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Word: washday (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...their washday efforts, top Mafiosi can never launder more than a fraction of their illegal earnings. Thus a valued member of each clan is the "money mover," who specializes in finding ways of putting Mob money to work. Loan-sharking is a favorite because of its quick and huge returns. California officials estimate that Chicago mobsters have invested $50 million in Palm Springs bars, restaurants, hotels and real estate. As the Mafia defector said: "Money layin' around in your pocket don't do nothin' but get wrinkles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: THE MAFIA Big, Bad and Booming | 5/16/1977 | See Source »

...musicianship, partly because it is hard-earned. "I'm very good," she says unselfconsciously. "When you do something for 30 years you get pretty proficient at it." Those 30 years go all the way back to a now famous singing radio commercial: "Rinso White, Rinso Bright, happy little washday song." That was Bubbles?or rather the young Beverly Sills, a stage name that was suggested by an agent for its theatrical ring. By now, Beverly knew where she was going; ahead of her was an apprenticeship given to few singers of any kind, much less to opera singers. Primped...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Beverly Sills: The Fastest Voice Alive | 11/22/1971 | See Source »

...week for three weeks, and there was not a single case of skin irritation. Executives also say that they have all but eliminated enzyme dust in packaged goods. Just to keep the record clean, however, the soapmakers say that they intend to go right on testing their latest washday miracle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Consumerism: Enzymes in Hot Water | 2/16/1970 | See Source »

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