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Word: businessman (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...York Daily News Columnist Liz Smith, who wrote about Parker's plight last week in her syndicated column. The result was a torrent of inquiries, including one from a wealthy Midwesterner who offered to inter Parker's remains on his country estate and another from an Arizona businessman who volunteered to create a special paint made from her ashes. O'Dwyer maintains that "we should dispose of her ashes in a fashion consistent with her stature in the arts." Meanwhile, he keeps the remains in a galvanized can wrapped in white paper. "It's a cheap thing," O'Dwyer admits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jul. 20, 1987 | 7/20/1987 | See Source »

...internal struggles should be suspended for the Games. Precedent gives reason for optimism: although there was serious rioting weeks before the Asian Games began last fall, the few demonstrations planned during the event fizzled, and Koreans united in the effort to produce a spectacular show. Says one antigovernment businessman: "The national honor demands that we fulfill our commitment to the Games. If we do not, our credit will be lost forever." That credit is still far from exhausted. The Games may be tarnished by the ongoing violence, but they are still expected to shine brightly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Symbol of Pride and Concern | 6/29/1987 | See Source »

...children had joined the protest. Said he: "Nowadays most of the parents support the kids." In Songnam, ten miles south of Seoul, a protest march led by a group of about 100 elderly people was joined by some 5,000 Koreans. "People are angry and disgusted," said a Seoul businessman. "They are willing to risk a bit more now than before...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Korea: Under Siege | 6/29/1987 | See Source »

While many South Koreans believe opponents of President Chun Doo Hwan would win such a vote, others view the opposition with a distrust that borders on disdain. "We don't find the politicians on either side very attractive," says an influential South Korean businessman. "The opposition leaders are appealing only because they favor democracy and oppose this government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rebels Without a Pause | 6/29/1987 | See Source »

...economic and foreign policies. The Kims would preserve the government and military bureaucracies, and make no major foreign policy shifts. Nor would they disband the giant trading houses that have helped propel South Korea's rapid growth. "We can live with the opposition's economic program," says one businessman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rebels Without a Pause | 6/29/1987 | See Source »

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