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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1976

Page

5

Man Falls for Hobby Like a Ton of Bricks in England

Rossendale resident Henry Holt ages 63 collects more than 700 bricks across his home garden and land. He plans a brick museum to showcase an unusual hobby that began after spotting a brick bearing his surname.

Henry Halt Halt Rossendale England Henry Holt Holt Mary

Tongues Serve Many Purposes for Animals

Washington AP The National Geographic Society explains animal tongues serve varied roles beyond speech or taste. The rattlesnake uses it to smell, geckos sweep see through eyelids, and the American bald eagle benefits from its tongue like an air conditioner as dogs do not perspire through skin. Lizards catch prey with rapid tongues.

Washington National Geographic Society Society

Space Islands Label Legal Fight Over Spice Islands Brand

San Francisco based Specialty Brands, Inc. sues The Take Of Co. and owners Robert Boyne and Anne Taylor for 5 million dollars alleging trademark infringement and unfair competition. A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order preventing sale or destruction of labels and printing plates used to make them due to disparagement of Spice Islands products and association with contraband material.

San Francisco Specialty Brands, Inc Kabemakers

Edward MacDowell Born In 1861 Composer Date

On this date the American composer Edward MacDowell was born in 1861.

Edward MacDowell

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