[PeterPrinciple]

Monkeys in Soviet Plane Survive German Attack.

MOSCOW, OCT 14 - Thirteen monkeys flown recently from Leningrad to Moscow arrived safely after an attack on their plane by a German fighter. They belong to the Physiological Institute founded by the noted scientist, Ivan Pavloff.

According to a member of the institutes staff who accompanied them, the monkeys behaved well during their journey. They took regular seats in the plane, although they left them frequently to look at the view from the windows.

The institutes's macaques, mandrills and other monkeys had a hard time last Winter in beleaguered Leningrad. Their bread ration was often as little as one-quarter of a pound daily. Carrots and potatoes were rare. They picked up in weight and spirits last Summer, however, making frequent raids on strawberry patches planted by Professor Pavloff.

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I find the little articles interesting some time. I suppose the purpose here was to provide a little relief from the current seriousness. Anyone remember Professor Pavloff?

[PeterPrinciple]

Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (Russian: Ива́н Петро́вич Па́влов; September 26 [O.S. September 14] 1849 – February 27, 1936) --------------------- My mistake, Ivan died in 1936 and it is a different spelling.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

I suppose the purpose here was to provide a little relief from the current seriousness.

The purpose was to use the nice double line at the bottom of the item to provide a clean bottom margin for the scan.