1948-08-20 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPR, FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1948,

WORLD NEWS IN PICTURES

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SCENE OF DISASTER—These frame dwellings in downtown San Antonio Ile in charred ruins after a training plane crashed into one of the buildings, exploded and started a fire that gutted all three. pilot of the plane and two other persons at the scene of the crash were killed in the disaster.

'NOT BAD!—A lush soft

rose knit swimsuit, calcu- lated to look glamorous in or out of water, is Worn by Hollywood actress Virginia Mayo.

CAMERA FAN-Paddy Farrow, 5, snaps a picture of his brother, John, 21 months, and sister, Maria, 3, before boarding a plane for Shannon, Ireland. They're joining Mum, already in Elre, better known as actress Maureen O'Sullivan.

SMART BUSINESS—Apparently dubious over the outcome of the Jewish-Arab truce, the proprietor of this Tel Aviv theatre has a bricklayer build an air raid shelter in front of his establishment so that people will not flee when an alert signal is sounded.

BERLIN BOUND- One of 15 F-80s being swung aboard the US. Army transport, Barney Kirschbaum, during the recent shipment of the 36th Fighter Wing from Howard Field in the Canal Zone to Germany. This shipment of all type planes to Germany is closely related to the present Soviet blockade in Berlin.

FIELD WORK-Clad in sun suits because of the

terrific heat, these German girls go about their chores tending tomato crops just outside Berlin.

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DIVING SUIT-Standing on the right John Conte, assistant engineer of this water-holed steam shovel in Jamaica, New York, wonders what to do now. The steam shovel was just one "victim of a torrential rainstorm, which also flooded subways and cellars in the area.

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