The Singapore Free Press, 19 July 1954
1954-07-19
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Title Section23 1954-07-19 1 The Singapore Free Press i ir g e s\ Afternoon Sale m Malaya. >iPi a p,.n-, Man.. July 19. 197A. Prlrc 15 ts.23 words
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Article, Illustration55 1954-07-19 1 Striking City Council MBployees (above) stand near wayside stall opposite the main t° the gasworks m KuMaim. Two police patrol cars were parked nearby. Below: The Singapore ity Council President. Mr. J. T. Kea. at his desk early ttm morning. He was up at '<55 words
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Article, Illustration427 1954-07-19 1 RE A SAYS: MEN INTIMIDATED FREE PRESS REPORTERS PRISONERS and civilian volunteers were out this morning to help man Singapore's essential city services when nearly all the City Council's 10,000 labour force went on strike. m addition to men ot the Federation or uity Council Labour Unions (which called the427 words
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Article125 1954-07-19 1 The Singapore City Council mergency strike Committee morning put into action a plan to engage thousands of labourers. would "break the strike a matter of days" said a ,v sman of the committee. Following Mr. Rea's state•nt that some workers had n intimidated arrangements been125 words
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Article39 1954-07-19 1 ANG Ol about 25 Indians Chinese, using botn Indian ciga* -holder and his n Killiney Road, Binlast night. ker and his mother to the hospital. I this morning the had refused to 'hi a cret society39 words
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Article54 1954-07-19 1 ,';> airport fire officer, Mr. •lliday, wa.s cross-examin- V Christopher ShawQC counsel for BOAC. imed hearing of the crash inquiry today. Mr Shawcross suggested ne training course Mr. lay took m England m not complete. lolliday said it was m only m s0 far as54 words
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Article21 1954-07-19 1 The first of ei^ht corvettes to be built m Italy under U. S. contracts was launched yesterday.—A. P.21 words
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140 1954-07-19 1 Geneva talks flop again -Reds rigid HI nine-power Indo-China C re nce meeting at »cv 4 yesterday failed asain break the East-West deaddel!!I tl(>rrow the fateful FrJ u e n fOr the 2J* Premier. Mr. Mendesran C c intends to walk out of l hj conference and resurn n-.. vi140 words
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Article26 1954-07-19 1 Three Chinese kicked and punched a Chinese m Syed Alwi Road, Singapore, last night, after they tailed to get a loan from him.26 words
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Article33 1954-07-19 1 i in 1 .Singapore rub Der market opened this morning on a quiet tone with first grade August shipment at 69J cents a pound, 4 of a cent above Saturday's close.33 words
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Article240 1954-07-19 2 French fire from 10 yards f rvvo hundred Vletminh irerc killed yesterday irhen battalion attack «"i tiny village, 23 mii«s south cjl Hanoi, ran into a I n ik h I nion ambush. rench t;uir:. i> machine suns and carbines opened up againsi theUP; Reuter - 240 words
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218 1954-07-19 2 McCarthy is just like Hitler but weaker' SENATOR Ralph Flanders k» (Republican- Vermoat) said jrestenlaj that the career of Senator Joseph McCarthy (IC< publican- U is< on m; Qnd.s its parallel, though it must be Admitted t« "weaker decree," m the rise to power Of Adolf Hitler. Flanders charged aisoA.P. - 218 words
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Article202 1954-07-19 2 rpKN.s of thousand! <>i Roman J, Catholics were reported neeim Communist terror last uiyiit. m lands surrendered by the French m Northern Vietnam. "All the Catholics who can get away have left or an 1< ay in^ as soon as they can." said a priest,UP - 202 words
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58 1954-07-19 2 $50 MILLION A YEAR FROM SYNTHETIC rpHK u.s Qovernmtnl has 1 been making about US$5O miiii' n a year i urnlni out synthetic r ibber, Congreu was told terdaj 'I.'.- proflta were fi^urod jift«r chargea for depreciation, interegi on Invotments and "everything .1 normal business chargei with tin- ex cation,A.P. - 58 words
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Article, Illustration161 1954-07-19 2 CHALLENGE CTP winner j of yesterday'! singa- i por Polo Club gymkhana at Thomson Road was 17- i year-old schoolboy, Victor j Yap, son of City Coun- cillor, .Mr. Yap Pheng j Geek. He is *een T*tride Star- light, making his winning jump m the evening's j main161 words
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Article, Illustration145 1954-07-19 2 Exchange 'help to friendly countries' THE National Association of Manufacturers said m New York yesterday it would be good for the United States if its citizens did more travelling abroad. In a resolution adopted by It* Board of Directors, the NAM said it was helpful forA.P.; Free Press - 145 words
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Article33 1954-07-19 2 Mr. Ronald Kelly, a young British journalist, was shot m the shoulder last night m an ambush by a terrorist gang m the Kiambu area 11 miles north of Nairobi. ReuterReuter - 33 words
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Article17 1954-07-19 2 Fifteen hundred French soldiers left Marseilles yesterday to strengthen the anti-terro-rist security garrison In Tunisia. ReuterReuter - 17 words
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Article130 1954-07-19 2 TO ATTACK S.E. ASIA PACT PLAN A group of resolutions utterly opposes any British militar; intervention m Indo-China; others call lor the admiss of Communist China to tinUnited Nations. There is strong agitation speed up the independent British colonial people-, i a resolution proposing "colonial charter" that w< fix aReuter - 130 words
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Article55 1954-07-19 2 ITOE ANGLO-American study group working In Wail ington on plans for a future South-East Asia collective < fence pact has completed work and is reporting to the two governments. The .study group was §ci following the visit of Sir Wii ton Churchill to Preside). Eisenhower mReuter - 55 words
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Article43 1954-07-19 2 Egyptian security authorities yesterday claimed to have smashed a new Communist organisation with secret cells m Cairo and outlying industrial district*. Twenty-three people h enarrested and a large quantity of subversive literature seized m police raids before dawn. ReuterReuter - 43 words
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152 1954-07-19 2 'H. Kong could be ours in 48 hours' TWO Royal Navy i who were pommuni. I toners for 40 days, told ne men m Hong Koni' they had been shown Com Hist books which boasted I the Reds could take Kong m 48 hours. However, said Lieut i awrence Sloane,A.P. - 152 words
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222 1954-07-19 3 Railways, docks, are says U.S mHE us. Information Agency slid yesterday that widead sabotage of railway factories and farms m communist East mnv "despite efforts to iresi resistance to R<«d 'm a dispatch to overseas Information posts, made public here the agency said damage nalisedA.P. - 222 words
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94 1954-07-19 3 This argument on neutrality was fatal 1 KFERINO Manantan, passer' ing the time of day with '"a neighbour, m Manila, sot ground to talking about the indo-China war. The Philippines, said Manan•an should stay out of that Leonclo Camat disagreed We .should all pitch m and Kck these Communists." heA.P. - 94 words
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Article92 1954-07-19 3 Floods kill 14 in East Germany WITH the Danube still rising all alone »ts way from the Austrian border to the Hungarian capital, a state of emergency has been proclaimed m many towns and villages on both sides of the river, radio Budapest said last night. In Budapest, Russian troopsA.P.; U.P. - 92 words
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137 1954-07-19 3 put Coast Guard yesterday launched an air and sea «*rch off the southern Cali''•rnia roast after lifeguards "aa found a distress message «n a bottle on the Venice fining beach, asking help *<>r seven survivors of a sinklr><? boat. Co as tA.P. - 137 words
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Article, Illustration44 1954-07-19 3 Chancellor tours flood town picture, ITKKIt KAAB, the Austrian Chancellor, made a row-ing-boat tour of some of the most badly flooded areas of Austria where over 70,000 have been made homeless by the Danube River floods. The Chancellor is here seen at Poechlarn PopperPopper - 44 words
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138 1954-07-19 3 AN R.A.F. Sunderland flying boat sent to the rescue when a Harvard training plane crashed m the sea near Hong Kong yesterday capsized and sank as it took off after searching for survivors. A launch picked up its crew One man from the Auxiliary AirReuter - 138 words
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Article31 1954-07-19 3 Th<> Egyptian and Saudi Arabian Governments are planning to unify both the command and equipment of their armed forces, an Egyptian Government spokesman said m Cairo last night31 words
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Article53 1954-07-19 3 A KOI. I IV. earthquake shocked thr entire main island of Honshu. Japan, yesterday but no damage was reported. It rattled homes and swayed tall buildings throughout Honshu. Weather observers said it was of the more mild horizontal type rather than the "hounciiT quake which causeU.P. - 53 words
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Article23 1954-07-19 3 A. grand-daughter was born on Saturday to Sir Winston Churchill's daughter. Mm. Christopher Soames. This Ls Sir Winston's ninth grandchild. A.P.A.P. - 23 words
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Article88 1954-07-19 3 HE DIED AS PLANNED Joe PtrnfrtlM planned his last days rar»>fullv. Last w.»'k be JMV' 1 up his job m Nevada City M lumber mill worker At 61. he told friends he was tired of living Then he be»an drinking late on Friday afternoon, Sheriff'^ Deputy Frank Gallino said Returning:A.P. - 88 words
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Article76 1954-07-19 3 '50 Russian spies in Britain' (jMFTY RuStUl) naval cadets dltgiltsed aas. s merchant seamen, have arrived m Britain aboard a merchant ship to sdv on naval defences and armaments, according to the London Newspaper 'Sunday Dispatch. The Admiralty, however, said it had no knowledge of any Russian naval cadets aboardA.P. - 76 words
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Article37 1954-07-19 3 The Arab League permanent committee for economic and financial affairs has recommended that free" customs zones m Arab ports should be subjected to .strict government control to tighten the Arab economic blockade of Israel.— ReuterReuter - 37 words
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Article29 1954-07-19 3 Before the eye.s of horrified spectators, th* 1 wing of a glider tore loose at 1,800 feet at Pforshelm, Germany yesterday. The pilot wa.s killed A. P.A.P. - 29 words
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Article12 1954-07-19 3 Brazil has recognised the new government of Guatemala. A.P.A.P. - 12 words
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405 1954-07-19 4 The Singapore Free Press Monday, July 19, 1954. Search for Opinion professor A highly curious situation ha dev< ped m the planning ty the Unlversitj ol Malaya ol ;i faculty of engineering. Las{ month the j o i n t commit i< appointed to consider the future of the university405 words
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Article, Illustration597 1954-07-19 4 BRITAIN'S NEW SELFRELIANCE MEANT THA. CHURCHILL COULD SPEAK MORE FREELY TO EISENHOWER, SAYS 0. H. BRANDON. ATHENE u;t>, one tiny. Innocent Incident which to me symbolist d better than anything the present, state Of AntiloAmerican relations and that, was when Sir Winston Churchill was trying597 words
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Article313 1954-07-19 4 BEACHCOMBER - AN after-dinner speaker said to me once, "When the rotten eggs begin to whizz through the air. it is time for the peroration." T knew an unpopular speaker who brought a frying-pan to a dinner. When the throwing began, he caught the eggs m the pan. summoned313 words
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Article, Illustration97 1954-07-19 4 and they of cour.se matter do not think of a preventive war; rather, what they wanl to pursue m Asia now is really a policy of containment And so does Britain. It will take some time before all the results of conference become evident but I97 words
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Advertisement19 1954-07-19 4 RHINESTONE JEWELLERY MODERN JN DESIGN YET LOW IN PRICE S.P.H. de Silva 45 HIGH ST. SINGAPORE IPOH KUALA LUMPUR.19 words
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Advertisement8 1954-07-19 4 BULLDOG BULLDOG TOR STRENGTH! k~ ft I, i8 words
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Article, Illustration249 1954-07-19 5 Know Your Singapore later did contributions come. Today the Saka Muni Buddha Gaya Temple stands proudly as a fitting monument to him as well as a house of worship for which it was intended to be. But the plain white and unimposing exterior with its drab pagoda (above) does not249 words
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Article46 1954-07-19 5 KUALA LJPIS, Mon. Ju.soh bin Samat. 17-year-old fowlscllor from Kelantan, ha.s been sentenced m the Sessions Court here to four months' Raol and fined $2,000 for having opium. He was causjht with the opium concealed m sealed milk i tins.46 words
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247 1954-07-19 5 GOVT. SCHOOL OF BUILDING HIT BY THIS SLUMP 4 GENERAL recession m the local building trade has A affected the Singapore Government School of Kuildin? which opened m January, the Chief Employment Officer, Mr. F. G. Tyson, said yesterday. Because the Labour Department has been unable to find work for247 words
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290 1954-07-19 5 THE practical value of scouting should always be stressed m all activities connected with the movement, Singapore veteran scouters emphasised yesterday. They contended this should not be ignored if scouters wanted to keep their boys keen and lively In their group work. The290 words
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Article124 1954-07-19 5 rpiiE University of Malaya A i.s still looking i'»r a pn>fessor to take charge oi the '•iiiccriiT 1 department. Mr. \v D. Craig, the UniII v R -I tr it, told the Free Press today he could not say whether the new department ol engineering would124 words
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Article35 1954-07-19 5 TAIPING, Mon. About 300 representatives of all commuI nities have entertained the District Officer. Mr. O. W. Woitcrs. to a farewell dinner j at the Kwangtuns Association. He is uoinK on lon^ leave.35 words
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Advertisement24 1954-07-19 5 CON MMRj BEST INDONESIAN AIRWAYS FREQUENT STRAIGHT FLIGHTS < ii to BANGKOK. I and- DJAKARTA BOOKING OFFICE: UNION BUILDING Gr FLOOR I TEL, 7869. > X24 words
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Article49 1954-07-19 6 Indian males continue show a slight edge numbers over females, says a 1951 census report released d the Registrar General of Inai^ Males form 51.4 per cent. < India's 385.000.000 people, m represents little change tween male and female p<>pu lation totals from previous tabulations.- A.P.A.P. - 49 words
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Page 6 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous444 1954-07-19 6 P MANDRAKE by Lee Falk and Phil Davis j| gTAR r YOU OID YOU SEt.M NOW--WMOHIBH) I DON'T \m\l SOON SEE \f YOu p fpt J Ufc/^ I^P A CARDBOARD flGUfic' IS THAT TONIGHT. WE WERE WAITING. _WHOJfNT_YOU \rp^^ Sy^ I^RN TODAY, you ha\e a r, y w I i^"*^444 words
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Article, Illustration470 1954-07-19 7 I S PORE ROMANY STANDS UP FOR HIS PEOPLE J^OTHING annoys Lazlo Vardomeskro more than reading n romantic but incorrect interpretation of so-called gypsy life. "Such articles give an entirely wrong picture <>i these people," Lazlo alias Ix's. Parker s;ii<l m Singapore yesterday. Descended from an ancient Romany family Lazlo,470 words
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Article198 1954-07-19 7 A floral welcome for Mrs. Pandit 4 SINGAPORE Women's A council deputation welcome and garid with flowers Mrs. ilakshmi Pandit, sident of the United lOns General Assembly, at Kallang Airport when she arrives on Aug. 11. Shirin Fozdar, the Coun- ecretary said today the nutation would seek an with Mrs.198 words
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Article116 1954-07-19 7 I iHAMPOE SCHOOL L__ S KAMACHANDRA sent this picture of the signll(» l rd of a Singapore English scfeotl to the Free Press with Uery Whampoe or urupoa? Hf thinks it should be since the Colony i IWiampoa Stream, WhamJn a dge Wh »nipoa Road *"<i116 words
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Article35 1954-07-19 7 1/I.A LUMPUR, Mon.-Two f Have been recovered by V" 1 of No. 6 Field Force n 7K tac ted three terr orM r the Raub district of terrorists, armed with khaki uni-35 words
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Article88 1954-07-19 7 MALACCA, Mon. PIE Capitol Hall was packed on Saturday when Malacca's first Youth Festival of Music and Ballet was held. Sponsored by Malacca Youth Council for its World Assembly of Youth Fund, the two-hour programme featured a piano duet by Lily Wong and Eileen Tan. Rajee Knight,88 words
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200 1954-07-19 7 IPOH, Monday. PERAK medical practitioners decided at their annual meeting on Saturday to back to the hilt all anti-TB plans sponsored by the Government and the Perak I Anti-TB Association. The meeting presided over by Dr I. T. Dickson. accepted its sub-committee's report on200 words
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Article52 1954-07-19 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. A woman. Woo Lian Eng. was fined $80 m the police court for having a jar and a bottle full of illicit samsu. She admitted making the samsu for her own consumption because, she said, she was ill and could not attord to52 words
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Article120 1954-07-19 7 Law will aid marine drivers lEGISLATION to enable first J ClMl marine drivers to take full "harse of the engine roorrus of seagoing vessels of up to 100 tons will shortly be introduced m Singapore. Examinations for marine engine drivers are held by the surveyor-general of ships each Wednesday. Mr.120 words
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Article21 1954-07-19 7 JOHORE, BAHRU. Mon. Found m possession Of opium. Lee Shua was sentenced to a month's gaol m Mfr.siiiK21 words
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Article, Illustration143 1954-07-19 7 MISS Lav Soo Eng, a nurse at the SATA clinic, Singapore, is one of the six pretty young women who will have their hair dressed m a demonstration at toe fashion show to be held at Raffles Hotel on July 28 m aid of143 words
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Article33 1954-07-19 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Discussions at work.s committee level are now on between the General Transport Company ii»r«' i (i representative* Of its drl its and conductors for better conditions of service.33 words
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Advertisement135 1954-07-19 7 JlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllMlirilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllliHU I PACKING, SHIPPING S AND INSURANCE, I I DOOR TO DOOR. I I TRANSPORT STORAGE I LIMITfeD =3 173. CECIL STREET, SINGAPORE. TELEPHONE 6577. I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1135 words
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Article, Illustration227 1954-07-19 8 SPORTS DAY AT ELETAR A good effort bul ».<u ijuite «im;(J enough. LACu PJammer (;t')ir Unrri iti the WRAff hifli j v iii eve n l Riffht: lAuhl strong nen <»l X M Seletar beat RAF Tenfah at the tut; (»r irar final. Sprint champion s^t. Hamzah of RAF Changi227 words
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Article, Illustration549 1954-07-19 10 THE «.i:ilM 'MIRACLE* EVERYTHING is brand- now m Germany just now, liKe the carpets m all the hotels I had just visited; like the streamlined near skyscrapers that are soaring from the battered rubble ot German cities; like the shiny cars and motorcycles that scoot along549 words
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93 1954-07-19 10 riIHE h«*avy responsibility Of I 1 journalists at a critical stage m the history of Singapore was emphasised by Mr ci.-org.- Bdlnger on his election as president oi the Singaixjr«- Union of Journalists at the adjourned annual meeting yesterday. Mr Idlnger said the Union would strive93 words
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Article283 1954-07-19 10 T*HE man who carved himself a reputation as the biggest cracksman m France since the war came into court last week with a smile. For trying to escape from Marseilles jail. Paul Dellapina was sentenced to six months, and for forging an identity card for use283 words
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Article, Illustration703 1954-07-19 10 They Are Still Digging MODERN CITIES HAVE RISEN FROM PILES OF RUBBLE West Germany has ■pent nine years digging herself out of the rubble of World War 11. but it will take her another ten years to erase the last war scars. But the Germans, working around the clock, have703 words
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Article, Illustration11 1954-07-19 11 A new picture of Ann Miller, M.G.M. dancing star.11 words
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Article169 1954-07-19 11 DR. J ROBERT OPPENHEIMER, the sacked American atom scientist is m Britain this month at an international conference on nuclear physics at Glasgow University. This is six weeks after an American security board by a 2-1 majority had found that although Tie was a loyal169 words
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Article, Illustration672 1954-07-19 11 FRANCIS MARTIN - The Benghazi Babe FRANCIS MARTIN By If ii sin Si §M*n Mali m is iht* n«r/J\ i/«fifi(/«'.sY #Vr. <— i—^ 4 FFABLE, tubby soberly tailored. Astute eyes and gesturing hands Smile that lights up on an off-cream complexion like an electric ad. There you have Mustafa ben Halim, Prime Minister672 words
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Article, Illustration583 1954-07-19 11 Says JOHN CULMER - Spain is the gamblers' paradise Says JOHN CULMER TK>-DAY I bought my A first Spanish lottery ticket. It cost me a pound, and the most I could win is £7,500, which looks like small potatoes compared with the first prize m a football pool. But with a lot of luck583 words
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Article, Illustration46 1954-07-19 12 photo. This rcoj <lrr>«, worn !>v actn* Margaret Lockw*Od, Star of the film "Trouble m the (ileii. has gay red and white .Ntri|Ks antl i lacc-lrimmed deep square-rut nerkline. A different direction for the stripes enhances the can sleeves and striking full skirl ReuterReuter - 46 words
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357 1954-07-19 12 LADY BOYLE - BREATHE DEEPLY, SAYS GREEK BEAUTY LADY BOYLE (It's good for the chest) by BE REASONABLE and you'll bo beautiful!" This down to earth statement came from one of the most beautiful women I have ever met. I felt ihe ought to know. Miss Irene Papai li Oreek b| r th357 words
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Article100 1954-07-19 12 TWO simple recipes for the average housewife are a wonderful chestnut sauce for serving with turkey, chicken or pheasant, and the other a wonderfifl sweet. To make the Madeira Chestnuts: Boil and skin carefully nibs, large chestnuts. Put I cup white sultanas and a large pinch of100 words
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Article, Illustration86 1954-07-19 12 or 11 cups strawberries cut In hail and allow to stand for hour with 1 cup of sugar and (optional) 2 tablespoons of brandy or whisky. Soak 2 tablespoons of granulated gelatine m X cup cold water. Dissolve soaked gelatine m 1 i cups Madeira wine. Add juice 1 lemon,86 words
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Advertisement42 1954-07-19 12 TRUFOOD JO* TRI iilMA^ A|||l i>, rmmrnM I 1 U try I4^Sk^ -^£2^ \fV W 0 For babies, toddler.. adulH I invalids and the aged- I THE FEDERAL DISPENSARY LTD. I 33 Raffles Place. I Spore Cold Storage Arcade, Orchard Rd. I42 words
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Miscellaneous364 1954-07-19 12 Bridge Hand North-South vulnerable South dealer < Match point pjay) NOItTH XAJ 9 7 4 WERT BAST 4 J 6 4 3 2 4k 10 8 i. 8 7 6 3 Q 9 6 *****2 0 J 7 *—AQ 8 6 3 2 The bidding: South West North Baat 8364 words
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Miscellaneous350 1954-07-19 12 carded a heart on the king of diamonds and won the last tricks with good spades. Next time Best is offered a trick, he'll think longer before refusing, tor at duplicate that extra trick South made gave him a top score on the board. I DAILY CROSSWORD m e_e_e_H ~i_350 words
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Article, Illustration521 1954-07-19 13 'Pretty boy' label can 'kill' a star It's not enough to be handsome.... you've got to he tough, tot IT was Tallulah Bankhead who a few years ago unwittingly pinned the "glamour guy" label on poor Rory Calhoun. Said Tallulah of Rory: "He's the prettiest man m or out of521 words
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Article85 1954-07-19 13 I^ERNANDO LAMAS exp:ainr ed why he has been seeking a release from his MGM contract. "I can't think only m terms oi an actor." he says. "In Argentina I was producing and riincting my own pictures. That's what I want to do here. il MGM willAP - 85 words
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Article280 1954-07-19 13 DAVID LEWIN - DAVID LEWIN .BUT SHE GETS THE PAY OF AN j 'UNKNOWN' Y^HAT is the value m hard cash of an "overnight star" when she wakes up the next morning? Jean Carson, Britain's newest musical discovery, has just been telling me the answer to that. For fame has been280 words
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Article402 1954-07-19 13 SHEILAH GRAHAM - SHEILAH GRAHAM Kflfimm THE Aga Kh;m. father of the romantic Prince Aly. is again W ry ill, and you can bet that Aly- who is very much m love with GENE TIKRMJY will not marry her at the tune of his visit to America, because rw> adores his402 words
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Article, Illustration295 1954-07-19 13 MAGGIE MAY BE NEW KIND OF STAR She's not glamourous.... MAGGIE McNAMARA may be the prototype of a new kind of movie star. Film stars who look like ordinary people. It is regrettable but true that films do not always imitate nature. Baby sitters rarely resemble Miss Marilyn Monroe and295 words
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Advertisement71 1954-07-19 13 The weekly is*ur of the STRAITS BIIKiKT MM be sent by Air Mail to any address m the United Kingdom 5 at an inclusive rate of 24.00 I 2 i FOR SIX MONTHS If you want the "BIIKiKT" while on leave or wish to make an "Air-subscription" on behalf of71 words
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832 1954-07-19 14 U.K. TEST MEN NEED A PRE-MATCH REST n 7 Strain on top-class 1 7 players increases By LEN BUTTON IN recent months I have given much thought to the problems of international sport from England's point of view. Our recent defeats at the hands of continental football teams rather indicate832 words
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Article176 1954-07-19 14 England in rugby brawl MATCH WAS ABANDONED Tilt; Rugby League football code m Australia had a big set-back at the Sydney ricket Ground when the referee called the came ofT after an ugly brawl had developed bet ween members of the New South Wales and England sides last week. The176 words
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Article81 1954-07-19 14 QUEEN ELIZABETH'S Aurtofc held oil .i strong ebftlkOft &t French Invader Vunios to win tht mil-- arul a hall Kiritf OCOKfC VI I and QtiPf-n IttMbetll Stak<\ a( Ascot oo Saturday Britain's richati turf race The Quetß irai at the track to sec her hundsomc chestnut colt81 words
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Article44 1954-07-19 14 Willy Hayward. South Africa's 46--year-old hJng distance runner covered 100 miles io 13 hours 8 minutes 5.5 sees, on Saturday. He set up a world rerord last year for the distance wtlh 12 hours 12 mins. 28 sees. In BnfhuH- ReuterReuter - 44 words
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Article20 1954-07-19 14 The England women's hockey team drew l-l wit^> South Africa m the first international match of their tour.20 words
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Article64 1954-07-19 14 Mr. C. W. Hollidges two-year-old colt Sea Lord won the £7,500 Clairwood Winter Handicap over 9 furlongs by four lengths near Durban on Saturday. Spey Bridge who was a 7to 1 chance with Sea Lord, was second, with Minnetonka a further i% lengths away third.64 words
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Article288 1954-07-19 14 ABOUT 30 inquiries have just gone out from Lord's to cricketers all over England, writes Bruce Harris. They ask: "If you are chosen to go to Australia, will you be available?" The .seventeen chosen, will be named not later than August 8. The captain288 words
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Article40 1954-07-19 14 The manager of the Aga Khan's utud In Ireland i s sending 36 »i'M-*tt by atr to the United States to *>c auctioned at the Haratoga **l»*h next month and 2R mnrm be hoUl m October. A. P.A.P. - 40 words
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Article204 1954-07-19 14 SINGAPORE United Services FA. league tables ud to date are: P W D L F APts KAF Changi 19 12 5 2 40 19 29 RAP Sdetar 18 12 1 ***** 25 RAP Teagah 18 9 4 f> 30 24 22 R E.M.E 17 8 2 7 40204 words
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Article98 1954-07-19 14 ITMTED STATES baseball standings: A.P. W L C/o Behind Cleveland 58 27 .682 New York 58 28 .674 Chicago 55 32 .632 4 Detroit 36 46 .439 20 <j Washington 33 48 .407 23 Boston 33 49 .402 23. Philadelphia 30 51 .376 26 Baltimore 31 53 .369A.P. - 98 words
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Article31 1954-07-19 14 Pat Fletcher of Saskatoon. Saskatchewan, became Canadian open golf champion on Saturday with a 72-hole score of 200. He was the first Canadian to take it m 40 years.31 words
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Article177 1954-07-19 14 RUGBY Union refereeing is becoming too technical since the new laws for the Kame were introduced. This statement was made on behalf of the New Zealand Rugby Union when It met representatives of the Referees' Association to discuss laws The statement added that there was177 words
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Article291 1954-07-19 14 Cockell ignores the Earl' DON COCKELL will receive £12,500 tor his third heavyweight fight against America's Harry Matthews, to be held m Seattle, United States, on July 30. "That is more than he can get here," said business-like Mrs. Cockell. "What point is there m Don hanging on here for291 words
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Article156 1954-07-19 14 GERALD WALTER - GERALD WALTER By TAROSLAV DROBNYS defeat of I v Roger Becker m 23 minutes m the Midland counties final at Edgbaston suggests he is the very man to coach younger players. Drobny beat the 20-year-old Croydon boy by 6-0, 6-3. conceding him a mere lour156 words
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181 1954-07-19 14 A WOMAN m a white sweater and white shorts I climbed wearily ofT her cycle at the John O'Groats Hotel at 9 p.m. Two days, 11 hours and seven minutes before, she had begun her 872-mile journey from Land's End. This tremendous epic of181 words
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Article, Illustration358 1954-07-19 15 Kifson Leong's great triumph Free Press Course Correspondent HIGHLIGHTS of a day of thrilling raeins m rlorious weather at Bukit Timuh on Saturday wereOleander's gallant neck win m the Singapore Cudrereign's rout of Cinecolor Co. m the top sprint Spider Kins: s easy win mFree Press - 358 words
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Article207 1954-07-19 15 TOTAL POOL: 5420.748 riBST No. *****2 (8189,330) SECOND No. *****1 ($94,668) THIRD No. *****4 ($52,593) STARTERS (§4,781 each) Vos 1835J7 *****2. *****5, l^V- 7! 9744 *****7, *****4 7«5W, *****0. *****6, *****7 Sffl[ X: S: *****2: DOUBU TOTE: 102 tickets ($152 each). M* over the Ust twenty yards ii207 words
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Article77 1954-07-19 15 JYJIKS ian Kit Poon Weng Hoe ihw combination Irom Joliljds Sporta Association, qualified W the mixed doubles final of the Table Tennis Associate ""npionshlpi on Friday night SJ h ain^ tampions, Mrs. SA, 21-19. 12-21, 21-15. 6-21. Mk, -r an hour -lonK match. 1,; r n77 words
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171 1954-07-19 15 Upset in annual British Grand Prix JOSE Froilan Gonzalez of Argentina .scored an upset m the 270-mile British Grand Prix on Saturday when he drove his Ferrari to victory In the rain The ereat bid by Germany's Mercedes-Benz racing cars failed to materialise a-s Juan Fangio of Argentina finished fourth171 words
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Article28 1954-07-19 15 The Brooklyn Dodgers overcame i 5-2 deficit to beat Chicago Clubs 2-6 yesterday, giving Pitcher Rus.s tfeyer his 14th vJrtorv over his forner team mates. A.P.A.P. - 28 words
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Article121 1954-07-19 15 DENNY SHUTE of Ohio, a 49--year-old grandfather, who m 1933 won the British open toll < hunptoOSbip, made MM of bll litre tournament appearinci la ItM the field uith a M m tIM first round of the $25,000 i£B.o3o' Mannkiki open tVfhl m Cleveland. Shute121 words
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Article23 1954-07-19 15 Gilbert Baiivln of (he PtCBCh Northeast OMItnU te;im v.nn the ]oih lap of the rlnssir Tour de Fi.-uiCf yesterday A .P.A.P. - 23 words
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Advertisement200 1954-07-19 15 I tHIHAY-LASrDAYS! II am-1.11 -1.1.-i i, 4.1 i lift pm M(i-Ms TEN-STAI I)KA\l\ "EXECUTIVE SUITE 1 COMINf. SOON! Allied Artists Presents KOI) CAMERON m •SIIOIII 4.1C \SS COMING Lana Turner m M (i-Ms "Fla:;. and the flesh* IK lINKDI OK f'4 uo c o at; NOW SHOWING lla m.-l 4f>-4.lf>-i».4:>200 words
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Article, Illustration355 1954-07-19 16 WORLD TIME 'Rehearsal' tot Empire Games I rpHRBC English girls defied rain and I sodden track 1 to set up a world record for the women's three times SBO yards relay at the White City stadium. London, at the weekend. They were Ann Oliver, Nora Smalley. andReuter - 355 words
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Article79 1954-07-19 16 \fISS NINA OTKAI.ENKO. Rusi?l .sinti holder of the women's 800 metres world rtoord yesterday bettorfd the MMrld 880 yards record j with ,i time of 2 mm 8 4 MC at IfOMOW'I Dyimmo Stadium. (MBclal world 880 ytrds record for Hi MIHII is 2 mil) 14.5Reuter - 79 words
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Article63 1954-07-19 16 y\Al Rees. British Ryder Cup In- i wm national, won the Belgian Open Goli Championship at Antwerp yesterday with 72 holes aggregate The Welshman swept round the Royti Antwerp Course m 70 on his flnftl round to stave off the deter- mined challenge of Australia'sReuter - 63 words
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Article36 1954-07-19 16 Vliiclimir Vilkovsky. the Russian welghtlifter, yesterday bettered his own world bantamweight two hands snatch record with a lift of 218',1b.5. Vilkm. sky's previous best was 217--ll)s. made earlier thi.s year- ReuterReuter - 36 words
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Article25 1954-07-19 16 Canada advanced to the semifinal round of the American Zone Davi.-, Cup tennis competition by UUdßg a 3-1 lead over Chile m Toronto.25 words
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113 1954-07-19 16 a USTRALIA beat the EngA lish Rugby League touring team m the third and final test of the current series, by 20 points to 16, m Sydney yesterday and so won the rubber, each having had one success m earlier tests. Aft«r leading by113 words
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Article203 1954-07-19 16 i OERNARD BARTAZEN of Texas provided an upset when he beat Tony Trabert, America's leading player, to win the United States Clay Court men's singles title m Chicago yesterday. Bartzen won the final by 6-2, r 4-6. 6-0. 6-2 Miss Maureen Connally. the Wimbledon champion,203 words
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Article194 1954-07-19 16 rPHE draw and starting times for the qualifying rounds of Singapore golf championships next weekend" are: At Island Club on Saturday: 2.10: F Jones <fc Beanchamo; 2.15: Gardner and Stirling; 2.20: MacNair and Potts; 2 25: Harrison and Laidlaw Thomson; 2.30: Hutcheson and MofTett; 2.35: Isherwood194 words
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Article184 1954-07-19 16 l> kCntOfl in the county cricket championship after Saturdays. :e M,. 1,,„. I I p VV I D Tied Dec'n lost drawn 18 10 0 6 1 1 0 I 142 18 9 4 5 2 n i !?J Derby 1, 8 3 4 0 o I I184 words
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Article128 1954-07-19 16 inns NO. Runs H. Score Average J Peter May (Sumy. 23 5 1249 211 no H9.38 I Tom Graveney Gloucester 25 4 1363 177 no. 64.90 I Denis ComptOO (Middlesex) 18 1 1040 278 61.17 I Don Kenyon (Worcester) 33 3 1805 202 n 60 16 I P128 words
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Article115 1954-07-19 16 Reuter Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average J Statham (Lanes) 438.4 137 933 66 14 13 L. Jackson (Derby) 567 165 1160 8j 14.38 F. Trueman ,Yorks) 532.1 133 1227 84 4.60 R. Appleyard (Yorks) 647.1 198 1364 92 4.82 P. J. Loader (Surrey) 440.4 108 949 63 5.06Reuter - 115 words
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257 1954-07-19 16 R.A. MAJOR WINS BISLEY GOLD MEDAL MAJOR GEORGE EDWARD TWINE, a former Royal Artillery officer won the Queen's prize— the champion- ship of British Empire rifle shooting— with an aggregate of 278 out of a possible 300 at Bisley. Surrey, on Saturday. When he was told he had won heReuter - 257 words
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