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• n  someone paid to operate a typewriter

• He started out as a Government messenger, typist and clerk in Washington.
• His mother was a typist.
• One, an IRS clerk-typist, was sentenced to two years on probation after he confessed forging the identity papers as a drunken lark.

News & Articles

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• Mystery Photo
  Thursday June 20, 2013 Looks pretty complicated to us! Who is this man, a two-keyboard typist at that, and what was all the equipment for? Where was the photo taken and what was the year? Please email any information to mysteryphoto@thetranscript.com or call our Mystery Photo line at 413-663-3741, ext.
  June 20, 2013 - North Adams Transcript

Quotes

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• Awad Hamed al-Bandar in New York Times
  The typist must have made a mistake,Mr. Bandar said, when asked why the records of the Revolutionary Court show no mention of any defense lawyers for the 148 Shiites who were executed.
• Chris Gregoire in Seattle Times
  I started as a clerk typist,said Gregoire in an interview.
• Gordon Brown in The Herald
  Gordon Brown said: "Lesley has made a massive contribution to the Labour Party, and has been on an incredible journey from junior shorthand typist to general secretary. After 27 years, her leadership, counsel and experience will be sorely missed."