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...American in the Vatican is a shy, Missouri-bred Cardinal with a Jewish name, who has risen fast in the church partly because he is an expert on Protestantism. Four years ago, William Wakefield Baum, now 53, became the second youngest Cardinal in U.S. history. When he took over his new job as Prefect of the Vatican's Congregation for Catholic Education last month, he became the third American ever to join the exclusive group of men who head major Vatican agencies. He also found himself in the middle of Pope John Paul II's controversial campaign...
...present capacity, the England-born Australia-bred Rose does sportscasting for the Nine Network in Australia and serves in several off-camera capacities with the South Australian Film Corporation which produced Picnic at Hanging Rock and The Last Wave, among other films...
There is no doubt that the Knesses make a better mousetrap. But ask a gathering of Knesses what makes it better, and you'll mostly get head scratching. Corn-belt born and bred, they are not given to long explanations. Eventually a young nephew says, "There's one unique thing that makes it special, and it would take an outsider years to figure out." Though no one is certain if a trade secret is involved, they decide not to discuss it further. Instead, a concise summary is offered: "There's mechanics there, good practical mechanics. But there...
...permit researchers to purchase dogs for three dollars apiece from public pounds. In states without pound seizure laws, stealing dogs and then selling them to researchers is an extremely lucrative business. In addition, pound seizure laws reduce the costs of research--researchers would otherwise pay $200-$300 for farm-bred dogs. To date, there are only nine states which still have pound seizure laws...
Charlwood opens the door to a room containing farm-bred beagles. The beagles respond to the intruders with what sounds like muffled barking, for, unlike pound dogs, farm-bred dogs are de-barked (their vocal cords are several automatically by the breeder. These beagles will probably be used in long-term experiments, but over 50 per cent of the experiments, involving dogs at Harvard are acute...