The Straits Times, 22 October 1959

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  • 18 1 average daily certified sale exceeds 80,000 1 The Straits Times fc>td. 1845. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 22, 1959 15 CENTS.
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  • 414 1 GOVERNMENT SAYS 'FREEZE' POLICY WIUT^ONTINUE But exceptions may be made in cases of 'manifest injustice Balanced budget still the target KUALA LUMPUR. Wednesday. THE Federation Government today warned that restrictions on expenditure on the salaries and wages of all Government employees wil? continue. It said, in a
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  • 63 1 Guns for four Ministers COLOMBO, Wed. At least four Ministers of the Ceylon Cabinet have obtained licences to carry revolvers for their personal protection, the evening newspaper Ceylon Observer said today. Since the assassination last month of the former Prime Minister Mr. Bandaranaike. personal guards have been assigned to all
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  • 751 1  - Mr. Chia appeals to his kidnappers: Please return my bag of tricks JACKIE SAM By IMILUONAim-: golf am enthusiast, Mr. Chia Vee Soli, 70. wants to <^ct in touch with his kitlnappers to negotiate for the return of his <U»i k brown attache /case. Today, in his home in Cairnhill
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  • 188 1 SULTAN ALI SHERS IN THE NEW ERA IN BRUNEI BRUNEI, Wed. The Sultan of Brunei. Sir Omar All Saifuddin. today opened Brunei's first Legislative Council under the new constitution. The Sultan, in his speech from the throne, said: "The establishment of this council marks a milestone in the progress of
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  • 146 1 Man shot by constable in chase By 808 PERIES OINGAPORE, Wed. A man was shot in the stomach by a policeman tonight after a dramatic chase from the scene of a robbery on Elgin Bridge. Two policemen irom the Central Police Station were on bicycle patrol when tiny heard a
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  • 10 1 BANDA: POLICE O^r; -*9 HUD mur-f N RoiUr
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  • 168 2 GOVT. IS I PLANNING CITIZENS' WEEK l/U ALA LUMPUR, Wed; —A "citizens week"! will be launched next •year, the Assistant Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Syed Ja'alar Albar announced today. He was addressing a study course on the constitution organised by the linonr.ation Services for senior Government officers. Syed
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  • 341 2 MAGISTRATE REFUSES 'REMAND HER' PLEA-BUT CANT FIND CASH A MAGISTRATE today refused a police request for the continued remand of a 17-year-old girl who faces seven tentative charges of armed robbery. Mr. M. Coomaraswamy fixed the bail for the girl. Goh Chew Lan. at $10,000
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  • 103 2 IPOH. Wed— Peoples Pro- threat of Government action gressive Party member of i a aill^ /he Press "can be Interpreted only as a crude Parliament Mr. D. R. Seenl- attempt to intimidate the vasagam. today termed Malayan Pross into publlshyesterday's warning to the ing only what
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  • 339 2  - A bid to ruin my political career- De Cruz by MALACCA. Wednesday. Yf R. J. L. DE CRUZ, Malayan Parly leader A in the Malacca Municipal Council, today accused the council president, Mr. Lim Yeow Koon (Alliance), of trying to damage his political career. Mr. Lim denied this. Speaking on
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  • 106 2 $5,000 MISSING ORCHIDS: POULTRY FARMER IN COURT ON TWO CHARGES CINGAPOBK. Wed. Tan Hat Yeo. a poultry farmer. was today charged with stealing 200 orchid plants, valued at between $3,000 and $5,000. from an orchid garden at the 13th mile Mandai Road on Sept. .I. The charge said that the
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  • 33 2 SINGAPORE, Wed The Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, will visit the Singapore Polytechnic at 10.30 a.m. on Friday and later will ro to the Junior Trr.de School in Balestier Road.
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  • 216 2 MALACCA, Wednesday. THE Municipal Council today decided to evict five families whose refusal to move from their houses here has held up a $300,000 road scheme. The houses at Kampong Buklt China He in the way of a nearly completed halfmile road to link
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  • 224 2 Assembly men on course to learn work of Govt. departments SINGAPORE. Wed. Members of the Legislative Assembly are attending a special course to familiarise themselves with the functions and organisations vi Government departments. The course, which will last nine days, was suggested by the Prime Minister. Mr. Lee Kuan Yew,
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  • 164 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Wednesday. AGREEMENT was reached here today between A estate employers and the workers' representatives on a number of points affecting wages and conditions of employment for the country's 200.000 tappers. It was the first full review of the wage agreement I between the
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  • 67 2 A TWO-YEAR COURSE FOR X-RAY MAN KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. A father of six left today to attend a two-year radiogra- 1 phy course in Britain. He is Inche Naslr bin Ismail. 36. of the X-ray de- 1 partmei-t at the District Hospital. Kuantan. The course is sponsored by the World
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  • 92 2 MANILA, Wed.— Career Minister Mr. Vusup Abubakar, first Philippines diplomatic representative to Malaya. U doe to leave early next week with a three-man staff to establish the Philippines legation in Kuala Lumpur, the Foreign Office announced today. The announcement said the I agreement
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  • 361 3 MANY HURT AS THE POLICE CHARGE CROWD CALLING FOR KENYATTA'S RELEASE NAIROBI, Wednesday. RIOT SQUADS made six baton charges and several people were injured by blows or flying stones when thousands of Africans sought to celebrate yesterday as "Kenyatta Day," demanding the release of detained African
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  • 251 3 NEW YORK, Wednesday. ]tf R. ROBERT "MURPHY, Under-Secretary of State for political affairs, said last night that the alliance between Peking and Moscow might some day become a most uneasy partnership. "Communist China is not a satellite but a near equal able to dream, with
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  • 73 3 LONDON, Wed. Photographs of alleged Japanese copies of the' top two export products of Cussons, the British soap firm, are being .sent to the Board of Trade in protest against "this pirating of our packaging designs." "The lettering, colour and design of the tins are planned to
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  • 120 3 CALCUTTA, Wednesday. A CHINESE Communist party entered Indian ter- ritory around Kalimpong in West Bengal recently, a West Bengal Government spokesman said today. The spokesman said they disappeared in dense jungle before the news reached the local authorities. An official investigating suggested that the
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  • 95 3 DEATH— SO ANOTHER ELECTION LONDON. Wed. Sir Albert Braithwalte. 66. Conservative Member of Parliament for Harrow West, died last night at his London home. His death means a byelection for the House of Commons only 12 days after the general election. Sir Albert, who had represented Harrow West since April
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  • 103 3 FBI CALLED TO PROBE SABOTAGE OF ATOM SUB PORTSMOUTH. (New Hampshire Wed. The acting commander of the naval base here said that the U.S. atomic submarine Nautilus, being overhauled here, had suffered apparently intentional damage to a number of electrical rabies. Captain Carl Johnson, the acting base commander, told reporters
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  • 27 3 LONDON. Wed.— The number of cars produced i n Britain last month totalled 121.740 against 66.181 In August and 102.247 in September last year.
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  • 122 3 OLIVIER AND SHAKESPEARE DRAW MOSCOW CROWDS MOSCOW. Wed. Crowds beseiged the Udarr.ik (shockworker cinema here last night as the British film festival opei.ed with a showing of Sir Laurence Ollvler's classic •Richard III." Muscovites had queued si:ic« early morning for tickets. Scores of Western diplomats and Soviet officials attended the
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  • 176 3 Argentina fires on mystery sub BUENOS AIRES, Wed.— Argentine naval vessels fired on an unidentified submarine on Monday night and early yesterday after spotting it while on manoeuvres off ths South Atlantic coast. Operations in the area of the Gulf of San Jorge off south-east Argentina, where the submarine was
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  • 52 3 LONDON, Wed.— Samples of Chinese arts and crafts sent from Peking sold fast on the flnst day of the China Fair here. "The demand is quite amazing, probably because of the growing fashion for oriental decon in homes," said one of the organisers, the Britain-China Friendship
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  • 40 3 Afro- Asian talks off COLOMBO. Wed. The Times of Ceylon reported today that a 31-natlon AfroAsian conference scheduled for next. March will likely be cancelled because of strained relations between India and China. The Foreign Ministry declined comment.— U.P I
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  • 36 3 TOKYO. Wed— A World Health Organisation seminar on the education and train Ing of sanitation workers opened here today with about 40 health workers from 14 countries including Malaya and Singapore taking part Reuter.
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  • 50 3 AMSTERDAM. Wed. A commercial radio station has been formed here which will broadcast gramophone music and advertising slogans from a ship moored out- side the three-mile limit of Dutch territorial waters. It was announced here. Commercial radio and television are forbidden under Dutch law.— Reuter.
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  • 189 3 Big drive to contain smallpox in Celebes -JAKARTA, Wed.—lndo- nesia will vaccinate 5.000,000 people in North Java in a bid to prevent smallpox spreading from Celebes. Antara news agency quoted a Health Ministry spokesman as saying the vaccination would be the first stage of a three-year campaign to wipe out
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  • 22 3 LONDON, Wed.— Mr. Harold Macmillan. the Prime Minister, today presided over the first meeting of his reconstructed Conservative cabinet. Reuter.
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  • 187 3 COLOMBO, Wed.— Mr Harold Macmillan, British Prime Minister, sent a message yesterday to Ceylon's Prime Minister. Mr. Wijayananda Dahanayake, expressing regrets over comments recently made in BBC commentary on Ceylon and its government. The commentary, entitled "Censorship in Ceylon" on Oct. 9, described Mr. Dahanayake's
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    • 367 3 Your radio today... RADIO SINGAPORE i RADIO MALAYA MrfHtim Wave r.h mrtrrs NATIONAL SHORTWAVE AA4 Kin rit^A %«M»««fl«». uaal SKRVICE 41.7 rnrWAs AM b. 30 Good Morning, b. 32 MEDIIM WAVE SERVICES Morning Prelude; 7.00 The News; j Kuala Lumpur 341 metres 7.05 A Date With Music; 8.00 The Penan*
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  • 154 4 SINGAPORE. Wed.—Police were on another kidnap hunt this aftertioon. 48 hours after millionaire Mr. Chia \>r Soh was released by his kirinupp* rv This time, it was 'aid to be a towkay's student son and his friend. A public-spirited person dialled tttr, and cave the
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  • 206 4 4 SAVED FROM SEA: MYSTERY DEEPENS All Portuguese, on way to Lisbon SINGAPORE, Wed. The mystery of the four men. who were rescued yesterday by a German liner in Singapore harbour, deepened today with these two developments: IT WAS established that they were Portuguese; and THEY BOARDED the ship India,
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  • 545 4 COURT TO DECIDE WHO WAS OWNER OF LAND award after Govt. acquisition SINGAPORE, Wednesday. A SUM of $105,050, awarded by the Collector of Land as compensation for a piece of land which the Government acquired in May 1953, for building purposes, was the subject of a
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  • 148 4 SINGAPORE Wed. The Minister for National Development. Mr. On* Eng Guan. today announced that he would hold regular weeklv meet the people sessions for three months beginning from Saturday. The first session will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m on the ground floor of the
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  • 899 4 Direct labour system won't work— inquiry told MT MIGHT BE DIFFICULT TO GET MEN AT THE CORRECT TIME' gINGAPORE, Wed. Two representatives of employers of contract labour told the Commission of Inquiry into the contract labour system today that they found the existing system satisfactory. They were Mr. C. H.
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  • 138 4 SCHOOL TERMS FOR NEXT YEAR ARE ANNOUNCED SINGAPORE, Wed. The Ministry of Education has announced the school terms and holidays for 1960 for Chinese, Tamil and Knglish schools in Singapore. The first term will be from Jan. 11 to April 9, second term from May 3 to Aug. 13 and
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    • 314 4 Today's Singapore diary... PAY A LEBAR METHODIST I ton tournament final 7 p.m., Chi- 11 am. to 1 p.m.. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. CHURCH: Prayer circle 8 p.m. nese boxing 7.30 pm. R.A.0.8. Pride of Bast Lodge GEYLANG STRAITS CHINESE TMCA: Junior dept open from weekly meeting at Straits
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  • 402 5  - Plans under way for re-organising MCA under the new set-up HENRY PAUL Ipoh, Wed. GOODBYE TO THE 'POWER CLIQUES AND VACUUMS' By PRELIMINARY arrangements are now being made for the reorganisation of the Malayan Chinese Association under the party's new constitution. The implementation of the new constitution had been deferred
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  • 182 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. THE 1,000 doctors in the Federation will unite under A one banner on Saturday to carry out a 13-point "Jasa Utama" (service teiore self) plan. The Malayan Medical Association the new watchdog of the medical profession in the country will be Inaugurated
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  • 381 5 Four words win a trip for lovely Leona THE QUESTION: WHO IS GREATEST WOMAN? ANSWER: MY MOTHER. OF COURSE SINGAPORE, Wed. Four words won beautiful Leona Lee, 20, the title of "Miss Chinatown, U.S.A.. 1959" and an offer to appear in a topbudget Hollywood film. The four words were her
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  • 76 5 EX-PRESS OFFICER IN LONDON RESIGNS SINGAPORE, Wed.— The former Singapore Information Officer in London, Mr. Yen Sui-yen. has resigned from Government service. Mr. Yen, who has been with the Ministry of Culture since his recall from London by the Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. on Sept. 2, would not
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  • 43 5 PENANG. Wed.— The Chief Education Officer. Mr. W. Burton, last night urged Chinese school teachers to get together and form a single association. "Your representations will then have greater weight. he said at a Teachers' Day dinner.
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  • 13 5 RAUB. Wed.— A District Playing Fields' Association was formed here yesterday.
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  • 174 5 PENANG. Wed. A Socialist Front Assemblyman. Mr. Tan Jhong Bee. tor«ay recalled his young days when boys dared not >peak to girls and could only look at them once a y ear during the Chap Goh Meh season. •There was no Elvis
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  • 211 5 THE HEAD SAYS HULLO IN MALAY PENANG, Wed. The headmaster of Lhe Penang Free School Mr. J. M. B. Hughes spoke fluently for 10 minutes in Malay this morning when he welcomed the Governor Raja Tun Uda, and other guests at the school's 143 rd anniversary. "We are making every
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  • 48 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed.— An amah reported to the police yesterday that she lost 17 sarongs from her house in Taylor Road here. The amah, Che Ruplah binte Haji Yassin. said her room was ransacked. The door had been forced open. Also missing were two watches.
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  • 26 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed. The Federal Government has given $10,000 to the ketuas of j six small mosques in Parit Bakat. Muar. for repairs.
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    • 306 6 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS aid gets a drink Uo>. 1 Rou.<e up one piano's beat In 5 Move slowly In church i 4). a return of exuberance (6. 1). 6 Break a southern tradesman t Carves bone for a complicated <7>. Lite (10). 7 The elder Dan Dean supplies t
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  • 1499 7 Sea serpents still puzzle mariners >• LEGENDS OF THE PLESIOSAURUS (a MARINE SAURIAN GENERALLY BELIEVED TO BE EXTINCT) It is unwise to deny the existence oS sea serpents m BMCYCLOPABDIA BRITAJCMICA The head was snake- like and about 18 inches in diameter. It was dark brown, with yellowish-white about the
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    • 307 7 Th*> Saint By #>#**/iV t Iturtvris ■M WT BUTHAVEyoii^B I I MEAN AeOUTSTOPPiUeT BUT OF COURSE SURELY YOU CANNOT P^^^^ fOß6onen i m the Fesrivmes wirHOur) you would have beliewe i knew anything r POWT LET ANYONE TELL YOU VOJI?E T PKCHAISED YOU IT WAITIN6 TO SSS WHAT VOUCH6D FOR
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  • 56 8 It Wor*i ft* Minimum) THE FAMILY of the late Mr. Hoh Kirn Foot thanks friends and relative* for their attendance, messages of condolence, wreaths aod assistance at the funeral. THE PAMILY of the late Madam Nab Slang Poh thank* all relatives and friends for their messages of condolence, assistance
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  • 623 8 The Straits Times Thursday, October 22. 1959. A Chance To Unite Mr. Dahanayake's only hope of bringing Ceylon's Government to its full term in 1961 is by continuing the series of compromises at which his predecessor was so adept and so holding enough people in coalition with the Sri Lanka
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  • 386 8 The case for a national forest policy, as argued by the experts at every available opportunity, is as simple as it is strong. In terms of timber, Malaya ought to be regenerating its productive forest reserves at the rate of 100,000 acres a year, instead of 50,000 acres,
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  • 234 8 It would be a tragedy if the gathering pace of the Land Development Authority's activities were retarded by lack of money. There is not much of greater importance in the Federation than getting people onto new land, and the method devised by the Authority is extremely cheap so
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    848 8  -  GEORGE BISHOP BY THE NIGHTMARE PROBLEM OF LONDON'S CONGESTED STREETS SEES THE EXPERTS FALL OUT OVER ITS CAUSE—OR ITS CURE LONDON: LONDON'S tightpacked traffic, multiplying every week, is slowly grinding to a halt but there is "very little agreement among those concerned about either the cause or the cure.
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  • 1026 8  -  Roland Challis SPORE TO SET UP INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES MACHINERY PATTERNED AFTER AUSTRALIA'S-AND IT COULDNT HAVE MADE A BETTER CHOICE by AS a prelude to the Singapore Government's introduction of a Court of Labour, the Permanent Secretary in the Australian Ministry for Labour and
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    • 236 8 liriTH the announcement Tf that Eagle Airways Ltd. are now about to commence operations lrom London to Hong Kong, the approximate figures that I have been given clearly show that there will be a distinct advantage for anyone wishing to travel
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  • 259 9 RAZAK ON HOPES OF SMALL NATIONS KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. —The Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak bin Hus.sein, tonight spoke of the hopss of the people in smali nations. Tun Abdul Ra7ak, who Is president of the United Nations Association of Malaya, was addressing tne Rotary Club during the UN.
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  • 54 9 LABIS. Wed— Police today found a large illicit distillery two miles Inside the jungle near here. Two 44-gallon drums, half filled with mash, and two full drums were recovered. Many jars of samsu were also seized. This is believed to be one of the biggest hauls
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  • 604 9 THEY HAVEN'T EXPLAINED POLICIES: OTHERS LACK POLITICAL IDEOLOGY, HE SAYS SINGAPORE'S deputy Prime Minister t3 and chairman of the People's Action Party, Dr. Toh Chin Chye, has criticised some PAP Assemblymen for 'failing to exolain party and Government policies to the PAP rank and file." Dr.
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  • 56 9 IPOH. Wed.— A gangster seriously wounded a hawker with a chopper In the central market here this morning. Lav Chan Kum. 30, of Kampong Simee New Village, fled 100 yards with the assailant at his heels to nearby Ander son Road and collapsed tn front of a restaurant.
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  • 175 9 SINGAPORE, Wed. Wee Boon Ngee. an employee of the Government Secretariat canteen at Empress Place, was today found guilty of assisting to run a lottery. Inspector E. G. Marcus. 1 prosecuting, said that on Ju c IP at 4 p.m. detectives led by
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  • 12 9 Mr. LEE and Dr. Subandrio. Straits Times picture
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  • 617 9 Dr. Subandrio flies off with firm pledge to restore good relations SINGAPORE, Wed. rpHE Indonesian Foreign Minister. Dr. S. Subandrio, left for Jakarta by air today after giving this pledge: "I am determined to restore good relations between Indonesia and Singapore." And as his Garuda airliner took off, a beaming
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  • 362 9 lOHORE BAHRU, Wed. J The headmaster of the Johore English College, Mr. R. T. Swales, said today that many of his pupilswere mixing with bad company and roamed the streets at night. Mr. Swales, addressing parents and pupils at the annual speech day and
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  • 57 9 GOVT. PLANS THREE NEW CENTRES SINGAPORE, Wed. The Government has decided to build three new community centres Immediately to cater for the needs of the people. The Minister for Labour and Law, Mr. K. M. Byrne, today said the centres would go up at Mlnto Road. Ylo Chu Kang and
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  • 226 9 30 turn their backs on the past SINGAPORE, Wed. Thirty people have so far accepted the Government's offer of a new start in life if they renounced their secret society activities before drastic action was taken against them. Today was Day Three of the Governments offer which holds good up
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  • 146 10 Padi man is cleared of girl's murder A LOR STAR, Wed. A padi planter, Awang bin Man, 60, was today found not guilty of murdering a 12-year-old girl. He was charged with murdering Mah binte Hussein. The Jury verdict was unanimous. Earlier in the case a witness said Awang told
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  • 22 10 PENANG, Wed. Mr. D. Wehi has been elected president of the Penanjj branch of the Royal Society of St. George
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  • 125 10 WORKERS NEGOTIATE WITH BUSINESS FIRMS SINGAPORE, Wed. The Singapore Business House Employees' Union today re-opened negotiations with the managements of 14 big firms in connection with the workers' claims for improved financial and working condition.-. The talks were held at the Ministry of Labour and Law in Havelock Road under
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  • 514 10 Razak makes a *tell the people' call 'MUST KNOW RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES' KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. THE Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak bin Hussein, today called on Government officers and newspapermen to tell the people of their rights and privileges as citizens. The Deputy Premier was opening a three-day course
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  • 78 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed— Fans in the Federation tan w Todd-AO films— a new process in which audience participation is increased by Christmas. Ihe Odeon cinema here is being filled with equipment for screening films in this medium. Another cinema in Penang may also be converted soon.
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  • 400 10 WOMAN KNIFED 3 a.m. RAID ON HER HOME SINGAPORE. Wednesday. A TERRIFIED American woman diplomatic official and her elderly mother fought off three armed thugs during a robbery at theii home in Astrid Hill this morning. Miss Jettf Lee Luellen, 48. m administrative assistant urith the United States Consulate, was
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  • 113 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. A hawker with a black eye and another with swollen lips were brought before the First Magistrate's Court here today charged with using criminal force on a policeman. Yeo Kang Ho, 29. and Ser Ping Lay. 27, both of
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  • 74 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed.-A variety show and ballet wiu be held at the Town Hall. Kuala Lumpur, on MondayUnited Nations Day— under the sponsorship of the Federation of Malaya United Nations Association. The Timbalan Yang diPertuan Agone and his consort will be present, as well as
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  • 144 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Wednesday. A LARGE number of people from all over the world have applied for the post of manager of the $15 million Malayan Industrial Development Finance Ltd.. formed by the Government to give loans to industrialists. The chairman of the company,
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  • 18 10 IPOH. Wed. The Perak i Adult Education Association Is to sponsor an economics course for laymen.
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  • 143 10 SINGAPORE. Wed. A 10-year-old boy was treated for severe burns in the British Military Hospital here today after being flown here in a Royal New Zealand Air Force plan*> from Taiplng late last night. He is Indra. son or a Gurkha officer. Lt. Lllbahadur
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  • 764 12 LATEX SHIPMENTS HAVE NOW REACHED RECORD LEVELS By Our Market Correspondent MALAYAN latex exports in September, achieved a new record hi«h level, totalling 11,619 tons or approxii than the previous bilges Exports of liquid l'< months of this year totalh cent of the record shipmer in the period. Latex is
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  • 21 12 Malayan Share Market: Oct. 21 Oct. 20 Industrials: 103.93 IM.SB Tins: 12:04 126.33 Rubbers: 159.91 136.96 Jan. 1 1958=100.
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  • 159 12 November first gradr rubbci buyers fob. closed in Singapon yesterday at 102 5 8 cents per lb up I 1 cents on Tuesday's close. The closing tone was quletl; steady. Closing price* In cents per lb yesterday were: OFFICIAL: Int. 1 R S.S. Spo if. ob. buycr 3
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  • 340 12 Ships lying alongside thr Singa- V •ore Harbour Board wharves oi xpected today are: Bayernstein q 2. Straat van Diemen 4 5. Sura«ya Maru 6A, Braunschweig 6/7, o inshun 89. Grootekerk 10 11, 1< >olydorus 13 14. Karlmun 15/16, y totleville 18. Lovcen 19, Sletter 4. Wall 2.
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  • 111 12 Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange noon prices per picul >esterday were: Copra; quiet; UK Continent October November shipments $42 buyers, $43 sellers. Coconut oil: quiet bulk $65 sellers, drum $67 1 sellers. Pepper: quiet; no business was reported done. Muntok white $168. Sarawak $167. special Sarawak black $104, garbled
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  • 45 12 On the free exchange market in Hong Kong yesterday, the U.S. dollar was quoted at 5.71 H for rash and 5.73',. for T.T. Sterling was quoted at 15.89 and one Uel of gold at 251.-. Ail Malayan Exchangr Banks Association rates were unchanged.
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  • 49 12 Highlands and Lowlands Rubber announce their rubber crop iiarvested during the first nine months of this year totalled 16 864.200 lb. compared with 1j!263,850 lb. in the corresponding period of 1938. The comparison in the case of palm oils and kernels was 7,169 tons against 7.398 tons.
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  • 891 12 The Malayan Share Brokers' Association reported yesterday: "Industrials were selectively better, tins were steady while rubbers were firm. The turnover was fair." Singapore and Federation bro- kers reported the following business up to 330 p.m.: Industrials: Con. Tin Smelt ords 40s. l'jd (A); Fraser and Neave ords $1.47
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  • 34 12 SINGAPORE. OCT. 21. RUBBER: $1.02 5/8 per lb. (up IS cents). Unofficial 5 p.m. close $1.02; (quiet). TIN: $396.25 per picul (up 25 cents). Estimated unofficial offering 230 tons (down 15 tons).
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  • 146 12 MELBOURNE, Wed. INVESTMENT shares on the Stock Exchange here today held a steady tone on an active market. Huddart Parker was up 3s. ivhile the leading stocks eased I slightly today. Base metals with the exception of Mt Lyell all gained and the oils remained steady. Commonwealth Bonds
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    • 150 12 UNION OF BURMA SHIPPING BOARD t.s. "PYIDAWAYE" ETA In Port Godown No. 44 From Rongoon: Looding for Rongoon Agents: Internotionol Shipping Agency, 338/342, Telok Ayer Street, Singapore, 1. Tel: *****, ***** 4 *****. CT FOR NEW TOIK BOSTON, BALTIMORE/NEW ORLEANS Aceptmg cargo for Gulf Ports »nd Central/South America. S M't
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    • 537 12 NOTICES NOTICE is hereby given that Mr. Peter Wong alias Petwonger left the service of Success Enterprises. Limited since 30th September, 1959 and that he has no authority whatsoever to conduct business on behalf of the Company. THE BANKRUPTCY ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 11) In the High Court of the Stair of
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    • 931 12 TRONOH MINES MR. J. H. RICH'S STATEMENT The annual general meeting of Tronoh Mines Limited was held on October 13 In London. Mr. J. H. Rich, Chairman, presided. The following are extracts from his Statement circulated to Shareholders:— My first duty Is a sad one. to report the tragic loss
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    • 912 12 land policy, but It is hoped tht position will Improve if the Government of the Federation finds it possible to adopt at tin early date the recommendations of the Land Commission which it appointed. It is gratifying to note that the Federation Oovernment has lost little time in adopting on*
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    • 1561 13 NOTICES NOTICE OF BANKRUPTCY SALE By Order of the Assistant Official Assignee the undersigned are instructed to put up for sale by PUBLIC AUCTION On Thursday sth November, 1959 a: 11.00 ajn. At No. 13 Church Street. Penang. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY The Business of the Oanesh Printing Works together with
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    • 716 13 TENDfcKS KUALA LUMPUR MUNICIPAL COUNCIL Tenders are inviied for the Supply of Stationery for the year 1960. Tender documents may be obtained from the Municipal Treasurer, Kuala Lumpur upon payment of a deposit of $25 which will be returned upon receipt of a bona fide tender. Closing date: 12 noon
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    • 797 13 'Continued from Page SI SITUATIONS VACANT 2t Word* Si (Mi*.)—B«x St H*. txtrm BOX A 4659 S.T. Position filled. Applicants thanked. PART TIME SHORT-HAND Typist- Gray Station Hotel. Position filled. Applicants thanked. THE DUTCH PRIMARY School needs a qualified Dutch speaking lady-teacher. Applicants should write to Box A 4835 S.T.
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    • 850 13 ACCOMMODATION VACANI 20 Words $5 (Ml*.)— Box St eti. txtr, FLATS at Rambutan Road of Joo Chlat Place fully furnished fan, crockery, refrigerator, cooker i hot/cold bath playground month i ly rent 2 bedrooms $220/- Tele phone: (Spore) *****. I FURNISHED BUNGALOV rooms, private entrance, ever] 1 convenience, C/Fan, Telephone
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  • 256 14 Biennial meeting is over after only 24 minutes IT UAL A LUMPUR, Wed.— Tun Abdul Razak bin Hussein, the Deputy Prime Minister, was today elected president of the Federation of Malaya Olympic Council replacing Tun Lee Hau Shik who did not stand. Today's biennial meeting
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  • 66 14 MARY BINGAL. voted Britain's Sportswoman of the year by the Sports Writers Association, is pictured with a photo of herself in action, at a dinner held in her honour by the S W.A. at the Waldorf Hotel, London. Mary brought
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  • 48 14 SINGAPORE. Wed— John Forte's twin brother. Domerick. will ride in Malaya for a short season. He Is expected to arrive from En-gland next month. Also due early next month Is Australian Garnet Bougoure. former champion jockey in Malaya who is now riding in Ireland.
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  • 48 14 SINGAPORE. Wed. The Singapore Hockey Association umpires board will organise a series of lectures and discussions next month" for umpires in Singapore. The board proposes to hoY a written examination after the lectures. A written examination for student umpires will be held on Thursday.
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  • 34 14 SINGAPORE. Wed. Mrs. A. Klnnear (72 points > won the sliver division of L. G. U. Medal at the RSGC course today. In the bronze division Mrs. Fris-Lund (71 points) was the winner.
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  • 267 14 T/UALA LUMPUR, Wed.— Malaya needs more professional coaches for the various sports, says Mr. K. Aryadural. Federation of Malaya Olympic Council secretary in the biennial reDort of the council Dresented at today's meeting here. Mr. Aryadurai said in his report: "Much valuable experience has been
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  • 67 14 lOHORE BAHRU. Wed. Johore will hold its state rugby trial on the International Clubs ground here on Saturday. The teams are: Blues: Watson. Tungku Suleiman. Onions. Robert*. Ungku Ismail. J. Edlngton. P. Ediugton. Cogram. G. Allsop. Batten, Brown. Neville. Cook. D. Race and A. Cox. Whites:
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  • 338 14 HE SHINES IN BLUES WIN SINGAPORE, Wednesday. sprint champion Kesavan Soon may gain further sporting honours on the rugby football field. Today he staked a claim for a place in this year's Singapore All-Blues side when he helped Singapore Asians to beat R.E.M.E. by 38 points
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  • 68 14 SINGAPORE. Wea. More than 250 of the 500 reserved seats .n the pavilion ox the Singapore Cricket Club for the two one-day matches the Australian Test cricket team will be playing on Nov. 7 and 8 have been sold. A number of seats, however, are still
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  • 41 14 PENANG. Wed. Penang Free School today shared the Cheah Inn Kiong Cup annual series with Old Frees when they drew 2-2 at hockey. Earlier. P.F.S. had won at soccer and the Old Frees "equalised" by winning the cricket match.
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  • 142 14 Xl AI.A LIMPUR. Wed. The Badminton Association of Malaya will put out its first magazine at the end of this month. It will be on sale at 60 cents a copy. B.A.M. secretary Mr. Teh Gin Sooi, who is also the managing editor of
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  • 240 14 SAAA invites 13 for trials SINGAPORE. Wed.-^Slng*-pore Amateur Athletic Association today invited 13 athletes for two qualifying trials on Nov. 18 and 21 at Farrer Park for the SouthEast Asia Peninsular Games at Bangkok on Dec. 12 to 17. The qualifying standards set for the ten events, in which Singapore
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  • 60 14 LONDON. Wed. Davey Moore of America, the world featherweight champion, took only two minutes and 55 seconds to dispose of the British featherweight champion Bobby Nelll here last night. The referee stopped the contest before the first round had been completed, to save the Scot,
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  • 164 14 rjINGAPORE. Wed— Senior half, but trailed 2-1 at the cup champions Singapore ingrj* the Recreation Club had to fight en< i b Ut failed to score, hard before the beat newly Rudy Mosbergen scored two nromoted Teachers Training goals for SR C ln tne
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    • 76 14 SINGAPORK: Soccer— S AFA League Div. 1. Chinese Athletic v Kota Raja. Jalan Be.sar Stadium. 5 15 p.m.: Futhul Karib v Darul Afiah. Jalan Besar. 7.15 p.m.: Friendly. Jollilads v 5 Coy BMP.. Farrer Park. Hockey— S.H.A. League Div. 1, S.C.R.C. v RAF. Chani?i. Shenton Way Div. 2. C.S.C. v
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  • 51 15 THE BIG SWEEP Total Pool: $161,630. Ist No. *****7 ($72,732) 2nd No. *****6 ($36,366) 3rd No. *****3 ($20,203) Starters ($1,554 each) Nos. *****1, *****2, *****1, *****2, *****6, *****9. *****. *****8, *****4, *****7. *****6, *****9. *****4. Consolations ($1,212 each): Nos. *****9, *****8. *****8, *****0, *****4, *****7, *****9 *****7, *****9, *****9." III!
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  • 2261 15  -  EPSOM JEEP By On Parole and Briden provide shocks yULK WGIIXtSS 11, with Bob Franklin 1 astride, chalked up another win on his favourite course here today when he came with a tremendous last-furlong dash to beat Sovereign Flame in the 7f handicap for Class 1,
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  • 846 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Th£ Selangor Turl Club announced today that 201 horses (109 in Class 3 and 92 in Class 4) have been entered for its November meeting. The three-day meeting will be held on Nov. l. 4 and 8. Entries are: Class 3 l»t
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  • 811 16 MALAYA'S OPENING BLAST IS FOLLOWED BY DAY-LONG ATTACK ON CHINESE VIOLENCE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY was today expected to endorse a plea for the "fundamental human rights" of the Tibetan people whose revolt last spring was crushed by China. t The 82-member forum look up the question
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  • 92 16 pAWANG, Wed. —The day mail from Penang to Kuala Lumpur was held up today fori several hours four miles from here because of a landslide. This occured at a stretch between Sungei Choh and Serendah during heavy rain. Railway authorities chartered several buses to bring
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  • 223 16 'Give-up' Reds who magnify their own importance KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— Several terrorists who surrendered recently have claimed they were top men in the Malayan Communist Party— to curry favour with the Government. The head of the Special Branch. Mr. H. Ryves. said this today commenting on a report that a
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  • 33 16 MOSCOW. Wed. Soviet polar explorers are preparing for a big ground expedition through the central areas of the Antarctic to the geographical South' Pole, the Soviet news agency Tass said today. Reuter.
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  • 308 16 LONDON, Wed— The boom In London stock markets continued with renewed vigour today and a widespread list of gains was established in the Industrial market. There was less activity in giltedged securities, however, and prices eased under proflttaking alter their recent advance. Foreign bonds 'and rails showed very
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  • 36 16 LONDON. Wed— Spot 34d., Nov. nominal. Dec. 32*4 d.. Jan-Mar 30*« d., Aor.-June 29 T sd.. July-Sept 29'4d.. Oct.-Dec. 29d Oct. c.l.f. 28 7 sd.. Nov. c.i.f. SO'nd.. Dec c.l.f. 29 r ,d. Tone: Firm.
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  • 20 16 LONDON. Wed— Buyers £794. sellers £794 Forward buyers £794; sellers £794'±. Settlement £7943: Turnover a.m. 140 tons, p.m. 55.
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  • 67 16 GOU CHEW LAN, 17. steps into a waiting police van after her case was men tioned in a Singapore court yesterday. It was back to the remand prison for her as she could not furnish bail of $10,000 in one surety, or 55.000 in two sureties.
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  • 206 16 SINGAPORE. Wednesday. THE Government will not consider introducing a a social security scheme for at least two years, the Minister of Labour and Law, Mr. K. M. Byrne, said today. l Mr. Byrne was commenting on a suggestion by the Dean of the
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  • 17 16 WASHINGTON. Wed. The Supreme Court today granted a stay of execution for Caryl Chessman. Reuter.
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  • 42 16 LONDON, Wed.-Sir Hugh Foot, Cyprus Governor, spent today working at the Colonial Office with officials on problems connected with the establishment of an independent Cyprus Republic. He flew to London from Nicosia for consultations last i Saturday. Reuter.
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  • 246 16 NIK TO MEET DE GAULLE ...AT A GLANCE; PARIS, Wed. A meeting between, the Soviet Prime Minister, Mr. Nikita Khrushchev, and the President of the French Republic, General Charles de Gaulle, will take place probably in Paris, some time before Christmas, it was learned from sources close to the Government
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  • 57 16 TEHERAN. Wed. An official announcement of the engagement of the Shah of Persia to Miss Farah Diba. a 21-year-old Persian architectural student, is expected here soon, usually well-informed sources said here today. Court officials would not comment on this. If the report is true. Miss Diba
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  • 34 16 RIO DE JANEIRO, Wed. Brazil will send an eight-man trade mission to Moscow late next month to begin negotiations which are regarded as a diplomatic triumph for Russia, it was reported today—U.P.l.
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