Animals Growing More Intelligent Say 1955 Researchers
A 1955 report surveys animal behavior experts noting pets worldwide appear to gain intelligence. Experiments in the United States and at zoos show animals using memory and problem solving, with elephants, monkeys, dogs and horses highlighted for clever actions and learning.
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Britain
United States
New York
London Zoo
Carmarthenshire
Stephens
Karl Krall
Munich
Paris
Abominable Snowman Declared Credible by Air Ministry
The British Air Ministry announces official credence for the Yeti after a Royal Air Force expedition in the Himalayas found 12 inch footprints sunk 11 inches in snow at 12 375 feet. Wing Commander Smyth and Squadron Leader Davies documented prints two legged with five toes, suggesting a heavy creature crossed streams and vanished up a valley. Farm cash income reached a record 1.9015 billion dollars in the first three quarters of 1953, up 4 percent.
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British
Himalayas
Sherpas
Air Ministry
Kului Valley
Royal Air Force
Kulu-Spiti-Lahoul
L. W. Davies
A. J. M. Smyth
Set. J. R. Lees
Smyth
Davies
Prison Escape Fox Hunt Ends With Sheriff Escort
A convict fleeing a Contra Costa County prison in October 1937 eluded capture for hours in rough terrain before a large fox-hunt style pursuit by sheriff John Miller led to his recapture. He faced return to jail as the party closed in.
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Contra Costa County
San Francisco
John Miller
New finger sized thimble boosts broiler sales
Advert fragment touts a small medium and large non-slip thimble for cooks. It promotes meat type broilers and insists Mrs. Consumer drives demand with first generation Indian Hiver Cross, Arbor Acres White Rocks, Nichols New Hampshire lines. Various hatcheries and farming ads list hatching services and poultry breeds.
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Bus-Mar
Goleta
Caliornia
Mrs. Consumer
Consumer
Arbor Acres
White Rocks
Nichols
Tweddle Chick Hatcheries Ltd
Fergus
Ontario
Scientist Questions Kettering on Diesel Locomotives
A visiting scientist challenged Charles F. Kettering about running diesel locomotives at 100 miles per hour and taking power on the front wheels. Kettering confirmed the claim and whispered a caution not to tell the locomotives, prompting a humorous moment.
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Charles F. Kettering
Kettering
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Cuba
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