Word: righters
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Willis Robertson was a states'-righter opposing Bush's bold civil rights views. When Gore led the fight to expand the federal highway system, Robertson fought him. "We used to get together at prayer breakfasts," remembers Gore. "Willis used to tell good stories. He was a man of good humor...
Anyone who wanted to buy the toy company Selchow & Righter in 1984 would have paid an outsize price, like $200 million or so. At that time the company was hotter than hot, thanks to the board game it manufactures, Trivial Pursuit. But last week, when the company finally agreed to be sold, it went for a much smaller price: $75 million. The firm's acquirer: Coleco, the company that manufactures another smash hit, Cabbage Patch dolls...
...righter of past wrongs, an exorcist of guilt, a hero in an age painfully short of them, Rambo has not finished his cinematic job. Stallone is already committed to making Rambo III, and is looking for another "open wound" that Rambo can heal. It could be in Iran, or possibly Afghanistan, but he will be back. "Rambo," says Stallone, "is a war machine that can't be turned...
...November 6 we must decide whether we want syndicated astrology columnist Carroll Righter to run our country for the next four years. Yes, "Reagan says he follows the daily zodiacal advice for his sign in the horoscope column of Carroll Righter. Reagan, born Feb. 6, 1911, is an Aquarian...
Psst! They passed with honors. Trivial Pursuit has already sold more than 11 million copies in its Genus, Sports, Silver Screen and new Baby Boomer editions, bringing in $400 million for Selchow & Righter, which is now manufacturing a million games a week to meet the demand. This fall stores will be inundated with Trivial Pursuit calendars, cartoon books and pencil caddies. ABC-TV is planning to air a Trivial Pursuit special. And in January the Queen Elizabeth II sets sail on an eight-day Trivial Pursuit cruise, with Abbott and the Haneys aboard...