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They drove to the top of the canyon when Rick woke up. He still looked sleepy, rings under his mustache and all. Sammy drove up the wire past the glittering mailboxes until the road leveled out and a new valley peered up at them. Wow, said Sammy. Rick took pictures to send back to his girlfriend in Missouri. Wow, said Sammy...

Author: By David Frankel, | Title: Postcards | 3/15/1980 | See Source »

...clear air kept Sammy awake for hours and Dina lit the matches and showed Sammy midnight flowers. Wow, said Sammy. He lay down in the dewy grass near the flowers and pulled Dina onto the grass next to him. I like to keep moving, he told her. How long have you been traveling, she asked. Three days, he said. She nodded. The sun rose...

Author: By David Frankel, | Title: Postcards | 3/15/1980 | See Source »

...battle front: the Common Man versus Big Government. But the language is no longer enlightening--if in fact it ever was. Even Thomas Paine wasn't sure who the Common Man represented and Big Government is a moldy slogan, particularly when the opponents are thrusting around "geopolitical linkage" to wow the crowds...

Author: By Susan C. Faludi and William E. Mckibben, S | Title: Reagan: Reckless Over-confidence | 2/25/1980 | See Source »

...rustics on Maui are doing it better. Our device is fitted with a minicomputer; a dial on one's wrist indicates Off, Mild, Medium or Wow! Muzak accompanies our gadget...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 31, 1979 | 12/31/1979 | See Source »

Maggie Thatcher is a wow in Washington and New York...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BRITAIN: The Lady Is a Champ | 12/31/1979 | See Source »

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