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Word: koeppen (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1972-1972
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Fire chiefs have seen the consequences of this principle. Chief Bernie Koeppen of Wheeling, Ill., has changed to lime yellow, even for the department's ambulance. "In accident after accident involving red wagons," he notes, "all you hear is, 'I didn't see it. I didn't see it.' " Adds Chief Ed Underwood of St. Charles, Mo.: "The majority of fire fighters killed or wounded catch it on their way to fires. Red is dead. Lime yellow is the coming color...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Fire-Engine Yellow | 7/10/1972 | See Source »

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