Lions once roamed Asia in ancient encyclopedias
A fragment from an encyclopedia notes that lions ranged across parts of Asia in ancient times. It highlights historic biogeography and queries on the species’ ancient habitats and distribution.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1966
Page
5
A fragment from an encyclopedia notes that lions ranged across parts of Asia in ancient times. It highlights historic biogeography and queries on the species’ ancient habitats and distribution.
Police arrested 20 members of the Minutemen right wing group and seized mortars bazookas machine guns semiautomatic rifles bombs and a million rounds of ammunition in predawn raids across Queens Westchester Nassau and Syracuse. Authorities say the plot targeted three camps in New York New Jersey and Connecticut and that the group planned arson and opposed liberal installations. The investigation traced infiltrations of the Army Reserve Green Berets and distribution of racist literature. Robert DePugh led the group.
The Samuel H. Sheppard murder retrial resumes in Cleveland as Judge Talty weighs if jurors will be locked up nightly and whether the trial will stay in town or move outside Cleveland amid Bailey's bid for a change of venue. Precedent cited from 1954 case hinges on news coverage and fairness.
Ex Marine Alan A. Hulsey says he flew to a mountain airstrip near Anapolis Brazil and posed as a cattle buyer to free three Americans from a Brasilia jail. Joseph A. Truhill 47 of Richardson Texas Joseph J McCutcheon 36 and Sam Sexton Jr 41 of Fort Smith Ark were freed after nine months. They were convicted of smuggling tantalite ore blamed on Gen Kruel and a Brazilian official. The escape involved a rented plane and a guarded prison visit followed by a drive to a mountain airstrip and flight to Dallas Texas.
The Woodstock Rescue Squad has raised over $1,100 of its $10,000 goal to fund next year's operating expenses and a new rescue vehicle. President Harry C. Jones announced a door to door canvass at the next meeting, as many area firms remain uncontacted.
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