NEWS OF
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1949.
THE DAY IN
PICTURES
SIGNS FRIENDSHIP TREATY-Assisted by Ann' George, Cleveland Kaminkin, 90, representing Yakima Indians now living in Idaho, puts his mark on mutual, friendship treaty, in Yakima, Washington. Drawn up and signed by eight indian nations from the northwest, it was the first such alliance in history,
DIES IN TRUCK CRASH-Michael J. Felton, contre left in wreckage, is pinned in the cab of his demolished truck in Albany, New York. Felton died a short time after being freed by rescuers, The
truck had left the highway and struck a power pole.
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UNUSUAL. ROCK, FORMATION The stormy Tasman Sen, constantly washing the cliff walls on the west coast of Tonguporutu, Taranaki, New Zealand, has caused this odd formation. It is similar to that
frequently found along the California coast.
ENJOYING THEMSELVES—While everyone else is sweltering, Judy and Craig Risher take advantage of a refreshing breeze as they dash along the shore at Miami Beach, Florida. They rely on that inner tube to keep their heads above the water once they get into it.
ASPHALT FIRE KILLS THREE-Three men were killed and eight others injured, some critically, in this fire at Perth Amboy, New Jersey. It resulted from the explosion, of an asphalt storage tank and considerable damage was done to the $500,000 refining company plant by the blaze which sent clouds of dense smoke over lower New York Bay.
OFFERING COMFORT-Queenie, a month-old pup, étands guard over her mother, Skip, who had been struck by a car in St Louis, Missouri... Skip dragged herself to the sidewalk and was later taken to the Humane Society for treatment by a passerby who noticed that the dogs were-in trouble.
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GETTING IN PRACTICE-Before they left to participate in an aquatic show. - In Chicago, these sun-kissed water nymphs at Cypress Gardens, Florida, spent a lot of time keeping in condition. And it's possible that the girls found the Lake Michigan water somewhat cooler to practise on than the water farther south. With temperatures soaring, these water beautlés are probably glad to get those
ta, skla on every day and go to work.
FIRST FRESH MILK-This Uttle girl in the western sector of Berlin, enjoys her first glass of milk since. the start of the blockade. Youngsters have been given, skimmed milk powder, and only bables were entitled
to whold milk powder.
DRESSED UP — For cocktails, actress Celeste Holm wears this pin-dotted black taffeta "dress with now style points in the slashed neckline, afatid - away collar, fitted midriff and flared skirt.
IN- TRIBUTE—Ojibway Indian chief, Bill McGregor, points out a plaque to his granddaughterug in Manitoulin Island, Ontario, McGregor, gulded Franklin. D. Roosevelt on his last Oshing trip before the Quebec Conference, and members of his tribe will decorate the
plaque which honours a great fisherman..
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