Word: placards
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...also the theme of the campaign led by Clouthier, 54. At P.A.N. rallies supporters chant "Si, se puede" (Yes, it is possible) as if it were a hymn; T shirts bear slogans like MY STRUGGLE IS FOR DEMOCRACY; and posters ; call for reforms that include, often on the same placard, the abolition of corruption, the national debt, inflation and pollution. At a recent rally in Mexico City, speakers emphasized that P.A.N.'s support crossed class lines. But there were few Indian faces among the thousands present, and gold crosses and religious medallions were worn conspicuously along with designer clothes...
...shooting schedule of Welles' The Lady from Shanghai ran to 90 days, the studio sent a watchdog, Jack Fier, to speed him up. Welles erected a sign that read THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TO FIER IS FIER ITSELF. Not to be outdone, Fier put up his own placard: ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELLES...
...into a saintly apparition; he is first seen swathed in blinding sunlight and last seen shimmering in the memory of his friend Donald Woods (Kevin Kline), a white newspaper editor. Biko is a passive hero, valued not for what he achieves but for what he endures. He is a placard masquerading as a character. For all the strength and dignity that Washington invests in Biko, this saint really is elsewhere...
Vellucci's supporters included George Rose, who said he had flown back from his retirement home in Fort Myers, Florida in order to help Vellucci's campaign. Last night he was cheerfully holding up a campaign placard outside the Miller's River Apartments in the heart of East Cambridge...
...bold was Husband No. 4 Peter Holm, 40, a onetime Swedish pop star who, after being kicked out of their former home, picketed Collins in protest. JOAN, YOU HAVE OUR $2.5 MILLION, 13,000-SQ.-FT. HOME WHICH WE BOUGHT FOR CASH DURING OUR MARRIAGE, read his long-winded placard. I AM NOW HOMELESS. HELP...