Singapore Standard, 24 May 1954

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    17 1 SINGAPORE STANDARD m s. Vol. IV. No. S2* SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAI M, 1954. TVPtLVE PAGES 15 CENTS.
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    148 1 §§§§rL' < hp" i> .Abdul 1 it lard >i»tT Reporter he belief thai the IMNOU \Uiance "vniH attain peopli -.if Malaya real rni.itv democrtef in not distant future" was e two Alliame aho returned to estt rday after a i Britain. 1 <j( > Tun ;jk u -■.dent of g
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    ALLIANCE TEAM BACK FROM U.K. WITH NEW HOPE
    233 1 l>f'Ot em< rg< j leeti gin Kua i I The te\l of the letter given to the delegation by the Secretary of State for the Coloniev Mr. Oliver I.yttelton. together with the Alliance reply *o it will be released after tonight's meeting.
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    HAS HANOI FALLEN?
    313 1 Viettninh C-in-C Sets The Zero Hour Strategic City On Verge Of Panic HANOI, May 23. Victory-flushed Communist Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap boasted to his secret guerilla troops that ha would take this strategic capital of northern Indo China early tomorrow. The advance guard of Giap's army was
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    Re-open Schools —Students
    150 1 Re-open Schools —Students THK Singapore Chinc>e High Schools' Students Exemption Committee, in a statement issued last night, jsked that the eight schools which were closed on May 22 be reopen*d so thai the pupils could continue their studies. The eighi ftohools had ru.^i! su hol days ad"iii i j tw<
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    TUNISIANS KILLED
    24 1 FOTR Tuni«i«ni wer e killed during a iwcep cm Saturday Uy French army and marine troops arcunri terrorist hideou's in Tunis.— AP
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    51 1 photo. 11 AM AT THK CHI NCI CHENG HIGH SCHOOL: After in all-nifcht sHf im- pos^d tun fine me nt in the school premise*. th<* it*" dents yesterday decided to disperse and »:o home. The :s.:>oo students left in several batches. One batch is seen coming out of the school
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    Some Sail For China In Dawn Dash To Vessel
    443 1 Some Sail For China In Dawn Dash To Vessel 3,500 Students Go Home Standard Staff Reporters A NUMBER of Singapore Chinese students, who are liable tor National, S\ vice, made a diamatic predawn dash to the Hong-kong-bound vessel Hoi Wong, early yesterday morning and were on their way to Communist
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    A Woman's Version Of The Fall
    103 1 A Woman's Version Of The Fall PARIS >ljy >t. i:. u ten Mi.Jini.- DvCmAHW, wife of !li-- <> mi in unit rof Dfei Bun Phu 101l Hanoi by air today for Parts to uivt* rvtdrnrr to the Krrmh (iovrrn init of Ihr fall of the furtrrvv »r cording to i
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    WEST'S ELECTIONS PLAN APPROVED
    115 1 GENEVA. May ?3 (IP) The sleepy Koreai peace talks snapped to life yesterday when the West artepted the principle of nationwide elections and the (oinniunists accepted 'neutral" outside assistance in Mipervwiug the voting. The Western plan, approved by the lt> I nited Nations allies who are
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    PACIFIST ENDS 3-WEEK FAST
    82 1 GENEVA. Mav 2;>. R. uter) An enfeebled Indo-Chinese pacifist today ca tci ofl a three-'.veek hunger [asl for peare in this country after a doctor warned him thai he wai "on the brink of death**. The announce mem that yeai-o'd Vq Soup, Th > I had
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    NO. 2 HUK TO GIVE UP
    54 1 MANILA. May 23 (UP).— The Philippine lkiiiUl sa.d yesterday the No. 2 Huk rebel is ready to surrender to government author,'*- -oon," followinjl the foot.-'eps of Louis Taruc. The Herald Mild Mariano P. BaUoa, who headi Um Huk Command In Southern Luzon has lignified
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    VATICAN POST
    31 1 POPE PIUS XII yesterday named Cardinal Celso Conitantini to be Chan :ellor of the Holy Roman Church* high Vatican post which lu«> been vacant foi moie lhau 12, jreara,
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    CHURCHILL SUMMONS HIS CABINET
    86 1 CHURCHILL SUMMONS HIS CABINET LONDON M p| aii<i Foreign B r»ta v h *if Edei le to today whet i munUti <)!i Indo-Chim an.l railed i M tomorrow to rvc Ml. M^l 1 .1 I I 1 I I 1 1 1 on arrival that th« .i > f a
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    City's New Market
    63 2 AN AIMISTS SKETCH of Ike MuPherson K«ud Mar kefl which has hern approved in principle hv the City Council, liic site of the market i s mm hems; filled and levelled < on^lrui tion will start immediately when the pla n has h**en approved by Ihr City
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    SERVICES TO HOLD ART SHOW
    56 2 SERVICES TO HOLD ART SHOW Standard Matt Reporter FHE first be orga i S of < A opei ed at I B at ■.i 4 by I of Gener; -C F. r East 1 The t ij i S than 100 adult b Ent invited fr< t ipt 1 1
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    MALAYANS AT SOCIALIST CONFERENCE
    28 2 RAN ;oox. Communis [colon re- > hen -v. Cei Burn 25. the a. erence. x-.o at 1 ■m B rna, [ndonea [si stan. Malaya, I
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    Templer Is NOT Anti-Chinese
    330 2 Charge Was A Distortion Of Truth Says Col. Lee KUALA LUMPUR, Sun.— The President of the All-Malaya Chinese Mining Association, Colonel H. S. Lee, declared today thot it was "a complete ond wilful distortion of the truth" to allege that the Federation High Commissioner, General Sir
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    Blood Is Wanted For Bank
    176 2 ALTHOUGH response fro-.r. mc d donors was g, th v. ee k a y 5 May 21, the beginr. nc r' the week < t t tbe B 8.,:.k Ln Singapore very I I>v the B0 d Transfusion Service of I e General lU>spita. i
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    TERRORISTS SHOOT DEAD A TAPPER
    86 2 KUALA LUMPUR s.w f 1 arme lun Chin< tt r:c rista yestei Kon Cm- 1 r ber tap- 1 1: in the Sung »i 1 ol Kajang I ted today Chin. 43 it Ok Terrorist! nre believe* U have beeti hush laid > I es
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    SPECIAL USS FOR YOUTH
    53 2 MALACCA, 5 y h;:tuired itudentt hi t 1 h C Mivenf bi the st f :s* Instil t ton at II Hilir yesterd 1 For St. Frani Is Cl R ■aid by Fjt:i«-r R.io ph Dt s. K.-. et Do Si I* to t('. .t e
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    Full-Time Jobs For Ministers?
    161 2 Decision To Be Made Soon The question of whether members of the proposed new Legislative Assembly under the Rendel constitutional proposals, who accept office as ministers, should he allowed to carry on their profession as well, is now being considered by the Government. Mr J D.
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    TEACHERS TO MEET RULERS
    81 2 PENANG. Sun.— A dc egation of the M^a. >• s era > Federal meet Tei |1 K«.-ft)er of th< n I s 1 K tla Lumpur flx dah r« r lh< union to meet ;ne i <ra in recogni- Malay iag< i Malaya. <^ delegati i
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    Parents Claim Thei; Children
    718 2 From Page 1 even seemed impatient to leave the school; when the last batch was stopped at the i gate. thev protested to the police and then. mol'ified. good-naturedly jeered and laughed. The Students who left a* 11.10 a.m. represented what fin fart remained hack until
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    POLICE SHOW IS BIG SUCCESS
    45 2 PARIT BUNTAK. BUit— The Sandiwara" show sfaged on two successive nights this week by the Krian Police in aid of the Lady Tcmpler T B Hospital Fund was an unqualified success. The show attra.tcri packet! houses on both nigh is.
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    About To Leave
    277 2 AIX THE student s who had locked themselves In at the ('hunt Cheng: High School at Goodman Road. Singapore ed nC ta V Venin rctnrn Most of them left with their parents who had come to fetch them home. There were no incidents yesterday. Standard picture shows
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    Tamil Poet's Day Meeting
    47 3 THE Tamil Journalists' Association of Singapore yesterday celebrated the Tiruvalluvar's Day. At a public meeting held at the Gandhi Memorial Hall, Race Course Lane. many speakers praised the teachings and philosophy of T.ruvalluvar. a Tamil poet, who lived in the second century A.D.
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    PRAYER DAY FOR PEACE
    46 3 NEARLY 2.000 Singapore children attended a rally held at the St. Joseph's Institution field yesterday on the occasion of "Children'x^ay of Prayer for Pea; e." At the request of the Pope, the day is observed by all Roman Catholics throughout the world.
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    HOUSEBREAKING
    26 3 THIEVES broke into a house at 12th mile, Kapar Road. Klang.. at 2 a.m. on Saturday and myik* oM with $200 in cash and jewellery.
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    MALAYAN ARMY GROWS
    391 3 It Will Defend Independent New Nation KUALA LUMPUR, Sun.— The need for o new independent- Malaya to be able to defend herself was stressed tonight in a Radio Malaya broadcast by Mr. A. D. C. Peterson, DirectorGeneral of the Federation Information Services. Mr. .Peterson said that in
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    TWO REFUSED PERMISSION
    116 3 Or >in Abdul Rahman. Mem er for Natural Rea >>[■< es mi the Federati m G nment and Dato Sir •5- c*k Tan, President >f the Malayan Chinese Associati mi urere yesterday refused permission to yo up to the I irm ic in i i "eive the
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    MFU DIRECTOR DUE TODAY
    42 3 MR. Tom Hodge. Director of Me Malayan Film Unit, will arrive in Singapore today by 3OAC from Tokyo. He will have with him two trophies which the MFU films won at the recent Film Festival in T >ky
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    UN ESSAY CONTEST
    23 3 TEN Singapore entries for the United Nations Essay Competition have been sent t<> London by the Singapore Public Relations Office.
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    DRIVE FOR FUNDS BY ST. JOHN AMBULANCE
    192 3 THE Appeal Week of the St. John Ambulance Association and Brigade for 1954, will have as one of its major goals a Building Fund for urgently needed Headquarters and other accommodation, the Chairman, Mrs. V. C. Bath, toW The Standard yesterday. Although launching
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    He States LabourStand On Changes
    74 3 MR. V. P. Abdullah. Chairman of the Singapore Labour Party, yesterday appealed to those Colony citizens who have lost their right to vote as a result of the Rendel Commission's recommendations, to register a.s citizens of the United Kingdom and the Colonies. The appeal was
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    Co-operative Society
    78 3 THE Singapore Naval Base Co-operative Stores Society, Ltd.. at its second annual general meeting yesterday elected the following officials: Chairman: Mr. C. A'.ex; Hon. Secretary: Mr. P.V. George; Hon. Treasurer: Mr. Abraham Varaghese; Committee Members: Messrs. V. f'asoo. I. Robert. S.S. Maniam. KG. Nair, M. Kandiah, R.P. Sebastian.
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    Union Leader Hits At 'Victimisation'
    268 3 JOHORE BAHRU, Sun. The "victimisation" of trade union officials by certain employers including the Government, was attacked by Che Mohamed Taib bin Ibrahim, president of the Johore branch of the Malayan Trade Union Council, on Saturday. He vis ipeaking at a din- 1 ner niven
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    Singapore Weddings
    162 3 (LEFT): The weddinjf took place yesterday afternoon of Miss Betty Nij fihee N«a. second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nt; Cli.mi- Bmk. to Mr. Herbert Lini Tiong Hin. eldest .son of Mr. and Mrs. I. im Kian Soon. \f»out guests attended the reception at the Embassy Hotel, following
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    HANSI'S YELLOW BALLOON
    858 4  -  ELEANOR FRANCES LATTIMORE by 'I'HE nu in tn round a t lh Fair had stopped to takr <in passeagers. and Heidi and Hansi had scrambled on for a ride. Heidi chose a white horse, Hansi a black one. Hans] and He idi lived in a little town
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    Turning Light Into Colour
    361 4  -  M.A. GLASGOW By A LMOST three hundred years ago, Newton discovered that ordinary white light produced all the colours of the rainbow, when passed through a prism. Today, scientists use a special apparatus, Known as the spectrograph, to divide the colours of light into their separate
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    The Key To Happiness
    766 4  -  NGIAM TONG-FATT by^ /Ul What an un<ertainty la life after all: Like plant that lives, only in the end to fall: Buds in Spring: flowers in Summer: Fades in Autumn; and dies in Winter. (hir life indeed resembles a flower in many respects— only we do
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    FIGURE DOUBLED
    29 4 \\<M lh\ 1h.5.1.l Jj this H,,,k i.| < ll(l 'f Ijrfc ikft m.iil.- RKMI I. Prtan 1 Vivii f»OUM tii.d It v!.,tu|v il tmv hi mkx > P. \> u
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    TRADERS AWAIT NEWS FROM THE RED RIVER DELTA
    707 5 TRADERS AWAIT NEWS FROM THE RED RIVER DELTA By A Special Correspondent HIE Indo-China situation has been the cause ol v\uit and see spirit peradinu markets and with will to buy progresdiminishin£, the >tal volume of business itten showed a marked IHng off. Rubbers were neglected and inclined to Whilst
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    Latest Company Reports
    358 5 British Borneo Petroleum Syndicate Ltd.:- After payment of U.K. Profits tax and EXCCM Levy made a net profit of j i £238.944 (79.6 per rent) and a dividend of Is. 3d. free of tax jis proposed lor year ended j March SI, 1954. At balancing dale net
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    Business In Shares
    292 5 Inda^trials: C'pnsolidatecl Tin I Smelters 255. 4',d. to 2.v>. Praser and Neave Ord>. $2.(X) to $1.97^. Ciiinimon.^ 00. Hammers $:v!0 and S.i.OTi. Hongkong Bank London C9C, Wm .lack^ S2 771. Malayan Brewe. $3,374. Malayan' CVment SI 14 to $1 ti to $1 13. Malayan c oil. 60
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      251 5 IsTngapo reJ I SIMUCI CIVIL IH.I INtl Coin:) headquarters section training at < Kolam Aver Lane -tomb ned exercise with othei section! of the rnrps 5 30-7 3«) pja. un:lL»mi compulsoi y SHKLL CO.: Him >ho\\ fol stalT and Otienda "Brilish New* No. 12A and •'Malayan Gazelle" at Shpl! i
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    Wake Up, There!
    771 6 I )NE can well understand the Government doing something to confuse its opponents and even its friends. For example not so long ago it was the successful confusion of its friends and foes in the Legislative Council which enabled the Government to push through nnn-pensionable expatriation pay.
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    A Drop of INK
    710 6  - A Drop of INK R.B. Ooi by L\)R the last nine years stress has been laid on the necessity for self-suffi-ciency in rice. When suddenly rice millers in Kedah reveal that they hs» r e a surplus of rice, their revelation seems to have flabbergasted the Federation Government. It agitatedly
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    News Magazine Of Resurgent Asia
    309 6 T*HE on> lion *^L.i* there immunity ol pi a ns. a<pirat on< and r< stg uniting the pcop i s ol Asia and Africa has prompted the A so :;<cd Newspapers ol Ceylon to launch out on a new and >itious journalistic venture. Jdtm. liie
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    NEWS IS SACRED
    290 6 St; We Malayans have come to look upon The Standard as the courageous and honest spokesman of our feelings and attitudes. On every mojor issue, sir, we have turned, with success, to you to express m pungent pro.e what we Deserved It' Sir; In your report and
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    THE KAISER'S SPY SETTLED DOWN IN ENGLAND
    1078 6  -  Gilbert Rees \By fixed bayootti v iiting I me "I Was cvtu'uo to Scotland Yarrj and to a building ike h h^ 1 f I came suddenly :o a n full of naval officeis with go! uniforms The rhief of these oftVer* was
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      17 6 1 USELESS EPSTACE J "You'd save money living here There t nothing to spend it on I"
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      92 6 "^Taii important mo«il l«>r hil<lr«» I hov food authorities sa> lhat the hr»t e me»l ot the day is so important l tor children that thc> should have Rid"' a quarter to a third ol their iljiK t Hrin^ food requirements at that tune It is important, too, that ihis
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    Ike Told To Come On Over for Chat
    53 7 May 23, on Over. Pictorial front-page ght. \ihloid 5,000,000 sup- Party .i fact. n partner- a .ies, States, p and Troubled Air lurchill a 'nily j Their a be the air ia Pn dent ot his iear- i er. Ike is than
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    Dies After The Police Grill Him
    39 7 Dies After The Police Grill Him v 23, en as :or a esult stion, of "A e hospiBrazilian lys in a iti and mul•d here on in Rio orders to eatn and ere can- al iourna.j note of nment.
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    Etonians Protest Over Cane
    94 7 Etonians Protest Over Cane <> IX) N May M. V sore protest .it.tinM the continued W&t Japanese hamboo canes punishing pupils of our ol Britain's nut famous schools made by an Etonj it a letter published Kton College In uni<le.*" yesterday. Protesting that canes ttt being imported I Japan, the
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    Heroine
    4 7 MISS FRIAXGE m>
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    S. Korea Offers Troops Again
    205 7 'Deeds, Not Words 9 k.hee SEOUL, May 23. (AP).— South Koreas President Synsman Rhee yesterday renewed his offer to send ROK troops to Indo-China and declared that "we must take to deeds, not words" to halt Communist aggression in South-east Asia. '"This year i< undoubtedly
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    Rhee s Men Are Popular
    72 7 SEOUL. May 23, iAPi Candidates barked bv Syngman Rhee lor the Korean National Assembly took 88 per j cent of the popular vote In this metropolitan area in Thurs- j day's election. yesterday's latest figures showed The Korean President's prediction that his party would j
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    Train For North Korea
    59 7 BERLIN. May 23, (AP.i.-A 60-car freight train left East Berlin Friday night fo r North Korea. Taeglichc Rundschau, official organ Of Ihe Soviet military administration, reported today. The train, a present from the Communisi East Zone Government to the North Korean Reds, was loaded with tractors.
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    New Move For United Action In I-C: UN. WILL BE ASKED TO INTERVENE
    568 7 New Move For United Action In I-C: UN. WILL BE ASKED TO INTERVENE WASHINGTON, May 23, (UP) The United States yesterday was reported to have lined up strong support for a request that the United Nations send a special commission to South-east Asia to determine whether the Indo-China war threatens
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    Seeks Aid For I-C
    92 7 BRIGITTE FKIANGE, heroic French war correspondent. W ho parachuted into In do-China on several occasions with French Lnion forces arrived at New York's international airport last week. FruiV^ an i haU ai f< r a televi *'<>n appearance. Miss triange declared that unless the IS. supports
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    Thailand Accused Of Interference'
    144 7 LONDON, May 23, (IT).— New China NCWI Agency quoting a Bangkok press report said yesterday that Thailand, the kingdom sandwiched between IndoChina and India, is preparing to "interfere" in the IndoChinese war. Peking Radio broadcasi Communist dispatch quoting the Thai newspapei Siam Nikorn" which said another
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    HE STEPPED ON HER FOOT
    65 7 ROME. Maj 23 (AP) Italian fi -n act KM Roana Podestn suffered a foot injury yesterday during the shooting Of '"Helen ol Troy." m which she haa (he i ading role. French actor, Jacques Sernas, heavily looted. <tcppeti on in r bare right loot. She
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    Introducing Twucklings...
    108 7 <.., <•, FIRST came the twicks now the twinklings. In the same incubator that produced Britain's first twin chicks three month* ago. Mr. Michael Wicksteed, 27, farmer, of Springfield Farm. West lladdon Northamptonshire, hatched out the twin ducklings shown here. "They are the first I have ever heard
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    PENTAGON SEES NO THREAT TO FORMOSA
    140 7 WASHINGTON. May 23.. (UP) Military author \-< lies yesterday saw no direct tin eat to Formosa in the sU'pped-up Red' Chinese assaults against Nationalist island outposts. Official reports f o the Pen- j tagon tell of an outbreak of sea and air skirmishes and
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