The Singapore Free Press, 16 March 1955
1955-03-16
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The Singapore Free Press
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Title Section19 1955-03-16 1 The Singapore Free Press Largest Afternoon Sale m aMalaya No. *****. Singapore. Wed.. Mar. 16. 1955. Price 15 Cts19 words
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Article126 1955-03-16 1 Britain knows secret so budget is cut nRITAIN yesterday slashed her nuclear budget She was able to do so, because British scientists have learned how to build a "cheap" H-bomb A highly reliable source confirmed this (says a U.P. report). The same sources also clarified Sir AnthonyReuter - 126 words
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196 1955-03-16 1 Margaret: Bishop's demand is humbug says vicar AN ENGLISH country vicar yesterday described as "humbug" the demand by the Bishop of Bradford. that Princess Margaret cali off any romance with Group Captain Peter Townsend because he Is divorced. The Rev. Harold Green said, however, that a i marriage between theU.P. - 196 words
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Article71 1955-03-16 1 Rebuff by no-scandal Jap girls JAPAN'S Takarazuka Girls' Opera Company has refused a Columbia pictures request to make a film ''on location." The Kyodo news agency said Columbia wanted-to film part of James A. Minchener's "Sayonara," a love story about a member of the allgirl troupe and an American AirA.P. - 71 words
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Article26 1955-03-16 1 Britain is sending an important trade mission to Pek- ing next weekend to explore new trade prospects, authoritative sources .said vesterdav in London.- U.PU.P - 26 words
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Article25 1955-03-16 1 Burma has promised Siam she will not undercut Siamese rice on world markets, a Burmese Embassy spokesman ,aid m Bangkok yesterday. ReuterReuter - 25 words
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Article33 1955-03-16 1 April first grade, f.o.b. b lyers, opened on the SingaRubber Market this morning at 89 T 4 cents a lb., one-eighth of a cent above yesterday's close. The tone was ular.33 words
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Article25 1955-03-16 1 A Chinese woman living m Balmoral Crescent, Singapore has reported the loss of a diamond ring worth $1,800 fr >m her house.25 words
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147 1955-03-16 1 HPHE Sasebo Shipbuilding A Company of Tokio is expected to sign a contract with the Nanyang Trading Company of Singapore soon for the building of a 3,500-ton freighter. A spokesman said m Tokio terday that negotiations with the Singapore company have been147 words
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Article56 1955-03-16 1 England declared this morn-, ing when a prompt start was made to the final day's play m the New Zealand-England test at Dunedin. This wa.s at their Saturday, score of 209 for eight m reply to New Zealand's 125. There, has been no play since then.Reuter - 56 words
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Article119 1955-03-16 1 A SENIOR West German diplomat, Mr. Oscar Schlitter, .suspended while an inquiry was held into alleged anti-British remark.s by hLs former beauty queen wife returned quietly to London yesterday m defiance of Chancellor Konrud Adenauer. Mr Schlitter. former acting Bonn Ambassador In London, left Bonn byU.P. - 119 words
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Article391 1955-03-16 1 ARUBA NOT TO CALL AT S'PORE J''*: OWNERS of the Finnic tanker Aruba said m Helsinki yesterday, that the ship will bypass Singapore and go straight to Red China with its cargo of jet plane fuel. Mr. Gunnar Damstroem. president of the Re-Be Shipping Company, owner of the ship, saidReuter; A.P.; U.P. - 391 words
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Article36 1955-03-16 1 A plan for joint AustralianUnited States defensive action m the Western Pacific was discussed m d--to.il by Mr. Robert Menzies, the Australian Prime Minister, and Mr. Poster Dulles, Secretary of State, m .Washington yesterday.36 words
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Advertisement82 1955-03-16 1 =.< 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 (Pelandokj Specials. E lIERE are Pelandok's S Special82 words
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Advertisement124 1955-03-16 1 jf«|L Restful 1 1 ran Calcium and I Pboapnome. mM mW 1 P I I mean £esttuL days^ms^ Regular nights of restful sleep keep you "^Nv _4__f healthy, vigorous and ready to enjoy life &T H **~~"^_L_f to the full. That is why countless thou- :§s*!£s i'J^Wß sands the world124 words
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241 1955-03-16 2 DIEM GETS UPPER HAND: MOPPING-UP DRIVE GOES ON lOYAL South Vietnamese forces yesterday pushed 1 deeper into territories controlled by dissident religious sects. Ten insurgents were reported killed and 100 arrested m scattered fighting. Regular army units continued their week-long mopping-up action m a wide circle between Omon and CanthoU.P. - 241 words
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70 1955-03-16 2 WHICH ROAD FOR CAMBODIA? FOR CAMBODIA? LEGISLATIVE elections throughout Cambodia will be held on September i 11, a government communique announced m Pnom Penh yesterday, j The date of the elections had to be postponed they had been scheduled for April 17 because of I the abdication of King NorodomReuter. - 70 words
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Article99 1955-03-16 2 Test vote favours Attlee A SECRET Labour straw poll yesterday gave the party leader, Mr. Clement Attlee, a two- to-one decision over leftwinger Aneurin Sevan hi a battle for control of British Socialism. The vote virtually sealed Bevan's exile from Socialist ranks m Parliament. The verdict comes today when aU.P. - 99 words
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Article, Illustration28 1955-03-16 2 S Ldr. the Rev. D. M. Brookes with Cpl. and Mrs. Donald. after the christening of their seven- week-old dauu liter Wendy at St. Andrew's Church, R.A.F. Teneah.28 words
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Article38 1955-03-16 2 Michel Sisco, convicted m 1948 of treason m France and cne of Canada's most sought fugitives, has been arrested m Mexico. He will be taken to New York to face charges m the United States A.P.A.P. - 38 words
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Article26 1955-03-16 2 Queen Elizabeth has sent a message of sympathy to the new King of Nepal on the death of his father. King Tribhuvana. ReuterReuter - 26 words
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145 1955-03-16 2 Big split in Australian Labour Party AUSTRALIA'S Labour Party appeared to be split last night over a Right-wing industrial group which party leaders allege to be a "Catholic secret society." The crisis came to a head when 36 delegates met in Hobart, Tasmania, for the party's federal conference and hadReuter - 145 words
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Article24 1955-03-16 2 Fire swept a 55 -year-old hotel In Laramie, Wyoming, yesterday killing at least six and seriously injuring five others. U.P.24 words
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Article111 1955-03-16 2 A WOMAN associate of Rumania's leaden has fled to Western freedom with her sick child. Austrian police said m Vienna last night. The fleeing mother and child were identified as Mrs. Nora Grecul, 34, said to have been associated with top Communists m Rumania, andU.P. - 111 words
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188 1955-03-16 2 A WEALTHY 47-year-old housewife arrested m Stockholm and charged with passing secrets to a Communist Czech military attache, said she did so because she fell for his uniform, security police alleged yesterday. They said Mrs. AaSta Olofsson. wife of a rich building contractor, gaveReuter - 188 words
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Article32 1955-03-16 2 The manu.script of an unfinished love story written by Napoleon at the age of 16 and offered for sale from a NewYork collection was auctioned m London yesterday for £2.300.32 words
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Article24 1955-03-16 2 U.S. film chief Noah Diet-; rich has sued to invalidate the marriage of his son. John, 18. to Betty Thorpe, 16 A.P.A.P. - 24 words
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271 1955-03-16 2 US to use A-bombs against the Reds rriHE U.S. Seentary of State. I Mr. FOater Dulles, said at his nt ari conference m Washington yesterday that if United aState.s was drawn into a major military action m Asia it would use atomic artillery and small atomic air bombs as conventionalU.P. - 271 words
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79 1955-03-16 2 REPRESENTATIVES of two firms will today tell the Armed Services Committee of the House of Representatives that a part of their future production of synthetic rubber would be set aside for the small manufacturers of rubber products Yesterday representatives of firms buying 11Reuter - 79 words
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Article18 1955-03-16 2 Mr David Hay, new Australian minister to Siam. arrived m Bangkok yesterday from Canberra.- ReuterReuter - 18 words
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Advertisement54 1955-03-16 2 Permanently Pleated jBl NYLON Jfl/imi Stiffened Petticoats f :\l LAUNDERS EASILY. X_ V NO IRONING. i Tv^ I/ sizes: Small, Medium, Largo It nylon panties All sizes; White only. From $4/515 pair. 34", 36", 38". Assorted tones. $.'l4/35 earli. PRINCESS SLIPS 32", 31", 36". Assorted tones. $22/50 each, THE STORE54 words
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165 1955-03-16 3 LEGAL LOOPHOLE SAVES GESTAPO HEAD F^ORMER Gestapo commander, Rudolf Muhler, on trial for the second time m Paradise, Lyons, yesterday claimed he knew nothing about the tortures at his headquarters m Paradise Street, Marseilles. Muhler and six of his subordinates are accused of hundreds ofReuter - 165 words
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Article17 1955-03-16 3 Fire destroyed large parts *Ji the East Berlin state-owned ■L rnriin fart.nrv last night ReuterReuter - 17 words
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Article, Illustration336 1955-03-16 3 She didn't want to talk about her baby THF second trial on procuring charges of Minot (Mickey) Jelke, 25-year-old heir to a margarine fortune, was suddenly adjourned m New York yesterday when the prosecutions main witness refused to answer Questions that 'might tend to incriminate336 words
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Article78 1955-03-16 3 MAURICE Philippart, a Catholic Deputy, yesterday urged the Belgium parliament to ban all boxing and wrestling. Speaking m a debate on his private bill to forbid these sports, Mr. Philippart said 24 boxers died during bouts m the United States last year. Mr.78 words
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Article46 1955-03-16 3 BRITOaNS are drinking much less beer. Unhappy brewers blame television and taxes. Television, said brewery officials, keeps many old beer drinkers at home, and taxes hurt. The tax on beer now is about 170 ocr rent of its basic price. A.PA.P - 46 words
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Article49 1955-03-16 3 U.S. Army helicopter and an American civilian car collided on the road near Munich but nobody was Injured. The aircraft crashlanded on the road m front of the car alter hitting a high tension wire. With brakes shrieking. the car skidded into the wreckage- A.P.A.P. - 49 words
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Article22 1955-03-16 3 Japanese diplomatic representatives m Asian and Pacific area countries will meet m Karachi lor a three-day conferen A. P.A.P. - 22 words
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Article65 1955-03-16 3 LMLM actor Rory Calhoun 1 has been a»sked by police pot to roar m the bath of his Beverly Hills home. A "''^hbour complained about a noisy radio. Investigating officers learned that it wasn't a radio, but Calhoun, singing m the bath. He agreed, officerssaid. toA.P - 65 words
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143 1955-03-16 3 A 21-YEAR-OLD British woman was granted a divorce yesterday from her twice-married American husband because of his misconduct with his first wife. Mrs. Eunice Edna Cloud ol Aston Mead, in North Wales, was married near Chester in England in October, 1953, to MrReuter - 143 words
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119 1955-03-16 3 Officer put boot polish on men's faces THE British military authorities yesterday confirmed the findings and sentence of a recent court martial on Captain Edward McAllister Seaton who blacked the faces of privates with boot polish. Seaton, of the Royal Artillery, wa.s found guilty on three charges of scandalous behaviourReuter - 119 words
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Article73 1955-03-16 3 rpwO Honi K«»riu aaei 1 rh.inls surd lor >711,- .'"»> in Ihc San I r.iiu is( o SapcriOf tturt >rstrnl.i>. for w.itrr ebeaUmta they s.iij WtTt shipped 111 thr p;»st four jears to thr Modern Fatal Produits of &M Francisco. Kuont: Pal Nam and MarmA.P. - 73 words
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189 1955-03-16 3 SEVEN-YEAR-OLD Penny Rae Raymond was kept alive with the "borrowed" heart and lungs of family friend yesterday while surgeons performed a delicate operation on her heart. The operation was apparently successful m a dramatic attempt to give the girl a normal life. Penny Rae,189 words
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275 1955-03-16 4 The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY. Mar 16. 1955. Opinion SELF-RULE rjTHE cry nowadays is "Self -rule at any cost." And the politicians pander to it, for they want the votes. But not the statesmen. They are all m favour of self-rule— but not at any cost. And now comes Sir275 words
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Article315 1955-03-16 4 STEPHEN COULTER - 'STOP this scandal' STEPHEN COULTER i Frenchmen condemn police and court methods by A TREMENDOUS outcry is shaking France about the state of the country's justice. .And no wonder. Take one announcement m the official gazette. This said "The Appeal Court recognises the innocence of Monsieur B who was sentenced315 words
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Article154 1955-03-16 4 UNKNOWN - UNKNOWN hs (SEF. no point m the newfangled piano "which makes sounds like a trumpet." Why not simply play a trumpet? Or is that simplifying things too atrociously? Szopszutiz, the Balkan prodigy, uses a steam-driven piano which whistles at the end of a piece; a shrill, piercing154 words
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Article, Illustration380 1955-03-16 4 William Miller - William Miller by TW O Nationalist-held islands, close to the coast of Red China, are now holding the attention of the world. They are Matsu and Quemoy. Matsu, a tiny fishing island, ll 14 miles off the Red China coast and approximately 120 miles northwest of ChiangU.P. - 380 words
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Advertisement62 1955-03-16 4 I GIFTS I from I SENA 'S E Articles of rare bc.wty and intrinsic value w simple gifts, ornamental and useful gifts, all the work of fine craftsmen. Z The name of SENA upon fl the box conveys a com- _f p'iment more eloquently Z than words. E H.SENA LTD.62 words
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Advertisement116 1955-03-16 4 1 Helena Rubinstein j i REAL SILK £^p4sk Face Powder /fiP^r> J (Jiii^s Absorbs kmrnwrn J Glows Takes Colour O^ f —because it IS Silk! Wm\' ""^S. y I I n "l Because it is pure atomised silk, Helena Rubinstein's Real Silk Face *~\JtCjT Powder clings glows absorbs I r>116 words
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Article, Illustration671 1955-03-16 5 Today Free Press reporters survey two Singapore electoral divisions. Here is the report on GEYLANG SEATED precariously five feet above a sea of filthy mud was Ismail bin Mohammed Noor, a Geylang fisherman clad m a tattered khaki shirt .md black shorts. The stilts of671 words
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Article, Illustration649 1955-03-16 5 IRE the children of Whampoa more inivrestec. m Singapore < lections than their im rents? It seems so, because at an election rally m Kirn Keat public square there were about lOu children present. There were not even ten from the 400-flat estate present to649 words
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Article140 1955-03-16 5 THE Four Candidates Le* Yong Mm, 31 Labour Party (businessman. Born m Singapore. Educated St. Josephs Institution. Secretary: Labour Party, Dept. of Civil Aviation Workers' In ion* Cinema and Entertainment Workers' I'nion Contested lost three times m City Council elections. Goh Hood Kiat, O.BC. 62. Independent (businessman). Born m Singapore.140 words
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Advertisement11 1955-03-16 5 DON'T FORGET OUR W\\ OFFERS \J^/\ ma*- skciai mmmmm P^/ wassiamull's11 words
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Advertisement125 1955-03-16 5 _#J^J r d famOUS rt 8t /6t~*/\ P| Exclusively gT^ J^ lit CCA Long Playing XfcrfK mV\mm*WlßW% R ecordf I (f his Orchestra I Acclaimed as the "Band of the Year" LF.1037 Tempo for Dancers I 1- tnen t i LI. 1060 Listen to my Music LF.IOGI Blue Skips March125 words
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Miscellaneous585 1955-03-16 6 MANDRAKE by Lee Falk and Phil Davis STAR V.l (ONLY THIS NOmiHMHH I WHY WO'JLO SHEGOTHERE? j I LOTHAA. PACK OUR BAGS AND I3ORN today, v„ u j JTr i NO REASON- UNLESS ALEENA ORDER PLANE T/CHET? AT ONCE .J "one to e^hil.ii 1 \tf**" V -010 SOMETHING--T0 J WE'RE585 words
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Article206 1955-03-16 7 rrevious Today RI'BBEB No. 1 RSS cJ.f. European 26\ buyer* 25 bu ports March 26 7 S sellers 26 sellers II BBER No. 1 RSS c.i.f. European 26% buyers myers ports April 26 7 S sellers 25% seller^ KIBBKR No. 1 RSS Spot 26n buyers 26'^ buyers206 words
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Article108 1955-03-16 7 NEW YORK. Mar. 15. m futur£ BPOt a M,_r?r rb7 90 T 7smm. UN futures, March. 90.00 bid 89 85 bid M.85 asked 90.75 asked A P rU 89.90 bid 89.75 bid M.M asked 90.50 asked MmJ 89.70 bid 89 60 bid TONE: Quiet ES-UflS 9 25108 words
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Article43 1955-03-16 7 Spot Malabar quoted at 43 i April 42. May 41* Sarawak spot centi per pound. Awaiting release 43 and Lampong spot 43-. cents 43. Afloats 43 to 42V_. March 42. I sellers ex-dock. Above prices quoted m U.S. cents per lb.43 words
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Article27 1955-03-16 7 NEW YORK, Mar. 15. Previous Today M Industrials 391.36 399.28 !o Railroads 142.52 145.90 Domestic Bonds 99.75 99.84 •1 Stocks Composite Average 146.59 149.3127 words
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Article118 1955-03-16 7 Previous Today Philippines c.i.f. UK/North Kuropean delivered weight per long ton March/ April $183 4 nom. $182 quoted "PK\ Philippines fob. Manila 1 delivered weight, per lon* ton unquoted unquoted t COPRA Straits cdJ. UK/North I European delivered weight per long ton March/ April £66 buyers118 words
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Article38 1955-03-16 7 A 14-year-old bay. Ghazall bin Yeop Osman. was drowned j when he fell into the Perak River while bathing at Kampong Telok Sareh, 18 miles I from Teluk Anson. His body I was later recovered.38 words
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251 1955-03-16 7 TALK by the Vice-Chan-cellor of the University of Malaya, Sir Sydney Came, m Singapore, led to speculation on the form of society Malaya should try to build and on the economic importance of independence. Sir Sydney spoke on "Th< Human Factor m Economic Development." He251 words
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344 1955-03-16 7 MINISTER ORDERED MAN SENT TO REDS THE CHIEF of the Indonesian Criminal Investigation Department. Mr. Sosrodanukusomo, In Jakarta, has suddenly been sacked became he made a photostat copy of an official document expelling a leading Kuomintang supporter from the country. The CID chief, who344 words
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Advertisement91 1955-03-16 7 I&SANOID V FIRST AID SETS Types specially assembled for (1) Factories or Offices with ItOtfLP 10-50 errployees, (2) Factories rv(/rrl/c/ employing more than 50 persons but no Ambulance Room, (3) Buses or Cory _rV»_»//-W-t-a < 4) s P°' f Clubs, (5) Pocket [\UCWriv5 Outfit, (6j Hou/ehold estates m^^^^m mm^L%\W*mW^* ■If91 words
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Article, Illustration312 1955-03-16 8 ROGER YUE; CHEW BOON CHIN - UNKNOWN AIDS DREN ROGER YUE CHEW BOON CHIN Story by Pictures by IS°««*I Plea, J ■•tary i„i, Ni lf] H <> "-a.se UIM S f w «gmj ewrtm ww the J__? •Mcher, th.v 5.,„, ;> •Tinikling. •a tr ,li. H nese s.n R ,rs W U C M jubilee Ball312 words
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Article, Illustration143 1955-03-16 10 Ship ahoy —or ship ashore? This was what sleepy -eyed Frenchmen asked each other when they woke up a few mornings ago and saw the Dutch freigher Marianne beached near this p«»ar tree. picture. The grounding occurred when the vessel, sailing up the River Seine towardAP - 143 words
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Article106 1955-03-16 10 CARAVANS may stand in for HOUSES 4 MERICA'S Air Force m Britain and France is to try to solve a critical housing shortage -with de luxe caravan.s. So far, contracts totalling approximately $26-million for 2,689 caravans have been awarded to two European Arms. The caravans will be 38 feet long,106 words
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Article55 1955-03-16 10 4 PLAN to build a tunnel under the Straits of Gibraltar <and thus provide direct communication between Spain and North Africa by land) is being discussed m Spain. One of the keenest advocates of the scheme is Don Juan Estelrich. Spain's permanent representative m the United Nations55 words
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Article373 1955-03-16 10 These books speak for themselves 'BACKGROUNDS' HELP CHILDREN TO UNDERSTAND DID you ever wish books could talk? Well, now, they can. thanks to the efforts of a bookloving young couple named Bernard and Darlene Geis, who decided somebody had to do something to give books a lighting chance m theA.P. - 373 words
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Advertisement63 1955-03-16 10 You can Phone Your SMALL ADS. to Singapore 2800 Rjrf. I 0» Bt •< mT. _JP^a :d ______r£§* i BP^^^ •^>i»~ 7- J ______K_: JC S W' 7S__i __T f Alt *__i .:<MfcfJ" SJ IF :JS E_^-4__H s9__v jM^'ltß-- 'tSj-MPMBB _^^fe '<7 ■^^^BS(BL«^ o^' i*^ > X J-i Bt^x^^*'*7 463 words
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510 1955-03-16 11 NORMAN SMITH - NORMAN SMITH Symphony of the Air announces a Far Eastern tour by rnfflS Symphony of the i Air. the former National Broadcasting Compan y .symphony orchestra "Toscanini's Own* -Will make a s» yen-week tour of the Far East, leaving New York for Japan about510 words
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Article361 1955-03-16 11 Stanley Kligfeld - MUSIC HELPS THE SICK Stanley Kligfeld by 'pHE medical profession is making significant strides at using music to aid m healing. Ancient epic verse and Holy Writ indicate that music has had a place m healing, at least for trauma and psychoneuroses. for a long time. Ever since ancient times361 words
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Article, Illustration55 1955-03-16 11 Arturo Toscanini, the worldfamous conductor. is flanked by his children and secretary upon his arrival m >■• w York from Italy. I rom the left: Mrs. Wand* Horowitz, his daughter, Miss Anita Colombo, his secretary, and (right) his son Walter. The maestro has returned to New York to complete a55 words
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Article, Illustration28 1955-03-16 11 picture. v ii «f Ruenos Aires has her first lesson Martha Argent-h, 13, of Buei os rHh <iulda Martha. from the Austrian piano Jgg musk Vienna by PopperPopper - 28 words
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Article116 1955-03-16 11 IN the little village "1 C< I fontaine near Lille there hadn't been a fire since 1912. I Th.s state oi affairs reduced fireman Michel COrnee t., a state «,f prostration because i he never had a chance to Wear his smart blu< uniform except once a year116 words
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Article45 1955-03-16 11 aiorrif ROIZMAN, former It I nim editor lor March f 'fjiiie, n.us produced a halfhour colour picture on the life of Rembrandt, telling thi story through the ms ter's paintings and .sketches. Rolzman worked m B ation with Joseph Auerbach Film Enterprises. Hollywood45 words
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Advertisement133 1955-03-16 11 Goat is big hit rE big hit ol the Paris stage season is a small white goat that is appearing m a non-speaking part m the comedy "The Little TeaHouse" at the Montparnasse theatre. Ali the critics have been raving. The little white goat m the play is named Lady133 words
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Article, Illustration43 1955-03-16 12 picture. Truly a model bridesmaid is four-year-old Sally Hancock who, with all the aplomb of a veteran, displays this charming dress at a London children's fashion show. The bridesmaid dress is m white rayon net, trimmed with cherry-coloured velvet ribbon. ReuterReuter - 43 words
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Article286 1955-03-16 12 'FASHION gets funnier and funnier every year." A sardonic remark from a mere male on some of the new silhouettes and decorative ideas that have come to the fore this season. I suppose we should just brush it aside with a shrug ofU.P. - 286 words
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Article435 1955-03-16 12 Don 't clutch your shoes! Fashion a-foot. Watch out for that cli D ■mi n ii tint ..mmi imi nil. ••im iiii.iniiiiiininiiiiillliiiiiiii nn 111*111 ill mihiiiiimiiiiiihiiiiiiiiim Miiiiim,, clop: It may lead to curvature of the .Ml MIMIIMI M,M lIIHIIIIIII IHI I, •Hllli 11, toes, warns LOUISE PETRIE iiiiiniiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiM 11 nmi435 words
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220 1955-03-16 12 Margaret's gown showed off her tan at 'welcome home' dance DRINCESS MARGARET, wearing a sleeveless gown which showed ofl her Caribbean tan, danced a midnight samba at Buckingham Palace. It was the highlight of a welcome-home party given by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, which went on until220 words
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99 1955-03-16 12 ALUMINIUM gives plants EXTRA zipp HERE'S tip for gardeners: French experimenters haw discovered that they can get astonishing results with flowers and TegetaWes by spreading paper-thin strips of aluminium between the rows of whatever il being grown. It appears that the alumm ium paper Btopi A' ds growing, reduces vaporation99 words
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Miscellaneous292 1955-03-16 12 >LB^-~—fl M II ___^__tf— ~^_l -^^^^H 1 I I i L_-----WH-L^_JL i I-,, CLI'ES ACROSS: 3 Act or prevent (4. 4). 1 How Pluto decorated m 1944? 4 Such a horse ls unrldeable (3). (5) »I leave a leader for him (4) 4 Story of a novelist In the best-292 words
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Article, Illustration218 1955-03-16 13 O I R LAURENCE OLIVIER with a swollen hand dancer Gene Nelson with an moh-long cut on his S4 .three patrons unconscious m the foyer. They were casualties at a London premiere of a new Mm. N- arly 5.000 people twice broke a cordon218 words
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Article, Illustration161 1955-03-16 13 MR. J. ft BolLngsbroke Fowlis, tall and dignified, was headmaster for 35 years at a school with 400 pupils m Gambia. But m 1951 he lost his sight and was forced to retire. Listening to the radio one night he heard about operations performed161 words
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Article, Illustration376 1955-03-16 13 DRIVING along the highway ieMnUy U o-rurred to u.s that it would be very helpful to t c declarer if someone posted lie sign that .ads tte driver— -Squeeze left or Squeeze also be extremely helpful to the defenders if the ampler sign "Squeeze ahead. V rn them376 words
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394 1955-03-16 13 The taxman adds that PERSONAL touch r pHE income-tax collec- tors are beating and ringing on all the doors m Madrid these days for the simple reason that Spain uses the thoroughly .sensible system of collecting cash "on the spot." The Government realises m fact that there is a far394 words
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Miscellaneous116 1955-03-16 13 TARGET i I IJUVV many P A D words dr V I X lour letters or more can Tfjnr gf r „tß JU_U| tiie suuare on lite left f C In making L v cuh \v or 1 1 j |lie letters th. F a e»' K f 7"'all square*116 words
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Article, Illustration52 1955-03-16 14 Raton .Marias (left) of Mexico, sends out a left to the head of Chamroen Songkitrat. of Siam. during their 12-round fight m San Francisco. Macias won on a technical knockout. The Bfht was recognised as being for the world bantamweight title by the National Boxing Association52 words
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472 1955-03-16 14 VERNON MORGAN - VERNON MORGAN By MARCIANO we know, Bannister we know, Hashim 1 Khan we have heard of. But who on earth is Connor? That might be the answer of many fans if put this question m a sport; And yet Douglas Connor of" Canada, 86-year-old wartime:472 words
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Article, Illustration30 1955-03-16 14 Straight after his victory Marias had another fight to get to the dressing room. Macias (arrow) was overwhelmed by admiring fans despite the efforts of the police.30 words
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Article281 1955-03-16 14 Retards tumble to U.S. stars rO U.S. soldiers leaped more than 26 feet m the long jump and their teammates won three other track and field championships yesterday as the United States made a near sweep of honours m the Pan-American Games. Roselyn Range won the long jump with a281 words
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570 1955-03-16 14 JACK TALBOT - AUSTRALIA MUST IMPROVE FOR W. INDIES TOUR JACK TALBOT By N'EABLY every aAustralian cricket enthusiast hat had to admit that the standard of play this season was the lowest for many years. Many competent critics say that it was the worst Australian Test team since 1912, but that is going570 words
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Article307 1955-03-16 14 TRUST the Scots to be m on the football news, no matter the difficult circumstances. This applies particularly to tha trawlermen. it appears that their wives and sweethearts sit at radio sets m their hemes capable of receiving a trawler's wave-length. Private messages are not allowed307 words
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Article113 1955-03-16 14 THE Welsh Rugby Union team 1 meet France m Paris on M 26 is the same as that which Ireland 21-3 at Cardiff on Batur d Ytl S :G. Owen: K. J.*g Thomas, G. Griffiths. H. O Morgan W R Willi*. W. WllSSnl B. Meredith. gjgj113 words
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Article15 1955-03-16 14 Northampton 0. Bristol 9T jngj College Dublin 14, Oxford Uui\ei* B.— Reuter.15 words
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Article, Illustration277 1955-03-16 15 U.K. standard has improved says Wong lITONG Peng Soon, Ma- lava's ace badminton player, hopes to have his fourth win m the All England championships next week m London but his immediate concern is to become acclimiatised. "I have not been warm since I arrived here on Friday." Wong saidReuter - 277 words
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Article283 1955-03-16 15 THE DRAW PDDIE CHOONG, winner for the past two years and Wong Peng* Soon, both of Malaya, have 'been drawn so that they can meet each other m the final c: the All England badminton championship which begin at the Empress Hall, London, on March 23Reuter - 283 words
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Article129 1955-03-16 15 ESCOBAR'S TITLE BID TONIGHT TAPANB8B boxing writers make 0 Orient featherweight chamBhigejl Kaneko a slight favour- over the Philippines' Ben Escobar eir 12-round title fight in Tokyo tonight. Bookmakcn gave Kaneko a 6-5 ■< 1 Many sport swriters were predict- knockout, pointing to the rdj of both men. Kaneko, 23.A.P. - 129 words
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Article68 1955-03-16 15 I HE English Football Association announced yesterday that Eng- would play Russia in Russia on 3 next year, the first interal match between them. latches will also be plaved "f'inst Germany and Sweden on me tour. Ihe pa. aiso announced that JJ Wanderers, the preEugliah firstReuter - 68 words
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Article55 1955-03-16 15 *d,i V1< t Union is planning to 1 D>g international swimming V, n Moscow next November. I x ei cll ikin, chief of the Foreign ,r »ent of the U.S.S.R.'s com- on physical culture and "d Britons, Americans and 1 would be invited. Official ,f "'^s will beA.P. - 55 words
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Article47 1955-03-16 15 JOHNNY SULLIVAN of Preston, I the British and British Empire middleweight boxing champion, beat Abe Quartey. Gold Coast, on points over eight rounds last nignt in Preston Sullivan was given a hard. clcs» fight and the derision was booed by the crowd.- ReuterReuter - 47 words
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Article137 1955-03-16 15 Free Press Boxing Reporter A TEAM of boxers from Ceylon Combined Services will meet Singapore Combined Services m Singapore on May 11. This will not interfere with the Singapore Open ChampionIshiDS. scheduled for May 5. 6 and 7 The Singapore Services .side for the match against137 words
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Article21 1955-03-16 15 Russian chess players, grandmaster E. Geller and grandmaster Vassily Smyslov tied a s winners of, the U S.S.R. chess championship21 words
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Article111 1955-03-16 15 SUNDERLAND were made two to one favourites for the Football Association Cup at last nights victoria Club callover. The elevation comes after their 2-v defeat of the former favourites Wolverhampton Wanderers m tne quarter finals last Saturday. Manchester City, their ten final opponents, are next best fancied atReuter - 111 words
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Article363 1955-03-16 15 gdfg RAF Seletar 2; Royal Army Service Corps 1 fHE Singapore United Services soccer league season opened yesterday on a quiet note. At Seletar this first division fixture had a scrappy tone as well. Neither side hit form. Royal Air Force Seletar did most of363 words
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416 1955-03-16 15 Forward punch gives Navy opening points Navy 2; Signals 1. NAVAL Wanderers began their Div. 1 league campaign with a victory because of their punch m the forward line. Royal Signals had a good share of the game m midfield play, but were not up to the mark when it416 words
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Article60 1955-03-16 15 R.E.M.K. 2; RAF Tengah t. IN this second-team clash at Ayer Rajah Road, the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers opened their Div. 2 account with a victory that could have been greater. Although having most of the play the REME forwards squandered goals. The two they did60 words
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Article35 1955-03-16 15 OOYAL A!r Force Changi 'A" were top-scorers yesterday on the opening day of thp Singapore United Services FA league. In a Div. 2 mp.trh at Changi they beat Royal Army Pay Corps 5-1.35 words
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Article102 1955-03-16 15 rpHE Australian C'iokef team fo tour the West Indies arrived last night at Kingston, Jamaica. Their captain Ian Johnson said: "I think we have pood .side. If the batting does not lot uj down j we have a reasonable ohanc e of winning the series." AustraliaReuter - 102 words
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Article877 1955-03-16 16 Sugar Bush a safe bet each way Free Press Course Correspondent D.WTESQI E is napped to win Race Six at Bukit Timah today. This up-and-coming Dante gelding was freely tipped as an extra good thing on the course this mornHe clearly established himself as a877 words
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Article259 1955-03-16 16 RACE 1-2.30: CLASS 3, DIV. 5 6 FURS. 1 Tolyar 3v Mortimer 9.00 2 —0 Ermine 3y Povall 8.13 3 090 Melbourne Hope 3y Awi 8.12 4_ Well-Being 3y Mulley 8.12 him to make amends for his expensive defeat on the first day. Air Rate will carry stable confidence259 words
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Article56 1955-03-16 16 Cockell due on April 7 ROCKY Marciano, world heavyweight boxing champion who is m light training fOa- his coming bout with Don Cockell of London, says he will leave on Monday. March 28 and establish his camp on the U.S. West Coast on April 1. Cockell, British challenger, will arrive56 words
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Article59 1955-03-16 16 Britain's Mike Hawthorn must wait a week before he hears officially if he and his American codrher. Phil Walters won the j Sebring international Grand Prix m the Jaguar D. Officials announced yesterday that a meeting would be held In New York on March 21 when Ferrari's59 words
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