Word: roofers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Life in a globe is not always a ball. Domes have had a bad reputation for leaking, though manufacturers claim that this should be no problem if the home is finished by an expert roofer. They are apt to be noisy, since they usually have few of the interior partitions that muffle sound in a traditional structure. Fitting rectangular furniture into a round house also poses problems; many dome dwellers build in tubs, beds and cabinets shaped to fit the walls...
...million in compensatory and punitive damages. Egan's policy had promised him $200 a month for life if he should be disabled by an accident but only three months' benefits if he became unable to work because of a "non-confining sickness." Egan, an Irish immigrant roofer, fell from a ladder in May 1970 and ruptured a disc. After receiving two checks from Mutual, he underwent surgery and was judged indefinitely disabled. Now, for the first time, the company called his injury a sickness, thus blocking the prospect of lifetime payments. Though Egan could leave his home...