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American Town Remain: The 18th century expansion of Edinburgh was one of the first examples in Europe of town planning in the modern manner and many of the streets and squares in the "new town" remain unaltered. Small portions of the town Wall can still be seen, especially of the parts built after the Battle of Flodden (1513).
A dozen or more dog breeds which live in an average American town remain distinct solely because their owners consciously prevent their interbreeding. Relaxation of this control over mating leads to the formation of a breed referred to as mongrel. Individual differences are greater on the average among mongrels than among the individuals of any one "pure" breed. This is an excellent example of the replacement of racial differences by individual variability following race crossing.
PUNTA DEL ESTE, thel as'ta, town, Uruguay, in Maldonado Department, at the mouth of the Rio de la Plata, 4 miles south of Maldonado. It is a leading seaside resort, with boardwalks, casino, and hotels. A naval battle fought near here in 1939 led to the scuttling of the German warship Graf Spee. The town came into prominence in 1961 as the site of the Inter-American Economic and Social Conference which signed the charter of the Alliance for Progress (summarized in the Declaration of Punta del Este). A meeting of American foreign ministers was convened here in 1962. |
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