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Word: fitters (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...music, and Whitman to poetry. He must understand such words as debutante and modiste, know that Dali is a painter and verity is the opposite of myth. Only after having established such credentials is a man judged to be qualified under the union rules to become an apprentice steam fitter in New York. In the past, the test has weeded out 66% of the nonwhite applicants and only 18% of the whites-a fairly effective method, according to charges filed last week by the New York State attorney general's office, of preserving the union's whiteness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Union Is to Whiteness As ... | 3/1/1971 | See Source »

...wanta wake up with a pipe-fitter in the morning. I want a woman...

Author: By William S. Beckett, | Title: 10 Candles for YAF Barry Goldwater Day and a Visit from Strom Thurmond | 10/21/1970 | See Source »

...report, Tass announced Brezhnev's nomination as a candidate in the June 14 elections for the Supreme Soviet, describing him as "a true Leninist" and "a tireless fighter." Another Tass item lumped together announcements of the nominations of Kosygin, Podgorny and one Victor Yermilov, an obscure Moscow machine-tool fitter. Such clues are minor and not conclusive, but the combined weight of the evidence is impressive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Soviet Union: Leadership At the Crossroads | 5/4/1970 | See Source »

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