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Sat, 12 Jun 1999, 10:33pm EDT
Mattel, Sara Lee Liked by Putnam's Bousa, Barron's Reports
By Adam Steinhauer
Boston, June 12 (Bloomberg) -- Mattel Inc., Sara Lee Corp.
and Bell Atlantic Corp. are among the favorite stocks of
Edward Bousa, fund manager at Putnam Investments Inc., Barron's
reported. Bousa likes Mattel because it makes most of the toys
that will be featured in the movie ''Toy Story II'' and will get
a boost in sales when the movie comes out at Christmas.
Mattel, the world's largest toymaker, acquired Learning Co.,
which makes popular computer games like ''Myst'' and the ''Where
in the World is Carmen Sandiego?'', for $3.6 billion last month.
(Barron's 6/14 36 www.barrons.com)
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