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gtf GardnerGlad YouAsked ThatQi.Tye heardvthat-about 200' dogs'on active.,service in Vietnam contracted a. rare disease andwon't-be fit to return to the U.S. Is this' true? Also, are any dog'Soldiers returned to civilian life?—Mrs. Arnold Lester, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.A:-The disease you refer to is IHS (idiopathic hemorrhagic syndrome), ;we are informed by the commander of the Military Working1 Dog Center. “It has infected a relatively large number of dogs serving in South Vietnam, While every effort is being made to develop a ‘cure and an effective vaccine to prevent spreading the disease, 'military dogs will not be returned to this country. They’re given ..outstanding care and treatment and arc not indiscriminately .euthanized. Responsible - citizens who have. either - sold or donated a dog for military service seem to understand and- appreciate the government’s ' position in not returning them.'Because of the training they receive they are capable of inflicting serious injury and are no longer suitable 51 as pets.15i:Q; What was the last movie Greta Garbo made before she retired? And what year was it? —L.P.D., Lake Charles, I*a.A: lt;kTwo-Faced Woman1* in 1941. When a Time critic said the movie, was “almost as shocking as seeing your mother drunk,” the film star must have reeled. Garbo hasn’t faced a movie camera (and very few still cameras) since.Q: I heard. Liberace has a swimming -pool shaped like a piano, and that Jayne Mans* field had'one shaped like a heart. Didn't Jack Benny once •have a bah tub shaped like a violin?—Jane Pananent, Logan, Tex.A: Not Benny — Phil SpitaL ny, who conducted the famous all-girl orchestra on radio years ago. His star was Evelyn and her Magic Violin. The fid-dlC'Shaped tub was one of many wedding gifts he show-1 sred upon her when they took the plunge 23 years ago.Q: How can such a shai commentator as Paul Harve
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