The Singapore Free Press, 28 December 1960

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    22 1 TO KEEP UP WITH THE LOCAL NEWS YOU MUST READ The SINGAPORE Free Press No. *****. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1960. 15 CENTS.
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    Mr. K to West
    200 1 Mr. K to West en: colonialism Cn FACE A DECISIVE FIGHT Wed. Khrushchev yesterday the colonial si aside the UN. antiresolution, bjugated peoild have to i way all obin a decisive for mdepenk4and they alone m aggie.* 1 General Assembly m Kivour of ha- :o: colonial .i m ea r
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    $3,000 for fund
    36 1 NEW YORK. Wed.— An anonyi mous admirer o. Stephen Bait/. who died after surviving the Brooklyn plane crash, cave $3,000 Iro the Methodist Hospital of 1 Brooklyn's fund m memory oi the boy.
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    Quiet Christmas
    14 1 LONDON. Wed.— Sir Winston Churchill had a quiet family Christmas at Chartuell.
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    Her own shipping
    15 1 COLOMBO. Wed.— Ceylon plans 1 its own merchant marine, run by corporation.
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    LAW DECISION IS HAILED
    345 1  -  Federation Govt. announces: Local degrees will be accepted j By CHEW LOY KHOON Singapore City, Wed. UNIVERSITY of Malaya law students are "very pleased indeed" at a Federation Government announcement that it has decided to accept local law degrees as an initial qualification for entry into
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    Ligia (ambition fulfilled) flies home for short holiday
    138 1 Ligia (ambition fulfilled) flies home for short holiday OINGAPORE CITY, Wed. ►5 A Singapore girl who left for Australia four years ago to qualify as a teacher flew home with her ambition fulfilled and m time to celebrate Christmas with her family m Selegie Road. She is vivacious, attractive 22-year-old
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    Drive safely appeal
    252 1 Traffic Police: Don't repeat record number of Christmas accidents SINGAPORE CITY, Wednesday. yyiTII three days more U) go before the New Year, the Traffic Police are appealing lo the motoring public not to repent the record number of accidents which occurred during the Christmas holidays. After two
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    Mai Britt – a baby
    40 1 Mai Britt a baby HOLLYWOOD, Wed.— Sammy Davis Jr. announced today he and bis bride of six weeks. blonde Mai Britt. expect a baby next July or August. The Negro entertainer i-nd the Swedish actress were married on Nov. 13.
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    $3,580 burglary
    31 1 SINGAPORE CITY, Wed Thieves broke into the Wenti Lee Hong Rubber Works at Kampong Bugis, off Kallanq Road, this morning and removefd 20 bales of rubber valued at $3,580.
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    US loan to Taipeh
    31 1 WASHINGTON, Wed. The United Stales announceu a $120 million loan to Nationalist China to help ii builc: one of the world's highest dajou ou Urn Tachia River.
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    US loan for Tito
    13 1 WASHINGTON. Weci The U.S. will lend VuKCxslavm US$lOO mil.
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    MECKIFF WILL NOT PLAY IN MELBOURNE: RAMADHIN IS DOUBTFUL
    233 1 MECKIFF WILL NOT PLAY IN MELBOURNE: RAMADHIN IS DOUBTFUL ADELAIDE. Wed. Sir A. Donald Bradman announced here last nigh- that lan Meckifl. Australia's controversial ast bowler, would not be fit ior Friday's second test match against the West Indies. MeekifT injured the Achilles tendon of his heel m the tied
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    Maiga meets Ike
    21 1 WASHINGTON. Wed. Abdoulaye Maiga. first ambassador to the United States from Mali, presented his credentials to President Eisenhower.
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    Doctor shortage
    23 1 JAKARTA, Wed. Indonesia is still seriously short of doctors, according to the general-chairman of the Indonesian Association of Physicians, Dr. Pirngardie.
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    Half-ship is safe
    19 1 NEWPORT NEWS, Wed. The stern of the split-in-two tanker Pine Ridge was towed m her safely.
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    Lock icon Wife denounces top spy: He worked for Reds on British pay
    222 1 Wife denounces top spy: He worked for Reds on British pay BERLIN, Wednesday, TIIK arrest of an alleged double agent who worked for both the Russians and the British has caused concern m the British Intelligence Service, West Berjin justice sources said yesterday. The sources said a 35--year-old West Berliner
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    Mrs. Bandaranaike will pay visit to Russia
    63 1 Mrs. Bandaranaike will pay visit to Russia COLOMBO. Wed. Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Ceylon's Prime Minister. has accepted an invitation from Russia's Premier, Mr. Khrushchev, to visit the Soviet Union. Dr. G. P. Malala.sekera, Ceylon's Ambassador to the Soviet Union, who Ls here for consultations, said the acceptance was communicated to
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    Out to a real 'leg break'
    45 1 LONDON, Wed.—One of the players m a midwinter cricket match at Leeds was dismissed by a genuine "legbreak." David Blenkinsop fell and broke his leg fielding a ball while playing for the Northern Cricket Society against a local team.
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    Dag for Congo
    29 1 NEW YORK. WecL—U-N. Secretary General Dug Hammarskjoeld will leave next Monday for the Congo. South Africa mid the United Arab Republic, diplomatic quarters said last night.
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    Busmen on strike
    22 1 LONDON. Wed —More ihan 10.000 striking busmen m many parts ol Bnaiin ieti thousands vi travellers s'.runded after Christmas.
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    Drugs: Two held
    25 1 NEW YORK, Wed. Two Chinese cooks m the Danish ship Lexa Maersk were held on charges of possessing heroin worth $3 mil.
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    Nehru: No tours
    25 1 NEW DELHI, Wed.— Mr. Nehru told Congress officials he was unable to make extensive tour?, as ne warned to conserve bis energy.
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    Frozen to death
    27 1 SION, (Switzerland), \Ved.--A mother who went out into the forest on Christmas Eve to f?et a Christmas tree has boon found frozen to death.
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    PHONE CALL HYPNOTIST KEEPS THEM OFF DRINK
    87 1 PHONE CALL HYPNOTIST KEEPS THEM OFF DRINK TORQU A V I South-wr .-t England*. Wed. An enterprising Briton Who ran a hypnosis-by-teie-phonc service against heavy Christmas drinking was yesterday receiving thanks irom :-atisiU'd customcrb all over the country. Mr. Henry Blythe.. a G2-year-old Torquay hypnotist, asked callers to study his
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    Leg-off soccer man is well
    128 1 Leg-off soccer man is well RXBNN HUNTINGDON. Wed. A 19-year-oid British footballer whose right leg WW i amputated below the knee after his team's coach crush ed near here, was reported to i be "comfortable" at the Coun- ty Hospital He is Douglas Macmillan. a. reserve player In bis leooti
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    Stock exchange
    55 1 Malayan Stock Exchange opened quiet m Singapore this morning. Business whs reported m FttLM&t and Neave ords ;!t £1.97 and Coid Storage 51. 74. There kck buyers of Gammon at $2.09. Jackson <Mt 80 eeius. Steamers 70 tents. Wearne Bros. 52.14, Aver HH;im 20s. M., Petaling $3.28. Aytv
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    Malayan, HK funds
    29 1 Managers' prioes today, Fn>i Malayan Fund buying $118. Belling $1.26. Second Malayan Fund buying 90 cents, selling HAS. Pirst HoiiC Kong Fund buying hks!.o7. eetline hksi.h.
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    Rubber up
    33 1 January first n'ade rubl>er buyer^ f.o.b. oj^eneci m Singapore j this mnrninir ai 8b 5 8 cents p>er lb.. up one-eighth of a cent on Friday's clasp The ione was quiei
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    Brussels crisis upsets Baudouin honeymoon
    276 2 Brussels crisis upsets Baudouin honeymoon by the FREE PRESS FOREIGN SERVICE 4 4 BRUSSELS. Wed. King Bauciouin yesterday prepared to rly back from his Spanish honeymoon to strike-bound Belgium and about 700 Belgian troops at Nato stations m .West Germany began returning to home territory as new clashes developed. Riot
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    Margaret's visit precautions tightened after I.R.A. jail-break
    351 2 Margaret's visit precautions tightened after I.R.A. jail-break BELFAST, Wednesday. PVERY policeman m Northern Ireland was J today searching tor a 21-year-old student who made a remarkable escape from Belfast's 1 Alcatraz-like prison. The man is Daniel Ignatius Donnelly, serving a ten-year sentence as a district leader of the outlawed Irish
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    HUNGER STRIKE SIKH 'WEAK': TENSION MOUNTS IN AMRITSAR
    152 2 HUNGER STRIKE SIKH 'WEAK': TENSION MOUNTS IN AMRITSAR \mritsar. Wed. -Tension mounted yesterday a> a Sikh leader was reported "extremely weak" after 10 days ol a "fast unto death" m the Golden Temple Shrine In Amrltsar. The 61-.year-old leader. San] Patch Singh, "dictaI of the militant AkaM Dai Movement's six-month
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    African 'summit'
    16 2 RABAT Morocco). Wed. An African ■■summi'" conference will be.;::: at Casablanca on Jan. 3.
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    $3 million fire
    13 2 MANILA. Wed. A department s:cre fire caused S3 mil. damage.
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    World war warning
    28 2 ALLAHABAD. Wod. Mr. Nehru, the Indian Prime Minister, earned here yesterday that the trouble In the Congo and m Laos could lead to world war.
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    Soviet engineers
    22 2 MOSCOW. Wed.— The Soviet Union may train three times a* many engineers per capita as the United States to 1961.
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    GEC gets US S3O million contract
    71 2 NEW YORK: General Electric Corporation has been awarded a U.S. $30,400,000 contract to build for the Tennessee Valley Authority what is said to be the worlds largest steam power turbo-generators, two 800,000 kilowatt units. The bid was the lowest received from a U.S. manufacturer,
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    Hong Kong prices
    17 2 HONG KONG. Wed. No share quotations were issued yesterday, it being a holiday here.
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    WEST GERMANY TO BUILD 50 NEW SHIPS FOR NAVY
    204 2 WEST GERMANY TO BUILD 50 NEW SHIPS FOR NAVY BONN. Wed. -West Germany plans to build 45 to 50 supply ships for its navy with a total tonnage of about 100.000 tons, a defence ministry spokesman said here yesterday. He added, m reply to questions, that building of the larger
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    A-power plant for Taipeh in 1968
    55 2 T A I PF H Formosa will have a medium-size atomic power planl m 1968 the Nationalist cabinet disclosed. In a written answer to the legislative Yuan parliament made public the cabinet said the Taiwan Power Company had worked out a schedule for the
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    Rounf the World Market Prices
    162 2 Rounf the World Market Prices NOTE: All prices beloiv are middle prices. New York Prices NEW YORK, Dec. 27, Previous Today TIN Straits spot 1"1 12 101.00 RUBBER Futures Jan 28.75 28.87 i Mar 28.85 28.921 TONE Steady SALES: Nine lots No 1 RSS Jan. landed price 28J 2S 7
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    863 2 urf2ii mm LjQ unchanssb H49 NOTE: All prices below are middle prices. SINGAPORE, Tuesday. INDUSTRIAL. Previous Iccay A. ex. Bricks Grds. (N) .SC -90 Atlas Ice 11.00 Buyers BOUSTEAO 1.16 1.15 8.8. Petrol 40- 44/B.M. Trustees 525 5.25 Con. Tin Smelt. Pref. 20 3 15 M OrdS. 43 j 4j
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    Kulim Rubber buys fully modernised estate
    501 2 Kulim Rubber buys fully modernised estate I By the FREE PRESS MARKET CORRESPONDENT SINGAPORE, Wednesday. ifULIM Rubber (which made successful takeover offers earlier this year for Gopeng Rubber, Kapala Rubber, Central Perak and Sungkap Para) has purchased an estate of 1,746 acres, says the Stock Exchange Gazette. The purchase consideration
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    Big hotel project for Gula Investments
    239 2 Big hotel project for Gula Investments GU L A INVESTMENTS, which combines plantation activities m Malaya with large-scale property deals m London, has just announced it is to build a 200-room hotel m Kensington. London. Formed 50 years ago as Gula-Kalumpong Rubber Estates Ltd.. the company owned until a year
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    Westinghouse fans to be made in HK.
    90 2 NEW YORK: I Ciuna Cold Storage and E'.igmeerir.e Company ol Hone Kong will begin manuiaciunnp air conditioning units and domes' .< i I trie fans m the coming year under a licence agreement, siened with the Westmßhousc Eft i trie International Company, il
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    DEMAND FOR SPACE AGE ISSUES IN WAIL STREET
    68 2 DEMAND FOR SPACE AGE ISSUES IN WAIL STREET V I I 1■ I t hroushbut i I m I price be eej v V Good f< I M Issues, i to ti v nounpemem -< > I Pi' program) Tin softer I I Steels i i i ottu the i
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    21,094 R.I. co-op
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    Groundnut quota ceiling reached
    58 2 BOMBAY: The Indian Government has stated the ceiling of 20,000 tons has been reached on the recently announced quota of handpicked selected groundnut kernels. The quota announced by the government on Dec. 8 was for export by all shippers against registration of contract m the form
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    Jobs for seamen
    29 2 TOKYO: Japan pi*U£ LO send some 1.000 JoUmb wamrn to West Germai.y Ir.iq and Indonesia m short-term immigrants to solve their problem o: unemploynuiH iii Japan.
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      249 2 BARBER LINE From U.S.A. EAST COAST PORTS via PANAMA LOS ANGEUS $*X WC. ANO HONGKONG FERNFIELD 7 Jan TiJUCt FERN-VILLE FAR EAST LINES From U.S.A. GULF PORTS «<a PANAMA. LOS ANGEUS OP S*N MMi ANO HONGKONG CASUEVILLE 8 Jan FERNBir BARBER-FERN-VILLE LINE Ti: NEW YORK. BOSTON. PHILADELPHIA. BALTIMORE. MOBILE HE*
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      134 2 SHIPS lying alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are: Japan 1/2. Fuji Maru 4/5. Kapitan Kasko 6A, Oldekerk ti/7. Donevereit 8/9, Clytoneus 10/11. Machaon 13/14, Leverkusen 15/16. Adolf Warski 18. LoU* Skou 19. Lipis N. Wall 3. Larut N. Wail 3. Van Cloon 21/22, Kiaabaiu 24. Balong
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    THRILLS OF THE BIG TOP
    90 3 Acrobat on the tallest trick-cycle gets high kiss from his wife while m the arena a charioteer hurtles round m Ben Hur style _^^MMHMrimi_*_l»^^^^^^^ ABOVE: The tallest ck-cycle m the world 191 feet is owned acrobatic cyclist h pi no, well-known to •m us-goers m
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    Off for course in dancing
    55 3 NAVAL BASE. Wed. A dockyard sign painter. Mr V K. Sadhanandan. 44. has left for Trivandrum. Kerala. India, to study Kathakali dancing > and drama make-up. He .^aid he started learning drama make-up while he was In school and had worked for an art studio
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    Marine bandsman Mr. Shawcross is also up-and-coming composer
    129 3 Marine bandsman Mr. Shawcross is also up-and-coming composer NAVAL BASE, Wednesday. «T\VENTY-THREE-YEAR-OLD lan Shawcross, a member of the Royal Marine Band now serving m H.M.S. Terror, has not only proved himself as an outstanding musician but also an up-and-coming composer. lan's most recent composition turned out to be a great
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    Protest on speeding
    37 3 KUALA KANGSAR. Wed.— The people of Kota Lama Kiri, a kampong just outside Kuala Kangsar. are concerned over speeding cars and heavily laden lorries on the main trunk road outside their homes. MR. SHAWCROSS
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    Minister's gift to basketball
    52 3 KAMPONG GLAM. Wed.— Mr. S. Rajaratnam, the Minister for culture, gave $50 to a basketball team of the Kampong Glam Community Centre, Beach Road, at its formation ceremonyThen he opened a match between the team and one from the Banda Street Community Centre. The Glam team
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    The Under dog
    889 4 yiCTOH ASTWELL put a hand on Poirot's shoulder and steered him into the library. "So you are the fellow they make such a fuss about." he remarked, looking him up and down. "Sorry tor my lan^uage just now. That chauffeur of mine is a damned ass. and
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    by AGATHA CHRISTIE
    707 4 THE MASTER OF SUSPENSE went into his room and banged the door. I went to bed." Poirot was staring thoughtfully at the carpet. "You realise, M. Astwell," he said at last, "that your evidence is very important?" "I suppose so. at least what do you mean?" "Your
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    THE STORY SO FAR
    1895 4 Famous private detective Hercule Poirot hat been called m to investigate the death of Sir Reuben Asrwell, found murdered m his country home. The police have charged Sir Reuben's nephew, Charles Levcrson, with Hie crime. But his widow, Lady Nancy, is blindly convinced that Charles is
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    PARENTS PAGE
    252 5 Junior must not be allowed to drive till he's seventeen J^JORE and more teenagers are pestering their parents to let them learn to drive the family car even before they are 17 the minimum age set down by law to qualify for a licence. •'There's very little I
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    The family has come to regard father as a domesticated 'yeti'
    340 5  -  DEMI TASSE By modern emas oo "the child reliip' might ne to suppose long as a as a mother nothing er has declined traditionally position of I to the pathcontemporary of fun, "Pop". tolerated but not d. regarded as
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    Minister stresses need for co-operation
    184 5 POI E CITY. Wed. most likely waj kg the best educahave balanced between the i the home. Kited by the Education. Mr. v > Ik Lin, m a mesmark the 10th -ry of the Monk's Parent-Teacher Yonf pointed out at ion wa* not a :iy
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    New names for the secondary classes
    139 5 New names for the secondary classes SINGAPORE, Wed.— ls your child one of the 13.736 who passed the primary school leaving examination the results of which were announced last week? If so, you can count yourself lucky, for 16,879 failed the examination held m four languages for the first time.
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    Descendants of Bounty mutineers on small, remote island issue own stamps
    289 5 Descendants of Bounty mutineers on small, remote island issue own stamps SDFDFDF Fthe building shown on this stamp looks on the small side for a school even a school for the remote Pacific settlement of Pitcairn it is understandable. For the building is not the school at all, but the
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      A choice for Chinese in Indonesia
      256 6 A choice for Chinese in Indonesia IN THIS season of goodwill Peking takes another step to establish her peace with her neighbours. She signs an agreement with Jakarta settling once and for all the question of dual nationality of the Chinese who have settled m Indonesia. For two years now
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      A success
      96 6 VET another self--1 help project at Pulau Senang. A project that should boost the morale of the detainees there. The Government is to build a $28,000 jetty to facilitate visits to the detainees by friends and relatives. The Public Works Department will lay the foundations. The rest of
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    Lock icon MASS KILLER EICHMANN AT BAY
    1367 6 Israel is to try Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi exterminator of the Jews, and early this week the Israeli Government denied it had arrived at a decision for or against granting him financial aid for his defence. One of the witnesses at the trial will be
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    Africans protest over third French A-blast
    285 6 Africans protest over third French A-blast ACCRA, Wednesday. PRESIDENT Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana has summoned an emergency Cabinet meeting for Friday to discuss France's third atomic explosion yesterday, the Ghana News Agency reported. "j Quoting sources close to the President, the agency said the Cabinet would consider the line of
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    CEYLON CANCELS LEAVE FOR BIG SWITCH-OVER
    66 6 CEYLON CANCELS LEAVE FOR BIG SWITCH-OVER /COLOMBO, Wed.— All leave l^-in Ceylon's public service is cancelled for two weeks from Jan. This has been done m view of the heavy administrative work anticipated m connection with the switchover to Sinhalese as Ceylon's official language. According to the Evening Times of
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    Headless body
    27 6 LONDON, Wed. The headless body of a small girl clad m sandals and a T-shirt was found on a private beach at Plymouth on Monday.
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    Tour cut short
    16 6 JAKARTA, Wed. The Indonesian government's "floating fair" is cutting short its Pacific tour.
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    Stalin critic wins Lenin prize for poetry
    129 6 Stalin critic wins Lenin prize for poetry MOSCOW, Wed. The Soviet poet Alexander Tvardovsky, whose verses sharply criticising Stalin took up a full page m Pravda on May Day, was yesterday recommended for a 1961 Lenin prize. His name was among more than 60 listed m Literaturnaya Gazet, the newspaper
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    474 Xmas deaths
    32 6 NEW YORK, Wed. Four hundred and seventy four people were killed m traffic accidents m the United States during the Christmas holidays from Dec. 23 to Boxing Day midnight.
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    New navy boss
    18 6 PALM BEACH, Wed. Mr. John Connally is to be the new Secretary of the Navy.
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    Crash kills dancer
    24 6 BERLIN, Wed.— A Paris ballet dancer was killed and four other members of the company injured m a weekend car crash.
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    195 6 NEW YORK, Wed. -At least two Indian Government officials have been blackmailed into spying for Russia by Kremlin style Mata Haris, according to a report from New Delhi. CBS correspondent Arthur Bonner identified the Indians as AB. Bahaduri, a section officer m the
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    CHINA WILL HAVE NUCLEAR BOMBS IN SIX YEARS OR LESS-SCIENTIST
    222 6 CHINA WILL HAVE NUCLEAR BOMBS IN SIX YEARS OR LESS-SCIENTIST NEW YORK, Wed. Atomic scientists know for a iact that China and "a dozen or more" other states could have atomic and hydrogen bombs within six years or less, Sir Charles Snow, distinguished British scientist and novelist, said here. In
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    338 7  - Traffic police propose to get rid of two traps for drivers G. SUBHAS Solution No. 1: Confusing si&n tobe removed No. 2: v^ars to be allowed m a lane formerly for cycles By SINGAPORE CITY, Wed. The act ing police secretary, Mr. Lim Seng Huat, today described the proposed measures
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    241 7 ...and now another trap that has snared so many learners on test SINGAPORE CITY, Wednesday. pOLLOWING the publication of the article on the two "Testers' Traps,* 1 a motorist, Mr. P. Kanagasabai, told me of the existence of yet another such "trap" m Singapore. This trap is also a sign
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    Jehovah Witnesses told of 'a war' to wipe out the war-minded
    218 7 Jehovah Witnesses told of 'a war' to wipe out the war-minded SINGAPORE CITY, Wed. Jehovah's Witnesses m Malaya and Singapore held their annual national conference m Kuala Lumpur last week. Climax of the four-day conference from Dec. 22 was a talk by the presiding minister. Mr. W. Yaremchuk, on "Security
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    Jaycees build up store of food, medicine for 'disaster' victims
    141 7 Jaycees build up store of food, medicine for 'disaster' victims SINGAPORE CITY, Wednesday. HPHE main project of the Singapore Junior Chamber of Commerce for 1960 was "Operation Stockpile", which undertook to build up gradually a stock of foodstuffs, medicines, clothing and household goods for immediate distribution to the victims of
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    Speed-up in work
    31 7 IPOH, Wed. -The Deputy prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak. said here there would soon be a speed-up m construction work on major rural development projects throughout the country
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    31 7 SINGAPORE CITY, Wed The secretary-general of the Indonesian Ministry of Education Dr. Subardo last night gave a talk to the Indonesian community here on "Indonesia's new political developments."
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    REPAIR WOLSKEL ROAD. SAY RESIDENTS
    99 7 REPAIR WOLSKEL ROAD. SAY RESIDENTS SERANGOON, Wed.—Residents m Wolskel Road want the authorities to repair their road which they say is m a "deplorable" condition "This road is lull of stones, broken glasses and worn-out shoes," said Mr. Charlie Low, a resident for the past 10 years. At night it
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    PAKISTANI LEAGUE URGES UN TO ACT IN ALGERIA
    211 7 PAKISTANI LEAGUE URGES UN TO ACT IN ALGERIA SINGAPORE CITY, Wed.— The Overseas Pakistani League m Singapore has condemned the French Government for alleged atrocities committed against the Muslims m Algeria. At a meeting to celebrate the birthday of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, the League passed a
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    110 7 'BUILD YOUR OWN HOMES' SCHEM BETS A START KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Malaya's first "built-it-yourself" houses to be built m Kampong Dato Kramat, will go up shortly. The clearing of the 10 acres of land, granted by the Seiangor State Government for the pilot scheme will begin m two weeks' time.
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    211 7 WOODLANDS. Tues. Christmas this year had special significance for Cpl. James Munson, 27. and Marine M. G. Ashton, 25. both members of the No. 2 Special Boats Section. H. M. S. Terror. For theirs was a double celebration the usual Christmas merry-making and
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    170 8 SEVEN VISIT CHANGI JAIL TO PASS ON SEASONAL GREETINGS KATONG, Wed. —It was Christmas with a difference for seven young men here they went on a special mission to bring cheer to prisoners m Changi jail. They were members of the Young Christian Workers. Katong Branch. With them went the
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    Rotary lunch talk
    27 8 SINGAPORE CITY. Wed. Rev. C. J. Teilmann, Pastor, Wesley Methodist Church, will speak on "The Spirit of Christmas" at the Rotary Club luncheon today.
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    Guru's anniversary
    27 8 SINGAPORE CITY, Wed. Sikhs m Singapore celebrated the 294 th anniversary of the birth of Guru Gobind Singh with prayers and feeding of the poor.
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    Six brides-to-be on a holiday they want to remember
    278 8  - Six brides-to-be on a holiday they want to remember JAMES ANG Marriage awaits sisters on their return to Pakistan By c, V Wefl 1 •MX attractive sisters came to w gether with their parents Uholiday before they return home to p! Ll to get married and go their separate V*
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    Normadiah in new role
    93 8 Popular Malay film actress, Che Normadiah. took on a new role when she declared open the new branch of the Sun Man shoe and dress store m Joo Chiat Road. Che Normadiah is seen above cutting the ribbon to open the store, watched by the four
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    132 8 He works from dawn to dusk to pay for his evening classes KATONG, Wednesday. JJK washes cars m the morning, works as an apprentice m an engineering firm during the day and studies at night. This is the life of Jameson Pung. 19. better known to residents m the area
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    Three named to form a panel
    69 8 SINGAPORE CITY, Wed. The Yang di-Pertuan Negara. Inche Yusof bin Ishak. has appointed the following persons under the Muslim Ordinance to form a panel from whom an Appeal Board may be constituted from time to time by the Registrar of the Supreme Court. They
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    MORE FILM SHOWS ON WEEKENDS BECAUSE OF SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
    80 8 KATONG, Wed. The Government Servants' Welfare Organisation (Haig Road Quarters 1 which screens film shows every Saturday, is having an additional performance on Tuesdays, because of the school vacation. Admission to each show is 10 cents per head. The show which
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    Eye-sore to motorists
    96 8 ITATONG, Wed. Sand- bags used for the first time as road dividers on a 300-yard stretch along the East Coast Road are now rain-soaked and are an eyesore to motorists. But the Traffic Police say it is only an experiment and if it proves a success, per-
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    Police Band on New Year's day
    44 8 SINGAPORE CITY, Wed. The Istana Negara ground* will be open to the public from 8.00 a,m. to 6.00 p.m. on New Year's Day. The Singapore Police Band, conducted by Inspector Ridzwan Salmy bin Mulok. will be m attendance
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    NEVER WENT TO SCHOOL AT ALL BUT NOW HE'S A PRODUCER
    147 8 CttNGAPOR! O y,, l; B M bar, •>'. is a At an early ag selling cigar v cam* a b da y lm proo A.'.ci Abdul, from India m i went t father I Very yi couici ifl rd
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    429 9 TURN TO PAGE 1O FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM THE PENANG COURSE FREE PRESS I THE STRAITS TIMES MALAY MAIL RANYAN6 RARFAR6 A J^*J^^ TRESPASSER EPSOM JEEP CAU BOY FOIMTW LMV KWEE LOH MA YU-LOONC ROC %!i FiyiJl A^;rt AN l?^ 11^^ 14
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    631 9 ,ACE 1 3.15: CI. 4, Div. 3 6 Furs. Si! H mVv^ T STtJSff! Vlci St) Allan 90 <6) Billett if i lihlN ,-.r oan (Nadem Kongsi> E. Breuk 8.11 (7) Donnellv Wow 5S SSVff&fS*- 89 15) sss Rodders, 8.7 i
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    33 9 f J remie:- League: Cm- ..v.N Jala:i BeMU Sta--15 p n\. SCC 2nd. XV v 19UL padaii'-r. Blacivs v B len»ah; Police v 5 ay. P T.S Taomsoii SRC v RAF
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    27 9 .RCELONA. Wed.—Hiberth< Scottish First DMide and Barcelona drew the Or I leg ol their rter-flna] tie m th^ Euro-[nter-Cities Fair^ Footall Cur comi etition
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    Laughter and thrills at Christmas sports Carnival
    256 9 Laughter and thrills at Christmas sports Carnival DELTA, Wednesday. j^BOUT 100 children participated m a sports carnival and Christmas party at the Delta grounds on Monday. It was organised by Delta Avenue Medical Department. Highlights of the day were the three-legged race, which produced its full share of thrills and
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    Nanyang sports teams play in Indonesia: Month-long tour
    186 9  -  Chan Swan Bee By OINGAPORE CITY, Wed.- Thirty members of the Nanyang University basketball and badminton teams are now m Medan and Jakajta for a series ot matches. The teams 12 men and 18 women will play seven matches m Medan before
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    25 9 Clears 7 ft. in. MO6COW, Wed. Valeri Brumel. the Bovlet Unions Olympic silver med»lli«t, cleared 7 feet 0-1/4 inches yesterday m the high jump. RDGFGDFGFGFG
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    225 9 MOSCOW, Wed. MOSCOW Radio called stupid and ludicrous a reported British regulation against the importation of horses, donkeys and mules from other countries. Tlie regulation, if enforced could prevent the planned entry of horses from the Soviet Union m this year's Grand National, Britain's
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    Was this Schools tour to Fed. a flop? Yes and No
    377 9  - Was this Schools tour to Fed. a flop? Yes and No SEBASTIAN RASOO RIVALS OH AMP OFF THE FIELD By Singapore City, Wed. TF measured m terms of the number of victories 1 for each side the recent Combined Schools tour of the Federation has been a great success. Not
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    163 9 Tamil sports open to all this year SINGAPORE CITY, Wed.— »3 In connection with the annual Tamil Festival the sports committee have arranged an athletic sports meeting for boys and girls. Finals will be held at Jalan Bes&r Stadium on Jan. 8. Preliminary heats wil be held at Victoria School
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    With good luck Veni Vici Stable could sweep the board
    288 10  -  ALLAN LEWIS By Panang. 6.00 a.m. I E \DING owners Veni Vici stable could, with luck, wm the proL gramme at Penang this afternoon. Veni Vici stable have two or three runners m each race but I think their best
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    298 10  - TOP DRIBBLING STAR TO PLAY FOR THE TROTTERS KEN JALLEH SPORTING PEOPLE By Singapore City, Wed. WHEN the Harlem Globetrotters come to Singapore next month they will bring with them a dribbling wizard who is described even by his brilliant teammates as "phenomenal." The world famous basketball team play at
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    200 10 Today's best bets: Hnla Hoop. Tinsrgi Harapan. Titilino. Best outsiders: Come lp and Morninu Flight. The going will be very good Star Zeal >houid wm the Fourth race" which btt been weakened by scratchinss. offee Boy ~ets a golden opportunity to win his first race m Malaya and
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    92 10 ONDON. Wed ResuiLs o; Rus'oy Union Matches played yes r > r :;.t v were "club matches Bfdford 12 Pe:;urth 3; Bristol 11 Ola Merchant Taylors 0, Cardiff 27 Wacsoiiians 11. Gloucester 5 Universities A.U 8. Leicester 5 Barbarians 14, Newport v Abertillery cancelled; Northampton 6
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    52 10 SYDNEY, Wed.— Tennis promoter Jack Kramer said he would "lay off" Rod Layer, hero of the opening day of the Davis Cup challenge round. 'Rod has told me he wants to win Wimbledon before he thinks about turning professional." Kramer said. '"That's fair enough
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    393 10 CRICKET AROUND THE WORLD BENGAL OPENER FODDER HELPS EAST ZONE TO DRAW fAMSHEDPUR, Wed. A J solid unbeaten innings oi 73 by the Bengal opener. P. C. i Poddar, helped East Zone to draw their three-day match against the Pakistan touring cricket team after they had been forced to follow-on
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    Moss roars round eighty laps to win Grand Prix
    107 10 Moss roars round eighty laps to win Grand Prix EAST LONDON, Wed.—Stirling Moss, Britain's speed ace. roared round 80 laps totalling 195 miles to win the seventh annual South African Grand Prix yesterday. Moss was driving a Porsche m the event, which though not counting for the world championship, was
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    Polytechnic table tennis
    143 10 SINGAPORE CITY, Wed. Results of the Polytechnic Students' Union table tennis tournament: Women's singles: Ho May Vein fct. Seah Siew Keng 21-5. 21-6; Ho May Vein bt. Mok Oi Leng w.0.; Khoo Lei Hui bt. Agnes Lee 18-21, 21-9. 21-15; Theresa Chee bt. Florence Heng 23-21, 21-15;
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    I.A. and P.W.D. share honours
    84 10 SINGAPORE CITY, Wed.— The Klinney Cup 'B League fixture between Indian Association and Public Works Department ended m a 3-3 draw yesterday. Results: Ist. Singles: B. Vithylingam beat John Ng 6-1, 6-0. 2nd. Singles: A. Majid beat Teo Kirn Tee 6-5, 3-6, 6-1. Ist. Doubles:
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    31 10 MILAN. Wed. Hungarian middleweight Laszlo Papp and Giancarlo Garbelli of Italy battled to an overweight 10-round draw yesterday. The Hungarianchamp weighed-in at 162 pounds and Garbelli at 159.
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    28 10 SINGAPORE CITY, Wed.— Polytechnic swimming heats will be held tomorrow at the Chinese Swimming club. All competitors are requested to report at 2 p.m.
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    173 10 STODDARD, THE CRACK-SHOT, HAS WON OVER FIFTY TROPHIES mANGLIN, Wed. —A sport 1 which is fast gaining popularity m Singapore is shooting. The Singapore team which competed m the Colonial Small-Bore matches In 1959 took first place scoring the fourth highest number of marks since the competition began. The man
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    404 10 Spurs all set to break league record T ONDON. Wed.— A hectic .Li Christmas period with two hard "Derby" games against London neighbours, West Ham. and injury to match winning winger Cliff Jones, failed to check the triumphant progress of Tottenham Hotspur m the English Football League. Four more points
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    946 10 ONDON, Wed. Football j Lj League results and posi- 1 tions after yesterday's matches were: DIVISION ONE Everton 0 Burnley 3! WB.A. I Cardiff 1 Blackburn R. 2 Blackpool 0 j P W D L F A Pts Tottenham 24 21 2 ***** 44 Wolves
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    224 11 BIG SALES YEAR FOR THE U.S. CAR MAKERS BUT PROFITS ARE ONLY FAIR DETROIT. Wed. American car manufacturers sold more cars during 1960 than they did m any other year except record-breaking 1955, but their profits didn't live up to even the previous year. Almost complete .sales returns indicate about
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    ISRAEL ENTERS AMERICAN MOTOR MARKET
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    SMALL CARS CAN EASE U.S. PARKING PROBLEM
    146 11 SMALL CARS CAN EASE U.S. PARKING PROBLEM NEW YORK, Wed. The small foreign car and the compact American car may help solve a part of the parking problem m major U.S. cities. This was the opinion of more than half of the municipal officials who responded to a survey conducted
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    47 11 BONN. Wed.— Daimler Benz, producers of Mercedes cars, have increased their production by 14 per cent this year, the Stuttgard Company announced. With a total of 195,000 vehicles, it produced 14,000 more cars and 10.000 more lorries than last year.
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    $ 24 million extra State revenue is Johore s estimate
    321 13 24 million extra State revenue is Johore s estimate lOHORE BAHRU, Wed. J —The Johore State Government expects to collect $23.68 million m revenue next year. This is an increase of $2.6 million over the original 1960 estimates and nearly $470,000 over the revised estimates. Main increases m revenue over
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    208 13 Welfare body appeals Aid education of 290 needy children JOHORE BAHRU, Wed.— J The Johore Bahru District Welfare Committee has launched a campaign to enlist the public to help finance education of 290 school children between the ages of seven and 18 who have registered with the Committee for the
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    131 13 1 2-man committee named to launch national language drive here JOHORE BAHRU, Wednesday. A 12-MAN committee has been formed here to work out plans for the forthcoming Federation-wide National Language Month. The committee is headed by Tuan Haji Othman, chairman of the committee for social welfare and education. The campaign,
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    596 14  - 8 minutes to go in a tense Cup Final ...then Amicable hit 3 quick goals C. CHELLAPPAH By JALAN BESAR, Wednesday Amicable A.A. 5; .Sukaramai S.C. 1. f RACKERS accompanied the cheers as jubiliant Amicables stormed to victory yesterday m the Youth soccer final for the McGregorWatt Cup. But a
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    4-nation athletic tournament for next year
    446 14  - 4-nation athletic tournament for next year KEN JALLEH By SINGAPORE CITY. Wed IF ilu 1 Singapore Amateur Athletic Association accepts the proposals of its livewire secretary, Mr. Tang Tuck Wah, at tomorrow's Council iiicc'iiiii.. Ihe Slate will he the venue oi ihe biggesl international athletic meet m South Kas{ Asia.
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    New Year quiz will help cricket clubs to bright play
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