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...chuckle at the thought of that letter. It read simply, "A year from now we'll be wondering what ever happened to Bruce Springsteen." I hope the writer of that letter is now fully up to speed and has seen your latest story! JEREMY PARKINSON Auckland, New Zealand...
DIED. NEAL TRAVIS, 62, gossip columnist for the New York Post, novelist and editor; of cancer; in New York City. The New Zealand native wrote a daily column that often taunted the rich and famous. Once told to go easy on President Bill Clinton, Travis shot back, "He's no better than any other man with his zipper open...
...drinkers worldwide has stagnated. "There are more and more of us fighting for the same-sized pie," says Charles Maurisset-Latour of the venerable Burgundian firm Maison Latour. The traditional major producers - France, Spain and Italy - have found themselves squeezed by state-of-the-art competitors from Australia, New Zealand, South America and South Africa. When French exports started to fall after a bumper year in 1998, growers wondered if they'd got something wrong. "We used to make wine that we knew was good and assumed it would sell itself," says Jean-Luc Dairien, general manager of the French...
Last December, the company took its first small step beyond U.S. borders when it opened a store in Toronto. In June it announced franchise agreements for 30 stores in Australia and New Zealand, and expects to name its British and Spanish partners soon. Other likely foreign locales include Japan, South Korea and Mexico. "We're ready, and we know where we want to go," insists Phil Waugh, executive vice president for worldwide development. Waugh says the company is already eyeing other European sites, but the first two beachheads were obvious ones. Britain is always high on location lists when American...
...DEPORTED. MOHAMMED NOUR AL-DIN SAFFI, 36, New Zealand citizen and stepson of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein; after his arrest by FBI and immigration officials. Saffi, in the U.S. on a tourist visa, admitted not having the student visa required for his planned enrollment at a Miami aviation school...