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In 1967 he earned about $3,000, but after breaking a leg while ditchdigging last fall he missed much of the lucrative potato-digging season.

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After only four years of concentrated marketing in Europe by bilingual salesmen, Milwaukee's Koehring Co. now has sales of $6,000,000 annually in machines that do anything from die casting to ditchdigging.

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At the first opportunity, he escaped from his ditchdigging detail and hid out in the ruins of the city until the American Army arrived.

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Jobs range from ditchdigging and housekeeping to plumbing, carpentry, masonry, welding, and office chores.

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Almost any way of earning a salary above the level of ditchdigging is known as a profession rather than a job.

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