Travel iron blamed for fatal Bethlehem hotel fire
Fire investigators attributed a faulty cord travel iron plugged into a socket by guest Murial Brooks to a blaze at the Hotel Bethlehem. The nine story structure with 126 rooms saw two rooms burn on the fifth floor. three deaths included hotel resident Monique Forbes and visitors John Kelly and Charles Knouse. Fourteen injured, five remaining hospitalized, three in critical condition.
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William Reinhard
Murial Brooks
Croton Falls
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Monique Forbes
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Alaska Cold Wave Fuels Travel Warnings With Record Cold
A persistent cold wave grips Alaska prompting travel warnings and supply shortages in isolated villages. McGrath registered minus 63 degrees, the state's coldest reading, while Cantwell faced a wind chill of minus 125 degrees, with little relief in sight.
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Alaska
McGrath
Mount McKinley
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Egypt to raise flag over Taba border area
Israel agreed to let Egypt raise its flag over the 250 acre Taba beach strip as a symbolic concession aimed at spurring talks on returning land along the Red Sea. Foreign Ministry spokesman Alan Liel said the move could defuse tensions and help resume working committee discussions.
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Israel
Egypt
Taba
Red Sea
Foreign Ministry
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Liel
Guerrillas Attack SLA Patrol. Four Wounded in Lebanon
Unidentified guerrillas fired rockets and machine guns at a South Lebanon Army patrol in Nabi Taher within Israel's security zone. The militiamen returned fire, shelling Kfar Roumman as Israeli helicopter gunships hovered and dropped flares. no casualties reported from the shelling.
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Lebanon
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Israel
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Last convoy along the Salang Highway in Afghanistan
Afghan troops and Muslim guerrillas fought near the Salang Highway as Soviet forces moved out. A convoy of armored personnel carriers and trucks loaded with missiles passed a Soviet bunker checkpoint while helicopter gunships provided cover. A Soviet diplomat called it possibly the last convoy, but gave no details.
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Salang Highway
Afghanistan
Bus Crash in Ivory Coast Kills 48 Students
A thunderstorm toppled a bus packed with schoolchildren into a culvert in Abidjan. Forty eight killed and 75 seriously injured as rescuers removed victims. driver missing amid reports he slowed but did not stop.
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Ivory Coast
Abidjan
Grand jury probes resale of used aerospace parts
A federal grand jury and a special task force investigate whether suppliers buy used aerospace parts from firms and resell them with false papers. The probe, led by U.S. Attorney Gene Anderson and agencies including the FBI and Defense Criminal Investigative Service, covers national and Pacific Northwest contractors, with Boeing as a potential victim.
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U.S
Gene Anderson
Anderson
FBI
Internal Revenue Service
Defense Criminal Investigative Service
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Navy
Pacific Northwest
Boeing Co
Israel frees PLO leader in bid to back local Palestinian talks
Faisal Husseini, a leading West Bank PLO figure, is released from administrative detention after 18 of 21 months in prison. Israeli Defense Minister Rabin says the move aims to bolster local Palestinian leadership and credibility ahead of potential elections in the occupied territories.
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Jerusalem
Palestine Liberation Organization
Israel
Faisal Husseini
West Bank
Yitzhak Rabin
Husseini
PLO
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Elephants Rampage Village After Calf Rescue Effort
Fifty angry elephants attacked a forest village in Salboni, 70 miles west of Calcutta, twice last week while seeking a missing calf. The calf fell into a 23 foot well during a chase by Forest Department workers. villagers blocked rescues and no injuries were reported.
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India
United News of India
Forest Department
Salboni
Calcutta
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Wolves maul 13 in Cyprus and Iran border towns
Iraqi agents report hungry wolves driven by severe winter have mauled 13 people near Bakhtaran in Iran over two nights. Police and environmental officers deployed to curb attacks as freezing weather and heavy snow push wildlife into towns across regions.
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Cyprus
Iran
Bakhtaran
Islamic Republic
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