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Some fish live by eating marine plants and others live by eating other fish. Both kinds can cause the mysterious poisoning. Dr. Halstead's hypothesis: the poison comes from plants, with the fish-eating fish picking it up from the plant eaters. The poison itself is probably an alkaloid, but Dr. Halstead has not been able to identify it. Next month, Dr. Halstead will head for Okinawa and Japan to get fresh material for his study: the western Pacific is full...
...Detroit Outfielder Harry Heilmann and Pittsburgh Outfielder Paul ("Big Poison") Waner, niches No. 61 and 62 in baseball's Hall of Fame. Heilmann, who died last July, led the American League batters four times between 1921-27, ended 1923 with a fabulous .403. Waner, in his 20-year career, topped the National League hitters three times...
...sinister adviser Rainaldi had murdered Cousin Ambrose. Then Rachel came to Cornwall on a visit and, in no time, her cute tricks had Philip dancing attendance like a puppet. But when Philip began to get headaches and nearly died, the old questions returned. Was it brain sickness or poison? Why did Rainaldi show up? Why did Cousin Rachel allow Philip to think she would marry him, and then back out when he had signed over the estate? The scene is the Rebecca country 100 years or more ago, the atmosphere is Gothic, the suspense is played out like Florentine silk...
...live among California lettuce growers as the wife of an unbelievably naive Korean War veteran (Don Taylor). To Taylor's surprise, the folks at home do not warm up readily to his bride. She is patronized, insulted, finally slandered by a jealous in-law (Marie Windsor) in a poison-pen letter accusing her of an affair with a local Nisei farmer...
...most respects, however, Another Man's Poison is good entertainment. My only complaint is that it does not live up to the high-pitched drama and impact of Miss Davis' previous productions...