Julanne Ray, 19, a Cumberland College student, casts a wary eye at two the traditional bad luck symbols of Friday the 13th that comping up in two days, black cats and the ladder, on Nov. 11, 1964. The three-month-old kittens are named Samantha and Ringo.
Frankie Thompson
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Julanne Ray, 19, a Cumberland College student, casts a wary eye at two of the traditional bad luck symbols of Friday the 13th, black cats and the ladder, on Nov. 11, 1964. The three-month-old kittens are named Samantha and Ringo.