Cable cars plunge in Alps ski tragedy kills ten
In Champoluc Italy high winds derailed three cable cars on a mountain slope at Colle Sarezza peak. Ten people including eight adults and two children died. more than 200 rescuers aided survivors and recovered the dead in a blizzard. All victims were Italian.
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Gazette Wire Services
Champola
Italy
Aosta
France
Switzerland
Carabinieri
RAI
Colle Sarezza
Champoluc Cableway Co
Police dig up bones in Cricklewood mass murder probe
British police excavate backyard remains in Cricklewood North London as detectives seek 17 possible victims. reporters tour the adjoining house as investigators appeal to former residents for information. pathologist to examine the bones. Scotland Yard expects more rotting remains.
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London
Cricklewood
Scotland Yard
Fate of kidnapped Derby winner Shergar in doubt
Dublin police chief James Murphy said it is possible Shergar is dead as the nationwide hunt for the horse taken from Ballymany Stud by an armed gang faces new uncertainty. He noted there is nothing to suggest the animal remains alive and reconsidered prior hoax theories about last week’s telephone calls.
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Dublin
Ireland
UPI
Shergar
James Murphy
Murphy
Aga Khan
Ballymany
Northern Ireland
Jeremy Maxwell
British Broadcasting Corp
Kyprianou Re elected Cyprus President Avoids Runoff
Cyprus voters re elected Spyros Kyprianou to a second five year term with 56.74 percent of ballots. Glafcos Clerides trailed with 33.87 percent as U N backed peace talks between Greek and Turkish Cypriots may continue.
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Nicosia, Cyprus
Spyros Kyprianou
U.N
Democratic Rally Party
Birth of West Coast citrus era marks train load to east
On this date in 1886 the West Coast citrus industry began as the first train load of oranges departed Los Angeles for eastern markets, signaling a new era of regional agricultural commerce.
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Kingston
Jamaica
UPI
Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
Cayman Islands
Britain
Mexico
U.S. West Coast
British Columbia
United States
Reagan
California
Los Angeles
Five dead in Detroit house and motel linked slayings
In Detroit a man and a boy were found slain in a southwest house along with a girl, while a woman believed to be the children's mother was later found at a nearby motel. Police say the killings are connected and autopsies are pending. Four more toddlers were in the house. no suspects named. Local investigators identified victims and disclosed locations while awaiting positive ID and family notification.
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Detroit
Wayne Roberts
Fred Williams
Williams
Betty Bradley
Roberts
Ike Smith
Isaiah McKinnon
Smith
Soldier who crossed DMZ teaches English in North Korea
Pfc Joseph White, a U.S. soldier who disappeared across the DMZ last August, has written home claiming he is well and teaching English to two North Korean university students. He says he helped harvest crops and would like an almanac and a dictionary. The family credits Sen Danforth Rep Gephardt and a UN observer for delivering the letter.
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U.S
N. Korea
ST. Louis
Demilitarized Zone
North Korea
Norval
Kathleen White
Pfc
Joseph White
31St Infantry Battalion
United Nations
Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea
Dmz
Tear gas and batons used to break up Polish rally
Police dispersed a 2000 to 3000 strong crowd outside Holy Cross Church in Warsaw with tear gas and rubber batons during a Solidarity commemoration. Several dozen detained, mass protests linked to martial law era and ongoing Solidarity tensions. Cardinal Glemp defended a measured church stance in a St. Andrews sermon.
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Warsaw
Poland
Solidarity Labor Union
Holy Cross Church
Solidarity
Junta
Leszek
Solidarity Union
Lech Walesa
St. Joseph's Church
Coast Guard ends search for Marine Electric crew
Off Virginia coast a daylong hunt for nine missing crew members of the Marine Electric yielded no signs as the capsized coal ship sank in a gale. Three crew rescued, 24 bodies recovered. search halted at dusk with possible resumption if new developments arise. Philadelphia area faces blizzard aftermath but rail strike postponed amid union talks and court-supervised negotiations request.
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Portsmouth
Virginia
Coast Guard
J.F. Boyd
Marine Electric
Cyanide threat prompts water shutdown in Lake Providence
Officials shut pumps and ordered residents not to drink water in Lake Providence after an anonymous call claimed cyanide poisoning. Tests later indicated the threat was likely a hoax. authorities had halted pumps for testing following a wave of copycat calls across Louisiana.
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Lake Providence
Louisiana
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