Singapore Herald, 11 December 1970

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    14 1 THE SINGAPORE herald No. 122 Singapore Friday, December 11, 1979 MC(P) 2207 15 CENTS
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    Lock icon U.S. RAIL STRIKE CRUMBLES
    105 1 U.S. RAIL STRIKE CRUMBLES WASHINGTON, Thurs.— The U.S. rail Strike began crumbling today boors after it was called, with two of the unions m the s#t,m--man walkout returning to work. Still, the effect of the strike, called at one minute after midnight despite a Congressional ban backed by President Nixon,
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    Lock icon Chou: When we are in UN, Taiwan must be expelled
    441 1 MILAN, Thurs.— lf the United Nations gives China its seat on the Security Council the "Chiang Kai-shek clique" must be expelled from the organisation, Chinese Prime Minister Chou Enlai declared m an interview published here today. Mr. Chou spoke with
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    Lock icon Police probe 'charity funds misuse'
    216 1  -  HAROLD SOH By POLICE yesterday raided the offices of the Singapore After-Care Association m a probe into allegations of misuse of funds. The officers, from the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau, also swooped on several homes as they followed up reports that some executive committee members
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    Lock icon Army must be ready for anything says Suharto
    130 1 JAKARTA, Thurs. President Suharto told a group of graduating cadet officers here that Indonesia must have "modern and powerful armed forces that can face any eventuality." Speaking before 1,000 cadets making up the first graduating class of the nations fledgling Armed Forces
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    Lock icon Peru-Ecuador border towns hit by quake
    200 1 LIMA, Peru, Thurs. A strong earthquake last night may have caused "some destruction" m the frontier towns of northern Peru and southern Ecuador, it was reported here today. The seismological Institute of Peru said the earthquake had a strength of 7.5 degrees of the
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    Lock icon CANDLES IN LEADING HOTELS LAST NIGHT
    119 1 A BLOWN fuse at Newton sub-station plunged Orchard Road and part of the Thomson Road area into darkness about 7.10 last night. Electricity was restored within an hour. All the hotels along Orchard Road, Including the Hilton, Ming Court, Hotel Singapura and Wisma Indonesia,
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    Lock icon Grenade in hand protest
    290 1 Grenade in hand protest AND THE MEMORY OF A DEAD COM RADI South Viet lamese Arm: Major Pham Vai Luong stands ii front of the Hou* yi Deputies ii Saigon brandi ihing a grenad< md a photograpl »f an army docto Mho was kille< during a corrup tion scandal. SAIGON,
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    Lock icon TRUCE —IF U.S. IS OUT OF VIETNAM BY JULY
    144 1 TRUCE IF U.S. IS OUT OF VIETNAM BY JULY PARIS, Thurs. North Vietnam and the South Vietnam Provisional Revolutionary Government today agreed to a U.S.-Sonth Vietnamese proposal for the immediate discussion of a total Christmas-New Year prisoner exchange covering all Indo-China —provided the U.S. and Its allies pledged troop withdrawal
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      Lock icon Aussie A$25 mil. defence aid
      45 1 CANBERRA: Australia will announce a As2s million defence aid programme for Singapore and Malaysia at the weekend. Official sources confirmed tonight that the announcement by Foreign Affairs Minister McMahon and Defence Minister John Malcolm Fraser would be released "quite soon."
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      32 1 DDD RIO DE JANEIRO: The Brazilian police bodyguard who was wounded during the kidnapping of Swiss Ambassador Giovanni Bucher on Monday has died of his injuries (Bid to free envoy Page 10).
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      29 1 DDD MANILA: President Ferdinand Marcos said m an interview published today that persistent reports here that his wife Imelda would seek the Presidency m 1973 were "a big joke."
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    Lock icon US to return air base to Marcos
    60 1 MANILA, Thurs. The United States has agreed to return Sangley Point naval air station to the Philippines, the Foreign Office announced here today. The base, at Cavite City six miles south of Manila across the bay, acts as logistic support of fleet and
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    37 1 NIXON AIDE QUITS WASHINGTON, Thurs. The White House announced the resignation of Bryce N. Harlow, 54, as a counselor to President Nixon and ruled him out as a potential new chairman of the Republican Party National Committee.
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      17 1 L X mm WEATHER forecast for Slagar re from a.m. to noon today: Showers In late morning.
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      77 1 Hffllfi FRANCIS WONG Talking about an Opposition Page 2 Give the finest gift this Christmas from ROBINSONS yl— \m\ m^\\ mm\-^m Hr^^^K fts ckiMH wfYi m m^m '^m^m^m^mmr? Bp-^^^s B^b IH^ W ■Y m Hk m Xm^^t^t. mUt^^^^^^^ v m J0 W^lk ft M> mmm mm >^ j^^m^m^mw^m^m^m^m^m^^r jewels of
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    Lock icon Talking about a political opposition
    864 2  -  FRANCIS WONG BY THERE has been considerable talk m Singapore lately of a political Opposition. Some of it has been open and academic (Mr. G.G Thomson et al). Some of it has been conducted m conspiratorial whispers and may well be acted on. The first
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    Lock icon Alliance bid to win back the non-Malays
    904 2  - Alliance bid to win back the non-Malays V.K. CHIN K. Lumpur ADMO AIMED AT PROFESSIONALS, INTELLECTUALS By THE Alliance decision to give to its direct member group the legal status of a full partner is the most significant of several measures the party has taken to recover its eroded strength.
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    Lock icon KAI BOH UNDER FIRE
    425 2  -  SEAH CHIANG NEE Former Cabinet Minister and MCA VicePresident Tan Sri Khaw Kai Boh has run afoul of the Malay-language newspapers twice m three weeks. The first criticism came from the Jawi Utusan Melayu m mid-November, shortly after the Third Asian Women's Basketball Tournament here. The
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    Lock icon Separation or salvation?
    496 2 Friday, December 11, 1970 THE SINQAPORE HERALD PAKISTAN'S longawaited elections would seem, on the surface at least, to have brought the country a considerable distance towards a democratic system. Sheikh Mujiburs Awami League has won a national majority which, m theory, should serve as the basis for
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    Lock icon Rescue by bucket fir shaft-fall welder
    104 3 Rescue by bucket fir shaft-fall welder WELDER Chua Ku Lok plunged to the bottom of a 40ft shaft yesterday and was hauled out by a crane. He'd been working 10 feet from the shaft bottom and crashed onto some steel meshing. Chua, 18, of Tanjong Rhu, was not badly hurt.
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    Lock icon 236 HDB improved flats sold by ballot
    90 3 FORTY-FOUR three-room units and 192 two-room units of the Housing Development Board "improved" flats m Jalan Kukoh, Chin Swee Road Estate, were sold by ballot yesterday. The Finance Minister, Mr. Hon Sid Sen, who is M.P. for Havelock, officiated at the balloting ceremony.
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    Lock icon New overhead bridge
    51 3 AN OVERHEAD pedestrian bridge will be erected m front of Swiss Cottage Secondary School at midnight on Dec. 15. During the hoisting of the bridge which will take about four hours, part of Buk ft Timah Road and Dunearn Road near Robin Road will be closed to
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    Lock icon Felled trees cause 2-hour traffic jam
    97 3 A STORM which broke out at 1.20 p.m. yesterday uprooted three giant trees at the junction of Upper Thomson Road and Bright Hill Drive. Traffic m the area was held up for more than two hours while workmen cleared the rubble. A Chinese funeral
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    Lock icon Pioneer union's reshuffle: Nair takes over
    177 3 Pioneer union's reshuffle: Nair takes over MR. FRANCIS Kong, president of the Pioneer Industries Employees' Union has been replaced by NTUC's secretarygeneral CV. Devan Nair m an executive committee reshuffle. Mr. Phey Yew Kok was appointed general secretary of the union to succeed Mr. Nair, who was formerly holding this
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    Lock icon Stall rents still too high: So market stays empty...
    211 3 DEVELOPERS of the $200,000 Jalan Todak market have refused to lower stall rents to level acceptable to hawkers who have boycotted the market for six months, m spite of a meeting with the M.P. for Thomson, Mr. Ang Nam Piau, and
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      172 3 lur^m\Ztl P Z\^.m bi mi on tH I c ourse lm conversational numismatic materials at the Japanese at the Chinese National Library. YMCA. l ?L m nT P A?- A ei Jibition 7 p.m. Night bazaars at Bukit at the Tang Chou Art Gallery, Panjang Village 10 m.s., Indus Outram
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    Lock icon Watchman injured as guard's Stirling goes off by accident
    179 4 WATCHMAN Rattan Singh, 44, had both legs injured when a police guard accidentally fired a shot from his Stirling sub-machine-gun at the Overseas Union Bank m Raffles Place yesterday. The bullet hit the footpath and the watchman was showered with cement
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    Lock icon WHY PAY A FINE WHEN SKID-LIDS COST UNDER $20?
    129 4 WHY PAY A composition fee of $50 or a maximum flue of $2tt for failing to wear a crash helmet while riding a motor-cycle or scooter wien It coats less than $2t to buy an approved-type crash helmet now available at
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    Lock icon 60 sign up for cross channel swim
    74 4 PENANG, Thurs.— About 60 entries have so far been received for the cross channel swim to be held on Christmas day m conjunction with the Pesta Pulau Pinang, secretary of the competition's sub-com-mittee, Mr. Kee Yong Song, said today. The ladies event has
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    Lock icon CONSTABLE IS CHARGED WITH CORRUPTION
    117 4 A POLICE constable was charged with corruption m the Ninth Magistrate's Court yesterday. Wong Wee Teck, 20, who is alleged to have accepted $50 from a motorist who had committed a traffic offence near Cantonment Road on Aug. 28 pleaded not guilty. The case was
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    Lock icon MSA staff complain of dirty toilets
    208 4 MALAYSIA-Singapore Airlines' workers have hit out at their management for the "inadequate and filthy state" of the staff toilets at the Singapore Airport. In a letter to the Health Ministry, requesting inspection of the various lavatories, the Singapore Air Transport Workers' Union said: "The
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    Lock icon Raider gets $450 haul
    45 4 A YOUTH got away with a typewriter and tape recorder worth about $450 from a house m Ross Avenue after he held up the maidservant on Wednesday. The house owner, Mr. Lim Yong Kuo, 42, was not m at the time.
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    Lock icon Secret society blamed for this murder
    192 4 SECRET SOCIETY thugs were involved m the murder of National Serviceman Chan Fatt Chye, a detective inspector told a coroner yesterday. Chan, 19, was found lying near a staircase m Block 95, Lorong 3 Toa Payoh, at 9.50 p.m. on July 6, Insp. Tan
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    Lock icon Boy who quit stole watches
    95 4 A DELIVERY boy was jailed for a year by Ninth Magistrate E.C. Foenander yesterday for stealing four watches worth $600 from his employer m Selegie House on Wednesday. P. Mahinaram, 20, had suddenly resigned on that day at about 1 pm. and police investigations revealed
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    Lock icon Bank to move out of Raffles Hotel
    180 4 THE FIRST National Bank of Chicago, now operating from Raffles Hotel, will move into a two-storey building m Robinson Road by next March. The building is now undergoing extensive renovation, according to the bank's general manager here, Mr. H. Livingston. The bank will
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    Lock icon Dutch trade mission
    89 4 Dutch trade mission THE HAGUE, Thurs. A Dutch economic mission will visit Malaysia and Singapore early next year to negotiate an agreement for economic and technical co-operation. A spokesman for the Central Dutch Chamber for Trade Promotion said today that it is too early to say who will lead the
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    Lock icon NATIONAL SERVICE: DATES FOR REGISTRATION
    124 4 MALE Singapore citizens born between April l and June 30, 1954 are required to register for national service at the Central Manpower Base, Kallang. Registration will begin from Dec. IS to March 18 according to dates of birth. Those born between April l and June
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    Lock icon BOY'S DASH ACROSS ROAD IS BLAMED FOR TWO-CAR COLLISION
    130 4 BOY'S DASH ACROSS ROAD IS BLAMED FOR TWO-CAR COLLISION A SMALL BOY who dashed across an Alexandra Road pedestrian crossing was blamed for causing a collision between two cars yesterday evening. The accident occurred near a pedestrian bridge yet to be completed. One car, a yellow Ford Cortina, swerved right
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    Lock icon Ten-week gardening course by the AEB
    102 4 THE ADULT Education Board has organised a 10-week course on gardening to be given hy Mr Leow Chow Ching, a horticulturalist. The classes m English will begin on Jan. 14 and will be held every Thursday at the Cultural Centre, Canning Rise from 7.30
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      120 4 ARCHIE By Bob Montana JrSfl THIS WAY YOU CAN BUT TAKE IT EASY f\ s -^J'bcb I Vtjr SAND THE BOTTOM V DON'T GOOF IT UP// I ARCH f f SHAKE HANDS v9 N ?T A V^VV^E^I^ARNISH^ \S—^ sZ^—^J YES?]_ WITH A SOOF-UP/F^ BEETLE BAILEY By Mort Walker 1 1
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      235 5 THI SINCAFOM HHALO NHDAY. DECEMMI 1 1. 1»70 'AGI 5 ih i^fll^^^l Ik^w fl *^^fl I J H fl H ~'^*i^^^Pwr^MP^ff^^B'' Ihb I•! Ail li^ Ifl fl 1 M I flr^l §:f:|;|:^^^^^^^^^^H I m^^t'" ''^ri\mm\iM rwßP^^BWß^^^^BnBß^^B^^^l Bi^lßl^BhfaH^^BM^^^^^^^Jß^Bßß^^^Kßßß' T7 l SyflnnflT_TrTstBßnßß >S^B *mmmWw I 'Jugti^B^BH^HH^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^l II ■HMB^^^^^^m«^(^^^^^^^^_,__ aa Jl^_J I 1
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    435 6 Ong in Cabinet 'in personal capacity' YONG: APPOINTMENT WILL STRENGTHEN KL-KUCHING TIES From Our Special Correspondent KUCHING, Thurs. Dato Ong Kee Hui was invited to join the Malaysian Cabinet as a person not as chairman of the Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP). This was stated at a press conference today
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    Lock icon DAP: Those in SUPP opposing coalition purged and detained
    232 6 DAP: Those in SUPP opposing coalition purged and detained KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Members of the Sarawak United People's Party who opposed their leaders for forming the Sarawak Coalition Government have been purged and detained, the Democratic Action Party said today. The DAP secretarygeneral, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, commenting on the
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    Lock icon RMAF JETS IN 2-HOUR PRACTICE RAIDS NEAR THAI BORDER
    141 6 SUNGEI PATANI, Thurs. Royal Malaysian Air Force Jets this morning carried oot a bombinc exercise near the border win Thailand. Tbe exercise was to give the air force pilots practical experience to prepare for the day when they may have to
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    Lock icon Family planning: Midwives' role
    62 6 MALACCA, Thurs. Malacca midwives will soon be asked to explain the advantages of family planning to mothers, the State Chief Medical and Health Officer, Dr. DBS. Edward, said today. It is a move to intensify the family planning campaign. Dr. Edward pointed out that because of
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    Lock icon MSA GETS SAIGON LANDING RIGHTS
    157 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Malaysia-Singa-pore Airlines has obtained landing rights m Saigon m an air agreement signed here today between Malaysia and South Vietnam. But informed sources said MSA planes were expected to start its services to Saigon only m 1972 after details were worked out.
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    Lock icon 20p.c. OF SHARE ISSUES FOR MALAYS—MARA
    141 6 20p.c. OF SHARE ISSUES FOR MALAYS— MARA KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Mara wants 2t per cent of shares In future industrial concerns to be allotted to the Malays, Its chairman, Inche Ghafarßaba, disclosed here today. Inche Ghafar, who Is also National and Rural Development Minister, said Mara*s proposal has already been
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    Lock icon German market for tropical fruits 'good'
    313 6 German market for tropical fruits 'good' IPOH, Thurs. Malaysian fruits could find good markets m West Germany if sufficient publicity were given to them, the managing director of the German Deep-Freeze Institute at Cologne, Dr. Gerhard Hem, said today. Malaysian fruits could be exported to West Germany either m canned
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    Lock icon 'UNFAIR SQUATTER DEMAND FOR LAND' SAYS GOVT
    175 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Squatters whp demand state land instead of low-cost flats as a condition to move from their illegal dwellings are exploiting the situation, a Government statement said today. "It would appear that some of the squatters would like to take advantage
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    800 7 Discs for the festive season CHRISTMAS is a special occasion, a special joy. It is a time when the spirit of harmony and peace prevails and when the Christmas tree glows m celebration. But perhaps especially m music does the spirit of Christmas achieve its fullest expression. For whether m
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    296 7 \jmr\___%_tZ Nothing quite works oot as planned, too many people pose too many variable factors. Yoar mmmm are protected, favoured for increase, likely because you are sooa tempted into higher spending. *****1 Travels, even local errands, subject to interruption, delays, confusion. Remember there Is nothing very serious about this,
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    Lock icon THE HIGH COST OF BEING FLEECED
    294 8 HAIR-CUT prices go up automatically a few days before each Chinese New Year. This arbitrary increase In hair-cut prices is unfair to us wage earners. Last year, I paid $2.50 for a hair-cut. The normal price is $1.50. When I asked the barber the
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    Lock icon Royal hobby of phillumeny
    786 8 Royal hobby of phillumeny I WAS extremely interested to read of the hobby and tourist promotional activities of Singapore's super collector Mr. Tay Thian Song and his use of bookmatch covers for these purposes. (S.H. Nov. 30). Phillumeny the hobby of collecting and studying matchbox labels, book match covers, fire
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    473 8 Israel, Jordan assured of US support WASHINGTON, Thurs.— The United States is assuring its friends m the Middle East that it remains sympathetic to their political, military and economic needs. The new commitments are out of the question before a new round of peace talks provides hope for a settlement
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    316 8 WOULD the authorities m the Singapore Scouts Association care to comment on the following: IS IT true that a large sum of money was written-off from the Association's accounts at the last AGM and why? WHAT IS the ratio of Chinese and Malay sneaking Scouts compared
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    Lock icon NOVELIST MISHIMA PLANNED HARAKIRI FOR FOUR YEARS, SAYS MAGAZINE
    226 8 NOVELIST MISHIMA PLANNED H ARAKI RI FOR FOUR YEARS, SAYS MAGAZINE NEW YORK, Thurs.—Japanese writer Yuklo Mlshlma, who committed ritual harakiri on Nov. 24, sent a handwritten letter to an American friend that day saying he had planned the act for fonr years, Hie New Yorker magazine said today. In
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    Lock icon SCIENTISTS WARN OF MARINE POISONING BY OIL
    286 8 SCIENTISTS WARN OF MARINE POISONING BY OIL ROME, Thurs. Two U.S. scientists warn that ocean oil spills are producing cancers among man's food resources m the sea. In papers prepared for a marine pollution conference sponsored by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation, both men raised the spectre of massive
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    Lock icon Britain cracks down on spies
    183 8 LONDON, Thurs. Britain has acted to smash the spying activities of several Communist diplomatic missions In London with the expulsion of nearly a doxen officials. Government Informants reported yesterday. They disclosed that over the past year or so at leaat five Russian trade officials, three
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      448 8 Pang holds Israeli Master to a draw SINGAPORE'S Junior 8 m m~ tt Hjb% player, Pang Kwok Leong, mi W^liy defended very well against 7|ft JL I M I i Israel's International **K—~ mm^ m mm mm mm player Peretz. b Mm I Peretz adopted the b M -ft _k
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      290 9 TMf S.NOArotl HfBAIO WDAY. OCCtMMt 1 1. 1970 f AOI 9 SINGAPURA BUILDING SOCIETY LTD. has pleasure m introducing the EM PL O YER 'S i GUARANTEE S% SCHEME h-^7 r^TH^ This scheme is designed to assist (\a \|n Employers m the Republic W ft f\ M^^y^^\ t0 P romote
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      Lock icon CURFEW CITY 'QUIET' AFTER STUDENT IS SHOT
      101 10 QUI NHON. Thurs. A South Vietnamese soldier, below, stands guard over the wreckage of a U.S. army contractor's lorry. It was overturned during two days .of antiAmerican demonstrations m this usually quiet coastal city 275 miles north east of Saigon. The trouble began
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      400 10 TOKYO, Deposed Cambodian chief of state Prince Norodom Sihanouk's family and officials of his government m exile took part m physical labour at the construction site of a drainage project of Peking's southeastern outskirts. ODD BEIRUT, A Russian was stabbed to death m a shopping
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      Lock icon BID TO FREE SWISS ENVOY
      312 10 RIO DE JANEIRO, Than. Tbe BrazUlaa Govern meat is prepared to exchange 7f political prisoners for tiie life of kidnapped Swiss Ambassador Giovanni Backer, bat considers three other demands made by the guerilla abductors as "extravagant and humiliating." Secrecy has been clamped oa Government policy
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      Lock icon 'BODIES IN THE DITCH BEFORE CALLEY ARRIVED'
      340 10 FORT BENNING, Georgia, Thurs. Lt. William L. Calley Jr.'s defence lawyers said yesterday they would attempt to show the deaths of Vietnamese civilians at My Lai were the result of helicopter gunship and artillery fire and that the bodies were there before Galley's
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      Lock icon Feuding Hughes men talk it over
      314 10 Feuding Hughes men talk it over LAS VEGAS, Thurs. The giant power struggle for control of the Howard Hughes empire took a new turn. Rival factions vying m court for Hughes's 300 million-dollar Nevada holdings met for six hours last night and a state official said "reasonable progress was made."
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      426 10 WASHINGTON, Thursday THE House of Representatives approved a Bill to give an extra 550 million dollars m foreign aid to Asian and Middle East countries. Passage came on a 249-102 vote after rejecting an attempt to restrict use of funds for Cambodia. The Bill,
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      298 10 UNITED NATIONS, Thurs. The U.N. General Assembly reasserted today its right to administer South-West Africa, condemned the "illegal presence of South Africa m the territory, and called upon the Security Council to consider "effective measures" to end South Africa's control. The 127-nation assembly
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    Lock icon Viets blast hopes of new ceasefire
    512 11 SAIGON, Thurs. The Saigon Government and its adversary, the Vietcong, today rejected the idea of an extended ceasefire throughout South Vietnam beginning at the Christmas holiday season. On the battlefields, little fighting was reported throughout South Vietnam during the past 24 hours But a
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    Lock icon UK's dreaming of a light Christmas
    384 11 UK's dreaming of a light Christmas LONDON, Thurs. Work-to-rule electrical employees lost more public sympathy today as the nation went into its fourth chilly day of intermittent power cuts. And as complaints mounted. Ministers argued about how to end the nationwide slowdown. One strong faction m Prime Minister Edward Heath's
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    196 11 SALISBURY, Thurs. Rhodesia n Prime Minister lan Smith does not believe that talks with Britain will be affected by Rhodesia's controversial New Property Bill, the Rhodesia Herald reported today. In a front page interview, the Prime Minister said: "It has nothing to do with Britain." EVICT ASIANS
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    261 11 KARACHI, Thurs. Pakistan yesterday demanded that India allow army medical teams immediate access to the Pakistani enclave of Batngach, which Pakistan said was attacked by a large Indian force on Dec. 2. Pakistan claimed that 300 of its citizens were killed and 700
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    242 11  - Student leaders plea for peace in Hanoi JOEL HENRI From HANOI, Thurs.— An 11-man delegation of the American Students' Association has arrived m Hanoi to "work out a peace treaty with the Vietnamese people m the name of tbe students of the United SUtes." The delegation, composed mainly of the
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    145 12 Defamation complaint: Police seek man's help POLICE would like to contact Lim Kiat Pung (right), alias Lim Keat Pung, alias Allan Lim, 30, to assist them m their investigations into a defamation of character complaint. Lim's last known address was given as 17, Oei Tiong Ham Park. Letters and photos
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    261 12 Belgian Senate to debate four language regions BRUSSELS, Thurs. The Senate was meeting this afternoon to discuss a series of constitutional amendments aimed at settling Belgium's longstanding language problem by granting increased autonomy to the country's three language communities. The amendments, requiring a two-thirds majority, were adopted by the Lower
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    116 12 ATHENS, Thurs. Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis yesterday posted a US$7 million guarantee requested by the Greek Government to go ahead with a huge US$6OO million investment package plan. The Government had set a Friday deadline for Mr. Onassis to post the guarantee. A spokesman
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    107 12 Banned man returns to see sick mother A 24- YEAR-OLD man who was prohibited from entering Singapore permanently three years ago, returned on Wednesday to see his mother who was "seriously Ul". Dleep Singh who came from Scudai, Johore, was conditionally discharged yesterday by Ninth Magistrate E.C. Foenander when his
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    245 12 ABOUT 250 handicapped children were treated to an evening of Christmas symphonies and carols by the Singapore Chamber Orchestra and Choir at St. Andrew's Cathedral last night. Hie concert was organised by the Rotary Club of Singapore West especially for the children.
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    391 12 Troops sweep Sarawak's Third Division to net Reds KUCHING, Thurs. Security forces are sweeping northwards from the Indonesian border m a major operation to clear a large tract of jungle wilderness that has long been suspected to be a Communist sanctuary m the Third Division of Sarawak. The operation, codenamed
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    69 12 uwij An Eye of Lorong Ketilang was fined a total of $140 for four traffic offences committed m Bukit Timah Road on April 30. 118 hold** of a provisional riding licence, was fined $30 for failing to display front and rear lights on his motor-cycle g5 for
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      155 13 'TAKE ME TO YOUR PEPER; SAYS THE PEN-LEADER TO THE CURIOUS ONLOOKER WITH THE demand for novelty so strong m modern, materialist society, people will go to any lengths to attract publicity aad get attention. Some bury themselves m coffins for months on end, others sit on top of poles,
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      197 13 BRITISH industrialists were showing great economic interest m Singapore, both as an r export centre and an investment area, Mr. V.J.W. Paine, a British delegate to the current symposium on electricity supply, said yesterday. Mr. Paine was speaking at a Rotary Club (West) lunch
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      106 13 A CLERK who did not renew his driving licence for three years was finally caught this year after he was seen going against a "Halt" sign and weaving m and out of a stream of traffic. Yesterday Tan Hoon Tong, alias
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      86 13 Films on personnel problems THE Singapore Institute of Management and the Singapore Institute of Personnel Management are jointly screening a film at the MSA Theatrette m Robinson Road today. The three films which will be screened from 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. are: STAFFING for Strength OUR UNION at Work
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      Lock icon Equipment to gauge carbon monoxide level in atmosphere
      363 13 THE Government antipollution unit has decided on the type of equipment needed to measure carbon monoxide levels m Singapore. BUT an order will only be placed after further consultation with head of the unit, Mr. Lee Ek Tieng, who has been studying
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      177 13 A FINANCE broker who was convicted by a magistrate's court yesterday of canning hurt to a friend told the court: "We are still friends." Tan Ah Lek, 35, denied a charge of causing hurt to Mr. Wong Ying Fong, 39, a tailor, In
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      275 13 Tender touch can tame tenants WOMEN with that tender touch can tame troubled tenants. And that's why more of them should take up estate management, according to an export. Those with a social bent are especially suited, says Professor Robert JardineBrown, Principal of London's College of Estate Management. The job
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      101 13 A SEVEN-year-old girl died of tetanus eight days after her left eyelid was cut by a broom-stick handle, a coroner heard yesterday. Sim Poh Choo was playing m her Lorong 27, Geylang Road home when her four-year-old brother, Sim Kirn Teck poked
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    696 14 The agony and the triumph of six young painters THE exhibition of the "Six Young Contemporaries'* at Outram Park seems doomed m its attempts to arouse interest m art among the Housing and Development Board dwellers. The people who visit tne Tang Chou Art Gallery at 333, Block 24 Outram
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      322 14 SECOND WEEK!. everyone agrees that the show m town |to see is undoubtedly 'THE CHRISTMAS TREE' at the Odeon Theatre I i 1 COLOR ;'THE CHRISTMAS TREE" > William Holden Virna Lisi Brooks Fuller Bourvil mmm%W^______^^ fe?ls» HHSBZZiMIBIbZ I I :■> xvute? \1 *mm Wl^m W I Am Jia 9
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    439 16 WE RESUME our Back to Basics series with a look at your car's fuel system. It consists of three main components a storage tank, a pump and a carburettor (see figure 1). The tank is normally situated at the opposite end of the car
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    381 16 IMAGINE a car antenna that is just a few Inches high, need not be extended for reception, does not rust, that vandals will have a hard time breaking off If they can even find It and performs a second function as an elegant wing mirror for safer
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    1022 16  -  ALLAN CHAN Ny Figure 1. carried along with the air sucked m during the suction stroke. Under normal conditions, the fuel-air mixture sucked m is m the proportion of 15 parts of air to one part of petrol by weight, but means are provided for varying the proportions between
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      595 18 North America now No 1 trading partner of ECAFE region NORTH AMERICA has moved up as the No. l t^'jJlS Partner of the ECAFE region, pushing Western Europe to the second place. This is shown m the Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Far East, 1969, the second m a
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      273 18 SINGAPORE-MALAYSIA Merchant rates fixed yesterday by the Association of Banks m Malaysia-Singapore. Local dollars per unit of foreign currency. SELLING BUYING T.T./O.D. T.T. O.D. Sterling Pound 7.3825 7.3500 7.3375 Australian Dollar 3.4500 3.4100 3.3900 Canadian Dollar New Zealand Dollar 3.4600 3.4125 3.3825 South Arabian Dinar 7. 4
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      156 18 Another rights from M Banking MALAYAN BANKING announced yesterday a rights issue of one-for-one on its 22.5 million $1 shares at a 50-cent premium. This issue will, besides doubling the company's paid-up capital, provide a premium income of another $11.25 million. The lodgement date is Dec. 28. The announcement added
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      122 18 PACIFIC CHEMICALS announced yesterday that its offer for sale of 1,039,998 $1 ordinary shares was oversubscribed six times for the shares offered to the public and 10 times for those allocated for Malay interests, the MIDF and the company's dealers. For both sectors, the basis of allotment for
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      219 18 THE NARBOROUGH (F.M.S.) RUBBER ESTATE made profits amounting to £35,077 before providing for tax, replanting and depreciation for the year ended June. This is £6,800 lower than that for the previous year. However, because of reduced taxation and lower depreciation of fixed assets, the company's net profits showed
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      662 18 extensive re-planning which meant a delay m the start of operations. In the flrst four months of the current year, the rubber crop increased to 459,000 lbs. compared to 423,000 lbs. m the same period m the reviewed year. But, because of continued depressed prices of
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      234 18 KUALA LUMPUR,Thurs. Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Berhad has granted a $300,000 long-term loan to General Foods Processing (Malaysia) Berhad to finance the expansion of its frozen shrimp and fish processing plant at Simpang, near Taiping, Perak. This is MIDF's second loan to the company. The
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      417 18 The easier trend of last week continued m the early stages of the period under review but when prices had been reduced by some l-% cents, the market levelled off at around 52-^ cents after a low of 52- 14 for December, reported HOLIDAY, CUTLER BATH. Long
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      573 18 The market rallied m late trading yesterday on hopes that the electricity supply dispute would be settled shortly. An extension of Wednesday's drift was seen at the start of the session on the power situation and the Bank of England's quarterly review although little actual selling was
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      374 18 Stocks appeared to be firming after a mixed to easier opening. Popular market averages moved into plus territory. The Standard and Poors industrials was up two cents and rails came off their (Paid prices at 1100 Dec. 10 Dec. 9 Alcan Z2 22 A Chem 20-3/8
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      210 18 AMSTERDAM The market was easier yesterday on Government wage measures, which are expected to cause labour unrest, bourse quarters said. Akzo, Philips, Hoog ovens, Royal Dutch and Unilever were weaker. Local Industrials were mainly weaker. PARIS The market moved narrowly yesterday. Pinay was lower, and banks and financials
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    119 20 THE British India cargo ship Manora arrived m Singapore yesterday on her maiden voyage from Britain to Australia. The 10,000-ton 515 ft vessel is the first of four ordered from the Swan Hunter Shipbuilders Co. Ltd. m Newcastle. She was delivered to the company three months ago and
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    261 20 THE PORT OF SINGAPORE AUTHORITY HAS MADE THESE BERTHING ARRANGEMENTS FOR DECEMBER 11. OUT: Hwa Shan 5; President Pierce 15/16; Sir Lancelot 19; Tapah 20 west; Tangjuan Satu 20 east; Giang Ann 21 west; Selamat 21 east; Clara Maersk 35/36; Benalligin 42/43; Centaur 45;H00k0 Maru 47; Yuzui
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      1142 20 tSSTDOI JriM ,ncludin 0 h 'P* sailing out of Singapore for Far East ports to the north-east alemannia Dec 13 BBBBmm i^e^B mmmmmmamm mmmßßßßßßmmmmmmMmmmMm U9C Manila. Hongkong. Kaelung. AMAIUI "7"^^^^^™ Kaohsiung. HLL/AFT JALAMANI Jan 3/5 L. Angeles (Feb A), anna tan/i San Dl «0°- San Francisco, mimimm TAYLOR In Pt/Dec
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    305 21 JAKARTA, Thurs. The Central Bank said yesterday's decision to raise the foreign exchange credit rate was taken at the request of Indonesia's creditor nations. Several countries who are members of the InterGovernmental Group of Indonesia (IGGI) had recommended the action to facilitate
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    99 21 JAKARTA, Thurs.—President Suharto has .assured Indonesian entrepreneurs that his Government will continue to give its support to national enterprises. The President gave the assurance yesterday when he opened Indonesia's first pharmaceutical factory, P.T. Tunggal. General Suharto's pledge was m response to attacks from critics that his Government has
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    1633 21 STOCK EXCHANGE OF MALAYSIA ANO SINGAPORE TRADING m the Stock x change yesterday started or steady note but by lav loming sellers had come or tie market to erode prices of ?w speculative issues. Of the 71 industria ounters dealt m, 2S nproved, 22 eased and 2C
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    77 21 (Managers' prices for Dec. 11) B. S. ASIA UNIT TRUSTS Mai. Invt. Fund 1.17 1.22 Mai. Progress Fund 1.03 1.08 CHARTERED UNIT TRUSTS Singapore Growth Fund .98 1.03xd SINGAPORE UNIT TRUSTS Second Singapore 1.88 Third Singapore 1.18 The Commerce Ind. Fund .96 l.Olxd The Saving Fund 1.01 1.06
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      364 21 Dec. 52-1/2 cents a lb. (up three-eighths cent). 54 cents a lb. (up >ne-eighth cent). After a quiet start yesterday with opening msmess done at 54-1/8 :ents for January l RSS, >rtces remained static for he first half of the norning session. Some speculator liquidaion then eased
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      69 21 (Yesterday's official buyer/seUer prices, m pence per lb). Tone: Inactive; ClF's Dec. 18-B/8 buyer 18-3/4 nominal seller; Jan. 18-11/16 18-15/16, Feb. 18-15/16 buyer 19-3/16 nominal seUer; Spot 19-1/2 19-3/4. Settlements Jan. 19-3/4 19-7/8, Feb. 19-15/16 20-1/8, March 20-6/16 20-9/16, Jan/March 19-15/16 20-1/8, April/June 20-13/16 20-15/16, July/Sept. 21-5/16 21-7/16,
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      59 21 TIN $634 a picul (down $3.12 Vi). Reflecting the overnight drop of £8 a ton m London, the Straits tin price fell by $3.l2 l a picul yesterday to $634. The turnover was estimated down 15 tons to 285 tons with buying support reported mainly from Europe and
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      78 21 WASHINGTON, Thurs.— The Government said the U.S. wholesale price index dropped 0.1 per cent m November, not quite as much as an earlier preliminary estimate but still a bright spot m the nations troubled economy. The preliminary report had estimated a drop of 0.2 per cent. The
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      156 21 (Yesterday's 1.30 p.m. prices, m sterling per long ton, unless otherwise stated). COPRA (U.S. dollars per long ton): Philippine/Indonesian Dec. and Jan. both 229U, Feb. 231, March 233, all resellers. COCONUT OIL: Straits Dec. Jan. 153 quoted; Malayan March 166 sellers; Philippine (U.S. dollars per long ton) Dec.
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    347 21 Share prices came off marginally after early steadiness yesterday. On balance, however, gains were m the majority with the stock average 7.38 yen higher at 1,973.16 yen. Low-priced issues such as shippings, petroleums and sugars, attracted buying (Closing paid prices m yen, 1 Akai Elec 360 (365)
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    653 21 Mining shares fell heavily under a complete lack of buying support yesterday. Industrials drifted lower, while the few oil stocks traded generally ended the day with losses. The one bright spot m the entire market was Meekatharra, which jumped SS cents to $2.70 m comparatively active trading.
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    246 21 The market was slightly easier m a small turnover yesterday. Associated hotels came under selling pressure after opening at $8.80. The issue closed at $8.50. China Motor Bus also (Closi declined to finish at $36, while Miramar and Wynncor were also slightly lower. Banks was quoted at
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    161 21 LONDON, Thurs. Grain cargoes were fixed from the U.S. Gulf to Luanda, Mocamedes or Lobito at U5510.25 fd (free discharge) for Dec. and from the U.S. Gulf to Tilbury, subject to details nt ttcmuiAa PM i*t mw*A 2tifKSjJ2T out) for Dec/Jan. Coal shippers covered a cargo from
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    171 23 IRANIANS DOWN WITH 'BANGKOK BELLY' BANGKOK, Thurs. Iraa suffered a crippling Mow oa the opening day of the Sixth Asian Games whea SB of their athletes were admitted to a Bangkok hospital last night. More thaa half of the Iranian competitors to the IN nation 12-day Games were reported to
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    174 23 BANGKOK Thurs. Indonesia qualified for the semi-finals of the women's team event of the badminton championships by defeating Malaysia 3 games to 2at the Kittikachorn Stadium today The Indonesian victory came m the deciding third singles tie m which Theresa Widiastuti edged Malaysia's Sylvia Tan
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    533 23 FIRST GOLD MEDALS TO JAPAN AT CYCLING, SHOOTING ASIAN GAMES ROUNDUP BANGKOK, Thurs. Japan took the first gold medals of the Sixth Asian Games today with a close win m the 100 kilometres cycling road team time trial and the free pistol team shooting championship. The Japanese team finished 18
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    628 23 FINALS ATHLETICS High jump: 1 Ghiassi Teymour (Ir.) 2.06 m., 2 Hidehiko Omizawa (J) 2.06; 3 Bhim Singh (I) 2.03. 4 z 100 m: 1. Thailand 40.4 (record), 2. Japan 40.7, 3. India 40.9. (Women) LONG JUMP: 1 Hiroko Yamashita (J) 6.02 m., 2 Esther Shachmorov (Is), 5.95.,
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    407 23 S'pore hold Ceylon to scoreless draw BANGKOK, Thurs. Singapore held formidable Ceylon to a scoreless draw m the opening match of the Sixth Asian Games hockey tournament here today. Though Ceylon with a fitter and faster team dominated play, Singapore fought on gamely to prevent the Ceylonese from getting a
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    174 23 SINGAPORE Hockey Association secretary Mr. S. Yogarajah expressed confidence m Singapore making its way into the last four. Mr. Yogarajah, speaking to newsmen immediately after this morning's games, where Singapore drew 0-0 with Ceylon, said, "I am happy with Singapore's performance. "If only the ground conditions
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    369 24 Japan expect stiff swim tussle with S'pore BANGKOK, Thurs. Japan, Asia's most formidable swimming nation, is expected to take aU the gold medals m the Asian Games competition scheduled to start on Saturday and lasting for six days. Japan swept all the 23 gold medals as well as the waterpolo
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    784 24 BANGKOK, Thurs.^Japan grabbed the most medals but Taiwan's Chi Cheng cornered most of the attention on the first day of the Sixth Asian Games track-field competition here today. pj ye Games records were established. Predictably, Japan m today's five finals, led the medal parade
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    445 24 Taiwan— edge India in cagers tourney BANGKOK, Thurs. Taiwan edged India 74-71 m the sixth Asian Games basketball championship tournament which started here today. Taiwan led 40-34 at halftime. Both teams moved fast after the whistle, and following a close tussle at the beginning of the match, Taiwan pushed thenlead
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    479 24 Thai policemen save Iran, Indonesia match BANGKOK, Thurs. Thai policemen prevented the opening soccer match between Indonesia and Iran from being abandoned m the last eight minutes when fighting broke out between the teams at Charusathiara Stadium today. The game ended m a 2-2 draw after Iran had led twice.
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    302 24 BANGKOK, Thurs. Ace halfback Kunishige Kamamoto scored the only goal when heavily favoured Japan defeated Malaysia 1-0 m the opening round ol* the Asian Games soccer tournament here today. Kamainoto, a 26-year-old engineer from Osaka, crashed m a sharp penalty goal m
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      233 24 TODAY'S EVENTS ATHLETICS 9.30 I am Singapore; Thailand vs India; South Women's pentathlon 100 m; 9.45 Korea vs Hongkong, am Men's long jump' BOXING 7 pm Quarter-Finals (qualifications); 10.00 am Men's FIELD HOCKEY 9 am 400 m (heats), 10.15 am Men's Malaysia vs Ceylon; 3.45 pm Japan hammer throw (qualifications);
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