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HONGKONG TELEGI

WEDNESDAY, JUNE

1049

WORLD NEWS IN PICTURES

SETS HELICOPTER SPEED RECORD Harold E. Thompson, of Stratford, Connecticut, checks the in- struments aboard the Sikorsky 8-52-1 which he recently piloted to a new speed record for helicopters. He flew an average of 129.616 miles per hour in four passes over the three-kilometre course,

DEEP SEA DIVER-When the fish get hungry at Weekiwachee Spring, Florida, they know where their next meal is coming from. Teresa Myers, noted under." water swimmer, frequently dives down for a little visit, and always takes a few snacks along with her.

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DINING OUT—In a traditional ceremony at New York's City Hall Plaza, a group of Boy Scouts of a Manhattan troop set up a camp site. They prepare a meal while Vincent R. Impellitteri, President of the City Council and their guest of honour, watches in the middle of the group,

SELF-INSPECTION-When Penelope, a femalo duck- billed platypus at the Bronx, New York, Zoo, left her winter quarters she checked herself carefully in the 'mirror. After all, a star attraction must look her best. when meeting the public, and Penelope decided she was looking particularly well.

MANY CASUALTIES The engineer of a train speeding near Johannesburg, South Africa, failed to notice

that two preceding trains had observed a stop signal. The train ploughed into the others and 70 persons

were reported killed in the resultant wreck. Almost 100 others were Injured.

HI HO-Preparing for the annual Old Western Festival Las Vegas, Nevada, pretty Alanna Johnson gives her horse a good workout. They both look as it th

take honours.

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