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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 6,

1950.

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NEWSFRONT

Shown demonstrating in DEMANDING A RAISE Paris for pension talses are disabled veterans of both World Wars. More than 2,000 of them joined in claiming they would march in protest every week until the French Government adjusted their pensions.

SHIPBUILDING AT HOME-Wenzel Beck, 65, and his son, 24, put the finishing touches to a model ship in Frankfurt, Germany, before testing it in a swimming pool. They worked for 300 hours to make the The model is 45 inches long and seven inches wide. ship seaworthy, using only their hands and a few tools.

DIXIE BANNER STILL WAVES-Although Vicks- burg. Mississippi, surrendered to General Ulysses S.. Grant on July 3, 1863, the Confederate Bag still filles at the old Warren County Courthouse, which was recently converted into a museum for tourists.

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WAITING UP Edgar Bergen's daughter, Candy, decided to wait up for Santa Claus in Hollywood the night before Christmas. Dad's dummy, Charlle Mc- Carthy, lurked nearby, curious about what Santa would bring to a wooden-head like him.

SEEKING RESULTS-Because pilots age faster than any other military per. sonnel, the U.S. Air Force has set up a new laboratory at the University of Southern California, near Los Angeles, to find out how it can be prevented. Here Stan Christie, Squthern Cal basketball star, lifts weight for the research project as Roy Cochran, an Olympic Games champlos, records results.

LARGEST PRAYER The largest open Bible in, the world, with the Lord's Prayer carved 14 feet across, ten feet high on a 32-foot base, stands in the Memorial Estates Cemetery near Chicago. It is the first of a series of rock

shrines planned to portray scenes from the life of Christ,

CHRISTMAS BOX-This horse greedily rummages through its Christmas pre- sent at the SPCA party in Philadelphia. Mrs Robert Lerch holds a box of

oats for the guest of honour.

MAKING ROOM FOR SANTA-Jean Claude Gaillard, Ave-year-old French lad, made his wooden shoe as roomy as possible for Santa to all. He was content to have just one of them filled as that is the French

custom.

TWO-TIMER - Simple. enough for the office, this casual uses jewellery to lead a double Ilfo on dinner dates. It's tur- quoise celarese and wool with zip front.

MAYBE THEY'RE RIGHT – New York showgirls

(l to r) Pocahontas Crowfoot, Lynn Mary and Connie Anderson demonstrate natural curves and the feminine appeal of long hair as opposed to the girdled figure and short hair. The girls also claim that high heels show their legs to the best possible advantage.