Eastern Sun, 27 December 1970

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Microfilm: NL6660
Total Pages: 35
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    Lock icon Joss sticks are cause of blaze
    116 2 THIRTEEN people were made homeless and property worth $5,000 destroyed when fire gutted a house at Kim Yan Road on Christmas Day. Three flre-e nglnes rushed to the scene and the blaze was pat out In 30 minutes. The fire is believed to have
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    Lock icon Military exercises
    78 2 The Singapore Armed Forces will conduct an exercise from 1.00 pm on December 29 to 5.30 pjn. on December 31 at the Marslling Area. A similar exercise will be conducted from 800 a.m. on January 5 to 7.00 pjn. on Jsn 8 at the Mandal Forest Reserve. A
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    Lock icon Workers arrest a robber
    103 2 TWO labourers gave chase to two fleeing robber* who had robbed a family of cash and property valued at $2,168 and arrested one of them yesterday. The two labourers Hoe Thye San 37, and his colleague Lee Kim Klat, 37, were working on the ground floor
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    Lock icon No delivery of mail January 1
    69 2 There will be no mall delivery on New Year's Day. The General Post Office will however be open from 9 a.m. to noon. All other post offices will open from 9 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. with the exception of the Joo Chlat, Kandang Kerbau,
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    Lock icon 16 MISSING AS SINGAPORE SHIP RUNS AGROUND
    148 2 A Singapore-registered ship broke up into two after running aground outside the northern port of Keelunq in Taiwan on Christmas Eye. Till late yesterday, only 12 of its 28-member South K or eon crew have been rescued. Reports from Taipei said high waves
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    Lock icon Kim II Sung re-elected Premier
    115 2 Marshal Kim 11 Sung, the Prime Minister of North Korea has been reelected the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers* Party, it was announced yesterday by the North' Korean diplomatic mission here. The election took place at the Mansudea Assembly Hall in
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    Lock icon Cinema cashier robbed of $11,100
    43 2 FOUR men, three armed with knives held up the cashier of the Galaxy Cinema and robbed him of $ll,lOO on Christmas Day. Teo Soon Klat, 32. was In his office when four persons walked in at 10.30 p.m.
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    Lock icon Registration for Pre-U and HSC classes
    71 2 Registration for provisional admisscn to the 1971 Pre-University 1 and commercial HSC classes will commence on Monday. Government and Govern ent-alded school candidates who wish to apply for admission should call at the school where they completed their secondary four education. Selection for provisional
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    Lock icon Arson attempt on P.W.D. building
    75 2 ARSONISTS tried to set Are to the Public Works Department Headquarters at High Street, yesterday. A member of the public who saw smoke coming out of the building which is currently being renovated called the police. A fire engine dashed to the scene and brought
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    Lock icon Picture shows Datin Lee presenting the key of the bank to Dato Lee (extreme right). With them are Mr. Teo soo Chuan, Director (left) and Dato Aw Cheng Chye, Chairman (third from left).
    113 2 THE Chung Khltw Banks High Street branch was officially opened Saturday by Datin Le e Chee Shan,
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    Lock icon Ex-teacher sentenced to year in jail
    159 2 FORMER school-teacher Mervyn Simon Pereira, 19, was Saturday concurrently sentenced to s year's jail when the Third District Oourt fonnd him guilty on 15 charges of outraging the modesty of schoolgirls. The offences were allegedly committed in a classroom of the Playfair Primary School
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    Lock icon Maximum security for Angela
    238 7 BAN RAFAEL, California Sheriffs deputies blocked all entrances to the Marin County Civic Centre Friday as more than 100 demonstrators snake-danced through a parking lot In support of black militant Angela Davis. Follce vehicles blocked every entrance and sealed the building in the tightest security ■ince
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    Lock icon BRAZIL NEARS SHOWDOWN WITH BUCHER'S KIDNAPPERS
    636 7 RIO DE JANEIRO A post-Ch.istmas showdown between the government and the kidnapper; of Swiss Ambassador Giovanni Enrico Bucher was developing Saturday. With the unofficial recess in negotiations between the government and the leftwing guerillas who grabbed Bucher from a downtown Rio Street Dec. 7
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    Lock icon Public helps GIs go home for Christmas
    132 7 CORTLAND, New York, A Vietnam serviceman spent Christmas with his family the first of 16 Qls who will spend two-week holidays at home thanks to contributions from residents of a central New York county. Mrs. Florence Fitzgerald, the leader of the campaign to
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    Lock icon USSR shows mass grave to newsmen
    175 7 MOSCOW The Soviets Friday displayed for foreign newsmen tfie remains of 1,480 persons who were killed by Nazis and buried in a mass grave near Simferopol, the official Tass News Agency said. The Soviet news agency published the names of eight people who allegedly
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    Lock icon Virginia's Christmas in hospital
    88 7 HUDSON. New York For the second year In a row. the woman who was told "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" has had to spend her Christmas in a hospital Mrs. Virginia O. Hanlon Douglas, now 81 years old, has a heart condition. In 1897,
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    Lock icon THE PUBS RAN DRY FOR ME ON CHRISTMAS EVE
    914 8/13 THE MORNNG AFTER with Weatherbee Wong WHOOPPPEEE! I survived Christmas without even trying. I was mentally prepared for a hangover extraordanaire, but escaped completely unscathed. I couldn't get a drink anywhere In town. Nowhere. Eating and drinking spots throughout this town
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      338 8/13 a a nrrorao I NitjhlClwli Special Chrutmaj presentation *IXI DOLBLESEXE" Colourful dances I to freeze you to a numbing thrall of bewilderment. variety of acW ranting from dramatic adagioa to rollicking spoofs. Come, loin the Christmas crowd atlO pn.ftllMpm Special New Year Menua to celebrate Yuletlde. Reservations, call Mei-Llng 3«3<Kt.
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      89 8/13 TWO SHOWS TODAY NATIONAL THEATRE JOHN CfllMT X MAS SPECTACULAR THE GREATEST MAGIC EXTRAVAGANZA i EVER li II Dally I.M p.m. Mutliwr*: Sat*.. Son*. X Holiday* 400 p.m. TlcKfta for Today available only at National Theatre Box Office (10 00 a.m. 6.00 p.m.) Evening Performancea. $2/-; $4/-; 08/-. Matinees: 12/-;
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  • THE SUN SPORTS LIFTOUT
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      Lock icon KG. MELAYU JUSTIFIES PROMOTION
      1057 9 PENANG Kompong Meloyu justified his promotion to the top class when he tfcrushed o class one division two field over 6f here by two lengths. Ridden by Lyle Harbridge, the Songkoi gelding paid $2O for a win. This was his sixth win this season. Kampong Melayu
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      Lock icon Flip Flop wins by half a hop
      74 9 DERBY, Western Australia Flip-Flop woi the main race here Saturday b v hall a hop. Four hundred people in thi s town 1,500 miles north east Perth saw him break the race record by coverin* th e course in 8-5 seconds. Flip-Flop, took
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      Lock icon TODAY'S RACE CARD
      1504 10 RdCQ 1: CI. 5 Dhr s 1 —S V4 pan* ($6,000) 1. ***** 8»eei L«(h dy 900 Ee Meng (Teh) Coleman 8 2 ***** GurtaUe 8y 8.00 Joon (E Breuk) Wilson 10 3 ***** Shanghai Ki4 oy 807 PrUcilla (Ahmad! Subian 9 4 ***** Court Order sy
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      Lock icon SELECTIONS
      220 10 DENNI HO* CISCO ZODIAC •ACfc 1: I H5 (tIJAKANTKB Sweet Lotua Gold Tu (1) ill SWEET LOTI'S New Liberty Guarantee 6 CONQUEST 1) sweet Lotus (S) Shanghai Kid RACE «t 'Hi SECOND PHASE T. Malaysia likewise iVi (15) 1. MALAYSIA Snow Mist Rustic Hi SECOND PHASE Timor Malaysia Dltainbah
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    • GO RACING with THE SUN
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        Lock icon KATONG OCEAN FOR GOLD CUP
        1043 11  -  m tkbn^pkvy KATONG OCEAN gets the vote to win the Penang Gold Cup f the last classic race of the season, far class one horses over 1 Of here today. He has yet to win a race so far after annexing the Singapore Gold Cup
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        Lock icon Okada retains title by a k.o.
        223 11 TOKYO Oriental junior featherweight champion Koichi Okada of Japan yesterday retained his title by knocking out challenger Yun Suk-Ok of South Korea in the 11th round of their scheduled 12 round title match in a spe-cially-built ring in the Korakuen RollerSkating link in downtown
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        Lock icon Board's condition unchanged
        103 11 MUNICH British athlete Lillian Board, critically ill with cancer, passed a very peaceful night in the Munich University Clinic where she had an intestinal operation ear'.ier th!« week, said a source close to the clinic. Her father Mr. George Board spend part of th« night at her
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        Lock icon THE GAME'S THE THING
        44 11 NEW YORK: As reporters question Giants' star quarterback Fran Tarkenton (seated, background), halfback Ron Johnson (left) and tight end Bob Tucker concentrate on their daily chess game in the team locker room at Yankee Stadium recently prior to the workout.
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      Lock icon First win for MCC
      472 12  -  By Jon Henderson HOBART MCC gained their first win in o first-class match on their Australian tour whe they beat Tasmania by nine tickets with ten overs to spare here Saturday. Of the eight other first-class matches to date on the tour seven were drawn and
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      Lock icon In a fair game....
      75 12 Leverkusen The basketball players from Tus Leverkusen (Federal Republic of Germany) gained their second win, in this season's European Cup, against the 8-time champions of Luxembourg, Etzella Ettelbruck. Norbert Thimm (left) and W. Bunse (right) who are here attacking K. Czernichowski of Luxembourg, played a considerable
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      Lock icon Britain favoured to win Federation Cup
      586 12  -  »y Brian Dewhurst PERTH, Australia Great Britain remained strong favourite to win the ninth Federation Cup Women's tennis series which start at the Royal King's Park courts Saturday. Australian sports writers gave Britain odds of 7-4, defending champion Australia 2-1 and France, 5-2. Odds
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      Lock icon 60 yachts compete in Sydney-Hobart race
      225 12 bl£- E 1."7,. T, 2 S *< l "«y-Hobart yacht race began on morning with a full field of at least 60 yachts. Cruising Yacht Club press officer, George Barton said Friday as f*r *s he knew there had been no last-minute withdrawals. Tht
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      121 9 i i mnzz zmz SSr Special Draw From 6th to 27th December 1970 TODAY'S DRAW MO. 103/70 Ist. group CASH JACKPOT is To winners with 5 numbers correct. THE OTHER GROUP PRIZES REMAIN THE SAME PLUS FREE ENTRY FOR 3 CIRCLES CORRECT S5OO/PLUS 1,111 ATTRACTIVE X'MAS CASH BONUSES Ist. prize
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      51 9 b«B SWEEP TOTAL POOL ($5,391) Ist Prize No. ***** ($3,099) 2nd Prize No. ***** 774) 3rd Prize No. ***** 387) Starters ($39 each) Nos:— ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** 556G9 ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** Consolation ($3B each) Nos:— ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****
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  • Church at home A WEEKLY ROUND-UP OF CHRISTIAN ACTIVITIES
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      257 14 READ MATTHEW •:27 34 BOAST not thyself of tomorrow, for thou fc no west not what ft day may bring forth (Psalm 27:1). A CHRISTIAN artist ha« portrayed old Father Time seated behind a desk. On the trail nearby hangs a calendar, with one sheet fur each day
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      Lock icon God's gifts —to you
      35 14 SILENCE when your words would hurt. PATIENCE when joul neighbour's curt. DEAFNESS when the ncandal flows. THOUGHTFULNESS lor others' woes. PROMPTN ESB when stern duty calls. COURAGE when mis- lortune Jal.s.
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      Lock icon WARRING MEN AND SAVAGE BEASTS
      1304 14  -  BY JENNIFER ROBSON TT would have been o proud day for Robert Moffat had he seen the celebrotions at the opening of the Bible Society heodquarters in Gaberones, Botswana, on August 30th, 1969. The ceremony was performed by Sir Seretso Khama, President of Botswana, who
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    Lock icon PLATTER PETE'S POSTBAG
    219 15 HI THERE! For those elevcntcen thousands of you who DEMANDED a feature on that fabulous ''Black Night" group, we're giving you (as a X'mas bonus), the Life Lines of Deep Purple! Wow! Bam Zap! Pow! Kaput! (Kaput?) And how did X'mas treat you? Well, if you didn't
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    Lock icon SUPER GROUPS FROM U.S.A. (CBS)
    368 15 DISC-CUSSION SUPER GROUPS FROM U.S.A. (CBS) Wow! Like this is right down my bag, man. Featuring CHICAGO, SANTANA. THE FLOCK, and PACIFIC GAS ELECTRIC, it contains the cream of their past albums —and that's saying something. Basically, it contains big sounds —but not so heavy
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    Lock icon LIFE LINES OF DEEP PURPLE
    693 15 L-R: Jon Lord, Richie Blackmore, lan Gillan, lan Paice, Roger Glover. REAL NAME: Jon Lord Richie Blackmore Ian Gillan Ian Anderson Pa ice Roger Glover BIRTHDATE: 0th June 1941 14 4 45 19th August 1945 2B6 4S 30 November 1045 BIRTHPLACE: Leicester Weston SuperMare Chiswick
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      1787 16 THE SUH: LOOKING AND LISTENING, w and radio guide I Radio Singapura CHANNEL 10 CO Opening Anncts The Jack La Lanns tthow Labile "Yocblmos Htory*' Pti»ta Pop (Repeat) auir Soccer Vs Manchester City" 12 60 Chinese Ma'.inee Th Colourful World (Cantonese feature Sim) intci nal Bouquet of live (A documentary
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      233 17 yM MflSifcd! ITS tue i>TE«r THING IN aeZA?/AfPHOVfAfENT.) —I VO<s</y^^ to HEMi -rvr *nnm4 K9CHjr CAN 06 Vg«Y r—•*' BENEftC/AL? I Ml 3 I II Li SHKITIVHY CLASS jJS'jVstone Will S;P.M. m m T 2 gifeSaa W$ A ASAHOU> AO9UAINTXNCC xt? UKE -ro maS? Avery < \&6/f /»aw PZ> gg
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  • THE SUN at th MOVIES
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      Lock icon TORA! TORA! TORA! A WINNER ALL THE WAY
      437 18 TORA! TORA! TORA! is a winner oil the way. The Japanese won the attack or pre-emptive strike (depending on your point of view), the Americans won the audience's sympathy and support and 20th Century Fox, our money. And deservedly so, for there
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      Lock icon England has a white Christmas
      125 18 LONDON, Southern En fland had Its second white Christmas in three years. Four inches of snow fell on Thursday night and Christmas morning: On the southeast coast. In Surrey, a commuter belt count* south of London, one housewife reported six inches Of snow in her
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      126 18 ORC3 A r\J IS AT I r\J All Shows No Free List ORCHARD 3 765MJ NOW SHOWING! Today 4 Hhows All U a.m.. S.M. 6.45. ».M p.m. "TOKA" Starts: 11.20 a.m., t.M. ••06.9.20 p.m. Aum: $1.60, $2 60 A $4 0C CASH BOOKINGS ONLY. Pox a TORA! TORA!JTORA! 10mm At
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      277 18 Il!5\H/A\WJ ORGANISATION I I l> O 575 1H Now Showing No Free Li*t 11 M, 1.30. 4, 0.30 A V. 15 Charlton Heston Si Tina Chen "MASTER OF THE ISLANDS" Bcope-Co!or tUAI TODAY 9 00 am SHOW at Capitol-Lido- BriSkjßoi; "THE IRON RI'DDIIA (A BHAW PRODUCTION I Mandarin to Scope.
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  • ADVENTURES IN A SINGAPORE KITCHEN
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      Lock icon GATHER AROUND FOR A NEW YEAR SUPPER PACKED WITH PUNCH
      978 19  -  by RUTH BAKALAR II you're planning to celebrate the New Yeor at o public party, at a hotel, club, or restaurant, we wish you a festive evening and the happiest of New Years. This no-longer-such a stranger in a no-longer-such
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      Lock icon Ideal savoury to make it the party of the season
      359 19 Welcome the New Year in 'he friendliest possible way, with a year-bridging party! And make the piece de resistance of the evening a memorable Fondue Bourguignonne. These tender cubes of beef, sizzled to Just right donenss, dipped Into a cnoice
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    Lock icon BEIHL TELLS OF BLINDFOLDED ORDEAL IN A BASQUE ATTIC
    332 20 MAINZ, West Germany Ejgen Beihl, the West German Consul held hostage by Basque separatists for 23 days, has said he was kept blindfolded m ich of the time. "I think I was in an attic/' Beihl said in an interview on
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    Lock icon Lillian in a coma
    121 20 MUNICH Lillian Board, Britain's cancer stricken star athlete, to suffering from cerebral hemmorhage and her condition to critical her boyfriend said Friday David Emery, 24, her boyfriend, said he had Ci( returned to his tel from Miss Board's bedside at Munich's university hospital and was Coins
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    Lock icon Prediction for tonights jackpot
    121 20 The jackpot for today's Toto Draw has soared to a staggering $190,000 and American magician John Calvert has claimed he knows what the five winning numbers will be. He has written down the numbers on a tiny slip paper which was on Thursday night signed by
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