Word: woo
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Couture is in again, as the Paris fall collections use daring hemlines and theatrical getups to woo a younger, more glamorous clientele...
Spanish-speaking Americans, currently 18 million strong, have long been a largely overlooked mass of consumers. But as many Hispanics grow more affluent, they are inspiring a Latin beat on Madison Avenue and a surge in Spanish-language advertising. More and more U.S. corporations are spending big money to woo Spanish speakers in their native tongue on radio, television and in print. Traditional English-language advertising agencies and a flock of bright, lively Hispanic firms are rushing to grab a piece of the business. Says Andres Sullivan, creative director of Mendoza, Dillon y Asociados, an eight-year-old Hispanic...
...party leader is all but certain to be Roh Tae Woo, Chun's classmate at South Korea's military academy (class of 1955), political protege and handpicked candidate for President in national elections to be held late this year. It was Roh who had electrified the nation two weeks ago by recommending the program of democratic reforms, including the direct election of the next President, that was later endorsed by Chun. The President paid tribute to Roh "for having made the courageous decision that has given all our citizens a refreshing jolt and has greatly enhanced their pride...
...speaker at an executive council meeting of South Korea's ruling Democratic Justice Party had labored over his speech at home all weekend. He dictated the final version to his secretary, who drafted a single handwritten copy. So when Party Chairman Roh Tae Woo got up to speak last week and pulled that piece of paper from his suit-jacket pocket, virtually no one in the crowded room was aware that history was about to be made...
South Korea' s ruling party chairman, Roh Tae Woo, makes history by supporting the call for direct popular elections. -- In the Middle East, Soviet diplomatic power is again on the rise. -- Moscow elevates a propagandist to the Politburo. -- A French court finds Klaus Barbie guilty and sentences him to life in prison...