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Mar. 02 Cat Aids U.S. Rocket Programme: Tiger is a cat who really enjoys his works in Petrero, California, where much of the U.S. space programme is being Conducted. For Tiger, an employee of the Lockheed Company, guards the miles of instrument wiring housed in tunnels under the master control complex of the rocket -launching site From mice. Before he was appointed, the mice did, 800 (640) worth of damage a year by chewing insulation wire. But now, the American technicians say, the delicate wiring always stays intact while Tiger is on Vigilant patrol. The cat is pictured here being interviewed in the out tray of the master consul after a tour of duty

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