Singapore Standard, 19 December 1958

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  • 25 1 SINGAPORE STANDARD FINAL EDITION Telephone ***** 5 m******-****. Coble "TIGERNEWS" at* SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER l\l958. A Vol. »X No. 170. 15 c ts. Q Xogfr
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  • 232 1 THE ENTRY CLAMP HITS OUTSIDERS ONLY -Immigration Controller THOUSANDS of Singaporeans who travel to the Federation on business or for pleasure will not be affected by the recent amendment to the Emergency (Immigration Ordinance, 19 52) Regulations, 1958, announced by the Federal Government. "It applies only to outsiders and does
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  • 211 1 Society thugs axe sleeping youth (18) AN 18-year-old odd-job labourer was brutally hacked with parangs and axes by secret society thugs as he lay sleeping m a five-foot .vay m Singapore early yesterday. The victim, Tham Karr. Cheong, was till late last nignt m a very serious condition m the
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  • 123 1 CHINA BAN WON'T HURT MALAYA-LEE HONGKONG, Dec. 18 (Reuter)— Malaya's Finance Minister, Sir Henry H. S. Lee, said on arrival here today from Kuala Lumpur that he did not think the trade suspension between Malaya and Communist China would do much damage to Malaya s economy as the balance of
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  • 266 1 13 (Unlucky for them) have their citizenship cut THE Registrar of Citizens has revoked the Singapore Citizenship (Initial) Certificates of 13 union officials. The Standard was reliably Informed yesterday that the certificates were withdrawn because of the unionists' "leftist activities." The Registrar, Mr. Kok Ah Loy refused to comment. 1
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  • 118 1 They want Dr. Chuang back as principal THE Singapore Chung Cheng High school management committee, yesterday agreed m principle to re-appoint Dr. Chuang Chu Lin as principal of the school. Dr. Chuang. former Principal of the School, was detained under the Colony's Banishment Ordinance m September last year. He was
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  • 152 1 Mao not ousted— Diplomats HONGKONG, Dec. 18 (UPI) Mao Tse-tung is demonstrating just how confident he is of his control over Communist China by deciding to shed the ceremonial tasks of Head of state. Any other interpretation, especially that he has been downgraded m the communist hierarchy, is wishful thinking,
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  • 13 1 THERE were no case s of poliomyelitis reported m Singapore yesterday.
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  • 192 1 THERESA: SHE IS LAID TO REST IN PENANG PENANG, Thurs. A small group of friends and relatives paid their last respects to the late Miss Theresa Woo, 30-year-old former journalist, at the Western Road Cemetery where her remains were interred after a service at the Church of Our Lady of
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  • 178 1 REMEMBER THOSE RED MASSACRES Another victory aver bandits— but: KULAI, Thurs.— The Regent of Johore this morning announced here that South west Johore, which had been under Emergency restrictions for the past ten years, was now White." With it came a new life for 1,780,000 people m the 1,207 square-mile
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  • 320 1 BOMBER'S LAST MOMENTS TOLD BY FISHERMEN Shackletoris Mystery Is Solved THE mystery of the missing Singapore -based Shackleton bomber which deepened with the discovery of a dead member of its crew on Wednesday, has been solved. Far East Air Force authorities yesterday established that the bomber, whose disappearance over North
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  • 50 1 Slain man's brother CAPT. SVLONG AHMAD, who yesterday said that, other than himself, no one pise resembled his brother. Badrul Hisham, who was r,\urdered at the Lake Gardens m Kuala Lumpur on the night of Sept. 8. Capt. Sulong was testifymQ at the murder inquiry. (FULL REPORT IN PAGE 5).
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  • 70 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Thursi. Calling all Scouts m the Federal Capital who have not yet fixed up a good turn for coming Sunday. Your State Commissioner. Mr. Phang Piang Fah. has a job for you. It is to assist the Standard Cheer Fund party for
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    • 193 1 ipeo 9; i^W. rlappy Christmas Jj chaser heave's cheerful j rinks k j Twice a week to end E__jStfg>' Oombay ||.Jy We fly to Djakarta I every Sunday and Tuesday, and to Madras and Bombay every »>T'} 0 :;7 LTQ twitehgeae- I- 3 l«D V .machine tool* engineers* B hind
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  • 266 2 Arrangements Are Tied i Exchange Of Letters W/f/, y KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Federation Government all information, secret. or otherwise, relating to the internal S p hav **c« of Singapore. This has been agreed to m an exchange of letter '"k' 15 arra »fo ration and British governments. p
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  • 165 2 Bomber's Last Moments (From Page 1) "They took it :o Sin Cowe Reef and buried it loosely. A cross was placed at the head of the grave. "The skipper also clearly wrote m the sand, the registration number of the plane. This was later spotted by a sister Shackleton scanning
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  • 732 2 (From Page 1) Johore will then turn ♦White' The Regent credited the complete collapse of the Communist terrorist organisation m the area to the hard and persistent work cf the Security Forces, the efforts of the Government and the courageous refusal of many of
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  • 63 2 kl a:.-. |Tne R Sla p er I yesterday nfl the fir<. the i;. -i Streei S^hoo A essing theijnj of tne S I Perak, a I ed the; LJJ ;and jto the.- would •••>• youngsters to t ben f the Socle In IN 5P rit frier y various
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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    • 1086 2 NOTICES NOTICE OF CHANGE OF NAME TAKE Notice that by a Deed Poll dated the 17th day of December 1958 CHEE MEI WEI of No. 26 Sambau Street, Singapore, Carpenter has renounced and abandoned the name of WAN AMIN MA'ALLAP and m lieu thereof has assumed the adopted name of
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  • EDITORIAL • SINGAPORE TIGER STANDARD
    • 468 3 *Hi Singapore Education Minister's warning that softer fen years there will be 1 ,000,000 child-|-B der fhe a of 14 and »hat it will cost the Lg** at least $975,000,000 to educate muJ f have shocked citizens. And even if this jv^lable within the next ten
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    • 360 3 THERE is undoubtedly much more behind M official statement from Peking that MaoH«g has resigned from his post as President ftl Republic. It is only necessary to go back to 'umber of incidents of rioting by the peasantry September and October last m protest N President Mao's experiment to
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    • 54 3 li Lno Tecß K<m Koad. b po»« P 0 8o« No 1563 Cables TICERNEWS' A --mpub rel ***** <5 lines). AH departmenti Omii Insurance Bidg.. 174 Batu «0 fonone ***** 4 r- Cowan St Tel: 3529 "U S Lern St Tel: 4055 91 -A Bukit Chin*.
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  • 1671 3 Lord Chief Justice Of England By A Special Correspondent LONDON JJ ÜBE R T PARKER'S first term as Lord Chief Justice of England comes to an end this week. Although he has been m his present position for only a few months, the general impression is that a new policy
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  • 654 3  - Red China Gets The Cold Shoulder ERNEST HOBERECHT By L'PI ice-President and General Manager for Asia who has just completed a five-week tour of South-east Asia TOKYO ]IJANY Asians are having some serious second thoughts about Communist China and some of these thoughts sends shivers of fear through many of
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  • 180 3 Shorts from the Talks In The Teeth Of The Storm "T'VE never forgotten, years ago. listening to a district nurse cheerfully describing her work m a lonely region of northern England. She told me about a journey she had lately made one midwinter night to deliver a baby m an
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  • 24 3 Scientists say our sun is middle-aged. They believe it is 6.000,000,000 years old and already has lived half its life span.
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  • 399 3 the NEWS as it strikes me T^O THE short, nonetheless illustrious, list of the son s and daughters of Mother India who have visited Singapore m the past, must now be added that of Dr. Ra.iendra Prasad. President of the Republic of India, who arrives here this morning en route
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  • 235 4  - This new Police unit will guard your payrolls BOB PERIES By PLANS are now afoot to launch a new 900-strong "Guard and Escort unit m the Singapore Police Force. The unit viil start operating next month. Recruits will be mainly from the Special Constabulary, The Standard was told. Police Secretary
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  • 563 4 LIM'S PLAN TO BEAT SINGAPORE HOUSING RACKET 10,000 Families Living In Illegal Homes** Assembly Told MR. LIM KOON TECK, (Singapore People's Alliance), at yesterday's meeting of the Singapore Legislative Assembly made a three-point suggestion to improve the housing situation m the Colony. Mr. Lim made the suggestion to support his
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  • 136 4 'No Abuse 1 Warning To Police Officers COMMISSIONER of Police, Singapore, has isued a circular to all gazetted officers m the torce warning them no. to misuse the services of orderlies-cum-drivers allotted them by the Government. This order was issued immediately on comp'etion of the assignment of 10? Special Cons.ables
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  • 102 4 Squatters To Get Main Facilities SINGAPORE Government wa s working en a scheme to provide squatters with all the main services including: road access. This was stated at the Legislative Assembly yesterday by the Assistant Minister for Local Government. Lands and Housing, Mr. Tan Theng Chiang. Mr. Tan said his
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  • 63 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs Lieut. Tan Peng Huat of the Ordnance Depot Armed Forces Maintenance Corps, Setapak, here, will leave for further military training m Britain on Jan. 1 and is expected to be away for about four months. He will attend the Vehicles Maintenance and Ordnance
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  • 206 4 Father And Son Wounded In Fight Against Robbers IN an attempt to foil a robbery, a man and his son went into a grim struggle with three dagger-wielding intruders, but had to give up when they were staboed m their house at the 10th mile Tampines Road last night. Following
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  • 224 4 Itinerary Of Tunku's Visit To Manila KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman and his wife, Puan Sharifah Rodziah will be the guests of the Governors of Sarawak and North Borneo while on their way to and from their five-day official visit to the Philippines. The Tunku and his
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  • 58 4 GIRL TOOK LINIMENT BY MISTAKE A MISADVENTURE verdict was recorded by the Singapore Coroner at the close of an inquiry into the death of Zaiton binte Mohamed, 14. of Radin Ma?, who died from poisoning on Nov. 6. The court was told by ZaLton's mother. Kamina! ointe Tiab, that her
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  • 392 4 Don't fight passively, Marshall tell workers' union MR. DAVID MARSHALL ja^tT^T^^ Singapore Business Houses Employed r?^* National Clerical Union so that tt their rights on a united front COu/ t» Every member, he saH. should contribute one per cent of his salary towards a fund •0 that enough could be
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  • 36 4 HONGKONG. Dec. 18 Special Standard Service: Closing prices of the Hongkong Exchange were: $15.99 to £1 Sterling $5.75 to US$l; $1.84 to Malayan SI; $0,056 to one Indonesian Rup.ah; Gold 5251.87 to a tael.
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  • 143 4 man f ot Farrt/p^ that th< ye?v c? was important i natioi of inj Lr ging Govern rr Is S5 g r V Mr. Lazar pore Leg »s not re r f government the ait per cem f j the M.nist, c I save n;oi 5 down and specialists.
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  • 48 4 1 KUALA I tWOR,!! The Sc'".r.£or S'*'° C today adopted a St.--.v- Le*al A Bahaudin bin M tiamd a^ob, to eontiß te c the presort C( m next year when S angi have a ful y f r A1 prea al i Coun f it 01 Dec
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  • 453 5 MALAY— THE LINGUA FRANCA FOR S'PORE? jyt not competent to give an opinions Chew gOSfCI for Education. Mr. Chew Swee Kee, yesterday said that the quesff^fciai J.he lingua franca of Singapore was a "political matter and Vrd^i by political parties." idded: "I am not competent to voice my opinion or
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  • 536 5 SETBACK FOR THE MISTAKEN IDENTITY THEORY NO ONE LOOKS LIKE BADRUL HISHAAA' KIALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Police theory that the murder of Radio Malaya broadcasting assistant, Badrul Hisham bin Dato Hamzah, was a case of mistaken identity was challenged today when his elder brother maintained m testimony at the preliminary inquiry
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  • 518 5 Slain man's brother testifies and fidgetting with the feather duster at the witness stand, J stated that Badrul Hisham was about ten yards from one of 1 the intruders. She said that while she and the party were walking and chatting, she heard Badrul 1 Hisham cry out m English
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  • 83 5 PHONES FOR EXHIBITORS AT SHOW THE secret ary-general of the Singapore Constitution Committee has announced that to help facilitate communications at the Exoosition, several Exchange lines were being laid on for the use of exhibitors. The telephones will be rented out at $200 for the period and would enable subscribers
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  • 103 5 An estimated $50,000,000 worth of goods will be displayed at the mammoth Singapore Constitution Exposition to be held at the old Kallang Airport site from Jan. 24 to Feb. 24 next year. This was stated yesterday by the secretary-genrral of the Exposition Committee,
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  • 86 5 FOLLOWING have been elected office-bearers of the Woodbridge Hospital Uniformed Staff Union for 1959: President— Mr. Yussoff Khan (re-elected); vice-president Mr. S. Rammachannar (reelected); secretary Mr. Sect Louis (re-elected); asst. secretary Mr. R. Narayanasamy; treasurer Mr. Leow Teng Quee; asst. treasurer Mr. Neo Hock Lee. Committee members
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  • 269 5 Poor Public Response For Stadium Hart SINGAPORE'S Financial qprretarv Mr. T. M. Hart, yesterday' told the Legislative Assembly that the response from the public to build a stadium was very poor. He said that it was impossible for the Government to find $2,000,000 for the stadium at present because or
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  • 166 5 TWO Assemblymen were yesterday cautioned by the Speaker, Sir George Oeniers, for repeatedly using "unparliamentary" words at the budget session of the Singapore Legislative Assembly. The Assemblymen, Mr. William Tan (Lib.-Soc.) and Mr. Lim Cher Kheng (Independent), during their sDeeches criticised
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  • 123 5 TWO New Zealanders— delegates to the World Student Christian Federation Conference m Rangoon arrived m Singapore by air yesterday. They arc Jeoffrey Wai pole, 21, and Frances Cotton (seen above), who hail from Wellington and Auckland respectively. Both will leave tor Kuala Lumpur
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  • 651 6 Choose your leader^ wiseiy~*Voters told KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Sultan of Selangor today asked political leaders to exercise fairplay m the forthcoming State elections, while urging his people to think carefully before casting: their votes. Addressing the budget meeting of the Council, the
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  • 300 6 99 per cent of the Malays earn less than $120 a month JUMAT SINGAPORE'S Minister for Local Government. Lands and Housing, Dato Hamid Jumat. yesterday said that 99 per cent of the Malays m the Colony earned less than Sl2O a month. I Speaking at yesterday's bud- get session of
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  • 159 6 Breadearner for every home is Mr. J's idea SINGAPORE Government should evolve a policy whereby at least one member cf every family must be employed. This suggestion was made by Liberal Socialist member. Mr. R. Jumabhoy, at the Legislative Assembly during the discussion on the estimated expenditure for Labour and
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  • 118 6 A NORFOLK pine. 12 feet high, was presented by British Overseas Airways Corporation yesterday to St Andrew's Cathedral to be decorated and placed m the chancel during the holiday season After it is put up on Sunday, St. Andrew's parishioners will be invited to lay gifts
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  • 22 6 T^ Sta" thpC «i Im i lp smiling all ,l oh plirrl hf ''Bit ta«*f A/mi M "°V a low «"r\i
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  • 188 6 A YOUNG RnJ accepted a I*s I rom a ttnofa .a:?: Hut she m y life of el prostitute,*] pore Court was toj tertiay. The seronl Lt Huat 24 was testifying the Third District^ K.T. Alexander a: of a woman Ch.a K;a 36. who w&, chiffw «i ing on
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  • 78 6 SINGAPORE CityOj second mobile J wij n s rvice r I attend to a :are f l d ct< r w™ dLspensary r J F( IIOU Df for mx- vv 1 ...-3 Monday— W, rt im. -!1 H 4 n (I rne*dajr- Kfc Hock im r..--' Kb Pa ran
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  • 396 7 Youth involved m gang fight when last seen Police IPOH, Thurs. Police arc offering a reward of 52.000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killer or killers responsible for the brutal murder of a miner's son, Wong Yee Lim, 17, whose
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  • RUBBER & TIN PRICES
    • 21 7 Thursday's opening first session. Bayers Sellers December 241 24} January 241 241 February 24 h 241 Tone: Steady. I
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    • 26 7 Spot 24 Id. Jan-Mar. 24Jd. April-June 24 id. July-Sept. 24M. Oct.-Dec. 24Jd. December c.i.f. 24 d. January c.i.f. 244 d. February c.i.f. 24id. Tone: Quiet.
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    • 23 7 Thursday's opening j first session. Spot €758.10 buyers, €759 sellers. Three months £759 buyers. €759.10 sellers. Settlement price s:— £759. Tone: Steady.
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    • 24 7 Spot €758 buyers, £758.10 sellers. Three months €758.10 buyers, €759 sellers. Settlement price s: £759. Sales morning:— 30 tons. Sales afternoon;— 10 tons.
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  • 47 7 THE following five persons m Singapore have been awarded the Colonial Prison Service Medals: Mr. George Arthur Scroxton Ellery. Superintendent of Prisons; Mr. Sarpon bin Muradi, Principal Officer; Mr. Khan Bahadur. Sergeant /Warder; Mr. Haider Khan, Corporal/ Warder; and Mr. Mohd. AshrafT. warder.
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  • 184 7 THE STAFF of the Singapore General Hospital have been instructed to economise as much as possible m the use of linen material because of the strike by 70 of the laundry workers which entered its third day yesterday. A spokesman for the hospital yesterday told The
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  • 135 7 Better pay for Tamil teachers SINGAPORE'S Minister for Education, Mr. Chew Swee Kee, yesterday said Government was doing its best to encourage Tamil education and to better the status of Tamil teachers. The Minister said that the Government had already taken over two Tamil schools one at St. George's Road
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  • 102 7 MURDER AT MARKET: 4th MAN CHARGED GOH Thiam Sek alias Ah Goo, was tentatively charged m a Singarx>r e Magistrate's Court yesterday with the murder of Tan Bin Seng. 20. at Telok Ayer Market at 10.50 a.m. on Dec. 8. He was also accused of the murder of Loo Hai
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  • 188 7 TWO groups of adventureseeking Federation students recently cycled all the way to Singapore. One group comprised three Senior Sea Scout- of the Government English School m Port Dickson. who have only recently finished their School Certificate examination. The trio —C. Suppiah,
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
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  • Finance And Commerce
    • 138 9 BOAC Plans Lower Air Fares BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) are planning :o introduce lower air fares to the travelling public, the Airline's spokesman m Singapore aald yesterday. The announcement follows a report this week of the intention or a U.K. company, Eagle Aviation, to operate a service from London
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    • Article, Illustration
      143 9 SINGAPORE Chinese Produce Exchange noon closing prices i>er Dicul yesterday were: Copra Dec-Jan. S39| buyers; $40} sellers; coconut oil m bulk $62 sellers m drums $64 sellers; Muntok wliite pepper $131 sellers; Sarawak white $130 sellers; Spedal Sarawak black $71. Singapore Copra Association closing prices fair merchantable mixed copra
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    • 169 9 COUNCIL SETS UP BOARD TO HELP PADI PLANTERS KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. A Selangor Padi Planters Board is to be established to give assistance to padi planters m the State. Approval to set up the Board was given by the Selangor State Council today. The Board will provide assistance to organizations
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    • 79 9 Minister Sees New Machine a staff member of the Board working a new machine shortly after it was officially installed. Others are (from left): Mr. A. Watson (Board's Accountant), Inche Sardon bin Haji Jubir, Minister for Works, Post and Telecommunications, and a staff member of the Board. THE Federation's Finance
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    • 141 9 ALOR STAR, Thurs— The Kedah Government was asked today to use planes to rreat* artificial rain on padi fieids to relieve the present drought. The request was made by Mr. Lim -Too Kong (Alliance) m the State Council. Mr. Lim, who was speaking on the
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    • 131 9 P E N A N G. Thurs.— The Penang and Province Wellesley Farmers' Association, at a speciai meeting here this afternoon, expressed concern over government's failure to negotiate with other neighbouring countries the importation of fodder into this country. It was stated at the meeting that pig-rearers m
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    • 161 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Applications for relief from import duty on raw materials intended for processing m the Federation, are now being considered by the Tariff Advisory Committee, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced today. It was originally intended that all applications seeking tariff
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    • 34 9 THE Malayan Exchange Banks Association made the following changes m its rates to merchants yesterday: Selling T.T./OD ready: Canada 31-3 8; Swiss Francs 141-1/2; French Francs *****. Other exchange rates remain unaltered.
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    • 23 9 U.S. cotton exports m the 1958-59 season are currently estimated at about 4.000.000 running bales, compared with 5.717.000 bales m 1957-58.
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    • 61 9 Housewife Shares Prize Madam Lim and 12 others picked Colony model, Margaret Low from among the "Queens." This was also the choice of a panel of six judges. Ten who shared the first prize are from the Federation and two from the Colony. Standardpic shows Madam Lim receiving a cheque
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    • 48 9 Merino wools constituted 73.2 per cent, of the 1957-58 Australian wool clip the highest recorded over the previous five seasons, the Australian Wool Bureau report. Due to adverse seasonal conditions, the 1957-58 clip was some 494.000 bales (11$ per cent.) smaller than the previous one.
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    • 118 9 Rubber Up C. SINGAPORE rubber price gained cent yesterday, to close at 83Jc. per lb. for International firs: grade January shipment on good buying support. The market opened higher on overseas advice and steadied further on good lower grade enquiries. Factories were quiet. The afternoon market was steady a', times
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    • 68 9 DURING the first ten months of the year the British typewriter industry exported more "portables" to a greater value than m the whole of 1957, the Typewriter (and Allied) Trades Federation has announced. Shipments of machines not exceeding 22 lb. reached a record total of 71,952
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    • 125 9 SINGAPORE rice merchants yesterday refuted .he charge made by the Minister for Commerce and Industry Mr. J. M. Jumabhoy, jn the Legislative Assembly, that merchants haying a monopoly of rice imports could hold the public to ransom. Mr. Jumabhoy was asking for the continuance of the present
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    • 30 9 DUTCH expor's of all poultry products during the first six months of this year totalled the equivalent of $55.3 mil. 10 per cent above the comparable 1957 figure.
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    • 134 9 Industrials And Rubbers Steadier BOTH industrials and rubbers were steadier m the Malayan share market yesterday, with selective support, while tins were quiet. The :urnover was small. The Malayan Sharebrokers Association announced the following price changes: Pahang Consol 4/4 4/(5 Petaling 1.81 1.83 Rantau 1.30 1.33 Amal Malay 182 184
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    • 233 9 MALAYAN sharebrokers an-! nounced the following business done yesterday: F. N. ords. $1.57; Gammon $1.71, $1.705: Hammer $1 55: Hongkong Bank $425.00 cd M. Cement $1.63; McAlister $1.23, $1.22; 0C.8.C. $20.50; Sime Darby $139. $1.38: Cold Storage 85c. to 86c; s Times $1.86, $1.87; S. Traders $1.57. $1.56;
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    • 111 9 FILLED with 40 tons of kerosene a 100-ft. long flexible barge, made of nylon and synthetic rubber, being demonstrated at Southampton. Named the "Dracone." Greek name for a serpent, it has been developed for the transport of liquids lighter than water. When the towing vessel
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 164 9 SHIPS IN PORT OUTER ROADS Benvneg, Bayon. Phol Nikorn. Frjnu.ma Indono. Dro.us. Bjrij™ BrtOort Mfil Inchkilda Glory. Saidja Bere- Lian Mm Ren gam. New Coro bere. Miko!ay Rej City of nation> Bicoli Giang Ann Tai Bedford Tong Kian Tong Yick. Cheon£ Padea jf ong Ming. Antonia, Ellen Mearsk, Oak- Dabo
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  • STANDARD PICTURE ROUND-UP
    • Article, Illustration
      246 10 Teachers Wed by Standardpic (RIGHT) MR MRS. KIONG BENG SWEE after their wedding: at St. Paul's Church, Singapore, last Saturday. The groom is a teacher at Griffiths School and is the eldest son of Mr. Mrs. Kiong Chai Hock. The bride is the third daughter of Madam Le« Seng. Fah
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    • 264 10 (RIGHT): The Sultan of Selangor on Sunday declared open the $410,000 sanatorium for tuberculosis patients m Morib (Selangor). The sanatorium which is run by the Malayan Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis (Selangor branch) can accommodate about 100 patients Photo shows the Sultan talking to a
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    • 17 10 PICTURES Get Them From SINGAPORE STANDARD 23. Urn Tech Kirn Read, SINCAPORE— 2 Tel: ***** (S lines)
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  • 132 11 gfGAFORE Cricket Association Is Vnrouch representative m Australia f.ijsh r>- r team to play an exhibition m March next year. fedKCfl by Dr Ong Swee Law li \'h', i-"< iution. l v^i.»t ion's second attempt to get the „v. r I" October, when MCC cricketer So through. Dr. Ong
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  • 112 11 Brig. Green was manager of the MCC team when the present manager, Freddie Brown, captained the side which played m Australia some years ago. The only snag, according to Dr. Ong, was that the English cricketers might leave Australia m batches some
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  • Article, Illustration
    92 11 THE sticcess/ul candidates at the Life Saving examination held at the Farrer Park gwivnming pool recently are: Standing ('eft to right). Lee Horc Ming. C£.rnn??'r>?r), Eddjy Ho (instructor) Chiang Sink him. Ho Tak Qnai, Wong Chee Yuen, Choo Chor Joo. Wong Ah Hing, Lou- Kok Heng, Ku-ok Wing, Lrm Geok
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  • 54 11 l[ R >j Dr M Keutcr) Australian twelve it uunst England, starting at the fofcrt .Mind on Dec. 31. waa announced M! j raptaia) J. Burke. A. Davidson. W. 3;. o-( aptain). L. Kline. K. Mackay. fl m k ff N ONeill. K. Slater. r f!h man u;'l he
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  • 47 11 ws Score 99 In Cs 274 For 4 m Ti^mania, Dec. 18 (Reuter) —An Lj Nby Willie Watson and Arthur m p i arefree batting by Peter May and p k the MCC to 274 for four on the "i[ ::.»:r three-day match against a Com-
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  • 45 11 r II Krutrr) United toured win Cap m ten one tiHfißg here 'f\m was fi }>-tprday's B aver KJ v.\ i iin i i to be B ehS eeta named rs for on c I m r 2>, 30 d We- a than !hroa:
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  • 342 11 's Foong resI Trh li- Bnon c v l P trials r-l bined XI. Watson (43) and Milton (85) gave the Tourists a good start after they had been sent m to :>ar on a life. ess well grassed pitch. May (42 not out) and Cowdrey (56 not out)
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  • 76 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs Selancor Indian Association and tamiiians Physical Cvi- :re Association drew 2-2 m a -enior division league hockey fixture on the Taylor Road ground today Tamiaans opened accounts nrough Paramalingam. but the Indians retaliated quickly ta score the equaliser when eft winger Seviraj
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  • 388 11 IPOH, Thurs. There will be eight events at Saturday's Amateur Race Meeting at the Perak Turf Club, starting at 2.15 p.m. Main event will b e for the 12th Royal Lancers Cup for MARA class one. division one horses over six furlongs. Another event will be
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  • 137 11 Free Classes For Life Saving THE SINGAPORE Life Guards Corps is offering to conduct life saving classes to schools, clubs, youth organisations or individuals as a measure to reduce drowning. The classes will be conduced free of charge m Maiay, English and all Chinese dialects, including Mandarin. Successful candidates of
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  • 26 11 KLUANG, Thurs. Kluang Indians beat REME 1-0 m the Kluang District Football Association league on the Town padang today. Maniam scored tor the Indians.
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  • 30 11 KLUANG, Thur? J oho re Indians will meet Negri Sembi■an Indians m the semi-final of the Bardhan Cup football on Sunday, Dec. 21 on the NS Station padang.
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  • 57 11 SEVEN-FOOT TROTTERS' STAR WILTON Chamberlain, the 18-year-old basketball ■player due ??7 Singapore with the Harlem "Glnlictrotters next month, shows how easy it is io score at a point-a-minute clip on the basketball court. Chamberlo:v, one of The greatest cagers m the world, stands seven feet high, sleeps m a spe-cially-made
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  • 57 11 KUALA LUMPUR Thurs YMSA B* he'd YMCA to a one a!: draw m their division two league hockey match on the Brickfields Road ground today. After a scoreless first haif Hardial Singh save YMCA the lead but the Sikh? levelled the score when M. Sinsh netted with a
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  • 153 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Eighteen of the best Federation school footballers are m strict training at the Merdeka Stadium here m preparation for their tour of Thailand. The schoolboys are training under the watchful eve of Choo Seng Quee. the Football Association of Malaya's professional coach.
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  • 278 11 Kiwis Whip Aussies PENANG. Thurs. The Ist Battalion. New Zealand Regiment, overwhelmed the Royal Australian Air Force. Butterworth. by 12 points (two tries and two penalties) to three (a try) m a friendly Rugby match m aid of the Poppy Day Fund at the City Stadium last night. The "play
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 124 11 SINGAPORE IPOH RUGBY— AII Blues Cup— BADMINTON Friendly Perak vs. Kedah Town —SY.S.C. 'D' group vs. Peng Padang—s p.m. Hi Baran B.P. at 7.30 p.m. HOCKEY Brooke Cup ever Semi-final 4th Malay J >- x A Regt vs. 3rd Royal Malay Regt.— Upper Padang. Div. 2 KUALA LUMPUR -P.T.C.S.C. vs.
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  • 209 12 MELBOURNE, Dec. 18 (Reuter) The marathon hearing of the Royal Commission on off course betting m Victoria, ordered by the State government, ended today after 36 days of evidence at the public hearing m Melbourne. The Royal Commissioner, Mr. F. R. B. Martin,
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  • 21 12 HUA LIAX will meet South Malaya Malays m a friendly soccer match at the Kubu Stadium. Malacca, on Sunday.
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  • 82 12 THE following were elected cfficiaLs of :he Teiok Kurau Badminton Party Patron: Mr. Lee Pang; Seng; President: Mr. Tan Teng Van; Vire-Presidents: Mr. Chan Poh K:at and Mr. Y. C. Tan. Hon. Secretary: .Mr. C. K. Lee: Asst Hon. Sec. Mr. I. Ang; Hon. Treasurer: Mr.
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  • Article, Illustration
    31 12 WADDYA know, it's Joe! Worcester goalkeeper Joe Kirkicood shuts his eyes as he saves from Joe Mutton, Millirall inside right, during the Cup match at Worcester recently. Worcester won 5-2. Mirrorpix
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  • 119 12 By ALAN FORWARD LONDON. Thurs. "PEFEREESare angry because A1 they say the Football Association are not backing them strongly enough m disciplinary cases. An outspoken article on '\gamesmanshiD" m the current issue of Football Referee declares "Referees have taken the brunt of the blame. "Basically
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  • 714 12 PEREZ MIGHTIES OF THE MIDGETS PETER WILSON... WORLDS Tq p SPORTS COLUMNIST SALVtex^ LONDON, Thurs.— lt while he is still boxing. But I shall be surprised if Pacsul Perez who this week m Manila successfully defended his world flyweight championship for the ninth time by outpointing Dommy Ursua of Manila
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  • 118 12 INDIA MAKES 4 CHANGES KANPUR. Dec 18 (ReutersIndia beaten by the West Indies m th e second Test here today have made four team changes for the Third match m the series beginning m Calcutta on December 31. Two players new to Test cricket R.B. Kenny a stylish batsman and
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  • 286 12 MONTREAL, Dec 18, (Reuter)— Mr. Jack Davies President of the Canadian Empire Games Association. last night answered three Canadian athletes who had complained about the conduct of their officials at the 1958 Empire Games m Cardiff. Mr. Davies fold reporters j here "These
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  • 190 12 SYDNEY, (New South Wales).— The New South Wale? Amateur Athletic Association has set tough standards for the 1959 State championsnips. To qualify for the finals, athletes will have to produca really outstanding efforts. An Australian selector. Mr. Dick Corish, said on December 4 that the standards had
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  • 64 12 S'PORE NEGRI HEAH JOO SEANG CUPPERS SINGAPORE'S women beat Negri Sembilan by five games to two to qualify '<< r inter-zone final of the Heah Joo Seang Cup competition m Singapore's Bad" i Stadium last weekend. The Singapore and Negri Sembilan players, from left to right are: Una Tan (MS
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  • 108 12 ama|p ur rili trntl '< all 110 SI att. Vhu^ m N( w thr UnT tllf Z a v*u Th f p n A^i«m L p|l Irut, Trnr^ Fed^n lttfi mp- bj Kr« an uft C 4 pnfessMia] v was impnspd l ''an tmm The Asmculni trrnatKinn h nriularisf
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  • 34 12 SYDNEY I Ja k X professions said her r ing f n [1 W ;;l troupe. Eur i Ir; into th( v The A v v a ned a Syrir.< X pr< j
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    • 181 12 ~\JF^ The Cyma Navystar has been acclaimed throughout the world J as the most elegant of all watertight watches. It is excep* s tionally sleek and fine. By adopting joints of a highly-inge- J nious design, Cyma watchmakers have achieved the slimmest I 5-S possible casing for the Navystar and
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  • 26 13 TONY CURTIS and Khk Douglas m a thrilling fight-to death scene m "The Vikings'* which will be screened m Singapore shortly.
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  • 188 13 GOSSIP FROM THE STUDIOS t -o of cos■.x m i props, col81,.,B 1 i." i:t Italy, Is V Hollywood < p\F.l \< l>". the h IN on the BaS' m f x>l n VP| which X n,)((.! nd his ri;iinicnoNS MISS HI'NTER i x- k ial lunI I hoxoflßce I
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  • 532 13 A ll in a day 's work ATCHING Elizabeth Taylor take off and put on a pair of stockings is all m the day's work of a Hollywood correspondent, with the term "work", m this instance, used m its most pleasant connotation. It's also quite a shock. The shock has
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  • 362 13 Sylvia Finds Summer In Hongkong WHILE Britain wrapped itse f in warm clothes for the winter, Sylvia Syms (see picture) was lamenting the shortage of summer clothes m her wardrobe. She arrived m Hongkong fj start work on her film, ferry To Hongkong, wearing a plaid tweed suit. But she
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  • 587 13 'THE VIKINGS'— LAVISH ADVENTURE FILM ONE of the most lavish and spectacular pictures of all time, costing approximately U554,000,000 to produce, "The Vikings/ will make its Singapore debut soon through United Artists release. The picture is an epic screen adaptation of the best-selling novel by Edison Marshall, and stars Kirk
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  • 185 13 The D-Day Boys Meet Up Again JOHN YOUNG of Edinburgh was stage manager at Wolverhampton Repertory Company before the war when Kenneth More. a young, raw actor, played the juvenile lead m "Double Door." More did not see much of Young after that until the two met m Scotland a
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 124 13 RITA DEL MAR UTS OTATION: huned rm- 1 i Fontaine jfcM HM FVKRY.i pi BC> ..nd film ngK gel taken car* against a on imtc vi up- IRTHDATB R raSIGN to en. fon »bora« RssociatetL II 2^ to me enmity i nee amb"- cv don't [*M 2! la a :r:p
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    • 92 13 LI'L ABNER By Al Capp Wl^P^/f^WWAT W AN'-s°B.'.'- X I rDOES^O^PtV-THENA I A^E'LL NEVER GIT YaRE YOU \\ml%\\[ A BODY A WWUT A FACE I REMEMBER N-NOJ.O WE IS 1 THIS PORE LI'L FRIENDS Of= Ef\f *iJ4 v GOT! l^Ei GOT J It <^fcl yfr DAI D S V PARROT
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 340 14 NICOSIA, Dec. 18 Governor Sir Hugh Foot dashed dramatically to Nicosia prison at midnight to reprieve two Greek underground gunmen less than 10 minutes before they were to have been hanged for murder. A priest was hearing the l ast confessions
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    • 153 14 PARIS. Dec 18 (LTD The Foreign Ministers of Britain. Greece and Turkey nod to discuss Cyprus today, giving substance to new nopes that r.eiot:a*;on> on the problem may be within sight. The rr.eeti?-.:: between British Foreign Secretary Se'.wyn Lloy.r. Gree.e's Evangelos Aver S ar.i Turkey's
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    • 80 14 CEYLON AIR FORCE CRASH: 6 KILLED COLOMBO. Dec. 13 ißeu|er)_AU six occupants of a Royal Ceylon Air Force Dove aircraft were killed today m a crash on taking off from China Bay. Tnncomalee. on Ceylon's east coast. Among six was an engineer ol trtc British army. Major a". J. Hacker,
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    • 166 14 And with Japan's industrial power, they'll be powerful PARIS, Dec. 18 (Reuter) Mr. John Foster Dulles said yesterday that any United States withdrawal from the Western Pacific would give the communists control of the entire area, including the use of Japan's Indus- trial
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    • 231 14 NATO will not yield to threats PARIS, Dec 18 (Reuter).— A final communique issued by the NATO conference tonight said the interest of peace required an equitable settlement of the outstanding political issues which divide the free world from the communist world. The communique said the 15-member nations "made clear
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    • 103 14 Marilyn loses 2nd baby MARILYN Monroe yesterday lost her second child through a miscarriage. Mr. Joseph Wolhandler. her press agent, announced m New York. Mr. Wolhandler said Miss Monroe, recovering at her home m New York, was extremely upset over the loss of the child. Miss Monroe, who is married
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    • 66 14 DUTCH STILL WITHOUT A GOVERNMENT THE HAGUE. Dec. 18 (Reuter)— Queen Juliana last night received Professor Louis Beel. who is trying to form a Cabinet to solve Holland's week-old government crisis. An official spokesman said Professor Beel. former Catholic Premier made an "interim report" to the Queen. The government fell
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    • NEWSBRIEFS
      • 259 14 UK Jets For The Indian Navy NEW DELHI. Dec. 18 (Reuter) The Indian Government is to buy British Sea Hawk jet aircraft for its navy aircraft carrier, the Deputy Defence Minister Mr. K. Raghuramiah told the Lower House here today. A Government spokesman later told Reuter that the number of
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    • 167 14 PEKING, Dec. 18 (Reuter) The Chinese Communist Party has decided to postpone setting up peoples' communes on a large scale m the big cities according to a Party resolution issued here tonight. Meanwhile only necessary preparatory measures will be carried out according
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    • 44 14 BELFAST, Dec. 18 (Reuter) Four students of Queen's University here set up a new world marathon bridge record last night of 61 hours 28 minutes ten seconds. They toppled the existing 60-hour record claimed by four Birmingham University students.
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    • 39 14 SALISBURY, Rhodesia. Dec. 18 (UPI) The turbulent Zambesi river today claimed its 100 th victim since work on the Riant Kariba Dam started three years aeo. The dead man was 27-year-old South African. Ernest Render.
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    • 56 14 LONDON. Dec. 18 (Reuter) Queen Elizabeth. Prince Philip and Princess Margaret danced with Buckingham Palace servants until midnight last night at a gay staff ball. The Royal couple spent two hours at the dance, arranged by the Royal Household Social Club m the cream and gold
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    • 93 14 A ROMAN Catholic missionary. Fa'hf FrL™La*r, (belov) back m frankiurt aiter 13 years m Tibet said lasi ;:ss s&? footprints" which explorer, «ai they Z^r"er and the people belief, they are seeino the tracks o/ a fliant. The rectwses trear no clothing m swbine zero
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    • 93 14 Asian flu to UK via textiles LONDON. Dec. 18 (UPI) Mrs. Patricia Mclaughlin, M.P. suggested m Parliament yesterday that textiles imported from Hongkong might be bringing Asian flu to Britain. Mrs. Mclaughlin, Conservative Unionist Member for the textile city of Belfast. Northern Ireland, said the industry there was concerned with
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    • 31 14 DR. WOLFGANG Wohlgemuth. 52-year-old one-time friend of former West German Security Chief Otto John, was yesterday acquitted by a West German High Court of treasonable relations with East German officials.—(Reuter*.
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    • 263 14 Sergeant denies giving arsenic to wife DENHAM. England, Dec. 18 (Reuter) Master Sergeant Marcus Marymont, 37. said at his trial here for killing his wife that he spent the week-end after her death with his English friend Mrs. Cynthia Taylor. 24. The Korean War veteran from North Carolina denied giving
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    • 216 14 Years Jail For Keeping Missile Document LONDON. Dec. 18 (Reuter) A Royal Air Force craftsman, aged 21. was sentenced yesterday to a year m jail for unlawfully retaining secret, documents dealing with guided mUsfles while based m Australia. The accused. Senior Aircraftsman Michael Julian Brown, was ordered by an R.A.F.
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