Word: tobacco
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...world's tax collectors owe a great debt to Britain's wily King James I, who in 1604 concocted that subtle fiscal burden, the tobacco tax. Practically every modern government depends on taxes from tobacco for a large share of its income, and dozens have gone a step farther to create huge tobacco monopolies that provide revenue while making work for millions of farmers, factory hands, salesmen and bureaucrats. With evidence mounting that smoking causes cancer and heart disease, many governments are now faced with a dilemma: whether to put public health ahead of fiscal health and discourage...
...What's the matter, Bundie? Some more tobacco...
...Chief I'm onto something big. I found some tobacco...
...Tobacco!" roared the Chief "Tobacco! There's been a murder, and you dare to babble about tobacco!" With an angry glare, the Chief strode out of the room accompanied by several policemen. Biff was left alone in the office, totally bewildered by the confusion he had stumbled into...
...young detective didn't hear the last remark, for he was already out the door. He knew he was right now. Tht pouch of tobacco was important. Now he had to find the strange little foreigner with the only clue he had: a cryptic phrase--"the Bronze Rhinoceros...