Word: selim
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Palestinians who plan this misdeed lay their trap, rather self-indulgently, in the South of France. They are foiled, as they seem to be regularly in thrillers and less often in real life. The details are not especially interesting, but one bit of irony is worth mentioning. A terrorist, Selim, is found dead. Did he commit suicide to avoid capture? Certainly not, his English adversary concludes; no terror ist has ever been held for longer than eight months in a European jail. Why die when...
Though birth rates are declining, and merchants to the spoon-fed set are facing hard times, one fairly young company is beating the baby slump. Britain's Mothercare, Ltd., started in 1961 by Chairman Selim Zilkha, runs a unique chain of one-stop, self-service supermarkets that sell maternity wares and everything that a baby needs from cradle through kindergarten. Zilkha's 143 shops spread across England to Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He is opening two more stores this month and plans another 120 shops in Britain. Zilkha, whose ambition is to become the global king...