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DIED. MAUREEN REAGAN, 60, strong-willed, outspoken daughter of Ronald Reagan and actress Jane Wyman; of melanoma; in Granite Bay, Calif. Maureen avowed that she "was a Republican before the President was," though her views often--and publicly--clashed with his. Just like Dad, Maureen tried her hand early on...
Successors? There are a number of ex-FBI executives whose names are likely to be mentioned - Jim Kallstrom, formerly assistant director in New York, Buck Revell, formerly executive assistant director, now in Dallas. Bush might use the moment to name the first black or Hispanic FBI director. And of course...
Just as important as the quality and precision of the models was the subject matter. Tamiya and Hasegawa were the only companies that made scale models of Japanese imperial navy vessels. The American companies were squeezing out endless reproductions of the aircraft carrier Enterprise and the battleship Missouri: model kits...
For me it had to do with military models, in particular nautical ones manufactured by Tamiya. This Shizuoka-based firm, and to a lesser extent its competitor Hasegawa, produced plastic kits far superior to the American versions. U.S. companies like Revell, Heller and Monogram made clunky plastic parts that needed...
Ultimately, the officials decided that although this specific incident was a false alert, the speedy response of Federal agents and the massive public involvement was a sure sign that the methods of dealing with terrorism are smooth-running and effective. As Oliver B. Revell, a private security consultant in Dallas...