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Word: polyfoam (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...They would have killed me, certainly, at any moment if there had been an attempt at rescue." Yet Sir Geoffrey insisted that he "never for a minute" felt that he had been abandoned by "dear old H.M.G." (Her Majesty's Government). His room was uncomfortable: "I slept on polyfoam padding, which was damp and after a while stank. I had a 2-ft. by 6-ft. space in which to exercise. There were also spiders there." Still, the ambassador emerged from his long confinement in relatively good health. Then why was his voice so hoarse? Explained Sir Geoffrey...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Sep. 27, 1971 | 9/27/1971 | See Source »

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