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William S. Masland, 70, retired president and chief executive officer of the carpeting company that bears his name, died Tuesday in Harrisburg, Pa. Mr. Masland was top executive of C. H. Masland & Sons from 1976 until his retirement in 1985. Mr. Masland, whose great-grandfather founded the company, began his career there in 1945. He held a variety of offices in his 40 years with the company, now known as Masland Industries. B. C. Bud" Gardner, who succeeded Mr. Masland as chief executive, credited him with boosting the company's efforts to supply carpeting to the auto industry and entering a joint venture with a Japanese firm.

ONCE A year, the Four Rivers District of the Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America honors an adult member who made an outstanding contribution to the organization and the youth of the area. This year, Linthicum resident William D. MacLeod, assistant Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 550, was selected to receive the District Award of Merit, and it was presented to him at a recognition dinner June 11 at Pasadena Methodist Church. Troop 550 is part of the Four Rivers District that encompasses most of Anne Arundel County.

NEW YORK -- The New York Knicks are preparing to make an all-out effort to lure former Los Angeles Lakers coach Pat Riley back into coaching now that John MacLeod has moved on to Notre Dame, according to a team source.Basically, the job is Riley's, the source said. But to get Riley, who led the Lakers to four NBA championships in the 1980s, Paramount Communications, owner of the Knicks, would have to dig deeply into its considerable cash flow.Riley earns about $450,000 a year as a studio analyst for NBC during the NBA season, but makes a substantial amount of money in speaking engagements.

Sewell C. Biggs, 88, an art collector and philanthropist who founded a Delaware museum that bears his name, died Thursday. Mr. Biggs collapsed aboard a train while traveling from his home in Wilmington to an antique show and Americana auctions in New York City, colleagues said. He was taken to a hospital in Trenton, N.J., where he was pronounced dead. Having amassed a huge collection of paintings, sculptures, furniture and silver, Mr. Biggs established a permanent home for them in 1993, when the Biggs Museum of American Art opened in Dover.

VS. NEW YORK KNICKS* WHEN: Tonight, 7:30.* WHERE: Madison Square Garden.* TV: Channel 20.* OUTLOOK: The Bullets' media guide says "We've got a few scores to settle." That is never truer than tonight, when Washington (22-33) tries to avenge Saturday's last-second loss to these same Knicks (24-31) and pick up some ground on the team holding the eighth and last Eastern Division playoff spot. The point guards will be the focus as Darrell Walker returns for the Bullets after a 10-game absence due to a strained knee and the Knicks' Mark Jackson will be back after a two-game suspension and $43,000 fine from Knicks coach John MacLeod for "insubordination."

10. Larry Czonka keeps hogging the exercycle.9. There are always barnacles in your pants. ("Is that a bad thing, really, when you think about it?")8. Strolling the deck one night, you notice hundred of rats frantically diving off ship.7. You hit an iceberg and many die.6. The entertainment provided is old "Knight Rider" tapes.5. When you get three miles out, the captain yells, "Let's kill us some whales!"4. Puerto Vallarta looks a lot more like Newark than in the brochure.3. You wake up wearing Gavin Macleod's underwear.

William W. MacLeod Jr., 55, director of 2 youth camps William W. MacLeod Jr., a summer camp administrator and retired educator, died Saturday of a heart attack at his Catonsville home. He was 55. He was associate director of Camp Airy and Camp Louise, summer camps established for Jewish youths in the Catoctin Mountains in Western Maryland. He had been associated with the camps for 34 years, beginning as a counselor. Mr. MacLeod taught in the Baltimore school system for 32 years. His most recent position was chairman of the English department at Walbrook High School.

MacLeod reportedly to take Irish jobNew York Knicks coach John MacLeod will announce his resignation today to take the head coaching job at Notre Dame, several sources said yesterday.WISH-TV in Indianapolis reported last night that MacLeod would resign from the Knicks today and accept the Notre Dame job later this week. The station attributed the report to MacLeod's attorney in Phoenix, who requested anonymity.The New York Times quoted Patrick McGroder, MacLeod's attorney, as saying: "John is the first person that Notre Dame actually offered the job to . . . It's a reasonable certainty that John will be Notre Dame's coach by the end of the week."

Charlotte MacLeod and Marian Babson are two of the most prolific practitioners of the screwball whodunit -- between them, they've written more than 50 mystery novels. Ms. MacLeod's latest book is the 11th whimsical adventure starring Peter Shandy, a professor of horticulture whose skill as an amateur sleuth is second only to his green thumb. Ms. Babson, whose "Murder at the Cat Show" was a hit among feline fanciers, crosses cats and crime once again in the lighthearted "Nine Lives to Murder."

After eight years without one, Baltimore is close to welcoming a hostel back to town. The opening, a rare occurrence for the languishing national hostel scene, means travelers to the city will once again be able to find safe lodging that costs less than most hotels' continental breakfast. "I really believe Baltimore needs a place for young people to come and be able to stay affordably to experience the rich culture of the city," says Scott MacLeod, a hostel volunteer. "I really believe in the mission."