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Show ti Tell Me Why THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1964 WhoFirst Domesticated the Cat? There are some people who just don’t like cats. They don’t consider them to be as friendly as dogs. Well, it so happens the dog was domesticated thousands of years before the cat was. So that may be the reason cats are still far more “‘independent” than dogs are! The ancient Egyptians, who loved dogs, were also the first Today In By KARL GURBERT History — MOST REALISTIC DREAM/ mg BUT WHEN THE RIGHT PERSON SUDDENLY THEY'RE AS BRIGHT AND NEW AS TODAY'S SUNRISE! SAYS THEM AT THE RIGHT TIME--- R | on Win the Britannica World Atlas or Yearbook of Events. Send your riddles, jokes to: Riddles, Jokes, “Tell Me Why!” Today’s winner is: George Cooley, 12, Houston, Texas. Orange juice consumption in the U.S. -was 97 6-ounce servings per capita during 1962. The Almanac By United PressInternational Today is Thursday, April 30, the 121st day of 1964 with 245 to follow. The moon is approaching its The morning star is Saturn. The evening star is Venus. On this day in history: In 1789, George Washington took the oath of office in New York City and was sworn in as first president of the United States. In 1812, Louisiana was admitted to the Union as the 18th to protect them. There are far fewer breeds of domestic cats than there are of dogs, and the differences between them are not very great. In fact, various breeds of rabbits differ more than the breeds of cats do. Two of the most interesting breeds of cats are the long-haired kind: the Angora and the Persian. The Angora has a pointed head, long nose, and lonk, silky fur. The Persian, which probably came from Afghanistan, has a rounded face and coarse fur. In the far east, a very com- mon type of cat is the tailless or Manx cat. The tail is just a tuft of hair without any bone. The Siamese cat was first imported into England in 1884, and cameto the United States state. in 1895. Siamese cats often In 1945, Nazi dictator Adolf have kinky tails and crosseyes, Hitler committed suicide in a and despite attempts by breedbunker in Berlin. ers to eHminate these defects In 1963, Haiti broke off diplo- they can’t seem to doit. * ¢ . matic relations with the Dominican Republic. FUN TIME A thought for the day—French The Riddle Box Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte 1. Why are movie stars alonce said: “From the sublime ways cool? 2. If a cat ate a to the ridiculous is but a step.” lemon, what would it be? 3. % BY GuTED FEATURE "SUDN3d “6 “1AXDVa “8 ‘GYOMS “yY ‘MOUNNVETISHM “E ‘3N1O “S INNWdIHD “L—uMog “aaSVvu4a “LL ‘YaNVANS ‘OL ‘GYD “2 “WNUG °9 ‘JNOD ANId “§ “IOOHDS *¥—S509V *SYaMSNY By ALFRED ANDRIOLA ane) I HATE TO TELL YOU, MRS. UNDERWOOD---¥ BUT YOU'VE BEEN SWINDLED/---THIS 1S SYNTHETIC FABRIC AND MACHINE- for the answer.- LITTLE PEOPLE'S PUZZLE KERRY DRAKE REMEMBER THAT HAND-MADE IRISH LACE TABLECLOTH YOU ICED TO ME AT 32007 Can you change the first word ‘Rope’ to the last word “Halt” in four moves? Change oneletter in the word with each move. See tomorrow’s paper a law was enacted in Wales last quarter. ALL THE NICE PHRASES IN LIFE ARE THREADBARE AND TRITE, DANE!-+ LIKE “WELCOME HOME!"---AND “WELL DONE!"s.. J LOVE You!” <== =] people to tame cats. And why What did the papa lightning do you think they did it? Be- bug say to the mammalighteause they wanted to get rid ning bug? ef rats and mice! About 3,000 Answers years ago, their granaries 1. Because they have so were overrun by rodents. They many fans. 2. A sourpuss. 3. knew that the wild African Isn’t Junior bright for his age?| cat, which was a small, shortWORD PUZZLE haired, gray animal living outside their cities and farms, was a natural enemy of rats and mice. So they began to domesticate them! You see, it was for very practical reasons. From Egypt, domestic cats spread slowly throughout the civilized world. Long before the Christian era, Phoenician traders were importing tame cats from Egypt into Italy. These cats were often bred with local wild cats, and the offspring spread over Europe. The earliest record we have of domestic cats in England goes back to 936 A.D., when dir) dD| IZ: By DICK BROOKS THAT'S HIMCOMING BUT WHY WAS OUT OF OLD LADY “HER OLD HOUSE BINNEY'S HOUSE SOIMPORTANT ? By A. LEOKUM Win the 15-Volume Britannica Junior Encyclopedia for school and home. Send your questions, name, age, address to “Tell Me Why!” care of this paper. In case of duplicate questions, the author will decide the winner. 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