The Singapore Free Press, 29 July 1952

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA NO 18,456 SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1952. PRICE FIFTEKN LENVS
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    After the coup
    68 1 ture. TWO scenes m Cairo's streets when the Egyptian Army under the control of Neguib Bey took over the country's winter capital. Above: Tank roll down the city's Farouk Avenue. Below: Mohammed Neguib Bey (standing left, m peaked cap) and a staff officer drive irrn open car
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    MOSSADEQ WILL SETTLE OIL
    406 1 New Govt. fears Reds: plans reform n TEHERAN, Tuesday. piE Prime Minister of Persia, Dr. Mohammed Mossadeq last night promised "exploitation of Persia's oil resources/ This indicated either confident hopes of a settlement with Britain that would end the crippling blockade of this near-bankrupt nations chief
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    ELECTION MERGER OPPOSED
    21 1 ELECTION MERGER OPPOSED Reporter [NO, to join ran Chii the I be m apore.' The I orwill be \'OAbdul Ptesi :h^
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    Three services fight 2 fires
    13 1 ltd t nd the A Kliands out 11
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    FECHTELER IS HOPEFUL
    24 1 FEC HTELER IS HOPEFUL >N\ Tues—Atihteler. of Naval aid en his yeoUl Umhj Nations was get an armistice a, principally be- Communists want Reuter
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    EMERGENCY PLAN
    17 1 EMERGEN CY PLAN and military auin the United* States reed on a plan lo 11 non-military airr.er^ency.
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    BEY REFUSES TO SIGN
    38 1 TUNI3. Tues.— The Bey of Tunis, Sidi Lamine. yesterday refused to set his seal to French plans for reforms m Tunisia and sent them back for further consideration, according to French sources here.- Reuter
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    U.S. LINE WINS APPEAL Mao won't get the 40 planes
    268 1 U.S. LINE WINS APPEAL Mao won't get the 40 planes LONDON, Tuesday. IX American air line won its appeal here yesterday to the Privy Council for the ownership of 40. civil aircraft grounded at Kai Tak airfield, Hcng Kong. Civil Air Transport Incorporated of Delaware, United States, were appealing to
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    LABOUR TO DEBATE CONSCRIPTION
    100 1 LABOUR TO DEBATE CONSCRIPTION Free Press Staff Reporter. rE Singapore Labour Party will hold a rally m the Victoria Memorial Hall next month to debate compulsory national service m dependent colonial territories. Mr. D Stevens, the secretary of the party, said this morning that since the Labour Party passed its
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    They flee from Beds
    53 1 A record-breaking number of 900 refugees from Eas; Gemany arrived m West Berlin yesterday to ask for asylum. Among the refugees was an exceptionally high proportion of Soviet zone ycuths, who said they had fled to escape forced recruiting foi the Communist armed for- ces and
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    U.S. DISAPPRONKS
    24 1 The US State Department made public yesterday its disapproval of a recently passed Austrian law pardoninc lesser Nazi war criminals says U.P.
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    McMAHON DEAD
    16 1 nator Brien McMahon who played i kfy role m ■nca's at-cmc tyrrmme died Eton
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    WORKERS TO LOSE JOBS
    124 1 WORKERS TO LOSE JOBS WASHINGTON, Tues. THE defence Production Administrator, Mr. Henry Fowler, warned yesterday that thousands of workers face a lay off because of the shortages brought on by the steel strike. He said m a press statement that thousands of industries using steel will be forced to close
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    Farouk to go to Naples, then Brazil
    470 1 Farouk to go to Naples, then Brazil ROME, Tuesday. I^X-KING FAROUK of Egypt will definitely go to the island of Capri and will arrive there "sometime tonight", a high Italian source said yesterday. The 4,600-ton royal yacht Mahroussa, carrying the ex-King and his family into exile, has passed through the
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    Greeks arrest isle intruders
    46 1 ATHENS, Tues. A GENERAL Staff communique said last night that a Bulgarian patrol, escorting Bulgarian peasants landed on Saturday night on a Greek isle m River Evros. north of Dikaia. They were arrested by a Greek patrol after gunfire was exchanged. U.P.
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    Korea commander for Europe army
    31 1 General Matthew B. Ridgway has appointed Lieuten-ant-General Wlllard G. Wyman, Commander of the Ninth United States Corps m Korea, as Commander Allied Land Forces South-eastern Europe.
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    AIRPORT TEST
    26 1 An helicopter landed beside the River Thames yesterday to test the former festival of Britain exhibition sites for a permanent hover- plane airport.— Reuter
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    SYRINGES STOLEN
    26 1 Two syringes and three ampules, tucri containing half a grain of morphine sulphate, were stolen yesterday from Alexandra Olinic m Prince Philip Avenue, Singapore.
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    GERMAN STEEL CEILING LIFTED
    47 1 The three Western Allies yesterday lifted their control, imposed at the end of the war, over West Germany's steel production. The Allied High Commission announced that Rhur crude steel production would no longer be pegged at 11,100.000 tons annually for civilian purposes. Reuter
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    Olympics not contests between nations
    235 1 HELSINKI. Tues. THE International Amateur Athletics Federation Congress yesterday rejected a move by Russia now leading m unofficial national scores m the Olympics to have future Olympiad an d European championship results counted officially on a team instead of individual footing. The Congress said that
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    Gifts for Mayor
    71 1 Free Press Staff Reporter. THE full regalia of the future Mayor of Singapore will be made up of gifts from various sections of the people. The Malay community will present the mayoral sword to the City Council. Other gifts to the mayoral 1 office are the Mayor's
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    'Go home Gromyko' cries in London
    185 1 'Go home Gromyko' cries in London LONDON. Tues. THE arrival of Russia's new ambassador 10 Britain, Mr. Andrei Gromyko, by train touched off a "go home" demonstration at Victoria Station last night. Police went into action m a milling crowd which surrounded the new envoy as demonstrators showered pamphlets on
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    REFUSED TO BE RESCUED
    54 1 A Turkish stowaway, Kinny Mirven, 22, delayed the French liner, Liberte, for 23 minutes yesterday when he jumped overboard 12 hours b«lore she reached New York and refused to be rescued A lifeboat, commanded by Second Captain Guy Domaine, finally took him on board when his
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    Anna is the Boss of U.S. Generals
    603 2 She's m Britain now, touring American camps, says Eve Perrick 'PHERE is an American advertising slogan: 4 Never Underestimate the Power of a Woman." And no one m the United States would underestimate the power of Assistant Secretary of Defence Mrs. Anna Marie
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    DANNY'S GREAT THIRST
    71 2 Danny Kaye arrived at Northolt airport recently after a tour of the continent entertaining troops. Later he held a press conference at the Savoy. He talked so much that something extra m the way of refreshment was necessary. Hence the six straws. The wind sent the bride's
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    COSMIC RAY NEW DATA FOR BRITAIN
    72 2 A BRITISH scientist, Professor C. F. Powell, of Bristol University. brought back to Britain much valuable information on cosmic rays following his two-months' research expedition m the Mediterranean. Full value of the data collected by high altitude balloon tests will not be known for
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    New Nazis Will Eye Berlin Trial Anxiously
    611 2  - New Nazis Will Eye Berlin Trial Anxiously ANTHONY TERRY By Germany's MI 5 hopes to be prove they are backed by Russia BERLIN. THOUSANDS of illegal A members of Germany's new Nazi movement will be anxiously watching a trial for attempted murder and kidnapping which takes place m Berlin shortly.
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    SOS 'TAKE
    545 2 SOS 'TAKE SOAY, off Skye m the Hebrides. 00 far Wicksteed's weekly tour of the isles has taken you to nice islands, islands that people like. This one is quite different. Here is a dying island, and the 24 survivors— all that are left of a once busy community of
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    Wicksteed of the Isles
    30 2 m which Bernard Wicksteed te!!s fc a week surrounded by water on Soay island which a girl from London bought she wanted somewhere to live. |Ust
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    US off; say THE LAST 24
    294 2 US off; say THE LAST 24 the worldly pleasures of the flesh. There are certainly few worldly pleasures on Soay. The islanders belong to the 'Wee Free" sect, and on Sundays they put on their best clothes and stay at home. Visiting on the Sabbath is a sin. They will
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      174 2 New Crossword No. 726 CLLES ACROSS ,11. l tV' 1c ll:ke tale told by an idiot. .sißnifyin* nothing .L 7 1 1 *»>' to ko to a singular place of slaughter (7). Tiv ,5 ou:flt for Christopher i3>. 9. How a toiler may hang around (6). 10. A quiet one—
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      41 2 Solution To Crossword No. 725 YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION. Across: l, Cotton waste 7, Pen. 8. Prepare. 9. Forsakine. 10 Postulate. 15. Precede. 16. far 17, Clandestine. Down: l. Cane 2, Tan?o. 3. Opposite end. 4 Weedkillers. 5. SnnJn fi V.ve>r ii r»*v,«
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      213 2 YOUR LUCKY STAR gORN today, you have great ratural fund ot taMa »mi strength of character wit which gives you charm and popularity. Inclined to keep and are one of those upon your own counsel, you often whom others can lean. Be- j 0 O mething without consultcause of your
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    ACTRESS IN MIDNIGHT STRUGGLE
    100 3 ACTRESS IN MIDNIGHT STRUGGLE SDOH, Tu> m a 1) 0108, who is of the The Archd night .trnvan m and I .rr.ent. ia m >n July 4 \ed by n door. of to find :v3.d been but instead •ie on, cive Sl> could II drunk. He me thing about d
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    QUEEN OF THE DANCE
    25 3 I MILLER, dancing star of stage and screan. who seen here next week To Look At. an MG M. musica 1
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    DIES IN TRAIN
    23 3 -Colonel Lord Francis uncle of -ess of Gloucester, and died m the nent of a train m Paddl^atnn sta- A.P.
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    Boats are his pleasure
    133 3 LONDON, Tues. BOATS are the livelihood and pleasure of Mr. T Will:, m King, of Oldbury m the Midlands so much so that his friends suspect that he helps himself to sleep at night "by counting boats through locks." Mr. King earns his living by weighing
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    'HOW TO SWIM' IN 15 HOURS
    55 3 American airmen m Britain are to be taught to swim on a "conveyor belt system. In an intensive "survival swimming" programme, instructors will teach the flypts m 15 hours how to saW themselves and others. They expect that 85 out of 100 wifli pass
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    29 3 NO PRIZES ARE offered to anybody correctly guessing the name' of this star who se pictures m Singapore are always a No. 1 box-office h it despite the critics.
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    Wife arrested in 'voodoo' murder
    173 3 WASHINGTON, Tuesday. IT was like a tale from the African jungle the way Richmond, Virginia, police told it— the story of a murder done six years a 5O. They arrested 53-year-old Mrs. Cora Lee Nash after they had "broken" the voodoo spel' she was supposed
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    VISIT TO U.S.
    34 3 Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Slessor. who retires m Germany has left London on a two- week visit to Washington for talks with American service chiefs, says Reuter
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    BUCKLEY
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    WORLD SHIPPING
    27 3 Britain has on order or Is building 30 per cent of the world's ships, the Na-Jonal Federation of Am^-ijan Shipping said m Washing- ton.— Reuter
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    £7-A-WEEK CLERK GAVE LAVISH PARTIES
    398 3 £7 -A- WEEK CLERK GAVE LAVISH PARTIES Everyone kissed N OBT and lavish parties Rew as k tle We 0C d T ri ll ed Commissioner S Mr. a nd Mrs. Kiralfy me t and married m 1946 m Denmark, when the husband was on military serv#:e The marriage was
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    The end of a piece of string
    118 3 The end of a piece of string LONDON. Tues. rE House of Commons has tied itself Into a knot trying to decide which is th e end of a piece of string. A Labourite. George Brown I said the Conservative go- vernment's subsidy on calves would aitect the price cycle
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    THE 'PEOPLE' SING
    62 3 Hong Kong has received a shipment of "peoples" gramophone records from China. They are selling m Kowloon for UK$7 each (Bs. 3d). There are 49 popular songs of the Chinese people, including nine Communist song hits. Some of these are Mao Tse-tung. our leader "March of Chinese
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    H.K. CITIZENS' ASSOCIATION
    65 3 H.K. CITIZENS' ASSOCIATION The formation of the Hong Kong Citizens' Association, which has fceen under consideration for some time, is now taking shape, according to the pro-Nationalist vernacular Hong Kong Times Mr. Ma Man Fai, one of th e sponsers of the association, said the aim was to help Hong
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    IT'S SIMPLER NOW FOR MEN 'ON THE RUN'
    169 3 LONDON. Tues. SCOTLAND YARD chiefs fear the new economy cuts m the Civil Service will help the criminal. They believe men "on the run" who have got away from Britain to the Continent will escape justice because of a reluctance to spend
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    Bridge Quiz
    445 3 (a) (d) ***** 4 A66 <? A 6 S OAKQ 0A65 4 AQ «9543 fb) (c) 4AKQJ7 4A9 5 2 10 4 <? A 9 6 0963 0 6 *Q854 A 10 5 4 (c) U> AlO9 6 4 3 4742 <? A X Q J V«52 030
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    A 'school for statesmen'
    74 3 NEW DELHI, Tues. A VERSATILE professor plans to start a school for statesmen m Delhi. In a circular issued to Members of Parliament, he has promised to "fit you to high positions of profit and power, -and, to begin with, "to make you a flrst-flass public
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    DISOWNED, SHE WILL STAND BY DEPOSED SON
    256 3 BEVERLY HILLS, California, Tuesday. QUEEN MOTHER NAZLI of Egypt— stripped of all Royal rights by her son, the now deposed King Farouk now stands by him with motherly love. "I love my son deeply", said the Dowager Queen, who virtually was disowned by
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    BOY TRIED TO PAWN CITY GOLD
    223 3 BOY TRIED TO PAWN CITY GOLD LONDON, Tues. AN hour after Admiral Vernon's £2,000 eigh-teenth-century gold casket was stolen from the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, a pasty-faced 16-year-old boy was trying to pawn a piece of it it a Strand jeweller's. Police learned that the boy produced a S^in. piece
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    Vicar scolds young brides for their lies
    157 3 Vicar scolds young brides for their lies LONDON, Tues. MANY girls planning to marry lie unashamedly" when giving notice of banns to be read m church, says the Rev. E. S Starkey, vicar of St. Mark's. Bush Hill P?rk, Enfield, m his parish magazine. He refers to what he calls
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      235 3 Radio SINGAPORE 10 ajn. News; 10 05 Tunes from the Shows; 10.45-12 Schools p.m. Radio Orch.; 1.30 News; 1 45 Tex Beneke Orch.; 2-3.20 E 6.25 UN. Album; 640 R.^dio Malaya Trio; 6.55 Anno .s; T News; 7.15 Can We Help You? 7.30 P.C. 49; 8 Peny Com? S! 8
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  • The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY. July 29. 1952.
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      Danger in S'pore
      606 4 TT is not before time that Mr. B. C. J. Buckeridge, the Singapore Registrar of Vehicles, has protested against the use by the Sen-ices Of open transport vehicles to convey civilian employees to their place of work. c week m suggestthat it x contkm was givtn by
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    Evita, the 'Blonde Bombshell'
    1907 4 Evita, the 'Blonde Bombshell' THE ENVOY IN EUROPE EVA PERON, wife of the Argentine President has died at the height of her fame. The nationwide grief which her death has called forth is a tribute to the fabulous career of an astonishing young woman. She combi ned the powers of
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    A MALIGNED MONARCH
    384 4 PEW dethroned kings 1 will take with them into exile less sympathy than King Farouk. For years this bloated young monarch he is only 32 has been a much maligned man. His private life has been presented as one long expensive orgy of wine, women and gambling:
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    One More King Has Fallen
    221 4  -  LEONARD MARTIN *y OEFORE World War I -"most of Europe and the independent nations of Asia had monarchs. But republicanism was m the air even m Britain. The chief casualties after the war were the three Emperors or Russia, Austria and Germany. But only m
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    TWO-YEAR TB SURVEY PLAN
    145 5 Probe will cover about 8,000 people Government will give $15,000 towards the cost of a pilot survey to be conducted by the Medical Department, Singapore Anti-Tuberculosis Association and the I niversity of Malaya on the incidence of tuberculosis m the Colony. i Dr. J. Coutts-Milne, acting
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    SMELL BETRAYED THEM
    49 5 SMELL BETRAYED THEM LUMPUR. Tues. n sme'l out of opium .1 concealed m a ment m a car i men. i Lumpur yesterN fcch imSoo yd by Mr. P. J. the Customs De- fty link chain" were \b. of lb cf chandu il and aßtat d each. the chandu
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    VISIT TO PRISON
    21 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Deputy Hish Commissioner, Mr. D. C. KicGillivray inspected Pudu Prison m Kuala Lumpur yesterday
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    Assn. my get new name
    124 5 Assn. my get new name Free Press Staff Reporter 11HJS annual general meet- ing of the Alumni Asscciaticn of King Edward VII College of Medicine h will be held at Kuala Lumpur on Aug. 2. will discuss a new name lor the association. The name is the Alumni Association of
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    Six become Girl Guides
    63 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— The Raja Perempuan of Perlis watched proudly as six Malay girls were invested as Girl Guides by the State Guide Commissioner, Mrs. F. M. Smith, m a ceremony at the Arabic School, Arau. The Raja Perempuan is Captain of the Arau Girl, Guide
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    Theft alleged
    29 5 SEGAMAT, Tues— A 30--year-old woman. Low Moi, charged at Segamat with theft of $270 from a house at Kebun Bahru resettlement village Jementah, was allowed $1,000 bail.
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    Varsity plans engineering course
    62 5 Varsity plans engineering course ENGINEERING and geology courses are expected to start at the University of j Malaya at the end of next year. Candidates for the Chair of Engineering and to head the Department of Geclogy are still under consideration. Mr. W. D. Craig, the University Registrar, told the
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    He'll preach for 7 nights
    53 5 SPECIAL evangelistic meetings will be conducted by the evangelist. Mr. G. D. James, at the Gospel Hall In Yio Chu Kang Road, Singapore, for seven nights beginning on Saturday. On each night at 7.30. Mr. James witl give talks on religion. Admission to these talks
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    A 'lonely' husband gives a pledge
    230 5 PENANG, Tues. KEE KIM SUAN, attractive singer employed at the Penang Great World Park, yesterday withdrew six summons charges against her husband. former Special Constable. Lee Pak Fai, after he had given an undertaking m court not to attempt to~get her back into his
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    Blackout schedule
    169 5 QIBSTATIONS liable to load »3 'shedding tonight are: Orchard Rd., Armenian St. Static, Capitol, Newton 1 2, Chancery Lane, Chartered Bank, Chian Bank, Asia Building, George St Static, Upper Pickering St., Upper Cross St./ Pagoda St., Upper Hokien St., Pickering St./ Church St., Upper Circular Rd./ Carpenter St.,
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    COMMITTEE ADVICE ON CITY RENTS
    263 5 Free Press Staff Reporter THE Salaries Schemes Review Committee of the Singapore City Council, which is expected to submit its report shortly, will recommend that the rentals charged for staff quarters should approximate to those charged by Government, it is under- stood. Government officers pay
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    OFFICIALS WIN VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
    148 5 SiLKhJMBAN. Tues A VOTE of confidence m the president and executive council of the Interpreters Union. Federation of Malaya, was passed at Sunday's annual meeting of the Ne?rl Sembllan branch of the Union The .xmfldence yoU was passed after Mr. Chan Ping Kee, who presided,
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    They don't want western medicine at this clinic
    201 5 Free Press Staff Reporter FUR Singapore Chinese physicians' and druggists' associations have protested to the Thong Chai Medical Institution against its plan to provide Western medical treatment at the institute, a Chinese public organisation. The associations are: the Chinese Physicians' Association m
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    21 5 MR. P. CLAGUE, Singapore magistrate, and Mrs. Claque returned to Singapore by Qantas-BOAC last night after five months' leave m Britain.
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    Help Malay women, MCA urged
    84 5 Help Malay women, MCA urged tree rress Man iveponer MRS. Shirin Fozdar, generat secretary of the Singapore Council for Women, has suggested to the Singapore branch of the Malayan Chinese Association that the MCA's $500,000 gift to the Malays shoutd be used to teach English to Malay women. Mrs. Fozdar
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    Ipoh club anniversary
    81 5 IPOH. Tues.— Members of the Ipoh Youth Club, celebrating their first anniversary on Sunday, said farewell to their President, Mr. Leong Siew Meng, who has been selected a.s one of the probationary officers for the Federation Regiment. Members heard an appeal from the State Social Welfare Officer.
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    Enough voters to choose 3 more members
    185 5 Enough voters to choose 3 more members COUNCILLORS SAY; Free Press Staff Reporter SINGAPORE Legislative Coancillors expect the committee, appointed by the Governor to report on whether elected representatives m the legislative Council should be increased, to rr commend the election of three more members. The Council now has nine
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    Delegates named
    121 5 Free Press Staff Reporter 4 Singapore journalist, Mr. Ang Gim Tong, and a businessman, Mr. Khoo Le Han. have been appointed as j delegates of the Singapore j Regional Centre of the World Fellowship of Buddhists to the second World Buddhist Conference to be held m j Tokio
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    MALAYS TO ALLY WITH THE MCA
    100 5 MALAYS TO ALLY WITH THE MCA n ess Staff Rept.r:iT THE 8,000-strong Colony Malay Union will cooperate with the Sir. pore branch of the Malayan Chinese Association m future Legislative and City Council Sections. The decision, taken at Timor's general council ny ing on Sunday, followed a su-esestion by Dato
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    He will give piano recital
    36 5 TAIPING, Tues— Dr Thornton Lofthouse. Examiner of the Associated Board of the Royal School of Music, London, will give a piano recital at Lady Treachrr Girls' School at 6 p.m. today.
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    BURIAL LAND TO BE DEVELOPED
    138 5 FIFTY-TWO acres of disused burial land m Orchard Road, Singapore, is being divided into small lots and will be auctioned by the owners, Nghee Ann Konpsi. Mr. Lee Wee Nam. chairman of the board of trustees, told the Free Press yester- day: "We are prepared
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    EARTHQUAKE FOR TOP 5½ F.
    767 6  - EARTHQUAKE FOR TOP 5½ F. ALLAN LEWIS By Second day of Penang races ALTHOUGH the main race, Cl. 2, Div. 1, s}f., at Penang tomorrow second day of the Penang Turf Club's August Bank Holiday meeting looks one of the hardest on the programme, I like the prospects of Earthquake.
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    Horses not accepting
    746 6 THE following horses will not start at Penang tomorrow Tajurrah Dentunny, True Nib, Musketeer. Bull, Oakfel and Brunice. If the weather remains fine there will probably be a number of course scratchings tomorrow. i justice. He is up a division with 31b less. Princeling has not produced
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    Best bet of day-Thirlmere
    700 6 Best bet of dayThirlmere rpHIRLMERE, who won very well at his last start at Ipoh over B£f., looks the best bet of the day m this Cl. 5, Div. race over 7f. Thirlmere hias dropped division with an extra 12 2h for winning. Air Port may be th« danger, if
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    MRS. ROPER SCORES SURPRISE TRIUMPH
    387 6 THE women's singles match- es m the Singapore tennis championships at the YMCA courts yesterday saw a surprise result and one unexpectedly long drawn out tie. The upset concerned the match between Mrs. C. Checket, No. 4 seed and Colony representative at the recent North-South
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    IPOH WINNER
    12 6 Azad, being led m nf* r winning recently at Ipoh.
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    It will take a very good horse to stop Azad
    433 6 THOUGH Cl. 5 races are usually a headache, it may be an exception to the rule at Penang tomorrow. Azad looks a good bet m the CJ. 5, Div. 1 race over 54 F. Azad, who has just dropped down
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    HOCKEY MEETING
    19 6 The annual ingapor ■rm be held a: g g 5.15 p.m. today. All affiliate In the game
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    TWO OLYMPIC RECORDS SMASHED
    244 7 Japs shatter 800 metre relay mark rr;iK record-settttf pace of the Olympics yesterday and seven nations shared m lab awarded during the day. Olympic records were set compared I to tne usual four or five. In the m °roing trials of the 800 metres freestyle relay
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    All the finals
    133 7 All the finals rw right) I nit^d gj Ilrv1 l rv I .Ib. (world —g^U la. (world record). i world record.) ■mM Eussia. .Ib. 1 Mb. l^our. Triiuoad. 2 SSTIb. Egypt r«ui jb. :n. Persia. CIT lol.il v"^ ,Ib. M.i. donald. Austrazr.fi. ToUi m \um.HT l Dmxia, I nit«d SUirs.
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    PETER MAY RESCUES SURREY
    246 7 A FIGHTING century by May, the England Utsrr.an and acting Surrey rescued his County Indian tourists In yesterday. ins appeared to have a tight and commanding grip /c game when the side. 19 for 1 on >ay night and 89 m -ars, lost two more second
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    PORTS SHARED
    18 7 < La^ s shared pointa UaeM Athletics "A" League game am yesterday, «a «de scor: a- once
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    BADMINTON
    20 7 an Dadto be held Badminton Hull »:11 take Diace o" Those members .1 be S pta m the Asaocia-
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    Water-polo
    147 7 HOLLAND, who beat Yugoslavia 3-2. and Hungary, who beat Germany 9-1. were last night firm joint favourites for the Olympic water polo competition. B:th won all three of their matches m their respective pools j and both were unbeaten m the entire comretiiicn. Italy the holders, made h I
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    North cricket XI v. South
    90 7 THERE will be two changes m North team m the annual cricket fixture to be played m Singapore this week-end. S Mansbridge .Selangor) and Kcay Khoon Leong (Penang) are u-.able to make the trip and their places will be tak:n by Cheah Eoh Eye (Penang)
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    JUDGES TOOK 10 MIN. TO DECIDE
    187 7 A PRETTY Hungarian brunette yesterday captured the first women's Gold Medal of the Olympic swimming programme but only just, ii took the judges 10 minutes to decide that Katalin Szoke had won the women's 100 metres free-style m 66.8 sec, two-tenths of a second
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    BOXLNG STARTS
    56 7 T»HE Olympic boxing tournaftien: started yesterday with 251 boxers contesting the ten divisions. Numbers of competitors m each division were: flyweight 28, bantamweight 23, featherweight 30, lightweight 27, light wel crwe'ght 28 welterweight 29, light middleweight 23, middleweight 23, liTht heavyweight 18. heavyweight 22. The tournament Is be
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    WEIGHTS FOR 6 PENANG RACES
    245 7 WEiUHTS for four races on Saturday third day of Penan* August Bank Holiday Meeting are: ci. i-«i f. U'oodecte Inn 10.00 Red Carnation 9.04 Ondine 8 12 Free Entry 8.09 Birthday Gift 8.08 Adonis 07 Snowy Owl II 8.07 Brideford 8.07 Jeunesse 8.06 Individuality 8.03
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    Neo finishes third to Furuhashi
    168 7 Neo finishes third to Furuhashi 1 DID MY BEST' HE SAII SINGAPORE'S swimming O idol, 21-year-old Neo Cnwce Kok, finished third Jo Japan's "Flying Fish." Hironashin Furuhashi Holder of the world's 1,500 metres record at 18 mm. i**.O sec. m the Olympic 400 metres heals yesterday, but failed to qualify
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    Olympic referee attacked
    308 7 Olympic referee att acked A WILD meiec was staged on the basketball noor a few minutes before the ISA-Soviet contest whin two tnrag^d Uruguay players flattened referee Vincent Farcli of th c United States. A croud of 2,500 had jammed into the liav basketball arena to see jh e towering
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    U.S. beat Russia
    157 7 U.S bea t Russia MBftlCA'S giant basketball team smothered the hishly publicised Russians 86-58 yesterday m the Olympic tournament. In another game, U.S. referee Vincent Farrell was set upon by players and spectators and knocked unconscious. Clyde Lovellett and buny Bob Kurland led the United States to a smashing victory
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    ROWING RESULTS
    168 7 ROWING RESULTS ALYMPIC rowing results 1,000 Metres Canadian Singles (Men) Final: 1. J. HoVr^k Czechoslovakia. mtputts 56.3 s?c:>nds. 2. J. P:>ru. Hungar;-, 5 minutrs 3.6 3 A. K. Ojar.perae. Finland, 5.8.5 secern 7 1,000 Mer»s kayak singles firial: 1. G. Fre-jriksson. Swe^on. 4 minutes 7.9 ?eco:uX 2. T Stroem-ber-T. Finland.
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    HUNGARY IN FINAL
    166 7 OLYMPIC SOCCER JJUNGARY last night knocked Sweden, the 1943 winner, out of the Olympic soccer tournament with a crushing 6-0 win. The Hungarians, favourite;) to take the Gold Medal this year, started off m whirlwind style, scoring 25 seconds from the kick-off. Half-time score was 3-0. The
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    COLD CUP WEIGHTS
    50 7 THE following; are the weights for the Gold Cop: Entertainment II 9.10 Curlew 9.02 Twelfth Of August 8.13 Co! Whatnot 8.10 Treasure Ship 8.10 Raj Mahal 8.06 Brave Wind 8.05 Ursus 7.12 Bull Dog 7.10 Prince Charming 7.07 (No apprentice allowance can be claimed m this race).
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    FENCING TRIPLE FOR ITALY
    86 7 pDUARDO Manglarolti of IWf took the Olymcic men's individual epee fencing title at Helsinki yesterday with a total of seven victories m the final tenman pool to win Italy's third fencing Gold Medal and his second. The Italians also won the team epee event and completed
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    BANKERS MEET
    28 7 /CHARTERED Bank S.C. staged V> a strong rally to beat Hongkong Bank "A" 2-1 m a Singapore B.H.P.A. League' and Cup fixture at the padang yesterday.
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    SERVICES LEAGUE PLACINGS
    262 7 SERVICES LEAGUE PLACINGS r ATEST positions m the Sing--L* apore United Services Football Association League are. SENIOR DIVISION P W D L F APts RAF (L) 17 12 4 1 38 11 28 REME 17 12 1 4 44 21 25 RAF (C) 19 9 5 5 43 28 23
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    COUNTY CRICKET SCORES
    167 7 COUNTY CRICKET S CORES YESTERDAY'S County Crickei 1 close of play scores: Somerset v. Northampton (Glastcnbury): Somerset 109 and 206 for 3 (Gimblett 104). Northamptonshire 273 (Greasley 60, Tribe 66. Robinson, right arm offspin 4 for 33. Tordoff 4 for 43).. Middlesex v. Yorkshire (Sheffield) Middlesex 250 and 24 for
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    ITALY TRIUMPH
    47 7 I'aly beat Belgium yesterday m the Davis Cup European zone final m Milan. They now meet India of the eastern zone and the winners cf that tie will oppose the North American zone winners for the right to challenge Australia. holders cf the Cup.- Reuter
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    Pleasing gallops by Azad and Golden Beau
    345 7  -  ALLAN LEWIS From T*WO of Keith Daniels' horses working m semix darkness, that I identified as Golden Beau I Azad, were the outstanding workers at Penang this morning. Using the No. 2 grass again. U wo h( went over three m 36 3
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    Manning Jr. to ride
    119 7 lOHN Manning: Junior have his first rac< at Pcnang tomorrow will ride ScarJct Tisrr II and Big Money. John has had plenty of trark riding experience. H<» shapes very well and should not take long to ride his firM ing gallop over tl.n In 41 Valiant
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    URSUS WON'T BE DESTROYED
    42 7 URSU S WON'T BE DESTROYED Ti. m ye Press that Ursus would be destroyed was wrong. Allan I states lie v stable jockey er Rinus van Breukelen informed him there is n wrcng with Ursus and hiv nections have no intoroying him.
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    Airmen romp to 4-0 win
    226 7 Airmen romp to 4-0 win R.A.F 4; Indians 0. OOYAL Air Force displaying: combination and punch m attack, had little difficulty m beating a spiritless Indian eleven m the Singapore Amateur F.A .Community league tie at Jalan Besar Stadium I yesterday. The Airmen settled down early and clearly established themselves
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    Ban this semi-nudity
    140 7 Ban this semi-nudity THE "semi-nudity" of men tennis players at fhe recent Wimbledon Tournament is criticised by the weekly trade journal "Men's Wear which calls for a ban on "briefs" on tennis courts. Semi -nudity may be all right m the boxing rinsr but it does not fit m with
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    Brother of the moon gets a son and heir
    400 8 Brothe r of the moon gets a son and heir BANGKOK, Tuesday. AN heir to King Phumiphon Supreme Arbiter of the Tides, Brother of the Moon, Keeper of the 24 I'mbrellas and the "king of jazz" was born yestcrd A 21 -sun salute greeted the arrival of the I who
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    HONEYMOON FLASHBACK
    21 8 A PICTURE of the King and Queen of Siam. taken during their honeymoon near the Lake of Geneva, Switzerland.
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    Albania refuses order to pay
    59 8 Albania has ignored an c: »r by the International c .y EriU.«: l" 750.000 .jn for the less of 44 Lriiish sailers and damage I British destroyers mines In the 1946. En tains S1 ster. ioyd, told the s yesterday s )me tnpensaI the little
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    TEAR-GAS USED
    17 8 F used tear-gas to ions at a F 11 me?\.\v.z m 1 i U. P.
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    TEST FLIGHT
    26 8 The Qantas Empire Airways Constellation airliner Charles Kingrford Smith arrived at Port Louis. Mauritius, on its proving flight from Australia to S Africa.— Reuter
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    HUSBAND ASKED FOR DAMAGES, NOT DIVORCE
    223 8 MANCHESTER, Tuesday. A HUSBAND took the "other man" to court recently— not for a divorce, but to ask for damages only. The husband won. And 39-year-old Patrick Pau 1 1 Heaney. Overseas Food Cor- poration employee, of Wood-mansterne-road, Streatham. was awarded £500 damaged and
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    The British 'are artistic snobs'
    49 8 A leading British composer. Vaughan .Williams, says Britons are artistic snobs because they go for foreign art instead of the home-grown variety. He complained, "We get all our painting from France, all our music from Germany, and all our dances from America. A P.
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    CUT RECOMMENDED
    36 8 Cable and Wireless, Limited, Britain's nationalised communications undertaking, yesterday recommended a dividend slash to 2> 2 per cent because income last year was insufficient to meet the customary 4 per cent pay out.— Reuter
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    BRITAINTO GIVE ARMS TO BURMA
    134 8 RANGOON, Tues. AIR Commodore Ward, chief of the British Services Mission \i\ Burma, returned here from Britain yesterday, bringing back the British Government's consent to supply Burma's requirements of arms and ammunition to enable her to step up her defence preparations and offensives against local
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    British general for Korea staff
    285 8 LONDON, Tuesday. jy|AJ.-GEN. Newton Shoosmith, British army iTI liaison officer, will be appointed Deputy Chic: of Staff to Gen. Mark Clark m Korea, the Defence Minister, Earl Alexander, told the House of Lords yesterday. Demands were voiced m Britain for a closer link with the
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    THEY WANT KAISER TO RULE THEM
    117 8 BONN. Tues. THE pollsters have found out that 32 per cent, of West Germany would like to have a kaiser ruling them again— but first many of the West Germans had to b? told what a monarchy is. Questioning 2,000 people, a public opinion
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    Ike, Stevenson get ready
    154 8 DENVER, Tues. BACK at his campaign headquarters afte r a 10--day vacation. Gen. Eisenhower stowed away his fishing gear and turned full attention yesterday to pressing his bid lor the presidency. The Republican nominee returned here from a Rocky Mountain cattle ranch, where he went for
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    2,000 HURT IN FUNERAL CRUSH
    304 8 Ch ildren trampled BUENOS AIRES, Tuesday. EVA PERON'S FUNERAL today will include specia) military honours performed only twice before m Argentina's history and normally accorded only to a president who dies m office. Eight persons have died and 2,000 have been injured m the frantic
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    TAXI DRIVER STABBED
    43 8 Two foreign soldiers with a Japanese girl yesterday stabbed a taxi driver m Tokyo and stole his car and money. The stolen car was found later about a mile from Haneda ain>ort. A U.S. Army garrison cap was inside.— A.P.
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    TOBACCO CUT
    26 8 Britain will drastic! Uy cvi, its tobacco purchases from the United States and Canada this year to less than half the normal import. A.P.
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    CHRISTIAN CONFAB
    29 8 Three hundred delegates from all countries are expected to attend the third World Conference of Christian Youth m Kottayam, South India, from Dec. 11 to 25.- Reuter
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    BOMBER CRASHES
    27 8 A bomber crashed In flames m sparsely settled ranch country near Arthur, Nebraska, yesterday, and seven of the eight people aboard were reported killed Reuter
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    C.G. TO MEET BAO DAI
    87 8 SAIGON.* Tues. MR. Malcolm Mac Donald, on 111 a 15-day goodwill visit to Indo-China. flew to Dalat yesterday to confer with Bao Dai The Commissioner General for South -East Asia arrived m Saigon from Singapore on Saturday and held talks over the weekend with the
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    Doctors get indoctrinated
    49 8 Chinese Communists have turned their guns on physicians and other medical workers as a result of recent five-antis and three-pro-bes" movements. A large number of doctors and medical attendants have been sent to northwest provinces to undertake a reform course for one to three years.— U.P.
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    NO H-BOMB
    39 8 ROME, Tues— ltaly's Defence Minister Randolfo Pacciardi announced last night that Italian scientists had succeeded m exploding hydrogen to make helium. Be denied sensational claims that Italy had successfully tested the world's first effective hydrogen bomb.— Reuter
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