Word: chico
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...UNESCO-declared biosphere where flamingos, black swans, llamas and condors thrive amid emerald lakes, glaciers, fjords and floating icebergs. At day's end guests can relax at the health spa with a Thai massage or a dip in the outdoor Jacuzzi. At mealtime they gaze out at the Salto Chico waterfall as white-jacketed waiters bring plates of fresh salmon or Patagonian lamb and bottles of fine Chilean wine...
Three days before Christmas 1988, Brazil was stunned by the news that Chico Mendes, a humble rubber tapper who had become the country's most famous crusader for the protection of the Amazon rain forest, had been murdered by furious Brazilian landowners. Martyrdom can help fulfill a life's mission, and that was true for Mendes: his death electrified a generation of young Brazilians, who found both magic and meaning in his seductive brand of environmentalism...
...experiences of Nikki, a guest who talked to TIME after a recent taping, were not so hilarious. An unemployed high school dropout from Tampa, Fla., Nikki is 20 and has been married to Chico, 27, for less than a month. A few weeks ago, a producer for Springer called and asked if she wanted to appear. She had seen the show only a couple of times, and was skeptical because the producer wouldn't be specific about why they wanted her. That is typical, since the show depends on surprises. The producer pressed on, reassuring her that the experience would...
...taping, Nikki learned two things about Chico she hadn't known before: that he was still seeing his ex-girlfriend Mindy and that he had a second lover--Rick. She encountered them both on camera, naturally, and Mindy assaulted her. Afterward, Nikki talked about what she'd just gone through. "I wanted to cry onstage," she said in a quiet voice, "but I held it in. I didn't want to look all soft and gullible. All I want to do now is sit by myself and cry." Her feelings were mixed, though. "It wasn't a bad experience...
...talk but I hate to interrupt Groucho. I spoke in public last year in Portland when I asked for a raise in salary but I don't think anyone heard me. I make a practice of speaking every time Chico makes a grand slam, so you can look for another speech in 1937. Regret I can't get Zeppo in this wire. HARPO MARX Culver City, Calif...