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...numbers out so far are distorted by the enormous publicity over the taste change. So swiftly did the word spread, says Coke, that 81% of the U.S. population knew of it within 24 hours, more people than were aware in July 1969 that Neil Armstrong had walked on the moon. By now, says Dyson, fully 96% of Americans, or 225 million people, know that Coke has altered its taste...
...Just now she is the hottest draw in show biz. Michael Jackson? History. Prince? The Peloponnesian Wars. Cyndi Lauper? Last week's flash, and besides, if you wanna be like Cyndi, you have to dye your hair orange and fuchsia, and your parents freak. No, Madonna is the full moon you see at this bend in the river, and never mind what is around the corner...
...involved in aiding those opposing and fleeing from the Sandinistas. They include the Christian Broadcasting Network, which provides humanitarian aid to Nicaraguan refugees in Honduras. Singlaub also gave advice and assistance to the fund-raising campaign launched by the Washington Times, which is owned by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church. That effort is headed by William Simon, Secretary of the Treasury in the Ford Administration...
...Paper Moon Graphics, a small, fast-growing Los Angeles firm, has won over customers with a combination of quirky humor and striking visual images. One of its cards shows a bride perched on the shoulders of her groom, who is standing precariously on a high wire. Inside, it says, "So Far . . . So Good. Happy Anniversary!" Maine Line of Rockport, Me., has found a profitable niche by specializing in cards that appeal to women. A sample message: "A woman in the White House would feel right at home . . . She already knows how to clean up the mess men have made." Maine...
Procter & Gamble explains that the stars in the symbol signified the original 13 colonies and that the quarter moon with a human face was simply a popular image of the time. While the company wanted to retain the symbol for posterity, market research showed that most consumers never even notice it. Said Spokesman W.F. Dobson: "There is very little benefit to having it on the packages." Procter & Gamble, which makes a host of products ranging from Jif peanut butter to Crest toothpaste, will retain the symbol on corporate stationery and buildings...