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Word: wipes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Wipe Out 200 Firms...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Highway Through Garment Plants Can Lose $400 Million for Boston | 11/2/1953 | See Source »

Experts have estimated that the route would probably completely wipe out 200 firms in the downtown garment district with gross receipts of $200 million a year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Highway Through Garment Plants Can Lose $400 Million for Boston | 11/2/1953 | See Source »

...than justified her regal forebears. But a Queen, particularly a mere Queen consort, with such outstanding gifts and firm opinions was bound to have an unsettling effect on the delicate balance of Greek politics. Frederika's personal charm and many good works had gone far in Greece to wipe out the stain of her German past and the fact that three of her brothers were officers in Hitler's Wehrmacht. Her Teutonic inclination toward rigid government was not so easy to erase. Like most of her ancestors, Frederika firmly believed that monarchs should rule their countries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREECE: The King's Wife | 10/26/1953 | See Source »

...police lieutenant stamped inside each bus. "Wipe that smile off your face," he barked. "You guys are in real trouble. What are you laughing for? Just because you guys go to Harvard and have a lot of money is no reason for you to take advantage of us. I'd just as soon book you all in a minute. Some of us went to school...

Author: By Jack Rosenthai., | Title: The Red Coats Are Coming | 10/19/1953 | See Source »

...Central Television Service, Inc. (with the help of a psychologist) for its own and fellow TV technicians, has sold some 15,000 copies at $1 each. It assumes that repairmen normally meet housewives on their visits, and urges them to dress neatly, be cheerful and courteous, avoid body odor, wipe their shoes, show friendly interest in the customer (e.g., "This is a beautiful rug") and "always give the appearance of knowing what you're doing." The booklet sets up and knocks down some touchy problems...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Honor Bright | 10/5/1953 | See Source »

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