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World Bod!f Kills Regional Offices Whale Hunt Ban To Assist Locals The International Commission has rejected a U,S.-sponsored resolution The Humane Society of the United calling for a 1 0-year halt to the hunting States has opened two of four projected of whales. regional offices to provide better assist­ The proposal had the backing of both ance to state and local humane societies the Congress and the United Nations and to carry out HSUS programs in all Conference on the Human Environment. areas of the nation. o The Rocky Mountain Regional Office Whaling Nations Oppose opened in Salt Lake City on July 1 to The closed-session vote on June 29 serve Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, and was 6-4, with four abstentions. The mora­ Idaho. toriu·m was supported by Britain, Argen­ :) The Great Lakes Regional Office was tina and Mexico. Negative votes were cast opened in Fort Wayne, Ind., a year ago to by the Soviet Union, Japan and Norway serve Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio. -which account for over 90% of the Other offices projected to open in the annual whale harvest-plus Panama, END OF TRIP-Charlie the bear near future are: South Africa and Iceland. Abstaining arrives at new quarters in California nations included Australia, Canada, Den­ after a flight from Ohio, where he ,J Gulf States Regional Office-Texas, mark and F ranee. was rescued from unsatisfactory Louisiana, Arkansas. The I WC has been negotiating quotas quarters by HSUS. New owners Pat o Northeast Regional Office-Connecti­ for the taking of whales since 1949. and Ted Derby (right) supervise the cut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Ver­ Dominated by commercial whaling inter­ unloading. mont, New Hampshire, and Maine. ests, the commission has invariably estab­ Regional directors and their staffs will lished quotas higher than those recom­ HSUS Saves Bear provide counsel and technical assistance mended by its scientific advisory com­ to persons interested in organizing hu­ mittee. It has already presided over the In Condemned Cage mane societies or animal shelters and to near extinction of two species, the hump­ The Humane Society has rescued a societies or shelter personnel interested in back and blue whale. 3-year-old black bear from a pen in improving their operations. They will Survival Threatened Athens County, Ohio, and relocated him assist local groups and individuals in Eleven species of great whales have in a wild animal orphanage in California. convincing municipal officials to adopt been hunted by man, and seven have been Charlie the bear had been an attraction adequate animal control programs and depleted to the point that whaling na­ at a commercial riding stable when John regulations. tions were forced to stop hunting them. W. Inman, Jr., director of the HSUS Regional staffs will also implement By the time the harvesting of the blue Great Lakes Regional Office, inspected it appropriate aspects of national programs whale ceased in the late 1960's, its and found the quarters inadequate. He in their regions, including educational and numbers had been reduced from 200,000 reported it to the U.S. Department of legislative projects. In addition, they will to less than 2,000. Agriculture, which declared that the pen investigate and prosecute major cruelty Whalers still take the fin, sei, bryde's, did not meet the standards set by the cases. and sperm whales. As these mammals Act of 1970. Charlie's "This new regional structure will per­ have become increasingly scarce in recent owners agreed to give him up, but HSUS mit us to better serve individuals and years the whalers have begun taking the had the job of finding him a new home. groups in all parts of the United States," smaller minke whale, on which no quotas HSUS succeeded in getting Ted and said HSUS President John A. Hoyt. have been set. 'ec Pat Derby to accept Charlie at their "Most importantly, it will result in a Whalers have systematically exploited Orphans of the Wild outside Buellton, coast-to-coast program to prevent and one species after another. Rather than Calif., a refuge for injured, ill, and dis- stop all forms of ." (Continued on next page.) (Continued on back page.) (Continued on next page.) WHALING Continued REGIONS Continued conserving these animals by keeping the The Rocky Mountain office is being USDA Fails to Stop populations at a sustainable level, the headed by Frantz Dantzler, who served as U.N. Stockholm Meeting Deals whalers have attempted to overcome the director of the HSUS Utah Branch until it Sored Show Horses problem of diminishing catches through With Animals Only as Crops was replaced by the new office. Many of Representatives of HSUS and the increases in manpower and technology. the state functions that were conducted American Horse Protection Assn. have HSUS General Counsel Murdaugh Stuart Madden attended the re~ent U. N. ~) =·=· -for stopping The Russian and Japanese whaling fleets by the Utah Branch are now being carried registered protests with the U. S. Depart­ Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm and reported that ammals were their sale of the steel jaw trap. include huge factory ships that can catch on by the new Utah Humane Society. ment of Agriculture about the lenient considered in deliberations only as an economic commodity. . and process whales on the high seas. The E2stem i\idir:es-for withdrawing ads Hal Perry, HSUS wildlife represent­ inspection for sored walking horses con­ "There was not one word in the preparatory documents or at the conference 1ts_elf outcome of this practice can only be the promoting bullfights, following protest ative formerly located in Phoenix, has ducted by USDA inspectors at the Jubilee about treating animals as other than a crop, with the exception of a speech by I n?1an final extinction of both whales and by HSUS Connecticut Branch. been appointed field representative for Prime Minister Indira Gandhi," he said. "I was saddened that no delegates saw f1t to whalers. Walking Horse Show in Columbia, Tenn., the Rocky Mountain Region. earlier this summer. discuss the ethic of man sharing the earth t:;-for obtaining a 40-count indict­ Quotas Unenforced The Rocky Mountain Office is located HSUS Chief Investigator Frank J. with other forms of animal life." when it came to animals, the only con­ ment against an Atlanta hide dealer for IWC has been unable to enforce the at 455 East 4th South, Suite 212A, Salt McMahon and Mrs. Joan Blue of the Madden was a Non-Governmental Ob­ cern voiced was for the urgency to use buying and selling alligator hides. quotas that are negotiated, because par­ Lake City, Utah 84111. The telephone is American Horse Protection Assn. said server for the Environmental Coalition of wild animals as a means of building ticipating countries are not bound by the (801) 364-3332. they observed many horses in the show North America, of which HSUS is a national economies." 'Jhc U. let- quota system. For years Japanese whalers John W. Inman, Jr., is director of the with obvious sores. A veterinarian hired member. He attended all sessions of the Madden was able to interject the co­ ting a $50,000 contract to the Battelle have worked outside the IWC by operat­ Great Lakes Regional Office, located at by the two organizations reported to Committee on Environmental Aspects of alition's views-which closely resemble Institute in Columbus, Ohio, to develop a ing under a Brazil ian flag. 927 S. Harrison St., Fort Wayne, Ind. USDA that she observed several horses Natural Resources Management, where he HSUS's-into some language of the con­ new method of killing seals, as an alterna­ Prior to June's London meeting an­ 46802, (219) 743-6242. with raw and oozing sores participating in was permitted to talk with and to at­ ference, as far as his Non-Governmental tive to clubbing. Observer status would permit. other weakness of the quota system was Regional directors will appoint ad­ the show. tempt to influence delegates. The statements of Prime Minister the units of measure established in terms visory boards to assist them in promoting The observers saw several trainers Madden was particularly upset by a -for banning the use of saw-toothed Gandhi that impressed Madden were of whale production rather than by indi­ the objectives and concerns of HSUS. using oil of mustard (scooting juice), recommendation in the preparatory doc­ traps. vidual species. Units are based on the chains, and illegal boots on horses that uments calling on developing nations to these, taken from her speech before the amount of whale oil that one blue whale later appeared in the show. attract tourism by either increasing their en tire conference: would produce. It takes two fin backs, or USDA inspectors checked only three promotion of hunting or beginning it. "One cannot be truly human and -for ruling that cockfighting constitutes six sei to make up the oil yields of one or four horses in each class, when there The recommendation was reported out of civilized unless one looks upon not only Training Seminar Slated cruelty to animals, thereby making Kan­ blue. This has resulted in the quota being were as many as 27 to a class, McMahon the conference without action. all fellow men but all creation with the sas the 46th state to outlaw cockfighting. filled by an increasing number of small reported. "It is ironic that the conference was eyes of a friend. Throughout India, edicts For Midwest Sept. 15-17 (Yet to come into the 20th Century· whales. "The USDA has the right to pull pads concerned about preserving all other carved on rocks and iron pillars are Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and HSUS officials will conduct a training and shoes from the horses, but this was forms of natural resources," he said. "But (Continued on page 6.) seminar in Athens, Ohio, on Sept. 15-17 Oregon.) Lengthy Recovery not done, even in cases where horses were for humane society leaders, animal con­ Since whales are long-1 ived and slow to so so red that they Iimped or fell out of trol officers, municipal officials, shelter the show arena," McMahon said. a scheduled reproduce, it takes a considerable period personnel, and teachers. of time to rebuild a depleted population. The Horse Protection Act of 1970, for coon-on-a-log contest. The three-day session, to be held at In some cases, no recovery has been which both organizations worked ac­ the Ohio University Inn, will be led by tively, outlaws the use of blistering -for prohibiting the impor­ observed even after 50 years of protec­ Miss Phyllis Wright, executive director of tion. agents, burns, cuts, chemical agents, the National Humane Education Center tation of small turtles and requiring that chains, tacks, and other cruel or in­ The U.N. Conference on Human En­ and the nation's leading authority on turtles shipped in interstate commerce be vironment recognized whales as the heri­ humane agents for the purpose of affect­ certified to be free from infectious animal shelter operation. Speakers in­ ing a horse's gait. tage of all of mankind and not the special clude HSUS President ) ohn A. Hoyt, diseases. preserve of any one or of several nations. HSUS and the American Horse Protec­ HSUS Youth Activities Director Dale Jd The moratorium was proposed as a pru­ tion Assn. will continue to observe walk­ Hylton, and Great Lakes Regional Direc­ J ,-for ruling that the state's anti-cruelty ing horse shows and put pressure on dent, cautious measure to insure the tor John W. Inman, Jr. law prohibits the use of live pigeons for preservation of an economically and sci­ USDA until the law is thoroughly The seminar is being conducted for enforced. trap shooting:. entifically valuable species. It would have individuals, organizations, and municipal­ allowed depleted stocks to rebuild, while ities in the Great Lakes region to aid -for banning DDT for all uses research was conducted to provide man them in conducting animal control and except disease and health control, effec­ with a more thorough knowledge of humane education programs, establishing tive Dec. 31. whales and their role in the ecosystem. sterilization programs for cats and , In ignoring the United Nations plea for and obtaining passage of adequate animal a moratorium on the hunting of whales, control and general humane ordinances. the I WC has set itself above world Further details can be obtained from Fund Raising Aid opinion. If the U.N. is to become a HSUS Great Lakes Regional Office, 927 HSUS has published a new edition dominant force in the protection of our South Harrison St., Fort Wayne, Ind. MADDEN CONFERS WITH MORTON-HSUS General Counsel of "Fund Raising Ideas for Humane environment and the conservation of nat­ 46802. Murdaugh Stuart Madden (seated left} confers wi~h Interior Secretary Societies." It is available at 25¢ per ural resources, the commission's challenge Rogers C. B. Morton (seated right} and Rep. Gilbert Gude (R-Md.} Athens is in the southeast corner of copy from the HSUS Washington to world rights cannot be ignored. (standing) during the United Nations Conference on the Humane Ohio. office. Environment in Stockholm in June. The Humane Society of the United President's Perspective Annoum:es On An All-Meat Diet Four $50 1st Prizes Four $25 2nd Prizes By John A. Hoyt

gori®$: I. Black & White, Domestic~ted The so-called all-meat diet for dogs is being heavily written extensively and eloquently on the subject. She has advertised and widely sold. There is good reason for food lodged protests against the misleading advertising of such {Cats, Dogs, Cows, Horses, etc.) Comment buyers to be wary of such products. products with the Federal Trade Commission, the Code Because a complete and balanced diet is important for , Authority of the National Association of Broadcasters, the II. Cohn Domesticated I have just seen the June 1972 issue of The HSUS and its New Jersey Branch have looked into claims National Advertising Review Board, and the Council of Better your newsletter, and must comment <;>n by the manufacturers of all-meat canned foods. It now Business Bureaus, Inc. She has also talked and corresponded m. Black & White, Wild the lead article on seals. I don't Iike the seems fairly certain these manufacturers are exploiting a with leading nutrition experts. idea of sealing any more than you do, but common misconception that dogs and cats need a large (Americl!im or hnflign, irl1l ~~pti~ity or lrnllllt) it is simply untrue to suggest that the amount of meat in their food. Professor Criticizes All-Meat recent convention of Antarctic sealing in ~V. Cohn, Wild London 'would open the Antarctic to Further damaging evidence has come from Paul M. New­ Negative Evidence Great sealing for the first time in history.' berne, D.V.M., Ph.D., professor of nutritional pathology, The weight of evidence against the all-meat diet, even when For one thing, there has been sealing Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "We do not consider fortified with minerals and vitamins, is great. The Journal of Contest Rules: there in the past-in the 1820s and in the the all-meat type of diet appropriate for a dog and, further, 1870s the southern fur seals and southern the American Veterinary Medical Associa­ 1. Ail entries must be submitted by Nov. 1, 'HJ12. feel that the advertisements promoting the sale of the product elephant seals were almost exterminated. tion in a March 15, 1970, editorial, 2. !Entries cannot have been printed in any publication with circulation are misleading. There has been no evidence produced, based on Secondly, the object of the London warned that veterinarians are treating an !arger than ·1 0,000. sound scientific investigation, to indicate that all-meat dog convention was to impose agreed quotas increasing number of dogs for "nutri­ 3. All entries become property of HSUS. foods arc as good for the animal as those diets deriving their 4. A!l black & whites must be 8 x 10 glossies. in advance of any potential sealing op­ tional deficiencies" resulting from the calories from the more conventional mixes of protein, fat and 5. Ail colors must be 5 x 7 prints or larger or slides. erations. No one is sealing yet-but, as consumption of all-meat products. carbohydrates ... " you say, Norway probably will do so The editorial pointed out that the high It should be noted that Dr. Newberne is a member of the soon. Surely it is better to have a limita­ protein content of this kind of diet does research committee of the American Veterinary Medical tion, agreed internationally so as to pose not mean the product is superior or even no conservation hazard, established be­ Association and of the National Research Council's subcom­ Panda, Muskox Notepaper desirable. It cautioned: "The fat content fore any sealing does start? This was the mittee on canine nutrition. (The National Research Council of of most meats, being several times greater purpose of the convention, and in this it Hoyt the National Academy of Sciences is the official agency than the nutrient requirement, provides succeeded. responsible for establishing the nutritional requirement of pet As I have said, I am not in favor of excessive caloric intake for most dogs and could be expected foods.) commercial sealing. But without a con­ to result in obesity and other disorders {e.g. steatitis} were it not vention, there would have been no limit for the likelihood that digestive disorders would intervene ... " Cereal Makers Deceptive, Too on numbers taken by any nation that In fairness to the manufacturers of all meat products, it wanted to start. And we mustn't forget Other Animal Products Needed must be said they are not alone in employing advertising that that these are international waters. Roger Caras, a longtime opponent of all-meat diets for pets, can mislead the pet food buying public. Advertisers for cereal Nigel Sitwell, Editor has stated publicly and repeatedly that meat alone is not pet food suppliers use terms like "chunks," "juicy nuggets," Animals Magazine, London enough for dogs and cats. "It is a mistake," Caras says, "to "burger," "choice," and the like. These terms give consumers think that either dogs or cats are meat eaters. They are not, the impression the product contains a substantial amount of Definitive Brochure they are animal eaters. In the wild, felines and canines eat the meat, when it actually does not. This practice, too, is On Pet Explosion entire carcass of their kill. This inevitably includes paunch objectionable and misleading. material which is vegetable matter. They ear sKin, bone, fur, On the basis of information now available, it appears that Send for HSUS's definitive bro­ chure on the pet population explo­ sinew, etc. You can give a cat or dog malnutrition by feeding an all-meat diet, even if fortified with minerals and vitamins, is sion. "1 0,000 Per Hour" describes him choice sirloin steaks." not the preferred food for dogs and cats and, in fact, it may be the problem in detail and lists Much of HSUS's investigative work into the all-meat diet harmful. HSUS recommends, therefore, that pet owners not HSUS has designed these handsome notes, with drawings and information action you can take to help solve it. has been done by columnist Lois Stevenson, director of use all-meat pet foods as an exclusive diet, but rather use such on the Giant Panda and the Muskox. Send today for a box of eight of The brochure is 2¢ each, post­ education of our New Jersey Branch. Mrs. Stevenson has products to supplement other foods. each design. $2.00 postpaid. HSUS, 1604 K St., N.W., Washington, D.C. paid. 20006. Please allow three weeks for delivery. HSUS Cruelty Findings HSUS Sues City of San Antonio HSUS Attempts to Aid Force Pound Changes Born to Lose To Control Animals Humanely Animals in Dakota flood HSUS's disclosure of cruelty at the HSUS sent a representative to Rapid East Chicago, Ind., pound has resulted in The Humane Society of the United States has sued officials of San Antonio, Texas, City, S.D., last month to assist local major improvements in the city's animal to force them to establish an animal control program that will care for and euthanize animals in a humane way. residents in rescuing and caring for an­ control program. HSUS and a group of concerned San imals in the wake of the flood that The HSUS Great Lakes Regional Of­ minutes to an hour for animals to die Antonio citizens filed the suit on June demolished some 2,000 homes. fice learned that animals were being cared when she observed euthanasia at the Frantz Dantzler, director of HSUS 's for and killed improperly, after conduct­ 21, after five months of attempts to pound. new Rocky Mountain Regional Office, ing an investigation at the request of the persuade city officials to make major "If you can't kill an animal in two found very few stray animals, either in Humane Society of the Calumet Area, improvements in the operation of the minutes, then don't call it euthanasia," City Rabies Control Center. Three HSUS Hammond, Ind. Miss Wright said. "Call it slaughter-call it Great Lakes Field Representative officials, including President John A. anything you want, but don't call it Hoyt, made a total of six visits to San Bernard M. Weller reported finding a euthanasia." Antonio during that time. They met with mixed cocker spaniel puppy in the pound Among the other unsatisfactory con­ with the symptoms of advanced dis­ the mayor three times, the city council ditions that HSUS believes result in cru- temper, without food or water. He twice, and the city's veterinarian advisory elty to pound animals are: committee once. learned later that the dog warden had • No care for sick or injured animals. killed the animal and thrown its body Regrets Need for Suit • Killing of stray cats without holding onto the city dump. An autopsy by a them for the 72 hours required by San noted veterinary pathologist at a state "It is regrettable that it has become Antonio ordinance. necessary to bring a legal suit against a animal disease diagnostic laboratory dis­ • Overcrowded pens-as many as 23 dogs closed that the dog had died from a heavy city that refuses to comply with its own in one 6-ft. x 12-ft. enclosure. blow to the head. The Humane Society of the United States ordinances to provide for the humane • Inadequate rations of food. care, treatment, and destruction of an­ After disclosing his findings in a meet­ • Large dogs mixed with small dogs, ing with the mayor and the city health imals," said HSUS President John A. resulting in constant fighting. One of the luckier flood victims at board, Weller urged that the pound be There are so many puppies and kittens born in this Hoyt. "This is a matter that has become • Untrained personnel. the Rapid City animal shelter. closed permanently and that the Calumet country that few of them find permanent homes. horrendous. Every citizen of San Antonio HSUS offered to train pound person­ should feel ashamed." the area of devastation or on surrounding Area Humane Society handle animal con­ nel without charge, but the city did not The rest of them lead lonely, suffering lives­ high ground. He concluded that most of trol for East Chicago until a new facility HSUS's major reason for concern has respond to the offer. Conversations with the pets in the disaster area had been could be built and a new animal control often cut short under the wheels of a car or in the been the city's use of an inhumane employees convinced HSUS officials that swept away by the water, or were fright­ program developed and implemented. method of euthanizing sick, injured, and they were being dehumanized by expo­ death room of a pound. ened into other areas of the city. Shortly afterward the mayor fired the unwanted dogs and cats. The poor con­ sure to constant suffering. dog warden, closed the pound, and began dition of the gas chamber uti Iized for "We've spent far too much time and Dantzler met with the Rapid City City negotiations with the humane society to Don't be responsible for more suffering and Council to determine what type of help permanently conduct the animal control HSUS could provide in rescue operations needless death. Have your pet spayed or neutered. I , ~1 program for East Chicago. He also took 'I'· and caring for displaced animals. As a steps to speed up planning for a new result, HSUS purchased and shipped to pound facility. RUN THIS AD IN YOUR PAPER-HSUS offers you repro proofs of this the community portable cages, various ad to run as a public service ad or a paid ad in your local paper. You can ·., ,• 'I ,. ,I ,-If,] ,I animal control equipment, and euthanasia remove the lower border and add the name of your own humane _group. materials. Three different ads for $1. Write to HSUS, 1604 K St., N.W., Washmgton, I ·' ~I !,' . -_ I Dog Registering Pays Off D.C. 20006. Available in 2-column or 3-column width. Although he learned that some animals had been shot as a precaution against euthanasia and the careless, untrained Typical of the National Dog Registry's money trying to work with city officials disease, Dantzler said he believed such method in which it is used combine to success in reuniting pets with their own­ toward a solution to this problem," Hoyt incidents were few and most were not STOCKHOLM Continued make the city's euthanasia "barbaric," in said. "We have no choice but to work sanctioned by city officials. He issued ers was its recent accomplishment of ~ ~ the opinion of HSUS officials. through legal channels from here on." returning an AKC-registered samoyed reminders that 22 centuries ago the statements to the local press stating that Children will 40 Dogs in Chamber champion to its home in New Rochelle, Emperor Ashoka defined a king's duty as pag-e dr-xvvings ol HSUS was opposed to shooting animals N.Y., after it had been missing for 14 not merely to protect citizens and punish .1nd wild anim.1b wilh ac· Chief Investigator Frank J. McMahon Allow Plenty of Time because it is unnecessary if proper animal conYpanying cornrneni', {;n reported after a visit to the facility in When ordering literature from months. The tattooed and registered dog wrongdoers but also to preserve animal e,Jth anin1al's need~, ,1nd control procedures are taken. !raits. April that he had observed as many as 40 HSUS in volume, please allow three had been seen being thrown from a New life and forest trees." HSUS President John A. Hoyt said dogs being put in the gas chamber at once weeks for delivery. Faster service Jersey car in West Haven, Conn. "It has been my experience that that, whereas The Humane Society is and that it took 16 minutes for the can be provided only if purchaser is For information on tattooing and reg­ people who are at cross purposes with determined to provide assistance to an­ animals to lose consciousness. istry, write National Dog Registry, 227 nature are cynical about mankind and ill willing to pay for first class mailing imals whenever they are in danger, the Miss Phyllis Wright, executive director costs. Stebbins Rd., Carmel, N.Y. 10512. Note at east with themselves. Modern man organization is not equipped to provide of HSUS's National Humane Education the correct phone number: (914) must re-establish an unbroken link with Allow two weeks for delivery of massive aid as required in the more recent Center, reported that it took from 45 all films. 277-4485. nature and with Iif e." floods on the East Coast. Information Office Opens In New York HSUS has opened an information office in New York City to provide information to area residents on pet adoptions, spaying and neutering, hu­ mane legislation, and HSUS programs and to refer cruelty complaints to proper officials. HSUS President john A. Hoyt has appointed Sonia Kostic director of the office. He has appointed Regina Bauer Frankenberg chairman of an advisory committee for the office. Other members include jacques V. Sichel, Mrs. Robert W. Gilmore, both HSUS board member~, and William T. Redding. Miss Kostic has compiled information on lower fees for spaying and neutering in GETTING ACQUAINTED-Charlie the bear gets acquainted with new the New York City area for telephone owners Ted and Pat Derby at Orphans of the Wild after flight from Ohio, referrals. Callers can obtain information where HSUS saved him from condemned quarters. on other aspects of spaying and neutering CHARLIE Continued from page 7. rate to fly Charlie to California. and can order HSUS Iiterature on the placed wild animals. The Derbys own Because of dietary deficiency that has subject. Chauncey the Mercury cougar and many caused temporary deformation of his Phone number for the office is (212) of the animals used on the Lassie Show. back and legs, Charlie has been placed on 689-2672. It is located in room 303 of With the assistance of the Athens a special diet. He is being kept in a large the Roosevelt Hotel, Madison Ave. at County Humane Society, Inman and cage until he is strong enough to join nine 45th St., New York 10017. HSUS exotic animal specialist Sue other bears in a natural habitat area of Funds for the office operation have Pressman put Charlie in a traveling cage the refuge. been given by a generous humanitarian loaned by the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago "Charlie is a friendly bear and seems who was eager to increase HSUS's service and loaded him on a plane for California. to be adjusting well to his new surround- to the New York City area. HSUS of­ Because the Civil Aeronautics Board ings," Pat Derby reported. "He also has a ficials are pleased to have an opportunity prohibits free air freight except to pro- terrific sense of humor, and we are to improve HSUS service to New Yorkers. vide disaster relief, HSUS had to pay full delighted to have him."

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