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Word: offs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Knuckled Under. In Zurich, Werner Zumbach got a ten-year suspended sentence for cutting off one of his thumbs, trying to cash in on a $46,000 disability-insurance policy.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Dec. 7, 1959 | 12/7/1959 | See Source »

Coffee (instant) and a white cake (made from ready-mix) and ice cream topped off the meal. Mrs, Holstein's harvest from husband and guests: a burst of praise (spontaneous) for her "home-cooked" meal. Such jiffy cooking would have made Grandma shudder, but today it brings smiles of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MODERN LIVING: Just Heat & Serve | 12/7/1959 | See Source »

"Have you ever looked at Fannie Farmer's Cook Book," asks Mortimer, "to see what was mapped out for a young bride who wanted to serve fish? 'To clean fish: Remove scales that have not been taken off. This is done by drawing a knife over fish, beginning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MODERN LIVING: Just Heat & Serve | 12/7/1959 | See Source »

Curtiss-Wright Corp. and its Chairman Roy T. Hurley are having their woes in the business of making aircraft engines, but when it comes to press releases, they fly high. Month ago, with sales down from $599 million in 1957 to $389 million in 1958 and still slumping, C-W...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CORPORATIONS: Roller-Coaster Ride | 12/7/1959 | See Source »

Splitting Hairs. In Spartanburg, S.C., police submitted a report after taking Joe Grier to the hospital: "Lacerated scalp. Ax fell off wall and hit Joe on the head. Joe's ax. Joe's head. No complaints. Investigation complete."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Dec. 7, 1959 | 12/7/1959 | See Source »

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