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...heading east, and at one point an ox blocks one gate of a tollbooth for several minutes. Alex and I note that all the collectors in the booths are women; an old man offers an explanation for our observation. The government, he tells us, decreed only women should collect tolls. Men, it had decided, cheated too much, pocketed too many of the toll receipts. Women are more honest...
...bandits may be holding the bag in more ways than one. Their loot: 260,000 dimes. True, $26,000 will still buy a good deal, but unloading the shiny new dimes at banks would cause suspicion. The thieves may have to consider spending their money in mundane ways: toll booths, cigarette machines, newspaper racks, telephones. But can you call home again, . . . and again,. . . and again...
...gunfire echoed through the tough slums of Kingston all day long. The Kingston Public Hospital, located in the center of the trouble, took in a dozen casualties. One young man, who had allegedly tried to steal a ballot box, had nearly been decapitated by a machete. The casualty toll just for the ten-hour polling period: three killed and 20 wounded...
...toll-free hotline of the Federal Student Information Center for Financial Aid offers information on any of the programs administered by the Department of Education: Basic Educational Opportunity Grants, National Direct Student Loans, and College Work-Study...
...survived past threats. In the second half of the 18th century, it was looted of precious stones, gold panels and two silver doors. The elements have also taken their toll. But these earlier assaults may pale beside the damage that could come from the industrialization of Agra (pop. 1,250,000), which creates great clouds of pollutants. Worse still, the Taj is located in the valley of the Yamuna River, where atmospheric inversions trap corrosive agents for days at a time...