Word: washer
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...liked, Kavic tried for a job as a pilot on several European airlines. He was turned down. He asked for a copilot's berth. No luck. After trying unsuccessfully to land even a mechanic's job, Kavic finally settled down as a car washer in a Zurich garage...
...lobotomy (cutting of nerve pathways in the forebrain). That was five years ago (TIME, July 14, 1947). For his possible contribution to medical science, Wright drew a light sentence, and he behaved so well that after 2½ years he was paroled. He got married, worked as a bus washer, and his lawyer and physician thought he was going straight...
...washer and a dryer for one nine pound load will cost a student 50 cents. After each day of use, the machines must be delinted and the room cleaned. The members of the committee have decided to split these chores between them to avoid hiring and paying...
...borrowed, and at the last minute, true to form, cadges a fiver from him. Typical tongue-in-camera sequence: the elegant playboy, to shame his brother into giving him money, goes to work as a doorman at his club, a bartender at his favorite restaurant, a window washer at his office...
Like Kirkland, Dunster will get 20 percent of the 25 cent take on each washer and dryer, virtually all of which it must pay for water and electricity. However, Maytag has agreed to let the House take everything made on the machines over two dollars per day until the $200 is paid...