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...West Texas the bus enters a stretch of icy country that turns out to last some 2,000 miles, almost to New York, in fact. Wrecked semitrucks and skidded cars begin to litter the roadside. At one stop, a shocked, trembling trucker keeps saying: "There were cars all around me, and this little one pulled right in front...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Hippie Bus from Coast to Coast | 2/12/1979 | See Source »

...piece of the action: recreational free rein over the whole park area. This makes R-Ranch an almost ideal solution to the problem of wilderness use. The land is kept from subdividers; it is also saved from typical state park despoilment. After all, R-Ranchers are hardly apt to litter their own property...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Playgrounds for a Price | 1/15/1979 | See Source »

Then there is Goldman's script, which refuses to make up in wit what it lacks in thrills Goldman chooses instead to litter his dialogue with allegedly with-it references (from Steve Martin to the Four Seasons restaurant), as if sheer name drop ping might pass for sophistication...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Old Tricks | 11/27/1978 | See Source »

Construction on the Jamaican Lounge goes on. The electric saw drones in the background, bent nails litter the floor, plenty of Labatt's beer (on tap) is flowing. The place was to be ready for a "maiden" bash on the coming weekend...

Author: By Mary G. Gotschall, | Title: K-Land Bandstand | 9/27/1978 | See Source »

...handled pooper scoopers equipped with a flashlight for nocturnal emitters. One apartment complex unveiled a canine comfort station, whose white-tiled premises were dutifully christened by Toto (né Megs), Dorothy's dog in the Broadway musical The Wiz. On the first day of the law, only 22 litter tickets were issued; yet to close observers of sidewalks and parks, there was a marked diminution in dog litter and lots of owners were carrying bags. This may only be temporary. A few cities, notably Chicago and Boston, have had some success with similar ordinances. Other cities have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Keeping New York Tidy | 8/14/1978 | See Source »

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