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...Goetz might have and bankrupt him to guarantee he would never enjoy life as a rich man. Goetz, a self-employed electronics specialist, grew concerned that infamy might make his property and furry familiars more valuable after watching the Jackie Onassis auction, said Hoffman. As it stands, Cabey can collect 10 percent of Goetz's earnings for the next 20 years provided he can show the bankruptcy trustee his claim is valid. The bankruptcy trustee could disagree with the jury's assessment, says Goetz's attorney, and disallow the whole award...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saving Squeaky | 4/29/1996 | See Source »

...eight years later, I was watching the Oscars on television, when someone who had just won for Best Screenplay went up to collect his Oscar wearing a white silk scarf around his neck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DAMN THE TUXEDOS! | 4/8/1996 | See Source »

Industrial facilities are required to collect waste in large collection areas, which they do through centrally-located chemical facilities...

Author: By Benjamin R. Kaplan, | Title: Taking Out the Trash | 4/5/1996 | See Source »

...bowling alleys, video arcades, theme parks and racetracks that fear losing business to casinos. Nonetheless, NCALG's main foot soldiers are so-called traditional-values and pro-family activists. In Louisiana this week Southern Baptists are escorting Grey to rallies around the state. In Michigan Christian Coalition members helped collect 100,000 signatures on petitions to block casinos in Detroit. So far, Roman Catholic churches, with their bingo and Las Vegas nights, have been little help, while main-line Protestant churches just "like to pass resolutions," Grey scoffs. "I don't have time to organize the goddam rear. This...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NO DICE: THE BACKLASH AGAINST GAMBLING | 4/1/1996 | See Source »

...multimillion-dollar America's Dairy Farmers' ad campaign. In a similar marketing scheme, Dr. Dre spouted AT&T's "Know the code" on New York Undercover. The upcoming Mother's Day episode of Living Single will top that for MCI when a character calls mom by dialing 1-800-COLLECT. "Whatever we do, we try to look for a natural integration with a show," says Fox senior vice president Doug Binzak. "Our main concern is to make sure viewers don't feel everything is overcommercialized...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TELEVISION: YOUR SHOW OF SHILLS | 4/1/1996 | See Source »

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