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...ordered all scores removed from personal records, to keep them from being misused. Says Alexander: "What is relevant is how well these individuals perform as soldiers." Yet, on a test that evaluated on-the-job performance, 89% of the motor vehicle drivers and 85% of the Huey helicopter repairmen failed...
Auto production has become one of the single largest industries in the U.S. economy. Car manufacturers, suppliers, dealers and repairmen account for about one-fifth of the country's gross national product. Autos create employment for almost one in five American workers. The industry uses 60% of the country's synthetic rubber, 50% of its malleable iron, 33% of its zinc, 25% of its steel and 17% of its aluminum. Motor vehicles also consume nearly 40% of the 6.7 billion bbl. of oil used in the U.S. every year...
...elevator never really worked properly, despite the fact that repairmen often came to fix it," Mary Hughes, a longtime tenant of the building, said at the time of the accident...
...home workshop tools, increasingly stress quality and craftsmanship. Thom McAn, once the proud purveyor of low-cost shoes for kids, now also promotes upscale footwear for women, and ads extoll features like cushioned and arched insoles for its new line of track shoes. Maytag Co. commercials emphasize that their repairmen are "the loneliest people in the world" because the company's washing machines are so well made that nobody needs to have them repaired. Whirlpool, which also produces washing machines, links craftsmanship to patriotism. Its commercials show inspirational scenes of eagles in flight, while a voice-over intones that...
...when he made her part of his cabinet as commissioner of consumer sales in 1968, she found a natural niche. Even in a city noted for its corruption, she was outraged by evidence of wrongdoing. She scolded butchers who peddled poor meat as high-grade cuts and auto repairmen who faked car ailments. But sometimes she went too far. In 1976, when she complained about the "disheveled appearance" of the city's cabbies and ordered them to wear uniforms, they just laughed. She quietly rescinded the order...