Bushman the gorilla gets a guava treat in Chicago
Bushman, a 500 pound 22 year old gorilla at the Lincoln Park Zoo, improved after a health scare and was given a guava from a Sarasota Herald Tribune shipment. Keeper Eddie Robinson fed him the fruit as veterinarians noted a regained appetite and increased activity.
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Lester Fisher
Lester Young
Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo
Sad death by own action of Bessie the pig
In Hayes England on June 14 Bessie a sow reportedly drowned herself by running into a pond after turning away from her newborn pigs. Owner Robert Dulieu said the animal seemed fed up with life and had decided on death by own action.
Nine Die As B25 Crashes On Spruce Mountain West Virginia
A Air Force B25 carrying nine aboard crashed on Spruce Mountain near Circleville in Pendleton County West Virginia. All on board, military personnel from Olmsted Field Middletown Pennsylvania, were killed. Crash occurred about 4 am while en route to Offutt Field Nebraska. wreckage found miles from town, rescue and investigation teams dispatched.
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Washington
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Piggy Eats Into Can Prison at Oklahoma Farm
In Lawton Oklahoma during June 1947 a 35 pound pig named Bertha rammed a five gallon milk can, spilled Kaffir corn feed, and wedged herself inside. A vet advised patience and cooling, and Bertha crawled out eight hours later.
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Bertha
Bob Beck
Pair Faces Prison For Starving Tot
NEW YORK June 14 Guy and Mary Scielzo a Manhattan couple faced up to 20 years for starving to death their three year old son Guy Jr The 30 year old father was convicted of first degree manslaughter by a 90 minute jury verdict His wife age 30 pleaded guilty to the same charge The child weighed just 14 pounds and died last November after authorities found him in a lice infested back room His sister Vincenza 4 was also starved but recovered Scielzo received another conviction with a possible three year sentence for neglect The couple had two other children who were well cared for No full explanation for the differential treatment was offered.
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