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...that kind of secretary,' Ralph laughed. 'I mean-' he groped-'what do you call it? The Cabinet. You wouldn't have to type or take shorthand. You'd have girls... to do that for you. Would you like to be in the Cabinet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Speaking About the Unspeakable | 3/12/1979 | See Source »

There's a shorthand typist taking seconds of her minutes...

Author: By Scott A. Rosenberg, | Title: Elvis in 1984 | 1/17/1979 | See Source »

...news for you. You're not going to impress anyone by hanging around the condiment table at the Union or taking your lecture notes in shorthand...

Author: By Bill Scheft, | Title: Fresh Man to Freshman | 9/19/1978 | See Source »

...Ranked in order of 1977 revenues. Shell is shorthand for the Royal Dutch/Shell Group, owned by two private companies, The Netherlands' Royal Dutch Petroleum (60%) and Britain's "Shell" Transport & Trading...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: The Seven Sisters Still Rule | 9/11/1978 | See Source »

...highest point since tabulations began in 1951. Michigan mines and power plants cannot find enough ironworkers, pipe fitters, welders or millwrights. Allstate Insurance Co. has such difficulty hiring office help that it sends recruiters to Chicago-area high schools in search of students who are learning typing and shorthand. Says Employment Manager Charles Bashaar: "We even have the Welcome Wagon lady give a pitch for working at Allstate when she hands out gifts to newcomers in her area...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Jobs, Jobs Everywhere | 5/29/1978 | See Source »

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