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Your cover story on summer describes theme parks as "fun and fantasy." We have lived in Southern California for twelve years and watched nearly everything encapsulate itself within a plastic bubble: not only giant "pop Xanadus" like Universal Studios, but also miniature golf courses, shopping centers and finally the American...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jul. 25, 1977 | 7/25/1977 | See Source »

Actually, the structure has been notably accident-free, apart from about 380 suicides. But there have been fears about the tower from the start. It was designed by Bridge Builder Gustave Eiffel in a competition for the Paris Exposition of 1889, which celebrated the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: The Ailing Grande Dame | 7/18/1977 | See Source »

The show has become this year's lightning rod for controversy, real or contrived, about the upcoming prime time season. Robert Bennett, ABC affiliates vice chairman, calls it "a sophisticated adult farce." The network has been screening the show for its member stations, many of whom are extravagantly enthusiastic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Is Prime Time Ready for Sex? | 7/11/1977 | See Source »

Burns' admirers credit him with an instinctive feel for how fast money can move through the economy, something called "velocity." This is nothing more than the frequency with which dollars get used, and it has been speeded up in recent years by computerized bank accounts and lightning-fast electronic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLICY: Arthur Burns: Born Again at 73 | 6/6/1977 | See Source »

The progress in Geneva had been heralded by early signals that the Soviets and the U.S. were eager to thaw the frosty legacy of the Moscow meeting. The week before Vance arrived in the Swiss city, chief U.S. SALT Negotiator Paul Warnke and his Soviet counterpart, Vladimir ("Iron Pants") Semyonov...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DIPLOMACY: After Moscow's Frost, a Thaw in Geneva | 5/30/1977 | See Source »

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