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Asmostreadersareaware,whathascometobeknownas"Zeritsky'slaw"waspassedbyCongressandsignedbythePresidentthreedaysafterMonahan'

Seventy-'scatfeelintothefreezer,itbecamehelawofthelandthatthemandatorypenaltyforanyoneapplyingquick-freezingmethodstoanylivingthing,humanoranimal,,allquick-

LosAngelespapersreportedthatbeginningonthedayMonahan'sstoryappeared,,chokingeveryavailablemeansoftransport,forthenexttwodays--until,thatis,Zerisky'

Whenweconsiderthedate,andrememberthatduetothegravityoftheinternationalsituation,abillhadjustbeenpasseddraftingallmenfrom16to60,

TheZeritskys,ofcourse,,theywereputinchargeofamilitarywarehousefordehydratedfoods,

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