THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 1948,
WORLD NEWS IN PICTURES
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SO LONG-Li-Gen. Robert Eichelberger (right), ex- commander of the U.S. Eighth Army, says goodbye to his successor, Maj-Gen. Charles W. Ryder, before leaving Tokyo for "civvy" life in the United States following retirement.
LITTLE ONE—A nun in an Atlanta hospital takes n sanitary peek at tiny Barbara Ann Landers, born two-and-a-half months prematurely, as the infant sleeps in her incubator-crib. Barbara Ann weighed two pounds at birth. Although very tiny, the little girl is holding her own. Doctors report Barbara Ann's condition as "perfect in all respects."
WAVING GOODBYE-Friends and relatives cheer a, trainload of about 600 Jews as they leave the Munich railway station. These passengers are the first to receive visas from the State of Israel. Boarding a boat In Marseilles, they will soon be in the "homeland," which to most of them, until now, has been an un- fulfilled dream.
IN MEMORIUM—A Httle German girl places flowers before the plaque honouring two American fliers who crashed in Berlin while carrying food supplies past the Soviet blockade. The plaque reads: "Two Ameri- can pilots became the vielims of the Berlin blockade, You gave your lives for us... We are deeply in debt.”
PHOENIX REPORT- ING Perched atop a corral fence is 18-year- old Donna: McElroy, "Miss Phoenix of 1948," who will represent her capital city in the Miss Arizona contest and perhaps compete for the title of Miss America.
NEW JETS —These two new-type jets made, their, first public performance recently. Shown here, they are the North American E:36, top, a jet fighter with wings and tail surfaces swept back at a 35-degree angle, and the North American B-45 four-jet bomber, bottom. The jet fighter's speed is said to be
"well in excess of 650 miles per hour.”
SIZING UP-It's quite a stretch for John O'Brien, manager of the College All-Stars, weighing 115 lbs., as he measures a jersey on 215-pound guard Mario Gianelli of Boston College. The All-Stars are training for their game with the professional Chicago Carnals in the Windy City,
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