The Singapore Free Press, 13 May 1959

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    16 1 The Singapore Free Press Malaya's Own Family Paper Singapore. Wednesday, May 13, 1»59. Prite 15 i>
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    Lock icon 34 die as airline's 2 planes crash in 4 hours
    164 1 34 die as airline' s 2 planes crash in 4 hours TWO -\PITAL Airlines tound for Atlanta i crashed yesten :> a loss of 34 lives. All "J sngers and the crow 01 four of a Viekers Viscount turbo-prop airliner flying from New York to Atlanta were killed when it
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    Smallpox-free day
    9 1 nallpox pore B aln Ie not bout
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    Lock icon LADIES OF FASHION FLEE FLOOD IN CURLERS
    101 1 LADIES OF FASHION FLEE FLOOD IN CURLERS A PROCESSION of bedraggled women, led by Lady Listowel, wife of the Governor-G eneral of Ghana, took refuge on the pavement m London's fashionable Bond Street yesterday after a burst tank flooded a hairdressing salon. The expensively dressed women many m curlers or
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    Rubber up 1¼ cents
    31 1 JUNE first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. opened m Singapore this morning at 106 5/8 cents per lb.. up U cents on yosterd close. The tone was uncertain.
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    MR. K. HITS AT SOVIET FARM MINISTRY
    143 1 MR. K. HITS AT SOVIET FARM MINISTRY M Khi ulture and plete rcitlfle agricul--11 pubterday. rime Minis•kln R In mi 1: 'v. -said the f or a long to the igri m our did irlculimir furring only to the shortcoming of his department. "Organs of the ministry do not take
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    Planning JB funeral
    59 1 An for the fun of Johore will be final soon after the return on Sunday of the Montrl BeDato Wan Idris »>ln ihim, from London. Th« Statr .11 y. DJito Abdul Rahman bin Ml the Council of the Royal Court hi iwn up programm xi. ilrmai >
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    ACID IN FACE'—A THREAT TO MINISTER
    360 1 ACID IN FACE'— A THREAT TO MINISTER Police investigate warning to Ong Yoke Lin THE Federation Minist* i ol i abour. Mr. Ong Lin, 41. has been warned ti he may have acid thrown m his face. Police are investigating. Mr. Ong told the I Press this mornirm It is
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    Lock icon Hanging storm: 70 MPs say: End death penalty
    142 1 Hanging storm: 70 MPs say: End death penalty A MOTION calling for the abolition of capital punishment m Britain was tabled m the House of Commons last night, signed by 70 members 69 from the opposition Labour Party and one Conservative. The motion expressed "the deepest anxiety and distress" at
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    Lock icon JEDDIE WEDS LIZ THREE HOURS AFTER DIVORCE
    46 1 EDDIE FISHER and Elizabeth Taylor were married m Las Vegas last night m an ages-old Jewish eerc- I mony that contrasted with the r?-minutc divorce the singer won I I from Debbie Reynolds I three hours earlier. I U.P.I.
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    NOW LET'S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS, HERTER WILL TELL RUSSIA
    280 2 Both sides stand fast m wrangle over Poles, Czechs MR. CHRISTIAN lIEKTKR, as chairman of toda\ s session of the EastWest Foreign Ministers conference m Geneva, is expected to propose thai the delegate* begin the meeting with their opening statements.
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    Lock icon THE SHAH WANTS IRAQ TO STAY FREE
    163 2 THE SHAH WANTS IRAQ TO STAY FREE TIIK Shah ot Pei *aid m lAiiid,,, terday that hf lud > divorced Queen Sorayi to perpetuate the dynasty m Persia be- cause that count was "very important for the security of the Middle i East and its future' Answering questions at a
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    Lock icon Dispute may go on for days yet
    265 2 At a press briefing after yesterday's session Mr. Valerian Zorin, Deputy Soviet Foreign Minister, said Russia regarded the participation of Poland and Czechoslovakia was one of "major political importance." Russia, he said, would •insist on a positive deriMon being reached on this important
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    Lock icon DETAINED SHIPS HAD RI ENTRY PAPERS
    79 2 rrHREE Dutch freighters, detained by the Indo- nesian navy m rebel waters, had been found to have entry papers Issued In Jakarta, the Antara news agency said yesterday. Ant am said the ships had Io:ul- (1 copra m tlio West Marrmriju. which fell to
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    Lock icon 3 MILLION MORE AMERICANS
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    Lock icon 160,000 sign petition
    66 2 A petition bearing 160,000 signatures asking for mod ifica lions to minimise the risk to horses and riders In the Grand National "Blue Riband" of Britisn steeplechasing, was preted to Mr. R. A. Butler, the Home Secretary, m London ye.sterday. In the last Grand National, run at
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    Lock icon Manned rocket this year?
    31 2 < nior German r< i<i m Bonn y> day tli.it he would not be surprised if Ru.ssia launchmanne ockei year. 'Tl no (1, innot ov« by ProfesAor Reuter
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    Lock icon Nylon could set off operating theatre blast
    187 3 v uniform* made of nylon, and acetate rayon tatic electricity and \:>!<>sions m operating British Healtn Minute ied yesterday. I presented Dy the nursillfy rv committee recommends that these materials sliould not m their present state of development be used for uniforms. Thi
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    POLICE PUT ON ALL-NIGHT GUARD FOR MARGARET
    151 3 POLICE PUT ON ALL-NIGHT GUARD FOR MARGARET POLICE and plainclothes detectives patrolled the grounds of a country house near Glasgow all night last night. Princess Margaret was a guest there. The stringent precautions followed reports from Balmoral, the royal family's summer home m the Scottish Highlands, that additional fencing and
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    Lock icon APPEAL TO OLYMPIC BODY TO REMOVE RACE BAR
    188 3 APPEAL TO OLYMPIC BODY TO REMOVE RACE BAR New efforts aimed at enirini the Inclusion ut non-whites m tut South African and Southern Rhodcsiau Olympic gam< s teams were launched m London yesterday. A deputation from the Campaign Against Race Discrimination In Sport called on the British Olympic Association asking
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    Lock icon 10,000 who remembered
    69 3 Ten thousand West B< r liners stood bareheaded at the airlift memorial outside Berlin's Tempelhof Airport yesterday when generals, politicians and relatives laid wreaths m memory of 79 people killed during Ihe Berlin blockade of 1948-49. The nine-month blockade was lifted on May 12. l»4f». when Soviet
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    Lock icon 70,000 people will be fingerprinted in search for a killer
    87 3 70,000 people will be fingerprinted in search for a killer ROTHERHAM md) polii they would fingerprint i ol l i m that city "i about 70.000 people »d kill' Chief ton aid the highly r to Mmi .i clue to the kill ;<!>• r. per wa ith. In Poll been
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      104 3 t I Hr C^\ M k M 9 \i' I Pi >l 14* It 111 S c For a change m Junior's Menu try Lamb Sweetbreads Lamb Brains or Ox Sweetbreads Available now at... FITZPATRICK S 300 Orchard Road, Singapore 9. Tel. *****-9 Fascinating Range of Jewellery WORLD FAMOUS CULTURED
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    The Singapore Free Press Wednesday, May, 13, 1959. Opinion WAR ON GANGS
    197 4 The Singapore Free Press Wednesday, May, 13, 1959. Opinion WAR ON GANGS r pHERE will bo little disposition on the part of anyone to underestimate the difficulties which face our police force m their war against gangsters. Members of a secret society can plan their next outrage m a private
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    A NAVY'S DESERT 'SCHOOL'
    772 4  -  DAVID DIVINE by- Unusual course nuclear seamen B.F tNE, a] ottin appoint- ***** post m the British command the future nucU bmarin H M s Dn adnought will, m llity m t Ind iin n along road on ly 5,000 et :»t)')- c tea level. 500
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    Lock icon Red scholars better than West's
    279 4 Red scholars better than West's Russian scholars work harder than British or North American undergraduate know more about their special .subjects and arc brilliant at foreign languages, accord- Dr. F. Cyril James, principal and vice-chan-cellor ol McGil University, Montreal who is just end- to Russia. Dr. James is the only
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      21 4 PATEK PHILIPPE VICTORIES i the 1 m petil .1 n n 11 11 holdii ii d H. SENA, LTD. Singcpore Pcnong.
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    SPOTLIGHT HERE IS ON JUMABHOY AND DR. TOH
    656 5 SPOTLIGHT HERE IS ON JUMABHOY AND DR. TOH 38 candidates are fighting for 9 seats I 0 the May 1 ar- tenciet i ting ecuInstitu* Basah Road. By p. M. RAMAN 18 candlA fighting tor nini (hls dlvl cion ;ind Ton PAP chairman, m Rochore and of Mr J M.
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    Candidates and parties
    295 5 Constituency Candidate Party Symbol Electorate ■BRAS P, \>\u Mr. Foo Ho Fang L.S. Torch 11,177 Mr Ooh Hin Shong S.P.A. T within wheel Madam Hop Puay Choo PAP. Circle Hash j DELTA: Miss Chan Choy Siong P.A.P. Circle k Hash 14.<>.>1 Mr. ChiaCho Buaim I'MNO MCA Handshake
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      381 6 I x x C.-T' BORN today, you h latent I veiojX'd. You. m I i upon the effort put Into your c and affectionate i i lair sex will be i and have countlr fact, you may have d\r. lecting one. It is likely that you v happiest m one
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    NO QUEUE-JUMPING
    78 7 NO QUEUE- JUMPING IjMGHT new counters A have been opened up at the Treasury, City Council, to receive payment of electricity, water and gas bills. They have been designed to prevent people from jumping the queue. Although there are eight counters, only six will be opened daily. The other two
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    London stocks irregular
    151 7 London stocks irregular THE general appearance of the London stock markets yesterday was again Irregular, but there were several good features In the industrial market. Company news was the main stimulus. Rolls Royce closed very firm on the satisfactory profits and one for one free scrip issue. Breweries were firm
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    TIONG BAHRU MAINS TO COST $85,000
    130 7 TIONG BAHRU MAINS TO COST $85,000 NEW water mains are to be laid m Kampong Tiong Bahru, which wa> razed by fire a few montns ago. The mains will co^t $85,000. The public utilities com mittee of the Singapore City Council has approved the scheme. It will come up for
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    Election rallies for today
    46 7 An election rully will be held by the LiberalParty at Kangkar Vili Upper Berangoon Road, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. today. The party will r^arner ;it Kuo Chuan avohup. Frankcl Avenue and ;it- thfl ion of Joo and Telok Kurau Road.
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      107 7 'Jiiiminiiiiimmiiimiiimiiiiiiii 1 sincapore 1 Ihich tides! TODAY: -MO p.m. TOMORROW: 1.53 a.m. and 3.27 p.m. FRIDAY: 2.38 a.m. and 4.23 p.m. E SATURDAY: 3.3(i a.m. and 5.35 p.m. s SUNDAY: 4.57 a.m. E and 6.49 p.m. 5 MONDAY: 6.37 a.m and 7.47 p.m. TUESDAY: 7.59 a.m. and 8.33 p.m. 1
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    'Satay makes a
    213 8 SI (II a little chap lie was, and grimacing critically as he sat back to enjoy the sights of the Sixth Asian Film I estiva! m Kuala Lumpur. Aiddie Ali. Malaya's three-year-old child actor, bad just received an •Outstanding Performance" award for his part m the film
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    EIGHT AWARDS AT FESTIVAL CO TO JAPAN
    168 9 EIGHT AWARDS AT FESTIVAL CO TO JAPAN AROVF TIIK RAJA Permaisuri Agong preMDw V C gents one of Japan's eight awards to a Japanese actress during the closing ceremony at the Tengku Abdul Rahman Hall. Altogether 52 awards were presented during the Festival. MALAYA FIRST RIPHT HEAD of the Malayan
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    Keris driven into wall was dissolved
    544 10 Keris driven into wall was dissolved DEALT \t-rv briefly m last week's essay with the origin of the keris, a weapon which because of its daggerlike proportions lias always been regarded l»y the West .»s a stealthy weapon more often than not used with criminal intent. This is far from
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    Pelham Groom digs into history of the Malay dagger
    79 10 valued for its intrinsic value or for the artistry of its ornamentation but for the accuracy of proportion of its blade. (There must always be an uneven number of waves m the blade). The keris was also come their mistresses they
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    WEAPON OF EXECUTION, TOO
    321 10 oil. and allow the oil to drip from the keris into the sufferer's throat. To'Bomoh Enche Jalal, a famous "medicine man," insisted that he had a keris which at one time had magical properties. He was very proud of this weapon which. he would declare, at
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    Boer War veteran returns to U.K.
    74 10 rrHE BOER WAR till b lUght when x 10-year-old John Milne wont out to South Africa. When the British troops returned home tyed behind. Now, two wars later, 78--r-old John Milne has gone back to Britain, led all o. nth Al iking In mil
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    Two royal visits to 'Pompey'
    194 10 PRINCE PHILIP, as Captain General of the Royal Marines, will be present at Eastney Barracks, Portsmouth tomorrow to receive the freedom of the city on behalf of the Corps. After the presentation by the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth, Councillor A. L. Blake. of an illuminated
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    RELUCTANT HEROES' IMPRESARIO RIX INVADES FILMDOM
    231 11  - RELUCTANT HEROES' IMPRESARIO RIX INVADES FILMDOM THOMAS WISEMAN By i*Rl\N HIX. ne young impresario B who inaugurated playgoing irs at London's WhiteUlll Theatre and made himself a SunelS now turning into a film tycoon. He is bucking a company called Four Star Films which, m turn, has linked up with
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    END OF THE RUN
    14 11 mame" run m May 30 i i m I no
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    DICK BENTLEY IN NEW ROLE
    166 11 DICK BENTLFY. one of entertainment's most valuable antiquities, is taking up a new career m films. Mr. Bentley (actaal age only 52) has his first film role as a wily bookmaker m a knockabout comedy called And The Same To You. I asked Mr. Brntley
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    THE LOVELIES FALL ON HARD DAYS
    109 11 THE LOVELIES FALL ON HARD DAYS THE sweet, demure lovelies of Hollywood arc having hard timi The new trend In motion pictures demands lines made ol sterner and grimmer Ttolked to one of the thl a<d M1 tims, Shirley Jones who U] would like "> try "m--mad' of the e
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    The surgeon is sexy as well as dexterous
    76 11 PRODUCER Retty Box. who made doctor* Into top I entertainment when i m l 0 onlj m wmeoncs mind, proposes to tarn i»« tttention to the idreni i ll(l > <I<M |MI She hopei to nini <• ft 2\ the true nr<-
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    Paulette's good luck COStS her plenty
    210 11 Paulette's good luck COStS her plenty WllfcN bad lurk mcd (v haunt the Broadv\a\ prod lion of a Toudi dt the Toet rteentlji ■■■orsM> 5 tious (healrical tulk re. culled ull their favourite little "toteinV for warding off cvil or C inviting good fortune. "If 1 have bad luck when
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    Lock icon REDS USING OVERSEAS CHINESEVARGAS
    225 12 n y llb P.I, Defence Secretary, Mr. Jesus Vargas said Communist china is using Overseas Chinese throughout South-East Asia to promote Itl economic and political dominance over the region. Mr. Vargas, In a survey of the communl situation m tins area, said South-East Asian nations have
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    Lock icon 'No change in U.S. policy in Asia'
    33 12 ill m* nt r .id m Penh if my o tell Asian leaden the nomination oi H i plaw Jons will not In A !a U.P.I.
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    Lock icon 2½ mil. save crops call-up
    74 12 PEKING RADIO said that nearly 2,500,000 peo--1 pie had been called on to irrigate wheat fields drying up for lack of rain south of Peking. The radio said the drought was seriously threatening North China's wheat crop and had affected "part" of 5,000.000 acres m
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    Lock icon Japs want back territories
    123 12 Japs want back territories A GROUP of ruling Liberal Democra- tic Party members I I have told Premier No- I I busukr Kishi that the I I party should try to I I work for the early re- turn of Japanese Northern Territories now held by the Soviet Union. The
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    Lock icon TOUGHER TOWARD JAPAN?
    66 12 T^KYO Foreign Office sources predicted that election of Mr. Liv Shaochi as chairman of Communist China would result m a tougher attitude by Red China towards Japan. They pointed out that Liv is considered to be the pi'iiiK of a "get toug policy toward Japan. [ations between
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    Lock icon Small refineries to solve China's petroleum shortage
    188 12 Small refineries to solve China's petroleum shortage THOUSANDS oi small synthetic oil refineries re being built up and down tho out ire China mainland to help ease the t ion's petroleum siv ago, thr Nrv agenry ha i repoi The small which will use "local reIntended to 'moot tho growing
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    Lock icon Missiles maintain balance
    110 12 Missiles maintain balance LT-GEN. Robert Lee. Chiei i of Staff oi the United Nations Command m Korea, has said that Communist North Korea had embarked on a massive military buildUp m violation of the truce agreement. The American general said the Korean Reds had procured modern Russianbuilt aircraft like the
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    Lock icon Human rights' solution is in freedom
    297 12 Human rights' solution is in freedom A CHURCH social worker said m Evansville, Indiana, the nations of Asia and Africa which have been dominated by Western powers would "rather go hungry m freedom than be fed m serfdom/ 1 "They would rather take chances with precarious independence than continue under
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    88 12 pic- ture. President U Win Mating of Burma under E a small flaj; m the E background, takes the E E salute at a march past E E of the Burmese Army E Honour (iuard at E j Taunggyi. E The President went E to that city m Southern E
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    HOT AND COOL AT NEWPORT JAMBOREE
    388 13 HOT AND COOL AT NEWPORT JAMBOREE U JONATHAN RUSSELL REVIEWS THE LATEST RECORDS] I HAT periodic musical spree, the Newport Jazz Festival, was more than ever successful last ar. Recordings made of the world's top hepts are now being received as enthusiastically W ere live" performances by ten thousand adly
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    WORLD STAR BAND
    165 13 WORLD STAR BAND ■jECOXi) of the Newport m> lan Festival discs ■nd every bit as sensational ls Plavcd by a group of ■lUMcians calling them. ■*'yes The International ■outh Jazz Band. it was their first session Wether, and will probably W* the last one performed W the particular stars h0
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    Tuneful hits of the 30' s
    312 13 DUKE ELLINGTON has fans the world over. And they come to him with all sorts of requests. But one of the strangest he lias ever had was during his trip to England when an 18-year-old girl asked him if he would compose a Concerto
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    Vienna Boys Choir
    98 13 II" you were not fortunate enough to get a ticket to hear the Vienna Boys Choir at the Victoria Memorial Hall this week or if you wish a recording of their golden voices there's a pleasing ten-imhrr on the market which features their most popular son^s Conductor
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    NO DOUBT ABOUT IT
    44 14 CLEAN BOWLED by D. Gibson of Surrey, M.J. Horton (M.C.C.) missed his century by nine runs m the match at Lord's. He played a fine innings of 91. M.C.C. won the match by 165 runs. Sport and (ien- era! picture.
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    TEST PROFITS
    31 14 Net proiit for the live Test matches played on ihc recent En-li h tour of Australia was £44,984. This is an Increase of E12.176 over the 1954-55 tour. Reuter.
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    Services boxers till international ranks
    425 14 WHAT a triumph for the Army and, to a lesser degree, the Royal Air Force! Four soldiers and two airmen have been chosen to represent England m the ten divisions of the European Boxing Championships at Lucerne next month. Never before have so many Servicemen
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    WHAT A CHANCE FOR YOUNG TALENT!
    417 14 WHAT A CHANCE FOR YOUNG TALENT! VIVKK before have young KiiKlish cricketers had such a chance of ADruir winning Test fame as at the mo- i "KUlIt Hunt. There are places galore soinj> begging m the England team which f\\\\fu has to be rebuilt to face the vtotorl Ml^R ous
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    457 15 lON-STOP PUNCHING SINKS TOWEEL IN TENTH ROUND lisheard nit. y ROBINSON yesterday tied to defend his Id middle weight boxing igainst Cari Basilio m Philadelphia 21. he expects bout, scheduled for the 000 -se a t Philadelphia lium, to /c a millionh additional from theatre
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    262 15 A SIX h to the members stand by 37-year-old Alan Townsend brought a fitting final to Bert Wollon's benefit match at Edgbaston. In tli is manner Warwickshire beat the clock and the champions. Surrey, with the type of cricket certain to attract the crowds. It
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    TITLE BOUT IN S'PORE
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