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Word: mccleskey (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Stone stood on his rights. The Atomic Energy Commission, he knew, demands nondiscrimination of all of Los Alamos' business concessionaires. With his shop shut down, Manager Darrell McCleskey advertised for barbers throughout the state, interviewed 29 applicants, but could find no barber who would promise to cut heads regardless of color. He offered a compromise: if Inspector Stone would keep away from the shop, McCleskey himself would cut Stone's hair by appointment in a private chair at the Guest Lodge, where he usually gives personal attention to the top administrators, scientists and company officials...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEW MEXICO: The Hairline of Democracy | 12/18/1950 | See Source »

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