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DIED. LESLIE SMITH, 87, co-founder of Lesney Products, maker of Matchbox cars; in north London. After World War II, he established a die-casting shop with a fellow veteran and sold his first toy, a small brass road roller, in 1952. The next year Lesney introduced its first Matchbox cars--cement mixers, dump trucks and road rollers--and a decade later was selling 50 million of them a year...
...years, and I know that the Filipino soldier is highly motivated and fights without grumbling, even if he is short of equipment. Sad to say, the revolving-door policy of the President in appointing a short-term A.F.P. Chief of Staff has diluted the authority of the top brass. Congress should enact a law giving the A.F.P. Chief of Staff a definite term so he will have enough time to plan for the years ahead. Joel R. hinlo Brigadier General (ret.) Armed Forces of the Philippines Las Pinas City, the Philippines...
...parliament. Last week, the campaign trail took him to a local Schützenfest (marksmen's festival), an annual three-day beer-gulping celebration in which the local shooting club chooses a new king of marksmen. As is customary, about 70 marksmen dressed up in green uniforms, and a brass band with glockenspiel and drums accompanied them on a little parade through the city. They then formed a half-circle in front of the beer tent and intoned the Lord's Prayer before compelling Mahlberg to try to shoot the golden crown off a wooden bird...
Only England's commanding officer, Brigadier General Janis Karpinski, who was demoted last week. An Army probe cleared the other top brass last month...
...other household objects. Although all that survived of the original space were five black-and-white photographs and a couple of sketches, the painstakingly reconstructed café succeeds in reviving much of its early 20th century charm. It's airy and open, and features huge bay windows and impressive brass-wheel chandeliers decorated with stylized tulips. The walls are paneled with mirrors and dark wood, and green stripes adorn all the upholstery. On an overcast day, the interior can verge on the austere, but the sun infuses it with a soft greenish-gold tint that puts patrons instantly at ease...