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...places, the book is loaded with trivia like one of those accounts that emerges 96 hours after an event--"Rescue at Entebbe," perhaps. "Good afternoon, Hertz." "Uh, yes, this is Bernard Weiss of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in Bethesda. There is a congressional delegation traveling to Harrisburg this afternoon. They'll need several cars waiting at the airport. Can you help me?" "I'm sorry sir. We have no cars available in Harrisburg...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: And Meltdown for Dessert | 1/12/1981 | See Source »

Almost routinely, Roller has become arms dealer for the "Cedar Rapids Air Force." He has snagged four UH-1B helicopters for medical evacuation use by the city. Two fly; the others are being cannibalized for spare parts. List price for these helicopters: about $250,000 each. They cost Cedar Rapids only $10,000, for repair and refitting. In addition, Roller has provided 17 two-seater Hughes TH-55 helicopters, some without engines, others near wrecks. Four operable craft have risen, phoenix-like, from the wrecks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Iowa: A Wizard of Odds and Ends | 11/17/1980 | See Source »

Reagan: (Startled) Er, uh. I paid for this microphone. Let's make America great again...

Author: By Burton F. Jablin, | Title: Missing Persons | 9/20/1980 | See Source »

...There were a lot of logistic problems out there tonight," he says talking about Manchester's confining stage. "And the crowd, the crowd was, uh, very mellow...

Author: By Bill Braunstein, | Title: THE UNKNOWN COMIC | 9/18/1980 | See Source »

...when monsters had morals: King Kong (a little fondling); the Creature from the Black Lagoon (bad ideas--but stoic). And the mere abduction of the unconscious woman seemed to satisfy the aggressive but asexual adolescent; after the limp female was draped across the rocks the panic light went on--"Uh oh, what does he do now?"--and the hero conveniently arrives to blow the shit out of the suddenly pensive creature...

Author: By David B. Edelstein, | Title: The Monsters Within Us | 9/15/1980 | See Source »

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