European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 17, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Embarrassed cot discovering hol ail cats Ore not the same in the Dork. House of exhibitionist cat trying out certain effects. Inefficient cat captured by on astute i scratch a cat Lover and you la get paeans of Praise for an animal he rates Only slightly less intelligent than a Vinci Only slightly less Beautiful than Roquel Welch Only Slighly less regal than Queen Elizabeth. Claw a cat hater and you la get snarls of Slippery for a beast As snobbish As Burke s peerage As mercenary As a used car Salesman and As loveable As barbed wire. Draw on British cartoonist Ronald Searle however and you la get a collection of cat cartoons that will please both sides in the great cat controversy. The pro Cotters will find Searle s cats a Charm ing Mirror of their own tabbies the con Cotters will cite the drawings As proof that felines Are confused beasts who think they Are people and want to be treated As such. Searle s stand take a look at the drawings on these pages reproduced from the Book by permission of the publisher Stephen Greene press and decide for yourself. No matter where your sympathies lie Searle s cats Are sure to draw a wry smile or two. Sam Bauman Bald cat walking out in an unsuitable wig cat of a thousand disguises concealing itself As a Rug. 12 the stars Ano strip if stars and stripes Foge 19