Word: appeals
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Hooters didn't try to claim that femininity was essential to serving food; rather, that scantily clad waitresses are integral to its marketing. As spokesman Mike McNeil put it, "Our business is female sex appeal, and in order to have that, you've got to be a female." To twist an old saying, Hooters sells the jiggle, not the steak...
...French court Friday freed accused Nazi collaborator Maurice Papon for the duration of his trial. The move, according to TIME Paris Bureau Chief Tom Sancton, makes it less likely that Papon will ever serve time. "Even if he?s convicted," says Sancton, "he?ll remain free through an appeal process that could take as long as two years." This would mean the ailing 87-year-old would not be imprisoned until he was 90 ? which may make authorities less inclined to jail...
...whopping $262.5 million judgment against Chrysler over a 1985 accident in which their son was thrown clear and killed after the rear hatch in the family's Chrysler minivan opened on impact. But TIME's William McWhirter says that figure is likely to be drastically reduced on appeal. "The company has an eight lane interstate of appeals available," he says. "The boy was reportedly not wearing a seat belt or a child safety seat." Other factors includes questions about whether the boy's father caused the accident by running a red light, and whether the boy even flew...
Smaller retailers also retain stores in Cambridge and along the Newbury promenade. Boutiques like Aldo, Blades and Newbury Comics appeal to the young and fad-conscious crowd that frequents the area around the University as well as the posh Boston strip...
...that is broken in our society. Everyone bears responsibility. LORI OSTERHOUDT Oneonta, N.Y. I agree that raising the age at which it is legal to drink may have inadvertently increased the attraction of alcohol. As a college student of legal drinking age, I can say from experience that the appeal of drinking was much greater before age 21 than after. When the drinking age was raised, it wasn't a deterrent to drinking; it was a challenge to drink and not get caught. What colleges need to do is lessen the attraction and decrease the risk factors. This will...