Singapore Standard, 14 March 1958

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  • 25 1 SINGAPORE STANDARD at t. m w Telephone *****—5 Cable: "TIGERNEWS" SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1958. Vol. VIII. No. 254. 15 cts. 12 Page* (FINAL EDITION)
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  • 163 1 TOKYO, March 13 (UP)— The United States will ask the Japanese Government to explain a statement by Foreign Minister, Mr. Aiichiro Fujiyama that Japan will help the Indonesian Government, if America sends help to the rebels, it was learned here today. The statement shocked
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  • 310 1 AIR-DROPPED FOREIGN ARMS FOUND IN SUMATRA 'Scorched Earth' Plan Forestalled JAKARTA, March 13 The Indonesian Army Headquarters said today that Loyalist invasion forces in Central Sumatra had found that the rebels were receiving air-dropped supplies of foreign arms. An Army Headquarters spokesman mentioned the existence of foreign arms when he
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  • 29 1 SOVIET technicians have developed and made successful test flights* with "flying saucers," according to Soviet sources quoted by the Hungarian newspaper Esti Hirlap reaching Vienna yesterday. Reuter
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  • 52 1 NEW DELHI, March 13 (Reuter) Prime Minister, Mr. Nehru today presented to parliament a resolution on scientific policy hailed by members as "The Scientists Charter." The resolution, which Mr. Nehru described as important, announced government's decision to promote science and technology by. offering good conditions of service
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  • 358 1 We Will Fight To The End Says Major Pantouw GUARDING THE BEACHES photo. pic. MAJOR Jan M.J. Pantouw, a top-ranking figure in the Central Sumatran rebellion against the Indonesian Central Government arrived in Singapore yesterday, and was immediately whisked into a closed room at the airport for interrogation by Special
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  • 48 1 LONDON, March 13 (Reuter) Queen 'Elizabeth the Queen Mother arrived home here today in a relief plane two-and-a-half days late after her 25,800-mile round-the-world visit to Australia and New Zealand. She is the first member of the Royal family to fly round the world.
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  • 480 1 Decision Made By Outer Islands Chiefs Courier TROOPS READY TO STORM JAKARTA Standard Staff Reporter THOUSANDS of troops from the outer islands of Java are now preparing to invade Jakarta seat of the Central Government of Indonesia, The Standard was reliably told yesterday. A top-ranking rebel military
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  • 59 1 THE HAGUE. March 13 (Reuter) Three ships of the Royal Netherlands Steampacket Company in Indonesian hands have been captured by the Dutch Navy on the high seas off the Indonesian archipelago. a Dutch naval spokesman said here today. The ships had been taken to a "safe harbour,"
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  • 61 1 PARIS, March 13 (UP) The French Government today commuted the death sentence on Djamila Bouhired, a pretty 22-year-old Algerian girl sentenced to the guillotine for terrorist activities. The decision was made by the High Council of the Magistrature, which consists of top French judicial authorities They conferred
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  • 70 1 MANILA, March 13 (Reuter)—The eight SEATO Ministers ended three days of discussion on the security of South-east Asia today without any apparent rift appearing in the widespread alliance. The main issue which occupied the first closed session I more economic aid for Asian countries through SEATO
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  • 20 1 THE NET collection of income tax in the Federation of Malaya for 1957 amounted to $133,359,686.93.
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  • 185 1 LONDON, March 13 (Reuter) —Mr. Nikita Khrushchev, First Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party, pledged Russia to- discuss control of cosmic space with the West if linked with plans to outlaw nuclear weapons and liquidate United States bases near the Soviet Union, in a
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  • 142 1 LONDON, March 13 (Reuter) The British Government was defeated in the House of Commons last night but there was no question of its resignation. It was defeated on t clause proposed by the Labour Opposition to a government bill about maintenance orders. This bill changes
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  • 227 1 THE Central Government of Indonesia "will certainly not tolerate the intrusion of foreign warships in our territorial waters during the present internal conflict in our country," declared an Indonesian Consulate spokesman in Singapore yesterday. Commenting on the presence of United States warships in Singapore
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  • 92 1 FOREIGN MEDDLING HE SAYS JAKARTA, March 13 (UP) Indonesian President. Soekarno, today renewed his charges that "loreign elements" were attempting to use the Indonesian rebellion for their own purposes. Speaking to a group of military officials at the residence of South Celebes Governor in Makassar. Soekarno said: "This danger should
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  • 78 1 PARIS. March 13 (Reuter) Military leaders from the 15 Atlantic Pact nations met behind closed doors here today to discuss the needs of the alliance over the next few years and the "phasing in" of new weapons. General Lauris Norstad. Supreme Commander, Allied Powers in Europe,
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  • 262 2 THE Assistant Minister to the Chief Secretary, Mr. M. P. D. Nair, warned yesterday that people who voted in the Singapore City Council elections were not eligible to cast ballots in the District Council polls. He was commenting on an allegation made
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  • 220 2 it Was A Great Honour' Tunku KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— The Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, in his speech at the state banquet for ECAFE. delegates tonight said. "You have done us very great honour indeed by choosing this small capital of the newest nation in the world as the venue
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  • 48 2 MISS Cheng Wei Ling, 16. daughter of Rev. Cheng Shen Chu of Singapore, yesterday left for New Zealand hy Qantas for further studies at Ot&go University. Her brothers, Mr. Cheng Wee Chi and Cheng Wee Nien arc now studying at the same university.
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  • 25 2 THE KEDAH State Government has allotted a sum of $7,400 to the Zahar Mosque, Alor Star for its expenses during the fasting month
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  • 195 2 THE Singapore Malay Education Council has asked Government to establish a Malay Teachers Training College in the Colony. The Council's president, IncHe Harun Mohamad Amin, said yesterday tne Government could help to overcome the shortage of Malay teachers by setting up a training wing at the
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  • 99 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Burmese Minister lor Immigration and National Registration, Mr. Tao Htun E, gave a cocktail party for members of the ECAFE conterence at the Federal Hotel this evening. Federation Minister of Finance, Sir Henry Hau-shik Lee, Minister for Health. Mr. V.T. Sambanthan
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  • 51 2 MAJOR General Sir Randle G. Fellden, Managing Director of NAAFI, left Singapore for Hongkong yesterday after visiting NAAFI canteens and shops in Singapore and the Federation. General Feilden praised the staffs of NAAFI establishments in Malaya. Their long and loyal service, he said, was "very
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  • 59 2 THE SINGAPORE CITY Council Staff Committee yesterday confirmed that acting appointments should be decided on experience, qualification and merit and not on seniority. The committee was of the opinion that as the Public Services Commission had adopted this policy in selecting candidates for government and Council
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  • EDITORIAL SINGAPORE TIGER STANDARD
    • 508 3 WHEN Indonesians are killing Indonesians, the president of the Republic of Indonesia, Dr. Soekarno, goes off on a holiday. Not long ago when his country was sizzling through a previous crisis, he went visiting Asian neighbours and friends. Then the danger of an upset for him
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    • 412 3 A PENANG State Councillor, Inche Hashim bin Awang, told an audience of kampong headmen in Penang last week that the Malays would become like the natives of Hawaii playing guitars and ukeleles to entertain tourists, if they did not bother to take life seriously and learn to
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    • 57 3 HEAD OFFICE: 23. Lim Tec*. Kim Road. Spore J.. PO Box No .1563 Cables: "TICERNEWS" Tel: ***** T5 lines). All departments KUALA LUMPUR: Owia Insuraoce Blcg.. 174. Batu Ra. Telephone T ***** (•ENAfyr 93 Cowan 9' T 3829 Malacca. 8 Le,th Tel w 4055 MAL *CCA;
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  • 1560 3  - Our Ministers and Their Collective Responsibility RJA AYOUB. Cister Gunasekera By MINISTERS In the Federation are appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and under Article 43 (3) of the Constitution the Cabinet is held to be "collectively responsible to Parliament". Thus the principle of collective responsibility of ministers has been
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  • 1244 3 RUSSIA TOPAY AS SEEN BY EDWARD CRANKSHAW LONDON "Y^E have heard a great deal in past weeks about why the West does not want a Summit conference but nothing at all about why the Russians do want one. Nor has there been any intelligent speculation
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  • 187 4 CHAMBER ELECTION: NOT MY BUSINESS, SAYS PRESIDENT THE outgoing president of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Tan Siak Kew, yesterday refused to accept responsibility for the dispute on the legality of the recent elections. ■■i i Incoming president of the Chamber. Mr. Ko Teck Kin, said he could
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  • 159 4 THE Chief Minister, Mr. I Yew Hock has told the Singapore Union of Journalists that the matter of the detention of Colony journalist Mr. Jek n Thong was closed. The Union in a letter to I Chief Minister last month, referred to the continued detention
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  • 24 4 FOUR armed men yesterday entered a coffee shop in Middle Road, Singapore and, after holding up an assistant. robbed him of $20.
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  • 49 4 TWO YOUTHS, Tan Eng Kee, and Chew Kwang Cheng, who pleaded not guilty in a Singapore court to a charge of being members of an unlawful assembly while armed with parangs at Fisher Street on Feb. 20, were yesterday allowed $500 bail each till March 26.
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  • 310 4 ARMY UNITS have finished levelling the ground and tenders have been called for the heavy construction work of the first married quarters at the South Winds rehabilitation farm of Singapore Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Dr. G. H. Garlick, SATA Medical Director, said yesterday. Underground storage
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  • 70 4 THE SINGAPORE City Council will open a temporary "collection centre" at the electricity show room at Geylang Road-Aljunied Road junction. Consumers in the Geylang area can pay their dues to the Council at this centre. The centre will be open on Mar. 17, 18 and 19 from
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  • 104 4 Theft From School Man Held SINGAPORE POLICE yesterday detained a man in connection with the theft of $100 from the Malay school in Telok Kurau on Wednesday night. He is also held on suspicion of committing arson. The assistant headmaster of the school, Inche Suhaimi bin Haji Abdul Samad, reported
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  • 34 4 YEO AH CHOO. 17. was yesterday acquitted by a Singapore court on a charge of stealing a $100 gold chain from a three-year-old girl, Tan Hong Ngoh, at Seraya Road on Feb. 14.
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  • 122 4 JEWELLERY worth 51, 245 was recovered from among a heap of rocks, two days after they were reported stolen from a house, the Singapore First District Court was told yesterday. Abu bin Abdullah, 20, a labourer, who admitted stealing $1,000 cash and $1,245 worth of
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  • 426 4 $1.7 MIL. RUBBER CARGO INTACT OWNERS of the vessels, Chiat Soon, Beetong, Selat Siberut, and Hanthale yesterday breathed sighs of relief when their ships arrived with more than a thousand tons of their rubber cargo intact after being detained at Pulau Samboe for 24 days.
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  • 159 4 THE STAFF COMMITTEE of the Singapore City Cocrncil yesterday accepted its (subcommittee's recommendation that an Asian officer with 22 years' service who was Allegedly rude to a taxi driver should be dismissed. When put tc the vote.j five councillors four Peoples/Action Party and one
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  • 261 5 MAYOR REPLACES COLONIAL RELIC CAR NUMBER SINGAPORE'S Acting Registrar of Vehicles, Mr. On? Soon Ann, yesterday allocated a new number 00 tor the Mayor's official car because the latter thought the old number S 7 had a Colonial link. Mayor. Mr. Ong Eng Guan. last week asked the Registrar to
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  • 156 5 WE SHOW THE WAY TO PEACE KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. "Malaya has demonstrated to the whole world how a multi-racial community live at peace with If. •If this same spirit of patience, tolerance and understanding could be shown by nations all over the world, the world would indeed be a world
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  • 73 5 TWO SULTANS VISIT YOUTH LEADERS THE SULTAN of Selangor accompanied by the Sultan of Kelantan, who was his guest on Sunday at Istana Pantai, Morib, visited the Youth Leadership Train* ing: Centre at Morib. From left are Enche Mohd Shukor bin Ali Dato Zainal Abidin, the Director of Social Welfare,
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  • 272 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. One of three men convicted for counterfeiting Malayan and British North Borneo coin currency by Sessions Court President, Inche M. M. Hashim today divulged in open court the name and address of their alleged "employer." Lim Swee How, 45, who had earlier
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  • 38 5 THE Negrl Sembilan Coun-cil-of-State yesterday unanimously approved a motion by the acting Financial Officer, Inche Megat Mahmud bin Megat Ismail, to amend the Supply (1958) Enactment to issue a sum of $1,174,220 out of the consolidated fund.
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  • 120 5 Wake Ud, Students Tell Government KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The University of Malaya Students' Union today requested the Federation Government to state clearly its policy on the University. The request is contained in the latest issue of the 'Mahasiswa', the official organ of the Students' Union. The organ said the Government
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  • 193 5 SEPARATE CAMP FOR DETAINEES- LEE INDEPENDENT Assemblyman, Mr. Lee Choon Eng. will ask the Singapore Government for an assurance that political detainees should not, in future, be confined in the Central Police Station for "periods longer than necessary." Mr. Lee told The Standard yesterday that he had tabled two questions
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  • 90 5 TERRORIST CAMP BOMBED AUSTRALIAN Lincoln bombers flying in force pattern yesterday bombed a terrorist camo in Johore. The Australian Lincolns operated from the RAF Tengah base in Singapore to hit the target "right on the nose." The primary target in North Malaya was closed in by the weather and the
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  • 51 5 THE All-China Federation of Trade Union Congress has invited the Singapore Trades Union Congress to send two delegates to attend the May Day celebrations in Peking. It includes a two-week tour of China. A spokesman for the TUC said its governing council will consider it on
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  • 97 5 THEY PLAN AN EASTER CHARITY BALL TWO Singapore youths are organizing Easter Talent Parade and Charity Ball at West Point Garden on April 5 and 6. All proceeds will be donated to the Little Sisters of the Poor. The two youths, David Ko. son of rubber magnate, Mr. Ko Teck
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  • 184 5 PENANG, Thurs. The last Communist terrorist in the Province Wellesley South area. Gan Cheng Heok. surrendered to the police on Feb. 18 this year with the help of a villager because she realized that the "armed struggle" was a complete failure and that to
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  • 237 5 UN Special Fund Will Mean No Delays For New Projects KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The coming into existence of the Special Projects Fund of the United Nations next year may mean more external aid for Malaya, Sir Alexander MacFarquhar, regional representative of the Technical Assistance Board, told
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  • 172 5 Family Level Of Living Is Well Up KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— Malaya has done much towards the long-term policy of improving family levels of living, Colonel Sir Henry Hau Shik L,ee, Minister of Finance, informed the 14th session of ECAFE today. Particular stress had been laid on improving educational facilities and
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  • 248 5 SEREMBAN, Thurs. Mr. Chin See Yin (Alliance), in his adjournment speech in the Negri State Council today charged that there was something "fishy" in the present system of allocation of tin production quota to tin miners Several miners, he said, would like to re-start their
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  • 52 5 COMBINED choirs of the Lee-Howe Choral Society and the Singapore Musical Society totalling 120 members will give a concert for schools at the Victoria Memorial Hall today at 5.30 p.m. The programme will include Chinese songs and excerpts from Faust. A public performance will be given
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  • 22 5 A FORMER Malayan badminton star, Mr. Tan Cheng Phor, was yesterday elected President of the Ipoh Rotary Club for 1958/59
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  • 114 5 MISS Wendy Locke (above) is one of many entrants who will vie for the title "Fashion Fiesta Queen," at a danre to be held at the Sea View Hotel on March 29. The winner will receive a silver trophy presented by Mr. Aw Cheng Chye, chairman
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  • 193 5 ONLY 20 JOBS FOR 356 WHO PASSED MALACCA, Thurs.— The Malacca State Government have only 20 posts in the General Clerical Service lor the 356 students who have recently passed their Cambridge examinations, a Government officer said today. Only those with credits in English are eligible, he said. Out of
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  • 41 5 DELEGATES from the Penang and Province Wellesley Malay Penghulus* Union will move a resolution at the All-Malaya Penghulu Association's Conference in Malacca on Saturday and Sundav that all future District Officers should have knowledge of the Malay language.
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  • 35 5 HONGKONG. March. 13.— Special Standard Service Closing prices of the Hongkong Exchange were $16.10 to £1 Sterling $5.***** to US$l; $1,848 to Malayan $1; $0.10 to one Indonesian RupiaoGold $255.00 to a tael.
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  • 178 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— A new workshop for the blind, a factory making plastics or light engineering or doing assembly, will soon be established in Ipoh, the Director of the Commonwealth Society for the Blind, Mr. John Wilson, revealed here today in his Radio Malaya talk.
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  • SPORTING WORLD
    • 439 6 LTAM To Decide Tokyo Trip At Sundays Meeting KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The question of sending a team to compete in the Asian Games in May will be decided at the half yearly meeting of the Lawn Ten'iis Association of Malaya on Sunday at the Selangor Tuif Club at 11 a.m.
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    • 157 6 They Wait In Vain For Mr. T KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Federation of Malaya Olympic Council officials waited in vain at the Kuala Lumpur airport today for the arrival of Mr. Fumio Takashima, honorary Secretary Treasurer of the Asian Games Federation Organising Committee. Mr. Takashima was expected to arrive here today
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    • 50 6 PENANG. Thurs.— The Penang Free School will hold its annual etie sporty on the school ground this Saturday afternoon. The sports will start at 3.30 p.m. The Governor of Penang. Raja Jda. will preside and will give away the prizes at the conclusion of the sports.
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    • 183 6 POLICE Training School won the Malayan Other Rank Armed Forces Football challenge cup for the first time when they beat Singapore Regiment Royal Artillery by three goals to two at Ayer Rajah Road yesterday. At the conclusion of the game. A. El G. Blades
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  • 1080 6  -  WINDSOR LAD By Selskar City And Waterline Impress IPOH, Thurs. Selskar City and Waterline, two of Neal Hobbs' candidates for Saturday, revealed striking form when sent against the clock on the training tracl< this morning to easily skip the half mile in 49 4/5 sec.
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  • 63 6 TAIPING, Thursday— Prison Sports Club trounced the Taiping Police in their first division soccer fixture vesterday by 11 goals to nil. At half-time. Prisons led 5-0. Scorers were: Kamaruddin 4. Zainal 3. Jamaluddin 3 and Kamaruddin Mohamed The Prison SC. were triple champions last season,
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  • 44 6 TANJONG. MALIM, Thurs.— Tanjong Malim Recreation Club beat Trolak and District Sports Club "A team five-nil in the Stevenson Cup Badminton tournament match played here last night. In another match Kampong Balun Slim River team conceded a walk-over to Methodist English School.
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  • 118 6 Selangors Two Matches In Colony THE Singapore team to meet Selangor in a friendly soccer match at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Sunday will be selected from: Mocktar, Matmoon bin Sudasee, Omar Rahmat, Ibrahim Hassan, Sahar Hussein, Dollah Zainol and Majid Ariff (Fathul Karib) Seet Yew Chang. Ho Hin Weng
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  • 399 6 THE Royal Air Force and the Army drew 3 3 in a friendly soccer match played at Gillman Barracks yesterday. The match was watched by a good crowd of service spectators, including the Joint Services selectors who were on the look-out for new talent for Saturday's
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  • Article, Illustration
    53 6 The Indian Association hockey team, winners oj this year's Penang league championship. The picture shows, sitting, left to right :A. Rajamoney, Inder Singh, Rothan Singh, Sucha Singh and N. Sarvaaswaran. Standing, left to right: A. Rahim, N. Monarasinghe, S. Dass. T. Havelock, K. S. A. Sundram, Tara Singh, N. Ganapathy
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  • 412 6 25 Swim Trials None Qualify NONE of the 25 swimmers i who took part in the Singapore Amateur Swimming Association second preliminary trials for the Asian Games held at the Chinese Swimmin* tiiib yesterday reached the qualifying times. The nearest to reach a qualifying time was Elsie Lim, who clocked
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  • 308 6 ANOTHER WIN FOR FATHUL KARIB IN SENIOR LEAGUE FATHUL Karib registered their second straight win in SAFA's senior league when they scored an easy 5-1 victory over Indian Recreation Club at Jalan Besar yesterday. The Indians were badly let down by their forwards who finished poorly in front of goal.
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  • 34 6 R.A.F. Jurong beat Rajajl S.C. 5-2 in a friendly soccer match at Fairer Park yesterday. Lewis (3) and Copa (2) scored for R.A.F. while V. Ramanathan and R. Kanaa replied for Rajaji.
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  • 38 6 LONDON, Mar. 13 <Reuler>— The British and Empi: weight title fight e holder. Joe Erskine and Brian London (Blacky to be held on June 3 in Lor.has been approved by the tish Boxing Board of Control
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  • 25 6 MINTO C.U. beat Blue Rovers 4-0 in a Div. 2B lM| soccer played at Geylang yesterday. Scorert were Mohamed Saileh and Salim 3.
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  • Wake up, British sport!
    • 408 7 Fabulous Zatopek Quits The Track LONDON, Mar. 13 (UP)— Zatopek, fabulous Czech -Locomotive" of the cinder track made It final today .s retiring with one major regret. "It was always my great re to run in the Boston marathon, the greatest in the world," Zatopek said sadly. "But now I
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  • 75 7 US Services Contribute To Olympics WASHINGTON, Mar 13 <VP> The House Armed cervices Committee yesterday approved a bill to authorize defence department to spend U554.000.000 in support of the 1960 Winter Olympics •t Squa* Valley. California. The measure, already approved by the Benate. perthe spending of $3,500.--000 in federal funds
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  • 95 7 BOLTON, Lancashire. b 12, (Reuter) Nat ouse. former England e- forward, was taken oft with a dislocated shoulder here tonight during the r match in which his cub Bolton Wanderers, lost 1-4 to Tottenham Hotspur. Bolton. semi-flnalist In the English F.A. cud. scored only goal as a result
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  • 325 7 The Grand National LONDON, March 12, (Reuter) Forty of the original 56 entries for the Grand National steeplechase, to be run over four miles 856 yards at Aintree, Liverpool, on March 29, were left in at the final acceptance stage. The acceptors were announced today. There were
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  • 87 7 First Class For Blackpool: Tour Is On MELBOURNE, Mar. 13, (Reuter). First-class air travel to and from Australia will be provided for the Blackpool soccer team, Mr. Jack Skolnik, promoter of the tour, said here today. Blackpool had refused to make the trip unless first-class air travel was provided. The
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  • 121 7 LONDON, Mar. 13 (AFP) Jim Laker, Surrey and England professional off-spin bowler, criticised the M.C.C. special committee's report on amateurs at a cricket society meeting in London last night. "A cricketer who cannot afford to play as an amateur either should not play or should
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  • 29 7 THE annual hockey cup match between Johore College and the Johore College Old Boys will be played on Monday at the college ground, starting at 5 p.m.
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  • 134 7 GEORGETOWN Bri 1 1 sh I ~a. March 12. (Reuten p Pakistan's attack for the lourth test against the West starting here tov, is almost all spin. Khan Mohammad, who d the opening attack Fazal Mahmood in the test after Mahmood •attain had torn a
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  • 68 7 MANILA, March 13 (AEP) Formosan girls basketball team last night upset S, Korea 46--45 to extend their playoff for the girls invitation basketball championship here. The setback snapped Korea's winning streak of six straight victories, and marked its first loss in the tournament. Formosans need two
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  • 992 7 There's Subterfuge, Faking Suspicion PETER WILSON (The Man They Can't Gag) begins today a challenging probe into the chaotic set-up of Britain's major sports LONDON, Thurs,— THlS is the age of automation, the age in which we are looking forward to the peaceful use of atomic
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  • 130 7 5 Negroes Make Up Cage Team MINNEAPOLIS, Mar. 13 Five Negro players yesterday were selected by American coaches as the most outstanding: basketball players in the nation. The five athletes were named to the 1957-58 college basketball all-Ameriean team by more than 400 coaches of the National Basketball Coaches Association.
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  • 841 7 AUSTRALIA'S GREATEST SWIM SQUAD SYDNEY (New South Wales) Mar. 13: The greatest team in the history of swimming will represent Australia at the British Empire and Common* wealth Games in Cardiff (Wales) in July. Of the 18 members of the team nine men and nine women seven hold 22 world
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  • 233 9 POPULARITY of the "Coins Bank" started last year by the Chung Khiaw Bank (the "Small Man's Bank"), to encourage the saving habit among children, .suited in the bank creating a "bank" specially for this business. Mr. Lee Chee Shan, managing director of the
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  • 111 9 UK Overseas Trade Gap Reduced THE trade gap was reduced £11 million in Feb- lower than for any r month since the war save exceptional months, to a Board of Trade 8 ;ncement in London. in February were 5.4 million, million less than in Jan-Re-exports were £12 s :ightly less
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  • 92 9 COMPANY REPORTS PROFIT for Linggi Plantations. Limited, for the year ended Oct. 31, 1957, amounted to £184.898 according to the directors* report The directors have recommended a final 7 per cent dividend on the preference stock and a final 4id Der 2s unit of ordinary stock. The year's rubber crop
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  • 92 9 ALL sections of the Malayan share were steady yesterday. A small turnover was reported. Price changes announced by the Malayan Sharebrokers Association were: INDUSTRIALS. Buyers Sellers Gammon 2.35 2.40 M. Cement 1.40 1.45 xd Metal Box 1.65 1.70 Wilkinson Proc. 2.90 3.00 MININGS Ayer Hitam 22 6
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  • 174 9 MALAYAN sharebrokers reported the following business done: F. and N. ords $2.65: Gammon $2.39 delayed, 52.41J- H. Waugh $1.50; Hongkong Bank $433 overnight; Hume ords A5/64 cd: M. Cement $1.50 cd; M. Colls. 80c; McAlister $1.44. $1.45; M. Box $1.67J; Robinson ordssl.76J: Cold Storage 91c- Strait s Times
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  • 97 9 LOCKHEED'S latest transport airliner the prop-jel Electra will shortly be used by Cathav Pacific Airways for their Far East services The first Electra will be In operation in April next year, and the second one in August. This new aircraft can accommodate 83 passengers and is
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  • Finance And Commerce
    • 131 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— Malaya is ever willing to sell her rubber to Communist countries, secretary of the Rubber Producers Council, Federation of Malaya, Mr. R. Fletcher, said today. He was commenting on Hungary's declaration that she wants to buy 10,000 tons of rubber this
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    • 118 9 Price Gains c. RUBBER gained half a cent on the Singapore market yesterday international first grade for April was quoted at 77J cents per lb. (Wednesday 762 cents). The tone at the close was "steadier." Business opened slightly higher on better than expected overseas advices. After some small transactions at
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    • 60 9 WASHINGTON, March 13.— The Federal Maritime Board has authorized the United States Lines Co, to increase its subsidized service to Japan, Formosa, the Philippines and other Asian ports. Annual sailings will be increased from 24 to 36. The Government subsidy is aimed at compensating the high cost of
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    • 379 9 BUSINESS INTERESTS AWAIT SPORE POLL OUTCOME' CHAIRMAN of United Engineers Limited, Mr. S. A. Anderson, soys in his report to be presented to shareholders that in Singapore all business interests await the outcome of the general elections i n Auqust this year. Mr. Anderson, whose statement will be submitted to
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    • 175 9 SHIPS IN PORT OUTER ROADS Tankhaven. Yamamura Maru. Tohoro. Cal. Siak, Pianeta, Alcea, Billiton, Siberoet, Gordian. Suzanne, San Carlos, Waibalong, Helikon. Cassia. Gemma Giogo. Hallvard. Braeside, Great Oaks, Stv. Calcutta. Berebere. Shoyo Maru, Calt. Bengkalis, Cal. Riau, Amozona,, Tong P9h. H. Doerrenkamp. Tadjouri. Lily. Ringhorn, Calt. Medan, Megdala, Appia, North
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    • 19 9 POLAND has offered India machinery in exchange for Indian products, it was reported in New Delhi.- UP
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    • 50 9 THE Malayan Exchange Banks Association made the following changes in its rates to merchant* yesterday: Canada: buying. T.T. 32-1/4. OD. 32-3/8. 90 days airmail 32-11/16 credit bills, 32-13/16 trade bills. Selling. T.T. or OD. ready: Canada 31-15/16, Belgian Francs 1617-1/2. Italian Lire *****. Other exchange rates remain unaltered.
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    • 41 9 ONE of the largest oil refineries of its type in the world was opened in Mina Al Ahmadi, by Sheikh Abdulla Al Salim Al Sabeh, the Ruler of Kuwait attended by state bands and local dignitaries. Reuter
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    • 35 9 JAPANESE diplomats, shipping officials anl trade representatives went to London's West India Dock on Wednesday to celebrate the arrival after her maiden voyage of a new Japanese merchant vessel, the Hamburg Maru- Reuter
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    • 40 9 CANBERRA, March 13. (Reuter) New heavy steel fabrication works may be established in Australia by German industrialist. Baron Alfreid von Krupp. It was learned here yesterday. Baron Krupp is on a tour inspecting Australian heavy industry.
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    • 403 9 New Anti-Rust Paints Developed A NEW painting system designed to protect corrugated iron roofs against the effects of severe climates has been deyeloped by a British firm. To* achieve this the firm's laboratories have produced artificially the weather conditions of many parts of the world. The paint system comprises a
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    • 28 9 JOHAN'S tin ore output in February was 257.79 piculs of which 30 piculs were sold. Tribute to the company, less home guard allowance payment was $576.69.
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    • 193 9 Air Service To Link Malaya With Iran BRITISH Overseas Airways Corporation will inaugurate a service from the If nit e d Kingdom next month linking Malaya with Iran. A BOAC Britannia will leave London for Teheran on April 22. beginning new twice-weekly service between the two capitals, one of which
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    • 99 9 SINGAPORE Chinese Produce Exchange noon closing prices per picul yesterday were: copra March/April UK/Continent $31$ buyers $32J sellers; coconut oil in bulk $47J sellers; in drums $51$ sellers; Muntok white pepper $106 sellers; Sarawak white $105 sellers; Special Sarawak blsck $65. H.C.B. Ltd. closing prices: copra, fair merchantable
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  • 326 10 LUSCIOUS Liliane Montevecchi, an accomplished ballerina, learned some steps never taught at the conservatory while making THE SAD SACK with Jerry Lewis. The long-limbed French miss portrays a Moroccan cafe entertainer in the Hal Wallis Paramount VistaVision laugh riot, and Jerry is the fumbling G.I. made
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  • 192 10 THE HOLLYWOOD LOWDOWN A NNA Magnani, who is co-starred with Anthony Quinn and Anthony Franciosa in Hal Wallis' WILD IS THE WIND admits an ambition to direct. If she can find the right vehicle, the Italian actress says she will turn to direction in her native Rome. She adds, however,
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  • 463 10 Tommy hoots, moos and moons Li uii nmm wm witm Uii wwh Donald Zee meets the new Rock 'n Roll King, Tommy Sands QN March 20— the anniversary of the Duke of Wellington's defeat of the French and Admiral Frazer's gallant capture of Alexandria Elvis (The Pelvis) Presley joins the
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  • 290 10 Dean IFas To Be The 'Coward' TOURING the filming of GUN FOR A COWARD, the Universal-Internation-al picture in colour and CinemaScope, Jeffrey Hunter, who co-stars in it with Fred MacMurray and Janice Rule, had the feeling he was on a spot. That was because Jeff, as well as everyone else
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  • 109 10 T?DMOND O'Brien and J J Mono, Freeman have signed with Sam Katzman at Columbia for the lead roles in THE TRIAL OF CAPTAIN BARRETT, courtroom drama with Fred F. Sears directing. In the original story and screenplay by Herbert Spiro, former Brooklyn crime reporter who
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    • 524 10 "TODAY'S QUOTATION: MM "There are some re- I _H^ff_ _f^B medies worse than the I disease." Syrus FRIDAY FOR EVERY- I Rfe_| F_t^ -_V*j! ONE: Promote opportuni- I ties: enhance dealings with I _k^__F^M^_| those in positions of autho- I K^^^^^E^U^^fl rity: express personality. I :j| |^^^^__^r_n_i skill, talents, promote
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  • 591 11 PARANG MAN WHO KILLED FOUND INSANE RAUB, Thurs. A labourer, Loo Thien, 60, of Lanchang Estate, who killed a fellow worker by slashing his neck with a parang, was today acquitted and discftarged on a charge of murder when the jurors returned a unanimous verdict of not guilty. They held
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  • 159 11 RUBBER TIN PRICES CLOSINfi rubber prices, (cents per Ib > in Sinra ore yesterday were: Buyers Sellers Spot 761 765 RS.S. No. 1 771 77_ May R.S.S. No. 1 771 77i RS.S. No. 2 April 731 m RS.S. No. 3 April 69i 70 Tone: Steadier. Tbe price *»i tin In
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  • 127 11 ASSEMBLY HOUSE TO SEAT 51 WORK on enlarging the Singapore Legislative Assembly Chamber to accommodate the 51 Assemblymen who will be elected at the next general elections is almost completed. A feature of the reconstruction work is that the chamber is being wired in anticipation of the introduction of simultaneous
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  • 86 11 SUNGEI BAKAP, Thurs. Kassim bin Osman, 22. today appeared before Tuan Syed Hussain Jamallulil in the Magistrate's Court. Nibong Tebal. on a charge of murder by causing the death of a 26-year-old woman. Tan Chye Hoey. at Sungei Star, Nibong Tebal. on February 6. Kassim was remanded in
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  • 75 11 PENANG. Thurs. The 62--year-old chief watchman of Eastern Smelting Co., Devan Singh, is sad today because he lost $2,500 which he drew from the Post Office Savings Bank on March 8. Devan Singh wanted to send the money to his brother in India He handed it to
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  • 189 11 CALL TO AMEND SAVINGS LAWS THE Singapore Government may be asked to amend the Central Provident Fund laws to enable Federation citizens employed locally to withdraw their savings on their return to the Federation. A resolution to this effect will be put before the UMNO north division delegates conference at
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  • 255 11 THE manager of the Eastern Electric Company, Kam Ah Yat, was yesterday sentenced to 12 months' jail by a Singapore District Judge on four counts of cheating three persons of $2,240. In passing sentence, the Judge, Mr. S. K. Lee, said: "The offence you have committed
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  • 79 11 THE monkey, which escaped from a cage in the Singapore Airport on Wednesday, was recaptured yesteiday. "Charlie, the Chimp" named by the Airport Fire Chief, Mr. William G. R. Read turned up in an airline office after disappearing for 24 hours. Excited airline workers called the airport fire
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  • 41 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— Seven experts of the Food and Agricultural Organization will come to Malaya before the end of the year to assist in development projects, Mr. W. H. Cummings of the F A.O said today.
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  • 37 11 LADY SCOTT, wife of the Commissioner,- General for South-east Asia. Sir Robert Scott, will make an appeal in Malay for contributions to the Singapore Leprosy Relief Association over Radio Malaya on Sunday at 9.25 p.m.
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  • 222 12 Ike Asks For $85.6 Mil. To Fight Recession WASHINGTON, Mar. 13, (UP)— President Eisenhower asked Congress yesterday for an additional U5585,603,000 to speed reclamation projects as part of his programme to fight the recession. The new money already authorized but not appropriated by Congress, was requested as the Administration and
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  • 31 12 PRESIDENT Nasser has appointed Major-General Ali Bizri, former Syrian Army Chief of Staff, as Commander of the United Arab Republic's first Army, the Middle East News Agency reported yesterday.- Reuter
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  • 118 12 CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 13 (UP) Scientists at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory predicted today that Sputnik 11, with the body of the space dog Laika aboard, should plunge earthward about April 14. The experts said the satellite is losing altitude at a rate of rive
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  • 537 12 S.E.A.T.0.-A BULWARK IFOR PEACE Collective Defence Work Will Go On, Says Communique MANILA, Mar. 13 (Reuter).— The SEATO Council of Ministers in a final communique issued at the conclusion of their three-day meeting here today authorized the SEATO secretary -general, Nai Pote Sarasin. to "enter into contact with the secretaries-general
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  • 109 12 Check On A-Bomb Flights WASHINGTON, Mar. 13 (Reuter). United States military authorities have been ordered to reView safety precautions for atom bomb flights after Tuesday's atom bomb accident in South Carolina. Announcing this, Mr. Neil Mcelroy. United States Secretary of Defence, said military agencies had been ordered to determine whether
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  • 239 12 JODRELL BANK, Cheshire, Mar. 13 (Reuter). Plans for contacting Venus earth's closest planet by bouncing radio waves off its surface have been completed by scientists working on the giant radio telescope here, it* was revealed yesterday. The first attempt will be made during the
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  • 143 12 TAIPEI, March 13 (UP) Nationalist China today issued a strongly worded warning to the Japanese Government not to approve a "private" trade agreement with Red China. The Foreign Ministry bitterly criticized a provision of the trade deal that would give semi-diplomatic status to Communist
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  • 105 12 DAG'S TRIP TO RUSSIA DELAYED NEW YORK, March 13 (Reuter) Mr. Dag Hammarskjoeld. United Nations Secretary-General, has postponed his visit to Moscow by a week, until March 23. because of problems requiring his attention at headquarters, it was stated last night. An announcement said that at his own suggestion, Mr.
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  • 66 12 LONDON, Mar. 13 (Reuter) Britain had 425,000 unemployed in mid-February, the highest figure since March 1953, according to Ministry of Labour figures released today. This was an increase of 29,000 since mid-January and brought the proportion of workless to 1.9 per cent. The number working
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  • 54 12 PARIS, March 13 (UP)— Novelist Francoise Sagan, 22, and 42-year-old publisher Guy Schoeller were married today in a civil ceremony near Grimly Pigalle. The writer of the bestselling novel "Bonjour Tristesse'' thus fulfilled a belief expressed in her novels that a girl of her age should marry a
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  • 37 12 AN F-86-F Jet tighter of Japan's Air Self-Defence Force yesterday crashed into the sea about 15 miles off the Tenryu River estuary in Shizuoka Prefecture. Central Japan. The accident occurred during a training flight.— Reuter.
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  • 173 12 NEW YORK, March 13 (Reuter) Mr. Hugh Gaitskell, British Labour Party leader, said yesterday he thought it would be a "great mistake" to insist on lower-level negotiations before any "summit" talks between the leaders of East and West. While these preliminary negotiations were desirable,
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  • 45 12 LONDON, Mar 13 (UP) Russia has perfected a radioset powered by sunlight. Radio Moscow announced today The radio uses 14 silicon semi-conductor plates for power The plates also as batteries storing up energy for use after dark or in the shade.
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  • 140 12 LONDON, Mar. 13 (Reuters. Wealthy estate agent Mr. Richard Mack disliked authority so much that he ruled In his will that no "official" should ever live in hLs house. He lived at Camberley. Surrey, near Sandhurst, the British Army Officers Training College, and Aldershot Barracks.
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  • 64 12 LONDON, Mar. 13 (Reuter). The British Air Minister, Mr. George Ward, is satisfied there is no risk of serious accident when nuclear weapons are moved by road in Britain, his Parliamentary Secretary. Mr Charles Orr-Ewing. said yesterday. Mr. Orr-Ewing told the House of Commons that the
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  • 53 12 AN informal picture of the Dutch Royal Family tak°n especially on the occasion of the visit of Queen Elizabeth U and Prince Phillip to the Netherlands for their State visit. They are. left to right. Princess Margriet. Princess Mariike, Princess Irene. Queen Juliana, Princess Beatrix, and Prince
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  • 138 12 Lebanese Cabinet Resigns IiEIRLI, March 13 (Reuter) Mr. Sami El Solh, Lebanese Prime Minister, submitted his Government's resignation to President Camille Chamoun yesterday in what observers said was a move to strengthen the country's pro-Western policy. President Chamoun has accepted the resignation of Mr. Sami
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  • 102 12 HAVANA, March 13 (UP) The Cuban Cabinet resigned in a sudden crisis yesterday and President Fulgencio Batista immediately formed a new government to meet a rapidly approaching showdown with the rebel forces of Fidel Castro. The Cabinet crisis coincided with reports of heavy fighting in rebel-ridden Oriente
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  • 45 12 WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuter). The new Boeing B-52 G-jet plane will be the first American heavy bomber to carry guided missiles with nuclear weapons, the manufacturers announced. The bomber, which will fire G.A.M. 77 missiles, will go Into service this summer.
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  • 209 12 MYTHICAL PHOTO TRIP FOR 5 AIRMEN DAYTON, Ohio. .V (UP)— Five Air Fc eers today completed first leg of their n five-day photo recon: ance mission which is carrying them around earth at an orbiting i tude of 140,000 miles. The 120-hour flight "to nowhere" took off at 9 a.m.
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  • 27 12 GERMAN BORN actress Ursula Theiss. wife of actor Robert Taylor. underwent gall bladder surgery at Bt Johns Hospital in nearby Santa Monica on Wednesday^- U.P.
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