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...worst of Valley Girl fashion comes out of the closet. Too much hairspray, too many jiggly bangles, plastic colorful earrings, a flairy mini-skirt and a push-up satin halter are the usual attire. All the sleazy guys at Frank's Hamburger Joint--which Connie and her friend prowl by night--think Connie is sexy, but even remembering what it was like to be 15, it's hard to understand why she'd want to hang out with those guys...
...Communist regimes do it almost by definition. Unquestionably, the Sandinistas in pursuit of Soviet-style Marxism pose a genuine threat to the somewhat fragile democracies of neighboring countries. Potentially more threatening is the danger to U.S. security if Nicaragua becomes a base from which Soviet submarines and bombers can prowl vital sea-lanes and America's coasts...
...Jackson's mission will be to prowl the Pacific depths on cruises averaging 70 days, always remaining hidden and within missile range of its targets. Says Captain Michael Farmer, 45, a lanky six-footer with an air of quiet self-confidence: "Our job is to go to sea and disappear. Our total invulnerability to Soviet strikes then becomes a factor of deterrence...
Does anyone remember underwear? The boldest of the Wanna Be's prowl thrift shops looking for ancient, bulletproof black lace bras and corsets, which they wear slapdash under any sort of gauzy shirt or found-in-the-attic jacket. They tie great floppy rags in their frazzled hair, which when really authentic is blond with dark roots...
...they would not be a drag on earnings when it is bad because the employees' average pay would fall along with revenues. Workers might be willing to take a pay cut in exchange for job security. "Firms ever hungry for labor," writes the economist, would be "always on the prowl --cruising around like vacuum cleaners on wheels, searching in nooks and crannies for extra workers...