The Singapore Free Press, 29 May 1958

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    The singapore Free Press
    17 1 .Malaya's Own Family Paper Sil [99, Singapore, TliurMlav. M.»y lf»5«S. Vi'wv If. Cts
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    Lock icon DE GAULLE IN PARIS, THEN OFF AGAIN
    414 1 DE GAULLE IN PARIS, THEN OFF AGAIN Pflimliris successor is still not named r pHE FRENCH crisis took a surprising new turn early this morning when Genera] Charles de Gaulle, after being summoned to Paris by President Coty, unexpectedly left the capital tor his country home 150 miles away. The
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    Lock icon Lim's plan for return not yet decided
    68 1 Lim's plan for return not yet decided FIN t! travel arrangement for Mr. Lim Yew Hock's return to Singapore have not yet been completed, B spokesman for the Chief Minister >aid in London yesterday, t is possible, he added, that Mr. I i;n may reach Singapore i few days after
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    Lock icon RI SILENT ON MENADO OFFENSIVE
    79 1 Government od. up rebel Gorontalo •rth Celebes as jsian nation lews of a govsive against 1 (ital of Me- immunique said ■nt troops killed oldiers in seven-lopping-up operaGorontalo on mth-central shore of < lebes. It said eized a 70-ton tral Celebes area, said Its troops
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    Lock icon Matoyan Airways given trophy
    26 1 Matoyan Airways given trophy I Airway* Ltd. W presented Cumberbatch liability of air development of flight entation was annual dinner the V7orahipful ,V| PHOU and Reuter
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    Lock icon 4,000 troops off to Algeria
    27 1 Two French military transports left Marseilles yesterday carrying 4.000 troops to the Algerian ports of Algiers and Philippeville. Reuter CKNERAI. (1c GAITI.E
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    Lock icon 3 ex-Premiers in monster protest march
    189 1 3 ex-Premiers in monster protest march (CROWDS estimated at v nearly 250.000 .staged one of Parls's biggest street marches in years yesterday to protest against the resurgence of Gen. de Gaulle. The Save the Republic" parade, which stretched for nearly a mile, was orderly until the closing stages. A public
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    Lock icon OIL IN CHINA
    26 1 Radio Peking reported yesterday that traces of oil and natural gas deposits had been found in 20 different parts of mainland China. U.P.I
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    Lock icon RED ARMY OUT
    23 1 Russia has completed the withdrawal of 17.000 troops from Hungary, according to Mr. Janos Kadar. Ilungarinn Communist party leader Reuter
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    Lock icon BI CUBA REBELS KILLED
    38 1 (rebels were killed on Tuesday In two with gOVemmeni troop, rvar the rebel; °i the Sierra Maestra Mountain., army "(i in Havana last night, I suffered no Losses and wen pursuing statement ndfi^d. Reuter
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    RUBBER PRICE
    36 1 Juno first grade rubber buyer., f.o.b. Opened m Sin gapore this morning nt 76| cent s a ib up t hrr< >eighths ol a en it on ycst crday'.s close. The tone w.is quie!
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    Lock icon Talk in Cairo
    25 1 Prcsicloni N.i ,< t y ter day received 'i> (> Soviet Am-b-a.s.sador Cairo. Mr Evgony KIMCICV Cairo Radio rrnorfrd in an Arabic broadcast Reuter
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    Lock icon Warning on S'pore stability and trade
    184 1 Warning on S'pore stability and trade 1/|R. C W DAWSON, z president of the E z British Association of E Malay u at their annual dinner in London last night, said Singapore's zz E Chief Minister, Mr. Lim E E Yew Hock, at tiie head E E of an all-
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    Lock icon Pflimlin's fall gladdens the rebels in Corsica
    425 2 Pflimlin's fall gladdens the rebels in Corsica CIVIL lAN CHIEFS and military commanders in the little Corsican fishing port and tourist cenI tre of Bastia were in high spirits yesterday after learning that the French Prime Minister, Mr. Pierre l'i'limlin, had handed in his resignation. The 100 parachutists who occupied
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    Lock icon Do Gaulle? I like him. says Ike
    79 2 Do Gaulle? I like him. says Ike I)RESII)ENT EISENHOWER told his Tress conference yesterday that he liked General Charles de Gaulle. He had been asked for his impression of the General. The President observed that he had had a long experience Of friendly contact with Gen. de Gaulle and one
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    'BRITONS NEEDN'T LEAVE FRANCE'
    108 2 'BRITONS NEEDN'T LEAVE FRANCE' fPHE British Government i.s not at present suggesting to British .subjects that they should leave France. A Foreign OJ!i< e spokesman said in London yesterday: "Our advice to British subjects in France is not to leave unless they want to '•Nor are we advising people not
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    Lock icon U.A.R. MEETING
    34 2 The foreign policy of the United Arab Republic and the results of President Nasser's recent trip to Russia were reviewed last night at a meeting of the U.A.R. Joint Executive Council. Reuter
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    Lock icon SECRETS: STUDENTS TO STAND TRIAL
    172 2 TWO Oxford University students Paul Thompson. 22. and William Miller. 24 were yesterday committed to trial at, London's Old Bailey central criminal court after prosecution evidence undei the Official Secrets Act was given against them in camera at the Bow Street magistrates 1 court. The
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    Lock icon NEW MOV TO TIE UP TRANSPORT IN LONDO
    148 2 NEW MOV TO TIE UP TRANSPORT IN LONDO I TNION leaders L; workers in Lonai power stations, wdj supply the Uiidcrgroui railways with current, a understood to be read} back the city's A" striking busmen This new development can after railway union clue had declined a request the bus .strikers
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    Lock icon U.S. pilot to be tried in public for aid to Indonesia rebels.
    247 3 U.S. pilot to be tried in public for aid to Indonesia rebels. ALLAN LAWRENCE POPE, an Ame:v rtcan accused ot flying bombers for the Indonesian rebels, will be tried in public by a military court, the Antara news agency said yesterday. The Indonesian Government said Pope, now held in Jakarta,
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    Lock icon 'KASHMIR TRUCE DOES NOT BIND US'
    104 3 'KASHMIR TRUCE DOES NOT BIND US' ,t i KAUDHRI GHULAM \1 BBAB, former presi of Azad Kashmir. Karachi yesterday 20 to 25 Kashmir •liberation" committees tneel soon to decide on a cour.se of action for d ed Kashmir. He aid at a news conferellce thai he favoured breaking oil relations
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    Lock icon JUDGE'S TRIBUTE MANUEL ON HIS DEFENCE
    225 3 VMERON, the Glasgow judge trying 32Peter Anthony Manuel for eight gan his summing up yesterday and iry of six women and nine men two consid< r. Manuel hus pleaded 'Not i m they could not consider a plea because such a plea had not
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    Lock icon Spaak in Canada
    18 3 U ri Spaak, iral of NATO. Ottawa yesterday (or a 10-day v visit Reuter verdict,
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    Lock icon TROOPS OUT AFTER AFRICANS PROTEST
    88 3 I>OLICE and troops throw a Cordon around the Kenya Legislature build inn in Nairobi yesterday a Her demon stiations by crowds of Africans carrying placards and ihouiing "To flrll with I.cnno\-Rovd" -the Rrilish Colonial > c i i c I irv. The Africans, estimated at
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    PRINCESS SETS PINK FASHION
    83 3 Nobody seemed lo notice Princess Margarets new hair style when she recently went to see the musical show "My I air Lady' at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Instead, all eyes were on the full-length strapless evening gown she won*, it was in a new deep
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    Lock icon They work longer in 'workers paradise'
    127 3 WOHKERS in the Soviet Uihom, Poland, Czechoslovakia Mid Bulgaria work longer hours pel week than those in the United States, Britain, France. Canada and Australia, the International Labour Organisation (1.L.0.) said In Geneva yesterday. The Communist workers have a 16-hour week compared with a
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    Lock icon ITALY: A ONE PARTY GOVT.?
    32 3 Tii" [talian pro-Western Christian Democratic party last nigh! appeared ready to form a one-party Govern Rient despite lack of an absolute majority in parlia mciit 1 U.P.I
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      153 3 COUNTLESS ITEMS AT ROCK BOTTOM PRICES! SAREE DEPT Usual Prices Sale Prices Flocked Clatl Nylon 45 $6 80 P. Yard $5.00 P. Yard Flocked Nylon Jersey 45" $3.60 $2.50 Cold Print Nylon lerscy 45 $2.90 $2.00 Fancy Perlon 45" $1.80 $1.20 Punch Nylon 45 $1.90 $1.30 Pleated Nylon 45" $3.90
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    The Singapore Free Press Thursday, May 20, 1958. Opinion Registrar is right
    223 4 The Singapore Free Press Thursday, May 20, 1958. Opinion Registrar is right npHE statemeni made A i)v the Registrar oi V< hides thai preferential treatment eann: t be given to Singi pore's only woman taxi-driver will be approved by everyone. One can sympathise with the woman in question in wanting
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    With Their Naked Hands...
    575 4  - With Their Naked Hands FREDERICK ELLIS by They aueue to join human chain TODAY I turned the 1 clock back thouM sands of years, and I saw the Pyramids of Egypt being built, aye, even the very Great Wall of China itself, created 2,000 years ago to keep out the
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    Public swim pool for Kallang area urged
    172 5 t it\ Architect's Departo l the Singapore City r oU] il has suggested thai public swimming pool ai the old Kallani Airport. The i iu Irchittect, Mr. H. i; ismi, told the Free Press ey would have to nsu iiicirs approval first on
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    THIS BILL WILL HIT THE SMALL FACTORIES, HE WARNS
    204 5 THIS BILL WILL HIT THE SMALL FACTORIES, HE WARNS rpHl lingapore Govern--1 men should not rush Lementation of the factories Ordinance, to avoid more unemployment. Xhi .ing was issued rduy by the president Singapore Manu i Association, Mr. David Lee. "If draft Bill becomes law immediately." he said .small industries,
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    Lock icon HIGHER AND HIGHER!
    76 5 mHEY'RE kv 1 1 ill k m. higher and higher] Ready for the Autumn E is tliis lass In her wide 5 and short pink S satin evening gown called "Fauvism. a sensation among the i E latest models shown by E fashion houses at a E
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    Reds so 'touchy'
    32 5 Thr Belgian Socialist Party told Mr Nikita Khrushchev yesterday thai the Soviet Union v\ 14 MtoUehy and Indignant" about any nuclear armaments other than hei own ft" 1 Ui.
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    BURSARIES FOR 30 BURSARIES BEGINS
    131 5 BURSARIES FOR 30 BURSARIES BEGINS THE Singapore Ministry of Education will be spending $12,600 on bursaries for students or Post School Certificate classes, this year. Major Thong Sing Chlng chairman of a special fiveman committee, said yesterday that the Ministry had decided to award 30 bursaries altogether to Post School
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    FILM FARE
    46 5 The Singapore Young Men's Christian Association. Orchard Road, will be showing "University Life," a special film lor students who plan to go to the University, on Friday night. They will be showing another film. "South Africa." on June 11 i also at Orchard Road.
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    Growing Scout ranks call for more leaders
    180 5 rplIE number ot boy L scouts in the Colony has steadily Increased in the past Tour years, say: the annual report ol the Singapore Boy Scouts Association. in 1954 the total number of SCOUta Ul the Colony wa s 4,600. In 1956 they
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    CIVICS COURSE
    32 5 Twenty-four people from St. John's [stand, will take part In b civlci course organised by he Depari ment f)\ [nforoi i 1 1" i Bervlc( t on I r da
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      59 6 j MUCH j J MORE FLAVOUR j J LESS NICOTINE j For ilie firs! time filtei tip I smokeis are setting what the) Wan! limcfi more Bavoill and aroma with RIUCn feSJ i nicotine. After the firsl fev < pufib from an f. M, mosi sfnokeni sum it up In
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      406 6 ttORN today, you have <>•., hu l fr, 0u ]80ing, magnetic personalities that draws people Into j You have a positive, rathi Ing personality, while i face, you appeal to be calm I tunes, even aloof, you have emotional nature and a nig I which under provocati< i explosive A
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    DOYEN AT S'TORE CONGRESS
    138 7 DOYEN AT S'TORE CONGRESS DR. CHEN DOYEN of the doctors attending the tea party for the 179 delegates to the First Asian Pediatrics Congress in Singapore yesterday was Dr. Chen Su Lan. (above) oldest graduate member of the Alumni Association. He and Dr. E. W. de Cruz of Penang are
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    Hot debate expected on expansion of Markets Dent.
    246 7 Hot debate expected on expansion of Markets Dent. A HEATED debate is expected at the ordinary meeting of the Singapore City Council tomorrow on the proposed reorganisation of the Markets and Hawkers Department. A meeting of the Finance and General Purposes Committee on Monday approved, by a majority vote, the
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    Lock icon MONEY FOR U.S. JOBLESS
    34 7 The United States Senate yesterday completed congressional approval of a bill authorising the Federal Government .to advance money to the states for a temporary extension of state unemployment benefits. Reuter
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    TAXI MEN TO SEEK MORE CUTS IN RATES
    190 7 TAXI MEN TO SEEK MORE CUTS IN RATES I 8 and drivers of taxis in Singahaving discussions 01 hire. r l tl «8 held re--35 °*ners agreed to present rate m 20 arU or )lie drlv to r f n d! when a vehicle two drivers. i meeting win be
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    STORE JUNGLE SCENES IN WAR FILM SHOT HERE
    108 7 CINGAPORE will soon be able to see the first war film shot in Malaya by a local company ine mm, called "Sergeant Hussan", is the story of a Malay boy (played by P. Ramlee) who with some friends carried on a private
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    52 7 The American House of Representatives yesterday voted by 208-165 to make Alaska the 49th state of the Union, reversing a provisional vote against granting statehood to the Arctic territory. The Bill now goes before the Senate which rejected a similar measure passed by the House in
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      133 7 SINGAPORE HIGH TIDES TODAY: 8.05 p.m. TOMORROW: 8.50 a.m. fand 8.50 p.m. SATURDAY: 9.50 a.m. and 9.31 p.m. SUNDAY: 10.44 a.m. and 10.11 p.m. MONDAY: 11.35 a.m. and 10.51 p.m. TUESDAY: 12.21 p.m. and 1.32 a.m. WEDNESDAY: 1.10 p.m. Today's radio programme 1.15 p.m. Lunchtime Concert. 1.30 Time Signal and
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    MONK BUILDS ABBEY FROM FOOD CARTONS
    94 8 Monks of Prinknash Monastery, near Gloucester, are engaged in building a new Abbey and atLady^mrsf'ivier kn Wn aS UIC Abb y° f Ur At the moment only the foundations are completed and to inspire the Brethren in their work. Brother Anthony has spent his
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    Ban slapped on NAAFI beer
    137 8 Ban slapped on NAAFI beer i>(TVfd. But most of the troops' beer is bought through NAAFI and now NAAFI has said; "We are not taking part in any boycott." A Row over the local brew is brewing In Cyprus—between Uv NAAFJ and the Army. Around 50,000 bottles of 9? C
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    WATER ON OIL
    54 8 Sheets of white hot flame and clouds of dense smoke leap into the sky as an oil derrick at Ah wax, in the Persian oil fields, 78 miles from Abadan, blazes fiercely. Water from a nearby lake is being pumped onto the fire in an effort to
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    82 8 "THIRTEEN YE.J 1 OLD Victoria Bel died, it was said, I cause she liked I smell cleaning Huidl a duster. E The fluid, carbon chloride, Is a corcM cleaning agent I Victoria's father, mGeorge Henry Bi'di-nB Thornebridge Drive, Ffl cheville, Derbyshire, ->• the inquest ai Kl ni fß that
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    JUME HELPI
    48 8 s With the t dm i wolf wo<« 'H M problem of r[ W trees is be w Whipsnadr ZOO, E The > i ''"i^M 1 mensely helpful, W i ease. I 1 //c;r '\K i phant, passes deeper S torry w;/ii< "W fox picture I nlllMIIIIIIIIHHMIt"
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    Case that cost him £300 a minute
    411 9 Case that cost him £300 a minute pRINKLY-H AIRED v imilti millionaire j o hn Schlesinger will pax £300 in costs for gverj minute it took his wile Iva to obtain a judicial separation in the London High Court. That means a total of £30,000. Xhe rase -scheduled to [gst
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    iffed a duster —and died
    39 9 iff ed a duster —and died duster against her mouth. Maurice Lecutier, ogist, .said Victoria lied from asphyxia, caused oy Inhaling carbon tetrachloride. substance," he said, a powerful anaesthetic action." roner, Mr. Michael 5J >vuk. recorded a verol Misadventure.
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    GIVES G HAND
    43 9 PI some 400 trees in the /f/ Bedfordshire, the f\ trucks of the felled I°y an elephant of f; proving imhwoy logs with I Whtpina&i Zoo eier «Wu} o/ logs to Zoo loads them on a em ln the sawmills.
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    'SCEPTRE' UN TRIALS
    85 9 'SCEPTRE' UN TRIALS The twelve metre yacht "Sceptre," Bria tain's hope in the Amcrica's Cup, which takes place in September g next, is undergoing exhaustive trials in the English Channel. P Recently the Sceptre left her mooring at I! Gosport for further trials, but returned ap- parcntly suffering from defective
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    SAILING INTO HARBOUR:
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    DEATH DIDN'T STRIKE ON THE HOUR...
    2644 10  - DEATH DIDN'T STRIKE ON THE HOUR... Pelham Groom adsf dasf das fdsf f HAD ONLY HEARD about the case early that morning. Latiff had phoned me, telling me that Joshua Blackerton had been killed, and offering me a seat in his office. When I reached there I had only time
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    Another Freedom for the 'Sunny South' Regiment
    380 11 Another Freedom for the 'Sunny South' Regiment Iri h; seaside TtWti of Hove, Sussex, once in the ii ti invasion front line defences of the war years, recently presented the Freedom of tin uiij;li to the Koyal Sussex Regiment. Imony performed by Mayor. Aid. Cyril was at Brunswick now clothed
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    ...Beside the seaside
    52 11 A contingent of 1 the Royal Sussex Re- giment is seen above H marching along the promenade at Hove after receiving the Freedom of th e H Borough. Below, General Sir 1 Lashmer Whistler, the Colonel of the Regiment receives the g commemorative pla- p que from
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    VERY TASTY!
    86 11 Corps recently held their cookery champion- ships at St. Omer Bar- racks, Alder shot. And judging by the dishes served up by the contestants, Army food today is most appetising. Everything from cakes to ten course dinners were prepared by men l and women serving In l Ihe
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    Lock icon BLOCKED BY CHINA, TOKYO LOOKS TO MID-EAST
    210 12 BLOCKED BY CHINA, TOKYO LOOKS TO MID-EAST npHE state visil to Japan by the Shah of Persia Is expected I empha J a p an': growing lnt< res I in Mi Idle East trade. Japan's efforts to seek Middle East trade have been redoubled since tne rupf lire <>i !»<•»
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    Lock icon ACCORD REACHED ON MEKONG SURVEY
    175 12 REPRESENTATIVES of four South-East Asian nations have signed an agreement with the United States Government for a three-year survey of the Mekong River. Th« survey which is to bv paid by a U552,000,000 contribution from the United States Government, will be done by an American
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    Lock icon 37 nations gave South Korea a helping hand
    515 12 37 nations gave South Korea a helping hand 'TIIF. I iiited Nations Korean Reconstruction Agency, financed by 37 na--1 tions, is winding up in a lew days. In six years it has spent £50 million sterling on 4,800 projects in the war- torn Republic. The help given ranges from a
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    Lock icon Tough in Free World is Red film 'lesson'
    138 12 COWBOYS being gored to death in an American rodeo and unemployed workers roaming Hamburg streets are among stories from the West chosen for the first newsreel on life abroad to be released in Communist Chinese cinemas, the Peking Evening News reported. The
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    Lock icon 330,000 people spent week-end swatting flies
    542 12 r»LJES killed In Peking m one week-end by about ;i3U.ooi) volunteers weighed < total of 180 jh the Peking People's Daily reported. The new drive to eliminati China's "tour evils" flies, mosQuitoes, rats and spar rows has coincided with the onset of the hot
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    HOW DO YOU SCORE IN THIS MARRIAGE QUIZ?
    653 13  - HOW DO YOU SCORE IN THIS MARRIAGE QUIZ? ROSALIE SHANN by i i \l SI I'm suiv 1 tire iiK>re I cht*l( »i husbands J ft c dream, M< > >k problem to a I i si. produced soine I inatij aspects n asked me a I tisl of questions
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    At 50, I'm looking ahead
    492 13 THE BEST 20 YEARS ARE YET TO COME iii,UKU)i s spree with her grand-children is Lady Pakenham's No. 1 objective for her bonus 20 years— that EXTRA 20 years of living that modern science and medicine has given us during the last century. With four
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      255 13 PSYCHIATRIST SETS A TEST: Have you a 'bachelor 7 husband? Party Pieces tj^Oß parties or week-end cocktails, make yours* n a Parl r ribbon frippery. They are also pretty with cotton frocks. Easy to contrive yourself. Cheap, too, And you can match them With each dress. French girls love these
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    THE BOY WITH A YEN FOR PEACE
    307 14 THE BOY WITH A YEN FOR PEACE In Floyd Patterson's boxing dub— pESTING afti i arring bout is Phi lip Williams rig] it), u young prol v.'c oJ ivoi heavyweight champion Fl< yd Patt< rson. Philip ays hi wants to be an "atoms fot aci scientist when he up. "i
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    THE DANES FLY IN
    147 14 DENMARK'S Thomas Cui badminton team arrivec in Singapore by air iu^ after midnight, and th< 1 ree Pi < is -s cameraman was at the airport to nH thi picture below. I ed s>\ tin ir modest manager, Mr. Borge ("Wt don't stand a chum <
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    If only Don was
    445 14  -  ASICHIE QUICK By I ,1 cricketwise characters than the Sussex and Eng- Sl i 6 batsman and left arm medium pace bowler Don 1 nVi J'i V two <:r three Xests last soaso against the VVeM f.' s IV;!'- mil<l sacc ess ;m<l r s llis
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      214 14 iHHi ~~hHb HHi bsP"^ 1 I m i CLUES ACROSS 5 A bed in the 1 I &SCar meant in llu.s solemn count rynicn (5) \\;t.v (li). 6 ideas sorted i 7 Packed more than a large whisper (5), black bird (7). 8 Taking out, but no! 9 Sages lose
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    Lock icon OUR WATER-POLO FORM PLEASES KEE SOON BEE
    434 15 IP II KEE SOON BEE WAS IMMENSELY PLEASED LAST NIGHT WITH SINGAPORE'S 15-0 WATER-POLO VICTORY OVER THE PHILIPPINES AT THE THIRD ASIAN GAMES IN Asian Games special rOKYO, Lads are cer- in form," he saia, -but we're leaving notig to chance. Wo realise
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    Racehorse sold for only $1,000
    140 15  -  ALLAN LEWIS BY ■^llCleer, a seven-year-old chestnut Ehg-:-h -elding owned by Maude H Stable, was Mr. Chua Bok Kwee for $1,000 after the day oi the Singapore race meeting. Carrying a handicap of 8.12. Chanticleer came tenth of afield of 18 in the last event
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    SHOCK DEFEAT FOR AUSSIES
    103 15 AUSTRALIANS Mervyn Rose and Wor r e n WOOdOCk, the fourth seeds. were unexpectedly beaten by an unseeded British pairing, Bobby Wilson and Alan Mills, in the quarterfinals of the men's doubles in the French lawn tennil championships yesterday in Paris. Their 8 10. 7 :>.
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    Lock icon TOURIST BOWLERS DOMINATE
    139 15 'THE New Zealand cricketer.s. who have only one more match before the first Test against England, again showed good bowling form yesterday when they dismissed Somerset for 1 18 on the first day of their match at Taunton. Tony MacGibbon, the pace bowler, broke the back of
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    Lock icon Scottish champ beats Ibbotson
    158 15 DEREK IBBOTSON, Of Britain, the world's fastest miter, was fifth In the mile at the first Norl hern British Games lasl nighl in Man< heater Bcol Ish champion Grs ham Bverei t won In 4 min 8.3 sec. At Mot ipur Park, Bui n Gordon Pii
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    Lock icon England captain hits up 174
    504 15 England captain hits up 17 4 at KUMi oki>: Essex 188 < i). insole 41; J. Wardle Six iur 56). Yorkshire 73 for three AT OXFORD: Oxford University 174 <R. Jowett 44, G. Roynun 55; F. Clarke live for 41). Army 69 for two AT CAMBRIDGE: Cambridge University 73 (P.
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    Lock icon Real Madrid win the cup
    71 15 had been level 2-2 after 90 minutes. There was no score at half-time. Real Madrid have now won the European Cup, the world's greatest club trophy, i each year .since its ineep- I "OEAL Madrid beat Milan 3-2 in Brussels last night to win the
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    Lock icon CHINA READY TO SWALLOW ALL ASIAU.S. WARNED
    338 16 CHINA READY TO SWALLOW ALL ASIAU.S. WARNED \IK. PATRICK P. SUN, Nationalist Chinese Coui?l sui Genera] In San Francisco, said yesterday that the crisis was growing In Asia and behind the danger zone stands Communist China like a ferocious lion ready to swallow its prey." Mr. Sun, who recently arrived
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    Lock icon New summit move by West
    109 16 r riiK west propofted to Russia yesterday that their Ambassadors in Mo.s- cow resume their secret preparatory talks on a summit I conference, Authoritative sources in London said tho West's new i step came In a lengthy meeting in Moscow between j British envoy Sir
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    Lock icon De Gaulle: Man who rallied beaten France to fight
    846 16 De Gaulle: Man who rallied beaten France to fight PENERAL Charlct de (iaulic. the man who kept the Sag of France flying alongside those of the Allies In World War 11, beta me the living symbol of French resistance alter Marsha] retains sur- render to German arms in IMO. By
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    Lock icon REVOLT HAS FIRST BOMB-FREE DAY: BIG ARMS CAPTURE
    162 16 REVOLT HAS FIRST BOMB-FREE DAY: BIG ARMS CAPTURE F EBANESE troops yesterday captured a large quantity of arms and ammunition bound for rebel forces in Tripoli, in what was otherwise the quietest day .since Lebanon's insurrection broke out three weeks ago. Throughout Lebanon there was only one report of renewed
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    Time-table speedup for Comet IV
    42 16 British Overseas Airways i Corporation may introduce it.s new Comet Mark Four fit airliner on (he North American route next Janu- aiy and on its Tokyo run by May 1059, it was learned In T.omlmi In.^t ninhf
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