Eastern Sun, 18 April 1970

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    22 1 EASTERN SUN SINGAPORES OWN NATtONAL DAILY Estd. 1966. Vol. 4 No. 1322 Saturday, 18 April 1970. MC (P) 1616 Price 15 cents
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    Lock icon ASTRONAUTS RETURN SAFE
    999 1 Accurate Descent Helps Recovery BOARD IWO JIMA, Fri. (UPI and Reuter) —Apollo 13's x astronauts splashed safely in the South Pacific Friday (Saturday morning, Singapore time), winning a dramatic four-day struggle to overcome America's worst space emergency. James A Lovell, John L. Swigert and Fred W. Haise
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    Lock icon Cambodians Massacre 150 More Vietnamese
    333 1 PHNOM PENH, Fri. (UPI) About 150 Vietnamese civilians were killed and wounded in another massacre at Takeo, capital of Takeo Province 40 miles south of here, reports from the area said today. There were no Immediate details of the action, or when it happened Reports
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    Lock icon Ghazali Urges A Neutral S-E Asia
    154 1 DAR ES SALAAM. Frl. (Reuter) Malaysia has told non-aligned countries it hopes they will endorse a neutralisation" of the Southeast Asia region under a guarantee of the Soviet Union. United States and China. Tan Brt Ghazall bin Shafle Malaysia's delegate to the preparatory conference
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    Lock icon New Value Announced For I'nesian Currency
    250 1 JAKARTA, Fri. (Reuter) Indonesia today swept away a comple* system of multiple exchange rates for its currency, fixing a new general parity at roughly the current free market rote. The general foreign exchange rate announced by President Suharto was 373 rupiahs to the dollar.
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    Lock icon 'Man As Prey'
    149 1 Man has got out of the habit of seeing himself as a meal. The gun and a whole armoury of weapons have seen to that. u Yet eat and be eaten is still the law of a hungry world and man. too, ts hungry. He needs the
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    Lock icon Sukarno Not To Be Tried
    114 1 JAKARTA. Fri. (Reuter) The Indonesian government will not bring deposed Fresldent Sukarno to trial because he 1* very ill. according to informed sources today. Dismissing local press reports that the former President would face trial by a special military tribunal early next year, the sources
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    Lock icon Soviet Pilots In Egypt
    142 1 LONDON. Fri. (UPI) The Soviet Union has introduced both Soviet pilots and the latest supersonic M;G23 jets into the Middle struggle, authoritative diplomatic reports reaching London said todav The reports said the Soviets began Introducing the M:G23s. probably the most sophisticated aircraft in use In the
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    Lock icon Play Set Here Focuses On Generation Gap
    225 2 'Cry Listen' a play with a local setting and written by Theatre World Association's Vice-President, Mr. Donald Meyers will be staged at th e Victoria Theatre from May 1 to 3 at 8.30 p.m. A production by Gracia Tay-Chee, the full cast consists
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    Lock icon Fire Quickly Controlled
    65 2 A SMALL Are occurred at the house of 109 Upper Serangoon Road at 9.56 p.m Thursday night. A fire-engine arrived at the scene and took about 10 minutes to put out the blaze. Damage wa., about $5OO and a small portion of the premises was burnt. There
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    Lock icon Mass X-Ray For People In Kallang
    164 2 The Member of Parliament for Kalians. Fnche Abdul Aziz Karim had his chest X-rayed in an effort to get the people of his constituency follow his example. Industrialisation and urbanisation has brought about overcrowding, stresses and strains and It Is imperative for Singaporeans to
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    Lock icon Chia Gets Unique U.N. Scholarship
    158 2 In the world, success knows no bounds to a young local-born marine engineer-cum-naval architect. He Is Mr. Chla Sul Chiang who Is the only Singaporeans to be awarded a United Nations Scholarship for a course in Shipbuilding. Maintenance and Repairs management In Stockholm Sweden The
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    Lock icon Jailed For Car Theft
    105 2 KUALA LUMPUR Fri The Mag:strat Court here todav sentenced an unemployed man Chong Ah Fong 26. to 18 months jail when he Dleaded Ruiltv to stealing a car. Earlier. Chong admitted to stealing an $B,OOO Flat 125 belonging to Stephen Tan Chin Joo at Jalan Treacher
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    Lock icon K.L. Students
    81 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Fit The new President of the National Union of Malaysian Students. Enche Sidek bin Nontak. today appealed to the press to be sympathetic to the cause of students. "The NUMS emphasised Its continued belief in a society founded on the inherent dignity and fundamental rights of
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    Lock icon MALACCA STRAITS
    94 2 LONDON Fri (Re jte r > The problems of ensuring safe navigation in the Singa-pore-\lalacca Straits were discussed this week at a private meeting here of international shipowners A spokesman for the international Chamber <*f Shipping said today that the Straits were becoming of great and growing importance
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    Lock icon Fatal Fall
    42 2 MADAM Yeo Ah Keow. 70 of 155-C Block 6. Tronoh Road, who was found at the foot of her flat with head Injury at, 8 10 a m. yesterday died 35 minutes later in General Hospital. No foul play suspected.
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    Lock icon Tunku Sees No Riot Repetition
    706 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Tunku Abdul Rahman tonight dispelled fears that violence will break out again on May 13 because "everybody is tired of trouble" and all the people want is peace. "If people want to make trouble why should they wait for May 13?", he
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    Lock icon Murder Charge
    60 2 A MAN was yesterday charged court (or tne alleaed murder of a National Serviceman Wong Cheng Chua was alleged to have murdered Tan Kah Soon. 18 on the night of April 4 at North Bridge Road. Wong was ordered to remanded at the Criminal Investigation Department, till April
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    Lock icon FILIPINO COMBO DUE
    100 2 A six-piece combo from the Philippines will arrive here soon to present lively pop, soul and Latin American music. Billed in as "Joe Cruz and The Cruzettes" thev are a sophisticated and versatile group and currently a hit in Manila. Accompanying them is a charming vocalist Miss
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    Lock icon Taiwan Vocalist Back Here To Sing
    197 2 Sexy Taiwanese vocalist Chin Leng does not believe in "love at first sight". "After all how much can you trust a man after seeing him for a short while," she says. Chin Leng admitted that many wolves were after her but she has managed
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    Lock icon Burglary
    46 2 JACK FISHER. 39. oroprietor of Dan Laut Museum at 204 Jalan Loyana Besar oft Tampines Road Sot Thursday morning to find h:s premises ransacked He discovered 16 bottles of l;Quor valued at 5350. one tape-recorder valued at $650 and two amplifiers valued at $lOO missing.
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    Lock icon Singapore's Armed Force Praised
    132 2 Singapore is well on its way towards building a better defence force in which Singaporean could take priue, the MP for Anson. Mr. P. (»n\indasamy said Thursday night Speaking at Tanjong Pagar Community Centre, he said defence and employment were immediate problems. raised by the British
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    Lock icon RED CROSS SEMINAR
    136 2 PENANG. Fri. ihree Ma.aysians will bt' among the MO youths to take part in the "Konnichiwa *7O" seminar in Tokyo for Red Cross youths in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Konnichiwv *7O" or "Welcome the Year '7O" scheduled from Julv 27 u o Aug. 25 is organised
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    Lock icon FINED
    35 2 TWO European youths, John Robert B*»rtocchiii: and Jon Howard Oison both 16. yesterds- ftrei $lO •ac»? for »w!rnm:ns at the !*la!-»® t?rje R?".ervoir They admitted swimming at the reservoir April 16. at 3.30 p.m.
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      81 2 &»l I come to B m o i o o :>r--0 0 m m o 0 o 0 P >&=sc £55 FSee fAe Kumra's vast collection of Indian handicrafts at 23 HIGH STREET SINGAPORE, 6. £2? Thw sntlqu® coffM pot from India it from Kumn'» I MlB THIS SUNDAY'S DRAW
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    Lock icon Malik's Answer To Indo-China: New Geneva Meet To Solve Crisis
    276 3 NEW YORK, Fri. (Reuter) Soviet Ambissador Jacob Malik yesterday declared "only a new Geneva conference could bring about a fresh solution and relax tensions in the Indo-China peninsula." His words, at a news conference here, gave guarded support to the
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    Lock icon Plot To 'Kidnap' Nasser
    142 3 NEW DELHI, Fri. (UPI) Bombay's popular weekly newsmagazine, "Blitx", yesterday reported an "ls*aeli plot to kill or kidnap" President Nasser of Egypt. Blitz" editor Russi Karanjia claimed In a frontpage article the plot was to have been carried out during the "Easter weekend It did not
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    Lock icon 2 TERRORIST INCIDENTS NEAR SAIGON
    241 3 SAIGON, Fri (UPI) A terrorist hurled a hand grenade into a group of Americans and Vietnamese watching a movie last night, military spokesmen announced today. Fragments from the grenade through the crowd, killing one American serviceman and wounding 20. Three Vietnamese civilians were also wounded,
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    Lock icon BULL STARTLES QUEEN
    82 3 MOUNT ISA. Queensland. Fri (Reuter) A snorting Brahman bull tried to climb into roval enclosure here yesterday wher° the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were watching a rodeo The Queen was startled anri the Duke of Edinburgh rose to his teet The bull, named 'Chopsticks.' turned
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    Lock icon Ambassador Of Lon Nol At UN
    126 3 NEW YORK, Fri. (UPI) Cambodia's new ambassador Khim Tit presented his credentials to Secretary General U Thant today. He assumes the difficult task of bringing his country's plight before the world body. In the past two weeks, the representatives of Lt.Gen Lon Nol's Government
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    Lock icon Envoy Held On Drug Charge
    118 3 KARACHI Frl. iUPI> The Pakistani Government yesterday protested the arrest of its ambassador to Tunisia on alleged charges of drug trafficking. Radio Pakistan reported In a note tc the Italian Government. Pakistani officials disclosed It had not been established whether hashish was taken from Prince
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    Lock icon U.S. Deal In Asia Turns Against Her
    220 3 WASHINGTON, Fri. (R-»uter) —A prominent economist yesterday charged that American dollars aimed at the Vietnam War effort were being ironically used by certain Asian countries to undermine th« United States' position in th e international market. Eliot Janeway. a New York business consultant,
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    Lock icon BODIES DOWN THE MEKONG RIVER: Cambodia Claims —Boat Tragedy Did It
    603 3 PHNOM PENH, Fri. (UPI) A government spokesman today claimed a recent boot sinking near Phnom Penh was believed to be the cause of bodies seen floatiig down the Mekong River in the past few days. Official military spokesman Am
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    Lock icon Repatriate Offer By South Vietnam
    232 3 Saigon, Fri. (UPI) The South Vietnamese Government today ottered to repatriate an estimated half million of its nationals in Cambodia in the wake of reported "atrocities" agrinst suspected Vietcong. Foreign Minister Tran Van Lam admitted there was risk involved in admitting passible enemy Vietcong and
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      239 3 The small friendly time-bomb If you've ever had a head cold and thought life would be nicer if you didn't have a head... here's what you've been looking for. Contac 500. Inside each Contac 500 capsule marked [Bare more than 500 tiny 'time pills', timed to keep working all day
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    Lock icon TIN CRASHES CEILING PRICE
    249 4 LONDON, Fri. (Reuter) The price of tin burst through the International Tin Council's ceiling price yesterday as more than five million sterling's worth of metal changed hands on the London Metal Exchange. After a steady rise, a sadden flurry of activity yesterday mornins: cleared out the
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    Lock icon Paisley Wins By-election
    305 4 BELFAST, Northern Ireland, Fri. (Reuter) —The Reverend lan Paisley, leader ot Northern Ireland's antiCatholic militants, today dealt the moderate ruling Unionist Party a double below. He won a seat in the Northern Ireland Parliament. once held by iormer reformist Prime Minister Captain Terence O'Neill, wmle one oi
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    Lock icon New Downfall Bogs Rescue Operation
    137 4 PLATEAU DASSY. France. Fri. (UPI) A new avalanche roared down Roc Des Fiz peak Friday, routing rescue workers digging for bodies of victims of Thursday's disaster that killed "2 persons In a children s tuberculosis sanatorium. Peeling off the snowcapped peak at daybreak, masses of
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    Lock icon Sisco Calls Off Trip To Amman
    209 4 AMMAN. Frl. (Reuter) The U.S Assistant Secretary of State. Mr. Joseph Sisco. has cancelled a scheduled visit here today following fresh anti-American demonstrations in the Jordanian capital. Jordanian troops and police ringed the U.S. Embassy with machine guns yesterday as Palestinian demonstrators marched through
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    Lock icon Riots Near Calcutta
    125 4 HEW DELHI, ft. (UPI) Fourteen persons were killed on Wednesday in Hindu-Muslim riots in Chaibau City in Ibihar State. It l* about 180 miles east of Calcutta the Trust of India <PTI> reported PTi addej official reports said 32 persons were Injured. District authorities put Chalbasa on
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    Lock icon US-SOVIET SALT TALKS OPENS
    380 4 VIENNA, Fri. (Reuter) The United States and the Soviet Union today settle down to substantive secret negotiations aimed at curbing the nuclear arms race. The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) will begin at the Soviet Embassy (1500GMT) following yesterday's public opening ceremony at the historic Belvedere
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    Lock icon Deadlock In 50- Nation Meeting
    182 4 Deadlock In 50Nation Meeting DAR ES SALAAM, Fri. (Reuter) —The conference of non-aligned nations her# failed again yesterday to reach agreement on the application of the provisional revolutionary government of South Vietnam for membership. Delegates from the over 50 countries pan lclpating Interrupted a general review of the international situation
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    Lock icon 'Bust Doctor' Faces Death Charge
    237 4 PARIS, Fri iL'l I) A fashionable Paris beauty doctor faced charges on Thursday of caus ng the death of a pretty nightclub dancer and movie starlet after he injected her breasts with sillcone to make them bigger. Ru*«ian-bnrn Dr. Francois Sauvilie. 70. Is charged with
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    Lock icon NZ Pullout From Vietnam
    72 4 WELLINGTON New Zealand. Fri (Renter* Some New Zealand troops j n Vietnam mgy be withdrawn this year. Prime Minister Keith Holyoakp tol< Parliament last night. Speaking In a special foreign affairs debate, h* added. "I cannot guarantee that "However. I have said that for about a
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    Lock icon Enough Of Sex, Says A Mother Of 11 Kids
    119 4 LONDON, Fri. (Reuter) A mother of 11 children told a divorce court judge here yesterday: "I've had enough of sex. And the judge replied: "I'm not surprised." The judge rejected a plea for divorce by Mrs. Margaret Bushaway's husband, Mr. Ronald
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    Lock icon Fraser Mum About U.S. Jet Offer
    72 4 SYDNEY. Fri, (Reuter) Defence Minister Malcolm Fraser todav refused to sav what recommendations he will make to cabinet on the United States' Phantom jets offer Fraser. arriving home today. said that it may take "quit* a considerable time" ior the F-11l fighter-bomber problems to
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    Lock icon C-Mart For Organ Transplants
    219 4 MANCHESTER England. Frt (Reuter) Trie surgeon who successfully transplanted a k;dner fiown here yesterda- from Switzerland has predicted a European "common market 1 of organs for transplant#. Mr Wilbert Orr. director of Manchester Royal Infirmary's Transplantation "nit. said he hoped there would be a computer-linked network
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    Lock icon CAMBODIA SEEKS ASSISTANCE
    934 6 rpHERE is nothing surprising about Cambodia's request for military assistance from the United States. If she is to fend off Communist cadres, which are well-equipped and battle-hardened, the least the Cambodian forces require will be war material. Cambodian troops like the South Vietnamese troops at the beginning
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    Lock icon Marijuana's Dog Detector
    374 6  -  By Kenneth J. Braddick UPI. CLARK AIR BASE. The Philippines At five years old, Lucky is a bit young to be sniffing pot even in this day of young addicts. But to get the record straight. Lucky does only sniff He's not a smoker. Lucky is a
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    Lock icon Strange Attitude Of Indians On Public Kissing
    457 6  -  By Ramesh C. Pande UPI. NEW DELHI Indians mar yet we kissing on their movie screens. A report filed to parliament savs that kissing. Drohlbited by law In public or In movi<»« for the *»ast 40 years, perhaps U acceptable todav. The question
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    Lock icon THREE NEW BOYS FOR THE C'WEALTH CLUB?
    1198 6  -  By Derek Ingram (GEMINI). LONDON: When the Commonwealth holds its next Summit meeting in Singapore in January there may be 31 Heads of State sitting round the table three more than seemed likely a few months ago. When Swaziland became independent in 1968,
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    Lock icon 'EARTH DAY' TO WARN AGAINST POLLUTION
    720 6  -  By MICHAEL WARD GEMINI CLEVELAND. Ohio Across the United States April 22, 1970 wiH be known somewhat grandiosely as "Earth Day" official title: Environmental Action Day. In classrooms, workshops a °d meeting halls all over this most advanced country in the world teach-ins will
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  • commercial and industrial
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      Lock icon Dealings Mainly Active In Paper Products
      314 7 '3 Bt c t closed easier yesterday. It was expected after the brief mid- eek technical rally faded on Thursday. Turnover was moderate. Trading was mainly con. fined to weekend squaring off especially in industrials which showed 33 counters down, 25 unchanged and 12
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      Lock icon BUSINESS DONE
      868 7 B i°" e a "d "ported lo the trading rooms •h Stock Exchange o» Malaysia and Singapore TnSn s t a,es aded iB brackets in lot, ot 1,000 units un>ess otherwise specified:- INDUSTRIALS AJcan Industries $1.77 (5) $1 76 (4); DIM $1.78 '1); Allied Choc late $4 26
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      Lock icon Sharp Falls On NY Mart
      74 7 NEW YORK. Fri. (UPl> Stocks fell sharply yesterday on a combination o 1 factors, lncludlne a softer bond market, some disappointing first quarter corporate earnings, and concern over Cambodia's request lor UB arms. At the final bell, the UPI market-wide Indicator was off 1.09 per
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      Lock icon Rubber Futures
      52 7 NEW YORK. Frl. (UPD Rubber futures closed unchanged yesterday to 25 points higher Thursday on the New York Commodity Exchange. There were no sales. Close: Prevs: May 22 508 22.25 July 22.508 22 25 Sept. 22 508 22.25 Nov. 22.008 2200 Jan 21.758 21.75 Mar 21.758 21.75 May
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      40 7 NEW YORK. Frl. (UPI)— Dow Jones closing averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. 30 Industrials 775.87 20 Transp. 167 95 15 Utilities 115 09 65 Stocks ***** 40 Bonds 69.01 Commodity Futures Index 134.77 up 0.26.
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      Lock icon Gold Price
      34 7 LONDON. Frl. (Reuter) The price of gold on the London Market today remained unchanged for two successive trading sessions the first time for several days it has been stabilised for so long.
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      Lock icon STOCK EXCHANGE CLOSING PRICES
      830 7 6ID and offer prices officially listed yesterday at th e close of business in the trading rooms of the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore were: INDUSTRIALS 41 MA ch» tv 08 2.10 41Iled C'cotate cci 4 10 4-30 Allan 175 1-77 Ben Co J 08
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      Lock icon RUBBER: 57 3/8 Cts.
      266 7 May first grade rubber buyers closed at 5 p.m., in Singapore and kuala Lumpur yesterday at 57-3/8 cents per lb., down seven eighths of a cent from the previous close. The tone of the market was quiet. After an unchanged opening some earlv covering orders forced
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      Lock icon PRODUCE
      92 7 THE nonn prim at the Htngaporr (hine*e Pfodntf E*chance icatrrday w«»> RU?M f*lln Coconut oil (FOB-) Hulk M (Ml Coconut oil (FO R > Oram 61.AO Muni Copra SH OO MIIIHOK vimif r*p©« (FOB.) IS? v» (taruM;tk Wnilr ppporl (FOB.) I3A00 Sarawak special Blai fe K!»rr a OK WT,<v
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      Lock icon UNIT TRUSTS
      102 7 (Manager*' Prim for Apr!) 20) CM AK'I KKMI l)M1 IKIKIfe S Growth Kund 1 113 4»IA (Ml 1 HI Mh M- In* *»l liind id 1 122 1-S7 I'M J 1 Ml slh l»t *ln(iiporf 71 2nd Hngaporr 1 87 mm 3rd ti in Kit purr 1 J4\<>
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      Lock icon $65 m Super Tanker For Shipping Co.
      188 7 The Ocean Steam Ship Company has bought a 226,000-ton super tanker at a cost of over $65 million. A statement released through Its local agents, Mansfield L Co. Pte. Ltd.. said that delivery would take place In December. Mr. George P. Holt, a
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      Lock icon Rubber Market Moves Narrowly
      440 7 THE market moved narrowly and hesitantly whilst awaiting details of the stockpile release promised for Thursday, and the outcome of the U.S. rubber workers wage talks due early next week, state Holiday, Cutler, Bath Cr Co., Pte. Ltd. in their weekly review yesterday. An easier tendency
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      Lock icon London Rubber Closes Quiet
      65 7 LONDON. Frl (UPI> Rubber market yesterday closed quiet and slightly easier. No. 1 RSS spot 203 8. 20-3/4. SETTLEMENT HOUSE Mav 20-1 2. 20-3 4 June 20-11/16. 20-7 8 April/June 20-7 8. 21-1/16 July/Sept 21-1/16. 21-1/4 Oct./D**c 21-1 4. 21-3/8 Jan March 21-7' 16. 21-9' 16
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      Lock icon Tin Very Thin
      29 7 LONDON. Frl (UPI> Tin was very thin. 810 tons, spot buyers 1617 sellers 1618 business 1605 1618. 3 months buyer* 1636 sellers 1638 business 1626 1637
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      Lock icon TIN PRICE
      13 7 The tin price for yesterday was $710.00 per picul, up $4.87
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      Lock icon EXCHANGE RATES
      121 7 Th<» Association Of Banks In Malaysia-Singapore yesterday made the following chances In Its rates to merchants frates are quoted to the equivalent of 100 units of foreign currency): BELLING TT. or O.D. ready Deutsche Marks $B4 8750; Holland Guilders $B5 0075; Swiss Francs $7l 8675; French Francs $55
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      Lock icon TODAY'S SHIPS IN SINGAPORE
      165 7 The Port of Singapore Authority hag made the following berthing arrangements for ships In port today. April 18: DEPARTURE Godowns Vessels 3 4 Johneverett 7 Martha Bakke 8 9 Tarpon Swift 13/14 Hector 15/16 Nauslcaa 19 Glory Full 20 East Compass satu 22 Yamatsuru Mara 23
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      Lock icon MINING SHARE PRICES SLUMP
      387 7 •■> V V '-J Sydney Stocks, i Closing Prices i SYDNEY, Fri. (UPI) Mining share prices slumped back into recession Friday as Poseidon again led a downward movement. Thursday's recovery market was short lived and most gains made were lost Friday. There was a late rally
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      Lock icon Hong Kong Money
      154 7 IIONG KONG. (TFI» Frid«y'§ 5 p m current* rate® (supplied Fonlia Eacbante and Investment Ltd (BiiTersl (SMIrr*) per 100 Strait* dollars 194 TO 1*5 70 140.50 150 5n per l.OOO Taiwan dollar* 6 7475 7S75 P<>r AuFtraUan dollar 34 ft 00 r»r*o per 1 C»oo Burmese Icvat*
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      Lock icon AIR MOVEMENTS
      407 7 AKKIYALH 8.15 am MsA 123 K Lumpur «45 a 111. M*>A 119 K Lumpur 12 30 pm MSA 451 kuching 2.30 pm MSA 021 k l.unipur. Malacca 8.25 pm. MSA 458 K klnahalu 340 pm MSA 521 Bangkok. Penang 5.40 pm MSA 665 Manila 710 pm M" 027
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    Lock icon The New Burma Surgeon
    678 8  -  By Jay S. Bay UPI KAEJONG, South Korea Dr. Lee Young-Choon wants his villagers to call him "our doctor" as they have done for years. But more and more South Koreans are coming around to calling him the Dr. Seagrave of Korea, a title he has
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    Lock icon NYT: It's Sign Of Desperation
    171 8 NEW YORK The New York Times nld n an editorial Fr'dav "t v e mounting evidence of govern-ment-inspired mas* murder of Vietnam*;** living In Cambodia should second 'hough's in Washington about the stab:l'*y and the morality of the -e--g:-ne trat recently displaced Prince Sihanouk In
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    Lock icon The Lure Of The Island
    869 8  -  By DICK WILLIAMS UPI AGANA, Guam In 1950, when the Korean conflict flared, Guam's status had just changed from a possession of the United States to a territory, and the people became citizens of the United States. Not only had Guam become a full fledged
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    Lock icon How To Prevent Blushing When Wearing Short Skirts
    844 8  -  DATELINE Br Ele,Walt Dulaney DEAR ELE: I wear sort of short dresses and skirts. On Sunday nights after church, our youth group usually goes out to snack. Most of the guys at our church have cars with only two doors. What I
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      99 8 AMY By Jack TTppif r-* jar. "ARCHIE! No boys allowed 1" DATELINE: DANGER! by John Saunders and Aiden McWiKams O H B 1 I DCM'T KNOV IP I ?IUtW OR SHOUT.. AO A PACKtO EYfc-Y--THING. Ml '<£KD *OR TICO'S ARM •v* THE WIZARD OF ID by Brant parkvr and Johnny
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    Lock icon Racimo Set Opposite Sinatra
    120 9 CULVER CITY. Victoria Racimo hat been set to portray Anna Hotwater in MOM'S "Dirty Dingus Magee." starring Frank Sinatra. George Kennedy and Ann Jackson. Miss Racimo. who makes her motion picture debut In MGM's "The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart." recently completed a costarring role i
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    Lock icon Disarming Your Figure
    225 9 By Mary Sue Miller THE figure is in trouble when the arms are heavy or flaccid. And it Is not just because of their own poor showing. Heavy arms add inches to the girth of the figure even an otherwise normal figure The flaccid arm. whether slim
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    Lock icon From Nursing Whites To Blue
    209 9 LONDON: It was a change of uniforms from nursing whites to BOAC blue for Susan Thrush. 22, when she Joined BOAC as a trainee stewardess. The occasion was also a double Joy for her as she took an extended lunch hour by special permission, to
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    Lock icon Big Success Of 'Easy Rider'
    300 9 NEW YORK: Columbia Pictures' "Easy Rider." starring Peter Fonda. Dennis Hopper and Academy Award nominee Jack Nicholson. has begun an unprecedented third showcase engagement in the New York metropolitan area. The highly acclaimed film 1b double-billed with "Alice s Restaurant" a unique pairing of two
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    Lock icon How To Get Along With Your Parents
    559 9  -  Ann Landers J)EA3 ANN LANDERS: I am a parent who is sick and tired of reading articles on "How To Get Along With Your Teen-ager." I wish someone would write an article on "How To Get Along With Your Parents." Here ar e
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    Lock icon Possible Italian Ban On 'Priest's Wife'
    569 9  -  Speaking For Myself... By Sheilah Graham SOPHIA Loren's next film. "The Priest's Wife", starting almost immediately for Warners, in Milan. is raising a storm in her native Italy. There is talk of banning the picture which is about a voluptuous woman who falls in
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    Lock icon High Chaparral Can Be Backed With Confidence
    957 10  -  By Jimmy Lad HIGH CHAPARRAL can be backed with confidence in the class six division one 9f event (Race Five) at Kuala Lumpur today. The Billum horse is in fine fettle. On Thursday he caught the eye with a smart 2f sprint in
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    Lock icon 37 Nations For C'wealth Games
    177 10 EDINBURGH. Scotland, Fri (Reuter) A total of 37 countries have entered for the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh in July it was announced yesterday. The previous record was 35 for the 1958 Games in Cardiff, Wales, and the 1962 Games in Perth, Australia Mr William Carmichael,
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    221 10 JIMMY LAD CISCO ZODIAC RACE 1 (10) SCORPIO 9 j G. of Sarawak 5 Tanjong Bungah 9 G. OF SARAWAK (10) Scorpio 3 Spy 11 (10) SCORPIO 7 Kingford 9 G. of Sarawak RACK 9) LOVELY LADY 1 Sunny Heart 7 Kelly Green 9| LOVELY LADY 7 > Kelly
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    Lock icon Obelisk's Odds Shortens
    104 10 NEWMARKET. England. Frl. (Reuter) Bookmakers slashed the price of Obelisk from 20 to one to four to o"e for the English 1.000 Guineas after the fillr gained an impressive victory here vesterday Obelisk hit the front three furlongs out to win the Nell Gwvn Stakes ov«r seven
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    Lock icon Commentator Boycotts S. African Tour
    220 10 LONDON. Fri. (Reuter) Britain s best-known cricket commentator John Arlott today announced hi* own personal anti-apar-theid boycott against the controversial South African cricket tour thi* summer. Mr Arlott said he would not broadcast any match played by the South Africans on their shortened three-month tour
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    Lock icon Lusteroid In Smart 2f Sprint
    200 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Frl. Heavy rain fell again last night and the No. 2 track was closed again and the sand track was used for this morning's workouts, reports our racing correspondent The best gallop of the morning was by Lusteroid who did a smart 2f
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    Lock icon Nastase Topples Gimeno
    159 10 MONTE CARLO. Fri. (Reu*er.) Ilie Nastase of Rumania toppled Spain's Andres Gimeno. the top seed, in the men s singles quarter-finals at the Monaco International Open tennis tournament Tester day. Gimeno. reDlacement number one seed following the last-minute withdrawal of Dutchman Tom Okker with a back injury,
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    Lock icon England Set Out In Soccer Defence
    278 10 LONDON, Fri. (Reuter) World champion* England tomorrow set out in defence of the British soccer championship in their last competitive action before they leave for South America on May 4. Manager Sir Alf Ramsey has already chosen hLs 28strong squad for the World Cup
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    Lock icon 2 World Lift Marks Smashed
    82 10 TOKYO. Frl (Reuter) Kenklch; Ando of Japan broke two world junior featherweight weightliftin* records in a Japan-r»olish friendly contest here yesterday. The 19-vear-old Tokyo student bettered by 2.5 kilos his own world press mark of 122.5 kilos set last year. He also lifted an aggregate
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    Lock icon Aussies' Controversial Uniform
    110 10 SYDNEY, Fri. (Reuter) Australia will send a "with-it" team complete with mini-skirts and bellbottomed trousers to the Edinburgh Commonwealth Games in July. The general manager of the games team, Mr. Arthur Tunstall, said here last night: "It will certainly start tome tongue's wagging. If* a very controversial
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    1323 10 Race I: CI. 6 Dlv. 1—6 Foes.—».15 P-m. (54,800) I. ***** 2 ***** X ***** 4. 09*™ 5, 3K«OM T. 0**29 8. ***** A. OCA :.2 10. ***** Mannom M i«» l.ifbtning Girl Sp? (1 Cairo Tanjong Bannt Mimtvi Klngford Hand lo Hand Glory Of Sara wok
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      Lock icon PAT QUALIFIES FOR C'WEALTH GAMES
      355 11 SPORTSWOMAN of the Year Patricia Chan yesterday qualified to represent the Republic in the 100- metres backstroke event at the Commonwealth Game to be held in Edinburgh in July. Pat, 16, clocked 71.3 sec. at th« Chinese Swimming Club Pool yesterday, beating the qualifying mark
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      Lock icon Singapore Get 7-0 Thrashing
      447 11 AtANILA, Fri. (AFP) Strongly favoured Israel un--1 leashed their power in the second half and crushed Singapore 7 0 in a preliminary round Group C match tonight in the 12th Asian youth football tournament. The Israelis led 1-0 at half time. Israel played with ease in
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      72 11 NEW YORK. Fri. (UPI) Yesterday's major league baseball results: American League: Detroit 4 2, Boston 8 New York 5. Kansas City 8 Milwaukee 8. Washington 4 Baltimore 2, Oakland Chicago 1. California 3 Minnesota 2. National League: Chicago 8. Philadelphia 5 (10 Innings). San Diego 5 Atlanta
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      Lock icon Graham Snatches Stroke Lead
      288 11 TOKYO. Frl. (Feuter) David Graham of Australia shot a one-under 71 today to snatch a one stroke lead at th* halfway stage of the Yomlurl Open golf championship here today. Graham had a tworound total of 142. one stroke ahead of leader Bruce Fleisher of the
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      29 11 LONDON. Fri. (Reuter) Results of last night's Rugby Union club matches were: Camborne 8 Redruth 3. Pcn/ance and Newlvn 14 St lve» 16. Taunton 6 Bath 12.
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    Lock icon 25,000 Will Elect 2 MPs
    238 12 About 25 000 registered voters will go to th« polls today in Ulu Pandan and Kampong Kapor to elect new Members of Parliament in these two constituencies in the by-elections. University of Singapore history lecturer, Dr. Chiang Hai Ding, the PAP's candidate for Ulu Pandan
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    Lock icon Del Mar To Conduct Here
    172 12 Mr. Norman Del Mar (above) one of Britain's most prominent conductors, will visit Singapore from April 22 to May 14. under the auspices of the British Council. He will rehearse the Singapore National Orchestra for two concerts, which he will conduct on May 12 and
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    69 12 THE government will be Intensifying the planting of trees, shrubs and other greenery at roadsides, traffic islands, parks, gardens and open spaces. In view of this, the government intends to contract plant and garden nurseries for some of the projects Plant and garden nurseries which are interested in
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    42 12 ELIAS VINCENT, 23. was fined SlOO. in the Ninth Magistrate's Court for having in his possession some Indian Hemp. He pleaded guilty to having the ganja at the circle lobby of the Rex Theatre, on April 16 at 5.50 p.m.
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    134 12 Three butterfly hunters Thursday routed two armed youths who were trying to rob them. They are teacher Low Kim Hock. 23. and his friends. Ng Hock Meng. 25. and Lim Cheng Peow. 21. They were walking along a jungle path In the forest catchment area towards Chestnut Road,
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    Lock icon 'ROYAL' DROPPED
    88 12 ROYAL Air Cambodge has been renamed Air Cambodge. The order to change the airline's name came from the headquarters in Phnom Penh to its branches in Southeast Asia. The order. i n the form of a telegram, said the word 'royal' should be dropped and all its offices
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    190 12 A BEER drinking contest will be Held from today till May 2. This long round of bottoms-up for beer-drinkers, is open to all, both men and women. Nightly from 7 pm. to 8.30 p.m., the person who can drain a mm. of two and
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    Lock icon Bukit Ho Swee Crushes Rats
    289 12  -  By RITA THESEIRA Residents of Bukit Ho Swee flots hove declared war on rats. The word is out: "Crush rats." The area has been infested with rats of all sizes and pose a health hazard. According to widow Madame Lee. "hie huge rats start running
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    Lock icon Man Tells Court Of Sister's Death
    210 12 A feather factory worker told the High Court yesterday how he found his sister lying unconscious and bleeding from stab wounds. Kah Shlng from Hong Kong was testifying In court in the trial of Kee Ah Tee and Liew Kim Siong who are Jointly
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    Lock icon Detainee Released
    70 12 A political detainee. Tay Ah Kong. was released from detention yesterday. Tay. alias Tai Meng Tiong. was arrested on April 29, 1%). for his deep involvement in Communist United Front activities. He said. "We must always he on our guard against the sweet words of the Communists so
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    Lock icon Customs Man Claims Trial
    99 12 A CUSTOMS officer yesterday claimed trial in the Ninth Magistrate's Court to two charges of extortion. Isa bin Jaafar. 41. was charged with extorting $lOO. fmm a woman Tav Vim Chiaw. on Feb 17 at Sunset Roal, by frightening of arrest for an undisclosed offence. Again
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    42 12 TWO participants have won the first jackpot in Thursday's Tot© draw They will share the 5155.000. There were also two winners who had four numbers plus the additional number correct and both will share the second group prize of «?n.ono
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    Lock icon Bid To Assist Handicapped
    278 12 The physically-handicapped in Singapore need no longer despair for a new organisation called "The Singapore Handicaps' Friendship Club" was formed recently. Formed with a view to alleviate initial hardships of the handicapped and an inherent duty to look after the interests and welfare of this underprivileged
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    67 12 Police are anxious *o contact Yeo Foh Pin who may be able to assist them In solving a double-murder at Peck Sean Street on Nov 5. 1968 Anyone with information regarding Yeo's whereabouts is requested to get in touch with Insp. Puvanendram or any other officer of the special
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    77 12 A 35-YEAR-OLD laoour*r. Tay Lian Teck who had two wives and 12 children, was murdered Nov. 21 ast year at Kim Chuan Roaa Coroner was told yesterday. Tay. who was on his way to work at the Ek Ho» Rubber Factory at 2 p m., wa.« fatally stabbed
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    74 12 Tan Kian Khong. wai yesterday sentenced to s\x months Jail, when he pleaded guilty to a charge of attempting to extort ss'- from a food-seller On April 16. at 12.05 p m. Mohamad Arif. was at his stall at the Geylang Serai market, when Tan approached him and demanded
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      302 12 Advertisement Bob Wells Crusade at National Theatre The series of gospel meetings with Dr. Bob WeM s now running at Lif e Church. Gilstead Road, 21 m.s. Dunearn Road, will climax with a final rally at the National Theatre. Sunday night, April 19, 7.45 p m. v Dr. Bob Wells
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      83 12 TIME a TIDE TODAY SINGAPORE TOWN: 259 am. M 5 ft.): 7.50 a.m. (6.8 ft.); 321 p.m. (2 2 ft.); 9.45 pm. (7.6 ft NAVAL DOCKYARD 247 am. (4.8 ft.>; 9.05 a.m. (8.6 ft); 3.05 pm. (3.1 ft.); 956 p.m. (9.2 ft.). TOMORROW SINGAPORE TOWN 3 34 am (3.8 ft.);
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