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Although there is no evidence in the investigative dossier to corroborate the man's alibi, the examination of his car apparently ruled out the possibility that it had collided with the Mercedes. Chemical analysis of his car's original white undercoat showed that the paint was different from the samples found on the Mercedes. The man's deposition and documents concerning his vehicle have been filed in a folder labeled "cleared of suspicion," an unusual classification according to sources knowledgeable about French investigative procedures. The man is free for now, but some sources familiar with the case say investigators...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Just Follow That Car | 1/19/1998 | See Source »

...Iran and Afghanistan goes for $100 a yard. Experiments to breed the goats elsewhere are being tried in Australia, New Zealand, Iowa, Montana and Colorado. But removed from the deserts and mountains of their rugged natural habitat, the animals grow fat and so far have produced a disappointingly coarse undercoat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Crackdown by Cashmere Cops | 3/14/1988 | See Source »

...Unlike the Siamese, it is docile. The C.F.A. refuses to register Ragdolls because it feels they are not genetically unique. The Rex resembles a rat with a 1940s permanent wave. Small, lean and docile, these little kings are bred without a topcoat (guard hairs) and have a downy, curly undercoat. The Russian Blue, which originated in Archangel in northern Russia, is a thick-coated, green-eyed, gray-blue cat of some popularity. Blues are shy, retiring and fond of winter. The Siamese came to the ancient royal family of Siam from somewhere else. No one knows where. This most neurotic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Top Cats: Breeds Apart | 12/7/1981 | See Source »

...English Sheepdog into shape for a dog show, like the Eastern Dog Club Show, held last month at Hynes Auditorium and pictured here. Between shows a weekly brushing suffices, but even this can be a painstaking, four-hour job of combing out matted hair in the dog's undercoat. In fact, many owners tire of the excessive grooming, and abandon their sheepdogs to dog pounds and humane societies. Sometimes, the dogs are casualties of divorces and job transfers, or they may be left behind because they grow larger and more rowdy than their owners had expected...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Shampooch | 1/3/1978 | See Source »

Covering nearly 4,000 sq. ft. of wall, the murals are the product of an unusual artistic technique. First, blown-up pictures were projected on the walls. Then, after brushing in a white undercoat, artists painted with fluorescent pigments under black (ultraviolet) light...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: UNIVERSE INDOORS | 3/23/1953 | See Source »

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