Sunday Standard, 18 December 1955
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Sunday Standard
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FEATURE SECTION
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2471 1955-12-18 13 Glen Jacobsen - TRAGEDY STRIKES ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION Glen Jacobsen Continuing the historic voyage of the U.S. Navy's icebreaker ATKA By Commander as told to Sidney Shallet mangy— The Ambassador Of Coodwill Part IV ON JANUARY 22, tragedy struck. The helicopters had been airlifting personnel and light equipment to the ice shelf for various2,471 words
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Advertisement43 1955-12-18 13 $antas* Rn-iip Qnench roar Christmas thirti i/»» i*^V k wUk F A tC» cold Red Lion monder/u} LJ^^&W V^j? oraDgo or pineapple. V Malayan* and Santa here enjoyed jf J 72 Christmas'* with Fraaer A Neevea C^""^ Nn^»W J checrfnlj friend)/ drinket •oaj^^T^S.43 words
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Advertisement304 1955-12-18 13 I lk Picture Quiz j IVORLD II j i j u f P lf> W "T^^C EACH f tliCSe rS^ 3 "->^A 1%, *L i nin panels shows i^sis/jtoffr "%^^m w )^^f^% on unnamed area T" F ~y of water between E u t^i/ 1 i "i^ 40- 5 l304 words
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-IT'S ALWAYS FAIR WEATHER
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Article, Illustration429 1955-12-18 14 Steve Neoh - Steve Neoh hmwM^^A VVWWWWWWWWYWAV J± HOLLYWOOD musical sometimes gets away with it by having a few breathless scenes of extravagant splendour and perhaps one or two hit tunes. Rarely can it claim more for box-office drawing power even with CinemaScope or Vista Vision. But give a429 words
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Article, Illustration706 1955-12-18 14 Road to Stardom full of O-U-C-H ""so the Stars told Bernard McEtwaine LONDON T KNEW a wicked old man once, probably a direct descendant of child-hater King Herod, who heated up coins on a liot-plate and then threw them out to passing children. The glittering silver coins set their hearts706 words
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SCANDAL TOWN
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Article1071 1955-12-18 15 Betty Smith - Betty Smith By for screen vamp Love was her life. When she acted romantic parts on the screen, she was re-living her own great joy and despair. She said: "No woman can play those parts unless she has lived fierce love and fierce hate, and the breaking,1,071 words
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Article352 1955-12-18 15 I 1 T7RANK SINATRA'S exi[ wife, Nancy, has taken i, up acting. She is working <i under the name of Nancy < i Stevens "so that the ini- tials remain the same on my luggage." she explains. <| MARLON BRANDO says i that one of his most amus'i352 words
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Article, Illustration292 1955-12-18 15 A GIRL can change her mind. She often does. It's a sure- fire tactic for keeping the boys interested. Actress Julia Arnall, blonde, beautiful and born m Vienna, goes one better m her campaign to keep the film producers interested. She changes her personality. Julia has just signed292 words
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Advertisement51 1955-12-18 15 j^Sf The fS-^/% perfect arfii M lUJ So simple to give ...so lovely to receive Luxurious Lavender sets J^J>* j i mum practical Beauty sets I S^*** ><Oi^V. precious Perfumes I """y^ llg^^VwVj^ for women. p£ *s^i J_Ow^V^>-^^ Sensible luxury for men, /T by Wyardley T^OHY J| OLD lONO STRUT.51 words
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Advertisement300 1955-12-18 15 fZmi w/f The new mirac/e washing IjlmJi^^ powder -from America &EN IN CUP HATER Pvervonc is saying it 1 FAb is the perfect j I ]\^^/A j I washing powder It washes clothes cleaner and 1 1^ ,^/^S\^<S^\^ whiter than any other washing product And it V l r rryfrx.300 words
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Article, Illustration620 1955-12-18 16 GERREE READ - GERREE READ *(ni~ THERE are still a few husbands who are worrying themselves silly over tbeil wives or favourite girl friends. The burning question being "What shall I buy her for Christmas?"' I can quite see why they are having so much trouble making up their minds, because620 words
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Article, Illustration366 1955-12-18 16 T<WO Royal Australian Air Force nursing sisters, Senior Sister Margot Moloney and Sister Fay Woodfine, both of Melbourne, have been posted to Malaya. They are the first R.A.A.F. nurses to be sent to the area and will start a small hospital at an airstrip, near Penang. Sister366 words
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Article293 1955-12-18 16 Rita Del Mar - Rita Del Mar By vmODAY'S QUOTATION: I "We praise those wbo love their fellow men." <1 —Aristotle. SUNDAY FOR EVERYJf ONE: This morning tends to keep things m an unsettled K^conditions. Remain po;sed be < ]A courteous, considerate; prok^ mote harmony; exert tact. -4f The afternoon293 words
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Article350 1955-12-18 16 The new find of the cosmetic world... a way to detect dry, greasy or normal skins, by means of the Oceane experiment. Now women will know the exact amounts of fat and moisture their complexion needs. Givenchy's idea of wearing a small organdy bonnet, tied with350 words
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Page 16 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous22 1955-12-18 16 QUIZ ANSWER: Black Sea; Red Sea; Irish Sea; Caspian Sea; Bering Sea; Aegean Sea; Adriatic Sea; North Sea; East China Sea CARIBBEAN.22 words
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Article902 1955-12-18 21 ANDREW ROTH - BREATH OF MALAYA WARMS LONDON ANDREW ROTH By STANDARD'S LONDON BUREAU CHIEF london \OU don t realize how much you take on the colour of your surroundings until you get a glimpse of the outside. I hadn't fully realized how much I missed the warmth and easiness of manner of902 words
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Article1113 1955-12-18 21 Arnold Brackman - POST OFFICE FOR CHINA MAIL Arnold Brackman by STANDARD'S NEW YORK BUREAU CHIEF NEW YORK increased flood of letters between New York and points east notably Hongkong, Formosa and Singapore, m that order has led to the opening here this week of l modern new Post Office m Chinatown to1,113 words
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Article, Illustration92 1955-12-18 22 SPEAKING OF PICTURE 1 1 "SPEAKING OF ji 1 1 PICTURES" 1 1 Name ji Address <| Title l| i[ Camera Used l[ i[ Aperture i[ i 1 Speed Film ij I l«^B^»o*a»»a>B»»»^*^»*»*Bj^^^^B^^» I Below: "Girl In The Swiras v i t" by Chun E. Yoong of 62 Ah Quee92 words
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Advertisement74 1955-12-18 22 §< 'To all who have flown with us *i *2 m the past, and to all who will S S do so m 1956...' ss a I I Sv afl L& *^2al 5b w' nL Jfli E%l 'A *fr anfl Bfl Bk. THE SEASON'S I 1 GREETINGS 1 i 174 words
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Article, Illustration2169 1955-12-18 23 Michael Courtney - Michael Courtney SHORT STORY By fHE chetty (moneylender) sat cross-legged on a small wooden stool on the floor of his dingy smoke-filled shop-cum-office, situated m the heart of old Singapore. Opposite and on either side of him, sat twelve assistants, all hand picked for their astuteness and2,169 words
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Advertisement278 1955-12-18 23 Here Is the Ideal gift for any man Gillette Superspeed Shaving. J$F 0 It's the world's finest shaving system. v. It's smooth, easy, luxurious. j^ Give him Gillette 'Rocket 1 Razor Set. M f He'll thank you every day for years 1 The Rocket Set Is b really exciting present278 words
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Advertisement267 1955-12-18 23 You'll like it, Sir j Ny it SCL Southern Cross Cocktail J V ■^laH^ iiiiiawiiMM 1 1111 R MB I P H ft a' *7a\ Lm /ii ftft ii -^■m MARTINI i m if- aanK T*"^ SSS^^^**™* mm*!!* o**'0 I I>^ I AmlL^bEmSJf BB MmMm LjL 4 Sweet Martini Vermouth267 words
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Article, Illustration373 1955-12-18 24 They'll hide on the moon by A Special Correspondent WHEN the first man from earth steps from his space-ship on to the moon he is not likely to stand there long. He'll probably make straight for cover. It won't surprise him if a lump of rock comes whizzing past his373 words
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Article130 1955-12-18 24 DENIS DUNN - DENIS DUNN by AN entrant m a "My Ideal Husband" competition wrote: "For my part it is always the fascinating Frenchman who makes me blink." YOU HAVE A FOREIGN BODY IN YOUR EYE. "FT is the constant price 1 rise m the little things that so irritates,"130 words
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Article34 1955-12-18 24 To shoot food with a water pistol seems impossible but it's done. The hunter is a fish; the method is one of many cunning ways to obtain food. Some are described here.34 words
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Article254 1955-12-18 24 Shoots Prey With A Water Pistol WHEN the fresh water archer fish of Asia sees an insect above the surface of the water it pushes its mouth upward, and shoots a jet of water at it. The insect, temporarily stunned, falls on the water where the archer fish can reach254 words
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Article196 1955-12-18 24 WHAT ON EARTH Wettest Place THOUGH foreigners often think of England as a country of perpetual rain, our total annual rainfall of about 30in. would be classed as a gentle shower m Cherrapunji, Assam. For this little hill station, notorious as the wettest place on earth, sometimes has more rain196 words
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Article136 1955-12-18 24 QNE of the wonders of the modern age is beneath London— the Underground Railway. Last century a solicitor had the brainwave of running trains m tunnels below the city streets. In 1863 his plan was put into practice when four miles of sub-sur-face steam railway was opened and136 words
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Page 24 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous77 1955-12-18 24 ■b^ tS^.W^PSr^K OmmmEm Ayfmmm Warn iWa\a» at mmmmmmmwrnr^^^^^^m AT 7\ ml f& <-"^Bm^{BmWlßmm3& i <fn w^af K>HbW BS\ S.^ «B i vfti 1 11 M J^"^^ aaw '-$Mm S iss %^V \*IL Mbt^l 11 1 In ~^am*aVaW ybT*v ■■<■ Jfxtm «V '^iv "^T V^nCL^B^k ■H am T\ ill z^^ 177 words
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