Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Briton has delivered papers for 68 years WINTERBORNE MONKTON, England, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- A 90-year-old British man who has delivered papers as an income-supplementing hobby for 68 years is being recognized by Guinness World Records. Advertisement Guinness officials said they are in the process of certifying Ted Ingram, 90, of Winterborne Monkton, near Dorchester, England, as the world's longest-serving paper boy, having delivered papers since 1942 and only taking two vacations and one leave due to a back injury, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. A Guinness spokesman said the current record is held by Darlyne Markus of Idaho. "She started in 1958 at the age of 29 and continued to do so until November 21, 2008, when she reached the age of 79, a period of 50 years and 173 days," the spokesman said. Ingram said he began the paper route during World War II to make extra money and continued with it throughout the years because he loved it. He said he plans to continue delivering papers until he reaches 100. No reports after 3.0 quake in Calif. GILROY, Calif., Feb. 17 (UPI) -- The U.S. Geological Survey said sensors picked up a 3.0 earthquake in California's Santa Clara County, but authorities said no one called to report the temblor. Advertisement Dispatchers with Gilroy, Calif., police said they usually receive at least a few calls, even about small quakes, but no one seemed to notice the earth move at approximately 6:39 p.m. PST Monday about 7 miles east-southeast of the city, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. "Usually we get flooded with call from people wanting to make sure we knew there was a quake," a dispatcher who identified herself as Mary said. "But we got nothing." Baby elephant a Valentine to San Diego Zoo SAN DIEGO, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- The San Diego Zoo Wild Animal Park announced a baby elephant was born Valentine's Day to a herd imported in 2003 from Swaziland. Officials said many in the herd of 14 African elephants welcomed the baby with a chorus of loud calls at 2 a.m. Sunday, waking campers in other parts of the park, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported. Zookeepers said the newborn African elephant calf, which they said is being tended to by its herd in a manner like that of herds in the wild, is estimated to be about 3 feet tall and 250 to 300 pounds. Python stolen from petting zoo FORT MYERS, Fla., Feb. 17 (UPI) -- Authorities said a thief with an eye for pricey reptiles broke into a Florida petting zoo and walked off with a 9 1/2-foot python. Advertisement The Lee County Sheriff's Office said they believe someone broke into the Fort Myers, Fla., petting zoo Sunday, cut the lock on the python's cage and fled with the reptile, which the sheriff's report said is worth an estimated $400, The News-Press newspaper in Fort Myers reported. The sheriff's office said the python has an implanted identification microchip.
