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DIED. BILL BLASS, 79, the urbane couturier who defined American style by marrying comfort with elegance; of throat cancer; in New Preston, Conn. Among his signatures were striped sailor T shirts in fine fabrics and cashmere sweaters atop taffeta skirts as alternatives to evening dresses. The son of a hardware-store owner from Fort Wayne, Ind., Blass watched Carole Lombard movies and sketched New York City cocktail parties as a boy; later, he dressed--and befriended--such clients from the social elite as Nancy Reagan and Pamela Harriman...
...general who participated in the coup that overthrew Bulgarian dictator Todor Zhivkov in 1989, bringing democracy to the former Soviet satellite; in Sofia. Dzhurov was Bulgarian Defense Minister for 28 years before becoming a lawmaker in 1990. DIED. J. CARTER BROWN, 67, former director of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, who oversaw the construction of Washington's Vietnam Veterans Memorial; in Boston. During his 23-year tenure as director of the National Gallery of Art, Brown greatly expanded its collection and the building itself, adding the gallery's angular East Wing. RECOVERING. BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ, 74, Thailand's King, after...
...competition and more pooling of resources. Manufacturers, however, hate the idea of cooperation. After all, Honda's and Sony's corporate images are burnished by their keen machines?they demonstrate technological superiority over rivals. Even if it can't do the dishes, as a walking billboard ASIMO does just fine...
...that part out." No harm, no foul. "If I were President Bush's interpreter and I was doing this, it would be catastrophic," Dabadie says, "but this is sports. Pfft." Now that Japan is out of the Cup, Dabadie is considering a career in showbiz. He'll make a fine body double...
...That's why it's imperative that Pinto, if he threw a punch, be disciplined more severely. A two-year ban plus a hefty six-figure fine sounds about right. As hosts of Euro 2004, the Portuguese have a responsibility to live up to the best traditions of the game. If they won't do it voluntarily, perhaps they can be persuaded by the fear of sanction...