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Title Section19 1952-02-12 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA No 18.313. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY,- FEBRUARY 12, 1952. PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS.19 words
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Article848 1952-02-12 1 3 Queens attend service m Westminster T IK BODY OF THE KING lay m state last iii^'ht m the heart of his sorrowing capital. Ilie bereaved family, the Royal ladies veiled m black, the men sombre m civilian mourning, the members of the House ofReuter; A.P. - 848 words
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Article83 1952-02-12 1 FRIDAY Feb. 15, the day of mourning for the Bag, will be a public holiday m Singapore, the Government announced this morning. More details mil be given later today. Two minutes silence will held throughout Brit tin on Friday as the funeral service for the King fcfivReuter - 83 words
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Article57 1952-02-12 1 WASHINGTON, Tues. JHE Dutch Prime Minister, Mr William Drees, said m sn interview published here jesterday that he did not twins the Dutch-Indonesian negotiations over New wraea would be successful Indonesia is claiming sovereignty over Dutch New Guinea— the Western part of island. East New GuineaReuter - 57 words
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Article45 1952-02-12 1 Br: ,a::i wUI get less meat ww other foodstuffs from Australia this year because of «ie ion?; summer draught JjJJ wave of bushfires. Mr. W. SSV* 18 of the FeF P H.L^ ouncil of the Graziers a Lion said m Melbourw wieraajv- ReuterReuter - 45 words
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Article, Illustration47 1952-02-12 1 A UNITED Stales Neptune aircraft has been handed over to the R.A.F. This is the first of many more to come. The aircraft is the answer to the U-boat menace and is fitted with bombs, radar, machine guns, cannons, rockets and many secret devices.47 words
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Article331 1952-02-12 1 CHINA MUST NOT STAY RED— DULLES WASHINGTON, Tuesday. AMR. John Foster Dulles, chief architect of the Japanese peace treaty and adviser to the U.&. Secretary of State, said yesterday that the U.S. should not allow the mainland of China to remain under Chinese Communist control. Interviewed on a radio programme,Reuter - 331 words
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Article33 1952-02-12 1 The 8.8.C. announced m London yesterday that it is closing down all its offices m Latin America, and will cut its broadcasting services to South America for economy reasons.- A.P.A.P. - 33 words
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Article86 1952-02-12 1 WASHINGTON, Tues. ♦♦THREATS" against the life of President Truman increased sharply last year. Mr. U. E. Baughman, chief of the secret service charged with protecting the President, made the disclosure m a testimony published yesterday by the House Appropriations Subcommittee. Mr. Baughman said the secret serviceU.P. - 86 words
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Article75 1952-02-12 1 WASHINGTON, Tires. MR. M. WELSH, the American official leading the tin purchasing negotiations with the Indonesian delegation, said yesterday: "We are not far apart on the price and I am very optimistic." Another official, who asked not to be named, said, "You can be certainA.P. - 75 words
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Article44 1952-02-12 1 Norman Douglas, the novelist, poet and scientist, was buried on Sunday m the nonCatholic cemetery of Capri, after the entire population turned out at his funeral. The witty Scotsman, born m Austria, spent most his life on Capri.- A .P.A.P. - 44 words
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Article127 1952-02-12 1 15 HURT IN TEHERAN CLASH TEHERAN, Tues. VIOLENCE flared up m Teheran yesterday when 400 Communist youths battled 600 anti-Communist youths outside A 1 bo r z College. Fifteen were injured, four seriously. The flghtin* started when the two groups began quarrelling over transfer of the college president. The CommunistsA.P. - 127 words
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Article37 1952-02-12 1 The general council of the International Refugee Organisation met at Geneva yesterday to wind up the agency, which has found homes for more than 1.000,000 displaced persons m its five years existence- A.P.A.P. - 37 words
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Article35 1952-02-12 1 A Finance Ministry spokesman m Karachi yesterday denied reports that the Pakistan Government planned to free the Pakistani rupee from the pound sterling and establish it as an international curr c i\ cy.35 words
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Article104 1952-02-12 1 LONDON, Tues. Sweden will attend In the Kmo haakon of Norway uniform of a British Admiral. w «u£t The Netherlands will be reprearrived here last night b Porel^ Mlnister M r. as the first of a long list of Dirk v gtikker, as well as104 words
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272 1952-02-12 1 ISMAIUA, Tues. lEUTENANT General Sir George Erskine, British Commander m the Canal Zone, said yesterday that he would keep his troops m the Canal Zone, particularly Ismailia, "for a very long time to come". He believed that a complete return toReuter - 272 words
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Article54 1952-02-12 1 S'PORE MEN PAY TRIBUTE Free Pres* Staff Reporter A Singapore Malay policeman, Staff -Sergt. J. Baba, was chosen to take part with Mr. Andrew Tan, a Chinese bookkeeper, m the 8.8.C. General Overseas Service "A Commonwealth Mourns Its King." The programme will be relayed by Radio Malaya at 7.15 p.m.54 words
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Article185 1952-02-12 1 HONG KONG, Tuesday. A RMED pirates attacked the British steamer Wing A Sang (3,560 tons) off the China coast yesterday and held an American diplomat and the British master for $10,000 ransom. Messages received here by the Nayy last night said the ransom' had been paid.Reuter; A.P. - 185 words
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Article, Illustration185 1952-02-12 1 Gen. Nye 'may replace May replace MacDonald' LONDON, Tuesday. fVELL-qualified sources said last night that Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, Commissioner-General for South-East Asia, is expected to be replaced by Lt.-Gen. Sir Archibald Nye. Gen. Nye, British High Commissioner m India, has just given up his post, an announcement from theA.P. - 185 words
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Article34 1952-02-12 1 Americans earned a record U*****,100 million m personal income last year. Government payrolls climbed the most 33 per cent as the armed services and defence agencies continued to grow.- U.P.U.P. - 34 words
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Article58 1952-02-12 1 The French Government moved swiftly yesterday to counter a Communist call for a nationwide 24-hour strike today. About 8,000 troops and police have been mobilised to meet possible disorders. A fleet of army trucks and lorries will stand-by to take over Paris transport if theReuter - 58 words
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Article82 1952-02-12 1 RANGOON, Tues. ITNITED STATES economic' U aid to Burma will shortly be resumed as a result of! Burma's acceptance last night of the Mutual Security Act, which has replaced the Economic Co-operation Administration scheme. Aid was suspended last month after Burma refused to sign anReuter - 82 words
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Article29 1952-02-12 1 Vice-Admiral Sir Carlisle Swabey, former aide-de-camp to King George V. died on Saturday at his home m Chichester, England, after a brief illness. He was 70.— A.P.A.P. - 29 words
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Article, Illustration476 1952-02-12 2 Royal Miner Norman HartneH dips into Queen Alexandra's wardrobe to find AT Norman Hartnell's Spring fashion snow m London famous model Delores appeared m a white lace dress with matching tiny lace hat, lace slippers and a longstemmed frilly flounced white lace parasol. The girl476 words
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716 1952-02-12 2 KAY MURRAY - American Babies Usually Born in Hospital KAY MURRAY Though one made front page news recently by being born m a department store By THE -typical American baby unlike Ann Macy Hertrick, who recently made front-page news by being born tn a department store is usually born tn a hospital True,716 words
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236 1952-02-12 2 Her next speech FROM THE WHITE HOUSE? WASHINGTON |UANCY PIGOTT, who moved from a neat red sandstone house m Glasgow to an equally unpretentious white brick cottage m Washington, is wondering with more than usual interest about her next address. It could be from the White House. For it is236 words
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454 1952-02-12 2 asks Kenneth Pearson f WAS shocked at 1 first. Then, when 1 had more time to think it over, it didn't seem so awful after all, though it looked pretty bad m print. A judge has ruled m Lo& Angeles that a husband454 words
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Article, Illustration354 1952-02-12 2 BIDDIE BURKE looks round with an eye cocked for a bargain QENDING dresses to Singapore from Paris is normal. Sending Sin-gapore-made dresses to Paris is news. But that is precisely what one enterprising Singapore dress designer is going to do. A visit to her showroom m354 words
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Advertisement88 1952-02-12 2 I Bed Sheets TO BE PROUD OF Pillowcases ARCOLIN sinsfy < HIGH GRADE SNOW-WHITE COTTON M t t I 3 PLAIN MM BMW j Size 70" x 104" $14.25 eh j Size 90" x 104" $14.75 PILLOWCASES house si r Size 20" x 30" $3.25 HEMSTITCHED STYLE Size 20" x88 words
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Miscellaneous324 1952-02-12 2 YOUR LUCKY STAR £ORN today, you ka* e tremendous capabilities and kßm to make best tbarn. Tan are quick opportunity to further your ambitions and am the type to accept the SSSSSFL^ mmt P*J««ularly difficatt tack. Toa arT original j and because of this your ene- I mies may offset324 words
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279 1952-02-12 3 CHATTERING TOURISTS SILENCE DACHAU'S GHOSTS Eager guides DACHAL, Germany, Tuesday. i f HE horror that was Dachau concentration camp me a tomisi att a cMon. Foreign visitors i scrawl their names on walls which still show the furrows dug by frantic fingernails. Picture ixwt--s»rnL^ c Stt r the c «™»Pa<*A.P. - 279 words
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Article, Illustration45 1952-02-12 3 picture. PARISIAN MODELISTS recently staged a new kind of fashion show. Since they only sell designs which are copied m cloth by the fash ion houses, they designed their creations m special p aper. Here is a striking creation made largely of special paper.. PopperPopper - 45 words
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Article81 1952-02-12 3 He seeks former prisoner A German ex-soldier wants to write to an unknown Briton who was his prisoner m 1945. The German says: "I looked after him as well as I could and now I would like to get m touch with him again.** The German, Fritz Bauermeister, of Brunswick,81 words
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154 1952-02-12 3 v v. r.LHI Tues. g n ext known HimaI i Ram N. Rahul, nan* a ream of -Sam climbers m attempt this dimto the uncon- „to cf Mount V,. part, of eight rienced Alpine c imbers atisfe plan to 3 two attempts year. OneA.P. - 154 words
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Article74 1952-02-12 3 'Croc,' freed, gave thanks DARWIN, Tues. A CHWESE worker recently paid £5 ($1120) for a live crocodile so that he could set it free. He said he was observing an ancient Chinese custom. He said that when he set the "croc" free it came to the surface and modded its74 words
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121 1952-02-12 3 Mechanised telegram boys are planned LONDON, Tues. 'TELEGRAM boys are to go farther afield and faster m the Wellington area of Shropshire. Four boys aged from 17 to 22 have put on crash helmets and climbed into the saddles of new bright red motor bikes to start their training as121 words
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Article45 1952-02-12 3 Japanese manufacturers are pouring offers of goods into Australian markets, according to Australia's Associated Chambers of Manufacturers at Canberra. The gifts include a complete range of motor vehicles, from scooters to neavv buses, collapsible cycles pottery, electric lamps, plywood and carpenters' tools.- A.P.A.P. - 45 words
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Article52 1952-02-12 3 rmioer irum Bombay. Colombo. Singapore and Brisbane has gone into a 14-ft. boat being built by Captain W Dros: on board the 8.000--ton tanker Metula. The boat, now nearly finished, will be sent back to Captain Drost's 14-year-old M at Soestdick, Holland. Its cast js estimated52 words
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Article66 1952-02-12 3 Chang hopes to meet Truman rhe Vice-President of tne South Korean National Assembly, Mr. T. I Chang. ha s left London In Washington by air after a one! visit during which n .ad talks with high Foreign OSce officials. Chang told the pr*ss before J rdmg the plane that heA.F.P. - 66 words
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284 1952-02-12 3 LONDON, Tuesday A widow of 36 who "enjoyed a life of great A indulgence with luxurious adventures abroad" tthile her husband was alive, complained that £5 a jeek was not enough for her out of thp £70.000 her husband left Mrs Phyllis284 words
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Article114 1952-02-12 3 Canterbury, Kent, treasurers have wondered for 300 years why the city's accounts showed a large unexplained expenditure on military stores. Now the mystery has been solved by city archivist William Urry who has lust finished cataloguing nearly a ton of 16th century documents. He says: "One114 words
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Article48 1952-02-12 3 The Air Ministry announced the appointment of Air ViceMarshal Douglas MacFadyen aa» Air Officer Commanding, British Forces, Aden. He wW take up his* position m March. Air Vice-Marshal MacFadyen has been Assistant Chief of the Ate Staff at the Air Ministry since August 1949.- ReuterReuter - 48 words
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Article20 1952-02-12 3 Discovery ot a new comet to the Constellation Virgo was announced by the National Geographical Society, Washington.- A.P.A.P. - 20 words
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Article80 1952-02-12 3 Yuj. MANILA. Tues. 1 p hiiip pines m ig ht pro--1352 U e cn URh rlCe durin ba,i/° that lm^rts of the direction of the National Rice, and Corn authority, said that out of 100,000 tons of rice ordered from Biam for 1951. only 87.00080 words
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Article349 1952-02-12 3 POMPEII, Tuesday. A ROMAN doctor grabbed his instruments and rushed to answer an emergency call 1900 years ago. He never reached his patients. He and they and another 25,000 people were overcome by gasses and slowly buried by live ashes m one of theA.P. - 349 words
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Article187 1952-02-12 3 NEW YORK, Tues. rpHE world's highest speed m sending words, pictures and letters was claimed by Western Union Engineers reporting a new system called high-peed facsimille. They measure the speed m the time it takes from starting the message until it is m finishedA.P. - 187 words
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Article33 1952-02-12 3 President Truman bluntly refused to say whether he would stand for re-election to the United States presidency this year when he was asked at his weekly press conference m Washington ReuterReuter - 33 words
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Article, Illustration198 1952-02-12 3 THE two club bid (a) 1* the artificial bid that Is the only opening bid force to game employed by p^ywi^ojSUSl weak two ttd. The weakness rwnonse would be two diamonds, assume that ne nad at least five cards, but even If he didn't assume that, what would198 words
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Article111 1952-02-12 3 LONDON, Tues. OUTSIDE cleaning and interior redecorating have now been completed at No. 1 London, the Duke of Wellington's old home, Apsley House m Piccadilly, which will become a London museum this year. Only one more big piece of cleansing remains before the exhibits111 words
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Article123 1952-02-12 3 SALISBURY, Tues. DEMOLITION work here on a house to make room for a new £165,000 Services canteen has disclosed a tunnel which may lead to a place where King Charles II lay hidden during the war between the Royalists and Cromwell's Roundheads. Some years ago,Reuter - 123 words
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Article77 1952-02-12 3 The Royal Navy's new mine watching service, formed last month, is already receiving a steady flow of re* emits, many of them retired naval officers. There is one disappointing: feature m the campaign so far— the lack of women volunteers. To ensure smooth working of the77 words
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Article28 1952-02-12 3 An official of the Russian mission m Tokyo said the Soviet Union wants silk, ships, and fishing boats from Japan m exchange for Sakhalin coal.- A.P.A.P. - 28 words
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Article40 1952-02-12 4 A NEW weapon has been forged In Malaya's war on terrorist revolution Men have dropped from the skies mto the jungle fasten 0 the bwidH to bombs and rocketi of the RA.F. have pierced »o doubt m the iwnin«»40 words
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459 1952-02-12 4 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY. Feb. 12. 1952. Shenton skyline HHHE Singapore Govern- merit's scheme for the development of Shenton Way and Robinson Road published a few days ago should receive a hearty welcome from every Singaporean who takes pride m this city and wants its waterfront to gladden the459 words
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Article849 1952-02-12 4 ROBERT ANDREW - Iron Curtain of Ignorance ROBERT ANDREW From a little town high up m the volcanic peaks of South-West Mexico comes new hope for half the population of the world the people who cannot read or write. By YOU'VE probably never heard of the town of Patzcuaro. But some day the849 words
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Article70 1952-02-12 4 QOOD news for spinsters —it you happen to live In Holland. And haDDen to be a spinster. According to the latest Dutch statistics men will soon outnumber women as apainst the present state of affairs with women between 80 and 40 outnumbering the m en. At the70 words
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Article, Illustration88 1952-02-12 4 The 7«-year-old WBX OF TUNIS Sidi d Amio Fash* drives toss* his Palace m his Cadillac. Be is aftsamal ruler of ZJlltU i nfaafcitants «f tlie Freach protectorate of Tswisis where notißS' BHW sniEesi <Mrt j fUnuui CaihoLc Apostolic Administrator of Hiroshima Japan Monsignor Ogihara, now m88 words
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Article, Illustration607 1952-02-12 4 PATRICK NICHOLSON - BRITAIN'S DEFENCE MINISTER PATRICK NICHOLSON By OTTAWA. yiSCOUNT Alexander of Tunis buckled on his skis for his last afternoon on Ottawa's winter playground and said: vit is sad that my family is leaving Canada" Six months ago this most popular of Canadas 17 British Governors-General had planned to stay on607 words
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Article517 1952-02-12 4 Milton Schulman - Shortest Cut to the Cabinet Milton Schulman By I THHE orator and the barrister used to be the aristocrats of the articulate. The preroga- tive of rule was practically their monopoly. But their glory dimmed with the decline of the spoken word The expert of the written word now seems517 words
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Article520 1952-02-12 4 DOUGLAS ORGILL - Army is Egypt's Handicap DOUGLAS ORGILL By ipGYPT lias been beating the "Out with the British" drum more and more loudly, but there is one major stumbling block to her national I aspirations which she may have overlooked. It is— her own army. The inefficiency of its top-heavy High Command520 words
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Letter84 1952-02-12 4 j en v 1 -L BrttOE ann: v S ;f;| p»r rurf Cli SiturdjLS me held m "m iirnii Ing Dv I; seems ;ha; hG^e-:^* Ls coniide^ec r -?f^ m Malaya :ha: pag^ daily papers and hours of R ciio i a devoted t<c I* Malaya* top priontv \n84 words
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Advertisement9 1952-02-12 4 ENGAGEMENT, WEDDING DRESS RIN6S U.S.desilva SIKITME 9. TEL *****9 words
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Advertisement60 1952-02-12 4 SHOULDER OF UJJJ* Mint sauce is the time-honoured p^ ment to roast lamb, and very hud to but here are three flavour variations well known but worth trying: A-fy* awfe/f^, rub 1 Uuispo' Ginger over surface of ntn't. Baste the joint with a tni\t'' Tomato Ketchup ami 2 Roast m60 words
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244 1952-02-12 5 He plans 2 Bills to amend law Free Press Staff Reporter jy|R. John Laycock will tell the next meeting of the Singapore Legislative Council that he would introduce two Bills to amend the law to enable legal proceedings to be taken against any person244 words
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Article70 1952-02-12 5 Press Staff Reporter r] -y headquarters he S:. John Am- ::hori:ies plan to the Colony will cost $250,000 and will proiiitiea for all the active Association and 1 -v b for fund s will be I la year. I present :h? headquarthc organisation is a70 words
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Article34 1952-02-12 5 Opening or the Colombo gxhifc Won which was to have taken place today, has been postponed to Feb. 23. T^ Governor-General of Ceyl n, Lord Soulbury. will row perform the ceremony34 words
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Article70 1952-02-12 5 The following Malayan students have been called to the Bar m London: Samsuddin bin Nain (Negri SembUan), J. O. Ng (Penang), F. B. de Souza (Singapore). Abdul Wahab bin Mohamed Ghows (Singapore) and Abdul Kadir bin Samsuddin (Malayan Administrative Service). Also called to the70 words
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Article68 1952-02-12 5 ■pHE Singapore Teachers' Training College may lose a number of students when they leave for higher studies abroad when the Cambridge School Certificate results are announced m March. Mr. J. D. Joseph, principal of the college, said "yesterday: "We usually lose some students at this tinie of68 words
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Article38 1952-02-12 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues.— A proposal is being considered to -set up two kiosks m Johore Bahru to sell state welfare lottery tickets. One kiosk may toe m the market and another at a cinema.38 words
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Article63 1952-02-12 5 The Malay and Mandarin classes planned by the Chinese Young Men's Christian Association at' its Teachers' Rest House m Meyer Road, Katong, will begin Immediately when at least 12 people have enrolled, Mr. H. K. Ling, organiser, said yesterday. About eight people have so far enrolled.63 words
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120 1952-02-12 5 Free Press Staff Reporter WHE Singapore Hokkien Association has bought a large area of land at the 16} milestone Jurong Road for $500,000. It is to be used as a cemetery for the Hokkien community. The Hokkien cemetery at Whitley Road is now fully120 words
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Article, Illustration37 1952-02-12 5 MR. RONALD NOBLE (left), 8.8.C. television cameraman, who arrived m Singapore yesterday to film a television story of the Emergency, chats with Captain Peter Munn. Army Public Relations Officer, who met him at Kalian*.— Free Press picture.37 words
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212 1952-02-12 5 Free Press Staff Reporter OINGAPORE women's dabs are making arrangements to welcome Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, widow of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Chairman of the United Nations Human Rights Committee, when she visits the Colony. Plans will be finalised when the date of her arrival is212 words
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Article52 1952-02-12 5 IPOH, Tues.—Dato Laxamana, deputy to the Mentri Besar, Perak, has been appointed chairman of the state committee for the Sir Henry Gurney Memorial Fund. Leading members of the communities are being invited to join the committee, said Dato Laxamana Districts and sub-districts m Perak 1 are also52 words
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Article44 1952-02-12 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues.— Six candidates, including two from Muar, came before the Selection Board on Sunday for Sultan Ibrahim Scholarships. Those who are awarded the scholarships will be sent to the United Kingdom or Australia to study for their professional qualifications.44 words
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Article84 1952-02-12 5 Free Press Staff Reporter THE Singapore Chinese High School m Bukit Timah, the leading Chinese school m the Colony, has decided to form its own Parent-Teacher Association to enable parents to associate themselves more keenly with school activities. The school annual report -states that $443,600 had been84 words
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Article139 1952-02-12 5 Free Staff Reporter COME of the educational problems of Indonesia are similar to those of Singapore, Bishop R. I*. Archer. Resident Bishop of the Methodist Mission, South East Asia, said yesterday. The Bishop was In Medan last month for the annual cesainn nf th* Sumatra139 words
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Article, Illustration283 1952-02-12 5 Textile trade slump hits Colony: firms Free Press Staff Reporter A NUMBER of firms m the Colony are facing bankruptcy as a result of the big slump m the textile trade. About $ix firms became insolvent recently. Others are holding huge Stocks, and are forced to sell at a loss283 words
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Article28 1952-02-12 5 Mrs. Shirin Fozdar. leader of the women's emancipation movement m Singapore, returned by air yesterday. She has been a guest observer at the Indian elections.28 words
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Article114 1952-02-12 5 THESE SALES GIVE US $103/4M. Free Pm« Staff Kepo.trr A TOTAL of $10,801,957 "has been realised by the sale of ownerless property found at the time of the liberation, t'e Custodian of Enemy Troperty, Singapore, t&id yesterday. The money ha* been transferred to the War Daniags Fund. So far no114 words
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Article73 1952-02-12 5 THIRTY-EIGHT boys and five girls were found guilty at the Juvenile Court last month, says a Singa ;ore Social Welfare Department report. Ten boys were sent to approved schools or remaiid homes. Nine of these had committed major offences like absconding or offences against property. Twenty-one were73 words
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Article167 1952-02-12 5 rpHE Siamese Government is screening more x strictly all people who seek to enter the country. This was disclosed yester- day by Luang Sri Savasombati, Siamese Consul-General m Singapore. He said this screening was necessary for national security. The Consul-Qeneral said there was "excellent cooperation"167 words
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Article122 1952-02-12 5 HJR. Peter Lewis, 21-year-old American graduate, is m the Colony to study Mandarin. He chose Singapore because of its big Chinese population. Mr. Lewis is at present teaching English at the Chung Chen*? School m Goodman Road. He originally intended to study the dialect m122 words
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Article97 1952-02-12 5 fHERE are more handcarts j on the register of vehi- j cles m Singapore. Cart makers said there has been no great increase m the number being made. But many carts, which were not registered, have new been fcund out and forced to regisi^r. More97 words
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Article34 1952-02-12 5 Family remittances to China during January totalled $3,134,633. of which $2,--056,058 came from Singapore and $1,078,575 from the Federation. Singapore's figures Ir eluded remittances made by Federation's residents through Singapore banks.34 words
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Article235 1952-02-12 6 BID TO BAN SATOH'S BAT FOILS Haroda was a happy man THE International table Tennis Federation has refused to ban the use of the spongesurfaced bat which brought Japan's Hiriki Satoh the world men's singles championship. Curiously, the demand for such a ban came from Japan's representative at the FederationA.P. - 235 words
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Article189 1952-02-12 6 SATOH PUZZLED THEM fJIRIKI SATOH, newly II crowned world tabletennis champion from Japan, has been "the most tantalising enigma of the championships." according to players he beat on the way to the title. Five top-rankers who lost to him outlined the dimensions of the problem they had to face whenReuter - 189 words
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Article166 1952-02-12 6 A STRONG Commonwealth team has been chosen to meet the M.C.C m their four-day match starting m Colombo on Feb. 16. The team, announced yesterday, Is: F. C. de Saram (Ceylon), K. Miller. N Harvey. G. Hole (Australia). V Maukad. P. R. Umrigar (India), ImtiazReuter - 166 words
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Article201 1952-02-12 6 Get-together will help boxing By GEORGE WHITING AT last, after years of uneasy truce thinly veiled by polite lip-service, the controllers of amateur and professional boxing m Britain are to get together m affairs of mutual concern. This bright and momentous news came recently m a short, formal announcement by201 words
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Article80 1952-02-12 6 FLOODLIT LEAGUE FOOTBALL r THE first floodlit football league It on Its way. Kidderminster Harriers nave approached five other Southern League clubs— Cheltenham Town, Gloucester City, Headington United, Hereford Onited and Worcester City— with a view to forming the Midland Midweek Floodlight League. Kidderminster wants the game* played mostly m80 words
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Article303 1952-02-12 6 Freebooter for National CEVERAL horses near the top of the handicap were among tße' 17 takeiT oat or the first forfeit stage for the Grand National steeplechase last week. Those left m number 67. Only Freebooter, the 1950 winner, and Le Drole a French challenger, are still left m ofReuter - 303 words
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Article160 1952-02-12 6 South Australia led by 285 with one second innings wicket to fall at the end of the third day of their Sheffield Shield match against Queensland at Brisbane yesterday. South Australia,. 47 for two at Saturday's close, took their second innings score to 325 for nine160 words
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Article, Illustration99 1952-02-12 6 DITCHBURN, the Tottenham goalkeeper (above), dives to block shot from Foulkes, Newcastle inside right, during their cup tie at Tottenham on Feb. 2. Newcastle won 2— Below: Blackburn Rovers' centre-forward Harris, had a hand m both f oals against Hull City on Feb. 4. Despite the attention99 words
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Article207 1952-02-12 6 IT was stated yesterday that a South East Asia basketball championship for Chinese teams would be staged m Singapore m May. Mr. Goh Chye Htn, president of the Malayan Chinese Sports Federation said yesterday that five teams were expected to come to Singapore. This would be the207 words
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Article436 1952-02-12 6 F.A. Cup fifth round From ARCHIE QUICK rnHE draw for the Fifth Round O f the y\ n competition is interesting insofar as all v Portsmouth of the fancied sides have tn v*u Newcastle, after their great win at TottJ?** were installed favourites, but,436 words
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Article244 1952-02-12 6 JT U not generally realist just haw much ah? run m the cup can meai one of the poorer msL* of^the English ,?5J3 Struggling Div. 3 sides or even some near the bott/£ of ttie Div. 2, who SSS only small crowds, are S?Reuter - 244 words
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Article228 1952-02-12 6 CLUBS with promotion prospects and those m danger of relegation aa c girtM second thoughts to their progress m the Cup competition. Most managers of cluto with top or bottom-of-the-table interests feel they would rather be out of the knockout competition so as to concentrate on the228 words
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Advertisement9 1952-02-12 6 TEST MEN TO GET £350 MINI Australian cricketers, who9 words
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Advertisement33 1952-02-12 6 CAPITOL UST DAY SEASON TO BE CONTINUED At The PavilWn ghwHj! 11. 1.45. 4, 6^o ft 9.30 pjn, LONDON FILMS present m TECHNICOLOR Dis tribe ted by Shaw Brts. MtfSf jj PATHE NEWS33 words
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Advertisement7 1952-02-12 6 PAVILION Eft* TODAY TOMORROW ONLI From THURSDAY7 words
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Miscellaneous87 1952-02-12 6 MdndrdkC Exclusive to the Singapore Free Press m Malaya /^//>J MANOR AK£ SAJO I WAS I I MAROA'S BEDROOM fS SUDDENLY I I iVHAT^ 60/W6 TO HAPPEN-NOW?\ I JlN.'iC> ill If X. /A flw C^Vr^^^^ f l\l ?^S| \m£X// Cap mi, Km^ Fm^t» Sy»A«rr. lo m»U ri^*t w>wwJ V^ il87 words
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953 1952-02-12 7 FLYLITE A GOOD THING FOR SATURDAY Fast work at Ipoh From ALLAN LEWIS JDEAL galloping conditions prevailed at Ipol this morning when the grass training tract was opened for fast work. Flylite (Tulloh) showed all her old brilliance when she easily accounted for Rio Grande (Mullev) to reel off three953 words
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Article197 1952-02-12 7 TORNADO MAY BE DESTROYED j ur f topics 1 ro; ALi-AN LEWIS tXADO, a chestnut Ans--1 \dv *> itn f°\ t ..plrtely on the lC^, n -rukatlpoh this JSS^ritt Daniels Mid thought the horse ha* ■'.^'n > fetlock. If thklS t he n Tornado must be itroved. T h <197 words
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Article76 1952-02-12 7 Hrn draw for the third round of the Scottish P. A Cm .a^ made m Glasgow jUKidaj. These are the ties :c be played on Saturday, Feb. 23 Dsmdnj v aOoa Ath. or Berwick Rangers, Dunfermline v Motherwell; Arbroath v Rangers: a Jotawonc v Queen O*A.P. - 76 words
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Article22 1952-02-12 7 Hi Crick 1 1 Association urn:" mcdiDf called for this p '-"-::u has been postponed to *fw jday, Feb. 18.22 words
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Article240 1952-02-12 7 NO SNOW FOR SKIIERS VORWEGIAN Olympic authorities yesterday called 1 on the Army to get the ski slope of Noref jell m slnpe for the opening of the Winter -"Games on Thursday. Unless there is a fresh snowfall, the only hope Rood skiing conditions is toA.P. - 240 words
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Article194 1952-02-12 7 WEST Indies looked certain of vkttfry m the first Test against New Zealand when play closed at Christchurch yesterday. With all their second innings wickets standing the tourists need llS.runs to a win an were at the wicket for West Indies with the score194 words
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Article339 1952-02-12 7 OUTLOOK GLUM FOR MELBOURNE rPHE Executive Committee of the International A Olympic Committee met m secret session at Oslo yesterday to discuss the problem created by the refusal of the trustees of the Melbourne cricket grounds to make the grounds available for the 1956 OlympicA.P.; Reuter; A.A.P. - 339 words
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Article77 1952-02-12 7 FDUR teams, A, B, C and D will take part In the Indian Recreation Club's knock-out competition to be played off on tomorrow and Saturday, at Parrer Park. The draw resulted m the "CT team meeting "D" tomorrow Wednesday and "A" meeting "B" on Saturday. The77 words
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Article103 1952-02-12 7 E\RENCH' rugby refereeing r was strongly criticises yesterday by South African sports writers accompanying the Springbok touring team. Under a bfriliTiP, "Bad Refereeing had made Rugby Tour of France a farce," the Rand Daily Mail gave a message from a correspondent covering the tour for rarynff^jrA.P. - 103 words
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Article, Illustration54 1952-02-12 7 >fcet>. If smiles are indicative confidence, tbe Cambridge crew are looaini forward to the annual Inter -Varsity boat race with more than a little of that useful feeling. They are seen here chattinr with Mr. James Crewden, the Cambridf e president, during a training session en taw CmmReuter - 54 words
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300 1952-02-12 7 ORANK Sedgman, Australian No. 1, jo nc& S. Nakano of Japan m the men's s'ngles semifinals when he heat A. Miyagi, Japan, hy 6-l t G— i, 6—o yesterday m the quarter- finals of the As 'an tennis championships m Colombo. OnReuter; A.P. - 300 words
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Article47 1952-02-12 7 mUB flff w»«i Japanese teaai x wliich competed tax the world table-tennis championships ia Bombay win play In the East TiMJt)| tahlf-tJ*""*! championships, ytnrting on Saturday. The team Is alao expected to play exhibition matches at New Demi on Thursday and Friday ReuterReuter - 47 words
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Article42 1952-02-12 7 Football Sttult: Irish Cup. Plrsc Round S«c«n4 Replay: Glenavon 4 Crusaders 1> Revised draw for second round matches playing next Saturday. February 16 is: Brantwood vs Arda, CUftonvUl* Vs WaTTytnma United, Olcrtoian vs Glenavoc. Llnlleld vs Perta down.- ReuterReuter - 42 words
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Article97 1952-02-12 7 WHAT'S IN A NAME? He sounds tough S. P." m this story s^ .:ds not for "starting p.lces" but for "Supeihunia-i Power," who i$ a real heman. BJP. organises fight; m bis own land, w*hicri is Nigeria. But he is no Duke of Plaza Toro, content to "lead his army97 words
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Article45 1952-02-12 7 TYANISH tennis star Kurt Nielsen, whom the French have keen calling "NWsen th« mafniflcent" yesterday beat J. C. Mnltnari, (Prance), 5-7, 4-6, C-l» 6-3 8-6 m the second round of the men's singles at the Part* covered eoorte championships In Park.- A.P.A.P. - 45 words
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Advertisement186 1952-02-12 7 ON SALE TOPAY^ *The STRAITS TIMES DIRECTORY 'BUKU IOCI w^n^xfSC^tK ■mi '•*^Sk> ■■^^\^^^'.-j/^^^Pi^th^'*Wtß9mJA:^'^^^K^^^^3SSf^9^!^^uS^X^f m mJßjb^, mw arM m ABMff MM <».- ■X*^*TffjßP*fc.*-jßrjff^M*^aWgJ g^gfe-MMMPSla^aM^* M AMk 1 jfgW MM* •^^&£i£^BK?3Mfl^^H'vMS' ''%vv^^Vmhui3iHvwm m^S A <mW* m la^k 1 avSooSH Hmki MMMMT B-^gMtM&^^vKy'g lMMMMwte££?^'*'^-y**' 4W«^ \g/J|J Oj^ M^*^ ImMW £&SA m <^**»»fc-^ i^aKHS^^186 words
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335 1952-02-12 8 CHURCHILL - CHURCHILL New Queen's pledge to nation LONDON, Tuesday. QUEEN ELIZABETH II pledged m messages to both Houses of Parliament yesterday that she would faithfully follow the "example of selfless devotion" set by her late father, King George VI. With ancient pomp, theA.P. - 335 words
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Article223 1952-02-12 8 ELIZABETH, New Jersey, Tues. A CRIPPLED, four-en- gined airliner crashed and exploded on a block of flats at Elizazeth, New Jersey, yesterday, killing at least 29 people m the city's third air disaster within the past two months. Three people are unaccounted for, making223 words
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Article66 1952-02-12 8 LONDON, Tues. TN view of the closing of the Stock Exchange on Friday next, for the King's funeral, the trading period ended yesterday one day earlier than usual. Business comprised largely of levelling up operations with sales by recent short term bulls creating a slightly easierReuter - 66 words
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Article30 1952-02-12 8 Two London police sergeants were killed and a> number .injured near Towcester, Northamptonshire, yesterday when a coach carrying 19 was m collision with a lorry.- ReuterReuter - 30 words
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Article114 1952-02-12 8 TUNIS, Tues. ABOUT 28,000 troops and special armed police have been sent to Tunisia from France and Algeria m the past three weeks, a French Residency spokesman said last night. In addition, about 3.000 re- servists nave been called up m Tunisia. A further two squadronsReuter; A.P. - 114 words
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Article188 1952-02-12 8 U.S. watch for A-bomb agents WASHINGTON, Tuesday. IT was disclosed yesterday that customs agents specially trained to recognize atomic bombs are keeping N watch for any attempts to smuggle "unconventional weapons" into the United States. David Strubinger, Assistant Commissioner of the Customs Bureau, told the House Appropriations Subcommittee at aU.P. - 188 words
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Article68 1952-02-12 8 The death toll m the Alpine avalanches reached 31 yesterday as fierce snow storms threatened further snow slides. The season's worst disaster occurred on Sunday nteht when 19 were killed by an avalanche m the tiny village of Melkoeda.- U.P. The annual three-day carnival which wasU.P. - 68 words
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Article52 1952-02-12 8 Police and firemen found more than $600 hidden m tin cans when they were called to fight a fire at an elderly couple's alley dwelling m Indianapolis Indiana. The man, 75, and his .wife 74, explained they were "saving the money until we at>tU.P. - 52 words
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Article16 1952-02-12 8 The Atlantic Pact Deputies Council will meet m Lisbon next Monday or Tuesday.— ReuterReuter - 16 words
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Article177 1952-02-12 8 VATICAN, CITY, Tues. DOPE PIUS XII has called 1 for a spiritual crusade to turn the world from "paths which sweep on to ruin" and from a general condition which "may explode at any moment." Broadcasting over the Italian radio network, the Pontiff said on SundayA.P.; U.P. - 177 words
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Article61 1952-02-12 8 Mohammed Mahdi Kubba, le a <ter of the Istiqlal (Nationalist) party, resigned and walked out of Parliament yesterday with his party's four members of Parliament m protest against the new oil agreement between Iraq and the Iraq Petroleum Company -JKl lll6l^* 116 a reem entReuter - 61 words
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Article, Illustration58 1952-02-12 8 picture. THIS PICTURE token fca Kenya before the death of the King has just been received by air from London. The Queen and the Duke are seen crossing the handsome bridge m the gardens of Sagare Lodge, at Nyeri, where they planned to spendPopper - 58 words
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Article147 1952-02-12 8 T1 was shot down on Sunday m an air battle Wu* ta?M^ over Korea mtouteT afte? he had blasted two Red planes from the sky. Tfce 31-year-oid airman yesterday was listed officially as missing m action. The Air Force believed he had no chance147 words
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Article30 1952-02-12 8 The French Foreign Minister, M. Robert Schuman, warned m Paris yesterday that West German admission to the Atlantic pact might be considered a threat by Russia. A .P.A.P. - 30 words
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Advertisement499 1952-02-12 8 BIRTH LEE. On Feb. 10. IMS at KJC.' Hosp. to Geok Choo, wife of Lee Kuan Tew, a son. PEBSONAL PAST Pupils of Convent Holy Infant Jesus requested meet at Convent 16.2.52 'at 4 pjn. to welcome Mother General. Concert following. LAM TUCK. Good news contact Tham Soon Immediately at499 words
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Miscellaneous95 1952-02-12 8 THE^SAINT by Leslie Charteris wi^^^^^9tf l( v ME TW PACKIN^ case I And m the cellar I r but whatT suppose she told her H P?#/Tlfi//?5toli^»l WAS BAPLY PUT TOGETHER— GOT IOP THE FARMHOUSE- GOOD CAN 1 UNCLE SHE HAD A DATE WITH I F$ lt%!Mryv v!\JM WHERE I AAt95 words
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