The Singapore Free Press, 3 August 1960

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  • 16 1 IS TALKING ABOUT _I__l—^^— The SINGAPORE Free Press No. *****. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1960. 15 CENTS.
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  • 27 1 Racing Vicar: I am going again w lle* six lot harmful > of ruled Irtai his six winners extern toSmall win ttm •uld -.cv to :.rr mall m
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  • 274 1 'One-sided' Red newsman told to leave Let him stay on m New Delhi, says a note on 'friendship' to India PEKING, Wednesday. OMMUNIST CHINA has sent a note to India describing the denial of a new Indian visa to a Chi nese correspondent as an "unreasonable move,"
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  • 327 1 U.N. troops will enter Katanga on Saturday: Dag EOPOLDVILLE, Wed. United Nations troops will enter the Congo's breakaway province of Katanga on Saturday, Mr. Dag Hammarskjoeld, the U.N. Secre-tary-General, announced here last night. He said m a radio broadcast that U.N. troops would go m with the agreement of the
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  • 179 1 CORPORATION TO TAKE OVER PRESS r»OLOMBO. W e d. The Ceylon Government has decided to take over the country's national newspapers, the Ceylon Daily News said yesterday. It said the takeover would be made "by means of a corporation, m which the Government will have a
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  • 45 1 BONN. Wed.— Queen Sirlkit of Thailand, on a current State visit to Sindelfingen. West Germany, with King phumipol, yesterday accepted a Mercedes-Benz ambulance from Daimler-Benz as a gift for the Thai Red Cross of which she is president. Reuter.
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  • 30 1 HAMBURG. Wed.— West German radio monitoring sources said Chinese Communist rfd io H sta^ have stepped up broadcasting time 637 hours a week m 22 major languages.
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  • 29 1 LONDON, Wed— The biggest load (40,000 Ib.) ever parachuted £om an aircraft m the western world has been dropped safely from a Blackburn Beverley transport.
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  • 24 1 a 1 1 i\no\ Wed— Four men ambushed a London zoo van money and drove oft at high speed.
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  • 31 1 WASHINGTON, Wed. Visas have been granted to the wife, mother and father of Francis Gary Powers to go to the Soviet Union In time for the trial.
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  • 49 1 IT'S NEW-THIS TULIP SHAPED BRIDAL DREAM BY VIRGINIE §k THIS beautiful tulip-shaped wedding dress is among the new collection of fashions by Virgtnie. just shown m Paris The latest fashions emphasise soft lines, rounded shoulders, slender waists and slightly longer skirts. Now turn to Page 6 for more pictures.
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  • 86 1 $1 00 REWARD FOR RETURN OF 12-YEAR-OLD JASPER SINGAPORE. Wed.— A re- ward of $100 awaits anyone who finds a stonedeaf 12-year-old Daschund named Jasper, missing since Monday. The aog, black and tan m colour, was last seen by his owner, Mr. G. N. Gilmore, at 6.15 p.m. m the
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  • 49 1 JAKARTA. Wed— Lioe Hie Him, a business man. and his brother, Lioe Yoe Hok. also a business man, have been jailed for 15 years and seven years respectively by a Semarang court for cheating the Government of more than 50 million rupiahs (about M 53.300.000) UPI.
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  • 125 1 14 killed in worst road crash in Vienna: Both trams smashed VIENNA, Wednesday. A RUNAWAY tram packed with factory workers, many of them women, crashed into another tram here yesterday Jailing 14 people and injur- ing at least 80. Police said it was the worst traffic accident m Vienna's history.
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  • 190 1 Mystery of Castro's illness and future deepens HAVANA, Wed.— The mystery surrounding Premier Fidel Castro's illness and future political role deepened yesterday after a presidential palace source described him as "walking around Havana, taking it easy." It was not explained why the Prime Minister would be walking around if ne
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  • 17 1 LONDON. Wed— Britain and Peking today extended recognition to the new African republic of Niger.
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  • 61 1 pAPETOWN. Wed. Tht v/ general manager of a large Ashing company here said the boycott of South African goods by Ghana and Malaya was causing "grave concern" for the future of the pilchard canning industry. The two countries, he said, ordinarily take about 20 per cent
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  • 27 1 ALGIERS. Wed— Twenty-eight people were Injured last night In I two .separate grenade attacks, one at Constaritlne, the other at Roknia, Eastern Algeria.
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  • 21 1 NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, Wed. Sprightly 80-year-old Mr. Charles Lozzafl. whose eldest son Is 55. became a father for the lltfc tune
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  • 26 1 LONDON. Wed— Ml» Jackte Chan has temporarily takien ov«r the starring role In "The world, of Suzie Wong." current London West Bid theatre hit.
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  • 23 1 AMMAN. Wed— Twenty member* of the banned Islamic libei ration Party have been arre*»t#<i 1 near the village of Nablus— UPI
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  • 25 1 Finst Malayan Fund manager* prices today: buying $1.29 and selling $1.37 xd Second Malayan Fund manager's price* buying $100 and selling $106 xd.
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  • 166 2 Gains in industrials in a quiet London market: But gilts are neglected LONDON, Wed. IJOLIDAV influences continued to restrict business m the London stock markets yesterday but industrial equities extended last week's late improvement on a small demand and showed widespread uains. where condition* were very quiet and no decided
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  • 148 2 Disappointing news starts an early selling wave T EW YORK: Wall Street ll yesterday closed barely steady with a moderate showing of losses mostly to one dollar or so. Market operators took a pessimistic view of the mixed business news background and selling was noted early. Throughout the
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  • 61 2 Royal Dutch active m an irregular market AMSTERDAM: The market J\ was irregular. Among internationals Royal Dutch was again active with Monday's strong tendency maintained. The advance m this issue wa> attributed to the strength of Wall Street, domestic and foreign demand and switching into Royal Dutch from other
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  • 75 2 WASHINGTON. Wed The General Services Administration yesterday announced the sale of about 14.000.000 lb of U.S. govern-ment-owned coconut oil. A GSA spokesman said that about 11,000.000 lb had been sold to Proctor and Gamble at prices ranging from a low of 13.41 cents per
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  • 58 2 HONG KONG. Tuesday. Closing prices here today were: Previous Today H S. Banking Corporation $1,190 $1,190 .sales Union Ins. Canton $91.50 $92.00 5 ales filers Wheelock Marden 7.40 7.45 sales .vales H Kong phone $37.50 $3800 sales j-ales Dairy Farm <fc Cold Storage $27 80 $27.90 Mkln
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  • 131 2 Shell to build an oil refinery m Central America LONDON: A M 529.750,000 oil refinery will be built at Acajutla, El Salvador, by the Royal Dutch Shell Group as part of the organisation's expansion programme m Central America, the Shell International Petroleum Company has announced here. The refinery will
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  • 80 2 DAMASCUS: The United Arab Republic's Syrian region has signed en agreement with Royal Dutch Shell Oil Company to sell 50,000 tons of oil refined m the Syrian region. The total price of the deal was reported to be M 53.000.000. An official announcement said the agreement provided
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  • 94 2 Hesitant opening m tin prices despite firmness at Singapore ONDON. Wed.— A someLi what hesitant tone was discernible m yesterday morning's London tin market and prices softened despite the continued firmness at Singapore. Copper made further modest price gains m the afternoon, the upward pressure being generally attributed to
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  • 82 2 Goodyear hits new high AKRON (Ohio): Sales of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company reached a new high m the first half of 1960 but earnings wore lower than a year ago, the company reported. Volume rose to $815,808,995 from $812,750,506 but per share profits dipped to $1.13 from $1.22.
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  • 49 2 CHICAGO: Three American oil companies have received approval from the Spanish government to proceed with oil exploration m Spanish Sahara on the north-west coast of Africa. Pure Oil Co. has announced. A year-long seismic exploration programme will start immediately m the contract area. U.P.I.
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  • 918 2 NOTE: All prices below are middle prices. < Sidijp 2 Ma.'aka Pindt 3.40 3.40 Mandai Tekonf v 25 y.25 Mentakab 15 New Scudai 2 95 2. 95 New Serendah 3 ]0 3 !0 Nya!as 195 l .95 Radeila 2 75 fyam ?.D5 .'O5 Pant
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  • 423 2 Investors' dilemma dues to dull, easy mart PAGE TWO GIVES YOU THE DETAILS OF UPS AND DOWNS OF YOUR INVESTWn, SINGAPORE, Wednesday. TT WAS another dull day on the Malayan 1 Stock Exchange when the resumption ol dealings took place yesterday after the August Bank holidays. ifc—--i. There were only
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  • 183 2 Round the Word Market P rices NUTt: Alt price* oelou. are middle prices. U.K. Closing Prices LONDON Auk 2 Previous foil*, RUBBER No. 1 R»» C.i.f. European ports. Auk 9»i Sept. RUBBER No. 1 R&S Spot 1 RUBBER H: 1 RSS ttttlemcnt Nou»e Tirmt. Stpt M I 1« Oct. Ooc.
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  • 103 2 Higher Eastern advices put prices on upgrade at outset I ONDON, Wed. Hignor Eastern advices yesterday put prices on the upgrade at the outset. Business was slow to resume after the holiday recess and traders reported virtually no interest shown by the factories. Business m the landed market was
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  • 111 2 NEW YORK: Rubber futures were modestly active and higher. Traders said the steadier prices at London and Singapore were the main market influence. However, small scattered selling pared the gam^ slightly. The physical market was quiet with only small business reported for RSS one sheets on a September
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    • 183 2 BARBER LINE 1 From USA EAST CCAST PORTS via PANA" I AND MOM- OAKVILLE Aug FERN-VILLE FAR EAST LWEiI From USA GULF PORTS via PANAMA LOS MofUE] SM f| I AND HONGKONG CASTLEVILLE 7 Aug BARBER-FERN-VILLE LINE TO: NEW YORK. BOSTON. PHILADELPHIA. BALTIMOPt via SUEZ S: GLENVILLE In Pel 7
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    • 61 3 ;|GG tR -HARE OF _r KET IN MOVE n BOOST TRADE IN<;APORE, Wednesday. M-rnmont is seeking a bigrkH m line with plans to export earnings by over next tive years. ilrive will be the arrival M.n i h of ;i floating trade n kmd
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    • 34 3 MUARJ Wed. A lorry c river. Xgee Siah Sanii. 26. v.as killed when his vehicle went off- the road and landed on its side at the 7th milestone Muar-Parit Java Road.
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    • 125 3 Association starts drive for volunteers to aid in rural clean-up SIXGAPORE Weclnesduy. Till] '(.Oimh v People's Association has started v campaign lo i;cl y&uths to modernise the rural districts. The association has asked youths attending its night I adult classes to come forward and help rural folks to build public
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    • 236 3 There is much to learn, says radio man on world trip with wife SINGAPORE. Wed. Mr. Manoel de Nobrega, a Brazilian television and radio writer looked for an excuse to set away from his work and relax. Along came his stiver wedding anniversary. So what better excuse than this to
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    • 188 3 British author searches for historical Malayan for new book SINGAPORE, Wed. Mrs. Winnifred Holmes, English author of many historical books, is looking for a fascinating Malayan historical character around whom she can write a book. Mrs. Holmes, who has been m Singapore for over a year, said she had not
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    • 80 3 MORE NAMES ON ROLLS FROM MALACCA KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Malacca State leads m the re-registration of voters, it was stated m Kuala Lumpur. The original electoral roll m the States had 101.777 names on it. and the new roll up to the end of last week had 108.348 names. No
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    • 95 3 PIGOTTS HOPE TO RETURN IN 'SIX OR SEVEN YEARS' Cpi. j. E. Pifott, of the Ist Bn.. 22nd heshlre Regiment. with his Sinjcagorebora wifs> and nine-month-old son. John, who sailed for Britain on board the troopship Oxfordshire. Mrs. Pigo t t. formerly j Theresa Thores. and her I son will
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    • 127 3 SINGAPORE. Wed. All army sergeant. Danny Plunkett, wni) won the Radio Malaya Talentime contest In 1958 for the best tenor, will be leaving Singapore next month with his wife and five children to England. Known to his friends as ••Danny." Plunkett Is
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    • 257 3 Concert by twenty blind children keeps a whole school enthralled SINGAPORE, Wednesday. 20-PIECE children's orchestra kept students of St. Joseph's Institution fascinated for three hours at a recent concert held at the school for the young musicians were all blind, pupils of the Princess Elizabeth School for the Blind m
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    • 49 3 Captain Kumje Tawns. Deputy Secretary of State t<> the Kachin State Government. Burma, has arrived m Singapore for a three-month stay to study social and public health services on a Colombo Plan scholarship. He said Singapore had the best social services set-up In the Far Kast.
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    • 107 3 GOVERNMENT TO DECIDE ON CATTLE BRANDING KOTA BHARU. Wed.— The Kelantan Government is considering a recommendation by the Veterinary Department here to brand all cattle m the State to prevent rustling. Many cases of cattle thefts have been reported m some districts. lUegal It is beneved that the cattle were
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous

  • 352 4  - Hymns sung in the National La nguage LYDIA AROOZOO ST. ANDREW'S STUDENTS i SET THE LEAD IN MOVE TO WELD VARIOUS RACES TOGETHER By Singapore Wednesday STUDENTS of the St. Andrew's School m Singapore have now started singing their hymns m the Malay language. This latest step for the use
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  • 132 4 This pretty young Miss is leading 19 tourists in trip round the world Looks, they say, are deceptive, and so it was when this pretty young: woman on board the liner Ruys arriving m Singapore on Friday turned out to be a professor of English at the University of Cordoba.
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  • 152 4 New I-cards: Interview timings are fixed for 3,500 residents KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. THli Selangor Registration Office has issued more than 3,500 letters to residents m Kuala Lumpur stating interview timings for new identity cards. A spokesman of the Department appealed to the public to keep their appointments m order to
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  • 125 4 TYCOONS HEAD FIRMS WITHOUT A CENT RISKED SINGAPORE, Wed.—Several business tycoons m the City have discovered an ingenious way of controlling a number of firms at the same time without a cent of their personal Investment. The scheme is considered to be almost foolproof. Firstly, a person registers a firm
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  • 98 4 SISTER MARIE'S GOLDEN JUBILEE MASS SINGAPORE, Wed.— Sister Marie de St. Maceline of tne Little Sisters ol tne Poor, recently celebrated the Golden Jubilee of her profession. To mark the occasion a Pontifical Hign Mass was .sung by His Grace, tne Archbishop of Singapore and Malacca. Msg. M. Olcomendy. assisted
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  • 27 4 SINGAPORE, Wed. The Nanyang University has relaxed its Chinese language entrance requirements to make it easier for nonChinese students to study at the university.
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  • 29 4 SINGAPORE. Wed. The Social Welfare Department is to distribute cash donations j and 101 b. of rice to each of the 100 Potong Pasir fire victims.
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  • 36 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The Assistant Minister of information and Broadcasting, Syed Ja'afar Albar, will speak at the annual meeting of the Federation Broadcasting Staff Union m the Federal House canteen on August 14.
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  • 34 4 IPOH. Wed. Thirty-five political detainees, including two women, who were origiginally held under the Emergency Regulations and are now m the detention centre at Batu Gajah, have gone on a hunger strike.
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  • 172 4 THIS FISH IS COMMON HERE BUT A RARITY IN AMERICA SINGAPORE, Wed. Study this pair of fish carefully. It is one of the most common type of tropical fish found m this part of the world. But. believe it or not, this fish, commonly known a* the "Greater Sclssortail.' is
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  • 32 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Raja Puan Muda of Selangor, patron of the Spastic Children's Association of Selangor. will open the Spastic School m Lorong Siputeh. Klang Road, on Saturday.
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  • 18 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Organisers of the MAHA exhibition expect this years attendance to be a record.
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  • 121 4 DUTCH VARIETY TROUPE TO MARK AIRLINE'S NEW JET PRESENTATION 0 A gala evening is planned for the KLM Jet Presentation when an allDutch variety troupe will stage a show today. These four members (left to right) Mr. A. C. M. Oostdam, Miss R. J. Trompper, Miss R. Van der Kolk
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  • 97 4 SINGAPORE. Wed. Two youths left here on Monday on bicycles for Kuala Lumpur hoping to attend the Merdeka Games which begin on Saturday. They are S. Krishnan, 20. of Upper Dickson Road and K. Segarah, 19, of St. Fran- cis Road. The
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  • 74 4 trade I I Clea. I Ol'Q' Beca -I mci*. „fl ned Ja; SUDj fl A million A[ Si ratii cialiy L ken I I Mippi. I .sa I ]p cor H^ Ja; HI terri. I was I Africa.h» poial ma^B*' add Bp Japan> M a positlf f o ojJ
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  • 14 4 JOHORE B mf Dr. V. Johore S' rctui: lal B day I W
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    • 25 4 EXCELLEW SELECT) MODERN JEWELLS NEVER SEEN B^ IN SINGAPtf OR MALAWI WE SHALL TC SHC' WITHOUT ANYOI^ Please Call S 9. M jm km M
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 492 4 CLUES ACROSS r i« Lf i 1. This may produce a comeback I [c 13 B^" I' I 1^ for the vocalist <4». Ha|a|^l a|Miii^^B|pH IMlMi pH|H^J IMI l^J MHI 4. What'll it be? A bee, maybe! I P i4>. JBBL— HBL— P^^l— -I^^— 7. Got lamed, went wrong, but
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    • 975 5 A cosy corner of England or the homesick lal and hi> wife have life savings on a typical lip bar m Soranuoon (iaru\ .Mi>. Derek Jones, i^h and (hip Bar and Re>ng Serungoon (iarrlen t c Decorations 1 i us feel as though we are back at home. HOLIDAY PROGRAMME
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  • Article, Illustration
    115 6 Paris decrees a slightly longer skirt— and from Japan conies an exotic touch of the orient •'V 0 JAPANESE fashion W mura, has just shown a n ations m Paris. Here are two m I costume. On right is a dn I Japanese "Lion dance." I THIS attractive Mandarin coat
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  • 712 6 AT leasl 150 mothers die m childbirth every year m Britain as a result of gross misnuinageiiienl o r neglect on the parl o! their family doctors. This serious charge is contained m a report to be issued by the Health Ministry soon, following confidential Inquiries into childbirth
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  • 164 6 THIS NEW CARDIOGRAPH METHOD CAN TELL THE DOCTOR HOW MANY BABIES ARE ON THE WAY LONDON. Wed.— A new technique which could indicate how many children an expectant mother was carrying, as well as Indicate certain heart defects m unborn children was described at the International Medical Electronics conference here.
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    • 544 6 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 i T PATEK PHILIPPE is the only watch manufacturer whose entire
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    • 116 6 FURNITURE REMOm is a Job for EXPERTS! Main haiul^ in.ik< packing r.% -taft br< i akas<* s PHONE Glassuan < tin travel m maximum ***** packed l.v Transport i s FURNITURE REMOtfJ ESTIMATES FREE OH m TRANSPORT STORAGE 2 173 CECIL STREET The OWtWtiotel r > Smgoporct Newest Luxury Moti
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  • 52 7  - Airlines hail $6.4 m aid for airport CHAN SWAN BEE 5RA tulations for qH: OFFICIALS RESULTS OF HIS ENCOURAGING' SINGAPORE. Wed. f circles yesterday conMi ni-ter for Finance, Dr. by« Lebar airport to meet r*rW tee- million \\;is grunted vemmenl out of Sll.U red Ihc results of the uinu. Lor
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  • 220 7 STAGE CLUB TO STAGE THE STORY OF HERCULES' 'NINTH LABOUR' SINGAPORE. Wed.— Hercules was a Ighty man. but the Ls got him m the end. The Stage Club tends to show us .< m the iortheomproduction of \V. an Levy's "The Rape of the Belt." I'nis story of one of
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  • 164 7 20 ENTER FOR TTC 'MISS COLLEGE' CONTEST SINGAPORE, W e d.— The Singapore Teachers' Training College Will hold "Teachers Night" at the Singapore Military Forces Hall. Beach Road, on Saturday from 8.30 p.m. to 2 a.m. The organiser, Mr. David Sebastian, told the Free Press the aims of the social
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  • 28 7 KOTA BHARU. Wed. Two houses were blown to 1 the uround and several others badly damaged when gale swept Kampong Cherok, six miles from here.
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  • 142 7 BOARD HAS NEW PLAN TO WIPE OUT VICE KLANG, Wed. The Selangor Muslim Religious Affairs Department has a new j^lan to wipe out prostitution m the State. The president of the department, Tuan Haji Ali bin T-aib, said: "Muslim divorces, which often lead women into becoming waitresses and sometimes prostitutes,
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  • 28 7 i KUALA LUMPUR Wed. |The Minister of Agriculture. |Inche Abdul Aziz bin Ishak has opened the International 'training centre m aerial I forest survey, here.
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  • 25 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Tengku Abdul Rahman and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Interior, yesterday took out their new identity cards.
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  • 31 7 PENANG, Wed. A village shop m Sungei Ara, about six miles from the City was robbed of $1,200 worth of jewellery and $200 m cash by armed thugs.
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  • 50 7 «t irni'R hundred underprivileged children from four Social Welfare homes enjoyed »h it BlakSn Mali, organised for them by the Hans Andersen Club, Singapore. xi PK ;hld*reii were ferried to the island m two landing craft. Picture shows an Army clown entertaining the children.
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  • 130 7 'AGE WILL NOT HINDER ME FROM CARRYING MY GOODS AROUND' SAYS AN 80-YEAR-OLD PEDDLER SINGAPORE. Wed. -'Age will not hinder me from shouldering all my goods and moving from place to place." said eighty-year-old Haji Hamad, a peddler from Malacca. Mr Hamad who has travelled extensively m the Federation of
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  • 79 7 TEN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS GIVEN GOVT. STUDY AWARDS BLKIi TIMAH, Wed.— The Government has awarded entrance scholarships io 10 students of the University oi Malaya In Singapore. The scholarships have been given \o deserving students who were outstanding m the 1959 Higher School Certificate Examination. Each award is worth $300 a
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  • 62 7 Among the recipients is Tay Eng Soon, a former pupil of Anglo-Chinese School, who scored eight distinstions m the 1957 School Certificate and four m the 1959 Higher School Certificate examinations. Other winners are: Loke Khua Eu. Howe Wee Chong. Chua Sek Ting, Kho Kwang Po, Tham Hee
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  • 262 7 World wants to know how Singapore grows orchids says Dr. Yeoh SINGAPORE, Wednesday. IifOHK and more people wish to visit Singapore and sec for themselves how orchids are grown here said Dr. Yeoh Bok Choon addressing the monthly meeting of the Malayan Orchid Society recently Dr. Yeoh was among; the
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  • 73 7 THIRTY-FOOT TREE CRASHES DOWN ON CARS IN CITY PARKING LOT: IT IS THE WORK OF HUNGRY TERMITES A 30-FOOT tree crashed down on three cars parked outside the VW.C.A buildin, m Collyer Quay recently. The trunk of the 20-year-old tree was partly eaten up by ants. One of the cars
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  • 25 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The National Union of Postal Uniform Staff has drawn up a new wage scheme for the Federation's 1,200 postmen.
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  • 75 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. There has been «a "greater than expected' response to the extended period lor registration of voters. Only 63 per cent of mien had registered when the original period for re-regist- ration finished on July 12 and so it was extended till last Saturday. No
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  • 165 7 Malay is to be made a compulsory subject at Nanyang SINGAPORE, W e d.— The Nanyang University has decided to make Malay a compulsory subject as from next year. This is the outcome of a movimt'i:t initiated by the undergraduates two years ago. The students had felt the need for
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  • 35 7 PENANG. Wed. The Pan-Malayan Fuichew Association has decided to ask the Minister of Finance, Ifr. Tan Siew Sin. to allow a new item maintenance of parents to be exempted from income tax.
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    • 1375 8  -  David Walker Chapter 4 m the life story of a volcanic personality By "I DISLIKE Ifa phrase 'plastic surgery, 1 it's all wrong." Me Indoe \va> speaking, as he al\\a\s did, categorically. We were m his ground Hour oflicc
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    • 661 8  -  PETER HOPKINS by FRANCIS Chichester, the lone-wolf yachtsman, told me the full story of his amazing 40-day Atlantic crossing by which he won the first-ever oce a n race with the nearest of his four fel--1o w competitors 100
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    • 396 8 BORN today, you have a quiet reserve that is sometimes mistaken for timidity. This is so far from the truth since it is at moments when you are the most quiet that you are hatching up your biggest stroke of genius! You are able
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  • 137 9 Singapore girls are turning to 'Suzie Wong' cheongsams SINGAPORE, Wed.— The "Suzie Wong" cheongsam is catching on m Singapore and local girls are abandoning the conventional cheongsam m favour of the new style. Higher slits are now a la mode. Male eyes are agog with wonder as every miss sporting
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    • 258 9 This off-beat German model runs on same principle as a scooter... but quieter J HAVE been trying out an off-beat German car the J)80 c.c. Auto Union 1000 S. It is off-beat only because it has an engine of three cylinders working on the two-stroke principle, as motor scooters do.
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    • 277 9 This engine has a mixedfuel palate. You order "five gallons of the cheapest petrol and a pint of oil and put the oil In first, please." Its thirst is about 33 miles to the gallon and a fraction of a pint of oil. Verdict: quite a
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  • 111 9 MALAY PLAY TO MARK SCOUTERS' 10TH YEAR SINGAPORE, Wed. A popular play, "Lanchang Kuning," will be the highlight of the 10th anniversary celebrations of the Singapore 40th Malay Scouters. It will be held on Saturday and Sunday nights at the Bukit Panjang Community Centre hall. Written and produced m Malay,
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  • 28 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Seventy members of the Selangor branch of the Malayan Outward Bound Association, will scale Pahang's 5,820-ft Gunong Ulu Kali m October.
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  • 23 9 MM A calls boycott KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Malayan Manufacturers' Association yesterday decided to call on all members to boycott South African goods.
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  • 184 9  -  R.G. PILLAI PRISON LAUNDRY SERVICE EXPANDED AND IMPROVED TO COPE WITH DEMAND FROM HOSPITALS By SINGAPORE, Wednesday washing and ironing machines costing $258,000 will be installed m local prisons m an attempt by the Government to improve the prison laundry services. The expansion
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  • 76 9 UNION MEN WIN RECOGNITION FROM FIRM SINGAPORE, Wed. The Singapore firm of Lindeteves-Jacoberg Ltd., has agreed to recognise the Business Houses Employees' Union as representing its workers. This was stated m a letter the firm sent to the union. The recognition follows more than a fortnight's negotiations between the Singapore
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  • 172 9 WORK BRIGADE COMPLETES FIRST PHASE OF PROJECT rpAMPINES, W e d.— About 500 members of the Singapore Work Brigade, who have been tackling the Sungei Api Api canal project near Pasir Ris, have completed the first phase by constructing embankments on either side of the 1,000-foot canal. Brigade members started
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  • 28 9 SINGAPORE. Wed.— Swami Raganathananda, of the Ramakrishna Mission, will talk on "The eternal message of Buddha" at 28. Jalan Senyum on Sunday at 11.15 a.m.
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  • 75 9 'DO IT YOURSELF' CLUBS TO START WORK MERSING, Wed.—Members of youth clubs m the Mersing district are to build an open air theatre on a natural rock platform, a bathing pool and a playground. The project will start tomorrow, supervised by the district youth leader, Inche Mohamed bin A. Jabbar.
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  • 57 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The stability and prosperity of the Federation are reflected m the steady increase m the accounts of the Post Office Savings Bank, which now total almost $150 million. This was stated by Mr. E.M. May, the Postmaster-General, who added that the increase was
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  • 29 9 BUKIT MERTAJAM. Wed.— A schoolboy, Tan Swee Huat, 16. fell into the Brapit Reservoir yesterday and disappeared. Police are still searching for his body.
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  • 441 10 To hell with the Olympic farce Says Jesse Owens... 4 ;OLD MEDAL madness will blaze the Olympic Games into the most 11 steel-willed display of national pride the sporting world has ever seen (writes Sam Leitch). For a vicious, stop-watch war lies naked beneath the bi£ words, bigger flags, pomp
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  • 315 10 IT'S NOTHING BUT WAR AT THE ROME GATHERING 'Hitler generated unhealthy 'tea^n' rivalry back In "36. But he was a softy compared with the present Soviet bosses. "When a Russian wins an important event, he's made a Master ol Sport and gets ca^h bonuses, special vacations better housing and ucfier
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  • 70 10 LONDON. Wrd— Tony and Poter Milnor. of Surrey Athletic Club, are luins. and they save the spectators an unuMial treat when they tied for first plate m the club two miles' championship. Running beside each other m perfect unison they reciwded I joint Bmin. 59.4
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  • 232 10 AUSTRALIAN RUGBY UNION PLANS 1 1 TOURS OYDNEY, Wed.— The Australian Rugby Union has decided to arrange 11 international tours m the next seven years. The tours. involving 11 other countries— South Africa. Fiji. the United States, Canada. New Zealand. France. Italy and the British Isles (England. Ireland. Scotland 1
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    173 10  -  M. HARRISON-GRAY By THE correspondent who sent m this deal was sitting North. His suit pattern and the course taken by the bidding took him by surprise. Was there any way, he asked, of finding out that Seven Hearts was cold? In actual play, the auction began with
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  • 310 10  - Soccer now cashes in— UP go the prices JOHN FAIRGRIEVE By I ONDON, Wed. At least seven of England's top soccer clubs have decided that their brand of football m, season 1960-61 will be worth at least 3s. every Saturday. That's a shilling more than last season. Here are me
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  • 134 10 fOHORE BAHRU. Wed. -The J first important stage of the construction oi a playing field here has been completed. Mr. P. G. M. Lee. president of the Johore Bahru Playing Fields Association reported at the annual general meeting of the Association. This stage was the
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  • 711 10 FREE PRESS SPECIAL New Yotk, Wednesday JEFF FARRELL of Wichita, Kansas is a strong contender for the 100-me-tre freestyle j;<>l(l medal for swi mming ill the 1960 Olympic Games m Home, according to top l\S. sports authorities. Jeff atuactec
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  • 226 10 >TEW YORK. Wed. America. the good old U.S.A.. has got herself a real live KING. He is King Patterson the First, monarch of all he can put his fists on m the world's boxing rings be it cash or
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  • 402 11 ALL YESTERDAY S JUNIOR SOCCER I Btt, Mowait put tbi airmen le\el. n was fouled and :r.arie uo mistake with a H.\ve>. Ro\ers eper, kept down the score at least three certain t score flatter^ Rovers m
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  • 38 11 {School relay team pose with their coach Mr. A. Vijayasinir m Inter-School relay competitions m the Bukit Timfth K.ikar. Tonjs Ah thai. Mr. A. Vijayasingam (coach). Er Kre Hen. Ali Mahmud.
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  • 124 11 Champion Pone is open to any offers BANGKOK. Wed. Fly- j weight champion Pone Kingpetch announces he is ready to defend his crown against any world ranking flyweight boxer. Thongthos Indradat. Kingpetchs manager, said Pone had been training since May for the rematch with dethroned Pascual Perez of Argentina. The
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  • 433 11  - Madras soccer tourists improve: Singapore slam in only two CHUA BAN HOCK F Jalan Besar, Wednesday Singapore 2 Madras 0 'J'HE Madras soccer tourists played a much improved game last night. After their showing against Singapore Selection the previous night, I expected Singapore to go to town against them. Singapore
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  • 23 11 SINGAPORE, Wed.— Entries have opened for the individual medley billiards championship to be held at the V.M.C.A.. Orchard Road, very shortly.
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  • 261 11 WE'LL PUT UP A GOOD FIGHT v. INDONESIANS SINGAPORE, Wednesday. SINGAPORE will put up a good fight against the Indonesian badminton wizards on Saturday night, assured Mr. Leow Kirn Fatt. secretary of the Singapore Badminton Asso- ciation. "Singapore is not entirely out of the picture" he said adding, "Our players
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  • 33 11 SERANGOON. Wed. The Girls Sports Club will hold hockey practices every Tuesday and Friday at the GSC ground. Those interested m playing should contact Mrs. Ruth Pennefather (Tel. 7200 Ext. 333).
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  • 14 11 VIENNA. Wed. Austria is sending 112 athletes to the Olympic Games.— Reuter.
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  • 107 11 Wolstenholme makes up to win Stroke title QANTON, Wed.— Guy Wolstennolme, oi Sunningdale. Berkshire, golf club, won the English Amateur Stroke Play cnampionship here yesterday. Wolstenholme, who had tied with Martin Christmas (West Sussex) over 72 hoies of the same course on June 18, the last day of the championships
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  • 286 11 A LETTER FROM RADRODRO. THE TEACHER pOOD luck to you Sports fans of Singapore and Malaya this message comes from Islmeli Radrodro. The fighting Fijian dropped a line to the Free Press sports desk yesterday just to chat about his favourite topic, which is rugby. Radrodro, 28, became an Empire
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    53 11 THE WORST MOTORIST IN STORE When Mr. Clogghead wants to turn right, he never takes up his position on the crown of the road like you do and of course he NEVER signals. He wouldn't have the fun of seeing the chaos he caused to other road users
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  • 229 12 Asia's top tennis stars on show today SINGAPORE. Weci.-A.sias top tennis stars will be m action this evening on the Singapore Cricket Club court>. The Singapore Lawn Tennis Association have arranged four Interesting exhibition matches two singles and two doubles for the six visiting players. The exhibition starts at 4
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  • 133 12 Favourites in form at Hamburg meet HAMBURG. Wed. The favourites were mostly up to form on the second day oi the German international tennis championships here. Roy Emerson of Australia reached the third round m men's singles play, by sweeping Spain's Manuel Couder 6-1. 6-0. 6-0. Second-seeded Nicola Pietrangeli oi
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  • 32 12 PHILADELPHIA. Wed. Harold Friedman, former nisht-club proprietor, was sentenced to 2-1/2 to five years m prison for offering j a US$l,5OO bribe to Phila- delphia Phillies pitcher Humberto Robinson.
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  • 688 12 With the last ball of game Lancashire down champs and take lead in county table L,Ui\ uui\ \> ednesday JX the most thrilling: finish seen at Manchester for years, Lancashire beat Yorkshire with the last ball of the game to return to the top of the championship table. Lancashire now
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  • 193 12 S. AFRICA OLYMPIC TEAM: NEW COMPLAINT LONDON, Wed. A deputation Irom the campaign i against race discrimination •m sport has tailed m an attempt to see officials oi Britain's Olympic Association about South Africa's participation m the Games at Rome A statement issued by the j j campaign said a
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  • 21 12 BANGKOK. Wed.—Thirtytwo Thai athletes are scheduled to leave for Rome. Nine officials will accom- pany them.- U.P.I.
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  • 26 12 A Sinsaporr goalkeeper Wilfred Skinner leaps to hold a shot from Madras last night at Jalan Besar Stadium. Singapore won 2 o.
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  • 170 12 FASCIST SLOGANS AT OLYMPIC SITE ROME, Wed.— The Communists and many democratic leaders yesterday appealed to the Government to remove Fascist inscriptions irom Mussolini-built Olympic facilities. With three weeks to go before the start of the Rome Games, the Communist organ Lunita demanded m a front page editorial removal of
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  • 68 12 OERLIN, Wed. About 300 of the worlds leading cyclists from 34 countries are m Leipzig, East Germany for the world cycling championships which start today Japan is among the entries. Eleven rainbow jerseys emblem of a world champion are at stake. Road events lor men and
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  • 224 12 Fastest in world: 4 Aussie swimmers ORISBANE. Wed. A 13 world record for the men's 4 x 110 yards freestyle relay was set by four members of Australia's Olympic swimming team last night. Their time: 3 mm. 45.7 sec The swimmers performed at their training camp at Townsville. North Queensland.
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  • 143 12 Murray Rose, triple OlvmP] c g° id medal winner* at Melbourne, proved that he had returned to peak form by beating compatriot Konrads m the 440-yard event Rose's time of 4 mm. 21.3 *»ec was six seconds better, than the winning time lor the 400 metres at Melbourne.
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  • 82 12 TIJUANA, Wed. World featherweight champion I>avey Moore last night scored a unanimous 10-round decision over Kid Irapuato m a non-title fight at the Bullring here. Moore was making a comeback after suffering a broken *aw m a non-title bout earlier this year. He tried from the opening
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  • 160 12 TOKYO, Wed—Leo Espinosa of Manila will face what may well be his nnal test tomorrow night when he challenges Kenji Yonekura for the Orient bantamweight title. u Leo nas been active m the professional ring for more than 10 years and he is near rethement.
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  • 80 12 PHILADELPHIA, Wed. Top ranking golfers from 35 nations including Malaya, Japan and Formosa will compete m the biennial world amateur golf team championship for the Eisenhower Trophy next month. The four- day event will begin on Sept. 1 1 J? iS th WiU
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