Friday,  January 4, 2013 • Vol. 13--No. 169 • 45 of 47 •  Other Editions

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Mass. writer's latest mystery: Where's Tessa his rescue beagle? Search attracts wide attention

• BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) -- There's a new mystery on Dennis Lehane's mind, but the story isn't something the best-selling author can control from behind a keyboard.
• The plot kicked off Christmas Eve, when the crime novelist's rescue beagle Tessa escaped from his yard after an outdoor gate latch didn't lock all the way.
• Since then, Lehane's family has launched an all-out search. They've posted fliers, organized foot searches and used social media to try to bring Tessa back to their home in Brookline, Mass., near Boston.
• The 47-year-old author of books including "Mystic River" and "Gone, Baby, Gone" is offering a monetary reward and has said he'll name a character in his next book after whoever finds Tessa.
• Lehane said Thursday outside his home that he's surprised by the media attention the story has attracted, and thinks it has something to do with the character offer.

Today in History
The Associated Press

• Today is Friday, Jan. 4, the fourth day of 2013. There are 361 days left in the year.

• Today's Highlight in History:
• On Jan. 4, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson delivered his State of the Union address in which he outlined the goals of his "Great Society," a series of domestic policy initiatives aimed at growing the economy and improving the quality of life for all.

• On this date:
• In 1821, the first native-born American saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton, died in Emmitsburg, Md.
• In 1896, Utah was admitted as the 45th state.
• In 1904, the Supreme Court, in Gonzalez v. Williams, ruled that Puerto Ricans

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