Word: poisoning
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...problem be solved on the basis of self-determination . . . may play an important part in the settlement of the question." Until then, French Communists had dismissed De Gaulle's offer as "a political maneuver . . . intended to deceive democratic opinion," and the more rabid Chinese Communists called it "sugarcoated poison...
Trick or Treat. Near Port Huron, Mich., intending to scare off Halloween pumpkin thieves, a farmer erected in his pumpkin patch a sign reading, "Beware! There is one poison pumpkin in this patch," returned to the field to find a new legend, "Now there...
...than a garbage can in his foyer, the prolific (up to 50,000 seeds a plant) weed has become a neighborhood problem, like juvenile delinquency; if not snuffed out in one spot. it quickly spreads to another. Yet it is almost impossible to stop: digging only exposes more seeds, poison is often ineffective or kills other grasses, mowing only conditions crab grass to produce its seeds closer to the ground...
Garden experts suggest applying regular doses of poison and keeping eternal vigilance, or gently pulling crab grass out by the roots. They are putting their hopes in new, specialized chemicals that have been developed to combat the weed. Many a homeowner has found the most comfortable way to beat crab grass is to join it. Says Washington Building Manager Mrs. Adeline Watson: "I'm sick of fighting. I decided to grow just crab grass. We've had wonderful luck with it.'' Trouble is that crab grass turns brown at the first frost. But Chicago...
...stopped by police at a tollgate, taken into the custody of three local notables and challenged to prove its supernatural powers. As the magician prepares for the performance, his associates get seduced by the kitchen help, the hostess has hysterics, and grandma hands out love potions brewed from rat poison...