Word: contentions
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...such a cooler splash? Young people appreciate the familiarity of the flavors, ranging from raspberry to chocolate, in contrast to the arcane varieties of table wine. Another attraction is the 5% alcohol content, about half the potency of regular wine. "We're showing people they can still have a good time partying and not get blown away," says Chuck Blank, marketing manager for California Cooler. Yet another selling point is perceived . healthfulness, even though most coolers have as many calories as a similar- size can of regular soda. The beverage appeals particularly to women, who buy about...
...seeing is both sides gearing up for this new phase." The only players who so far seem uninfected by the war bug are the contras. While the CIA and the Sandinista Popular Army ratchet up their plans for what Ortega warns may be "another Viet Nam," the rebels seem content to idle away the hours in their Honduran camps. Two weeks ago, contra military leaders, packing showy chrome and gold-plated pistols, celebrated the reappearance of CIA officials at rebel headquarters near the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa...
...last season. Undaunted, she is returning to France in the four-hour World War II melodrama Monte Carlo for the same network. This time she plays a Russian- born singer out to avenge her slain husband. She becomes a seductress-spy, inducing enemy generals to reveal war secrets. Not content with being the star and co-executive producer, Collins, 53, makes her singing debut, rendering The Last Time I Saw Paris in her patented libidinous tones. "I chose the song because it was the most popular number in 1939," says Collins, nostalgically if not accurately (the song was written...
...Kansas, the legislature passed a law that makes retailers of pornography responsible for the content of what they sell. The legislature also expanded a law prohibiting "sexual exploitation of a child" (previously defined as under 16, now under 18) and outlawed possession of "kiddie porn" materials. Another measure this year banned vibrators, artificial vaginas and any device primarily used for the "stimulation of human genital organs...
...chains bowed to longtime demands from consumer groups and more recent pressure from the attorney generals of New York, California and Texas for on-site fast-food labeling. McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Jack in the Box confirmed that listings of ingredients and nutritional content of all menu items will soon be available at numerous outlets...