The Singapore Free Press, 31 December 1959
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Title Section13 1959-12-31 1 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS No. *****. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1959. 15 CENTS.13 words
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Opinion
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Article121 1959-12-31 1 A crucial year ends which ;nidbeen ind ior many an t I o i .something :ar- >resee a Admitt§:.ot yet fuily but notable definite step too, new i to wa> the cc rubber. o d a boom. cond primary mail uuned er paIt period, the the ally the Klang me121 words
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Article282 1959-12-31 1 Government studying proposal to charge parking fee for all transit planes using Singapore airport $i-mil. more a year if plan is passed |^HE Singapore Government, in a bid to step up revenue at the Pay a Lebar airport, is considering parking fees for all international transit282 words
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Article, Illustration144 1959-12-31 1 FORMER employees of the Whay Hin pineapple factory, in Guillemard Road, Singapore, who have been picketing the premises since Dec. 4, moved out of the compound this morning but continued to picket near the main entrance. This move is the result of an interim injunction grantedFree Press - 144 words
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125 1959-12-31 1 'Govt. men went to races in duty hours' ALLEGATIONS AFTER PROBE SINGAPORE Government employees alleged tc have attended race meetings during working hours may face disciplinary action, The Free Press I understands. This follows observation kept at Bukit Timah by the Corrupt Practices Investigation. Bureau. A list of government officials125 words
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Article34 1959-12-31 1 January first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. opened in Singapore this morning at 113; cents per In., up one and five-eighths cents on yesterday's close. The tone was steady, quiet.34 words
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Article217 1959-12-31 1 TEN DIE IN SAVAGE STORMS Havoc in Fiji. I.S. DOSTON, Thurs. Nine people were killed and property damage exceeded $1,000,000 when a savage storm lashed the New England states of America yesterday. Hundreds of people were forced to flee their coastal homes In Maine and Massachusetts when abnormally high tidesU.P.I - 217 words
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Article34 1959-12-31 1 Falling girder kills two MANCHESTER, Thurs. Two men were killed and eight injured by a falling girder when work resumed yesterday on a bridge near here after a !2-day hold-up through industrial trouble. ReuterReuter - 34 words
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Article144 1959-12-31 1 Landslides threaten 100 homes SWANSEA. Thurs. Two mountain landslides yesterday threatened about 100 homes in Wales and Monmouthshire. In the village of Godrercraig, in the Swansea valley, 56 houses were stated at a local council meeting to be in the danger zone. At Blaina. Monmouthshire. a landslide of mud andReuter - 144 words
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Article25 1959-12-31 1 PEKING, Thurs. Chinese guns bombarding Quemoy will cease fire tonight to let Nationalist troops spend New Year's eve in "tranauillitv and joy."- ReuterReuter - 25 words
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Article41 1959-12-31 1 LIMA, Peru, Thurs. Twenty- two persons were killed on Tuesday, when a passenger bus fell off the central highway between the cities of Huanuco and Pucallpa and plunged 150 feet: Three other passeneers were critically injured U.P.I.U.P.I - 41 words
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Article32 1959-12-31 1 WARSAW. Thurs. The Yugoslav military attache, i Colonel Nikola Pejnovic, and j one of his aides have been I expelled from Poland, accordi ing to usually reliable sources here. ReuterReuter - 32 words
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Article25 1959-12-31 1 LONDON. Thurs. Police yesterday intensified a national hunt tor the maniacal killer of Stephanie Baird. They fear he mav stritp again tonight.- ReuterReuter - 25 words
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155 1959-12-31 1 DETROIT, Thurs.—Policemen, railway detectives dog wardens and thousands of Detroit citizens yesterday went to the aid of a tearful 17-year-old English girl searching for her truant Alsatian. Jinty. The story of Judy Ferren, who hitch-hiked 114 miles from St. Thomas.Reuter - 155 words
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220 1959-12-31 1 A MINISTER IN DUEL, WOUNDS M.P. CRITIC BUENOS AIRES, Thursday. T*HE Argentine War Secretary, General Rodolfo A Larcher, slashed the forehead of an Opposition deputy, Senor Augustin Rodriguez Araya, in a sword duel here yesterday. The War Secretary challenged Senor Araya after he had accused the Economics Minister, Senor AlvaroReuter - 220 words
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Advertisement90 1959-12-31 1 WHY HAVE DANDRUFF? Get rid of it with Economical FastEffective DANDRICIDE a loblc from Motfdrc\»er*. Uoding nso»»«i StortS. TAI WAH TRADING CO., Rood. S'por« Tel: 7U29 ♦♦♦♦♦»f I FRIENDLY CORNER Through our doors pass the finest people Our customers and friends. Vs we stand on the threshold of another year,90 words
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Advertisement35 1959-12-31 1 PAGE Penang race day special 7, 8 Forces section 6 Women's page 3 Passage of Arms (concluding chapter) 4 Cartoons 3 Your lucky star 3 Other overseas cables 10 First-year Normal Class exam results 335 words
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Advertisement171 1959-12-31 1 \&sff\ I^l jQUJ^^^Hi SELF-CONTAINED I 9a l^-ft^t SUPERLATIVE STEREO SOUND oJ^T^ I FROM ONE MAGNIFICENT \\^^^lZJ instrument i Vl# j If I l^Ty It SO: 102 WE This low price set gives you full stereo. The modern stvlcd CObinet includes o stereo record chonger suitable olso tor monoural records and171 words
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Advertisement16 1959-12-31 1 JWorld wide value I and world wide fame I I ZEISS IKON I fcjfjPiPPll JJ<ON j]16 words
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Article245 1959-12-31 2 U.S. blamed for 'crippling blow' fFlag discrimination' policy now being copied by other nations LONDON, Thursday. "pLAG discrimination," the application of international cargo preferences, was blamed for Britain's decreasing share in world shipping since 1952 in the Lloyd's list annual review for 1959. An article byReuter - 245 words
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Article73 1959-12-31 2 WEIGHT REVIEW BILL LONDON, Ihurv The GwiUMUI plans to introduce a Bill to rationalist British wri-hts and IMMH Nation Ihe Bill, whit h ma\ not be brought loruard in this of Parliament, will restate the weights and moa- uhich can br used. S4OK of the ucKlit.N and Mires now leu.ilReuter - 73 words
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Article144 1959-12-31 2 LONDON, Thurs. At a quiet opening buyers in the rubber market yesterday indicated slightly below Tuesday's final bids but sellers were hesitant to quote. Values soon hardened and higher prices were paid in scattered landed market dealings. Traders attributed the rally to short-covering, yearend squaring of accounts144 words
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Article, Illustration116 1959-12-31 2 LONDON, Thurs. There was a further broad advance In the stock markets iduriiii; the morning but prices in some directions reacted in the afternoon on i profit-taking to close below the best or lower on balance. Steel shares and leading industrials were the chief targets of116 words
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Article, Illustration262 1959-12-31 2 SHIPS lying alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are: Flying d 1 A^o Maru 4/5, Vtehva a tSA. Miiiaru Maru I 8 9. T.iiluwau 10 '11, Menestheus 13 14. Lexa Maersk 15 '16. H:U Hing 18. Manriuna 19. g Ann N. Wall 2. Sidiii N.262 words
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Article39 1959-12-31 2 Air India's i960 Calendar has been awarded the first prize in India in the State Awards for excellence in printing and designing. The i calendar portrayed works of twelve prominent contemi porary artists of India.39 words
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Article53 1959-12-31 2 HONG KONG. Wednesday Closing prices nere today were: Yesterday Today H. s. Banking Corporation 51 .095 $1,095 Union Ins. Canton SBB.jO $92.50 sales Wheelock Marden 55.30 $5 95 sales sales H'Kong phone $31.75 $31.75 Dairy Farm <t Cld Storage $21.40 $21.30 >a les Taikoo Do> ks 139.2553 words
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Article50 1959-12-31 2 US. Commerce Department rubber statistics In lon- ions lor November are: natural rubber imports unavailable. Latex poriN unavailable. Natural consumption 37,181. Latex consumption 4.858. Stocks of natural 68.840. Stocks of latex 11,707. Synthetic stocks 202.0.iT. Reclaimed consumption 20.217. Consumption of U.S. synthetic 83.883. Synthetic prodiunon 124.825 (128.532).50 words
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Article797 1959-12-31 2 NOTE: All prices below are middle prices. WEONESOAV KEY TO MARKINGS t Cci a Cum capital issue k xall excluding everytkni 'Mm excluding dividend cbi cum binus issue y xcr =r excluding capital return t ccr cum capital returi II cd cum dividend I Cft ae cum797 words
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Article19 1959-12-31 2 TOKYO. Thurs. Typhoon Harritt Is expected to bo 265 miles East South-East of Manila this afternoon. ReuterReuter - 19 words
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World market prices
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Article101 1959-12-31 2 LONDON. Dec 30 Yesterday Today RUBBER No. 1 RSS c.i.f. European ports Jan Feb. 32 13 16 33} RUBBER No. 1 RSS Spot 34 3K ~UBBER No. 1 RSS Settlement House Terms Feb S2 13 l€ Mar 3J5 1TONE Steady Above prices quoted in I* oEPPtR: White101 words
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Article60 1959-12-31 2 NEW YORK. Dec 30 Yesterday Today TIN Strait* spot »B.SO i-^j TIN futures Straits Contract TONE: SALES: RUBBER Futures Jan <n rr* I Mar 39 121 3;«.»>o TONE Very steady. SALES: 36 lots. i No. 1 RSS Jan. landed price 41 111 COFFEE: Futures B Contract March60 words
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Article69 1959-12-31 2 NEW YORK. Dee. 30 Yesterday Today !30 Industrials 672.23 20 Railroads I! 7J I «0 Domestic Bonds SO 57 15 Utilities 65 Stocks Composite Averages 2! 7 Ti 118.SI U.S. Pepper Mfttabar s;x>* and av r 58, 3 lan. shipment ">v 1 Lamport- ipol nrn awaiting s^.69 words
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Article83 1959-12-31 2 LONOON. Dec 30 Yesterday Today COPRA Philippines c 1.1. U.K. North European ports delivered weight per long ton Dec. COPRA, Straits c t. U.K. North European ports delivered weight otr long ton Jan. Feb. t 59* i COCONUT OIL crude Straits c• f. European ports m bulk83 words
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Advertisement650 1959-12-31 2 .^o^o^^^oT or J /^s CAT v HfTHE LA.V. LINES m t» AOEN. HEO SEA. MEDITERRANEAN s'AL SCANDINAVIAN PORTS. S pore P. S Pe»ang J*. --iaa U O-M *J« 5 6 Jan 6 7 Jan i^' I Jii 23 24 Jan 2b 21 Jan 28 Jan 4 Fel 5 6 Fel650 words
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Advertisement272 1959-12-31 2 HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE NORTH GERMAN LLOYD To (Colombo), Genoa, Marseilles, Antwerp, R O rt C r Bremen Hamburq. Calls Southampton for passengers REIFENSTEIN (LLOYD) FRANKFURT (HAPAG) 30 Dec 2 Jan RAYENSTE/N (LLOYD) 14 17 Jan 18 19 Jan Express Service. Passenger Accornmooat .<-.: t To Manila, Hongkong, Yokohama, Nogoya ond Kob272 words
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Page 2 Miscellaneous
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Article, Illustration147 1959-12-31 3 When mother is ill they go to Mrs. Muthu m i-fcLm \i 11 %%'i r rn *.-■> Hill CUILDBEX IS ALWAYS It t ADI TO LOOK AFTER MORE )1 N >pon s No. l foster Iher 15-year-old Mrs. Mulliu, oi Thomson this unique title rests in In the last threeFree Press - 147 words
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Article112 1959-12-31 3 timr hi on her. lllc i clings on to her foster mother. Jamima Is now the pet of Mrs. Muthu's own family her "father- Is attached to the Fire Brigade and she ha '"brothers" and tv-. whose ages range rrom eight to 25. Besides Jamu: Muthu112 words
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Article58 1959-12-31 3 GIFT FOR PRINCESS PRINCESS Alexandra Is expected to bo p: ted with i model ol the Temple of Buddha in Bangkok. Silversmith Malaya reports the Dally Expn are working on the model which will be compli th hundreds of ;is. and hissing raised gold f; Princess Alexandra stayed In the58 words
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Article29 1959-12-31 3 In a new riub which has been opened m Mayfair. London, drinks are being served over a bar made from yellow bamboo imported into Britain from Malaya.29 words
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Article33 1959-12-31 3 A leadournal here moguls to the possibilities of In cloth* :r. they are seeind Cutter was n editoria 1 lon open stage Kpcriment and the t of "Smelle with smellStates.33 words
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Article52 1959-12-31 3 DIVORCE FOR 'BETTER WIFE' AUTHOR LONDON. ThUTS. Mrs. Sylvia Duncan, author of "How to be a better wife," won a divorce recently from her hu.sband who walked out for good last September. She divorced her husband. Peter Duncan, a television execu-1 tlve, on ground.- of adultery with Joyce Bullen, a52 words
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219 1959-12-31 3 ton r PHE Kremlin is urgx ing Soviet parents to "please" stop giving their children fancy names. The new drive precedes the publication of a new "Dictionary of Soviet Names'— the first of its kind in the USSR. The authorities aje particularly219 words
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Advertisement31 1959-12-31 3 U'olfetiAali FAMOUS SINCE 899 FOR QUALITY 3 mm SPOOL TUtRCT CAMERA— brilliant ftqlI ond Hm f»i»^it lenses **li% Hits cA^iava M^^UJ Sole Agents: s HRIRo (China) LTD. id In Hong Kong)31 words
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Advertisement43 1959-12-31 3 WOMAN OF THE YEAR QAME MARCOT FONTEYN, Britain's pr.ma ballerina whose husband is Dr. Roberto Anas, has been elected Panama's "Woman of the Year" by La Hora. the city's biggest selling newspaper. And who is the owner of La Hora Dr. Roberto Anas43 words
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Advertisement451 1959-12-31 3 GERMAN HACO Superhet Radio and Intercom system in ONE The novelty radio receiver HACO 1001 IS makes tt possible besides listening to the radio program, to hava permanent contact to evry room or office, as required How easy it will be to contact in that way the children in their451 words
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Page 3 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous119 1959-12-31 3 K\.MM\ CLUB: Sewtaur M a.m. to noon. 1 to 3 p.m.. 3 p.m. to I r-ni broidery Hass 11 to 1 p.m., 2 p.m. to 1 VTESU METHODIC R< li: Party in \\e^lr\ 1 am. mt\ ice in narj 11.15 P m.; The s supper shortly aftvr nicht. I I119 words
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Miscellaneous182 1959-12-31 3 RIP KIR BY By John Prentice tfc Fred Dickenson m m^T Him <Jfr \j EL -"N-^ mmm H^hl MANDRAKE by Lee Falk and Phil Davis U. RCRKSOFT I WO- THE 'THEW/ZARP I THAT IS TME OWE. )f WE'LL I IKJIMFMEAP-y WIZAJ?P L/FTEP ME I HIS AAAGIC IS IKJ GET MIM182 words
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Miscellaneous168 1959-12-31 3 f u^^^L^yi^^ui^^l^^^M^My^vt B^ffc^^^^^lJgMQVßC BORN today the stars have given you a wide variety of talents which may cause you to scatter your interests too widely in youth. But once you have settled on your major career and bend all your efforts in that direction, you may ber.ome one of the168 words
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Miscellaneous256 1959-12-31 3 star and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide. TOMORROW CAPRICORN (Dec. 23Jan. 20) Be as original as you please on this first day of the New Year and anticipate success. AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 -Feb. 19) If a radical change is indicated, this morning appears256 words
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Article, Illustration1326 1959-12-31 4 It's your last fling with Ambler... For loila v is the big pay-off t0... PASSAGE OF ARMS Freed from capture in Sumatra's sinister Labuanga jail, the reluctant gun-runner Greg Nilsen and his wife Dorothy return to the safety and quiet of the Raffles Hotel, Singapore. GREG woke al 6.30 inRoff - 1,326 words
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Article212 1959-12-31 4 Reachcomber - BY THE WAY Reachcomber L* I LIKE the phrase "imperfect marksmanship" used by a critic to describe the exuberajit performance of a p Paderewski always used to emphasise the importance hitting the right key Ir and square in the middle. Pianists who raise their hands very high before taking a212 words
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Advertisement483 1959-12-31 4 I SILVER Christening Presents i U.S. de SUVA Jewellers 1 106, ORCHARD RD., SINGAPORE. Telephone: ***** MHMaMMMMMMiNnMMMHWHIHIIIHIi Straits Times Free Press For the convenience of advertisers our representatives at Ist Floor, COLO STORAGE ARCADE, Orchard Road, Singapore. will receive small advertisements ond box number replies. Small advertisements placed in Singapore483 words
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Advertisement311 1959-12-31 4 JO3/1// Holiday I Prosperous Year I 1960 owr Patrons r_S II well-wishers I WASSIAMULL'S MICROPHONES AMD ELECTRONIC CQlpftßn V> <^£IJL M Model 556S Unidynes \mr JriSr I "^y to h; V ad< i rp 88. recording s V broadcastiriß H«(rh-f«in ofspecjal vaiu*. > **Jjßj f^n recorders and Model 510C Hercule*311 words
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Miscellaneous50 1959-12-31 4 PM 1.00 Programme summary; 1.02 Pot-luck; 1.30 The news: 1.40 Newstalk; 1.45 The Don Cossack Choir sings; 2.00 Close down. 5.00 Programme summary: 5.03 :c hath charms; 5.30 A young people's forum on books; 6 00 Calling all hospitals, specially compiled and presented for those in hospitals by Mildred Appaduruy.50 words
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Miscellaneous60 1959-12-31 4 6.45 Sunset serenade- 6.53 Announcements: 6.55 Singapore share market report; 7.00 The news. 7.10 The Yang dl-Pertuan Negara speaks to the people of Singapore, a New Year message by His Excellency, the Head of State. Inche Yusof Ishak; 730 The evolution of Malay music, Aisha Akbar continues her series on60 words
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Miscellaneous58 1959-12-31 4 8.00 In the news; 8.30 Ted Heath and his music; 9.00 Guilty party 930 The news; 9.40 Newstalk; 9.45 Radio Ranch; 10.00 Asian Club—'Writer, Publisher, and Reader"; i0.30 Zainal Alam entertains, (relayed from Radio Malaya). 1100 Rayuan Sukma, (repeat ?ion a^L Tuesday 1 broadcast); \\\l T? e AuW Lan Bvne58 words
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Miscellaneous351 1959-12-31 4 kO i^^P> LaVM I I I fl '"fl fl ll■ I si"~i^l I bbN<l I 1 I Ffl I 1- fl 1 I 1 1 I CLUES ACROSS 1. It may hold what one wants. or impede one (6); 4. Stick together: the company's present (6); 9. Day to day351 words
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273 1959-12-31 5 New runway project shelved for lack of funds T Singapore Government has shelved the plans for a new multi-million-dollar runway at Paya Lebar airport because of lack of funds u^J I proposed 10,000 ft. runway had \l£v d f't lgne r tO273 words
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Article140 1959-12-31 5 3 S'PORE YOUTHS ON MURDER CHARGE T^HREE youths were x yesterday committed for trial before the Singaporoe High Court charged with the murder of an 18-year-old youth. Low Chap Sar, a gold fish seller. They were Johnny Tan Kim Kee, Michael Boon Kip Sen* and Thomas Chua Peng Kiat. who140 words
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Article, Illustration173 1959-12-31 5 r£ "Grand Old Man" of the accounts section of the Straits Times Press (Malaya), Ltd., retires for the second time today at the age of 75. For Chief Cashier Ee Yean Keat, (above), who Quits figures for good this time. Joined the Straits Times173 words
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Article46 1959-12-31 5 Plans for Radio Singapore The Minister for Culture. Mr. S. Rajaratnam, will talk about Radio Singapore's plans for next year, on Sunday. His broadcast can be heard in English and Tamil after the 7 p.m. news and in Chinese and Malay after the 8 p.m. news.46 words
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Article22 1959-12-31 5 The Singapore Pasir Panjang Tamil Methodist Church will hold a Watchnight service at 11.30 p.m. today at 842, Pasir Panjang Road.22 words
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922 1959-12-31 5 A TOTAL of 236 student teachers out of 337 who sat for their first-year normal examinations held at the Singapore Teachers' Training College, have passed. Fifty will sit for the reexamination in one of the croups. Another 51 failed outright. Full results are: Abdeen922 words
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Article46 1959-12-31 5 No. 81 RAF Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron now in its 14th year of service with the Far East Air Force has just made its 10,000th sortie against Communist terrorists in Malaya. It was carried out in a Meteor piloted by Flying Officer George Paul.46 words
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Article, Illustration145 1959-12-31 5 Gang-buster Henson is now a bar manager n ANG-BUSTER Alexander Henson, formerly of the Singapore C.1.D., has now turned bar manager. As his first job since retirement from the force, burly ex-Inspector Henson has chosen a tough assignment. He is to open a bar on premises closed145 words
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Article144 1959-12-31 5 LCE results expected next week JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs.— Results of the Lower Certificate of Education examinntions held throughout the Federation last month will be announced early next week. Of Johore's 3,000 candidates only about 1.400 are expected to be given places in the Form IV classes of the State's secondary144 words
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Article126 1959-12-31 5 Demolition thugs didn't turn up POLICE patrols and detectives yesterday morning kept a three-hour vigil in Coleman Street, Singapore where a building, partitioned into stores and offices, was to have been demolished. Police had been warned that thugs planned to interfere, and the building, across the courtyard of Coleman House,126 words
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Article50 1959-12-31 5 The Singapore Metro Philharmonic Society, formed about two months ago, will hold its first concert on Sunday, Jan. 17, at the Victoria Memorial Hall. Representatives of all local cultural bodies as well as their members and friends will be invited. Admission will be by invitation only.50 words
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Article147 1959-12-31 5 Hospital aid for Muslims CIRCUMCISION WILL BE FREE rpHE Singapore GovA ernment plans to provide free facilities for circumcision in State-run hospitals. The Government has sought expert advice from the Medical Council on the technicalities of the plan. The move is a sequel to representations made by the Muslim Advisory147 words
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Article28 1959-12-31 5 The birth anniversary of Sri Sarada Devi, the Holy Mother, will be celebrated at the Ramakrlshna Temple. Bartley Road, Singapore, on Sunday starting at 5.45 p.m.28 words
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Advertisement132 1959-12-31 5 tape recorder modern production r»«urt in this «"<* *'«> ptfl— mmm€9 Model. photo stoms ito. lantareT" e Typewriter u eight with case. \RANTEED ABLE ON VERY EASY TERMS SfflWS 'WOURITE CARPET SHOP 1 Ore herd M. e a*- vsG— KOTA BAHtU. -GFNER" GUITARS I \Y MODELS f Jy 30<»i $125.00132 words
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Advertisement257 1959-12-31 5 Most up -to date Fabrics for N decorating your house bungalow. N JUST UNPACKED.... B ifl Well known brands of H carpets and rugs in H LS beautiful shades. [Q Now is //ie right time. nl Come and see our Furnishing Dept.. GIAN SINIiK CO. LTD.. S 30-1 RAfUtS PLACE.257 words
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Miscellaneous39 1959-12-31 5 TODAY: 11.20 ajn. TOMORROW: 0.53 a.m. and 12.05 p.m. SATURDAY: 1.35 a.m. and 12.49 p.m. SUNDAY: 2.15 ajn. and 1.35 p.m. MONDAY: 2.54 a.m. and 2.23 pjn. TUESDAY: 3.32 a.m. and 3.14 p.m. WEDNESDAY: 4.13 ajn. and 4.14 p.m.39 words
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SERVICES NEWS FROM BRITAIN
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Article, Illustration325 1959-12-31 6 WELLINGTON BARRAI'RS in Birdcage Walk, hard by Bucking ham Palace in London, is the scene of a new experiment in bousing the soldier. There a non-eommis-sioned office! and eight Guardsmen of the 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards are testing new accommodation lay-outs and325 words
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Article158 1959-12-31 6 His thoughts far from Malaya CORPORAL KEMP, of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. s< n In Malaya, had his mind on a parade half the world away when his son. Apprentice Anthony Kemp, received the Gunnell Memorial Stick from the War Minister. Mr. Christopher Soames, at a passing out158 words
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Article293 1959-12-31 6 Jonathan Russell - Jonathan Russell Lut€>st discs revivtro€l by SONGS OF OLD RUSSIA. Helmut Zacharias and his Magic Violins. Evening bells, Bublitchki, Volga Boatmen, Have mercy upon us, Stenka Razin, The Troika, Black Eyes, Two guitars, Song of the Ataman Platoir. When the moon is shining, The monotonous bell, Red293 words
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Article, Illustration232 1959-12-31 6 K. H. Sharp - K. H. Sharp llMlMimniimii"""""""' Story by Cpl. Pictures by Cpl. MlllllltlllllMIII"""""""" THIRTY young Asian Army cadets from Pasir Panjang School had a taste of fulltime army life when they toured military units on Singapore island. The cadets, aged from 14£ to 17. spent aD. I. Sullivan - 232 words
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Advertisement252 1959-12-31 6 entertainment world m W jK^^S' n oddition Br^ to com P' er e details of most radio •b progra m m e s ,fl| available i n Analaya ond A£j Singapore the W Radio Weekly Ag crntoins many I interesting feo- W tures on all os- pects of the en•4^|H252 words
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FREE PRESS RACE DAY SPECIAL
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Article664 1959-12-31 7 ALLAN LEWIS - ALLAN LEWIS Th is morn ing 9 s round-up from the course brought to you by expert EXCELSIOR WILL FIND THE GOING TO HIS LIKING Michael and River (loud should be the two best bets at Penin- this afternoon with Excelsior also a good664 words
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303 1959-12-31 7 FREE PRESS STRAITS TIMES MALAY MAIL NANYANC NANFANC ALLAN LEWIS TRESPASSER EPSOM JEEP CALL BOY POINTER Z^f. KWEE LOH MA W4MM i 2.45 ks^"*" ssu&r 1 sssl-™ essi?™ lessm™* »rst" ibbbs- 1 ssrcs 1— W» SHpp,r Print, 1 Brtfc. Sp... SHpp,, tt I S..pp>r303 words
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Article992 1959-12-31 7 RACE 1-2.45: CLASS 4. DIV. 3-6 FURS. 1. ***** PAPPA PRINCE 4yr. chirg < Dr. C.K. Quek> Rodgers... 9.00 (3 > Thangavelu 2. ***** SLIPPER PRINCE 7yr. chirg iT.P. Tan) Lee 8.11 <5» J. Forte 3. ***** BUCENTAUR II 6yr. beg (Sagittarius Stablei Bagby 8.11 I2992 words
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Advertisement137 1959-12-31 7 ff 4F\ mm Tnl A fiDTril Magnetic iSJdniSJili Tape! sDARD TAPE for oil normal recording purposes. nG PLAY TAPE 50 more tope for recording plctc performances. DOUBLE PLAY TAPE Twice the amount of Tape on o dorj Spool. EDITING SOUND TAPE for sychronising sound and You con write on the137 words
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Advertisement249 1959-12-31 7 JRcWRpx y V (I V t 4 I) m /j I ""I Principal sub-diTldoi v ■of the Cognac area are y» V O\ ■lo order of 6nesse and W, qualitv: Y^ m/ J I. Grande Champarne; Mt. Petite CbJllip^nr. W Jkl A. ■a. Borderies; 4. I in« i Bois; 5.249 words
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Article889 1959-12-31 8 RACE ONE CL. 4 DIV. 3— -6F. PAPPA PRINCE: 27-12-59 —Scratched from Div. 2— s^F engagement Outsider. SLIPPER PRINCE: 27-12--59—Fifth to Free Mist in Div. 2— SAF race; 29-12-59— Was confined to three-quar-ter pace— Outsider. BUCENTAUR II: 27-12-59 —Scratched from Div. 2— 7F engagement;889 words
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Article, Illustration549 1959-12-31 8 CUNN CHIT THYE - AN EXPERT IN RACING NAMES THE GREATS OF PAST 50 YEARS CUNN CHIT THYE By II T HO is the greatest-over race horse trainer in this country? Backed by over 50 years' experience, Capt. Lindsay Vears grand old man of Malayan racing nominates the late Marinus van Breukelen. Gold Cup549 words
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Article, Illustration40 1959-12-31 8 A FEW OF TODAY'S STARTERS ."ATFI RIOK iii the main event. Race Five FORGET-ME-NOT In Race Two DELIVERY Race Six, Clas s 3 Div. 3 7F COLOUR FILM (Race Two) did not start the first iaj in Kac, da) H.40 words
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Advertisement219 1959-12-31 8 IT'S THE LATEST IN SHAVERS Wherever you are you can be sure of a PERFECT SHAVE with SHAVER Simple fo operate S'pore $24.00 Rons on two torch batteries Fed $27.60 Extremely economical incl. Batteries Gives a smooth, perfect shave FAVRE-LEUBA WATCH CO. LTD.. 18-F lottery Road. Singapore. 1. Tel: *****.219 words
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Article, Illustration323 1959-12-31 9 FRANCIS BOEY - FRANCIS BOE Y I badminton ace Erland Kops is in \nd yrsterday, immediately after his sent out a call to Singapore players. Mi-England .unpion inni Nil before Pakistan on wants all be tan get. •ntestini; humpiont<> Vvb I DM out." he323 words
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Article11 1959-12-31 9 S'pore Malays tennis team Lorong 15 p.m. .arin Majid lied, O<-11 words
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Article21 1959-12-31 9 3 NEW CAPS SELECTED S tui nter- R I H F. P I Cm K K R Bearne iCamA. Robson ReuterReuter - 21 words
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Article, Illustration563 1959-12-31 9 VERITY GILL - GIANT KILLERS —THESE HOCKEY MEN OF YEAR VERITY GILL By AIAKK way for the A?1 hockey knights of Singapore the champions of Malaya and the giant killers of the year. The Indians and Pakanis are regarded and accepted the world over as the greatest hockey nations in the world today.563 words
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Article115 1959-12-31 9 Billy Knight in Asian S-final /CALCUTTA. Thurs.— Billy V Knight. Britain, beat JanErik Lundquist. Sweden, 6-2. 6-0 6-1 to reach the semifinals of the men's singles In the Asian La.wn Tennis Championships. Knight and Warren Woodcock (Australia) entered the final of the men's doubles with a 4-6. 7-5. 4-6. 7-5,115 words
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Article39 1959-12-31 9 Table Tennis on Mondav The Singapore Table Tennis individual championships will begin at the S.Y.S.C. from Monday at 7.30 p.m. The individual events are junior singles and doubles, men's singles and doubles, women's singles and doubles, and mixed doubles.39 words
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Article32 1959-12-31 9 Mr. J. W. H. Rutter of Cable Depot. Cable and Wireless, will entertain his staff toI morrow a<i his residence and also distribute sports prizes won during the year.32 words
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Article11 1959-12-31 9 Golf Keppel Golf Club women's competition day, Keppel Road.11 words
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Article, Illustration187 1959-12-31 9 West had an "impossible" call on this hand when South opened One Diamond. To pass went against the grain, a double was risky with only one Club; One Heart would suggest a fivecard suit and no interest in Spades A double seemed the lesser evil, and Four Spndes187 words
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310 1959-12-31 9 SINGAPORE TO SPLIT FROM PARENT BODY 'It 9 8 inevita ble f A SPLIT between the Singapore and Malayan Lawn Tennis Associations is inevitable, a spokesman of the Singapore L.T.A. told the Free Press yesterday. The Singapore Lawn Tennis Association will discuss the matter at its committee meeting next month.310 words
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Article120 1959-12-31 9 Women protest to police TOKYO. Thurs.— Muscular Japanese wrestlers training for the Olympic Games bared themselves to the cold winter sea winds on Hojo beach near Tokyo and drew, complaints from watching women. Girls walking to school and housewives noticed about 50 naked men "prancing"Reuter - 120 words
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Advertisement138 1959-12-31 9 created for your home METAL WORKS 20, Wadi Bunder Road, Mazagaon, Bombay- 10, India. masterpieces in stainless steel I" IT Je of stainless the contempometal, beautifully ioned, perfectly IIS Ire as utilitarian HC attractive. meals iptuous on table, enhanced by the gleaming of Pearl stain--I uiensils. :onomi* ;ect for tchea138 words
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Advertisement193 1959-12-31 9 LeVs drink a toast to the nliliUnlaH The 1960 edition of the wm II TimP. Annual now Hi W Better get yOUf COpieS today frOm on sale at oil good book- >p| j >m/^ while they last because there is sellers is the ideal New Year m now a great193 words
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Article, Illustration364 1959-12-31 10 Summit conference is going to include disarmament. so Indian Prim« k .11 i nisi or Mr. Nehru maintains that— Japanese goodwill leader puts the question to him TOKYO. Thursday. INDIAN Prime Minister Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru told a Japanese newspaperman in New Delhi that Asian364 words
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Article16 1959-12-31 10 4 SYRIAN LEADERS BREAK WITH UAR the 5; :an ice- k Cultun MiniKan Executive ha nn-16 words
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Article23 1959-12-31 10 Greek 'No' to Bulgars A THENS, Thurs. Greece r\ last night rejected Bulgarian propo>al> for a nonaggression pact and disarmament in the Baikal23 words
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Article14 1959-12-31 10 JAKARTA. Thurs. President Sukarno has appointed Mr. Gunawan a.s* Attnrnpvral. ReuterReuter - 14 words
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153 1959-12-31 10 BRITAIN'S 'CHAIN REACTION' POLICY LONDON. I Mr. lain cleod. Colonial Seer. said yesterday that Britain had deliberal unleashed a cha action by .idiiv-i nial territories tow a rci s se 1 1 -g o vernnn In a New Year message he referred to his recent visit to Easi Africa, andReuter - 153 words
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Article59 1959-12-31 10 THE THIEVING ALTAR BOYS NEW YORK. Thurs.— Five altar boys oi a Queen's Protestant Episcopal Church were charged hire for stealing US$4OO of the church's collection money during the past year. The boys, who come from pro>perou> families, admitted they stole the money to buy candy bars and comic books.U.P.I - 59 words
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133 1959-12-31 10 lIMSHINGTON, Thurs. Speculation ft mounted today thai President Eisenhower would ask Congress for special powers to deal with the United States steel strike If it resumes in four weeks' tine when the present court order expires. The two >ides to the disputeReuter - 133 words
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Article136 1959-12-31 10 JOIIQRE BAHRU. ThUTS. The debate on the State budget was resumed yesterday In the State Legislative Assembly. Syed Mohamed bin Edroos (Alliance) said that the vote ol $302,339 for the Johore Military Forces should bo in-.-ed. During the lifetime of the late Sultan, the Johore Military136 words
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24 1959-12-31 10 Penang-Bangkok in air-conditioning BANGKOK. Thurs. A Malayan Railway air-condi- < tioneri lounge car will be attached to the Penang Bang- kok express next month. ReuterReuter - 24 words
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Article370 1959-12-31 10 News in brief DOME, Thurs. The 1V '-Wizard of Naples." Achille d'Angelo, who last year correctly forecast a meeting between President Eisenhower and Mr. Khrushchev, prophesies that 1960 will bring so many natural disasters that it will become a "year of prayer." He also forecast370 words
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250 1959-12-31 10 r»ASH bonuses for birth control yesv terday came under attack from a Singapore expert on population j problems and an official of the Family Planning Association. They drscribed the .suggestion as 41distasteful and unnecessary", "not .sensible". and a "waste of money." Prof. T. H. Silcock.250 words
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Article, Illustration35 1959-12-31 10 picture. Among the audien* the premiere of Plaisir. new sh«»u at the Paris Lido, were (from left) Georges arpcatfer, Maurice Chr\.i li<r. Darryl Zanuck and the Duke of Windsor. PopperPopper - 35 words
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48 1959-12-31 10 Annihilation if Red ship are shot at Rhee told RUSSIA warned South Kor,7 1V further attacks on Soviet shi with adequate measures. HOI 1. The warning was issue agency Tass in an authorise to the attack on the Russian South Korean warship on last ResfH futun the ReuterReuter - 48 words
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110 1959-12-31 10 UK Premier urges help for the 'have-nots' LONDON, Thus. i Prime Minister. Ifr Harold Macmillan. in a Year message said: "We have done a let in rai the living standards of underdeveloped countries especially those within our own Commonwealth and colonies, but we must do more. Mon by investment more110 words
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Article10 1959-12-31 10 Vacanl post in aquarium is iOOKIi I app Bioi 569510 words
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Article14 1959-12-31 10 perform* and kill The b blaru Air;. I D ReuterReuter - 14 words
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Miscellaneous19 1959-12-31 10 Cinoma Guide CATH ODEON. Pnone ***** NE«v ALMAMBRA Phone ***** Bnll»n ODEON KATONC Phone 4M9 My I |i| I19 words
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