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Dates: during 1970-1979
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When the lock clicked, Liddy nudged the door open. He shined the penlight into the dark, revealing familiar furnishings: a washbasin and a toilet. He squatted behind the door and ran his hand along the wall. He silently counted the ceramic tiles, seven across from the right wall, four up from the floor. Liddy picked at the soft plaster until the tile came loose. Again using one of his handmade tools, he removed the tile and slipped it into his coat pocket. Liddy plunged three fingers into the vacant hollow and withdrew a small white paper slip. In the same...

Author: By David Frankel, | Title: Keep the Lid On | 10/19/1979 | See Source »

...simulated such air drops in their lab, subjecting V. cholerae to rapid freezing in droplets of water, followed by a quick thaw. Result: the durable bugs not only survived but actually flourished. Indeed the tests indicated that even a relatively small quantity of bacteria from, for example, an aircraft washbasin could be lethal. Says Rondle: "When they reach the ground they can get into milk, soup, or dirty water, and all it requires is two mouthfuls of the fluid they have entered for whoever drinks it to be infected with cholera eight hours later...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Cholera Bomb | 3/5/1979 | See Source »

...name, the "Pacific Cove." Bedroom A is a neatly designed nest for the bird of passage, with toilet, retractable washbasin and hot water; a clothes closet; a seven-foot chaise longue that converts at night into a comfortable bed; air conditioning and heating; a large window so clean it could pose for a Windex commercial; and a button to summon a. sure enough, smiling porter. There is red carpeting on the floor and even on the corridor walls of the 32-year-old, 91-ton Budd-built first-class car. There are privacy and freedom and a sense of camaraderie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On the Southern Crescent Rolling Toward Summer | 6/5/1978 | See Source »

...light-years ahead of others. His dome not only has indoor plumbing, but electric lights. Jenefer,* 29, a former schoolteacher, is not so lucky. For her hillside treehouse she pumps water from the city main, via a redwood tank on a nearby hill, to a spigot and washbasin on the front porch. For heat she relies on a coal stove once used on a sailing ship. But no matter. Jenefer is a sylvan spirit who lives on simple fare such as grapes, sardines and raw string beans. In fact, her isolation is so great that she worked in the nude...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Karma Yes, Toilets No | 11/5/1973 | See Source »

...Benadryl and a Librium-type drug. However, a pharmacologist hired by Whiting's mother said that the amount of methaqualone in Whiting's bloodstream need not have been fatal. Left unexplained was how Whiting's blood came to be on a pillowcase, towel, tissues and the washbasin in his own room, as well as on a blue sweater he had apparently been wearing. Also unaccounted for were the severe cut on the back of his head and scratches on his stomach, chest and knuckles. The inquest was adjourned for a week awaiting a report from Dr. Thomas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Death at Gila Bend | 3/26/1973 | See Source »

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