Eastern Sun, 9 May 1970

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    23 1 EASTERN SUN SINGAPORE'S OWN NATIONAL DAILY r Estd. 1968. Vol. 4 No. 1339 Saturday. 9 May 1970. MC (P) 1616 Price 15 cents
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    Lock icon Red Threat To Capital Eases
    566 1 Cambodians R pHNOM PENH, Fri. About 2,000 Cambodian troops spearheaded by tanks, have recaptured the strategic village of Kokithom thus relieving pressure on the Cambodian capital. The Cambodian forces, including the experienced 24th Infantry Battalion, also advanced to within fcur miles of the Neck Leung
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    Lock icon Police Disperse Filipino Mob
    249 1 MANILA. Fri (UPI) Police and demonstrators exchanged tear gas grenades and "Molotov bombs" in a five-minute confrontation outside fhe U.S. Embassy shortly after sunset today. Police reportedly carried electrically-wired "rattle rrod" batons, but did not Use them. About 400 demonstrators, including a number of Americans, assembled
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    Lock icon ASEAN Meet
    63 1 MANILA Frt (RfUter) The Association of Southeast, Asian Nations < ASEAN > permanent committee on commerce and industry will meet here next week to discuss the implementation of priority projects. Announcing this today, the Philippine Foreign Office said the discussions will include the setting up of an ASEAN
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    Lock icon COUP IN CEYLON FEARED
    214 1 COLOMBO. Fri. (Reuter) —The three-party opposition United Front said it had word of a military plot to take over the administration ot Ceylon if the government does not win a clear mandate in the May 27 °neral elections. But the front. ]pd by former Prime Minister
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    Lock icon Drug Charge
    35 1 SYDNEY. Fri (Reuter)— The alleged leader of a drug ring brought marijuana from Singapore hidden in radio speakers, was jailed for tnree years todav. Carl White 2fi. had pleaded guilty to importing marijuana
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    Lock icon TO WED AGAIN
    76 1 MANILA. Fri (Reuter) —A 92-year-old Filipino Moslem, who has had more than 30 wives. 29 children and 400 grandchildren. plans to remarry again. Hadji Arolas Tulawie, former acting Governor of the southern province of Sulv told the Philippine News Service that despite his age he still plans
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    Lock icon Australians Demonstrate
    86 1 MELBOURNE. Frl. (Reuter> Thousands of Australians took part in antlVietnam war marches and rallies across the country today, but the demonstrations were orderly and there was no violence. It was the start of a three-day moratorium campaign against the war, in which Australia has troops, and police took
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    Lock icon K.L. OKAYS ELECTIONS FOR EAST MALAYSIA
    334 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The National Operations Council has given the elections commission the "green light" to resume the suspended general elections in East Malaysia when it approved three emergency ordinances today. A statement issued here after its meeting said the council approved the Emergency
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    Lock icon Cambodians Holding Diplomats As Hostages
    204 1 PHNOM PEN H. Fri. (Reuter) The Cambodian government appears to bo holding members of the Chinese and North Korean Embassies in Fhnom Penh until the safe return of Cambodian diplomats at present in Peking and Pyongyang Some members of the Chinese Embassy were due to
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    Lock icon Officers Get Helicopter Training
    283 2 Bersotu Padu officers of four nations yesterday underwent "emplaning and deplaning" drills in heavy rain at RAF Changi. It was a cold and wet start tor a two-day training course aimed at achieving maximum efficiency when ''Exercise Granada" of the Bersatu Padu war games begin June
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    Lock icon Singapore Can Become Data Computer Centre
    410 2 Singapore is ready to become the "Data Computer Centre for South-east Asia", the Minister for Communications, Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin, said yesterday. This possibility stems from the introduction of push button diall- ing in Singapore. The Minister, who was opening the $6 million Singapore
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    Lock icon Malaysia To Lead Tin Production
    140 2 IPOH, Fri. Malaysia will maintain her lead in the production of tin "for many years to come", the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Enche Mohamed Khir Johari, said today. This trend would continue with the signing of the Fourth International Tin Agreement in Geneva, he
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    Lock icon WOMAN SLASHED
    101 2 TAIPING. Fri. Three youths, one armed with a parang, broke Into a house here last night and slashed a woman who tried to prevent them from entering her daughter's room. A police spokesman said today the youths entered Madam Chong Sea Han's house near St. Louis Church here
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    Lock icon Science Council
    119 2 DR. Walter Rintoul has been re-elected President of the Singapore National Academy of Science at Its third annual general meeting. Four new members were elected to the council at the 34th council meeting Mr. Oeorge Ang, Dr. Chi Eng Ouan, Prof. T.H. Elliot and Mr. 0.0. Thomson. Other
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    Lock icon Fined For Trying To Stab Girl
    163 2 A MAN who tried to stab a girl because she turned down his request for a date was yesterday convicted and fined $250 by the 10th Magistrate, Mr. R. R Magnus. Earlier, Ch u a Teor.g Cheok. 27. had claimed trial to a charge
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    Lock icon Three Win Toto Prizes
    133 2 Three persons won the second group prize of $20,000 In Thursday's Toto Draw. Singapore Pools (Pte) Ltd. announced yesterday. One of the winners submitted a subscription coupon ar.d thus became the first subscription participant to win a big prize. Meanwhile, the Jackpot prize for Sunday's Toto
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    Lock icon Counterfeit
    40 2 PENANG Fri. A forged Singapore $5O note was found in a collection paid into Bank Negara here yesterday. A spokesman said today the note was detected fcv n member of the bank's staff when he was counting the money.
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    Lock icon HAMZAH: BORDER TALKS FRUITFUL
    249 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The Acting Minister of Home Affairs Enche Hamxah bin Dato Abu Samak said today that he was happy with the outcome of the Malaysia-Thai border talks held at Songkhla and Penang "We'll see to It that i whatever decisions we have taken will
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    Lock icon 'Friends' Rob Youth
    69 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri Three friends turned robbers and robbed a youth. Mnhamrd All so Sanu Soft. 21, of SBO after he had riven them a "treat'* yesterday. Mohamed Ali told police he met his three friends near Alam Shah Mosque here yesterday morning and took them for
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    Lock icon 2 Guilty Of Extortion
    129 2 Two youth* yesterday pleaded guilty to a charge of extortion. Sentence has been postponed pending a probation report on Neo Ah Choon. 16. and Stephen Vincent Miranda. 15, both of whom are on bail of $5OO in one surety each. On May 7. 9 30 a
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    Lock icon Boy Identifies Snatch-Thief
    275 2 A nine-year-old boy yesterday told a Court how he recognised the thief who snatched his younger sis- ter's chain valued at $6O. Andl Satria bin Zaldin was testifying against Warni bin Nik. ID. who was accused of snatching the gold chain lrom Adila blnte Mustaffa. 3. Andi.
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    Lock icon Malaysia Takes Full Precautionary Measures
    484 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri.—Tunku Abdul Rahman today reiterated that security forces have taken all precautionary measures and assured the nation that with the support of the people "May 13 would also pass off incident free." He reminded the people that slight incidents between individuals of different
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    Lock icon Bar Tender Stabbed
    82 2 A bar tender. Pang Wing Fong. 28. was stabbed in the back by four men outside a bar at Pasir Panjanj Road on Thursday night. Pang was closing u© when a colleague told him that some people wanted to see him outside Once outside, one of the
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    Lock icon Tamils Meet
    56 2 The Tamils Reform Association will hold its 38th Annual General Meeting on Ma v 13 in its premises at Serangoon Road at 6 p.m. It will be chaired by its president Mr. S- T. Moorthy. Members are advised to bring along their numbered slip attached with the Annual
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    Lock icon Scooter Theft
    58 2 A youth, Ang Tok Ping. 17, was yesterday charged in the Ninth Magistrate's Court for the t hot t of a scooter valued at $1,200 from Ko Kian Niel at Jalan Balam on April 2 this year. Ang pleaded guilty and sentence was postponed to Ma v 29
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    Lock icon 13th Gun Seized
    143 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Frl. A double barrel shot gun was recovered by police from a hole beside Sungei Triang near 41-mile Kampong Jercng, about 15 miles from Jelebu yesterday. The gun of Italian-make was wrapped in a plastic bag. Sclangor CID Chief. Assistant Ko Kim Cheng told a
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    Lock icon Campaign To Donate Blood
    132 2 The Ci\ics Club of the Ahmad Ibrahim Integrated Secondary School is organising its third Blood Donation Campaign for the National Blood Bank. The blood donation campaign is to be held in the school's Domestic Science Room. Sunday from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. This campaign is
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    Lock icon Fighting In Parliament After Ministers Sacked
    308 4 DUBLIN, FN\ (Reuter) The sacking of two Irish government ministers for alleged gunrunning threatened yesterday to plunge divided Ireland into a new round of conflict. Fist fighting broke out in the Irish Parliament after Prime Minister Jack Lynch announced the dismissal of the two
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    Lock icon Labour Leads
    55 4 LONDON Frl. (UPI) Prime Minister Harold Wilson's government Labour Party Thursday night scored sweeping gains in local elections In England and Wales. But the Conservative* still retained overall control over most large cities. At 12 30 a.m. Frld»y (2330 GMT) latest compilations showedLabour 259 net gain* of council
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    Lock icon Sinatra Ends Concert With Champagne
    192 4 LONDON. Fri. (Reuter) Frank Sinatra rounded off a triumphant return to the London scene today in the only appropriate war —he had a champagne breakfast His midnight charity concerto before a celebritypacked audience at the Royal Festival Hall last night was a personal triumph. At
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    Lock icon TALL PEOPLE TALK ABOUT TALL PROBLEMS
    205 4 WEST BERLIN, Fri. (Reuter) Tall people from five countries crowded into a restaurant here yesterday to talk about some down-to-earth problems like bigger beds and outsize shirts. About 500 tall men and women from Austria. Denmark. Sweden, and West Germany began their four day
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    Lock icon Embassy Staff To Quit Cambodia
    65 4 BELGRADE Fri. (UPI» The Yugoslav embassy staff in Phnom Penh will leave Cambodia for home in the near future after Yugoslavia's recognition of the deposed Prince Norodom Sihanouk's govern-ment-ln-exile. a government spokesman said Thursday. Yugoslav ambassador in Phnom Penh Milorad Mijovic was in Belgrade Thursday
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    Lock icon Stop Those Attacks -Israel
    186 4 TEL AVIV. Fri. (CFI) Israel's Chief of Staff. Lt. Gen. Haim Bar Lev last night warned Lebanon. Syria and Jordan to curb Arab guerilla attacks across their frontiers with Israel, or face reprisal. "I think lt must be absolutely clear to the countries across the border
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    Lock icon Picture shows knots of people gathered at points along the route to cheer the inaugural Indian-Pacific train.
    100 4 A STANDARD-GAUGE (4ft. 8 1/2in.) railroad now stretches for 2461 miles across Australia to link Sydney on the Pacific Ocean coast with Perth on the shore of the Indian Ocean. Work on the
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    Lock icon CHEERS
    96 4 A TANKARD of beer, along with the congratulations of hit Squadron colleagues was awaiting 26-years-old Flight Lieutenant Keven Mace of R.A.F. Tengah's No. 74 Squadron (The Tigers), when he climbed from the cockpit of his supersonic jet fighter after completing his I,oooth hour of flying in twicc-the-speed-of-sound Lightning interceptor
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    Lock icon Prague Must Now Help Russia
    262 4 LONDON, Fri. (UPI) Russia, n a precendentmaking move, has committed Czechoslovakia to assist her in conflicts anywhere, including China, diplomatic sources said Thursday. Under the new Treaty of Friendship signed by Kremlin leaders which Czechoslovak leader* in Prague Wednesday, each side pledged itself to consider
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    Lock icon Gold Prices Steady
    70 4 NEW YORK. Fri. (UPI) Cold prices steadied in quiet trading Thursday here and in London. Other European markets were closed for the Ascension Day holiday. In London, gold rose 1/2 cent at the morning fixing but lost the same amount for a second fixing of $36 225
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    Lock icon Aussie In Bersatu Padu
    132 4 A POINTER to the planning for Exercise 'Granada the main phas* of fivenation Exercise Bersatu Padu—due to start in midJnne. Is indicated by members of the Joint Exercise Planning Staff (left to right) Majors BUI Fleming, of Camp Hill. Brisbane, and S S Tan. of Peaang,
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    Lock icon POLICE GUARD WILSON'S SON
    198 4 BRIGHTON. England. Fri. (I'PI) Police guarded Prime Minister Harold Wi'son s snn yesterday, his residence and his college ramptK after threats made to kidnap the son and Wilson's father. A detective rode wrh Giles Wilson, 21. Wilsons son. when he drove from hs seaside residence to
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    Lock icon American Students' National Strike
    472 5 COLUMBUS, Ohio, Fri. (Reuter) National Guardsmen with live ammunition in their guns stood by as 10,000 students massed here. They came to protest the killing of four colleagues at Ohio's Kent University. The four two girls and two men, were cut down in a hail of
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    Lock icon Paper: Protestors Will Storm White House
    160 5 CHICAGO. Fri. (UPI)— A Chicago newspaper columnist yesterday announced he has learned from "accurate sources" that college student revolutionaries plan to "storm" the White House tomorrow. Jack Mablev is a columr:3t for the newspaper. •Chicago tie disclosed the government "probably" is aware of the
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    Lock icon Big Anti-War Rally Near White House Today: NIXON ON TV TO PACIFY NATION ON INDOCHINA
    760 5 WASHINGTON, Fri. (Reuter) President Nixon goes on television late tonight, seeking both to placate students and to justify to this divided nation his Cambodian military venture. The current crisis has been described as "the most
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    Lock icon Girl Raped In Hall Of Horrors
    287 5 NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Fri. (UPI) A tattored teen-ager, who said she is a witch, and three hippie drifters wer e arrested yesterday. They were charged for the cat-o-nine-tails flogging and rape of a girl beside a guillotine in a "Hall of Horrors" wax museum.
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    Lock icon The Miracle Of Ann's Regained Sight
    175 5 TIPTON, Indiana Frl. (UP!) "I can sec: I can see!** Ann Turner. 15. blinded by a solar eclipse since March 7. burled her face In her hands and cried. Ann's Joyful experience was verifier yesterday by an eye specialist. He had first examined her
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    Lock icon Hairdo Won't Do
    66 5 CHICAGO. Fri. (Reuter) Onofrio Defrancesco. was a little thin on top So he got himself a hair transplant immediately after his marriage "He took S$ 12.000 of the engagement ana wedding money and got a hair transplant," a lawyer for Mrs. Defrancesco. complained to a divorce court
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    Lock icon Apollo 14 Flight Delayed Till Dec.
    341 5 CAPE KENNEDY, Florida, Fri. (UPI) The U.i. Space Agency yesterday delayed the launch of Apollo 14 from October to December at the earliest. It also retargetied its astronauts for a landing In the moon valley originally assigned to the abortive Apollo 13 flight. Space
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    Lock icon New Anti-Castro Group On Cuba
    127 5 MIAMI Fri (AFP) A Miami radio station claimed last night that a new group of anti-Castro commandos had successfully landed in Cuba, It will trv to bring down the 11-vear-old regime of Cuban Premier Castro. The radio report did not sa v how big the
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    Lock icon Meeting Of Governors
    89 5 SANTA FE, New Mexico, Fri (UPI) President Nixon has called the 50 governors to the White House on Monday to discuss 'the disruption of peace, violence and potential violence throughout the nation." Gov. Raymond Shafter of Pennsylvania disclosed vesterday. In making the announcement. Shatter, Chairman of the
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    Lock icon OUT FOR A SCALP
    98 5 OAKLAND. California, Frf. (UPI)—A 15-year-old student was in serious condition yesterday after a twoinch square of scalp was cut rom his head bv two men Thev said thev dii not like long-haired hitchhikers." James Huneke related ne was picked ut> on Wednesday taken to a remote
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      34 5 EXPLOSION Crackinq headache Its b bitterness is hard to describe. S9| Decide immediately and H take THREE LEGS BRAND HEADACHE POWDER s N m b o c Q O k PREPORED BY yow LCC
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    Lock icon THE BRAIN GAIN
    573 6 THE only criticism that can be levelled at the raise in salaries for cabinet ministers, parliamentary secretaries and members of parliament is that It was long overdue. We would have liked It better if the Prime Minister's salary had also been increased but both from Mr. Lee
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    Lock icon IDENTIFYING WITH THE NEW WORLD
    315 6 AUSTRALIA'S chang-ng role of Increased participation in Asian affairs was clearly enunciated by Prime Minister John Gorton speaking at Expo *7O in Japan. Ever since the Second World War, Australia has been discovering that her geographic location makes it imperative foi her to strengthen her
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    Lock icon Two Ways To Say "Help Yourself"
    909 6  -  By GLEN WRIGHT GEMINI HONIARA, Guadalcanal; Britain pays US$22 million a year in aid to keep the 140,000 population Solomon Islands as a colony. And this is five per cent down on 1969. By contrast, the US pays around $8 million to govern American
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    Lock icon The Southern Strategy
    613 6  -  by ART BUCHWALD WASHINGTON The Republican Party, through its Southern strategy committee, has pulled off one of the most interesting political coups in modern history. They managed to make a practically unknown tederal judge the leading candidate to win the senatorial race in Florida this year. I
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    Lock icon Temple Of The Tooth
    670 6  -  By Joseph Galloway UPI. KANDY, Ceylon The relir case gleam» and sparklet in the light of oil lamps. Incense smoke and the massive steel cage obscure the clear view tnat dozens of sari-clad women are straining for. From the main floor of the temple below, the
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      Lock icon The No Secret About Trade Secrets
      127 6 THE OlMrtor of civil Anatio*. SUigapore. recently called in tenders for duty free sale of cigarettes tobacco and liquor, at the airport. In the meanwhile the sitting concessionaire was request** to furnish certified for the last quarter private and confidential information!! When tenders were
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      Lock icon Medical Examination Of Students
      78 6 MY son who u in Primary Six had a medical examination done on him by a school doctor about a month ago. The last tin# when he had a similar medical examination dona was five years ago. May I suggest that more frequent medical examination* be
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      Lock icon Stock Market Shows Overall Improvement
      350 7 BETTER sentiment in industrials was maintained in tha Stock Exchange yesterday. Th§ overall market was better as compared to the previous with turnover at 1.4 million. Losses wer e marginal and there was selling Interest which resulted in mild Cams. Throughout the day, hotels, tins
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      Lock icon BUSINESS DONE
      817 7 "PUSINESS dona in and reported to the trading rooms ot the Stock Exchange ot Malaysia and Singapore with the number of shares traded in brackets in lots ot 1 units urias* etherwfee specified:* INDUSTRIALS ACJWA $2.00 (1); Ah an 51.62 (1) $1.63 <1) $1.64 (3) SL.rffJ (7> $1.65
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      Lock icon NY MARKET EDGES HIGHER
      125 7 NEW YORK Fr; (UPI) The stock market edged higher Thursday In what analysts generally described as an extension of Wednesday's sharp upswing. Turnover was moderate. At the close the UPI marketwide indicator was up 053 per cent on 1,560 issues on the tape Of these 812
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      Lock icon UNIT TRUSTS
      5 7 (•Hons hunt < urrenrj»
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      Lock icon Tin Steady
      28 7 LONDON. Fri. (UPI) Tin held steady yesterday with ion tons. spot buyers 1592 sellers 1504 business nil 3 months buyers 1605 sellers 1606 business 1607 1605.
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      Lock icon STOCK EXCHANGE CLOSING PRICES
      824 7 BID and offer prices officially listed yesterday at the close of business in th e trading room$ of the Stock Exchange of Malay. sia and Singapore were: INDUSTRIALS R AC MA rbl 2 04 2.0* A lean 1 i'i 1 65 Allied Choc B»n Jl I
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      Lock icon RUBBER PRICE: 57 1/2 Cts.
      299 7 May first grade rubber buyers closed at 5 p.m. in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur yesterday at 57J cents per lb. down one cent from the previous close. The tone of the market was quiet The market opened lower reflecting London advices of adverse strike news
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      Lock icon Oil Company Gets Award To Industry
      177 7 QUEEN Elizabeth has conferred on BP the Award to Industry. This is in recognition of two technological achievements made by the world-wide oil company on: Development of BP Enerjet 53, a synthetic lubricant for supersonic aircraft engines; and Development of a selective hydrogen at
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      Lock icon London Rubber Nominal
      67 7 LONDON. Fri. (UPI) Rubber market closed nominal yesterday with spot 20-1 4, 20-3 4. Settlement House. June 20-1/2, 20-11/16 July 20-3'4. 20-15 16 Aug. and July/Sept. 21. 213/16 Oct.-Dec. 21-3/8, 21-12 Jan./ Mar. 21-1/2. 21-11/16 April June 21-9 11. 21-3/4 July Sept 21-5 8 21-7 8 Oct.-Dec.
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      Lock icon TIN PRICE
      12 7 The tin price for yesterday was $702.00 down 50 cents
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      Lock icon Share Prices Retreat On London Mart
      108 7 LONDON, Fri. (UPI) International uncertainties returned to the stock market Thursday and ©rices retreated rapidly, and buyers were few, with the leaders r iffering most. But government stocks found support and gains ranged to about threeeighths. Industrial leaders to turn back sharply included EMI,
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      36 7 NEW YORK. Fri. (UPI) Dow Jones closing averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. 30 Industrials 723.07 20 Transp. 154.90 15 Utilities 106.31 65 Stocks 238.44 40 Bonds 68.50 Commodity futures index 134.65-0.15.
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      Lock icon Rubber Futures
      55 7 N T EW YORK, Fri (UPI> Rubber futures closed unchanged and unlraded on Thursday on the Ne-. v York Commodity Exchange May 22.508 22.50 July 22.5n8 22. 50 Sept. 22.503 22 50 Nov. 22.008 22.00 Jan. 2l"5B 21.70 March 21.758 21.75 May 21.758 21.75 Locally. No 2 RSS
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      Lock icon 2 More DC-8s For Thai Airways
      183 7 TO celebrate the 10th anniversary of its founding, Thai International will add another two DC-8 jets to its international fleet which will then have six jets operating to its 18 Royal Orchid destinations. More DC-Ra will be added to the fleet by the end
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      Lock icon Stronger Support For Mining Shares
      346 7 Sydney Stocks, .V T Closing Prices SYDNEY, Fri. (I'PI) Mining shares opened weak on Sydney Stock Exchange Friday but slightly stronger buying support prevailed in the afternoon to lift the market. However, rises clearly outnumbered falls when trading closed. The dull trading was emphasised by
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      Lock icon H.K. STOCKS STRONG
      51 7 HONG KONG, Fri (UPI) Stocks in Hong Kong yesterday moved strongly upward to recover their recent drops. Turnover Thursday was HK513.910.000 at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and HK512,440,000 at the Far East. The Hong Kong stock market said index rose 4.02 points to from early this
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      Lock icon PRODUCE
      87 7 THfc noon prices at tne Hncapore Chinese Produce Exchance yetterdaj »ere:B 8. Coconut Oli (Ktft Bulk 5y 00 Coconut Oil (F.O.B Drum 61 50 Mixed Copra 360V .Muntok White Pepper (FOB.) 152.00 Sarawak White Pepper (F.OB) l.'-OOO Mrauak Special Black Pepper (F.OB.) 96% NL-W 110 00 Lampong Special Black
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      Lock icon Hong Kong Money
      129 7 HONG KONG. ftTI) Friday's S p m. currency rstes (supplied by Foreirn Exchange and Investment Ltd); <Bayers) (Sellers) 1040 IPS 9 100 Ftralte dollar* 1435 14P 5 per 1.000 Taiwan dollars 8.74 675 per Australian dollar 340 360 per 1.000 Burmese fcyata 430 500 per 1,000 Indian
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      Lock icon AIR MOVEMENTS
      446 7 AKKIV US 1.45 am MsA 125 K Lumpur 6a m MSA Madran 7 30am. MsA 123 K Luinpur 9.30 a.m Ms.% 4*>? K. Luinpur 1105 am MsA 454 Penanf, KLumpur 1150 am. M>A 703 Jakarta 130 pm. M«\ 451 Kuchlng 230 pm- MSA 021 K luinpur. Malacca 835
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    Lock icon Roadside Letter Writers
    672 8  -  By JOSEPH MA UPI HONG KONG "I am getting married this summer. "Yours truly was told by three coins in a tortoise shell and a book defying my comprehension that my fair lady will be introduced to me by one of my immediate relatives." Jimqua the art
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    Lock icon Nigeria Four Months After: THE EMOTIONAL UNDERCURRENTS
    1218 8  -  By Richard Moberly GEMINI LONDON: I have just spent s>x months doing relief work in Nigeria and the former Biafra. I enormously enjoyed it. But now that I am back in Britain I cannot help feeling that if only all parties concerned th
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    Lock icon Bridge The Gap Call To Nixon
    126 8 WASHINGTON The Association of American Colleges, representing 900 universities and colleges, today "implored'* President Nixon to bridge the communications gap between the White House a nd higher education establishments. In a telegram to Mr. Nixon, the Association said it "implores you to take immediate
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    Lock icon Honest Campaigner May Be Blackmailed Victor
    582 8  -  DATELINE Br Ele,Walt Dulaney Dear Ele and Walt: I'm not sure whether I really have a problem or not. I was just elected senior class president for next year. I campaigned very hard and had a lot of help. Now after everything's been announced
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    Lock icon MOSCOW WOOS BUDDHISTS
    493 8 SPRS BERNE, Switzerland: There is irony in the choice of Ufan Bator as the Venue for the June Conference of World Buddhists; for it is the boast ot its Soviet sponsors, though in a different context, that Communism in the People's Republic of Mongolia was built on
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
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      114 8 AMY By Jack Tippil r 4 "I hate to be the one to tell you, Laurie. .but you have a very sick bear." DATELINE: DANGER! by John Saunders and Aiden McWiliiams DECORATE V HIS CAST/ 2 n «SS, THE DOCTOR SAID T I THINK IT) YOU'LL YOU DID ALL THE
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    638 9  -  Speaking For Myself... Bv Sheilah Graham NEW YORK: Edward G. Robinson will be offered the title role in "TTie Defector", the film to be co-produced bv Elixabeth Tavlor. Richard Burton and Gregory Peck. Elizabeth and Peck will be starring
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    589 9  -  Ann Landers ANN: My son who Is a college freshman doesn't know it hut I learned, by accident that he not only uses marijuana hut is selling the stuff to his classmates. Yesterday I discovered he has introduced his younger brother to it. If
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    411 9  -  By Florence de Santis NEW YORK: Jane Justin, the bright young designer for Don Sophisticates, is thinking about more than the hemline this spring. Like many other designers now, she's taking a new interest in accessories "We've had a lot of accessory interest the past
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    245 9  -  A Lovelier You By Mary Sue Miller Ungainly ankles can t get by during the summer season A girl can hardly wear cover-up boots with bathing suits. That makes slimming more than ever desirable To make short work of the project, try this routine: Stretch out,
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    231 9 Q: I am to be married for the second time next month I have always understood that white was correct only for a first marriage. but a fnend told me that she has seen white written about as all right for any marriage. I'm asking your opinion
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      317 11 AMSTERDAM. Fri. (Reuter) Avery Brundage, 82-year-old apostle of amateurism in the Olympic movement, said yesterday he would "drop an atom bomb" when he addresses the International Sports Federations here next week. Mr. Brundage. American President of the 74-strong International Olympic Committee < IOC), is
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      63 11 ATLANTA. Ga.. Frl. (AFP)—South African Cliff Drysdale qualified lor the men's singles quarter-finals of the Atlanta Classic Tennis Tournament by beating Australian Tony Roche 8-6. 1-6. 10-8 last night Other results: Marty Riessen <USA> beat Roger Taylor <GB> 14-12. 3-6. 6-3; Ken Rosewall (Australia) beat Ismael El Shafei
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      75 11 ROME. Fri. cßeuter) Italy's 22-man soccer squad left here by air today for Lisbon to play their international warm-up match before the World Cup finals In Mexico next month. Manager Ferrucclo Valcareggi said he hoped to try out at least 14 players against Portugal on Sunday The squad
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      424 11 T. SOMO, with 26 points, captured the St. Joseph's Institution A Division title at the 62nd annual athletic meet held at the school's ground yesterday. The B Division crown went to Kok Swee Hwa who scored 26 points. L. Rayappan, with 21 points, won the
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      86 11 NEW YORK. Fri. (Reuter) Results of last nieht's major league baseball games: NATIONAL LEAGUE Los Angeles Dodgers 7. New York Met* 4 San Diego Padres 8. Philadelphia Phillies 2 Pittsburgh Pirates 9. Houston Astros 5. Montreal Expos 15. San Francisco Giants 8. Cincinnati Reds 5. Chicago Cubs
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      392 11 Lim Kheng Poh scored a treble in the boys "B" division at the Balestier Hill Technical School's sixth annual athletic meet at the school's ground yesterday. He won the 100 m in 12.7 sees; the 200 m in 27.2 sees, and the 400 m in
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      107 11 LONDON, Fri. (Reuter) Close of plav scores in yesterday cricket matches were: At Birmingham: Warwickshire 327 for six declared, Essex 208 for three (82 overs) B Edmeades 102, G. Seville 50. At Hove: Surrey 298 and secondly 49 for no wicket. Sussex 201 (81.1 overs) G. Greenldge
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    51 12 A TWO-WAY link in a five-nation exercise is shared between teletype operator Signalman Peter Cleaver, of South Perth, W.A., and Warrant Officer Class One Mohammed Noh, of Johore. Malaysia. Both at present are employed in Kuala Lumpur as part of the vast communications network for Exercise Bersatu
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    106 12 The first group of 14 doctors from the Singapore Medical Association are now undergoing training as cadet officers in the People s Defence Force. This is in response to the call for an effective medical service in the Army The Singapore Medical Association also revealed
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    99 12 An ex-mental patient who had illusions that harm might befall her whole family was found at the foot of h#»r daughter's flat, a coroner's court was told yesterday Tham Yin Thoe. 62 killed herself by Jumping from an eight floor Housing Board flat in Jalan Tenteram April 19.
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    200 12 Deposits in the Postal Savings Banks have reached a new record of $62.3 million for the first four months of this year. This was mainly due to increased business enjoyed by the Postal Savings Banks which opened 10,040 new accounts in April. The
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    178 12 Parent —Teacher Discussion Urged The M.P. for Bukit Ho Swee, Mr. Sia Mui Kok, yesterday advised parents and teachers to get together as often as possible for discussions on the welfare of pupils. However, this rapport sometimes cannot be achieved unless teachers are genuinely interested. It might also be difficult
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    59 12 Mr. Chi a Kim Watt was elected president of the Govvernment Pensioners Association at its annual meeting held rerentlv. Other Office Bparers: Vice President Goh Men? Cheh; Secretary S.R P. Naidu; Treasurer —Hashim bin Abu Shamah; Auditor— George Ratnam. Committee members- Ho Cheong Chin R.A Mitchell, Ooi Teng Lai.
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    279 12 A talk on Discovering Modern Art" will be given at a luncheon, at the Viking Room. Goodwood Park Hotel, on Saturday, May 9 at 1.15 p.m. The luncheon talk Is being organised by the international Y's Men's Club of Singapore, and the euest speaker
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    195 12 A five-member team of technical education experts of the Colombo Plan was impressed with the progress of the technical education programme implemented by the Singapore government. The leader of the team. Mr Irshad H Khan. Adviser on Inter Regional Training. Colombo Plan Bureau, said this last
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    103 12 After a lapse of two years, the Singapore Music Teachers Association will present its 11th Students' Workshop a programme of piano, violin, and vocal solos. The Informal cmcert is presented by the pupils of the members and Is designed to be an exercise of critical thinking for
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    94 12 Mr P Govlnddswamv. MP. for Anson has ureed the people "to strive positively to maintain, the freedom of worship" because it Is a "basic human right." He was speaking at the opening of the Koran Competition held in the Duxton Plain Community Centre Thursday. Mr. P.
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    61 12 Three men all armed with knives, held up a housewife at he r flat at Commonwealth Crescent and escaped with about $l,OOO in cash and jewellery The housewife. Kok Siew Seng. 25. was watching television in the afternoon when the men came in She was herded into the
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    171 12 Road accidents for the first four months of 1970 soared by 2,846 to 11,488 but fatalities resulting from accidents increased by only three. The Police Public Relations Officer. ASP Leslie Wong Sze Ylng. Issued statistics to show that In 1970. 97 persons were killed during the first four
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