • 557 9 Singapore Grand Prix ft'e holder, Graeme Lawrence of New Zealand, has predicted that this year's Fifth Annual Singapore Grand Prix over the Thomson-Sembawang circuit during the weekends, will be the best e*er. Fresh from his triumphant win In the gruelling Tasman series. Lawrence Is looking
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    • 508 9 THE Singapore Grand Prix Organising Committee Has increased the cash prizes for the two main events to ottract more competitors. Previously, the organisers awarded cash prizes for th e first six for cars and motorcycles Now thev have extended the cash awards from the fourth
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    • 73 9 THE priif-fivin* ceremony of the Filth Singapore Grind Prix will take place at 7.30 pm on Monday. a day after the finish of the Grand Prix, at l«tana. the residence of the President of the Republic of Singapore. Cnche Yusof bin Ishak. who will officially declare open the
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    • 206 9 T i. sf 5 f v# JFSS Vxd-.t ?*k V.': t£W'* VinnKI.IMH A* tf-i iV; Ife' V'jfc '$>i jfeV'-V $v ?< ?■T& E» y Hardly will you find a more complete car. With the performance of the DS 21, the Pallas gives the highest standards of finish of anywhere In
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    • 190 9 Once again it will be timng Sngapore (Sfy Grand Rix W MM IW imm i' I -r; >1 V < Check Your Car Today for body twav tyre scuffing steering wander steering wheel shork wheel bounce rear-axle hop wheel-patter or drive under braking. faulty shock absorbers are a common cause
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      • 1108 10  -  Jimmy Lad TTITAM MANIS II is retaining his last start winning form and despite meeting stronger company, the three-year-old should outsprint the rivals in Race Four at Ipoh to- morrow. At Penang last month he put up an impressive f i r st up
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      • 1398 10 Race 1: CI. 5 Div. 5—6 Furs.—2.00 p.m. ($5<ooo) 1. ***** Sea Pip 7y 9.00 Thong Teck Paul Asuwadi 9 2. ***** Boan Prince 6,v 8 13 K 4 T E Breuk 13 3 ***** spv n 5y 8 13 KB Ou Teh 6 4. 786*6 Bffp
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      • 255 10 JIMMY LAD CISCO ZODIAC RACE I: 9 2 > i s NOVELIST Roan Prinre spy n 2 t ROAN PRINCE (12) Bognor Camp 9 Novelist I NOVELIST (12) Bornor Camp (15) Judith Anton II RACE (i) (5 (13) Bl KIT SEROK Nowroot Slormv La* 7 8IW AI 1 l
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      • 207 10 IPOH. Thurs Two Singapore teenagers are among the 41 players taking part In the fourday Malaysian Amateur open golf championships starting at the Tiger Lane course here tomorrow. They are James Stewart. IS. and Alistalr Malcolm. 17 The other competitors are from Selangor. Perak.
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      • 277 10 Shaw Stable'* Amusement IV did a sparkling Bf workout in 36 1/5 on good going at Ipoh yesterday, reports our racing correspondent. If he runs up to his track form he should beat his class two rivals in race nine on Sunday. Buklt
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      • 270 10 IRISH SWEEPS DO NC ASTER. England. Thurs. (Reuter) New Chapter survived an objection to win yesterday's Irish Sweeos Lincoln, first big race of the new English flat racing season With a late burst at the finish of Doncaster'j straight mile course. New Chapter won by half
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      • 304 10 Ramsey's World Cup Squad LONDON. Thurs (Reuter) —Manchester United half backs David Sadler and Nobby Stiles are the surprise choices among the England soccer party of 28 named yesterday to travel to Mexico in May in defence of the World Cup. After nearly four years of
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      • 101 10 LONDON. Thurs. (Reuter) Henry Cooper, who regained the British heavyweight boxing title last nignt. may retire after two more tights. probably against South African and Spanish opponents Cooper, 35 said yesterday: "The time Is coming when I must begin to thins of retiring. But I
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      • 25 10 BALLYMENA Northprn Ireland. Thurs. (Reuter* Ballymena United beat Crusaders by two goals to nil In an Irish Football League match her* last night.
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    • 824 11  -  Graeme Sfeals The Show In Trial Run By R. Nathan INLYING Frank Matich of Australia, driving under Rothmans colour, damaged the front structure of his Tasman Formula A 5* litre McLaren, when he hit a tree in a practice run at the Sembawang circuit here yesterday.
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    • 372 11 HONG KONG. Thurs '.Heuten Japan"* Haruo Yasuda and New Zealand's Walter Godfrey, undaunted by pouring rain, forged ahead to the first round lead in the HKSIOO.OOO (£7,000) Hong Kong Open golf tournament today They turned in a four-under-par 66 on the raindrenched 6.498-yard Fanling
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    • 31 11 LONDON. Thurs. (Router) Results of last night's Rugby Union matches were: England 5 Wales 6 (Schools 19 group international) Headingley 8 ROyal Air Force 17. Llanelli 0 Newport 14.
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    • 29 11 ADDIS ABABA, Thurs. (Reuter) World Soccer Cup finalists Israel were held to a 1-1 draw by Ethiopia here yesterday. Both goals were scored in the first half.
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    • 68 11 KAMP.ALA Thurs (Reuter> The 18th East African Safari regarded as the world's toughest motor rally, starts this afternoon Ninety-four cars driven by drivers fr«m 11 countries. are due to take part In the punishing 3.20n-mlle <5.150 km) rally through Uganda and Kenya It is the
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    • 191 11 LONDON. Thurs. (Reuterj Brilliant teenager Alan Hudson, a reserve for England's World Cup squad, received a two-minute standing ovation when he clinched a 3-1 victory lor Chelsea against Sheffield Wednesday here. Hudson bemused Sheffield's defence to score after England striker Peter Osgood and John
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    • 1322 11 Race 1 s CI. 4 Div. I—FUP«.—1.30 p.m. ($6,000) 1. 211V) Lilt Marlene 7y 8 13 HC Tan Lee 8 2 Privy Council 4v 8 13 Ir.rome Teh 4 3 400 Peniniau 10T 8.12 Su'.tan of Pahang 5 4 ***** Fra»e r Hill n 6y 8
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  • 279 12 The import of fire-crackers into Singapore has been banned by the Singapore Government with effect from yesterday. A Government statement released stated that the Controller and Registrar of Imports and Exports, has banned the import of firecrackers into Singapore. The statement stated that the Government was
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  • 63 12 AN underground car-park will be built at th p Padang. opposite the City Hall. Mr. F!V Barker. Minister for Law and National Development. said yes*erdav. The "usual activities** w'll continue the oarkme will he done underground, he told Parliament Mr. Barker said that "I wa 5 told
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  • 77 12 A NEW mapping unit has seen set up to meet the needs of an accelerated rate of planning in Singapore Tftls was stated by the Minister for Law and National Development. M r z. W Barke r in Parliament yesterday. He said that former!y. Singapore had
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  • 72 12 More Arms F or Forces More weapons will be bought for the Singapore Armed Forces and the Polire. the Acting Minister for Culture. Mr. Wee Toon Boon, told Parliament yesterday. He said that this was one of the uses of the $51,033,100 voted towards the Armed Forces and Police in
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  • 37 12 The Nation* Museum will he re-organised the Education Minister. Mr. Ong Pang Boon told Parliament yesterday A new section will depict the ecology of the tropical rain forests and will cover about 5.000 sQuare feet.
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  • 221 12 Twenty-nine Japanese students, including teachers and professors from all over Japan are now in Singapore for a three-day stay to find out "first hand news of the lives of Singapore students." Daring their brief stay here, they will visit homes of students and study
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  • 86 12 Singapore will enjoy considerable financial gains with the completion of the Earth Satellite Station at Pulau Rlakang Mati. the Minister for Communication*. Mr Yong Nyuk Lin said yesterday. Mr. Yong said that in the first year of operations, the Republic will make a profit of J70.000 In
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  • 49 12 THERE was a decrease in the number of fatal traffic accidents last year Defence Minister. Mr. Lim Kim San. disclosed ves'erday Last vear. there were 3 r 4 fatal accidents compared with 312 the previous year Most of the c-«e* involved were pedestrians, he added
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  • 154 12 The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Enche Rahim Ishak last night told Malays that working husbands and wives through their combined income *i" benefit their future. He was speaking at the opening of the Quran r*adine competition organised by the Kakl Buklt SubCommittee
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  • 77 12 public co-operation ha? been extended he police who have h e ~one le«s le«s ~nd rud* sin<"» the National Police inherited t -*> Co* loriai Polir> For re This haooy note was pressed by the Minister for Interior ann Defence Mr. Lim K"Ti San whe~ he reviewed the
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  • 39 12 The Acting Minister foe Culture Mr Wee Toon Boon ha* disposed th* getting uP of a new radio studio and office building About 51.250.000 has been set aside for this purpose, Mr Wep told Parliament vesterday.
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    • 84 12 TiME TIDE TODAY SINGAPORE TOWN: 12.45 (9 3 ft 7 01 a m. (1.0 ft.); 132 pm (8 4 ft.); 708 p.m. (3.3 ft NAVAL DOCKYARD 107 a.m. (10.7 ft.); 652 am. (14 ft); 144 pm. (10.3 ft.); 710 pm. (4 1 ft.). TOMORROW SINGAPORE TOWN: 113 am. (9.3 ft);
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