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...family working for him. Son Jack, 24, stumped the state with a breezy candor. With the Citizen's Band radio in her car, Betty found a new medium to project the Ford message (see MODERN LIVING). A fascinated Texas press picked up every word uttered by "First Mama." Reagan's family was less in evidence but equally hardworking. His wife Nancy spent six days in Texas, appearing on radio and TV interviews. Son Ron, 17, joined the press bus to gather information for a political science paper he was writing for school...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: REPUBLICANS: Reagan's Startling Texas Landslide | 5/10/1976 | See Source »

This cotton-picker name of Red Vine from the Dirty Side was rolling a pregnant skate through Watergate town other day when he passed the home twenty of lady breaker First Mama. There was no city kitty so, mercysakes, Red hammered off, keyed his rig and called "Breaker one-niner for KUY-9532. "Negative copy. That foxy lady wasn 't hanging out, didn 't have her ears on. Good buddy told her anyway, "You truck 'em easy now, Apple Betty. Eighty-eights and ten, roger...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: THE BODACIOUS NEW WORLD OF C.B. | 5/10/1976 | See Source »

...with CB language from records and TV shows, the message was loud and clear: a nontrucker from New York City, whose CB nickname is Red Vine, was driving his Volkswagen through Washington when he passed the White House, home of fellow CB-Owner Betty Ford, whose radionym is First Mama (TIME, May 3). There were no cops around, so he slowed down and tried to reach her on his set, using her FCC-issued call number, but got no response. The attractive First Lady was not monitoring her set,* so Red Vine reminded her to drive safely, wished her love...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: THE BODACIOUS NEW WORLD OF C.B. | 5/10/1976 | See Source »

...Wayne Sleep - bounces his ball and rockets up in corkscrew jumps. With the entrance of Kolia's tutor Beliaev (Anthony Dowell), the sky outside darkens. Ominous chords sound in the orchestra and the curtains flutter - all of which seems to signify more than just a passing storm. Immediately Mama is smitten, as is Vera, her young ward, portrayed by Denise Nunn, whom Ashton plucked from the corps to complete his triangle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Summer Storm | 5/10/1976 | See Source »

First comes Sally. "Oh, Mama, it's good to be home," she tells her elderly mother. With her withering limbs and head covered by fine gray stubble, Sally, 46, appears ancient. When she turns to peer out the window, her skull bears the surgical dent that is brain cancer's trophy. "It's just like when you look at a little baby," she says. "Someday that baby will be an old man or an old woman if they live long enough. And so, I have no fear of death." Sally may not, but hers is a Yankee...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Death Watch | 5/3/1976 | See Source »

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