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...youths. Polls show that today's young voters are further to the right than their counterparts ten years ago and thus more receptive to Kemp's paeans to economic growth and an "opportunity" society. Nonetheless, Kemp's speeches tend to be either snoozers about monetary policy or rah-rah pep talks that leave skeptics wondering about his ability to grapple with complex issues. ("How smart is Ronald Reagan?" counters John Buckley, Kemp's press secretary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Already Jockeying for Position | 7/15/1985 | See Source »

...years, he has formed an association in Seattle called the Old Cola Drinkers of America. The group's aim is to force Coca-Cola to switch back to the original + formula or at least release it to another bottler. Mullins first set up a hotline featuring a recorded pep talk: "Let's get Coca-Cola to start making the old Coke again." After receiving 60,000 calls, the line was disconnected last week. Mullins talks about filing a class action against the company, claiming that he and millions of other Coke lovers have been deprived of their freedom to choose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: All Afizz Over the New Coke | 6/24/1985 | See Source »

...enough of the judges' votes to make her runner- up. The child of Begin's daughter Hassia, Ayelet hesitated to enter the competition until she got encouragement from her grandfather. During the grind of dieting and exercise before the contest, her spirits were kept high by daily telephone pep talks from the reclusive Begin, who did not, however, attend the event. As runner-up, Ayelet won $500 and the right to represent Israel in the Miss World contest in London. (The winner goes to the Miss Universe competition.) Said a contest spokesman afterward: "It certainly is a change of direction...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: May 27, 1985 | 5/27/1985 | See Source »

After the vexing economic summit in Bonn and the controversial visit to the Bitburg military cemetery, Reagan's second week in Europe was largely upbeat and colorful, with everything from a joyous German pep rally to unruly Spanish protests. The Strasbourg speech put the President back on the diplomatic high ground. The address underscored the theme of resurgent democracy that Reagan repeated throughout his ten-day stay in Europe. "History is on the side of the free," he said, "because freedom is right and because freedom works...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Message for Moscow | 5/20/1985 | See Source »

Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry, which is spearheading the import drive, called in top executives from the country's 60 largest corporations for an hour-long pep talk on buying parts and materials from abroad. In addition, MITI is urging retailers to promote foreign goods and is planning to sponsor import fairs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Trade: Japan's Buy-Foreign Blitz | 5/6/1985 | See Source »

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