Slate received several letters in response to the Oct. 8 absence of Today's Papers, whose author, Scott Shuger, had fallen 
Today's Papers was going to be missing for a week in October.
mnli hypothesis: Today's Papers was going to be missing for a week in October. premise: Slate received several letters in response to the Oct. 8 absence of Today's Papers, whose author, Scott Shuger, had fallen 