Word: tolles
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...field. Last week Wright was collecting a $5 parking fee, then permitting ragpickers to take away whatever they could carry. There were a few drawbacks: no dressing rooms, no alterations, and the "as is" nature of the merchandise, a condition likely to worsen as time and weather take their toll. But never mind. Bargain hunters jamming local roads certainly...
Already killer bees have exacted a toll in fear that shows no signs of abating. "The bees are coming," says Fowden Maxwell, an entomologist at Texas A & M. "There's no way to stop them. But I'm optimistic we can minimize their impact." Still, says Houston Beekeeper Darrell Lister: "I'm afraid we're going to have a panic when they finally arrive. Everyone will be out with a spray can, and the only good bee will be a dead...
...Government and American corporations have unwillingly helped to soften the pinch. The Panama Canal Commission, which is jointly administered by Panama and the U.S., is bringing cash into the country by airplane to meet its $3.3 million biweekly payroll. Moreover, despite the freezing of U.S. toll payments, the canal racked up a record $30.3 million in revenues during March...
...Richter scale flipped over cars and shattered thousands of windows in the Las Vegas area. Although 350 people were treated for burns or minor injuries, there appeared to be only two deaths. Nevada Governor Richard Bryan called it a "miracle" that a blast so large had taken a toll so small...
...criminals on the lam. Each half-hour episode showcases two or three crimes, with the emphasis on brutal rapes and murders. Witnesses and law-enforcement agents are interviewed, and the crime is shown in a dramatized "re-creation." Viewers are then urged to phone in any information on a toll-free hotline, while investigators stand by to pursue leads. Since its Feb. 7 debut, 13 suspects profiled on the show have been apprehended...