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Test Tube Patrol Guards Border
Washington report on Agriculture Department scientists guarding U S borders against diseased plants animals and pests. About 500 inspectors including veterinarians entomologists and plant pathologists work at major ports to detect eradicate or turn back foreign threats. Air travel and cargo have heightened risk as quaratine inspectors, active since 1884, monitor entry.
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Gaylord P. Godwin
Washington
Agriculture Department
United States
Agriculture Research Service
Customs and Immigration
ARS
Department of Agriculture