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...must fight plaque and gum disease," they cried. "And a good way to start is to install toothpaste vending machines! You never know when someone will run out unexpectedly...there simply are not enough places to get toothpaste in Boston...

Author: By Eric Pulier, | Title: The Insanity Defense | 12/17/1987 | See Source »

...MEASURE was vigorously debated. Opponents of the plan were branded insensitive to the horrors of gum disease...

Author: By Eric Pulier, | Title: The Insanity Defense | 12/17/1987 | See Source »

There was nothing quite like opening a new pack of Topps cards, stuffing the rock-hard piece of gum into your mouth, and checking to see if your favorite players were in the pack...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Winter Trade Winds | 12/8/1987 | See Source »

Critics of children's TV programming are flexing muscles in a number of arenas. In September, just three days before its new children's schedule was | set to debut, CBS abruptly withdrew The Garbage Pail Kids, a cartoon show based on the gross-out series of bubble-gum cards by that name. The network denies that it caved in to pressure, but the cancellation came after a barrage of complaints from parents and CBS affiliates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Zapping Back at Children's | 11/30/1987 | See Source »

...life." John credits Cissy with teaching their daughter "how to talk, walk, stand, project, greet people. She took care of Whitney's teeth, got involved with how she dressed." Cissy was a strict and loving mom. If she thought Whitney needed a spanking, Whitney got one. "Cracking gum or sitting with your legs open were considered unacceptable," Whitney says, "and I'd better not come back from the yard with scratched knees." Cissy says Whitney "didn't date young. I didn't allow it. Period. But she did go through a rebellious teenage phase, mostly small stuff: staying out late...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: The Prom Queen of Soul | 7/13/1987 | See Source »

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