OTHER NEWS - March 29, 1996

Mattel Executive Resigns: Mattel Worldwide President James Eskridge, 53, resigned to pursue other goals, said Jill Barad, Mattel Inc. president and chief operating officer. Barad said the team of four executives assembled by Eskridge will now report to her. Eskridge will remain a senior advisor to the El Segundo-based toy maker. Eskridge joined the company in 1988 as executive vice president and chief financial officer, Mattel said. He was promoted to president of Fisher-Price in 1993 and to president of Mattel Worldwide last year.