The Singapore Free Press, 17 February 1958
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Title Section19 1958-02-17 1 The Singapore Free Press Malaya'fi Own Family Paper fa il 1. BtofftpOMi Monday, February 17, 1958, Price 15 Cts.19 words
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221 1958-02-17 1 Tunisia may now drop her plea to U.N. »K. John Foster Dulles, US Secretary of State, toil] today renew his fefforts to restore direct Contacts between Paris and Tunis before tomorrow's .scheduled United Nations Security Council debate on the FrancoTunisia dispute, it is reported in Paris. It Tunisia will probably221 words
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Article94 1958-02-17 1 HHWO strangers were seen in the vicinity shortly before a Chinese housewife was strangled on a lonely footpath in Singapore yesterday. Villagers of Kampong Clementi, at the 10th mile stone Clementi Road, have given the police a description of the strangers. The police said the dead94 words
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Article53 1958-02-17 1 Family of 4 siain FRENCH troops yesterday found the bodies of a 49-year-old European far mer, M. Miguel de Cara, his wife, and their two children Michel, 15, and Therese 12 kidnapped a week ago by insurgents from their isolat ed farm near Sidi el Abbes, in Algeria. All had53 words
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123 1958-02-17 1 Space man 'returns to earth' cheerful DONALD FARRELL, 23-year-old American airman, "returned to earth" yesterday after a week in a sealed cabin to test mental and physical conditions of supposed flight to the moon. He smiled broadly and was apparently none the worse for the confinement during which he was123 words
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Article30 1958-02-17 1 March first grade rubber buyers fob. opened in Singapore this morning at 78 cents a lb., up threequarters of a cent on Friday's close. The tone was quiet.30 words
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Article215 1958-02-17 1 I RESIDENT Shukri el K'iA:iUy of Syria yesangs O f a SSfS l€d t0 the r Arab nations to hmpmi- with the romised t Ro P llblic and v "safeguard r '^'^your crown;, I l l! "e In an myy V fll! influential >nly ;)<rU.P.; Reuter - 215 words
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Article73 1958-02-17 1 Israeli army headquarters al Tel Aviv reported that •Jordanians and Israelis ex changed heavy nre las night in the demilitariseo zone of Mount Scopa» Three Israeli policemen wer,> reported wounded. In Damascus, a Syrian army spokesman .said Syrians and Israelis exchanged shots yesterday at the Syrian village ofReuter - 73 words
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Article397 1958-02-17 1 REBELS BAN OIL CASH FOR JAKARTA Nasution issues order for arrest of Sjafruddin and five oi his ministers for attempting to overthrow state gIX civilian members of the Central Sumatra rebel "government" were charged with treason in a decree issued in Jakarta last night. Security agencies were ordered to arrest397 words
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239 1958-02-17 1 We did this for sake of the nation-Sumitro By DR. D. SUMITRO, former Finance Minister of Indonesia and now Minister for Commerce and Shipping in the rebel government, in an interview with United Press. MY friends and I, the members and leaders of the National Front have finally taken the239 words
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Article383 1958-02-17 2 IBuy us moderator t 1Y| E. HAROLD STASSEN, former presidential disarmament ui terday called for a summit conference at which the BnitS 8 Ves Secretary-General Mr. Dag Hammarskjoeld, would act as m !i? atioß He said in a Washington television interview that such 1Reuter - 383 words
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Article, Illustration109 1958-02-17 2 She may be elected a 'Charity Princess' Vfl>> CHAM <i^K lIIA 17, a reception. st, is one of 1 the entrants in a "Charity Princess" beauty contest which will be the highlight of the Singapore Teenagers' Chinese New Year charity ball being held tonight n «iid «»f SAT.A The ball109 words
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176 1958-02-17 2 A £30 ($255) a week Briti h Government scientist employed on secrei work, has won his appeal against dismissal for "talking too much" and starts work again In his old job today after being chared on appeal to the Government's three-man security tribunal. The man.176 words
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Article29 1958-02-17 2 The Communist Party yesterday retained their National Assembly .seat for Marseilles in a French by-election caused by the dpath of Communist deputy M. Joan Cristofol.— ReuterReuter - 29 words
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100 1958-02-17 2 OIK U.S. Congressmen, who visited the South Pole recently, last night recommended in Washington that the United States should retain its base there permanently to prevent Russia taking it over. Reporting their visit, a six-man sub-committee of the House of Representativ-Reuter - 100 words
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Article, Illustration38 1958-02-17 2 Married in Singapore at the weekend pic lures. THESE two couples were married in Singapore on Saturday. Above, Mr. Wee Swee Hock and Miss Soon Bee Kirn; below, Mr. Teo Yik Kwec and Miss Foo Tiap. Free PressFree Press - 38 words
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Article64 1958-02-17 2 MOIRA SHEARER, balle rina wife of Ludovic Kennedy, claimed in London last night that it was the hydrogen bomb whici) mattered most to voters 12) the recent Rochdale by election. Her husband, thr Übera candidate, came s< cona the poll, which brought ;i crushing defeat toReutrr - 64 words
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170 1958-02-17 2 JORDAN SEARCH FOR 'FABULOUS TREASURE' A TREASURE hunt is under way in the Jordanian desert for fabulous hoards of gold and silver believed to have been buried nearly 2,000 years ago. First clues came from the "Dead Sea scrolls" inscribed rolls of copper found in a cave on the North-westReuter - 170 words
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264 1958-02-17 3 Britain-wide check after IRA raid on camp SCOTLAND YARD de*J tectives ljept watch on Londgn haunts of the outlawed Irish Republican Army last ni&ht after masked bandits in army uniforms raided an army camp in South-west England. The raiders believed to number six were driven off before they reache theRouter - 264 words
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Article, Illustration89 1958-02-17 3 ENGLISH GIRL IS CHINESE NEW YEAR QUEEN An English girl has been chosen as Chinese New Year Queen for 1958. She is Miss Wendy Locke, who is also Miss Tanah Merah. More than 500 people at the Sea View Hotel, Singapore, watched the crowning on Saturday night. The runners-up were89 words
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174 1958-02-17 3 tpHE Queen Mother yesterday met six children who had travelled 3,000 miles from Northrest Australia to Canberra to bring greetings rom the -children of the inland." She met them two white children, two aborigines, one quartercaste I aborigine and an Italian- born immigrant when174 words
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Article99 1958-02-17 3 FPHERE was an explosion A and outbreak of fire last night at one of four huge blast furnaces at Pun Talbot, Wales, belong. in*-; to the Steel Company of Wales. One man was killed and 11 others seriously injured. The explosion, which occurred at the AbbeyReuter - 99 words
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73 1958-02-17 3 Prince dies in mountain road crash PRINCE Heinrich Franz Wilhelm of Bavaria died after the jeep in which he was travelling plunged about 115 feet from a mountain road in the Andes it was learned in Buei4*s Aires yesterday. He was 35. His sister Irmgard and brother- in law, Ludwig.73 words
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Article33 1958-02-17 3 The Aga Khan flew to Geneva from Karachi yesterday on his way to Gstaad. Switzerland, where 1 he ha* hired a chalet for a week'.^ winter sports.— ReuterReuter - 33 words
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Article, Illustration126 1958-02-17 3 MR. D. McLELLAN, the Director of Education, told students of the Netaji Hindi Hi^h School on Saturday that it was essential for them to understand their mother tongue. ''To understand your own culture," he said, "you must know your own language. There is also nothing126 words
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Advertisement15 1958-02-17 3 "IRRO-MATIC TIMER modern design. r cooking, baking. "'"<■ if* <Ind many other uv m MON-M 1315 words
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Advertisement155 1958-02-17 3 J llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllliliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuillllliiiiiHii j WISHING OUR CHINESE PATRONS FRIENDS A VERY HAPPY PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR S^&\«Hn3i mil Bfl VIP^V mmmmmi as J READY-MADE DEPARTMENT In this department we carry a big range of E ready-made Slacks Suits made from the latest fabric, tailored in AMERICA by ROSE BROTHERS, NORTHCOOL other well155 words
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219 1958-02-17 4 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, Feb 17, 1958. Opinion A GOOD START npHE news thai Shop- k< epers and hawkers are, at last, reporting demands made upon them by gangsters to the police is encouraging. The Free Press has always maintained that the remedy to "protection money lies in the219 words
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Article, Illustration1008 1958-02-17 4 I was a Mayor but not for long f PELHAM GROOM writes every Monday tils penchant foi 11 night sittings has i am told, earned foi our premier civic dignitary the title ol Singapore's N I g h t Mayor, winch is quite understandable to myone who has hud to1,008 words
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Article447 1958-02-17 4 Found- the honest taxi driver EVERY now and then our taxi-drivers jump nto the news. Recently it was because me o r two took advantage )f an arrival of ignorant Grangers, which was raher a second eleven thing o do. No-one would ever say ihat all our taxi-drivers ire black447 words
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Advertisement58 1958-02-17 4 W he t her your den and* »rf simple <>r difl u nit. v\ Ik. 'lliit they are Sin.il! or Uurgf There'i ii I M iyi rei re-> li i n g I\ triety ia the w i*k' rang! «>1 l>i;ini((iul st't Ringi v v bavi in itock. S.P.H. de58 words
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Advertisement60 1958-02-17 4 The latest semi-permanent rinse perfected Dy Inecto brings unbelievable colour glamour to ir hair. Three shades that will not wash off through many shampoos, will not affect permanent waVM B L ill ail i e tjvwi'o ■*iricii v *«*i.v.>>iiv- .^^...v.v Available from all Good Dealers and THE FEDERAL DISPENSARY LTD.60 words
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Article, Illustration163 1958-02-17 5 Virginia made her name without glamour Lj .g Virginia Paris, 1)1 imeriean singer tho made hex name as •.tiiiotous ol« Kman called Bloody Vi the musical iMdlic." has t) i tour »l SoutnEasl Vsia. in Singapore yesterci N Miss IMris stud g.; was looking forward to th« tour after r,163 words
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Article, Illustration60 1958-02-17 5 Tearing American nightlubl star will play in Singapore Kaye (right) one of America's Mub entertainers, will open a seaSingapore nightspot on Wednesday. X ><<'re direct from the U.S.. Donna m <* four of South-East Asia. in Kansas, the 22-year-old star "t'cordion and combines this with lcr obatic routine. appeared in60 words
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129 1958-02-17 5 14 not- at-home 'citizens' are sought £HE Singapore Citizenship Registration Oilic;. in Fort Canning is anxious to contact 31 people whose applications for citizenship hav< been approved. of ?H Ut \l- i%y W L U not becom < 1 citizens until they cal at the office and take the oath129 words
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Article108 1958-02-17 5 SPECIAL BOXES NOT FOR LETTERS THE Director of Posts, Mr. H. M. Rose, has appealed to the public to restrict their u.se of special posting boxes, to Chinese New Year cards only. "The original intention of these boxes was for the posting of greeting cards, addressed to Singapore, but members108 words
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Article25 1958-02-17 5 Nearly 400 Anglo-Egyptian refugees, expelled by Egypt during the Suez dispute yesterday ended a hunger strike at a hostel in Kidderminster. England.25 words
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435 1958-02-17 5 WOMEN GET GOOD MARKS BUT STORE DRIVING STANDARD IS LOW YEOMEN are as good drivers as men. This is the opinion of a driving instructor, an Automobile Association official, and a policeman. The secretary of the Singapore Automobile Association, Mr. K. G. Burne said there were only 30 women out435 words
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Advertisement126 1958-02-17 5 S^or tke £adieA with zD incriminating taste I T GENEVE JjSSCjjU/ C3S^ /*^Py KtMm White gold White gold case with Rolled gold case with 28 diamonds W sree back T 6 diamonds So/d ?)j/ all leading watch dealers Sole Agents: FAVRE LEUBA WATCH CO., LTD. 18-F, Batfery Road, Singapore I126 words
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Miscellaneous211 1958-02-17 6 Syihiey Jordan IjteyteawPP J^ f»' ils r//£ <;t.nc -if >t -.fiA/s/N. rue SO taucak: meamS to >/^ YES -X \Asj£jVm m Jw» rockl r v//u^y*; /^^/i/ uns,catl4i o stabliSm am outpost iip the U^J^^F Jfk S¥ OW ONE OP THE MOOMS' ytJOCKET I |^BPi\ A N(>fcitF SACRIUCJI GCFkfAN CAM ME211 words
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Miscellaneous452 1958-02-17 6 BORN today, you men and womftJ are apt to differ rather widely i r in the outward expression of your I basic characteristics. You o| the fair sex have keen intuitions and you have g i ;a womanly charm which make 3 fine homemaker and mother. On the other hand452 words
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Article, Illustration473 1958-02-17 7 Police step up war on ofteries: 10 charaed H2 wli on the sale purchase of ation Welfare P, tickets ID 3 »ore is being Ten people Je already been pto» •uted. i c spokesman said v v re constantly trying stop ii^ Illegal pracFhe Acting Solicitor er [nche Ahmad bin473 words
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143 1958-02-17 7 THE management of the new "people's park' in Geylang Serai which was opened at the weekend plans to make it one of the best In the Far East A spokesman told the Free Press that the plan would help to solve143 words
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Article, Illustration54 1958-02-17 7 A programme of Indian variety dances is to be staged at the Victoria Memorial Hall, Singapore, at 8 p.m. today and at the Sri Narayana Mission, Seletar, at 7.30 p.m. tomorrow. Among the cast are two of the Federation's leading dancers, Sivadas and Vatsala. They arc seen above in aFree Press - 54 words
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Article16 1958-02-17 7 A strong earth tremor shook Jordan yesterday but caused no damage or casualties. Reuter.16 words
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Miscellaneous131 1958-02-17 7 Today's Radio Programme j 1.15 pm. A Musical Apertif 1 Market Rrport; 7 00 TISM Bigi on t-i^.^ ni i i T>j«,, n;il and News, 7 15 Amoiifan 1.30 Time Signal and Neu.s, Musjr HftU; j |fl Tra(]r 1.45 A MUSiCSJ Dessert; 2.00 Fair,. 8.00 Woi Id Affairs, B close131 words
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Miscellaneous46 1958-02-17 7 SINGAPORE HIGH TIDES TODAY: 9.55 a.m. and 11.21 p.m. 0 TOMORROW: 10.35 1 a.m. and 11.45 p.m. WEDNESDAY: 11.11 a.m. THURSDAY: 0.08 a.m. and 11.46 a.m. FRIDAY: 0.30 a.m. and 12.21 p.m. o SATURDAY: 0.53 a.m. and 12.54 p.m. SUNDAY: 1.18 a.m. and 1.28 p.m. i46 words
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Article, Illustration899 1958-02-17 8 UNKNOWN; UNKNOWN - UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN FROM UNTRAINED JAG AS TO €H\(g m»OLMCEMEN In for all in By "THERE are over eight square miles of territory in Singapore where the Colony's police force has no say unless it is asked to assist. Law and order Is maintained among a population of899 words
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Article, Illustration951 1958-02-17 10 THERE'S NO DOUBT, WRITES PELHAM GROOM, THAT COL. ORD WAS A VERY MASTERFUL AND OVERBEARING MAN WHO WAS MOST UNPOPULAR DURING HIS TERM OF OFFICE npHE most difficult th trying to recapture pie to life a^i i Bu through arti-t> el th women very951 words
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74 1958-02-17 10 |r rHREK American mothers seen arriving in San Francisco "disappointed but not crushed," by their failure to win freedom for their sons imprisoned on spy charges by the Communist Chinese Government. The weary travellers are, (top to bottom): William Downey, his mother74 words
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Article221 1958-02-17 10 SECRET OF A CHEERFUL SURGEON I THL secret of a smilim I h d uord about his patients came out last week Larly in the mornlnu th« surgeon, 52-year-uld Mellvill Digby sheppard was found dead in ffi greenhouse in Londonroad, Chelmsford, England Beside him was an operating knife. He diod221 words
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Article, Illustration433 1958-02-17 11 STRAY DOCS: PROBLEM FOR BRITAIN \NIMAL welfare societies are embarking on a detertnined campaign to lessen the number of stray dogs n Britain and to rouse the police forces from what hc\ claim is a neglect of statutory responsibility. There are half a million stray dogs in Britain. As hePaul Popper - 433 words
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Article159 1958-02-17 11 A MODERNISATION programme under review by Vatican authorities will eventually affect the lives of the one million nuns and 250.000 male members of Catholic Orders throughout the world. Many Orders are to be reorganised to adapt them to modern living conditions, and closer collaboration159 words
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Article566 1958-02-17 11 Be 'beducated'-and sleep sounder ANNE SHARPLEY REPORTS ON NEW AMERiCAN GIMMICK JOHN FOSTER DULLES wanted a folding sleeping board to bring Spartan conformity to his World-scattered couches. Orson Welles desired a bed big enough to roam in. And Eugene O'Neill insisted that the bed for him must "guarantee sweet dreams566 words
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Article58 1958-02-17 11 ANEW swing door that requires "far less muscle power to operate" is being designed bv a Pittsburgh plate glass company, writes Jennifer Johns. The door, "designed for offices and other public buildings," is only half an inch thick and weighs considerably less than most of today's swing58 words
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Advertisement100 1958-02-17 11 VL^AVi YOU CAN I r^,-z II :t RELY ON I f II r Doctors agree that, from ahout the s^^^- iM^n^^T ninth or tenth month, healthy babies P^lr&a/-<s r\^Jl require a FULL CREAM MILK as an important part of their daily diet. i>. 0 j y I You can confidently100 words
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Article, Illustration1300 1958-02-17 12 THE PROBLEMS OF CHILDHOOD MJjjR&? r M, j§ tuffi V/J \f M f^B Mlt Mm Alii BH^R IT IS some time now since the schools re opened and the children are adjusting themselves to their now teachers and lesson*. A small percentage of children may find it difficult to adjust1,300 words
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Article384 1958-02-17 12 YOUR WOULD you tell me if it is possible for :i leg which has been shortened by disease to be lengthened by putting in a piece of bone, or bone grafting. YES. it is certainly possible for a leg to be lengthened Such surgery is384 words
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Article590 1958-02-17 13 U.S. PLANS FOR THE SPACE AGE a i \MILY of fantastic* weapons and plans to send men soaring into space was revealed last week when the United States' I)eDepartment displayed in Washington America's response to l nO vk challenges of the space a^e. is what wafi rovealed: eral vehicles" areU.P. - 590 words
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Article72 1958-02-17 13 Rockets to lift bombers A CONSTANT thrust Spectre rocket engine is being made as a take-off assist for Britain's H-bomb carrying Victor and Vulcan bombers, the De Havilland Engine Company has announced in London. The Super Sprite rocket engine has already been ordered for the third Vbomber type, the VickersReuter - 72 words
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Article93 1958-02-17 13 at object r <Zsg« a rmu hi J las| v^k.end On I, fKlrt '> f foreign *rtl Bt? 1 army Ul to be metal and measuring 28 by 32 inches— was dug up by police at Ilallavista, near Vesuvius. After it Has found to be stamped 4*'ithReuter - 93 words
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Article56 1958-02-17 13 A 132-FOOT deep crater was left when 1,000 tons oi explosives was set off as an experiment in I Tagansal. near Tashkent, Uzbek, the Soviet news i agency Tass has reported. The explain was part of Soviet tests to use explosives in land development and isReuter - 56 words
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Article, Illustration15 1958-02-17 13 .V.VAV.V.W.V.V.'W. A page to keep 1 you well informed about this Age of Space. ,v.v%w.w.v.v.v.v.v«15 words
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Article49 1958-02-17 13 The French Navy in to send Its deep diving Bathyscaphe to explo: the .sea bed 3,000 metres deep off the Japanese COMt north Of Tokyo at the request of Japanese scientists. Eleven dive.s will be made during next June, July and August.— ReuterReuter - 49 words
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Article, Illustration63 1958-02-17 13 THESE three men are three American top scientists. They answered questions at a press conference in Washington after the United States had launched its earth satellite, the Explorer. From left 3re: Dr. William Pickering, a jet propulsion expert; James A. van Allen, of lowa State University andU.P. - 63 words
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Article155 1958-02-17 13 MISSILE experts at Cape Canaveral searching for an explanation for the self-destruction of the Atlas inter-continental ballistic missile over the previous week-end did not rule out the speculation that a radio signal, possibly by an amateur operator, hnd triggered th e explosion. A spokesman for155 words
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Article73 1958-02-17 13 COVIET scientists are opening up ice-bound Arctic ports 20 to 30 days early in the spring by scattering coal dv.st and dark-coloured sand on the Icefloe.s, the Soviet newa agency Tass has reported. The powdery layers dropped from the aircraft reduce the reflective capacity ofReuter - 73 words
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Article113 1958-02-17 13 RAINMAKERS CAUSE A FLOOD A TEAM of rainmaker, who (lew over Mount isa, Queensland succeed ed In their task so well that a local river flooded and cut the town In two unrj the rainmakers' aircraft was bogged down When it landed. An inch of rain fell over the MountReuter - 113 words
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Article, Illustration216 1958-02-17 14 TWO young Australians made a spectacular addition to the record books when at Olympic Park, Melbourne, they both broke the four-minute mile barrier in the same race. The athletes concerned are Herb Elliott (19) of Western Australia, and the man he is beating in the216 words
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Article236 1958-02-17 14 ARCHIE QUICK - SERVICES TEAMS STAR STUDDED ARCHIE QUICK By THE Army had eight Internationals in their team against the R.A.F.'s two in the season's first In-ter-services boxing tournament at Stanmore. Middlesex, it w-as that balance of experience which won the meeting for the Army by eight bouts to five. The R.A.F. had236 words
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Article525 1958-02-17 14 CAW IMPROVE YOUR TENNIS -by DAN MA^M r_* 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i i i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 j_ Dan Masked is525 words
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491 1958-02-17 14 New Zealand colts build forward speed JAPANESE rugby will be getting a preview of New Zealand's future rugby might >n the next few weeks. A junior All-Black team flies to Japan from Auckland today, and the party will include a number ot players on whom Nev Zealand's future pre-emin-ence inReuter - 491 words
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144 1958-02-17 14 TIIK Victorian and Now South Wales Amateur flowing Associations will have to raise V 5.700. 700 to ■end an Australian rowing team to the British I'm pirc Games at Cardiff (Wales) in July. The Australian Rowlnf Council has notified al' State associations that144 words
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Miscellaneous227 1958-02-17 14 Ol '•■wwwnwnal wwwwwjaajaj JwwnPßwwfcwwwwwwwM lB 'j a~ T mmwamumu wwwnwwww iwßwnßw| a^H JDi H nwnwwwlwwwni _.nj_.w»ji_ CLUES ACROSS 3 Keep with hesitation (6>. 1 I ii** mollusc is mostly a 4 r>uL in (><) d standing, perdeei (5), haps 4 Claim wnii the Mapperi (7). 5 Th,> TftW is mainly227 words
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Article, Illustration673 1958-02-17 15 THE PRINCE SET S A NEW BEST TIME tilIN Prince of Lalita raced away from the fleld tit win the Class 1, Div. 2 distance event Kuala Lumpur on Saturday he made a new ilayan record for 9F and overshadowed the rformances of top division horses. prince of Lalita ran673 words
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460 1958-02-17 15 Double Eagle gallops 3f in 35 sec FAST GALLOPS ON K.L. TRAINING TRACK ])OHULK EAGLE, rid--17 den by Chris Dragon, gave an exhibition of his galloping ability at Kuala Lumpur this morning when he ran three furlongs in 35 without being ridden out. Double Eagle, who ran in Australia as460 words
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Article383 1958-02-17 15 WEIGHTS for all eight races on Wednesday at Kuala Lumpur are Cl. 1 Div. 1— 6F. HENGGELER MEMORIAL TROPHY Dlstine 10.02 Amusement Park 9.06 Sun of Burma 8.10 Hurry Hurry 8.07 High Socks 8.06 Monitor 8.06 Couag 8.05 Hopeful Blue 8.04 Dimples 8.02 Judicial 8.00 Rangoon II383 words
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41 1958-02-17 15 Kurt Nielsen, of Denmark, won the men's title in the 1 French indoor lawn tennis championships in Paris yesterday. In the final he beat former Wimbledon champion, Jaroslav Drobny, of Egypt, 7-5, 6-3, 6-2- ReuterReuter - 41 words
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Article17 1958-02-17 15 Germany beat Italy 4 l in an international icehockey match at Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy, last night.17 words
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Article225 1958-02-17 15 CURE PROFIT led nearly all the way to win Race Threw. He led a procession at the finish, being followed home by Grey Elegance and Fire Power. Golden Gus was left at the barrier, taking no part in the race and Chiengmai, in my opinion225 words
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Advertisement21 1958-02-17 15 HORSES TO FOLLOW TMESE have gone on my short list after Saturday's performances: Top Circle, Movie Fan, Nimrod, Shoemaker and Queens-21 words
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Advertisement34 1958-02-17 15 ~BF"^ m inim IMB Hi £*n to be tsken by FREE PRESS PHOTOGRAPHER Telephone: Singapore 2800 or write to Free Press Photographic Dept. 140-146, Cecil Street Singapore THIS SERVICE IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN SINGAPORE34 words
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92 1958-02-17 16 2 AFRICANS AXED TO DEATH IN TRIBAL FIGHT TWO AFRICANS weir ■hacked to death with axes yesterday in a faction li^ht at Pimville, an African township on the outskirts of Johannesburg. Trouble be^an when a crowd of a Ba.su tos ro- turned to the township after attending the funeral ofReuter - 92 words
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Article63 1958-02-17 16 20 WordM $6 (minimum). MAUAM TAN HOCK NEO aged 70 years passed away r>eucefully on 15/2/58 at 97 Devonshire Road Singapore, leaving behind her beloved husband Khoo Peck Hock, 3 daughters, 2 sons, 2 .sons-in-law Bertie Tun Hock Chuan and Willie Lim and several grandchildren to mourn her loss.63 words
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294 1958-02-17 16 I'll never answer mercy call again, says victim of $17,000 kidnap Yf K. TAN SWEAT KEOW, 65, the Singapore physician who was set free lfl h> kidnappers last week alter the payment of a $17,000 ransom, has adopted a new philosophy in life. Before he was admitted to a private294 words
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Article63 1958-02-17 16 A special parking area has been made available in Zion Road for motorist., visiting the Great World during the Chinese New Year. Kirn Seng Road will be a one-way street and parking will be prohibited. Traffic from the direction of Have lock Road will not63 words
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34 1958-02-17 16 ur. Horace Joules, a chest specialist, said in Glasgow, Scotland, yesterday that about a million Britons would die of cancer before the end of this century ReuterReuter - 34 words
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Article29 1958-02-17 16 Sir Hugh Foot, Governor pi Cyprus, will visit, t.ho contral Prisons In Nicosia this week The visit (olloWfl recent disorders In the nrlanrti ReuterReuter - 29 words
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72 1958-02-17 16 THE QUEEN WHO PREFERRED A JAZZ SESSION... Queen Soraya of Persia missed the most lavish international society ball of the St. Moritz winter season yesterday to listen' to an American jazz duet and calypso music. While bluebloods and millionaires cavorted and sipped champagne at the "Cresta" ball in the elegantU.P. - 72 words
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Article, Illustration31 1958-02-17 16 picture. Hollywood fil m star John Wayne, I who is now in Sin- gapore on a three- day visit, seen with Malay film stars I Mariane {left) and Hasmah. Free PressFree Press - 31 words
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Article181 1958-02-17 16 JJOCTORS will decide today whether Mr. Matt Busby, Manchester United manager, is to be told the full extent of the air crash which took the lives of seven of his players on Feb. 6. So far his questions have been fobbed ofT and heRenter - 181 words
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90 1958-02-17 16 Work to begi ng on UK missile bases \n Anglo-American agreement for the con.strucx>n of four intermedlatcange ballistic mi.s.sile bases n Britain will be implp- I nented thia week, British I sources in Washington said yesterday, The agreement also colls or the United Stales to! •upply 1,500-mile miwilti by theReuter - 90 words
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225 1958-02-17 16 APPEAL TO RUSSIA: JOIN IN ASIA AID FORMER US vi,, p dent Henry a w has proposed that United State. to eo-nxmsor iff SS national meetL^ study food -inri n tion problems P Pulj Mr. Wallace said the -v nbl e armament. r h ha s made it "niardaSJ! forU.P. - 225 words
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