1949-01-26 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1949.

WORLD NEWS IN PICTURES

NO, LEAKS A. machine operator checks a cable winding machine In Schenectady, New York, with a detector so sensitive it can spot leaks of Infinitesimal size. The cables are being wound for field coils of a giant "atom smasher" still under construction.

COMFORTS OF HOME-A view of the roomy, lower-deck lounge planned for the latest in plane travel. These Seattle, Washington, folk take it easy in a lounge scating:14 persons, containing a snack bar and five sight-seeing windows.

SHE MADE IT-Polish born Susan Horn exhibits her entry permit upon arrival in New York from London. She will marry Lt. H. K. Ludlow of Seattle, Washing- ton. They, met in Vienna in 1947,

TROPICAL MILKSHAKE Bonnie O'Grady of Arlington, Massachusetts, has a snack of coconut milk in Isla Verde, Puerto Rico. The vendor demon-. strates his "bottle opener"-a razor-sharp machete.

COMPLETING SPAN-Allied airmen knocked this bridge to pieces, together with many other strategic spans across the Main River during 1945. With the extensive rebuilding being done in Frankfurt, this large span at Frankfurt-On-Main, Germany, is almost completely restored.

PHOTOGENIC BEAUTIES-Ima Stroh, of Beverly Hills, California, and hen, selected as the most photo- genle in the nation, have something in common. Wearing a chicken feather stole and hat, the California miss is a finalist in the national "Miss Stardust"

contest.

LAW AND ORDER--Brian Grafe, left, and Jacqueline Naylor are pleased to have a coat tail to steady their escapades on skates. The policeman takes care of children on Westbury Pond in Nassau County, New York.

THAT KNOWING WINK,

Skater Margie Leo of a New York Ice show wears her new crown of "Miss. '49 on Ice," ns voted by fellow performers.

STILL ON THE JOB--United States Navy technicians operate a Gilholat crane, resembling a giant horseshoe,, as it raises a damaged landing craft from the waters off Washington, District of Columbia, for emergency repair. The 19-ton crane is capable of lifting londs ..up to 75 tons,

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