The Singapore Free Press, 26 January 1954
1954-01-26
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The Singapore Free Press
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Title Section19 1954-01-26 1 The Singapore Free Press Largest Afternoon Sale m Malaya. \o. Uftf, Singapore Tues., Jan. 26, 1954, Price 15 ts19 words
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274 1954-01-26 1 MOLOTOV'S THREAT Reds to have own E. D. C. DUSSLA offered yesterday at the opening of the v tt\% Four Conference m Berlin to end the deadlock m the Korean peace negotiations if the West would admit Red China to Five-Power talks. The Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr. V. M. Molotov,274 words
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Article150 1954-01-26 1 9999 Teen-age boys tell police 1 ree Press Staff Reporter SINGAPORE police late last >3 night .struck, at the '-9999" I operating m Ganges Lue-Delta Road area, and arrested a 17-year-old youth al\i to be leader of the gang. The arrest was made followng statements made by three lay boys,150 words
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Article34 1954-01-26 1 A Portuguese military delega tion, led by General Julio Moniz. held talks m Madrid yesterday with a Spanish military delegation, led by General Fermin Licudi. on the defenc of the Iberian Peninsula.34 words
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Article173 1954-01-26 1 Malaya backs the tin pact BRITAIN TOLD: SIGN DN THE DOTTED LINE MALAYA'S tin industry has decided by a majority vote to accept the proposed Interna national Tin Agreement, it was officially announced m Kuala Lumpur this morning. A motion which will be de-toattxl-wiJl be introduced m the Federal Legislative173 words
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Article40 1954-01-26 1 BRITAIN warned Spain yesterday it would take I "serious view" of any Spanish demonstrations against the Queen's state visit to Gibraltar The Minister of State. Mr. St-Jwyn Lloyd outlined Britain's position to a cheerilU Hcm.se of Commons40 words
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Article31 1954-01-26 1 Singapore Rubber Market opened on an easier ton: 1 this morning with first grade, February shipment at 53 7 h centa a pound, three quarter cent below yesterday's close.31 words
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Article, Illustration116 1954-01-26 1 Some oi the old Singapore people (over 60 years) who quened from last night at the Great World to receive Chinese New Year gifts from Shaw Brothers. It was drizzling so the old folk were ushered into Atlantis Theatre, where they are seen beins served hot drinks116 words
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Article114 1954-01-26 1 By SIT YIN FONG European officers of the lj Singapore Government have 'Posed that the salary scales senior officers should be re('d so that they will not lose/ ■nt of their non-pensionable I 'nation (family; allow- I; Under this plan senior local, officers would benefit as114 words
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Article262 1954-01-26 1 PrM Pns> StafT Reporter KUALA LUMPUR. Today 4 f ALA V AN rubbrr workers IT I will not accept their wages lor January on the ba.si.s of the Taylor award. The employeri have b>rn informed of thli decision. Mr „> 1\ Narayanan, the workers' n--presentfttive, said262 words
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Advertisement39 1954-01-26 1 U) /rJIN SPECIAL |5 GIFT CARTONS Z' COMTENTS 24 PINT BCTTTLtS I i i f Ordrr Ihe TH»KR eartoaa from any Frascr Neave brunch, to I he delivered Ibroiigboul Ma!a\a. Price $15.10. Singapore I 517.»0. Federation f DELIVERY FREE39 words
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291 1954-01-26 2 Britain acts on the clamp on Suez NEGUI3 NABS FOOD AND CLOTHES BRITAIN is studying what international ac:ion can be taken over Egypt's extension of her Dlockade on ships going through the Suez Canal. The blockade aim.s to prevent arm.s or chemicals going to Israel with whom Egypt hits .stillReuter; A.P. - 291 words
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Article41 1954-01-26 2 Several Malayan fishermen have been sentenced to one month's imprisonment by a Medan North Sumatran court for entering Indonesian waters without a permit. The fishermen said an Indonesian naval .ship intercepted them on the hi 4h .seas.41 words
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Article25 1954-01-26 2 The first postwar group of Chine.se students to study m Japan sailed from Hong Kon^ last week on the French liner Vietnam lor Yokohama.25 words
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136 1954-01-26 2 SWIMMING MARVEL'S FATHER IS GAOLED RUSSELL Tongay was convicted of manslaughter m the criminal court m Miami. Florida, on Monday m the death of his famed "aquatot" daughter, Kathy. aged 5, rhe swimming wonder. Judge Ban Willard sentenced him to 10 year's imprisonment. Tl^e State charged that Ton;ay was guiltyA.P. - 136 words
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280 1954-01-26 2 Hemingway returns bloody unbowed Ij^RNEST Hemingway arrived J In Entebbe yesterday clutching a bunch of bananas and a bottle of gin alter .surviving two plane crashes m the elephant country of Uganda. His head "was .swathed m bandages and his arm was injured but the celebrated American author .said: "MyU.P. - 280 words
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Article, Illustration40 1954-01-26 2 PREMIER Shifferu Yoshida of Japan m his first press conference of 1954 said Japan would keep step with the five democracies m "standing on ?uard. At left is the chief cabinet secretary,_ Mr. Keuji Fukunaga.— \.Y. picture.A.P. - 40 words
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Article23 1954-01-26 2 From Here To Eternity has been named the best directed picture of 1953 by the Screen Directors Guild m Hollywood.23 words
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Article213 1954-01-26 2 THEW SRTANGE DSF S'ROWN Prince Akihito of Japan, 19, will remain m the v junior class at Gakushin University, Tokyo, n, xl term which starts m April— owing to the ground he lost while on his tour of Europe and America. .Gakushin, known as the213 words
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Article38 1954-01-26 2 Soviet expert on highways, Mr. V. A. Bochin, told the ECAFE conference on Inland Transport m Colombo yester- day the A^ian countries cou cut down their costs and increase efficiency if they used Russ methods.38 words
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Article124 1954-01-26 2 A ROYAL AIR FORCE twinengined Canberra jet bomber set up two new international speed records on its flight from London to the Cape i back last December, the international Air Federation announced m Paris last night. The records were: London to Cape m 12 hoursReuter - 124 words
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Advertisement228 1954-01-26 2 Kangaroo Service for Top Travel Value V v -If^Now free choice cf(26) Famous t^uiiMW Katies- ihlujniW^ on a variety of alternate routes across if See world-famou Ma pvtr^ Mr t j Wa^ f\- Bi« 1 Mediterranean and fo Vjti^v^ European citus en route. <^ AJT sFSfG Break your journey H>228 words
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Article, Illustration29 1954-01-26 3 picture. Although he weighs about Z3 lbs. Baloo, the honey bear is Heated like a toy by Mrs. Tous&iint. a keen animal i«'v*r free FressFree Fress - 29 words
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Article326 1954-01-26 3 She keeps a bear in her bathroom By G. T. BOON i FOUND a Singapore woman yesterday who keeps a tour-month old honey bear as a pet inner apartment -and has nightly boxing matches with it. She is Mrs. K. Toussaint. whose fondness for all types of animals, domesticated or326 words
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Article205 1954-01-26 3 Gaoled man may be her lost son MRS. ZOFIA Nowicka will ilk into the prison m i England, and ask to .see the prisoners and hopes 1 be a son she has not 14 years. prisoner la Bo°den Nothe same name as Mrs. ska's son— and he is .serv--1 a205 words
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Article34 1954-01-26 3 y J new Russian Minister to 'Mmv Mr. Alexei Petrovitch >b() hk in. arrived m Addis U) re P lace Mr. VMSiU Rybakov. after serving m Ethiopia, has been 1 to Moscow34 words
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Article50 1954-01-26 3 WILLIAM Somerset Maugham, the eminent British author, celebrated his eightieth birthday m London yesterday. His favourite novel Is "Cakes and Ale,' 1 one thousand copies of which are being offered by his publishers m a new edition at £5 5 a copy to commemorate his birthday.- -Reuter.50 words
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Article32 1954-01-26 3 U.S. Defence Department yesterday ordered the army to tef. V r dis honourable discharges to the SI Americans who Um to come home from Communist captivity m Korea.32 words
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216 1954-01-26 3 HAWKERS ASK CITY FOR A TRUCE Till New Year Free Press Staff Reporter A THOUSAND Singapore hawkers have appealed to the City Council President, Mr. T. P. F. McNeice, for a Chinese New Year truce m the war against irregular hawking. A petition sent through the Hawkers' Union ha.s asked216 words
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Article128 1954-01-26 3 Locusts in Borneo? He doubts it Free Press Staff Reporter SWARMS of locusts are overrunning the east coast of British North Borneo and badly damaging padi crops, according to recent reports reaching Kudat. But the acting Director of Raffles Museum. Dr. C. A GibsonHill, could not believe it yesterday. "Migratory128 words
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Article29 1954-01-26 3 Britain had its coldest night for nearly a year last night. At London airport the temperature dropped to 28 degrees Fahrenheit, four degre *s of I frost.29 words
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Article208 1954-01-26 3 Pin-table men are 'ruined' Free Press Staff Reporter SINGAPORE pin-table promoters admitted yesterday that police action was ruining the.n. They couldn't understand the "persecution," as they called it, be: au>e the machines are not Uitgal, providing there is no gambling An importer said every machine had a red sign up208 words
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Advertisement104 1954-01-26 3 nf\ POLAROID SUNGLASSES SUNSHIELD V bv^bmli I >v y t y*^ I B^Bi B^^ Cold-Washed Metal Frame, Sunsh eld with Plastic Paddle. Temples *nd Browbar Styled to Flatter the Face Model No. 77 Men's Size -No. 7001 Demi Ambor did Ivory Creen S 12.85 Ladies Size -No. 7002 Dem. Amber,104 words
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430 1954-01-26 4 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, Jan. 26. 1954 RANDALL REPORT THE report of the Randall Commission to the United States Congress has belied many a premature prophecy made about it. Fur Malaya and many other countries which produce the primary products of the world, there is a sock In the430 words
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Article, Illustration763 1954-01-26 4 ANTHONY TERY - Big Four Talks: Berlin is Pessimistic ANTHONY TERY British officials are hopeful but Berliners, who have suffered most so far from the East-West conflict, think hopes of agreement at the present conference are 'worse than nil 9 BERLIN. AS he knelt on the expensive polished parquet floor and fitted a763 words
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Article262 1954-01-26 4 More U.S. interest in Asia THERE is a growing interest m the United States m Asia and the problems of Asia. Two years ago, there was interest m Korea and Japan. Now many Americans are interested m the whole oi Asia. Many old prejudices are fading away. Today there isC.H. - 262 words
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Advertisement17 1954-01-26 4 BEST VALUES Exquisite Diamond Gem Set JEWELLERY U. S. de SUVA, Jewellers 106. ORCHARD RD.. SINGAPORE- 9.17 words
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Advertisement38 1954-01-26 4 I/ s _>v II V \sv T /LI mijM m/ <)] /r^/l rIVJINi from the beehives of New Zealand "IMPERIAL" BEE HONEY It's CANDIED and available m 1-lb jars... if you shop with us." SIKAHTr rftTi STORAGE CO. LTD38 words
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167 1954-01-26 5 THEY KNOW THE LEAKS SO mm Free Press Staff Reporter QIN(!APORE City employees have asked the City 3 President, Mr. T. P. F. McNeice, to form staff work* committees m the various departments of the City administration. The aim: quicker service for167 words
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Article53 1954-01-26 5 ONE terrorist and two home guards were killed and about 100 African huts were burned down last night when a gang of about 150 terrorists r.ttacked a Kikuyu village near Fort Hall, Kenya. Several shops were also burned down. Police and Kikuyu guards drove53 words
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Article, Illustration61 1954-01-26 5 The Coraniander-in-Chief, Far East Air Force, Air Marshal Sir Clifford Sanderson, inspected No. 19 Air Formation Signal Regiment at Changi yesterday when he saw both British and Malay signalmen at work m the barrack rooms workshop, motor transport yard and the Changi telephone exchange. In the picture he is seen61 words
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128 1954-01-26 5 Ang Pow for man who aided prisoners Free Press Start Reporter Song Heng, the Singapore mer who risked his life 5 the Japanese occupation food and cigarettes to Is of British v prisoneriIn Changi, yesterday a total gift of $46 from r Free Press readers. Chinese New Year preame as128 words
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Article202 1954-01-26 5 THE CITY Council is looking for a new site to build a modern three-chapel crematorium m Singapore. A site m Leonie Road, selected by the Council, had to be abandoned, as there was some trouble In acquiring part of the land which was privately owned. The202 words
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Article, Illustration63 1954-01-26 5 The Governor of Singapore, Sir John Nicoll, at the arts and crafts exhibition held at the Gandhi Memorial Hall at Race Course Lane m Singapore as part of the Indian Re public Day celebrations. Mr. M. Gopala Menon, Representative of the Government of India m63 words
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Article72 1954-01-26 5 fre* Staff Reporter W ">l to be an expensive ?»nes« New Year haircut 'gapore'i public. rl '«'rs m town yesterday l charge 50 cents extra 1 ul Ihe excuse they gave. was "too much work." The average price of just a haircut, no shave, is now72 words
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Article56 1954-01-26 5 The Vienna Catholic Press Service yesterday reported the arrest of another Roman Catholic priest m Warsaw. The report said Polish authorities arrested Father Zeja, known for his loyalty to Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski, alter a sermon held m Warsaw's St. Anne Church, m which he attacked56 words
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Article63 1954-01-26 5 Singapore Aeromodellers will hold its first -he Shell sports Club it Paya Lebar Road, on Jan. 31. There will nts. llowtog have been elected the Society for the year: Mr HM. sassoon; presiH Allen; vice-president. wnson; hon. secretary. Mr. <- -ice; hon. treasurer. Mr. V. Imical63 words
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Article150 1954-01-26 5 anrt 4,000 vehicles an hour The main unit of a plan to ea.so traftlc congestion m tho Kalian^ area the bridge will span the Rochoie and Kuilang rivers and will give a direct link between Crawford Street and the airport. Free Press Staff Reporter150 words
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Article24 1954-01-26 5 The Dutch First Chamber has paiiad the European Defence community treaty by which the Netherlands becomes the first country to complete ratification.24 words
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Advertisement119 1954-01-26 5 DSKLFJSDGF V^^^ CIGARETTES V^JT s' SKILFULLY BLENDED TOBACCOS WITH THE QUALITY YOULL ALWAYS EHJOY. I OFFERING SPECIAL BARGAINS Chinese New Year Approaching ♦DOUBLE BEDSHEET $5.90 each FANCY BED SPREADS $3.50 CENTS' WHITE HANDKERCHIEFS $4.50 p. doz. ENCLISH LINRESTA BLANKETS $8.90 each AMERICAN NYLON SOCKS $0.90 pair I COL D BATH119 words
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Article524 1954-01-26 6 YOUR LUCKY STAR than normally and will probably ll1 t.onal psychic powers as *X lour imagination is Wn k and since you have the the written word, you v proably do veil m the fi^' v J fiction drama or script Hr ir lou have a great deal 1 nervous524 words
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Article63 1954-01-26 6 Teacher: Don't you what "grace" means? does father say when he down to a meal? Tommy: Easy with thr son, the price has gone again! ••Believe it or not, m huntin' for > Pl "^t'you havm' I ••on. yesh I have.iv parkin' plashc 1 m Ior! Beggar.63 words
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Miscellaneous245 1954-01-26 6 MANDRAKE, THE MAGICIAN by Lee Falk and Phil Davis *\T >T^ J I I'M GETTING 1 f NOT YET,BEAM.| I AND WE BATTLE Of WILL POWeA -V^i.^ m. -J^r- J||^ ::^><^^rTlir^ OUT OF MERE/ J A- BEGINS/ MAGICIAN A6AINST MAGICIAN'^ j '^C^LJ-^^\\\\ 1/ —^^""vl tfIGJ vouadc fun vnnAoc ftt AM245 words
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Article228 1954-01-26 7 lAXETTE SCOTT, the 15-year-old film star, took her most adult role recently. She achieved 17 m television s play, "The Dashing White Sergeant." She did not succeed m looking it but she undoubtedly succeeded m making a big success of the part. Janette wrapped her pi?228 words
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Article, Illustration63 1954-01-26 7 Photo. I Hi: BELLI OF THE BOSPHOROUS: The two top bellj dancers of the Istanbul night-club, Circuit, are Nar.a Aslanglu and Alya Can, who draw packed audiences nightly and '.re also m demand for dancing roles m Turkish movies, Nana (the pit dire shows her m action) though of TurkishA.P. - 63 words
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Article166 1954-01-26 7 Upper deck man talks of 10 gins IHE ex-manager of the Upper Deck Club, Curzon-street. said recently that he could rink eight or ten gins with- being affected. Gerald Kingsley, of Rodney- irt, London is suing night owner Mr. Eustace Hoey, the High Court, alleging ftgful dismissal from hi^ -a-166 words
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Article26 1954-01-26 7 lluzel Adair, 30-year-old ac;writer, ha.s been signea up the BBC. to write a week Mrs. Dale's Diary." Her £ill be heard from Feb-26 words
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224 1954-01-26 7 He did not like his wife's job MAN FOUND GASSED A 20-YEAR-OLD Royal Navy mechanic, who had quarrelled with his wife because she refused to stop going out to work, gassed himself at their home m York Street, Fallsworth, Lancashire. The wife, 19-year-old Mrs. Maureen Holmes, said at the inquest224 words
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Article48 1954-01-26 7 Jaguar Cars, Ltd., of Coventry, England, and New York, announced plans to establish an American network of service departments manned by fac-tory-trained mechanics. A lack of such service is a chief ob-stacle to the sales of English and other foreign cars m the United States.48 words
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Article108 1954-01-26 7 NEARLY 1.000 .science teachers have given up teacning for fcvtter paid jobs m Government research and industry m the past ten years, an education conference was told m London recently. Dr A w Barton, headmaster of the City of London School said that a -survey amoni? Shoola108 words
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Article406 1954-01-26 7 But they cannot stay away THE TOURIST GUESTS LEAVE BEHIND THEM A LIST OF PET HATES CORONATION Year gave Britain a new tourist record. She had nearly 810,000 visitors, Sir Alexander Maxwell, chairman of the British Travel and Holidays Association, said recently. i And the visitors who brought into the406 words
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158 1954-01-26 7 A NOSE that would not stop bleeding almost stopped a matinee of the long-running Army comedy "Reluctant Heroes" at London's Whitehall Theatre. Owner of the nose was leading lady Jeane Stenning, who plays a W.R.A.C. officer. Normally her understudy Helen Jessop, would have gone158 words
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Article58 1954-01-26 7 Mr. B. Simmons jun.. Britain'.s champion letter-writer to newspaper*, has died at Worthin?, Sussex, aged 66. More tnan 4,000 of his letters were published his first when he was 16. He was buried alive by a German shell In the 1914-18 war, and was bedridden58 words
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Advertisement35 1954-01-26 7 II 41 I I*^l III^»li aTbI II 1 T HiiflEtf^ French Vermouth [ORD CAIAERT I Benedictine fiSJIJ Lord divert Canadian *^P LORDCALVERT H|O CANADIAN WHISKY Sole Agents: Maclaine Watson Co., Ltd. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR PENANC35 words
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Article, Illustration246 1954-01-26 8 PETER DE - They Have Fr Over the PETER DE SINGAPORE'S AMATEUR TRANsJ Story by THE Singapore Amateur Transmitting Society was formed m March. 1951. The object of the society is to bring all the amateur transmitters within the society to coordinate their efforts and to provide talks and constructive programmes. The twoLEE TUCK - 246 words
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Article, Illustration243 1954-01-26 9 Us ARE KEEN z ON tarn a I ot Post and a a ><■' jr the is. he chanp to o 150 mum power permitted for amateur transmitters THERE are five wave bands on which amateurs are allowed to tune m 3.5 megacycle* 7, 14, 21 and243 words
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260 1954-01-26 10 P-A-R-E-N-T-S You are blamed for juvenile crime TJIF reason for the increase m juvenile delinquency can be given m one word-- parents. So a British juvenile court magistrate said. The speaker was Mr. A. E. Mills, chairman of Booth 1 juvenile court. Juvenile courts should b« closed and parents prosecuted260 words
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Article, Illustration359 1954-01-26 10 Will it be thriller hit No. 3? HAT-TRICK FOR MISS CHRISTIE A GATHA CHRISTIE, the archaeologist's wife who has made a fortunate out of murder-on-paper for more than 30 years, will complete a theatrical hat-trick m the autumn with a play written specially for Miss Margaret Lock wood. The play:Popper - 359 words
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Article, Illustration84 1954-01-26 10 The first gas turbine cir -ever to be built and test.-d in the I'niLd States is the XP-21 Firebird, manufactured by General Motors and to be shown in their 1954 motor display. The Firebird, a slick white single seater with an aerodynamic body shipe, vertical tail fins, and swept-back deltaPaul Pop per - 84 words
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Article45 1954-01-26 10 Till "blanrning" of canvas belts, gaiters and marching equipment, the serving soldier's most hated chore, is to be abolished. A simpler, cleaner, and much quicker way of colouring canvas has been devised by scientists at the request of the War Oilice.45 words
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86 1954-01-26 10 A MAN who has driven lorries without accident for 25 years Rave other road users this slogan: Keep Alert and Keep Alive. He is 4 5-year-old Mr. Leonard Bandey, of Ken-niuir-gardens, Northampton, winner of the Daily Express National Road Safety Competition. He was speaking86 words
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Article93 1954-01-26 10 LX)R four hour.s Hastings, Sus--T sex, corporation committee discussed a .school meals organiser who bought £1,300 worth of apricots for the town's children. Then the organiser, Mrs Daisy Ravaut, was told she must resign or the council would be recommended to .sack her. Mrs. Ravaut. it had been93 words
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Article, Illustration23 1954-01-26 10 FILM director Charles Walters greets Gloria Swanson Eskimo fashion, when she visits him m an M.G.M. studio making; the picture 'Easy to love."23 words
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Article267 1954-01-26 10 IN seven years of betting on horses Reginald Hugh Racey laid out nearly £227,000. And his profit from all that was £30. These figures, from Raceys racing account, were quoted m King's Lynn bankruptcy court, where 46-year-old Racev. a former fruit dealer, madt his267 words
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Advertisement41 1954-01-26 10 I illiiY INCORPORATING RADIO MALAYA NEWS ALL THE BEST MJ%' MS HO I MHA STMJXG Full Programmes Malayan Bullet tUmeer BBC wins Award Classical music notes, Chinese music* Film reviews* Cartoons ami Puzzles* Picture section PRICE 30 CENTS FROM ALL NEWSAGENTS41 words
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Article707 1954-01-26 11 COLIN FROST - A Handy Recipe For Scotch COLIN FROST by INVERNESS, Scotland. HERE'S A HANDY recipe to make your next party go with a swing. It's for Scotch whisky. Taken ten tons of Rood English barley and soak it m water for 70 hours. Drain off the water, lay the barley onA.P. - 707 words
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Article, Illustration317 1954-01-26 11 Xortb-Sotttk vulnerable NORTH 4k A K. J 6 4 WEBI EAST A 4 JO g 3 <-' 1(i 9 6 A X J H J 7 6 3 o*2 •82 *AJ3 SOITH *Q 7 J 7 3 C X Q 10 4 A X 10 6 4 Th€317 words
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Article87 1954-01-26 11 ActrtSi Pat Knku I. who plays the title role m the current production of "Peter Pan" at London's Scala Theatre, is pictured with three Peter Pan hats designed especially for her by Hugh Beresford. The hat she is wearing is based on the "traditional" Peter PanReuter - 87 words
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Article445 1954-01-26 11 HAMBURG. If AMBURG, Munich, and Stuttgart have been cleared of rubble just Sh years after Allied bombers pulverized them but Berlin is a bleak exception to the energetic cleanup campaign. Only about one-third of the war debris has been removed from Berlin, still divided under control445 words
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Miscellaneous177 1954-01-26 11 Today's Crossword i 1| I B j R j B 1 E IB ■■11 I ~lßp MuLj "~~flf Hi I F ll jt~^i —^l I F I 1 r ■^^^^^J ■^BBBB"~ BB^^BF ■«B*~^^ wufwti i t» Smote volume i nnP isnr riven with an 1.0.U 7 Writer who may go177 words
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233 1954-01-26 12 VOrR quote of Mr. W. R. M. Haxworth's reply to his critics, calls for a counter reply. I have read the correspondence concerning: the sore point, and I consider the criticism quite fair. We are all convinced that h<> has done an excellent job v233 words
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Letter132 1954-01-26 12 Judges were off the mark MANY people who were at the "Miss Grace Moore" sinking contest think the result was ba.sed on popularity and not on the singing. The letter from Rosina Castleman, L.R.M.S., Portsmouth Oratorio, indicates that the judges were off the mark. I. too, place Miss Mabel Lee132 words
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Letter74 1954-01-26 12 IT'S about lime the authorities decided to do something about tho sorry condition of St. Francis Road. One quarter of it U gravel with innumerable holes, and the rest sand with still more holes. Walking along at night where there are no street lights is dangerous enough, but it74 words
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Letter32 1954-01-26 12 HAVE you a grouse? Have you a bright idea? Have you seen anything strange or unusual? Then write to the PRESSMAN and tell others about it m his POSTBAG— briefly.32 words
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Letter, Illustration38 1954-01-26 12 picture, Singapore** Colonial Bteretery, Mr. w A C Gm«c dm the UUh t i' < >m ll^'<>»^ of Pollee, Mr. Nigel Morris u«tt>. „,u sf-ti..»i and (,o vcrnm.nt health clinic were Also opt iu-u on the island.- Free PressFree Press - 38 words
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Letter132 1954-01-26 12 IT IS a truism that where criminals are free crime will thrive. But a strong alert and determined police force can put it down without necessarily depending on co-operation, or information from, the law abiding* public always. The record of unsolved local murders, abductions, etc. is a sad132 words
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163 1954-01-26 12 Hawkers who play hyde and, AS a resident of Idris Road, I want to grouse strongly about the unfortunate result of Singapore City Council hawkers' inspectors and police constables playing hide and seek with the hawkers m this district. Whenever a P.C., or inspec- tor, passes, even if he has163 words
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Letter48 1954-01-26 12 THE Women's Council of Singapore condemns men for having more than one wife. Now may I humbly ask what the Council is doing about those females having temporary husbands by the dozens daily Must I be more explicit? REFORMER NUTS Kuala Lumpur. But then there's no ceremony.48 words
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Letter79 1954-01-26 12 r FHE junction of Serangoon A Road and St. George's Road kj one of the mo.st dangerous spots m Singapore where accidents are concerned. Their have ben n many fata] mashups particular Junction, motl ol then caused by areless drii Just recently a little sir! was ked down .md79 words
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Letter, Illustration37 1954-01-26 12 TERRY MOORE, 20th ten- tury Fox Star, is teamed with Robert Warner m ♦Beneath the 12-Mile Reef," a romantic drama of sponge diving. "More and more of Terry Moore" now seems to be a Cinemascope formula. Vi37 words
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Letter223 1954-01-26 12 TESTERS ARE TRICKY ANYWHERE OU published several 1 complaining about the I viour and. .shall we actlca of the test. famine applicants lor driving oncer m Singapore It seems that the complaints nre ot confined to this p;irt 0 thj oild. i was leading m B Lond c -ewspaprr the223 words
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Letter132 1954-01-26 12 IF Malayan cinemftgoers do not like the endless stream croon advertising that Is foisted upon them, a thing arhich would never be tolerated for a moment m Britain, they hi the remedy m their own h v A programme of concerted cat-calla WOd feet stamp::... perhaps by a132 words
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Letter79 1954-01-26 12 HAVE I a grouse? Well get this. Recently, I a registered parcel from Singapore to a friend m the Federation. I wrapped it up very careful ly, as it was a gift. But the wrapping was removed by .son;> i clerk at some other post office m the79 words
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Article, Illustration64 1954-01-26 13 Pola. this smiling Samoyed, has the enviable responsibility of protecting his mistress, actress Gloria Gordon. He is particularly happy that Gloria is now back home with him m Beverlj Hills, safe and sound after her hazardous rol/ m .nth Century-Fox' Cinemascope drama, "Beneath the 12-Mile Kerf", which was64 words
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Article417 1954-01-26 13 THOMAS R. HENRY - THOMAS R. HENRY h A NEW KIND of flu virus is evolving. It has been responsible for a considerable percentage of the influenza scattered over the world during the vast year, according to Dr. Dorland J. Davis, Chief of the Influenza Unit of the417 words
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664 1954-01-26 13 by the SINGAPORE DOCTOR TWO WEEKS AGO, two Chinese men carried a well-nourished but pale man into my surgery. He appeared to be of middle u^e. Every movement -eemed to cause him great pain. One of the man's companions informed me that his664 words
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Article170 1954-01-26 13 A URUGUAYAN biologist has isolated from several species of spiders an apparently powerful antibiotic against both microscopic disease-caus-ing plants bacteria -and miscroscopic animalsprotozoa. This ha s been accomplished under a Rockefeller Foundation grant at the Institute of Biological Science! at Montevideo. The discovery by Dr. li<me ite Estable170 words
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Advertisement128 1954-01-26 13 WHITER TEETH in 14 days with Macleans MAKE THIS 14-DAY TEST: Why not give Macleans a trial for yourself? Be quite fair about it clear your teeth thoroughly morning and night for a couple of weeks. Right from the start your mirror will show you the difference as the smooth,128 words
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Article1477 1954-01-26 14 CARLES BRYCE - JOHORE THE FIJIANS CARLES BRYCE Hv J£!<;ifT, aim, ten OUT! And the verdict is a knockout m favour of Johore fielding as many Fijians as the selectors see fit. The majority ot letters Johore and The Fijians wcr maintaining status quo m t But the camp-s are divided, and I1,477 words
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Article482 1954-01-26 14 John Edington - JOHORE CAPTAIN'S VIEWS John Edington KB the privileged captain <>i Mrs 1 year's CUB Winning Johore XV md the >ti!v remaining member of tiie original side since the rt-inaugu-ration ot Johore rugby In 1949 I t<el thai I ought to siy few words. I would like to commend ;ill those482 words
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Advertisement93 1954-01-26 14 J£ @a S^^ Ifer Ie cabbie for a ufl I 1 x »SB Ml/ v^" V^rf(rfj3 Hf^a'i tK^; (9 v^v« A I k v *^y Hffr k. a^^ ■SSfl&WWS*'"''"'" V 9 k| \>! SS9a|SlH^Bx I 111 &J TJ' lie v^' M A/ ji« '■jßr^o^^ i'-*-i-* .wf HB^L.-»# .^kV 11 193 words
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340 1954-01-26 15 THREE WENT OUT But the Saints kept marching er^^ Free Press Hu *i b .v Reporter S.C.C. "B 11; St. Andrew's XV 6. IF the Saints are playing you can depend on a good match, whatever the conditions, whatever the odds. Yesterday's Padang encounter against a Singapore Cricket Club team340 words
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Article, Illustration184 1954-01-26 15 U.S. PAIR BECOME FAVOURITE VSeixas and Tony Trabert iced to the semi-finals the doubles division of the alian luum tennis chainuesterday m Sydney. new team of Bill Tal■;d Australia's Ken Roses trounced by the vete- Bromwich and Adrian 0 us and Trabert, America's ■ul Davis Cup team, hipped Billy KnightA.P. - 184 words
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Article104 1954-01-26 15 MALAYAN Hockey Councils reserves, who created such a favourable impression with hockey enthusiasts by their fine displays against the Ail Malayan XI a' Kuala Lumpur last week, are being an opportunity to show their paces against the Indian Hockey Federaion team. They will be known a.s104 words
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Article51 1954-01-26 15 The Commonwealth Cricket team dismissed the Combined Universities side for 120 and then scored 90 for one wicket m reply by tea time yesterday. Ben Barnett, the Commonwealth teams Australian captain, V*l 49 not U lt was the f r f i:iv nl;iV m three-day game.-Reuter - 51 words
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Article37 1954-01-26 15 ilian team of Giuseppe and Umberto Maglioli Ferrari-4500 to easy victory lay m the Buenos Aires thou:<>metre sports car race. Schell, U.S., wa.s second. li.ms won a cash prbe of |SIT. 100 Malayan).37 words
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Article34 1954-01-26 15 I Amateur champion Gene tandlng off the challenge of nal Mars and a blistering the US$l5,OOO San Diego :olf championship yesterday ftnal round par 72 and a ore of 274.- -A P.A. P. - 34 words
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Article131 1954-01-26 15 IRELAND'S rugby selectors have made only three changes m the national team following Saturday's defeat by France m naming the 15 to meet England at Twickenham on February 13. Gordon Wood, a new cap, displaces John Smith m the front row having been one ofReuter - 131 words
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Article235 1954-01-26 15 VY r Es SANTEE, the United States miler, would welcome compeii tion from John Landy, Australia'; crack distance runner, but doesn't think he needs Landy or any other runner to pace him to a four minute mile. I [\nd\- said m Melbourne on Saturday,A.P. - 235 words
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Article146 1954-01-26 15 Slow batsman bats on for 223 LEFTHANDER Km MacKay, who Incensed the Brisl crowd by taking 221 minute score 42 of hus unbeaten «o [oi Queensland on Saturday. bis double century y« ter s« and finished with 223 on the t it 1 1 i Qur.i sland scored 561 runsReuter - 146 words
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Advertisement15 1954-01-26 15 OPENS lOHAY •1 a.m.. 1.30, 4 6.45 <)M pm' OK Till. LIFT VOIR LIFK CHANGE15 words
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Advertisement143 1954-01-26 15 CAPITOL TODAY 11,1.45,4,6.30,9.30 LI LI If VA in "MADAM'S SECRET" Plus! ON STAGS at I t:>. 4. (i 10 Ac !> 30 Hongkong Songstress Mis > TKKISA 1.1 \N< i NEXT C«ANcf Warner Bros johnWayne llsfemfeStiyj REX KOIE TIMES 10. 12.45. 3.45. 6.30, 9.30 TODAY O TOMORROW ONLY SHAW BKOS.143 words
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Advertisement108 1954-01-26 15 i LAST HAY! 11.00 m 1 IS-4.15 8.45 |JI p.m STAItMO FERNANDO (RUM PATDICIA LAMAS PAUL MEDINA Hire of POLAROID MK'VKKS 'iO rents plus :'i ri'iits deposit refundable on return of VIEWKKS. OPENS TOMORROW •JUNE ALLYSON ARTHIIR KENNEDY fiARV MERRILL |j THE CIBUN WHITE \on !sno\vi\i. 11 a.m., 1.45, 115108 words
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403 1954-01-26 16 ONE TO NOTE FOR SATURDAY Skryne Primrose From ALLAN LEWIS DKRTNE PRIMROSE (McCloud), looking well after her recent spell, returned the best time on the heavy No. 2 grass track at Kuala I.umpur this morning, when she disposed of three m 39, well on the bit. Skryne Primrose, who races403 words
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Article103 1954-01-26 16 ADELAIDE STAR i Whitney >, who looks a picture at present, v/.t.s .sent lei.surely over three m 41 Though promoted the limit for his first success, will be hard to beat m the Di\ 1 mre on the fir.-.t day. Ore ij Donnelly), who has103 words
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Article101 1954-01-26 16 Y OU ma y w*"» to tell your car let your house, dispose of furniture or odds and ends that you do not wish to store during your absence Perhaps you will want to find a home for your household pet, ensure that your servants are satisfactorily101 words
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Article66 1954-01-26 16 JjAVIS Cup player Ko.sei Kamo ot Wased.i University vu Japan's best tennis player In 1953, according to ranking announced by the Japan Lawn Tennis Association. AUushl Iflyagl of the Waaeds Club who was Kamo'fl Davis Cup mate was ranked No. 2. Yukiyo Kamo. sister Of 'hoU.P. - 66 words
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Article33 1954-01-26 16 Watford, the Football League third division South team, beat Hadfuk, the Yugoslav team by one to nil" m the only match played under flood Ufhti m Britain last ni^ht.- ReuterReuter - 33 words
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Article210 1954-01-26 16 Laker and Wardle unplayable THE MCC spun out Leeward Islands for 38 runs m 80 minutes on the opening day of their two-day match fa AntiSua yesterday. John Wardl? and Jim Laker turned the ball sharply on a trr pitch drying m the hot sui. ?nd the batsmen seemed mesmerised.Reuter - 210 words
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Article83 1954-01-26 16 BRITISH athletes are to go behind the Iron Curtain for the first time. They will compete m a match at Kracow. Poland, on July 2Q and another at Bukkarest. Rumania on September 24-26. Jack Crump. British te.un manager, has announced that the party of athletrs83 words
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Article258 1954-01-26 16 (Continued from Pa£e 1) whole, or part of it, into grouping .such m the Euro|>ean Defence Community which constitutes military bloc of a group of European countries directed against other European I states." Experience m the 20th century had taught that a re-established German militarism would sooner or258 words
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99 1954-01-26 16 BLACKPOOL WIN 2-0 LUTON GO DO WN AFTER SEVEN-HOUR STRUGGLE i^NGLISH Football Association Cup holders Blackpool second division Luton Town 2-0 yesterday. AFTER SEVEN HOURS OF FORCEFUL SOCCER. The win sent Blackpool into tie fourth round of this teason's Cup competition. They pLiy West Ham United on Saturday. A totalA.P. - 99 words
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Article, Illustration137 1954-01-26 16 Bobby Dawson scores yOLANDE POMPEY, the Trinidad flflrimiddleweight, met his first defeat *O\y when he was outpointed over ten nQln-f--rounds by Bobby Dawson of the '^"■'ls I'nited States at Nottingham lee ui#4... Stadium last night. VlCtOfV IT WAS A CLOSE CONTEST ALL THE WAY n won because heREUTER; A.P. - 137 words
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Article208 1954-01-26 16 EGYPTIAN SKIPPER IN TEARS THE CONDITION of Egyptian goalkeeper Ouelil. who was injured during Sunday's World Cup match between Italy and Egypt vas reported improving yesterday. Doctors of Rickets Institute, where uuelil was taken on Sunday aft<vfirst aid treatment m the San Siro Stadium dressing rooms, said however the playerU.P. - 208 words
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Article77 1954-01-26 16 TIHE NEW Zealand Cricket scored the biggest win rf their South African tour when the) beat Border by ar> innino, B nd 80 nia m East London yesterday. Border COUaptinj M bowling of John Reid and Guv Overtoil lost their remaining etghj spcond innings wicketsReuter - 77 words
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