Word: stoning
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Martin Luther King Jr. was crucified on April 4, 1968 and on April 3, 1984 we will roll the stone away and resurrect him," he shouts. The crowd erupts in its biggest wave of applause
...Senator from Colorado has several distinct advantages over his opponent as a general election contender His public personal is not yet cast in stone. Overall, his record on traditional Democratic issues is good, though not as sterling as the former Vice-President's. He still has an opportunity to reach out to the poor and the unemployed and prove his liberal credentials. Faced with the alternative of Hart or Reagan, their choice would be clear...
...popularity of the Wendy's slogan is spawning a mini-industry. Michael Stone, president of New York City's Hamilton Projects, Wendy's exclusive licensing agent, estimates that sales of "Where's the beef?" products may reach $30 million by the end of the year. Items bearing the question or Clara Feller's picture will eventually include T shirts, a record album, kitchen utensils, greeting cards, baseball caps, mugs, wastebaskets, dolls (one of which asks the question), board games, three-ring binders and stadium cushions. Says Stone: "Manufacturers have been calling nonstop to get licenses...
Success has brought some troubles for Wendy's. One company wanted to put out a line of male underwear with the slogan "Here's the buns, where's the beef?" Said Stone: "That was a no." Bootleggers are already peddling unauthorized beef byproducts. A T-shirt company sold items to J.C. Penney, and another firm tried to peddle unlicensed refrigerator magnets, before Wendy's forced them both to stop...
...year-old Thompson was National Affairs Editor for Rolling Stone Magazine from 1970-1981 and the global affairs correspondent for High Times since 1977. Ris carer includes assignments with Time Magazine, The New York Herald Tribune and the National Observer, Thompson is also famous as the model for the character "Duke" in Garry Trudeau's comic strip Doonesbury...