THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1948.
WORLD NEWS IN PICTURES
SNOW-COVERED HOLY CITY-Jerusalem and its environs are covered by a blanket of snow after a recent storm. This view looks eastward towards the old walled city 'where Arabs and Jews have been battling night and day. The ancient Jaffa Gate is
at the left end of the wall.
OPTIMIST—Dr Robert Añ- drews Millikan, 80-year-old American scientist, sees no need for pessimism about the future of the world. He told newsmen recently it was up to the peace-loving peoples of the world to unite
and stop aggressors.
CALIFORNIA BOMB BURSTS-Live 500-pound bombs, dropped by U.S. Marine Corps fliers, explode around tanks and other military targets at Camp Pendleton, California. The bomb run marked the conclusion of five weeks of intensive
· manoeuvres under simulated war conditions.
PHOTOGRAPHERS' QUEEN-Pretty Karen Lewis. smiles winsomely after being selected "Miss New York Press Photographer." Now appearing in her first Broadway show, the 19-year-old beauty was chosen from contestants classified 25 "unknowns”・・ of
entertainment world.
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UNHORSED-Spectators watch jockey R. Knowlen struggle to his knees after being thrown from his mount, Mr To You, during the Foxhunters' Challenge Cup
race at Cheltenham, England.
Members of the
RUMANIANS GREET EX-KING Rumanian Christian society, Dorul, welcome former. King Michael (right) and his mother, Queen Helen (with bouquet), at a New York hotel.
IN THE BAG-This calf, stitched in a sack, waits in a Sussex railway station. The tag around its neck says the animal is bound for Fishguard, Pembroke, South Wales.
FAVOURITE Earl Warren, serving his second term 15 Governor of California, is a state party favourite for the Republican presidential nomination. All 53 of the state's delegates to the Republican national con- vention are pledged to him.
POLE SITTER RESCUED George Strunk climbs up a power line pole at Akron, Ohio, and returns a cat named Trouble to her mistress, June Adkins. It was the fourth time that the feline had been rescued after climbing to the top of the pole.
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WARPLANES UNDER WRAPS More than 600 B-29's are being prepared for storage In plastic cocoons at the Pyote, Texas, army airfield. Top: Assembly-line technique is used in coating the planes, Bottom: Close-up of a B-29 after being encased und
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