The Singapore Free Press, 2 August 1958
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Title Section16 1958-08-02 1 The Singapore Free Press Malaya s Own family Faper Singapore, Saturday, August 2, 1958. Trice Ist'ts16 words
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145 1958-08-02 1 Fireman called out by hoax alarm— so man and child die i max and a child died in a blazing house at Bromley, Kent, last night while firemen were delayed by a malicious alarm. Another child was seriously burned and taken to hospital. All the engines from the Bromley brigadeReuter - 145 words
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Article59 1958-08-02 1 Prawn pond death: Two held TWO men were detained in Singapore early this morning in connection with the death of a Chinese prawn pond caretaki at Serangoon Kechil Ponggol. )li!i spokesman said morning that Reserve Unit was a "ed out at about J-15 a.m. following a call from a rela-59 words
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59 1958-08-02 1 End Cyprus terror, says T urk Premier I Xt > Menderes of o n *Jt night called > ish Cypriots to I 1 i>an in terrorist H :i on the island. r, < »hem for "all b; a(< possible" in r Poace to Cyprus. decision on Cy- n S IJ<>59 words
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121 1958-08-02 1 THE Duke of Edinburgh's personal standard was missing yesterday morning from the flagstaff of Arundel Castle after the annual Ooodwood ball which lasted until 4 a.m. The Queen and Duke havo boen staying at Arundel Castle -as guests of the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk.Reuter - 121 words
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180 1958-08-02 1 STARTLED MARGARET TRIPS NEAR EDGE OF NIAGARA FALLS PRINCESS MARGARET stumbled and almost fell when she walked into an unexpected explosion of flashbulbs in a dark tunnel during a visit to Niagara Falls yesterday. She threw her hands up before her face, cried "Oh!" and turned aside so quickly thatReuter - 180 words
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224 1958-08-02 1 RUSSIAN 'YES' TO AUGUST 12 IS EXPECTED Quick reply likely, then procedure' talks [)IPL()MA r FS in Washington and Moscow confidently forecast last night that Russia would accept the proposals of Britain and U.S. for a United Nations Summit conference starting on Aug. 12. The Soviet Premier, Mr. Khrushchev, wasReuter - 224 words
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153 1958-08-02 1 HYSTERIA AT A-FLASH SEEN 1,000 MILES OFF I^XPLOSION of a nu-M-J clear missile in a brilliant flash of bluewhite light possibly 100 miles up yesterday frightened and angered residents of Hawaii almost 1,000 miles away. The blast was in the area of Johnston Island, 750 miles south-west of Honolulu. TheU.P.I. - 153 words
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46 1958-08-02 1 THE U.S. State Department said yesterday that two guards at the U.S. embassy in Bagdad had been arrested while watching an oil tank fire. U.S. Ambassador Waldemar Gallman has visited the two men and reported them well.- ReuterReuter - 46 words
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Article24 1958-08-02 1 A HEAVY bomb ripped open a shop in Beirut yesterday, **> killing one person and wounding 16 others. ReuterReuter - 24 words
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Article35 1958-08-02 1 British paratroops on crisis duty in Amman for the past two weeks may be shifted to the key South Jord-an port of Aqaba shortly, reliable sources reported last night.- U.P.I.U.P.I. - 35 words
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Article73 1958-08-02 1 United Nations SecretaryGeneral Dag Hammar.skjoeld announced yesterday that a surcharge of three per cent on Suez Canal traffic will go into effect on Sept. 15. The surcharge was agreed upon by the General Assembly last Dec. 14 to enable the repayment of monetary advances made byU.P.I. - 73 words
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Article50 1958-08-02 1 Following a tip-off from a member of the public, a police patrol car rushed to Silat Road at 11.30 last night and broke up a group of gangsters about to start a fight. Police recovered a large number of daggers, sticks and chankols from the scene.50 words
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Article292 1958-08-02 2 He still favours 'closed door' meeting /GENERAL CHARLES ude GAULLE at present has no intention of attending United Nations Security Council meeting such as proposed by the British Prime Mmiste r and backed oy President Eisenhower, informed sources said in Paris yesterday. But pressureReuter - 292 words
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188 1958-08-02 2 \t ost of the 66 Arab convicts who broke OUt Of a prison m North Israel on Thursday night alter a gun-battle with police were reported last night to have made good their escape to neighbouring Jordan. Tel Aviv police say ihat the massReuter - 188 words
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118 1958-08-02 2 BRITISH EUROPEAN AIRWAYS have been given the go-ahead to sign a contract for 24 of the three-engined 600--tnile-an-hour DHI2I aircraft, it was confirmed yesterday. The Transport Minister, Mr. Harold Watkinson, said that the pure-jet aircraft would cost about £29,000,000 and be delivered between 1964Reuter - 118 words
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254 1958-08-02 2 Hiroshima woman: 'I was wrong to hate US' UIROSHIMA spoke to the world with a voice free of anti-American bitterness at the "summit" conference ot Moral Rearmament at Lake Mackinac, Michigan, yesterday. Mrs. Shinzo Haxnai, who spoke with her husband, post-war Mayor of Hiroshima for eight years, said: "Through theReuter - 254 words
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Article198 1958-08-02 2 FRANCE NOW WARNED OF RECESSION /GENERAL Charles de Gaulle said In p 11 broadcast last night that it was 1 France would have to fact 1 the beginni recession. 'It would be the government's duty to wad tin off. But, if need be, we would bring nation^ economic solidarity intoReuter - 198 words
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Article, Illustration24 1958-08-02 2 picture. Mr. L. B. Henry De Silva Übhayaratna and his lili(1 Miss Sumana Dias, after their wedding in SingapOK Free PressFree Press - 24 words
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Article59 1958-08-02 2 Russia delivered a note to Italy yesterday protesting against the use ol Italian port.s and airfields by us. forces taking oil for the Lebanon. Moscow radio .aid a note had also been sent to Israel protesting thai U.S. and British aircraft going i I Lebanon andReuter - 59 words
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Article88 1958-08-02 2 Italys month-old coalition Government wes defeated in o snap vote In the iu,mv chamber of Deputies last The vote was on b Communist motion invltini the aovernmeni to abolish by August 10 a petro surtax applied since the Suez crisis nearly two years aga tffieReuter - 88 words
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52 1958-08-02 2 U.K. GESTURE ACCEPTED BY IRAQI PM i r r iu., [raqi Prim 1 Brigadier Abd X a a s c m. Bagdad yestei his ci unt ry would relationship wit! v! "mutual i' 1 equality." W( The Prime M ii speaking n Wright handed letter from th< Fovernnienl the new52 words
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428 1958-08-02 3 QC's probe hits out at 'jokes' by jail officers X GODFREY RUSSELL VICK, Q.C., who conducted an inquiry in 1956 !>„,(, illegations about the treatment of prisoners in Walton Jail, Liveroi sa id in his report issued yesterday that "practical jokes in the V(!^ t possible taste were perpetrated." aided428 words
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Article, Illustration73 1958-08-02 3 PAGEANT OF BRIDES AT INDIAN BALL Ihe Kamala Club in Singapore last night E held a ball and show E 5 at Raffles Hotel in aid E of its building fund. E E Highlight of the show E E was a pageant of E Indian brides. E Here Miss Nargis73 words
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Article31 1958-08-02 3 A bulletin on Miss Yvonne Arnaud, 62-year-old actress, who collapsd with a heart attack on Wednesday, stated last night her condition had deteriorated during the day. ReuterReuter - 31 words
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Article170 1958-08-02 3 FINALE of the Paris fashion collections wa.s Greek designer Jean Desses' showing yesterday of the "Miss X" line —wider shoulder treatment, a lightly indented waLstline and skirts flaired in cone or funnel effects. His hem length is a compromise between Dior's emphatic decree of 15Reuter - 170 words
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Article56 1958-08-02 3 A 42- YEAR-OLD Hungarian athlete yesterday polevaulted over bwbed-wire ent&nglementfl and a minefield guarding the Hungary-Austria frontier to ask for political asylum at Graz, Austria. Ferenc. Na»y, of Budapest, a former non-commis-sioned officer and athlete told the Austrian police he practised similar jumps for many monthsReuter - 56 words
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Article21 1958-08-02 3 da? 7" H f lbeth y^ster- •."•"'■< the appointed (1 Wakchurst a. land i ,£S? hern Ire■l further term.- ReuterReuter - 21 words
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Article148 1958-08-02 3 A NGELINE CLIETT. a J\ pretty 19-year-old Texas blonde who has been picketing the White House for 10 days, locked the heavy iron gates of the main entrance with a chain and padlock yesterday and made off with the key. She was protesting against a FederalReuter - 148 words
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Article92 1958-08-02 3 Bus strike over, now a 'go-slow' UNION delegates representing London's 50,000 busmen decided after a seven-hour conference yesterday to refuse to cooperate "in any way" with the London Transport Executive over proposed 9 per cent, cuts in bus services. The reduced services follow a drop in public demand for busesReuter - 92 words
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Article28 1958-08-02 3 Lord Feversham, 52, a life-long social welfare worker, is to head a committee on the artificial insemination of women in Britain. ReuterReuter - 28 words
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Advertisement171 1958-08-02 3 SAREES minim iii hi nut Sare«* Ilit' Indian roslnim* j^ niorr than jiibl a pieec oi material \w>rn u^ a saf€C it is wonderful, but expert designer ean convert this wcmderfuJ |>i«e<* of 6 yards material into a Georgeotli Uress Cotton Printed Silk Baaarei Silk can by easily converted into171 words
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191 1958-08-02 4 The Singapore Free Press Saturday, Aug. 2, 1958. Opinion MEANS TO AN END THE $60,000 being spent on the Mayor's antispiUing campaign will be public funds very well spent indeed if it rids this island of a habit that is both unhygienic and antisocial. As part of the drive, hundreds191 words
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825 1958-08-02 4 TERENCE DOWNEY - Drama in the Wilderness Rocket-range village is growing rapidly TERENCE DOWNEY by reporting from Woomera M/OOMERA, the roc- kct range village which grew up on the bare stone, red ciuat and grey-green .salt bush of the South Australian semi-desert, is growing ro rapidly that it is bursting at the scams.825 words
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407 1958-08-02 4 Drugs-from-China racket: Big probe in Manila INVESTIGATIONS are under way by the Philippines Congress into the entry of prohibited drugs from Communist China. Action was taken when agents of the congressional committee on Anti-Filipino Activities discovered recently that prohibited drugs and medicines originating in Communist China were being sold inReuter - 407 words
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Advertisement47 1958-08-02 4 At REDUCED PRICES Woollen Suiting 60" $850 P Yd. Docron Silk Suiting 45" $590 P. Yd. Docron Cotton Suiting 60" $8.90 P. Yd. And many other Suitings Visit Our Gent's Tailoring Dcpt. X A. I A.I TEXTILES LTD. 71, High Street, Singapore. Tel: 31 02 1 *****.47 words
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Advertisement45 1958-08-02 4 BABy'S #^C)A N-BEi)S The FEDERAL DISPENSARY Ltd 33, RAFFLES PLACE SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE ARCADE. ORCHARO RD AURORA LTD,. Th flncst JUICE (ELECTRICAL DEPT.) I of oM HIGH ST., SINGAPORE. PHONE ***** I iltfl HAC FLEX I t^HHiiSi Hageme y er Tradi "g c M Llii45 words
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Article, Illustration164 1958-08-02 5 'riii Spastic Chil5 1 dren's Association =oi Singapore nreds 5 volunteers and money. E E oluntarj workers C willing to help the 5 association arc pro- c= mised a highly re- E Swarding work play- jj ing v itli spastic chil- c dren a 1 the164 words
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Article140 1958-08-02 5 1 Police measures ck cattle roamapore's residenterda oi milch buffaloes can grazing grounds I taKin Keat Road Pa Road, Potong I m Pong supu u P\SJFI «g Road. -Paya ano (»ry nnc Pi S f Plated. Peol!i(' increasing KrS t0 to cattle constantly tie owners140 words
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39 1958-08-02 5 Anglican clergy were ordered last night to alter their prayer books "with the Pen" by substituting "Charles Prince of Wales" for "Chanes Duke of Cornwall" In all prayers for the Royal Family. ReuterReuter - 39 words
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197 1958-08-02 5 THE stall' training school for Singapore Government officers has arranged to start two new courses next month on courtesy toward the public. Ail heads of Department have been asked to state the number of officers who will be taking part in the course. Mr.197 words
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Article48 1958-08-02 5 The World Confederation of Organisations of the Teaching Profession (WCOTP) yesterday admitted teachers' organisations from Britain, Colombia, Finland, Malaya, Singapore, Gambia, Nyasaland, Sierra Leone, Tanganyika and Uganda to confederation membership. The 300 delegates from 55 nations are holding an eight-day conference in Rome ReuterReuter - 48 words
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Article44 1958-08-02 5 The French Navy Ministry said in Paris yesterday that in view of an easing of the situation in the Lebanon, the French cruiser De Orasse and her escort vesflGlfl have been instructed to return to Toulon from the Eastern Mediterranean. ReuterReuter - 44 words
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170 1958-08-02 5 TWO NEW HOUSING ESTATES IN S'PORE WILL COST $3 mil. npHE Singapore Co-operative Union is planning x to construct two new housing estates this vea»\ costing $3,000,000. The chairman of the union, Mr. N. A. Kularajah, said a site had already been acquired in Thomson Road for 167 houses. Construction170 words
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Article21 1958-08-02 5 Millions of Britons yesterday set out on the Augusi Bank holiday in rain and thunderstorms.- ReuterReuter - 21 words
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Article14 1958-08-02 5 A '"fairly strong earthquake shook Manila and its suburbs last night.— U.P.I.U.P.I. - 14 words
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Article45 1958-08-02 5 The nationalised port 01 Colombo had it i first taste oi a strike yesterday a feu hours utter the Government .sponsored Port Cargo Corporation a tuned charge. About 4i) workers downed tools until the corporation assured them of gratuitie from their former employ- ers. ReuterReuter - 45 words
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Advertisement40 1958-08-02 6 Enjoy today's most exciting Cigarette..* First in Flavour Ihe tull e> flavour that means more ta more aroma! Every L&' N -> ever made has carried th mentj "A blend of p quality cigarette tobacro, i fl I pedal aromatic types40 words
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Miscellaneous273 1958-08-02 6 £jggg{£j|£j|flQQttlfißMMHlMliMiiMkMiMlißMßHHßßfl KM rfH BB) BS 88, BY BM mm MA 88l Ad BY SB BY BY HI KS U H 10 HI M H B^ bI bY H U IB Bi Jill lIUVKi; by Sydney Jordnii (as^^^"^^o t |^s^-«sgs.^.c^|f-l |^iH"IS4Eftr^ r B^ I CAN Ft "i T OS6 GOONiS \«J273 words
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Miscellaneous445 1958-08-02 6 DORM today, you are rath too < 13 luxury-loving for your own good > You cannot be happy unless yon surrounded with beauty, and harmony. You are an artist by temperament, yet you do not l\ the self-confidence so necessary pursing the arts as a career. V, Ss must learn445 words
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Article173 1958-08-02 7 LONDON, Aug. 1 Previous today i i.~« f.i.f. BBtl :i i_. imver.s 23".- buyers ■WF*an port mi g^g 23% [,i. 234 buyers 234 buyers 23 i sellers 23 seders vo i RSS s i' i,t A buyers 23 .s buyers WEB N 23 sellers 284 sellers v173 words
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Article96 1958-08-02 7 NEW YORK. Aug, 1. Previous Today N Straits Spot 94.37 nom. 95.50 nom. N futures kits Contract Sept. 94.50 buyers 94.50 buyers 95. 50 sellers 95.50 sellers Oct. 94.37 buyers 94.50 buyers 95.37 sellers 95.50 sellers )M Dull. SALES: Nil '....il.: Futures 28.02 buyers 28.04 buyers 28.1596 words
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Article28 1958-08-02 7 NEW YORK, Aug. 1. Previous Today WMStrials 502.99 505.43 pHroads 131.67 132.47 poo estic Bonds 89.03 M: t: 79.58 79.77 iwks Composite Averages 173.79 174.6028 words
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Article60 1958-08-02 7 and awaiting shipment 27. 26% cif. Sarawak 27 W to unquoted. Muntok white spot and, l 's< shipment awaiting release 43,. afloats j mpong spol 42 to 41. and first half August B awal release 28. afloats shipment 39 I 38' df sellers to 21 first hall August60 words
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Article93 1958-08-02 7 LONDON, Aof. 1. pIU Philippines i if. U.K./ Prrvio,,s Todl v N :j ts delivered g e |fm ton \ug. Sept. $2011 sellers $199 quoted C"' 1 Straf •I I IK, North :i !!,J porta delivered fcoxi f CI ,n *o*/Sept. unquoted unquoted n I Hide93 words
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Article18 1958-08-02 7 President Sukarno Mt Jakarta yesterday for a week's holiday on the Island of Bali. ReuterReuter - 18 words
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Article45 1958-08-02 7 Nineteen international oil group! have set Up a join; company In Paris to study and seek government sup port for a giant pipeline pro |ect linking tin- Meditei ranean and the Rhine f it was announced yei i rd iv. ReuterReuter - 45 words
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Article169 1958-08-02 7 won stock mar- ed the v eek inn note alv a re oi n," d a enewed gilt-i dged whi V On! n revived du< tion in the British bank rate The fresh fall in the Treasury bill rate to around 4 per cent, and169 words
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321 1958-08-02 7 BE GIVEN BY 1,000 VOLUNTEERS 4 BOlT 1,000 young men and xl women will be on the rounds of Singapore streets within a few days persuading people to retrain from the antisocial habit of spitting. Those young people come from various walks oi life, clerks,321 words
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163 1958-08-02 7 MALAYANS BUYING MORE FROM AUSTRALIA IN SPITE OF SLUMP r|ESPITE the trade recession, Malaya's imports from Australia during the first quarter of thi.s year totalled $48,371,300. This is $1 062,000 more than that of the corresponding period of 1957. This represents an increase of 2.2 per cent, of Australian imports,163 words
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Article87 1958-08-02 7 Exposition profit for charity PROFITS from the Constitution Exposition 10 be held in Singapore from January 24 to February 24 will be distributed among local charities and educational institutions. So declared Mr. Ko Teck Kin, chairman of the Exposition Committee. The lay-out for the Exposition covers 200 aere^ at the87 words
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Advertisement106 1958-08-02 7 JL NO MATTER gpj£ M^ms, WHERE YOUR NEW r^ HOME MAY BE^wT WE CAN BE OF SERVICE SINGAPORE BAGGAGE TRANSPORT AGENCY ITO in association with SINGAPORE PACKJNG COMPANY LIMITED HAULACE HOUSEHOLD REMOVALS PACKING STORACE 2 8E Asi.i Insurance Bids Singapore m Tel: ***** 3 Lines JR. Oversea Chinese B.mk Bldg.106 words
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Miscellaneous168 1958-08-02 7 Today's radio programme 1.15 p.m. Programme Summary and Tunes with your Tiffin; 1.30 Time Signal and News: 1.45, More Tunes with your Tiffin; 2.00 Saturday Date; 2.45 Australian Magazine; 3.00 Saturday Prom; 3.30 Juke Box Parade; 4.00 Lazy Afternoon; 4.30 Tea Dance; 5.00 Saturday Medley: 5.30 Bandstand; 5.50 Football Commentary;168 words
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Article1104 1958-08-02 8 DIANA ROSS - TREASURE OF FAIRY IN THE WELL DIANA ROSS afjal;fjagfagf .i BTOBI v »il iuii SISTERS u<> i" Mm wise *»'<' wawaa la rtllafe m ih( eve of Ui'ii wedding, »i was Mm eusta»« ■"'<! Mm wist woman sect them la lura and (< iis them tola Mm bubm Mrfaf. sin-1,104 words
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Article341 1958-08-02 8 LAST WEEK'S WINNERS fill IE winners of last X week's COIOUr-ta contest (each of whom will receive a $5 prize in due cour.se i are as follows: MiSS Veronica Chin (12), 4t)U-D Lorong Low Koon, Upper Serangoon Road, Singapore 19. MiSS Catherine Goh Hak Noi i 10), c 0 St.341 words
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Article, Illustration200 1958-08-02 8 Wondering wJi.it the bay w.>nts, Rupert poini him md togitncf th«»> %*i <iii ol the window into the •ifknesi love making up I^me< out \),i-:c in thr culy tnorn- "-y H.i My. "Now you're •*ti the two of us on have better .mm. W,H200 words
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Miscellaneous283 1958-08-02 8 A colour-in contest With prizes for you! I>OCKET-MONFE prizes Name (Mastei Uis are offered for colouring this scene with paints, crayons or chalks. There are four prices offered each of $5 (two for boys and two for girls). All you have t» do is to Address set to work to283 words
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Article459 1958-08-02 9 Christian Layman - Christian Layman 5 1 uvdtit} svran an #t RESISTETB if PROUD, BUT IVF'IH GRACE UN- fHE HUMBLE." I mes 4ok g th<» Japanese army Jas sweepiai Malaya toUds Singapore durs the early weeks of ,miiiiiiiiiiiiiii>iiiiMiiiiiiHiiiiii 1942, the Rev. Tyler Thompson of Singapore, and a friend, Mary Tan,459 words
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Advertisement151 1958-08-02 9 Fragrant, delicious and pure as only pure unadulterated coffee made from the World's finest selected coffee berries can be, but it cannot keep you awake however late at night you drink it because it is caffeinefree. If you enjoy a cup of good coffee you can drink as many as151 words
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Miscellaneous980 1958-08-02 9 Sunday church j announ cements mTTRCB OF ENGLAND in Chinese 6.16. 7.30 and 9am Sunday School, 9.30 a.m. Wor- 1 No. 25 Everitt Road: 909 am rithrdral- 700 and B*3o8 30 pm shi P Service— Mr. S. T. Peter Sunday School; 10.30 a.m. Mornt, Andrew's 80 b am Sacred Heart980 words
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Miscellaneous686 1958-08-02 10 ppp^ UIIIIQI l^if ■■111? fill Illl^i a m W^mS- 1 IIIKII IO UIIO UUJCUI: 7 «H|H^^H^^^hHbH^LJ^ itELLO There! Many thanks for all your letters. dissentient, agreed with me about the prizes. ■HHlhH^P^^ iS&. This week it was hard to award the coniiiP^ I solation prize because for once the crystal686 words
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Article, Illustration107 1958-08-02 11 The happy girl above has st broken a world record after swimming against c advice of her doctor. It Margaret Edwards, being ddled by her mother after spectacular victory at the ipire Games. But the story hind her victory is even >re amazing. Harsaret was suffering >m tonsillitisReuter - 107 words
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Article58 1958-08-02 11 j l anda Balas, of Rumania ■ne world record for high jump with a IP oi sft 11-i 4in. in Buiarest. boat the record while tnpetini in a training Jfcn for next month's in championships 1 Mi Balas the official world 9-1 2m. held Yung of58 words
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Article508 1958-08-02 11 CAN THIS HORSE BEAT THE RECORD? IN winning the King (iieorge Sixth and Queen Elizabeth Stakes ut Ascot so convincingly. Bally moss clearly proved that he is the best middle distance horse in Europe. And if the Irish tour-year-old remains in training he is almost certain to smash Tulyar's all-time508 words
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Article67 1958-08-02 11 HULL Rugby Club were prepared to rush their new forward, George Mat. thews, back from his wedding at Barrow to play in the Yorkshire Senior Cup Final. George, however, turned up and said that he had postponed his marriage. Then he failed to pass a fitness test67 words
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Article53 1958-08-02 11 How do some Welsh League Soccer clubs manage to exist? How do they raise their travelling expenses? Nelson FC have recently been unable to pay the referee and linesmen s lees in their last two home matches, and Blaenrhondda. Porth and Tonyrefail clubs have each hud "gates" of53 words
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Article, Illustration82 1958-08-02 11 Never hit a man when he's down may be a golden rule, but sometimes a chap can't help it. India's Hari Singh was in such a predicament during the preliminary boxing series of the Empire Games at Cardiff. Hari knocked down Welshman Glyn Moston Waters, and thenReuter - 82 words
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Advertisement7 1958-08-02 11 M. Flinter S. G^iNBERG D'amonds '•H cilery7 words
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Article340 1958-08-02 12 CENTURIES FOIL THEIR VICTORY BID BUT- EIAMPSHIRE in creased their lead it the head ol the English county < liampionship to 16 points when held to a draw by Worcestershire yesterday, Bidding to end Surrey's six-year reign and win the championship for the first iime HampshireReuter - 340 words
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298 1958-08-02 12 SHOCK DEFEAT FOR THE WORLD HOLDER A WORLD record holder was surprisingly eclipsed in the athletic match between the United States and Poland yesterday in Warsaw. Hal Connolly, the Olympic champion, could finish only fourth in the hummer throw with 62.83 metres compared with a winning throw of 64.41 metresReuter - 298 words
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41 1958-08-02 12 Indians can't hold world weight-lifting The Indian Weight-lifting Federation has withdrawn an offer to stage the 1959 world championships, according to the Bombay State Association. The Association said the executive committee of the Federation decided it lacked the facilities and finances.41 words
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Article79 1958-08-02 12 REST OF THE SPORT >TIHE Vietnam Press Agency said that the Saigon Military J All-Stars would represent South Vietnam at Malaya's Merdeka soccer tournament in Kuala Lumpur this month. The tournament, to which Singapore and Indonesia have also been invited, will be part of theReuter - 79 words
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57 1958-08-02 12 Belgians lift the ban on Roger Moens THE Belgian Athletic League has lifted the suspension imposed on July 1 on Roger Moens, the Belgian policeman who holds the world 800 metres record. Moens was suspended indefinitely for giving inadequate reasons for his failure to compete in an athletic match betweenReuter - 57 words
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66 1958-08-02 12 Davis Cup star upset by U.S. youngster YOt'NG Dave Ilarum of Florida, scored a major upset over Argentine Davis Cup star Enrique Morea, 2-6, 6-8, 6-4, to gain the semi-final round of singles in the Meadow Club Invitation tennis tournament yesterday in Southampton, New York. Sam Giammalva of Texas, alsoU.P.I. - 66 words
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50 1958-08-02 12 Chesterfield Cup is won by London Cry. by London Cry MR. MICHAEL BOBELLB8 1 London Cry won the Ches--1 terflcld Cup run ov<»r one mile and a quarter at Goodwood yesterday, Mr. 11. Knscnfeld.'s Chief Barker was .second and Mr. i P. Robinson s Aorangi was third. Eight ran.— ReuterReuter - 50 words
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Article234 1958-08-02 12 Positions in the English Count\ rxJ Championship table after v.su, matches were: (Under headings: played, won, Io.M. drawn no iWui innings lead in match lost, first innings lead In m\ bonus points, points *l Yorkshire's record includes 16 points i< r first nings lead in two matches restrictedReuter - 234 words
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106 1958-08-02 12 TTALY and Britain each won one singles on the opening day of the Davis Cup European Zone final, played in Milan yesterday. Michael Davies, showing all-round power, gave Britain an early lead by beating Nicola Pietrangeli, Italy's leading player, 6-4, 6-3, 6-1 inReuter - 106 words
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THE FREE PRESS Saturday MAGAZINE
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Title Section9 1958-08-02 1 THE FREE PRESS Saturday MAGAZINE Singapore. August 2, 19589 words
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Article, Illustration903 1958-08-02 1 SHIRLEY LOWE - 'If you want to get ahead there are 4 accents that can help you' SHIRLEY LOWE Saturday Magazine recently reported the investigations of a team of scientists Into the question: is it possible to disguise your accent? Today a correspondent puts the question: How much is your accent worth to903 words
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Article, Illustration544 1958-08-02 2 ROBERT ROBINSON - SYLVIA GOES TO DINNER WITH A DON ROBERT ROBINSON BY I AM disappointed in Cambridge University. I should have supposed it was one place where a film company on location would excite no interest a r all. But the undergraduates gloomy red -faced boys serving their apprenticeship in science (why544 words
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Article, Illustration993 1958-08-02 2 RALPH COOPER - How Janette bridged a 'fatal gap' RALPH COOPER .-Saturday Magazine interviews two of Britain's brightest BY VOBODV:" said Jant'ttc Scott as We sped towards London Airport and the plane which was to take iier to (ilas»ow, "nobody has ever had a week like this!" Rehearsalg morning, noon and night to993 words
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Article, Illustration15 1958-08-02 3 lE TTE SCOTT nobody has ever had a week I- like his15 words
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246 1958-08-02 3 The doctor heads for strangest job yet ARTHUR MURRAY w has been the only doctor in some outlandish places, such as the North-West Frontier, on freighters, and even in midair as a parachutist, but he believes he is now heading towards his strangest appointment. This 4G -year-old bachelor has left246 words
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Article159 1958-08-02 3 Greatest book find for years y °UNG Oxford has 1 r th( greatest »k flnd for years ■•••'\v is ''yon.! °v nds. V fen scrawldl(l aded w< rdj with a n *tur, in one o! |Wa« ChriltiS r Devon>rth library |^FOR S2G.OCO •-•a.a.io rare bonk fcrlption had »OUld have '00159 words
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78 1958-08-02 3 RUM, once the traditional drink of sailors, is a thing of the past at the Royal Naval barracks, Chatham. Light ale, which ousted rum, is now fighting a losing battle against milk. A "mechanical cow" has been installed in the barracks canteen, and sailors78 words
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Article, Illustration794 1958-08-02 3 Pagoda took him 19 years to build, cost $6,500,000 fas;sgagfa (JOMhONE wrote to me the other day asking why I hud so far made no mention in this series of pagodas, a form of architecture typically Chinese. My only defence is that the pagoda is no. a Chinese invention and794 words
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Article35 1958-08-02 4 Film previews by PELHAM GROOM The Law And Jake Wade Robert Taylor and Richard Widmark Western Colour The Flesh Is Weak After The Ball John Derek Pat Kirkwood Crime Musical Play Black and White Colour35 words
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Article, Illustration39 1958-08-02 4 The police take action against London's rice nnaj^ =Here in a scene from "The Flesh is Weak" Milly Vitule !±(Right) who has been I rapped into prostitution is lcd}£ away after the "Ring" has framed her. gniiiiimuioiiii i nimiiiiifis39 words
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341 1958-08-02 4 THE FLESH IS WEAK IS GRIM VICE DRAMA "fpilE FLESH IS WEAK" deals with London's vice racket A and is modelled on the vice ring established by the Messina brothers who reigned supreme until 1947. With all the material at his disposal it is surprising that Leigh Vance did not341 words
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99 1958-08-02 4 SOMETHING THAT WILL SUI ALL TASTES A VERY GOOD selection this week for there is E something for every age and c.cry id».«.. Mt the top of the list there is an outstanding western with Robert Taylor and Richard Widmark which everyone will enjoy, A crime drama based on the99 words
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Article, Illustration560 1958-08-02 4 Widmark goes West as whimsical villain IT is becoming a cliche to say that: 4 This is a Western with a difference" but that phrase accurately describes "The Law and Jake Wade. Admittedly Jake Wade (Robert Taylor) was a bank thief before he became Marshall of a town in New560 words
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Article160 1958-08-02 4 BACK TO THE GOOD OLD DAYS AFTER The Ball is the film version of Vesta Tilley's life, with Pat Kirkwood a s Ve€ta Tiiley. This is a film that can only appeal to those of us who lived in some of that period, the early days of the 20th Century.160 words
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Article, Illustration32 1958-08-02 4 Put Kir In 01 scene as vest a >■ "After The B< version of the 1 male-tmpersona The film ma ing by modern of musical COPH is London OJ *i32 words
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Advertisement183 1958-08-02 1 There was a I credit squeeze i \in U.K. 1,600 years ago H THHERE was a credit squeeze in the year A.D. 300. Evidence to prove it has been m m uncovered by a workman digging a trench m in Worthing on the South coast of England. Nearly five feet183 words
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FREE PRESS WATER-SKIING FEATURE
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Title Section8 1958-08-02 1 FREE PRESS WATER-SKIING FEATURE Saturday, Aug. 2, 1958.8 words
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Article438 1958-08-02 1 CHARLES BRYCE - CHARLES BRYCE Bl EXPERTS WILL TEST SKILL, DARING IN A 3-DAY MEET THE Malayan National Waterskiing Championships being held at Pasir Ris, Singapore, this weekend will provide sports drills with a difference over the August Bank Holiday. Being held over three days, the mpjonships begin this afternoon and438 words
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Article, Illustration19 1958-08-02 2 TRICKS ON WA TERSKIS. HUGH LONGHURST AND DENNIS BONG -TWO OF SINGAPORE S FINEST WATERSKIERS-GO THROUGH PACES FOR CAMERAMAN19 words
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Article292 1958-08-02 2 HERE'S A SPORT FOR THE SUN- LOVER IF YOU like speed, if you like the sun, or if you have ever Ilirilled to the fun of surf-riding, if you're looking for a sp< rt that's different then you are a potential waterskier. No two historians ap;ree upon the exact date292 words
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Article, Illustration117 1958-08-02 3 LEFT: Hugh Longhurst (left) and Dennis Bong team up to perform some tricks at Ponggol. Both will be taking part in the Malayan Wat ersk i i n g Championships. Here they are "spinning" through 360 degrees. ft ft ABOVE: The Free Press cameraman sat on the actual jump to117 words
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Article, Illustration1419 1958-08-02 4 Sage Blue Eastern Way Grey Elegance a AGE BLUE (Race 1). E Eastern Way (Race 3) and Grey Elegance (Race 7) are threc3 smart youngsters and they each hold strong winning chances in their respective races.. They should form a ttood each-way treble today. Today's main1,419 words
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Advertisement136 1958-08-02 1 MALAYA TO PICK WATERSKI CHAMPinM iWMiIMVA M LOOKI N0 jW SPORTS THRILLS WITH ISy 9 Pm: Novices' jumping final I pn ii rTl pc i^Hßite v I 9"n. 12 noon: Joy rides for members of j pnv Men's novices slalom final PRACIIUE Jm mJM^^ &J pm Men's novice slalom heats136 words
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Advertisement315 1958-08-02 4 Nc-Georchangfng! wKf^^ Four stroke engine^ uHpT SvN^^^ j^j v 3 Automatic Transmission System: \*fZm\ I bcp-Mif>^ )V^ Tlie only machine which makes the troublesome V r^y*^J*~ L ""(^lC^' clutch and speed change gear unnecessary. The O^^^ > .y=^-^- J torque ratio automatically changes from 1:1 to U^^^^"^"^ 1:4 according to315 words
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Article316 1958-08-02 1 II£^eiBIBIBBBIBBI||||| llla i i a THE FREE PRESS B a I THE FHK PRESb THE STRAITS TIMES MALAY MAIL STANDARD lIA,iYA G VLLAN LEWIS TBESPASBEB EPSOM JEEP <Xii roy POINTER L. M V WINDSOR LAD KWEE LOU SAGE BLUE SAGE BLUE SAGE BLUE BAGS Rf ttv '777. T m m316 words
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Article609 1958-08-02 1 ALLAN LEWIS - ALLAN LEWIS -by THI Commissioner General's Cup, main race at Penang this afternoon, will have on b six runners, as Prince of Lalita, Three Rings, Adelaide Star and probably Golden Melody win not start. With these four out of the lv )ks good thing609 words
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Article, Illustration2130 1958-08-02 2 RACE 1-2.00: CLASS 1, DIV. 2-6 FURS. 1 ***** PROSPERITY 7yr. cheg <Est. of late CH. Cheang) R. Breuk 8.11 Bougoure 2. 8512 SA<iE BLUE 6yr. cham (Sincere St.) E. Breuk 810 Barratt 3 ***** FIRE RISK syr. chirg (Dr. O.K. Urn) Rodgers 8.08 Moon 4.2,130 words
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Article, Illustration107 1958-08-02 2 RACE ONE PROSPERITY: 31 7 (i Had something in hand when returning 5p i. 37 4/5. SAGE BLUE: No it-cci track report. FIRE RISK: 29-7-58 Was not fully extended lot 3F in 40 2/5. GALLANT EMVI KOK 29-7-58— Went nicely over 3F in 38 4/5. JOE'S TIPPLE: 29 7-:>8107 words
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Advertisement83 1958-08-02 3 ASIA MOTOR CO. LTD. 1-3 Ngee Ann Building Orchard Road, Singapore. Tels: *****, *****, ***** £COD USED^CARSTOR SALE Model Make Price. Hillman Minx $4650.00 Vauxhall Victor $5150.00 Singer Gazelle $4600.00 Plymouth Belvedere $5400.00 >56 Opel Rekord $4200.00 Volkswagen $4100.00 Opel Caravan $4450.00 Wolseley 6/90 $3850.00 Hillman Minx $3250.00 Ford Consul83 words
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Advertisement54 1958-08-02 3 *^^pPWe^^^^^T^^^a-_H_BOI op liv r The Opel Kapiton is a ccrtoin Winner in irs Class: No. of cylinders 6 HP. 23.8 (2,483 c c Compression ratio 1:7.1 Maximum speed approximately 86 M.P.H. Turning circle 35.1 ft. Output 81 HP. ot 4,000 R.PM. SINGAPORE MOTORS LIMITED 315 319, ORCHARD ROAD, SINGAPORE. TEL:54 words
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Article, Illustration46 1958-08-02 4 This tricky trio are not naturally backward. They are just showing off their skill as they do a triple backward swan. The three skiers are in Cypress Cardans, Florida. Left to right: Lortha Ann Williams Nancie Rideout and Roger Ray. All three are trick riding champions.46 words
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Article209 1958-08-02 4 But it's the all-rounders who win SKIERS specialise. Some go in for jumping, others prefer daredevil tricks, while others still concentrate on the grace and speed required for the slalom. A glance at the results of the last World Championships which were held at Cypress Gardens, Florida, gives209 words
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Article, Illustration22 1958-08-02 4 Teaming up for a star-spangled salute, t balanced quintet skims over the waves B1 Gardens with the U.S. flag streaming in the22 words
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Advertisement153 1958-08-02 4 TROPHIES I Challenge trophies being contested at the National Malayan Waterskiing E Championships are: Overall National Champion: The E Major Creen Trophy. Women's slalom: The Lionel Horry E Cup. Men's Open Slalom: Dr. P. O'Sulli- van Trophy. Men's Open Jump: Soon Cheong E Cup. E Men's Open Tricks: Soon Cheong153 words
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