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Word: tolls (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...afternoon, she noted a red Chevrolet parked with ignition off but unlocked. Explained Christine afterward: "I just felt I had to break the law." She broke it by sliding behind the wheel, driving the car onto the Hutchinson River Parkway and heading south toward New York City. At a toll station, the same cop who had stopped her the first time as a runaway recognized Christine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: YOUTH: Ruin Around a Rebel | 1/13/1958 | See Source »

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Dec. 1--The death toll in last night's bloody attempt to assassinate President Sukarno with hand grenades rose to 10 today...

Author: By The ASSOCIATED Press, | Title: Ike Returns to Washington Today; Plans to 'Sit In' at Cabinet Meeting, Jaywalking Legislation Proposed | 12/2/1957 | See Source »

...fact, health will be Coach John Yovicsin's greatest problem today. The stirring fight the Crimson put up against Princeton last wekend took a heavy toll in injuries; and Harvard fans scanning the field at game-time are likely to see several relatively unfamiliar jerseys...

Author: By John P. Demos, | Title: Varsity Meets Brown Today | 11/16/1957 | See Source »

Despite the toll of influenza on the cast, Thomas Teal directed a sensitive and thoughtful production. He shuffled his brood on and off stage rapidly, and brought some comic order out of their wild gestures and earnest accusations. Costumes, lighting, and sets were all excellent...

Author: By John D. Leonard, | Title: The Alchemist | 11/15/1957 | See Source »

HIGH HORSEPOWER is not necessarily a major cause of traffic accidents, says preliminary report to National Safety Council. Study "has failed to establish any conclusive relationship between higher horsepower and the rising traffic toll." Although horsepower boosts speed, it also "provides additional acceleration potential, which can reduce distance required for passing other vehicles, thereby contributing to accident prevention...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: TIMECLOCK, Oct. 28, 1957 | 10/28/1957 | See Source »

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