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...achieve it, it will be a model for the rest of the world." JOHN HOWARD, Australia's Prime Minister, on a proposed Australia-China free-trade agreement that would be the first between China and a developed country...
...What's New? Makers like Salomon and K2 are out with bigger, faster wheels and interchangeable parts to customize the look and feel of your skates, while Rollerblade is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year with a streamlined new model featuring a single cord that pulls tight without the need for lacing (see inset). Aero 90s ($289) also have more shock-absorbent soles, an antibacterial foot bed and a formfitting lining so your feet don't sweat so much. Tip: If you're a beginner, stick to smaller wheels for safer skating...
...reminiscent of the 1960s are back in vogue with new twists, such as the stick shift on Schwinn's Sting-Ray Three ($250). An electric version ($400) races up to 15 m.p.h. Tip: Specialized, Giant and others sell chopper bikes too so bargain shopping can pay off. Sears' Huffy model is a steal...
Died. Jose Melis, 85, Havana-born bandleader for The Tonight Show whose affectionate bantering with host Jack Paar, an old Army buddy, set the model for Doc Severinsen, Paul Shaffer and other late-night musician sidekicks who followed; in Sun City, Ariz...
Died. Ruth Hussey, 93, onetime model best known for her Oscar-nominated role as the wisecracking photographer sent with reporter Jimmy Stewart to cover the high-society wedding of Katharine Hepburn in The Philadelphia Story; in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Hired by MGM in 1937, reportedly as a threat to keep stars Myrna Loy and Norma Shearer in line, she appeared in more than 40 films, including Northwest Passage, opposite Spencer Tracy, and as athlete Jordan Baker in the 1949 remake of The Great Gatsby...