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February 4, 1991

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A GOLD COIN

PROFILE of violinist Josef Gingold. He was born Oct. 28, 1909 and teaches at the School of Music at Indiana University. Tells about his audition for Eugene…

David Blum on a gold coin: the small object that carries worlds of meaning—value, memory, hope compressed into metal.

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THORNE MOORS

Catherine Caufield

REPORTER AT LARGE about Thorne Moors, an area of wetlands near York, England. It is an unusual type of wetland--a raised peat bog. 96% of Britain's …

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