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Word: soaped (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...violence continued, the mullahs had other problems on their hands. The economy is a disaster. Inflation is running at 60% for consumer goods. Lamb now costs four times what it did under the Shah; a cake of soap sells for $2. Nearly one-third of the nation's labor force of 12 million is unemployed. Some 1.5 million refugees from Afghanistan have crowded into the country, further straining the economy. More than a million educated Iranians have fled since the Islamic revolution. Though Iran's annual income from oil exports is about $11.5 billion, the war with Iraq...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iran: Terror in the Name of God | 7/6/1981 | See Source »

...murderous schizophrenic on the soap Search for Tomorrow. A rich daddy's girl in the series Flamingo Road. A testy starlet in the TV movie The Dream Merchants. Actress Morgan Fairchild, 31, has certainly perfected a biting style of bitchcraft. But in the film The Seduction, due to be released late this year, she temporarily gives her bristling image the broom. Morgan plays a TV newscaster who catches the evil eye of a psychotic viewer with more on his mind than pillow talk. The actress certainly seems to cotton to her satin sheet role. "I'm so tired...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jun. 29, 1981 | 6/29/1981 | See Source »

...violence and profanity. I can assure you that we are listening very carefully to what they say, and I urge you to do the same." Actually the chairman was merely reaffirming a policy that goes back to the days of radio. A $10.8 billion-a-year producer of soap and food, P&G has always been a conservative sponsor, acutely sensitive to viewer complaints...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Sanitizing the Small Screen | 6/29/1981 | See Source »

...impose their views on the rest of us." Ironically, even P & G might be criticized for putting sex on the air, since its high moral standards seem to go into effect only after sundown, during the prime-time hours. P & G owns and sponsors no fewer than six afternoon soap operas, which are far sexier than the evening shows...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Sanitizing the Small Screen | 6/29/1981 | See Source »

...Pedro/South of the Border souvenir items one can purchase in the 17 stores: velvet paintings, toilet seats, wall hangings, purses, change purses, ash trays, mugs (at least five varieties), salt and pepper shakers, toothpicks and holders, sun visors, jugs, shirts (uncountable selection), measuring cups, placemats, letter holders, desk organizers, soap dishes, "Pedro's paddles", baby pants, baby bibs, back scratcher, coasters, pencil sharpeners, x-rated viewing cameras, jumping beans, figurines of pedro and cacti, pencils key rings, combs, six-color magic markers, donkey toothbrush holders, puppets, letter openers, napkin rings, wind-up Pedros, frisbees, New Years noise makers, wallets, scarves...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: 18 Hours South of the Border | 6/26/1981 | See Source »

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