Word: truck
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Campaign posters plastered the stately palms on Lima's Avenida Arequipa, crusted the city's statues, napped from every wall. Neon lights blinked political slogans, and the bellow of the sound truck was heard in the land. In Peru this week, the eight-year rule of a military strongman was coming to a surprising climax in a wide-open presidential election...
...Plastic Trucks. A molded, single-piece plastic refrigerator body for trucks was announced by Heil Co., Milwaukee. Heil says its "Frigid-Van" maintains lower temperatures longer, needs only half the usual insulation, has 20% more load space, keeps out moisture. The plastic also whips two major refrigerator-truck life shorteners: rust and corrosion. Price per 12-ft. body...
...Ladykillers. Farcical larceny, with light-fingered Alec Guinness lifting 160,000 from an armored truck and then losing it-and the picture-to scene-stealing Katie Johnson (TIME, March...
Uddermost. In Gillingham, England, Farmer Henry Haskett was haled into court for carrying a piano in a truck insured only for agricultural use, claimed it was a farm implement, explained to the judge: "Twice a day my wife and son take turns playing soothing music at milking time. Some cows won't yield milk unless they are kept amused...
...Talents. In Providence, the Jour nal carried a classified ad: "PREACHER-EVANGELIST, former thief and alcoholic, desires employment. Experienced truck driver. Will consider any honest labor...