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Word: compartmentalization (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Overweight and diabetic, Tiedge began drinking too much. His three teenage daughters frequently found themselves fatherless in the family's one-story white stucco bungalow in Cologne. Tiedge's superiors knew about his problems, but they feared that switching him to another job might push him over the edge. But...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: West Germany the Counterspy Who Was a Spy | 9/2/1985 | See Source »

Finding a replacement is simply out of the question for Pee Wee. This bike is to important that Pee Wee keeps it hidden away in a secret compartment of his backyard; and when he takes it out, he locks it up with enough chain to secure the Statue of Liberty...

Author: By John Rosenthal, | Title: Child's Play | 8/13/1985 | See Source »

Demand for the stretched-out sleepers began to heat up after a 1982 congressional decision allowing longer cab lengths without a corresponding cut in precious cargo space. A majority of the 15,000 tractors produced by California's Peterbilt truck company now have some type of sleeper accoutrement. Double Eagle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Now It's Home, Home on the Road | 4/15/1985 | See Source »

Sleepers have solid business advantages, starting with time saving. Says Double Eagle President Ray Miller: "If a load of West Coast produce has to be East in three days, not three weeks, a husband and wife team with a sleeper can do the job." Lone drivers must either bunk up...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Now It's Home, Home on the Road | 4/15/1985 | See Source »

Atlanta Reporter Leslie Cauley, who talked to state police officials and judges in Georgia and South Carolina, learned last December how even a minor incident could affect her. Returning to her car one night, she found the window vent broken and the glove compartment rifled. Angry, she headed home. "I...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From the Publisher: Apr. 8, 1985 | 4/8/1985 | See Source »

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