Word: compton
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...halt the exodus, the Saatchis divided their advertising empire into two separate international networks. Backer & Spielvogel was merged with Ted Bates, while Dancer Fitzgerald Sample and Compton were combined to form Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide. Says Carl Spielvogel, chairman of the merged Backer Spielvogel Bates network: "We don't cooperate with the other network in any way. We compete for the same clients." Simultaneously, lesser Saatchi- owned agencies were arranged in smaller groups...
...went on a billion-dollar spree that sparked panic on then complacent Madison Avenue and helped fuel a merger frenzy as other agencies joined forces to stay in the game. Meanwhile the brothers bought and bought. Among the dozens of U.S. firms they scooped up were top names like Compton Communications (purchased in 1982 for $55 million), Dancer Fitzgerald Sample (1986, $75 million) and Backer & Spielvogel (1986, $100 million...
N.W.A.: STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON (Priority). Rap that's angry, scary and tougher than the hard L.A. streets it comes from. Lots of beat, lots of truth, and no pity to spare...
...fail, their allies will argue in court that a 1980 amendment to the state constitution spelling out a right of privacy applies to abortion. Whatever happens, both sides agree that the 1990 gubernatorial and legislative elections are likely to turn into a single-issue referendum on abortion. Says Janis Compton-Carr, director of the Florida Abortion Rights Action League: "It's going to be bloody...
...looking in the Crimson trophy case for the Adams Cup, well...no it's not hidden behind the Stein Trophy, the Redwood Shores Trophy, the Compton Cup, the Worcester Bowl, the Sexton Cup and the national championship trophy...