Word: crowning
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...monarchy is that it is in the midst of a prolonged and unsettling succession. King Fahd, 75, suffered a stroke last year just after the Riyadh bombing and has not fully recovered. His memory is impaired. Even so, he has reclaimed the powers he transferred temporarily to Crown Prince Abdullah, 73. Abdullah, Fahd's half brother, continues to manage things day to day, even though he does not have the kind of authority he needs to control an absolute monarchy. Bandar says of Fahd, "The night of the bombing, I was with him from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. discussing...
...elderly monarch, an heir with a troubled marriage, rumors of adultery...but wait. This heir is Crown Prince MAHA VAJIRALONGKORN of Thailand. Concern about his temperament rose recently when an official document was posted outside his palace alleging that his second wife, whom he married two years ago (although they have five children), was having an affair with an air force officer who worked for the royal family. The document bars the alleged adulterers from the palace, adding, "Should they be seen, the public is requested to chase them away...
...itself is nothing special. A dog sits holding a diploma in its mouth over a subtitle reading, "Obedience school graduate." Then a second dog trots onscreen, proudly bearing a purple-velvet pouch with a bottle of Crown Royal whiskey inside. "Valedictorian," reads the subtitle. Typical, right...
Seagram last year earned $725 million in operating profits from worldwide spirits and wine sales of $5.06 billion, but sales growth has been slow. Crown Royal has been a happy exception, with sales totaling 1.8 million cases in 1995 and growing 5% a year...
Nevertheless, Seagram, which spent $21 million in liquor advertising last year, wants to level the TV playing field. Alcohol is alcohol, goes the argument. Thus far, the networks seem inclined to abide by the ban, but that could change if the Crown Royal campaign is a hit. And if instead it goads Congress into action, then maybe beer and wine will get kicked off prime time as well...