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Word: piketon (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Usage:

...already soaring in anticipation of an eventual influx of 4,000-5,000 permanent employees of the new plant and 30,000 construction workers who will be brought in by major contractor Peter Kiewit Sons' Co. of Omaha (see BUSINESS) and a covey of architects and designers. In Piketon, the owner of a small hotel announced that she had been offered $30,000 for her business, added thoughtfully: "It isn't worth $15,000." Said County Sheriff Jesse Foster: "The very first thing we'll need will be a new jail...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE ATOM: New Plant in Ohio | 8/25/1952 | See Source »

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