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...Mother's new man because he instinctively knows it will hurt them and at the same time he knows they can't stop him Or the lone spouse who chain-smokes in "the blue light of midnight" while his unconscious wife snores contentedly beside him, unaware of his terrifying spiral into chaos...

Author: By Susan C. Faludi, | Title: The Meaning of a Missing Sock | 11/10/1979 | See Source »

...plays later it was all over, as Rogan's 12-yd. spiral hit Bob Rostomoly with the winning...

Author: By Mark H. Doctoroff, | Title: Elis Nip Cornell, Grab No. 700 | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

...ancients said Si vis pacem, para helium [if you seek peace, prepare for war]. But can our age still really believe that the breathtaking spiral of armaments is at the service of world peace...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Pope In America: New World Sayings of John Paul | 10/15/1979 | See Source »

...rush to collectibles like period furniture, Chinese ceramics and rare postage stamps has been luring wealthy investors for years. But the Price Spiral of '79 has turned the investment binge into a man-in-the-street stampede to tangibles of all sorts. Explains Wall Street Economist Gary Wenglowski...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Spreading Rush to Tangibles | 10/15/1979 | See Source »

Despite the increasing unemployment, the wage-price spiral continues. One example: the autoworkers' settlement with General Motors, which will set the pattern for the industry. If inflation averages 8%, the cost-of-living escalator in the new contract will boost the average cost of wages and benefits paid to GM workers from $15 per hour to $20 over three years, for a cumulative raise...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Recession: Deeper and Longer | 10/8/1979 | See Source »

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