Registered possum a southern pride and business tale
A whimsical feature from Clanton Alabama spotlights the Registered Possum Growers and Breeders Association led by Frank B Clark. It details the breed’s culture, the Beauregard standard, an international show, and possum farming’s potential to feed the world while mixing humor with region's pride.
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N.Y
Frank B. Clark
Clark
Coldstream Guards
Richard M. Nixon
Association
Clanton
Alabama
Carolinas
Florida
Mississippi
Georgia
Tennessee
Virginia
Washington State
Mexico
Soviet Union
Beauregard
Kent Johns
Johns
Ala
Use pill with discretion says Rockefeller report
United Press International reports a Rockefeller Foundation review finds oral contraceptives highly effective and generally safe for most women but not universal. It notes small risk of serious illness, very low death rates, and emphasizes monitoring long term effects as 150 million users exist worldwide including 50 million currently.
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New York
UPI
Rockefeller Foundation
Elizabeth Connell
Family Planning Perspectives
The
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
United States
Connell
Health Sciences
National Medical Committee of Planned Parenthood
Texas alligators multiply as lawmakers mull repeal of killing ban
Alligators in Texas, once considered endangered six years ago, now abound so densely that officials warn humans may face greater risk than the reptiles. Authorities urge repeal of a 1969 law that bans killing them.
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Austin, Tex
UPI
Texas
Ted Clark
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Jefferson County
D. Roy Harrington
Port Arthur
Parks Department
Smokey Bear retires after 25 years in Washington
In a farewell note to ailing official Smokey Bear, the Forest Service plans a retirement in New Mexico as Little Smokey prepares to succeed him. Smokey, 25, has drawn millions of visitors to the National Zoo since 1950, nearing the end of captive life expectancy.
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Washington
UPI
Forest Service
New Mexico
The
Little Smokey
Smokey
Washington’s
National Zoo
Goldie
Ghost Ranch
Carson National Forest
Santa Fe
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Rockefeller
United Press International
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Nassau
Paradise Island
Brown Bear
Pittsburgh
UPS
Joshua Perper
University of Pittsburgh Epidemiology Department
Allegheny County Coroner’s Office
Perper
Smokey Bear
Harrington
J. D. Murphiie Wildlife Station
Jimmy Dunks
Austin
East Texas
Dunks
Danks
Rts
Williamstown
Mass
Iron Kettle Restaurant
Shaftsbury, Vt
Lita Stig
Motor Inn
New Ashford
Pittsfield
Chas. C. Hart Seed CO
Wethersfield, CO
Tabi
Rick Vickery
Ray
the Venture
Main St. Bennington
Turkey
DELI
Hamburg
St. Jacques
Maine
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