The Singapore Free Press, 27 December 1951
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Title Section17 1951-12-27 1 The Singapore Free Press I^MCEST ATTEKIIOOM SALE 111 itALATA SINGAPOHE, THCBSDAT, DECEMBER 21, 1»51. PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS.17 words
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Article360 1951-12-27 1 Ridgway authorised to continue peace talks WASHINGTON, Thursday .xauons Snpreme Commander in Korea, has been authorised to extend if he sees fit the SSSStn^ th V C mm «>«^ that Z inalZr V me Korea sha b th^ line for an armistice if one is negotiated. exDe?ted°SfthReuter; A.P.; AFP; U.P - 360 words
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94 1951-12-27 1 U.S. agrees to pay fines for 4 airmen EfGTOtf, Thuis. /.MIAN Legation said last night had accepted a i la pay me a lour Ameri- a Hungarian o Presi Attache ase "cannot be re Thursday," three-day hoi. .ay in Hung- ed down by rs oa November bad crested a frontier,Reuter - 94 words
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Article42 1951-12-27 1 Stones tied to body rnaUan on the a Chines*, whose nd yesterday on al Orci Bridge, waa given by a -man today. v. as Identified as PlNol, of Cummins: hands and legs and three stones aroond his body a thrown into the42 words
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Article22 1951-12-27 1 K Chinese robbers, tth a revolver. enterSin?., pore goldsmith's k Terrace yesterk away 15 th Sl5O. from the ThCT also took22 words
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Article23 1951-12-27 1 C ristmaa accidental toll in the United a reached 779 a a four-day holiday ras record of 767 Christmas 1936.23 words
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Article, Illustration38 1951-12-27 1 picture. "This should be easy for us cowboys," siys nine-year-old Hugh Oliveiro as he aims at m ping-pong ball, at the Christmas party for Eurasian children at Victoria Memorial Hall, Singapore, yesterday.- Free PressFree Press - 38 words
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88 1951-12-27 1 A young Hull fisherman who tried to swim home for Christmas after weeks at sea was given up lor lost yesterday. He was Richard Hatch, 18, of the trawler Borella, just in from the north.' The boat had to anchor for six hourA.P. - 88 words
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Article85 1951-12-27 1 RANGOON, Thurs. POLICE said last night they had arrested three Communist agents with documents containing details of a plot to capture the Hanthawaddy District bordering Rangoon. One of the arrested men, Hla Pe, had been declared a repentant under the government's amnesty order,, but police allegedReuter - 85 words
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Article44 1951-12-27 1 Dr. K.M. Panikkar, India's Ambassador to China, told Rotarians at Hyderabad, Deccan, last night he found at Paris United Nations sessions no real interest among world powers to come together on the basis of understanding and tolerance of each others viewpoint.- ReuterReuter - 44 words
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Article, Illustration180 1951-12-27 1 STAR GETS HER MAN WITH A RADIO SET CAPRI, Thins. iPRACIE Fields announ- ced yesterday that she is going to marry Abraham Morris Alberovich, a 48-year-old Rumanian radio repair man. The popular British comedian made the announcement to friends at her villa on the Marine Piccola, en the southern sideA.P. - 180 words
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Article74 1951-12-27 1 MIAMI, Florida, Thurs. A BOMB explosion here fatally injured a Negro prominent in the Florida activities of the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People. The man, Mr. Harry T. Moore, aged 46. state executive secretary of the NAACP, died shortly after he was takenReuter - 74 words
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Article136 1951-12-27 1 TOKYO, Thursday. fpHE Far East Ah* Forces yesterday claimed that its operations duringr the past four and a half months had prevented the enemy from amassing supplies for another major offensive in Korea. The statement was made by Lieutenant-General O. P. Wayland, U.S. Far East AirA.P. - 136 words
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Article52 1951-12-27 1 Zoltan Nedgeaay, ionaer Hungarian Olympic star who said this Christmas 'should be one of the aaddest," was happily reunited with his brother yesterday to Toronto* The two had been living less than two miles apart for months without knowing the other was in theU.P. - 52 words
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Article31 1951-12-27 1 President Tfiwaan vesterday announced tije selection of Mr. George F. fcennan. State Department expert on Russian affairs, as Ambassador to Moscow in succession to Admiral Alan Kirk. ReuterReuter - 31 words
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Article, Illustration434 1951-12-27 1 'PRO-BRITISH' ADVISER CAIRO, Thursday. MORE than 30 police and students were injured x and the government declared a state of emersemy in Cairo and Alexandria yesterday when students noted in both cities asainst the appointment of an allegedly pro-British adviser to Kin*r rarouk.U.P.; Reuter - 434 words
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Article64 1951-12-27 1 LONDON, Thurs. QEI9ERAL SIR Brian, Robertson, British Com-mander-in-chief in the Middle East, arrived in London yesterday from the Suez Canal zone. Sir Brian's arrival was treated with unusual secrecy. Later a spokesman at No. 10 Downing Street, said: "It is a routine visit for consultations.Reuter - 64 words
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Article48 1951-12-27 1 GIMSON GOES TO HONG KONG The Govern, l* <A Singapore, Sir Franklin Crimson, left this morning by H.M.S. Elliot for a short visit to Hong Kong. He will return on Jan. 2. In his absence the Colonial Secretary, Mr. W. L. Blythe. will be Officer Administering the Government.48 words
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Article35 1951-12-27 1 $156 tip by Lewis ftLLAft- LEWIS, Free i-tess racing correspondent, tipped yesterday's outsider, Pep C, who paid $156 far a win and $29 (or a place. Lewis had two other winners, Broadway Bill and Constellation35 words
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Article40 1951-12-27 1 'Spies' convicted; 4 to die A Bulgarian cour-, yesterday sentenced to death four of 10 men accused of spying for Britain, America and Turkey. The six other men were sentenced to prison terms ranging from six to 20 years.- ReuterReuter - 40 words
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130 1951-12-27 1 SPENT 5 DA YS TR YING TO KILL HIMSELF LOB ANGELES, Timrs. On Christmas Day he hurHOMEB Bayden, 50 of Oak- led himself in front of a tram land, California, spent but the driver stopped just five days trying 1 various ways in time. Then he ran across of committingReuter - 130 words
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Article52 1951-12-27 1 The King has written a personal letter of thanks to Sister Ruth Besv/etherick, 23. who wa,s night nurse to him after his lung operation lav. September. "It is in the King's own writing:." fair-haired Bftter Beswetherick said at Westminster hospital. "It is a lcvely thing toReuter - 52 words
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Article222 1951-12-27 1 GLASGOW, Thurs. THE Mayor of Glasgow, L Sir Victor Warren, stalked grimly into a downtown square at high noon yesterday looking for a fi.st fight. The object or nis wrath wa~ an unknown person who painted "traitor" on Ins house the night before InA.P. - 222 words
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Article29 1951-12-27 1 The Vice-Admiral, Sir Guy H. E. Russell, accompanied by Lady Russell and their daughter Margaret, left Singapore today on H.M.S. Elliot for a visit to Hong Kong.29 words
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Article33 1951-12-27 1 Three bandits, who tried to hold up a train carrying an $80,000,000 railway payroll, were shot dead in a gun battle by the paymaster and two guards*at Bogota. Columbia, yesterday.33 words
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Article30 1951-12-27 1 The French National Assembly yesterday deeded to hold three debating .sessions each &..y from now until midnight of January 10 to art through 1952 budget legiala* Uon. ReuterReuter - 30 words
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Article81 1951-12-27 2 Classics and Commer- cials. by Edmund Wilson. (W. H. Allen. > z Sub-titled "A Literary Chronicle of the Forties, i here is a collection cal- i culated to put the aver- aqe reviewer to shajne of essays on contempor- ary literature by Ame- f I rica's most distinguished81 words
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Article1027 1951-12-27 2 This 'Hero' is All Villian Peter Quennell reviews new books in U.K. UNDER REVIEW Leek Down in Mercy, by Walter Baxter. < Helnemann > The Troubled Air, by Irwin Bhmv (Cape) K.ddar's Lock, by Jack Common. (Turnstile Press). Monster Rally, by Chas Addams. with a foreword by Jchn OHara. (Hamish1,027 words
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Article358 1951-12-27 2 (CHILDREN should be seen and not heard. But how? For older boys and tomboys Richard Armstrongs The Whinstone Drift (Dent,) will do the trick. This excellent tale of mystery, set in a Northumbrian mining area, i s plausible, and informative. Their younger brethren, six to358 words
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Article821 1951-12-27 2 GEORGE MALCOLM THOMSON - Strange Runaway Lovers GEORGE MALCOLM THOMSON The Nun Of Lebanon. The Love Affair Cf Lady Hester Stanhope and Michael Bruce. Edited by lan Bruce. Collins. VI R. Grauford Bruce, iTI MP, a rich Scottish merchant trading m London and Bombay, received one day in 181u two letters from Malta. The821 words
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Article, Illustration35 1951-12-27 2 Students of London's Central School of Arts and Crafts presented a "Festival of Costume" at the County Hall, London, Here is Miss Marie Jarosz wearing the 15th century costume of a gentlewoman.35 words
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Article207 1951-12-27 2 A Middle Eastern Wanderer T^HE conventional idea of a traveller is of someone brawny, bronzed, agile and tough. Freya Stark could not sit for this portrait; she cannot even unravel a time-table. Despite lilhealth and a minute income, she determined to discover the Middle East for herself Her equipment: self207 words
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Article377 1951-12-27 2 London Rejects a 'Nasty' Play were do tears except possibly among th e people connected with it— when that nasty piece of work, "Mary Had a Little", came off the London stage after less than a fortnight's run at the Strand Theatre. The wonder is that it ever went on.377 words
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Article96 1951-12-27 2 THL KSSI In SO£NQ Pamela Barrin-t< in U) HERE'S n c. r S M wh< dunil u i me in r non I from th stoit. \v Uje murderer The "Rest is BUei claims th< rea<3 at 1 ntion onlj ift< r n I ous lab uring r96 words
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Advertisement116 1951-12-27 2 LOOK DOWN IK MERCY A first novel of exceptional power ii This is a story Dfl Hie war -n ttM B U jungle, written b v WALTER BAXTIK w its completion, returned to India '< ffc mission in a remote part It has been reccir.nit net c by th< WM.116 words
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Miscellaneous219 1951-12-27 2 YOUR LUCKY STAR BORN loday. you have a stubborn fanaticism more .-■Mr ,,-sa j, sr«r- iw>d -said, at times, to amount to Va over confidence especially ve food business s?nce many of your ideas are and know how to envisioned on a somewhat "•■•J. Y «w «*'«>• of grandiose scale.219 words
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Miscellaneous58 1951-12-27 2 Solution To Crossword Mo. 544 YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION. Acnm: 3, Gold and. 7, Silver. 8. Nippers. 9, Nutmeg. 10, Sighter. 13. Pines. 14, Artisan. 17, Lionel. 18, Sinless. 19. Ithaca. 20, Messina. Down: l, Using. 2. Plate. 3, Genesis. 4. Original Sin. 5, Depths. 6, 2. U K* L ,J 158 words
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Miscellaneous127 1951-12-27 2 Mew Crossword No. 545 CLUES ACROSS 5, 7. Rivals ln race with surprising result (8, 3, 4). 8 Untimely drowsy diapoaition of 7 (6). 10. Pat Iron rope that edges stamps ililm 13 *J£ <* Jf^? 5 J U n< wr Pped U P (6) 18 to find Ur. SSSii,!?127 words
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Article265 1951-12-27 3 u LONDON, Thursday FHERE tea possibility that some of the ttonn, ;;iHuplets may become nuns when they come of 1:1 three years' time, according to a wZan five girts, bom in Ifaj will be 18 in a few time Then they will the VillaReuter - 265 words
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Article152 1951-12-27 3 LONDON, Thurs. FOLLOWING a "one in a million" death the use of the new pain-killing drug Xylocaine may be modified, said Mr. Clement Grimshaw an Oxford surgeon. He told the Northampton coroner, Mr. T. F Gammage, that he gave spinal injections of the drug to Miss152 words
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Article27 1951-12-27 3 President Elpidio Quirino has decided to pardon Gen. Shigemori Kuroda, former "■>mmander of the Japanese forces in the Philippines, fentenced to life imprisonment for war crimes.- U.P.U.P. - 27 words
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389 1951-12-27 3 DRUNKEN DRIVERS WILL BE THE GUINEAPIGS Test by police LONDON, Th«rs4ay. D*tfN*EN drivers, who slip into the local for a 01 011 the way h#mc are te fee used as jwaca pigs to Measure the effect of alcohol on r©aci -users. fircf*"!^! 4 resi i ts T ,J? f tneseAFP - 389 words
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313 1951-12-27 3 Over 1 mil may flee Europe's poorhome GERMASTTS "forgotten peo- threatening to attach from the Baltic to the upper Rhine to escape their Poverty and misery. They are East Germans— driven by wartime conquest six years ago from territories annexed by Russia and Poland. Numbering over 1,000,060 they fled intoA.P. - 313 words
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Article25 1951-12-27 3 T^'enty-three of Clydeside's main shipbuilders announced that they received orders for the construction of ships valued at more than U*****,000,000 during 1951.25 words
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Article73 1951-12-27 3 RICHMOND. Michigan, Thurs. J± PLAYFUL game of "Cowboys and Indians" ended in tragedy at the farm home of Glenn Foxx. Foxx, 38, was chasing his son Daniel, 5, when a pistol he waved in his hand accidentally discharged. The bullet struck the boy who diedU.P. - 73 words
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Article37 1951-12-27 3 Reuter Hitler's birthplace at Leonding, near Linz, Austria, and a house at Fischlam near Wels, where he spent much of his youth, have been declared forfeit to the Austrian state by a Peoples Court here.-Reuter - 37 words
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Article, Illustration310 1951-12-27 3 North-South vulnerable. East dealer. QF themselves, psyenic bida sei- i dom pay off. Most players use them sparingly or not at all. But a reputation for making an occasional psychic sometimes pays dividends when you aren't psychic but your .opponents think you are. This was such a deal.310 words
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Article453 1951-12-27 3 Island 'queen' gets ready t aoo r SINGAPORE, Thureday. a i.ASb from Lancashire, now the wife of the lord ™of one of the world's few remaining "Blue g ™S eS £5 eS Wil l be the European woman to meet Princess Elizabeth and the Duke453 words
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235 1951-12-27 3 LONDON, Thurs. ♦JHE dietary assumptions of Popeye the Sailor and other food faddists are challenged by Dr. Charles Hill, Parliamentary-Secretary to the Ministry of Food. I "A frivolous example of the iron content 'fad' is the Popeye and spinach legend." said Dr. Hill, delivering235 words
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Article141 1951-12-27 3 LONDON. Xburs DETER CHEYNEY, whose 1 thrillers sold nearly 2.000,000 copies a year left only £52,864 gioss. After this was revealed in his will, a friend said: "The tax man took most of his earnings." When Cheyney died last June, aged 55, after a long illness141 words
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Article66 1951-12-27 3 I An Australian-designed training aircraft, the CA22, will go into fullscale production for the Royal Australian Air Force, to replace the Tiger Moth, for many years the R.A.A.F.'s basic trainer. A 450 hp Wasp junior engine will give the CA22 a cruisinsr speed of 130 mphReuter-AAP - 66 words
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Article116 1951-12-27 3 SAN FRANCISCO Thurs J± FRENCH girl of 20. Mile. Eileen Saioma, will b« the only woman in an American expedition to Southe.u Arabia to unearth the temple of the Queen of Sheba— who travelled to Jerusalem centuries ago to hear the wisdom of Solomon. Mr.116 words
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Article, Illustration20 1951-12-27 3 TO-DAY'S PIN-IP Jcan.it. Dru smiles into the sun as she prepares for a swim an an off-dav from (he studio.20 words
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Miscellaneous104 1951-12-27 3 W&f^f^kQ Exclusive to the Singapore Free Press in Malaya j^.lS V^f] I WE'VE USED THAT POOR SAP'S UGLY I iTHArtARtUSF.iFTHERE'SANV II I THEY WERE WEARIN* T PLASTIC 1 ~s ^a^ .--^fc FACE-WEWT NEED IT ANY MORE feOI^I DOHT^Hf TOIOOiaiKE -•MA|KS--THAT JwflSfrl :.O.'.LASTJD3WINTf:se.'TKi "TAKE OFF. .--ITS HOftSiFACE/ {T^~ W8 M« f104 words
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Miscellaneous239 1951-12-27 3 Radio j SINGAPORE 1.00 p.m. Light Music Medley George Melachrmo Orchestra; 191 Time Signal News; 1.45 Dane*. Music played by Guy Lombardo Orchestra; 2.00 Close Down; 5.00 Programmes in Malay; 6.15 Programme Summary; 6.17 Cniir.g All Hospitals with requests for patients: 6.55 Announcements «fc Singapore Share Market Report; 7.00 Time239 words
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The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY. Dec. 27, 1951.
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Article321 1951-12-27 4 HTHE new attempt by .vvo Singapore Legislative Councillors to secure a Government subsidy for rationed rice is unlikely to meet with any more success than previous efforts did. J s a formula for bringing i^* T n the prices of essen- tial commodities or for folding them321 words
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Article198 1951-12-27 4 'J'HF Hungarian government's action in imposing a fine of 30,000 dollars on each of four American fliers whom it accuses of spying is all of a piece with Communist blackmail tactics all over the world. In Korea, the Communists are exploiting Allied anxiety for the safety of U.N. prisoners198 words
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Article, Illustration706 1951-12-27 4 Give Big Job to a Jet Man WHO is going to take over when Sir John Slessor steps down from his job as Chief of the Air Staff? There is an anxious feeling among the men who fly our planes that the whole future of the R.A.F. depends on this706 words
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374 1951-12-27 4 NEW YORK: did the late Mrs. George Bernard Shaw leave (US) $263,000 to teach the Irish people "the social graces?" If a London court now considering the bequest does rule it is valid, how should the Irish spend the money? Do they, as374 words
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Article811 1951-12-27 4 POLTICO - POLTICO xcbvn "J^jONTY*' appears to have been "written off" as a candidate for Malaya's "Supremo". The "writing off" has, so far, it is true, been entirely the work of the leaderwriters, whose unanimity on the subject has been as remarkable as their effusions have been forthright. It811 words
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976 1951-12-27 4 SPOTLIGHT on DIVORCE Broken marriages have boeome a major social problem in many countries, particularly IN France divorce is on the increase in spite of the opposition of Roman Catnolic and French Protestant Churches. Homes broken up by the way have provided a976 words
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Article, Illustration10 1951-12-27 4 "Drunk in charge of a Zebra Crossing-that's what I am10 words
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Advertisement12 1951-12-27 4 7* ore* *A OFa\!L W&L Phone: 3364 19-21 HICH ST., S'PORI. 6.12 words
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Advertisement48 1951-12-27 4 the \v4iwr^ v? CHAMELEON \\TI 1% White in the early j£aw X morning, the "Cha- f "--> meleon Orchid" of Mexico changes to crimson Mt about 6.A.T.6 '0 a.m. In the afternoon it is or.^j; m i and at sunset. blue remaining M jglgji Well known throughout arc used48 words
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Article151 1951-12-27 5 City refuses to pay the police ■THE number of fingerprints •■•of applicants for taxi, bus and trisha licences in Singa? pore has increased so much Si l the of Criminals in Kuala Lumpur would +JS to en a &e additional staff to cope with the work, tne Commissioner of Police151 words
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Article86 1951-12-27 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. MR. S. C. E. Singam, a Selangor schoolteacher, announced that he had resigned from Government service to contest the Kuala Lumpur Municipal Elections as an Independent candidate in the Bungsar Ward. As Government servants were not allowed to contest elections. Mr. Singam86 words
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Article137 1951-12-27 5 Promoters haven't given up hope Free Press Staff Reporter PROMOTERS of boxing and wrestling are to continue their campaign to pursuade the Colony Government to reduce taxes on professional boxing and wrestling. They are trying to get the matter brought up before the Legislative Council again They said yesterday that137 words
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Article212 1951-12-27 5 NUNS TO HELP UNMARRIED MOTHERS $2m building will house clinic Free Press Staff Reporter r p HE Good Shepherd nuns in Singapore plan a $2 million extension to the Mary Mount Vocational School to house a maternity clinic and home for unmarried mothers and a hostel for working girls. The212 words
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Article143 1951-12-27 5 'J'HE Asas Muslim Melaya Raya Association, Kelantan, plans to start an embroidery school and an adult class as the first step towards raising the standard of education in Kelantan. Buildings have been acquired and the schools will start functioning as soon as staffs are available. The association143 words
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Article, Illustration163 1951-12-27 5 He howled and got his name WALKING around town Tf in full regalia today is a 255-lb wrestling Redskin whose ancestors found scalptoig "palefaces" a pleasant pastime in America. He is Chief Little Wolf t head of the Nevajo tribe in Mexico. Chief Little Wolf, who held the official world's163 words
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Article29 1951-12-27 5 A new independent Singapore Chinese weekly th e "Sea Post," began publication on Christmas Day. The journal is dev; ted mainly to entertainment and culture29 words
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Article197 1951-12-27 5 TYR. C. J. Paglar, member for Changi, will urge the Singapore Government in the Legislative Council, when it reassembles in February, to get rice from Siam at a cheaper price or pay a subsidy The move is being made because the Siamese Government has197 words
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Article90 1951-12-27 5 Free Press Staff Reporter 7TVHE Singapore Chinese 1 Young Men's Christian Association may launch a seconc^ thrift campaign for Singapore school children early next year to encourage them to save more of their pocket money. Mr. K. S. Ling, secretary of the boys' section of the90 words
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Article, Illustration37 1951-12-27 5 next month on long leave. tie will then take up appointment in London as Liaison Officer with BOAC. MR. E E. FISHER, QanUs Empire Airways Senior Traffic Officer in Singapore who leaves for Australia Free Press pictureFree Press - 37 words
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Article87 1951-12-27 5 Free Press Staff Reporter CONSTRUCTION of a threev storeyed building estimated to cost $120,000 at Sophia Road, Singapore, for the San Shan School, will commence early next year. The foundation stone was laid on Christmas Day by the president of the Foochow Association, Mr. Yeo87 words
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Article234 1951-12-27 5 Fre e Press Staff Reporter. jb|R. S. S. Manyam, Singapore City Councillor, will not attend a meeting of the Progressive Party committee today, which will discuss a proposal to expel him from the party. The Progressive Party sent Mr. Manyam a copy of the agenda234 words
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Article170 1951-12-27 5 A COMMITTEE of the City Council has asked the City Assessor to explore possibilities of obtaining large tracts of vacant land for development as recreational areas*. The committee discussed a deferred proposal to acquire 200 acres of a private park at $1,000,000. It was170 words
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105 1951-12-27 5 They must instal scales for public Free Press Staff Reporter UNLESS private markets m Singapore citv irustai weighing machines by 1953 to enable customers to check th e weights of their purchases, the City Council will refuse to renew their licences. The Council has instructed its Health Officer to inform105 words
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Article81 1951-12-27 5 Society to aid children Free Press Staff Reporter SINGAPORE may have a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children A meeting will be called soon t o form the society. Th« help of several Colony leaders has been sought. Mrs. Elizabeth Choy. Colony woman Legislative Councillor, who is keenly81 words
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Article186 1951-12-27 5 A BOUT 30 people fainted at Professor Sorcar'.q tongueamputation act during his week's season at the Capitol Theatre, Singapore. Most of them were Europeans. Sorcar admits hl^ sawlngthe woman in half act is an illusion, but claims the tongue cutting performance is no fake. Sunshine."186 words
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Advertisement54 1951-12-27 5 pf!tf AP n jlgu ban/ ■liilßl The Curtain Fitting whkh adds 100* |^Bm| y° ur Curtains. I P IM"B l^^Hr Valance Rail complete with vP\k^m K U rrl 0r «D WE SHALL BE PLEASED TO GIVE ESTIMATES AND HAVE EXPERIENCED STAFF TO EXECUTE YOUR ORDERS SOFT FUSMISHXMG DEPI. ROBINSON Co.54 words
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Article, Illustration639 1951-12-27 6 Sedgman and Seiocas win AUSTRALIA, the holders, and the United States each won one of the two singles matches played in Sydney yesterday in the Dans Cup challenge round. Vic Seixas, of the U.S., beat Mervyn Rose by 6— 3, 6—4, 9—7 and Frank Sedgman, Australia,A.A.P.; Reuter - 639 words
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Article243 1951-12-27 6 SATURDAY'S U.K. SOCCER FIXTURES POLLOWING are United Kingdom soccer league fixtures for Saturday:— ENGLISH LEAGUE— DIV. 1 Arsenal v Aston Villa Blackpool v Sunderland Bolton t Tottenham Fulham v Chelsea Liverpool v Wolves Manchester C. v Derby County Middlesbrough v Charlton Newcastle v Preston Portsmouth v Huddersfield Stoke v ManchesterReuter - 243 words
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Article, Illustration444 1951-12-27 6 Joe Louis sets N.B.A. a problem Hancock rated 'outstanding FORMER heavyweight champion, Joe Louis, has set the National Boxing Association a problem as to how to classify him. Yesterday they listed him as a logical contender but unly as a "tribute for his contribution to boxing." Taffy Hancock is ratedU.P. - 444 words
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770 1951-12-27 6 THE AGA KHAN ON DOPING: 'RULES WRONG' rnHE Aga Khan, the man who won the Derby and the St htget move than once; Who has topped the winnin* owners' list; Whose bloodstock fortwie fe estimated at over £1,000,00*; and who is one of the fivfe most influential men in racing,770 words
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Article41 1951-12-27 6 POB the second year hi Me* ceMion Fenanc CftC emerged champiwas In the Inter-CEC QiiirtiTCTtir Tennis t«urn»nnt, pUyed on s league barfs, and concluded In Seremban on Tuesday. Penang won all their ties against Perak, Negri and Selanffor.41 words
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Article185 1951-12-27 6 THE inter-Chinese Recreation Club Quadrangular hockey tournament was concluded at Seremban yesterday. Negri Sembilan C.R.C. emerged champions, having dropped only one point in the competition. Negri had a tough final match against Penang C.R.C. yesterday. The final score was two-all. Previously Negri had beaten Perak one-nilA.F.P. - 185 words
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Article76 1951-12-27 6 Statecraft, one of the horses Mrs. John White inherited from her brother, the late Lord Mildmay, created a big surprise when he won the £.000. King George VI Steeplechase at Kempton Park, Middlesex, yesterday. Starting an outsider at 100-6 in the field of six, Statecraft wonReuter - 76 words
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Article76 1951-12-27 6 TWO memoers of the Ipoh Ramblers hockey side have been suspended by the Ipoh Hockey League committee. They are the 2nd Xl's left back Chee Seng and 2nd XI outside-left Sek Wah. These men were suspended following Monday's match between P.Cit.C. and the Ramblers 2nd XI Chee76 words
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Article32 1951-12-27 6 Perak women and Selangor women played out a scoreless draw in their inter-C.R.C. women's tourney match yesterday. Perak won the women's section of the competition, beating Negri one-nil on Sunday.32 words
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Article73 1951-12-27 6 yiCTORIA, Sheffield Shield holders, gained a first innings lead of 45 rung over Queensland in their shield match in Melbourne yesterday. In reply to Queensland's first innings total of 295 they scored 340. At the elose of the third day's play QueensWiffjJ^dfe 236 for nyel73 words
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Advertisement99 1951-12-27 6 TODAY: 3.15, 6.30 9.15 P.M. TME LAST BEST FILM OF S'MIA 'THE BELLY' GAMAL "TAALA SALLEM" o- Sweetheart" (with English Subtitles) Filtering the Egyptian BellyHarces that were made famous by Samia Gamal (Now Mrs. Shepperd Abdullah Kin*) M Distributed By South Eas» Asia Film Co. TODAY DAILY! 11 am. -145-4.15-6.4599 words
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Advertisement153 1951-12-27 6 w 1 TEaw!COLOR f^^^^^ WONDERFILM! iM WONDERIAND Distributed by RKO Radio Picture? Mm! A lISNEY FEITURETTE in TECHNICOLOR NATURES HALF ACRE 1 Name the 3 MASKED STARS below and WIN A PAIR Of GUEST TICKETS TO f\» Columbia's AVENGER in TECHNICOLOR .^^&gi^^Kc^. Star No. 1 Star No. 2. Star No153 words
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Miscellaneous50 1951-12-27 6 TM Er &A M B O t g £oAA4 to-^-—-K*\7^^£^^^Tti^^vuii4^* {siA vff W-l 1 jp^* k 9 X r v JB "■> i v '.^3^r 'Jl n Wc*f?(yO&t? AJ2t- woo suo^i |IVc lgv» *H^_**li*y^ i^ll. 1 1 /fIAAr) f\ u r IQAV 1 r W w B j Ir^ iJ7^50 words
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Article332 1951-12-27 7 changes in Xmas soccer Tilh Christmas holiday «n#»#* A I produced three changes iESUBRTE hnslish leagues. Arsenal, with three Doi nt s from their two games with Portsmouth head DiT. I on goal average over Manchester UnUed and Portsmouth. umiea Cardiff, also with three points fmmReuter - 332 words
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Article251 1951-12-27 7 ytSTfcKDAYS soccer results *ert: mi'lClAW 1 DIVISION 1 Blackpool 2 Liverpool Per by C 2 Huddersfield 1 uiham 3 Manchester U 3 Manchester C 3 Chelsea 1 Middlesbrough 3 Stoke 8 Newcastle 2 Sunder land 2 Portsmouth 1 Arsenal 1 Pit-ton Burnley Tottenham 2 Charlton 3 \V251 words
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Article41 1951-12-27 7 ENGINEERS WIN BARCLAY CUP 1 t. 1 e final of the City Council's department tennis tournathe Engineers Department c < r^e Architect's Department i a gamea to l for a cup presentm h\ Mr p. L. Barclay. Superinu )-t of Transport Centre.41 words
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Article92 1951-12-27 7 0N Christmas Day th e Batu Pahat Youngsters beat Johore Bahru Youngsters by four goals to two in a fast and thrilling game of soccer -juhore Bahru scored 10 minutes after the start but Batu Pahat Hiualised SOOn after through Ham?an. Almost immediately Talib en Rahman92 words
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Article325 1951-12-27 7 •THE South African Rugby Union team beat Combined Services by 24 points (three goals, a dropped goal and two tries) to eight (a goal and a try) at Twickenham. London, yesterday, after leading 11-0 at halftime. Services forwards played a lively game in the loose, but325 words
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Article254 1951-12-27 7 ROUSING RUGBY afterwards evened up Centre three Chandler made the score 11—5 when he sprinted for over 60 yards to gain a try beneath the posts. Hurley misseci an easy conversion. 390 MU: Taylor; Griffiths, Neimes, Thomas. Harvey; Stevens, House; Kelly, Greenwood, Fowler, Price. Cooper,254 words
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Article40 1951-12-27 7 HIRST prize in the Los Angeles open golf tournament will be worth US$4,OOO, the sponsoring Junior Chamber of Commerce has announced. The tourney itself will pass out U5517,500 this year compared with US$l 5,OOO in recent years.- A.P.A.P. - 40 words
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Article80 1951-12-27 7 H^i2Sl INDIES 'mystery- bowier Bonn; Ramiidliin. said at Melbourne: "There's one man in the wor d I want to bowl -that stubborn Yoricshlreman. Len Hutton Ramadhin said that during the West Indies' visit to England in 1950 he saw Hutton watching intently trying to pick theReuter - 80 words
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Article, Illustration33 1951-12-27 7 LITTLE MO," folks in her home town of San Diego call her. Here she is— America's 16- year-old national tennis champion, Maureen Connolly as she Imakes a backhand shot during the 1951 tournament.33 words
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Article, Illustration50 1951-12-27 7 Wiliic Graham, R.A.F. bantamweight almost landed on the pressmen's table when he was knocked through the ropes during his contest with Sonny Chia at the Happy World Stadium last Friday night, Chai won in the second round. Referee Nene is aeen helping Graham to his feet.50 words
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1113 1951-12-27 7 T»fi«i*i..*i. From ALL AN LEWIS gKOADWA* BILL ran right up to his Kuala Lumpur form when he took the k u^TJ e y en i at y^'day's Penang races. Charles had him well placed behind the leaders until after entering1,113 words
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Article42 1951-12-27 7 Totai Pool $378,270 Ist No. *****7 ($90,784) 2nd No. *****0 ($*****) 3rd No. *****0 ($*****) Starters ($7,565 each): Nos. *****1, *****2. *****8. *****1, *****5, *****1. Consolation prizes ($2,269 each): Nos. *****7. *****7, *****0, *****9 *****7. *****1, *****4, *****5 *****5, *****8.42 words
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Article, Illustration606 1951-12-27 7 'TATTERSALL claimed seven wickets at a personal cost of 58 runs when M.C.C. sent Bengal i n to bat on the opening: day of their match at Calcutta Bengal were all out for 188, a total they would never have reached but forReuter - 606 words
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Article140 1951-12-27 7 All-German team: Anew appeal CHAIRMAN Karl Von Halt of the West German Olympic Committee has sent a new appeal to the East German Olympic Commiitee for forming an All-G: iman Olympic team. In a letter to the East German Committee's chairman Herr Kurt Edel. Dr. Von Hf.lt reiterated hia readinessReuter - 140 words
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Article58 1951-12-27 7 A Ifiyagi, Japanese inivtr.sity player, beai Nurendra Nalii of India in a five-set duel yesterday in the men's singles quart* rhn;.Ls of the All-India lawn tennis championships at Calcutta. Miyagi won 3-6. 11 -«J, 1-6 9-7, 6-1. In another quartw-flnal Iflikhar Ahmed of Pakistan riefe« u>a NareshReuter - 58 words
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Advertisement109 1951-12-27 7 H£'J HERE!! I CHIEF LITTLE WOLF 1 P^S^^| I Everybody Has Heard Of This World |1^ iifc^^P Famous Red Indian Wrestler, M J9 5%. vWWH B^ TY* T r« t^ M IB MR^g-a^ >a I .^B riifYi In rArcnn «n^|HH^u^Ki r^L jj^^K^' xxiiii in i Ci-SLJH. :s^Er l| PONT WASTE109 words
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Advertisement103 1951-12-27 7 I*t6MM S Bmm FILMS at RAFFLES tomi6ht MILITARY POLICE DANCE 9 p.m. to Midnight DINE IN THE GRILL ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS of*" "Scrooge" Crossword Contest Mlm Baby Tan, 41-1 Leng Kung I ita. Singapore- 14. Mrs. Chew Peng Yan, M-A, Cr«a> St., Stnfapore-1. Loh Seok Neo, g CairnhlH Circle. Singapore-*.103 words
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197 1951-12-27 8 PERSIA REJECTS WORLD BANK PLAN FOR SETTLEMENT TEHERAN, Thursday. 'THE Persian Premier, Dr. Mossadeq, announced yesterday that he had rejected a World Bank's plan for settlement of the oil dispute with Britain. He told foregin newsmen that the Persian Government could not accept the Bank's plan because Persia would notU.P.; A.P. - 197 words
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Article189 1951-12-27 8 JOHANNESBURG, Thurs JORTYONE Africans were killed and 500 injured in battles between tribal and otber factions in teeming Air 'can shanty towns on the outskirts of Johannesburg on Christinas Day. Women chanting fierce tribal songs urged their men on as they gathered on opposite sidesReuter - 189 words
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Article38 1951-12-27 8 Anti-Communist guerrillas blew up a Communist locomotive and two vans of a train near the Hong Kongmainlcnd border on Monday. Nina Russian technicians and 32 Chinese Communist soldiers were killed in the attack. A.P.A.P. - 38 words
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Article43 1951-12-27 8 The centre of world's oil industry is shifting from the United States to the more recently developed areas of South and Central America and the Middle East, according to a 1951 survey by the British Manchester Oil refinery group.- ReuterReuter - 43 words
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Article148 1951-12-27 8 JAP DOCTOR'S NEW STYLE HARA-KIRI DETROIT, Thurs. ■pHE body of a 26-year-old Japanese surgeon and teacher was found in a semi-kneeling position on a bioodsoaked bed in a receiving hospital here yesterday. He was identified as Dr. Minora Wada, of Tokyo. Detective Charles Kantzler said the young medical man "apparentlyReuter - 148 words
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Article62 1951-12-27 8 Two families in the little Swiss village of Raeiis exchanged sons as Christmas presents thereby correcting a four-year-old error. The boys were mixed up a few hours after birth in a hospital near Raefis in 1947, but this year the family resemblances were too strongReuter - 62 words
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Article13 1951-12-27 8 Jordan and the Netherlands have recognizt^ the new Syrian Government.— AFPAFP - 13 words
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Article, Illustration44 1951-12-27 8 picture. THIS IS NOT Moira Shearer, the dancing star of the Red Shoes. The smiling bride is petite redhead Yolande Cooper, who is an amazing 'double' of the great dancer. Now that she is wed, Yolande's next great wish is to meet Moira.- PopperPopper - 44 words
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Article102 1951-12-27 8 THE e^jacenient is announced b^:veen Dick Henderson, son oi Co'or.ei and Mrs. M. Henderson. C.iiro. and Ely. daughter of C^prain and Mrs. C. Vandenbcrg. S.ngapore. THE ENGAGEMENT was announced on the 26.12.51 between Kuek Tlong Lim, son of Mr. Mrs. Kuek Sean Eng. and Kong Foor.g Meng. daughter of102 words
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Article41 1951-12-27 8 33 AMERICANS IN MAO JAILS Senator William Knowland, yesterday disclosed that 33 American citizens were being held in Chinese Communist jails. The Senator said 30 Americans were under house arrest and 300 others had been denied exit visas from China. AFPAFP - 41 words
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Article39 1951-12-27 8 Burglars broke into the home of movie star Jane Wyman while the actress and her children were away distributing presents on Christmas Day. The thieves stole furs valued at $16,000 and an undetermined amount of jewellery. U.P.U.P. - 39 words
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Article135 1951-12-27 8 mm PARIS, Thursday. jyiß. Trygve Lie, United Nations Secretary-General, XfX said here last night that he felt that discussions in the General Assembly so far had been "less propagandist and more sober and objective than in the past". In a review of the pastReuter - 135 words
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Article100 1951-12-27 8 LISBON Thursday. LISBON police are on the watch for a servant girl known as "Seven leagued boots" who is accused by two mistresses of stealing jewels worth more than a thousand pounds. The girl, according to the police description published, has enormous feet She was with100 words
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Article16 1951-12-27 8 Recent heavy rains caused $170,000 damage in property and crops in Southern Morocco. J.p.16 words
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Article268 1951-12-27 8 1 LONDON, Thursday. EH)UR people whose passion is playing whist have i x been awarded £125 each for slander. They had been accused of cheating at a meeting of the Thursday Night Whist Club at Shirley, Southampton, nearly a year ago. They were shut268 words
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Article129 1951-12-27 8 Law let his garage burn down XNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE, Thurs. J^N unemployed carpenter plagued by hard luck got another blow on Christmas Day when his garage apartment was gutted by flames which firemen could not fight because of the law. While John Keesiing was at a drug store buying medicine forU.P. - 129 words
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Article41 1951-12-27 8 William "Popeye" Evans, z circus stunt man and former American merchant mariner, swam across the sharkinfested Manila Bay on Christmas Day. It took Evan s six and a half hours to negotiate the 10-miles against the current. U.P.U.P. - 41 words
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Article72 1951-12-27 8 India's Prime Minister, Mi i Nehru, speaking at Belgaum on the border of Portuguese Goa last night, declared that "foreign rule in India will soon be coming to an end." He told an election au- 1 dience that if India had been silent about theReuter - 72 words
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Article32 1951-12-27 8 Vietminh units, who infiltrated into the Bavi mountains along the Black River, are now under attack by the French air force and artillery after being located by Franco-Vietnamese reconrms^anee. AFP.AFP - 32 words
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Article49 1951-12-27 8 Major General William Dean, captive Commander of the United States 24th Infantry Division, has sent his wife in America a letter informing her that he is well and "counting: the day s until this war is over," Peking Radio said last night. U.PU.P - 49 words
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Article32 1951-12-27 8 A thief broke into a city store in Manila on Christmas Day, disregarded food and cigarette stocks, but took an old steel toed and att artificial glass eye.— A.P.A.P. - 32 words
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Article19 1951-12-27 8 American battle casualties in Korea now total 103,418— an increase of 409 over last week's report.- U.P.U.P. - 19 words
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Article, Illustration54 1951-12-27 8 picture. THE TITLE "Cook Of The Year" and a prize of $25,000 have gone to Mrs. Samuel P. Westan of California for baking the best cake in a national contest in the United States. Mrs. Weston named her entry, a devil's food cake, a "StarliPopper - 54 words
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Article21 1951-12-27 8 The five members of Prime Minister, Mr. Yoshida's reshuffled Cabinet were sworn in at the Imeprial Palace vesterday.- A.P.A.P. - 21 words
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231 1951-12-27 8 BONN Tl WESTERN authorities are waging a fi "Operation DoublecrossMn an effort leakage of millions of dollars worth o l materials to the Soviet Union and its safe While Britain and the j United States are faced with shortages in defence industries, some WestA.P. - 231 words
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Article46 1951-12-27 8 piVE Australian >•. shortly leave I'• and Paki.ian on signments with G ments there undei I mX meal cooperation of the Colombo p They will rprccessmg and flafrylng Indi tan and a; cuss ways ol output of bricks s f£ the hooting ReuterReuter - 46 words
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Article35 1951-12-27 8 It will be easier to ret i fingers burned In Chii now on. Shanghai m n ra ported that i matches v.HI be reduced 20 per c lenpth to save lu U.P.U.P. - 35 words
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Article19 1951-12-27 8 Cardinal s> The Archbishop of N v rk, returned to rterday after a thre< Kcrean front.- AFPAFP - 19 words
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