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Word: forli (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Stereo. In Haifa, Israel, annoyed by a howling dog, Hi-Fi Fancier Leon Shaudinischky made an hour-long recording of the dog's bark, played it back at full volume, scared the dog away for good.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MISCELLANY: Miscellany, Dec. 14, 1959 | 12/14/1959 | See Source »

The cranberry scare illustrated the level of idiocy to which the American people have fallen [Nov. 23]. Cigarettes, long recognized as a possible cause of cancer, are still indiscriminately sold to people who can't think for themselves. But the minute that a possible cancer-causing chemical was thought...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 14, 1959 | 12/14/1959 | See Source »

As a resident high school teacher in Santarem, 400 miles west of Belem, for five years, with plans to return, I am delighted to refer those interested in my trip to your summary and (for me) nostalgic views of such colorful cities as Belém and Manaus.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 14, 1959 | 12/14/1959 | See Source »

Members of the Wedding. In London, newly wed Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Cook sued a travel agent for $1,120, charged that he booked them into an exclusive honeymoon hotel room with no bed and hundreds of beetles.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MISCELLANY: Miscellany, Dec. 14, 1959 | 12/14/1959 | See Source »

Loco Motive. In Newark, Joseph Matthews, 43, lay down on a railroad track between the rails, slept soundly while an engine roared over him, was awakened and arrested for trespassing.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MISCELLANY: Miscellany, Dec. 14, 1959 | 12/14/1959 | See Source »

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