Eastern Sun, 5 May 1970

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  • 21 1 EASTERN SUN SINGAPORE'S OWN NATIONAL DAILY E*td. 1966. Vol. 4 No. 1335 Tuesday. 5 May 1970. MC(P) 1616 Price 15 cents
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  • 507 1 Drive On Phnom Penh J3HNOM PENH, Mon. (Reuter, UPI) The military situation in Cambodia deteriorated today as Communist troops pushed towards Phnom Penh from the Mekong River. The Communists control all of Cambodia east of the river since Vietcong and North Vietnamese yesterday captured the
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  • 216 1 PHNOM PENH Mon < Reuter) More than 2.000 Cambodian serving with American special fortes units in South Vietnam have been flown to Phnom Penh. Sources said 10 aircraft a night have arrived at Phnom Penh carrying tha fully-eqiupped troops, arms and ammunition from South Vietnam
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  • 413 1 SAIGON, Mori. (UPI) Hundreds of tanks leading 30,000 allied troops knifed deeper into Cambodia today in an operation which has killed almost 2,000 Communists. Allied sources said more campaigns across South Vietnam s winding western border with Cambodia are planned—perhaps as many as three In
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  • 288 1 MOSCOW. Mon. (UPI) Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin today rejected a new Geneva conference on Indochina and said the Soviet Union "calls on all the peoples of the world to stop the aggression in Cambodia." He told .his first news conference In Moscow that "now
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  • 166 1 NEW YORK. Mon (LTD Secretary of State William Rogers says there is 'serious doubt" the United States can continue its Cambodian offensive longer than eight weeks without Congressional support. The invasion by American troops of communist sanctuaries in Cambodia surprised the US. Including Congress, because "we obviously
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  • 129 1 The charred body of a Royal Malaysian Air Force employee. Yong Wai Kee. leans oat, almost casually, of his wrecked car Yong. 27. died slowly and horribly. Sunday, when he was trapped in his seat after a head-on collision with the bus at the Jal a n
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  • 51 1 PARIS. Mon (Reuter) North Vietnam said today new American air attacks seriously affected the Vietnam talks. But the Hanoi delegation made no move to quit the conference. Addressing a press conference. Hanoi delegation spokesman Nguyen Than L« said "the new acts seriously affect the Pans
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  • 36 1 LONDON. Mon (Reuter) —Britain's gold and dollar reserves leapt bv SS4.SO million last month the eighth consecutive month in which the v have risen The reserves now stand at 558,222 million.
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  • 343 2 KANGAR, Mon. The Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman disclosed here today that the 'goodwill blueprints' which consist of directives to State Goodwill Councils, will be approved by the National Goodwill Council's meeting at Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. The blueprint, he pointed out. will be a guideline for
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  • 73 2 MR. S.P. Chua has been re-elected President of the second management committee of the Stedfast Club at its recent annual general meetinq. Other office-bearers: VicePresident Mr. Wee Choon Siang Secretary Mr Lee Liat Cheng: Chaplain—Rev. Peter Hsieh Treasurer —Mr. L.F. Strange. Committee members; Dr. Lee Chiang Tee.
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  • 206 2 auuai 450 'Florence Nightingales' and midwives will receive their certificates from the First Lady, Puan Noor Aishah at a graduation ceremony to be held in conjunction with Nurses' Week. The 6th Annual Nurses' Week, an annual afTair will be celebrated from May 10 to May 18. Like any
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  • 76 2 >lr. S. Maaroff b. Mohd. Jarhom was fleeted President of the Arab Association. at its recent General Meeting. The following new Admin retire Committee membprs elected for the year 1970/71 were: Vice-Presi-dent:- Mr. Mohd. b. Awad D ab. and Mr. Abdullah AlKaff Secretary:- Mr. Abdullah Basedan.
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  • 42 2 Victoria School will hold their annual athletic meet on Ma v 8 on their school ground, commencing at 2.45 p.m. There will be two events for old boys of the school: 100 metres (5 p.m.) and 800 metres <5.50 pm.)
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  • 161 2 THE Primary Production Department is organising one-year training course* for Singapore citiiens The Department, in a statement yesterday. said citizens can apply for admission to the Farm School. Primary Production Department, Singapore. The courses available are Animal Husbandry, Horticulture or Freshwater Fisheries (pond fish, aquarium fish
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  • 192 2 SEVENTEEN scholars have been awarded ASEAN Scholarships by the University of Singapore for the academic year 1970/1971. The scholars are: Chin Kee Tek (Engineering), C'hong Chin Ann (Medicine), Chuah Chong Lai (Architecture). Miss Doreen d'Cruz (Arts/Soc. Sciences), Lee Teoh Yong (Engineering), Lim Beng Kooi (Arts'Soc.
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  • 106 2 Sunpix shows (from left) Da to Tsang Tak Chuen, Managing Director of Kepong Mines Limited; Datin Aw Kow, Chairman of Eastern Sun; Mrs. S. Kajiwara, wife of the General Manager of C. Itoh and Company Limited; Mr. Kajiwara; Dato Aw Kow, Managing Director of Sin Chew Jit Poh and Eastern
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  • 195 2 HONG KONG, Mon. (Router) —The leader of a Malaysian Trade and Industrial Mission, Mr. Y.T. Lee, said here that many Hong Kong businessmen had agreed in principle to establish joint projects in Malaysia. Mr. Lee wait speaking shortly before leaving for Taipei on the second leg
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  • 97 2 SINGAPOREANS will be able to enjoy some exciting folk dances of the South American pampas, when a West Indies top show band performs here for three weeks. Billed as "Ballet Buenos Aires" they will perform at a leading night spot from Wednesday onwards. The
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  • 113 2 THE Singapore Association for Retarded Children will be starting a special E.S.N class (educationally subnormal i soon at its Headquarters at Lee Kong chian Centre. Margaret Drive. The class has been planned bv the principal and Social Workers of the centre and officials of the Association
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  • 118 2 An association known as the Queenstown Neighbourhood VI House Owner* Association has been formed to ser\e the Flat Owners of Qurenstown Neighbourhood VI The Association has been approved by the Registrar of Societies. The Pro-Tem Committee Members of the Association are Messrs V. Ganeson, Kwek Bat Song.
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  • 18 2 There were a total of 52 accidents, four of which were described as serious, on Sunday,
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  • 134 2 PENANG, Mon. Malaysia and Singapore are pragmatic in their approach to solving problems, the Singapore High Commissioner to Malaysia, Mr. Maurice Baker, sa<d today. "Malaysia and Singapore are each other's most Important trading partners and in fact relations are Improving and we are cooperating very closely in
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  • 208 2 Nineteen-year-old Lee Siok Hwee left a note under a pillow before she committed suicide, a Coroner's Court was told yesterday. Lee residing in Changi. was found dead at the foot of a flat in Lorong 6, Toa Payoh on April 13 In her note
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  • 58 2 Thieves broke into the premise® of Royal Foori Suppliers at Thomson Road and escaped with a total $4,373 day The theft was discovered bv one of the workers when he awoke to find the shop ransacked Entry was gained bv forcing open a zinc sheet on the
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  • 119 2 Mr. Richard K M Lu was elected Chairman of the Singapore Cancer Society for one year, at its Council Meeting held recently. The following office bearers elected were:- Vice- Chairman:- Mr. Lan Boon Chiang <one yean and Mr. Yin Ee Kheng. Freddy (two years» Hon Secretary:- Dr.
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  • 28 2 Mr T T Durai was elected as the President of the University of Singapore Students' Union at the ninth Extraordinary Meeting of the 23ra. Students' council-
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  • 201 3 LONDON. Mon. (UPI) The 3,000-stron e Soviet Air Defence Squadron which moved into Egypt recently will be fully operational with its new SAM-3 nxkets hy the fall, diplomatic reports disclosed. Work is proceeding with utmost secrecy anc all-out speed to set up a total
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  • 167 3 ROME, Mon. (Reuter) Fiv e Italians wer e yesterday ordered to be tried on charges of passing military secrets to Russia, legal sources disclosed. Ttis charges arose from the Roskov Affair in 1968 when a Soviet embassy employee was expelled from Italy after
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  • 85 3 ROME. Mon. (Reuter) Vans with police guards yesterday drove through Rome collecting piles of rubbish. it laid rotting la the streets because of a dustmen's strike. The four-day strike started on Saturday. It was cail«d by the three major trade unions to back demands for overtime
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  • 77 3 TEHERAN. Mon. (Reuter) Malaysia's Deputy Premier. Tun Abdul Razak. who it here on a four-day visit, today had talks with the Shah of Iran. Later, accompanied by his wife, Toh Puan Raha. he had lunch with the Shah and empress Farah. Tun Razak. who arrived
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  • 93 3 SEOUL. Mon. (UPI) Twohundred and fifty couples, most of them former beggars garbage-collectors and orphans, got married today in a mammoth wedding ceremony. It was held at the Namsan Outdoor Music Hall in Seoul Rep Yoon Tchl Young, Chairman rf. the ruling Democratic Republican Party, preside
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  • 51 3 LOS ANGELES. Mon. (UPl)—Paul Green. 44, was arrested for begging in a restaurant where he asked a young woman for 25 cents. Police said that when he was booked it was found he had SSSSO cash in his pocket and six bank books showing deposits of more than
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  • 99 3 SAIGON, Mon. (UPI) Th e South Vietnamese Government today found itself in the awkward position of declaring a national holiday and a war ceasefire on the birthday of the late North Vietnamese President Ho. The ceasefire actually was called for on May 19 to
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  • 247 3 SEOUL, Mon. (Reuter) The South Korean Army today announced the capture of a 21-man communist spy rinq operating here for many years. Three North Koreans landed bv sea at Anmyon-Do Island, about 70 miles south-west of here last night. They were to escort the
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  • 84 3 ROME. Mon. (Reuter) Police here "esterday arrested a 37-year-old Indian for allegedly passing counterfeit US. dollar notes. Police said Bast lkar Virupakash from Musdewher was detained a Rome Airport. A shop attendant had reported the latter paid for a necklace with counterfelt money. A search
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  • 260 3 JAKARTA, Mon. (UPI) Foreign Minister Adam Malik today announced that six Asian countries have officially rejected the invitation to attend the Asia and Pacific nations' conference on Cambodia. The six ore Red China, North Korea, North Vietnam, Burma. i* > rs i
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  • 73 3 LIMOUX, France, Mon. (Reuter) A father of six seriously injured his wife and youngest son after barricading himself and his family in their house, police said. Police said Vincent Bifaute. 44-vear-old labourer, hit the child with a hatchet. Then he attacked his wife when she intervened.
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  • 167 3 WASHINGTON, Mon. (UPI) For years, Liberals have blamed the Vietnam War for everything, from riots in the streets to the disaffection of youth. Now the country's top admiral has blamed the war for causing one of his ships to run into a bridge.
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  • 54 3 CAIRO. Mon (UPI) Egyptian gunners shot down one Israeli Skyhawk today when the Israelis raided Egyptian military positions in the central sector of th« Suez Canal zone. a military spokesman said. The •kill" brought to 151. the number of Israeli aircraft the Egyptians claim to have downed since
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  • 372 4 BEIRUT, Mon. (Reuter) Another threatened crisis between the Palestinian commandos and Jordan appeared today to have been averted. Both sides were playing down week-end fighting between their force?. Major-General Mashhour Hadltha, the Jordanian Chtef-of-StafT. announced in Amman last night, that
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  • 156 4 WASHINGTON, Mon. (Reuter) Senator Edward Kennedy mad* his first comment on his political future sine* the release of the Kopechne inquest transcript. He has reaffirmed that he will not stand for President In 1972. He was Interviewed on radio last night. Kennedy declared
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  • 197 4 LUEBECK. Germany. Mo.v (UPI) The Luebeck prosecutor yesterday announced he would take an astrologer before an examining magistrate today. The star-gazer Is under suspicion of killing 4 women The prosecutor said two of the women whom astrologer Arwed Imiela is suspected of killing were those
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  • 125 4 ABBOTS LANGLEY, Eng. Mon. (UPI) Small explosions and fires erupted all round this southern English town early today. Vandals had tampered with the gas main, police said. Police awakened thousands of persons and warned them not to cook their breakfasts on gas cookers. Five persons
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  • 97 4 COLOMBUS. Ohio. Men. (Reuter) Jonn Glenn, the flrst American astronaut to orbit Earth, stands a good chance of winning the Democratic Party's nomination for Ohio's senate seat. Voters in Ohio will be picking their parties candidates to replace the 81-year-old Democrat senator Stephen Young
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  • 90 4 LONDON, Mon. (Reuter) Free-lance Journalist Andrew Duncan took what he calls "a hell of a risk" when he began two years' work on a book about th« British Royal Family. Before it was finished, ha was completely broke The debt collectors were beginning to congregate
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  • 169 4 STOCKHOLM. Mon. (UPI) —Stockholm police strengthened its forces protecting the U S Cultural Centre and the American emhassv dayThere were violefit demonstrations against US policy in Indochina. Two yduths. aged 19 artd 26, were arrested About 100 masked demonstrators believed to be members of
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  • 308 4 CULVER CITY. California. Mon. (Reuter) Hollywood film stars rushed to snap up souvenirs of their own parts at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer auction in its studios. Actor Stephan BOyd was there to buy the Roman chariots from his film "Ben Hur". He was arriorig the crowd of about
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  • 65 4 L6ND<J)N, Mon (UPI) The International Planrted Parenthood Federation today backed "as fully justified" continued use of birth control pills throughout the world. The Federation acted after its Central Medical Committee considered most side effecta and met in N>w York on Apfil 11 and 12 to discuss them
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  • 286 4 PRAGUE. Mon. (AFP) Soviet Communis Party Secretary-General Brezhnev and Premier Kosygin will arrive here tomorrow to lijn a friendship and co-operat-ion treaty with Czechoslovakia. The Czechoslovak Party paper Rude Pravo'. gave the Information In the middle of a commentary on the
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  • 119 4 MUNICH. Mon. APT") It was leirn«d here today that Franz-Josef Strauss, leader of the Bavarian branch of the Christian Democrats, earries a revolver for self-protection He receives periodic threats of death Strauss was the former Defence Minister of West Germany. When Strauss boarded
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  • 343 4 KAMPALA, UGANDA, Mon. (Reuter and UN) A Foreign Office security expert, Ralph Beaton, arrived today to help find the kidnapped British diplomat, Brian Lea. Beaton fle<nr in from London. The search for the mlsalng 49-year-old consular official went Into lta second day with still
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  • 128 4 SAN FRANCISCO. Mon (tPI) A group of bay area public officials and sanitation experts have left for a nine day visit to Japan to study garbage. The group will study "whether or not the experiences and techniques used in Japan for disposing of garbage and
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  • 196 4 WASHINGTON. M on (CPI) Dr Christian Barnard yesterday Indicated he was willing to try a heart transplant from a baboon to a child if the situation was desperate enough. Barnard appeared on NBC's televised programme. "Meet the Pres*." He disclosed his group In South Africa
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  • 102 4 CAPE TOWN. Mon. rupT> South Africa's longestsurviving heart transplant patient. Pieter Smith la dying of generalised cancer. It was learned here today from a Groote 6chuur Hospital source However. It is understood that Smith's n*w heart; grafted by Dr Chrla Barnard on September 7. 1968. Is
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous

  • Fotorama'70 YOUR WEEKLY PHOTO PAGE
    • 289 5 WHERE there are flowers, there are bees Ccn- ~3t D with theme, flowers, was overwhelmed with entne* -nee again, photographers of beginners' standard have been the main contestants. In spite of their endless efforts mistakes are inevitable Seventy percent of the prints received very dark background,
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    • 303 5  -  by WSF Here are the winners: First: Mary Wee, 27F. Commonwealth Close, Singapore, 3 "Singapore Orchid" Second: Miss Diana Davies, 19, Tavistock Avenue, Singapore. 19 Periwinkles Three". Third: Ow Chk Kong 111, Lavender Street, Singapore, 8 "Chrysanthemum". Fourth: Lee Leong Fook, e/o 25, Killinev Road, Singapore.
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  • 889 6 T?AR too many people talk about culture without the slightest clue to what they are saying. Culture is a snob word and snobbishness seems to be their only reason for launching on the subject and mutilating it. We especially shudder when politicians tackle the subject because they usually
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  • 818 6 GEMINI. By Gamini Senevir.itne LONDON: The telephone shrills just after midnight in a small, top-floor flat in the London suburb of Beckenham. It is the fourteenth ecll of the night. This time it is from a taxi rank. A mother and
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  • 551 6  -  By HENRY SHAPIRO UPI MOSCOW Former Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev in the sixth year of hit involuntary retirement, has taken up a new hobby painting. Following the examples of his one time opposite numbers. the late President Dwight D Eisenhower and Prime Minister Sir Winston
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  • 716 6  -  By FRED MPANGA GEMINI LONDON: Conflict be tween the executive and the judiciary i> a recurrent theme. The 19th Century US President Andrew Jackson once put it thus: "Well, John Marshall (Chief Justice of the Supreme Court) has made his decision, now let
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  • 1121 6  -  By Glenne Currie UPI MANILA A newsman's assignment in Cambodia these days is one of frustration and the feeling that "if the Vietcong don't get you the censor will." Official news of fighting provided by the army's "Special" Intelligence Section iDeuxieme Bureau Special) as compared with
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  • commercial and industrial
    • 219 7 THE Stock Exchana« of Malaysia and Singapore wat still weak when it opened another session of trading yesterday. Many of the counter# were experiencing a deterioration in their shares. This was partly due to the holiday which fell dur- ing the weekend. Industrials fell
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    • 817 7 T2USINESS done in and reported to the trading rooms of the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore wirh the number of shares traded in brackets in lots ot units unless otherwise specified INDUSTRIALS ALCAN Industries $1 53 (2 1 $l,5'J (4 $1.60 '4 >; DIM $1.59 »3) $1.58
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    • 13 7 THE tin price lor yesterday was $705.i per picul down Sl-i
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    • 256 7 MAY ftrat grade rubber buyers closed at 5 p.m.. in Singapore and Kuaia Lumpur yesterdiy at 55J cents per lb down one quarter of a cent from the previous c'.ose Th»» ton* of the market was steady and quiet. The morning market was quiet and thin
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    • 57 7 The Association of Banks In Malaysia-Singapore yesterday made the following changes in its rates to merchants (rates are quoted to the equivalent of 100 unit? of foreign rurrencv)Selling TT or OD ready: Deutsche Marks $84.9825; Holland Guilders $85.0550; Swiss Francs $71.8500; French Francs *55.9225: Danish Kroner $41.0750; Norwegian
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    • 762 7 BID and offer prices i officially listed yesterday it the close of business in fh e trading rooms of the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore were: IMUHTftlALS B 8 Aetna ibi 194 1 9i Akao Industrie* 161 Allied Chocolate n*>n A io. 3 00 3
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    • 74 7 THIS train introduced recently by the German Federal Railways is called the "most modern train for local traffic in the world". It has a top speed of 120 km. per hour and it copes with the anticipated flood of passengers when the Olympic Games start in Munich in 1972. It
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    • 782 7 LONDON, Mon. (UPI) —ln one woy or another ships hove been commanding the attentions ot the business world recently. An island with a long history ot sea power, living on worid trade and still operating 2,000 ocean-going ships of about 20 million tons can be
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    • 278 7 THE Port of Singapore Authority has trade the following berthing arrangements for today. May a. DEPARTURES Godowns Vessels 5 Colombo Maru 6 7 Vlshva Raksha 8 9 Indus 13 14 Pando Gulf 15/16 Achilles 19 State oi Andhra 20 Kunafc 21 WEST Musi 21 EAST Ever
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    • 78 7 MR WE. Huber. Managinf Director of Arelo-Swiss Trading Companv (Pte) Ltd., today announced the appointment of his corrpanv by Schmid and Co Switzerland, as sole agents of Schmid Linen. The announcement was made tollowing the visit of Mr. Marc Thes-nar. Executive Representative of Schmid and
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    • 97 7 THE noon price* at the Slntapore Chlne*e Prodme Fxchance jeaterda* were:H B. Coconut Oil (FOB Bulk x» ou Coconut Oil (FO B Drum ei so Mixed Copra 36 oo Muntok \\hlte Pepper (F ll B-) 143.50 Sarawak White Pepper (FOB) 14 5 00 Sarawak special Black Pepper (FOB) «6%
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    • 93 7 (Managers' Price* for May 5) CHARTERKD 1 Ml TRl s T> 8. Growth Fund 1 05 1 10 ASIA 1 X1T TRl'STS M InveM fund id 1 20 1 25 SINGAPORE 1 Nil IRIST* I?t Singapore 2 R3 2nd Singapore 1 HI 3rd Hnrapore 11 Hxd The i
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    • 290 7 Sydney Stocks, Closing Prices W v, SYDNEY, Mon. (UPI) Heavy selling pressure which affected the mining and oil markets last week eased slightly during trading on Sydney Stock Exchange Mcnday. The recovery comes after leading mining stocks had reached their lowest levels this y*ar. Heading the recovery on
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    • 132 7 BP has announced the appointment of Mr. A- M. Robertson, as a director of BP Trading Limited, one of its principal subsidiaries. Mr. Robertson, 55, was in Singapore and Malaysia recently where he visited a number of BP installations. Described by the Financial Times (London) as
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    • 72 7 Scandinavian Airlines announced recently that Tore H Nllert, President of Its American subsidiary company since 1946. wouid rejoin its headquarters in Stockholm and be attached to the President of the trinatlonal consortium. The announcement was made In Stockholm by SAS President Knut Hagrup, who said that Mr.
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    • 137 7 HONG KONG. MOB. (CPI» Monday's 5 pm. currency rates (supplied by Forelcn Exchange and Invrstni^nl Lid J: (Buvrrs) (Sellers) 1919 115.8 per 100 SirtlU dollar* 148.5 141.5 per 1.000 Taiwan dollars 8 735 8 745 per Australian dollar 140 JfiO per 1.000 Burmese fcyats 489 500 per
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    • 433 7 AKKI\AL6 115 am Mi»A li" K Lumpur 700 am Mm A 582 Madras, k Lumpur *3Q am MsA 123 K Lumpur. 9 30am MsA 452 k Lumpur. 11-05 a m >ls% 454 Penang. k Lumpur 11 -*>o a m MSA 203 Jakarta 149 pm >I«A 451 kuching 230
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  • 1533 8  -  By RICHARD HALL GEMINI BEIRUT: Lebanon has always thrived on a flair for dodging realities. This is most clearly shown in its foreign policy, for among Israel's neighbours the passivity of Lebanon the desire to contract out of the Middle East conflict makes it
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  • 529 8 MELBOURNE, Australia It is thought never to have happened before in the western world and it probably will not happen again. On Easter Monday. March 30. two Chinese dragons came out together In Dal Gum San. better known as Bendlgo. but to Chinese Australians "Mountain
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  • 530 8  -  By MARTIN DAVIS Reuter. PLYMOUTH, England, Sltarp eyed British businessmen anticipate a big dollar-earning trade when American tourists pour into this port tor the 350 th anniversary of the Mayflower's sailing to the New World. They expect that at least one out of every five American
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  • 559 8  -  DATELINE By Ele,Walt Dulaney DEAR WALT: I know you recommend double dates as a method of easing the strain of early dating. Well, that may be true when all four are doing their part but when two are playing house on the back seat,
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  • 458 8  -  Br Teiji Shimizu SrzrKA. Japan. Soichiro Honda, the motorcycle king, is a maverick and happy to be one. He prefers work clothes to business suits and often inspects his plants on the hills of Suzuka. near the coast of Ise Bay in central Japan. He is
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 46 8 DATELINE: DANGER v 20£=> r< THE WIZARD OF ID by John Saunders and Alden McWilliams M 15 ATHIPD PERSON A CHILD/ WE CAN BREATHE EAS/ACA.'I THiNK THIS UNSCHEDULED VACATION IS ABOUT OVER I'M ALMOST SORPy. RAVEN...I WAS JUST GETTING USED TO HAVING >IXI AROUND.' ,-P S
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    • 17 8 AMY By Jack Tippit Q fin 'You should be flottered, Mom! Roger doesn't inspect just ANYONE'S refrigerator."
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  • 650 9  -  By Florence de Santis NEW YORK: The "no-bra" concept is Having a direct effect on swimsuit design this year. Whatever the silhouette or fabrie, the swimsuit now must create a toft, natural body effect. The new naturalness means that whatever is buMt into the suit as
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  • 911 9  -  Speaking Myself... By Sheilah Graham NEW YORK: "If we don't do something to censor ourselves," said producer Ross Hunter, "we'll have government censorship." Ross, whose expensive $lO million (at least) picture, "Airport/* is breaking records and making a fortune for Universal,
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  • 276 9  -  A Lovelier You R* Mary Sue Miller I f»» r l V write*: Plea** tell me how to remove hair on the legs. Nothing I have t irri is effective for long I The Answer: Except for electrolysis, no method of I depilatlon is permanent. Temporary
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  • 353 9 Q: 'Vhat do you suggest could be done about mini dresses which are still almost new. hut now 'ook as If thev will soon he unwearable? I like the longer lengths very much, hut hate to just get rid of perfectly good clothes. A: Some mini dresses
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  • 570 9  -  Ann Landers JJEAR ANN: Here's a message for "Had It", the mother of a teenage Cop Out "Keep yourself clean Respect older people. Accept responsibility. The world doesn't owe you anything Get moving "Make a contribution." These are the same rules I
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 226 9 SHAW 1 ORGANISATION L IX> O Phone 3734 1 4 Now Showing! No Free List II <ui «•> fMi ft .sii A I mi "The Wandering Swordsman" A oHaW flit >£('('l l< N Mandarin Six»seo:t Ca or NEXT CHANGE I Kirk Doug.as Ar rave Dunaway "The Arrangement" WBl Panavtiioo Technicolor
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    • 225 10 BANGALORE, India, Mon. (UPI) India took a 2-0 lead over Australia in the Eastern Zone Davis Cup finals today when Jaideep Mukherjee had an upset win over Dick Crealy, 3-6, 6-8, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2. With the first two singles of the crucial matches in
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    • 104 10 HAMEENLINNA. Finland. Mon. tUPI) John Burton of Britain, driving a Chev-ron-Cosworth 816. on Sunday won the Hameenlinna 300. the second leg in the European sports car prototype competition in under 2.000 cc class. Burton clocked two hours. 27 minutes and 42 lOOths in the race, beating
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    • 277 10 BY EASTERN KNIGHT In the Olympic trials. Tan Lian Ann has obtained the best results, so far. by winning all his three ties. In the first game he outplayed Lee Chee Seng in the opening and then simplified It to an endgame. In the next
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    • 303 10 LONDON, Mon. (Reuter) A dazzling 98 by left-hander David Lloyd maintained Lancashire's flying start to their defence of the John Player League cricket title with a win over Leicestershire by 92 runs at Manchester yesterday. David Lloyd, West Indies test star Clive Lloyd (43) and John
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    • 114 10 LONDON. Mon. (Reuter) Britain's Peter Gethln Increased his lead in the European Formula 5000 motor racing championship when he won both legs of the Guards Event at Brands Hatch today. Gethln. driving a McLaren Chevrolet, won the first 25-lap race around the 1.24 miles circuit in
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    • 65 10 FOR the first time the jury of the photo competition of the Association of German Sports Journalists voted unanimously for one photo. The picture seen above was taken by 26 years old Gunter R. Muller and was entitled the "The Magician". It shows former world
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    • 315 10 JOHANNESBURG, Mon. (Reuter) South African cricket captain Ali Bacher said today that if anti-apartheid demonstrators broke up this year's tour of Britain there would be serious repercussions, not only in South Africa but for world sport. He told reporters that if a small minority
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    • 113 10 THE Amateur Fencing Association of Singapore, will be conducting another three-month beginners' fencing course for the Bronze Award very soon Training for the beginners' course will be held once a week in the evenings and those interested are requested to write to the Association at No. 82
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    • 176 10 PALERMO. Sicily. Mon. «UPI> Jo SifTert of Switzerland and British co-driver Brian Redman Sunday drove a Porsche 908 to victory m the 54th Targa Florio sports car race After a thrilling battle with the lone Ferrari, the German works team scored their fifth consecutive win round the
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    • 452 10 NEW YORK, Mon. (UPI) Johnny Bench hit a home run and two doubles, driving in three runs, and Bobby Tolan chipped in with a double and two singles Sundoy as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates for their fifth straight victory. Jim
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    • 240 10 NEW YORK. Mon (UPI> —Following are the results and standings after Sunday's games in major league baseball: NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST W L GB Chicago 13 7 New York 12 11 24 Philadelphia 12 11 2J Pittsburgh 11 11 3 St. Louis 10 10 3 Montreal 6 15
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    • 41 10 FORTE DEI MAR M I. Italy Mon. < Reuter > Spain and Holland drew 1-1 after extra time In the finals of the European Nations Amateur Soccer Cup here last night. Halftime: 1-1. The teams will meet In a replay tomorrow.
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    • 29 10 MADRID. Mon. (Reuter) Spaniard Manuel Santana beat Australian Lew Hoad 6-3. 8-10. 6-3. 6-0 In the men's singles final of the Madrid international tennis tournament here today
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    • 408 10 DALLAS, Texas, Mon. (Reuter) Jock Nicklaus snatched the 100,000 dollar (*****,000) Byron Nelson golf classic title here today in a sudden death play-off with Arnold Palmer after a titanic struggle over the final 36 holes. At the end of the regulation 72 holes both
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    • 148 10 PARIS. Mon (Reuter) American owner Norman Bunker Hunt's filly Pampered Miss took the lead a furlong out and raced on to victory in the French 1.000 Guineas over on© mile at Longchamp today. Pampered Miss. who started 11 to 10 favourite, was ridden by Maurice
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    • 70 10 MADRAS. Mon <Reuter> The Indian Cricket Control Board has instructed Indian players attached to English county clubs not to take part in matches against the touring South African team. Secretary S. Sriraman announced here today. The Indian decision follows similar instructions given by Pakistan and West Indies to
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    • 466 10 AMERICAN LEAGUE NEW YORK, Mon. (UPI) —The New York Yankees came from behind in each game Sunday to sweep a doubleheader from the Milwaukee Brewers B*7 and 4-2, with Gene Michael and Roy White contributing game-winning doubles in the respective games. Michael doubled home a run
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    • 49 10 ZARAGOZA. Spain. Mon. <UPI> Anatole Novak uf France won the 10th lap of the Spanish cycling tour covering the 237 kilometers (145 miles> between Igualada and here in five hours, 37 minutes and 47 seconds'. In second place was Frit* Hoogerheide of Holland in same time as Novak.
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  • 299 11 DENVER, Colo., Mon. (Reuter) Former world heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis today undergoes tests and examinations at the Colorado Psychiatric Hospital which will decide the legitimacy ot a commital order issued on Friday by a local judge. The order, that the 56-year-old Brown Bomber should be
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  • 182 11 NEW YORK. Mon. tUPI) Madison Square Garden officially announced yesterday that Jerry Quarry and Mac Foster will fight here in a heavyweight bout on June 17. ine Olympic Boxing Club of Los Angeles also claimed It had signed contracts for the bout, and the California Athletic
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  • 88 11 JOHANNESBURG. Mon. (Reuter) Sewsunker "Papwe" Sewgolum. the Indian golfer from Durban who was recently banned from playing on South Africa's white golf circuit, left here today for a European tour He will take part in about 8 dozen tournaments in Britain and on the continent Including the
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  • 51 11 LISBON. Mon. <UPI) Monaco beat Portugal 4-1 in their European Zone Davis Cup tennis play. In Sunday's closing cross singles matches Francis Truchi of Monaco beat Va Pinto of Portugal 3-6. 2-6. 10-8 6-4. 5-2. and Patrick Landao (Monaco) beat Jose Peralta (Portugal) 6-3. 6-4. 3-6
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  • 65 11 THE Singapore Chevs Federation is inviting entries for the 1970 Inter Schools Team Chess Championships beginning on May All matches will be played in the afternoons on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays on a home and away basis The closing date for entries is May 13. AU entries must
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  • 53 11 TOLUCA. Mexico. Mon. (UPI) The world Cupbound Mexican national selection edged America of Ecuador 3-2 here Sunday. The home team led 3-1 at halftime. The Aztecs were booed by fans at this World Cup subsite for lackluster play and for failing to capitalise on scoring opportunities against the
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  • 403 11 PROMOTIONS: From Class 2 to Class 1: Jaldast, Forget-Me-Not 111. From Class 3 to Class 2: Regal Rite, Tromp 11. Wall Street. Fantastic, Datin's Choice From Class 4 to Class 2: Clair De Lune From Class 4 to Class 3: Indian Patrol, Snow Mist From Clas«-
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  • 155 11 SHREVEPORT. La.. Mon. (UPI > Perpetual champion Micky Wright, making her first tournament appearance this year, shot a three under par 69 on Sunday for a 140 total and a one-stroke lead in the second round of the 15,000 U.S. dollars Shreveport Invitational Ladies Golf
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  • 58 11 VIENNA. Mon. <UPI» Austrian racing driver Werner Baldrian. 28 died in hospital after suffering several head Injuries in a crash during a Formula Ford race at the Vienna Aspern airfield on Sunday, doctors said. Baldrian's car collided with the car driven by Thirring Thorkild of Denmark before hitting
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  • 898 11 Following are the race weights for this weekend's racing at Bukit Timah: THIRD DAY CLASS 1 DIVISION 7 Furlongs Good Prince 9.00 Bandit 9.00 Literati 9.00 Castle Command 8.12 Mafoota B.M Forget Me-Not 111 8.11 Aerospace II 8.09 Seals Bay 8.0'» Green Son 8.< t Lavhimtat B.<>?»
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  • 148 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon.— The Badminton Associa'lon of Malaysia has selected 33 members of tne Umpires Association of Malaysia to serve as umpires, service judges and linesmen during the Thomas Cup tournament here from May 28 to June 6. Four of the 33 will serve as umpires and
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  • 101 11 ZAGREB Yugoslavia, Mon. <UPI> Results at the international "Chess Tournament of Peace" Sunday: Udovclc and Parma adjourned. Kovacevic and Ivkov drew, Uhlmann and Gicescu adjourned. Marovic lost to Smislow. Nicevskl and Kurajlca adjourned, Petroyan and Hort adjourned. Brown and Fischer adjourned. Bertok beat Korcnnoi, Gligonc and
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 1228 11 CHANNEL 5 PM.1.00 Opening Announcements in all Languages and General Hospital 320 Woman's World 'Malay). 3.50 A Diary of Events In Spore This Week Malay). 3.55 It's Happening In Spore Malavi Repeat'. 4 15 Peyton Place iCheese Subtitli (Repeat). 5.00 Close 6.00 Openi-ir Announcements I:i All Languages and Sky Hawks.
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  • 517 12 Public projects costing a total of $3O million ore being undertoken this year by the Senior Architects Branch (General), of the Ministry of Law and National Development. 9 They Include the National Sports Stadium ($18.5 million), re-development of the Passenger Terminal Building. Singapore
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  • 63 12 Two persons who appealed against their 10 years' imprisonment for an attempted murder had their sentence reduced to three years' imprisonment In the High Court yesterday. They are Koh Lee Beng and Chong Ah Tee who were sentenced to 10 years' Imprisonment last October for an attempted murder
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  • 69 12 Police found the body of Ku Kian Huat. 5, who was reported missing when he fell into a monsoon drain at the Bukit Panjang Village nine days ago His badlv decomposed bodv was found clinging to the mangrove roots at the Kranji River by three men who
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  • 55 12 Police identified the man who was found stabbed twice in the back at Serangoon Garden Way on Sunday night as Tan Poh Kock alias Tan Ah Kow. of Johore Bahru Tan was found staggering along a five-foot way at Serangoon Garden Wav before he collapsed. There were
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  • 76 12 STEPHEN Chong. yesterday claimed trial to a charge of extortion, on Dec. 20, 1968 at the New Citv Dispensarv in Selegie Road. He was alleeed to have attempted to extort the day's collection from Miss Pauline Tay Geok Muay. with the warning that he would put her into
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  • 30 12 The M-P for Geylang Serai, Enche Rahmat bin Kenan was elected President of the Singapore Telephone Board's Sports Club at its annual general meeting held last Saturday.
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  • 173 12 IT IS nof often that local boys have an opportunity to go to sea in one of Her Majesty's Ships but the 19th Company Boys' Brigade which is attached to St. Andrews Naval Base Church are fortunate that their newly appointed captain is also the
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  • 77 12 A TOP British Export Sales Manager—manufacturer of hydrauiic tipping equipment. arrived in Singapore today. Mr. John Saunders, of Telehoist Ltd.. Cheltenham. Western England, is here to venture for new markets. Mr. Saunders who has been in the export section for thirteen years, is scheduled to
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  • 65 12 The trial of a doublemurder in Hith Court which entered its 14th day yesterday continue* tomorrow. Kee Ah Tee and Liew Kim Slong. are jointly charged with the murder of Leung Fong and Miss Kah Sze Hlng on June 15 last year. Hew gave his evidence
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  • 332 12 Mr. Chor Yeok Eng, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Health opened a week long Dental Health Exhibition aimed »o create an awareness of the importance of proper care of the teeth. Speaking at the opening ceremony held at the Victoria Memorial Hall. Mr. Chor
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  • 315 12 A top Israeli unionalist has suggested that the National Trodes Unions Congress should establish a permanent Workers College to meet increasing union demands He is Mr Akiva Eger. Principal ot the Afro-Asian Institute for Co-operative and Labour Studies. Tel Aviv. 4 A good workers college is mu<*h
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  • 52 12 Thursday's Toto Jackpot Draw is now increased to SUS.NO. In the last draw there were no winners in the first and second groups However those with three circle numbers correct will h« paid the guaranteed sum of <.>oo each Thursday's Toto Draw will he held at the Wonderland
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  • 40 12 The Public Works Department will lay sewer mams along MacPherson Road between Plavfair Road and Pava Leba r Road from today During construction work, the present two-line traffic of the northern and southern carriageways will b€ reduced to single-line.
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  • 258 12 man who attempts to release a n*>t entangled to A propellor died shortly after returninc on his rr«sH. a Coroner's Court was told yesterday. The Court held an Inquiry into the death of Cheng Khim alias Ho Cheng Kim. 31, a crew member of
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 375 12 NOTICES NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I, TONG LON KIT of No. 247-B Tanjong Katong Road Singapore 15. have applied for a Bee r House First Class licence In re.spect of premises No. 33 Kuala Loyang Road off 131 Tampines Road (Loyang Canteen), Singapore, and that this application will
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    • 35 12 Any night. At the Cafe Allegro to the music of George Racz and the Hungarian Gypsies. Dance by candlelight Sample our Cpntinental cuisine and your favourite wines. Play it romantic... the way the gypsies play.
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    • 82 12 TIME AND TIDE TODAY SINGAPORE TOWN 421 am. ft 10 ®>n a rru (8 8 ft.); 4.37 P m. (2.7 ft.) 10.3? p.m. (9.1 ft.t. NAVAL DOCKYARD 4"6 a.m. (1.4 ft.); 11.00 am. (10.7 ft.); 4.32 pm. (3 4 ft. l; 1051 p.m. (10.3 ft.). TOMORROW SINGAPORE TOWN: 5.01 am
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