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...sure to enjoy touring the now covered dorms and walkways of this spirited East Coast school, as much as all the other screen-borne gifts this holiday season. And don't forget to turnoff the fireplace when you're through watching it.The Muppets...

Author: By Gilbert Fuchsberg, | Title: Rudolph, E. T., and Johnny Cash | 12/8/1982 | See Source »

Just beginning to tabulate the other kinds of costs, Rozelle said, "A bunch of money was lost that the owners and players will never recover," at least $250 million. "I think there is going to be a fan turnoff." If, indeed, families have licked the habit of Sunday football, some would say that something good has come out of the strike. "At least one good thing has," New England Quarterback Matt Cavanaugh said. "My wife is pregnant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Owners Hang Tougher | 11/29/1982 | See Source »

...right man, the elegant smile hinted, she might take the gloves off. She had been driving much too fast, because it had been necessary to outdistance the police, and Gary Grant, the reformed jewel thief sitting beside her, looked ill. But he perked up when she parked at a turnoff and produced a cold chicken picnic lunch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Princess From Hollywood | 9/27/1982 | See Source »

Just south of Gaza on the highway to El Arish is the turnoff to Yamit. A long line of cars, full of sightseeing Israelis, is halted by a roadside stand where Israeli youngsters are handing out leaflets and soliciting signatures for a petition supporting a group called the Movement to Halt the Withdrawal. Afterward the youngsters paste bumper stickers on the cars. The slogan: DON'T UPROOT A TREE...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Digging In | 11/2/1981 | See Source »

...terrifying, barren and twisted land that sees less than seven inches of rain a year. The road, no longer flanked by fences and farms, cannot remain a symbol of man's secure hold on his own turf. It seems instead an imposition, almost an irrelevance. As I passed the turnoff to Salt Lake other motorists evaporated. I was left all alone on a superhighway, seeing five cars in half an hour...

Author: By Thomas M. Levenson, | Title: The Land Presses In | 11/26/1979 | See Source »

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