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Word: postman (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Male Man. In Homestead, Fla., Postman Walter Stiles was given two weeks' notice for "conduct unbecoming a Government employee" after his picture appeared in a national nudist magazine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MISCELLANY: Miscellany, Jun. 27, 1960 | 6/27/1960 | See Source »

Stamp of Approval. In Cairo, Postman Ahmed Dalgamouny was jailed for opening teenagers' love letters, returning them to parents with an admonition: "For suitable action against your erring offspring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Feb. 8, 1960 | 2/8/1960 | See Source »

Bicycles & Kayaks. Beckmann and Estes are resourceful examples of a special and hardy breed of U.S. citizen: the commuter. Like the U.S. postman, the intrepid commuter lets neither howling storms, nor packed trains, nor jammed highways, nor endless delays keep him from the completion of his appointed rounds between work and home. He is willing to endure all the journey's perils for the sake of pursuing success in the city and the good life-or cheaper living-in the suburbs or exurbs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MODERN LIVING: Those Rush-Hour Blues | 1/18/1960 | See Source »

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