01 Jan 1980
Check Fraud: Paper and Persuasion
Presents a check-passer describing the tricks of his trade. Explains how a conscientious check-out clerk can easily trip him up.
North American House Hippo
The house hippo is a fictitious species of hippopotamus, and the subject of a Canadian television public service announcement produced by Concerned Children's Advertisers
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Len Carlson Narrator
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