Mongrel Mutt May Be On Way Out
HAL BOYLE reports that mongrel dogs may be phased out as prosperity grows, with 1953 estimates showing 15 million pedigreed dogs vs 28 million non pedigreed. Milton Weiss of the Animal Insurance Co of America says pedigreed dogs have property value and rates for insured dogs range from eight dollars per year per hundred dollars of coverage.
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New York
Milton M. Weiss
The
Animal Insurance Co. of America
United States
Weiss
Asia
Deaih
Eiss
Pytheas of Greece First Arctic Explorer
This 4th century B.C. Greek explorer Pytheas reportedly reached the Arctic Circle along Norway's coast around 325 B.C. His voyages yielded many accounts that challenged Greek assumptions about the world as Alexander the Great expanded into India.
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Pytheas
B.C
Arctic Circle
Norway
Alexander the Great
India
St Bernard Dogs Do Not Carry Brandy Casks
Contrary to popular belief a centuries old myth about St Bernard dogs carrying brandy casks while rescuing lost travelers in the Alps is debunked by historical sources and expert accounts.
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St. Bernard
Alps
Confessed Slayer In Hospital
Mary Welborn age 22 confessed hitchhike slayer of a Miami motorist and was ordered committed to a state mental hospital. She said she shot Robert W. Lee 24 formerly of Asheville North Carolina with his rifle after he gave her a ride toward Miami from Belle Glade where he spent Christmas with his fiancee and her parents.
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Fort Lauderdale, Fla
Mary Welborn
Miami
Robert W. Lee
Asheville
N.C
Lee
Belle Glade
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