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...black painted granite building which had been the Japanese War Ministry, on a hill behind the Emperor's palace. Eleven nations were represented on the Allied tribunal. * The trial cost $9,000,000, used up 100 tons of paper. Shorthand writers took down nearly 10 million words of argument and testimony. During the trial two defendants died; one, who began acting queerly, was sent to a mental hospital...
...million men surged around Suchow in the greatest battle in China's history. A Communist victory would open the way to Nanking and probably seal the fate of the reeling Nationalist regime. A government victory might buy enough time for Chiang's harried forces to recover from their recent string of shattering defeats-and for effective aid to arrive from the West...
...cable, which cost nearly $13 million, is about as thick as a rolled-up newspaper, and contains eight coaxial tubes, a pair of which can carry 600 simultaneous phone conversations or two TV programs. The final adjustments should be completed early in 1949. The first major event to be televised from the Atlantic coast to the Mississippi River will probably be President Truman's inauguration in Washington...
According to Dr. Leland Cunningham, comet expert of the University of California, "McGann-Paraskevopoulos" (official name: 1948-L) is now moving away from the sun, having passed closest to it on Oct. 27. It is about 50 million miles from the earth and will not come any nearer. Its tail is more than 15° long, 30 times the breadth of the full moon, and its head is estimated to be of the second magnitude in brightness (this is brighter than all except 41 stars in the sky). The comet will fade slowly, but it will appear a little earlier...
While work is proceeding on the immediate part of the memorial, plans are new being drawn to raise funds for the establishment of the long-range scholarship program. Announcement of this multi-million dollar plan was made at Commencement last June...