Word: toed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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In the article on [the theft of six art masterworks from the Toronto Art Gallery -Sept. 28], you say "the thieves . . . dodged from room to room while Pinkerton guards made their final rounds before closing."
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...
In regard to the use of weed killer on cranberries, Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Flemming indicated that it caused cancer in rats. It occurred to me that the cranberry growers would have been happier if Mr. Flemming had simply made clear that cranberries should not be fed to rats...
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.
The article on the Amazon contains the statement that there are 22,767 plant species in the world, of which 19,619 are to be found in the Amazon River watershed. How did you latch on to 22,767 as the figure? The one available to me is 340,000...