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DIED. ZHANG XUELIANG, 100, Chinese warlord; in Honolulu. In December 1936, in an event now known as the Xian Incident, he sent his troops to kidnap Chiang Kai-shek, releasing him two weeks later when Chiang promised to work with the communists to battle Japan. The promise resulted in a decade of cooperation that positioned the communists to conquer the entire Chinese mainland in 1949. Zhang spent the next 55 years under house arrest, mostly in Taiwan, but his reputation as a patriot grew. As democracy arrived in Taiwan in the early 1990s, he was given increasing freedom and began...
...lyricist whose collaboration with Ray Evans produced such hits as Silver Bells and Que Sera Sera; in Los Angeles. During their 64-year partnership the duo received seven Academy Award nominations and won three. DIED. CHANG HSUEH-LIANG, 100, onetime Chinese warlord who kidnapped Nationalist leader Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek on Dec. 12, 1936 in Xi'an, forcing him into an alliance with the communists against the invading Japanese; in Honolulu. Chang spent nearly four decades under house arrest in Taiwan (see eulogy). DIED. ANNE RIDLER, 89, fluent and gifted poet, editor and translator; in Oxford. In June, Ridler...
...CHANG HSUEH-LIANG only once in Taipei, at the home of Chiang Kai-Shek's chief of staff. At that hour-long meeting, Chang remained silent?and he kept silent until the day he died. The "Young Marshal" remains a tragic and elusive figure in modern Chinese history. Even after he was released from house arrest in Taiwan, Chang declined to write his memoirs. He also disappointed his former comrades when he refused to visit northeast China, where they had established a museum in his honor and maintained his former home. Instead, he spent his time studying the Bible. Chang...
...Another local delight is the khao man kai, succulent boned chicken with savory rice and a peppery chicken broth, prepared at the no-name restaurant next to the 7-Eleven on Charoen Krung between sois 63 and 65. Adding extra grated ginger to the nam chim dipping sauce transforms this Thai version of mom's chicken soup into true food for the soul. (Open 5 p.m. through 1 a.m., prices at around...
...Sydney Kai Inis, photo stylist and events planner set up a spot for merchandising found objects and her own redesigned and reinterpreted artifacts and objects of art. As a shop and gallery, she aims to mount a show or original fine art every three months with no piece priced over $600. Clemenza Hawkins exhibits a Harlem themed show through Summer...