Last year Representative Ruth Bryan Owen of Florida was only mildly vexed when her congressional colleagues twitted her about her uncommon interest in insects. At that time she was identified with three measures for controlling Mediterranean fruit flies, Japanese beetles and mosquitoes in her home State. Last week Representative Owen's attention turned to snakes.
Appearing before the House Public Lands Committee, she sponsored her bill to create Everglades National Park at the southwest tip of Florida. Called as a witness was a man who has spent much time in the 2,000-sq.-mi. area, famed...
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