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Puppy Love The tail about Iceland's poor dogs [Feb. 6] was enough to incur my wrath. It you want to terrier hair out, if you mutts know...
...will emigrate and I will quit politics." Despite his dogged stand, the Finance Minister is on fairly safe ground: he may be in the doghouse, but as a member of parliament he cannot be jailed. Before things become irretrieverable, one wag suggests, why not transfer Gudmundsson to Iceland's United Nations delegation in New York? New Yorkers, after all, are not only accustomed to putting on the dog, but putting up with it as well...
...troops are stationed in 112 countries, from Iceland to the Philippines. But this year, at least, the most visible departures and homecomings have had a U.S. locus, the stretch of North Carolina that includes the Marines' Camp Lejeune and the Army's Fort Bragg. This month, 2,000 troops returned from Grenada, and 1,800 Marines, some aboard the Iwo Jima, came back from Lebanon. They stepped into a familiar dream. Bands played. Infants were tweaked. Couples swung M-16s out of the way and hugged. The troops were home. They had served, and served well...
This "winter design" gives the domestic furnishings of Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland a common quality. It is a painstaking, brooding, almost mystical devotion to perfection in craftsmanship and thoughtfulness in art. The effort is focused on the home because for many snowed-in months there is no other place to focus on. Says Cooper-Hewitt Curator of Decorative Arts David Revere McFadden, who organized the show: "Whether they are made by hand or machine, Scandinavia's virtuoso designs are both art and craft. Distinction between the two would merely spoil our joy of appreciating them...
...continues until November, as "possibly the worst on record." Says a seasoned Scottish fishing guide: "Ye'll have observed that when Charles wants to give his Princess casting lessons he takes her doon to the Dee. But when he wants to catch fish, he makes awa' for Iceland." In fact, the Prince of Wales did better than most other anglers this year when he landed one salmon in only five days of fishing. On average, fishermen have had to spend 18 days in their waterproof wading gear this year before catching a single salmon...