John D MacDonald dies at 70 writer of Travis McGee novels
Noted author John D MacDonald, creator of the Travis McGee detective series, died at age 70 in Sarasota Florida after heart surgery. A prolific writer with more than 70 books, he lived on a houseboat named The Busted Flush and earned the Edgar Grand Master Award for lifetime achievement.
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Cable car plunge injures 36 at French ski resort Les Orres
Police and technicians probe the cause after two aerial tram cars tumbled from a snapped pylon. Thirty three hospitalized, six in serious condition, as rescuers evacuated victims from cars and parking lot amid a jammed scene. Pomagalski Co. officials arrived to assist. mayor cites no life in danger.
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Rafsanjani predicts widening war to quick win over Iraq
Cyprus AP reports Iran's Hashemi Rafsanjani says Tehran will widen the six year war rather than seek a rapid end and vows broader offensive against Iraq. He claims Karbala-4 operations aimed to cut Basra, with Iran reporting heavy casualties for Iraq and Kurdish factions urged to escalate strikes on oil and economic targets.
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Saddam Hussein makes brief visit to Saudi king for talks
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein traveled to Saudi Arabia in a short, unannounced stopover. He met King Fahd in al Ithsa and discussed Iran Iraq war developments and issues for the January Kuwait Islamic summit. Hussein toured Mecca and Medina before returning to Baghdad with Iraqi officials.
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Mujahedeen Khalq claims massive Iran blast in Tehran
Mujahedeen Khalq says a weekend explosion at the Tehran Revolutionary Guards Corps headquarters depot killed or wounded about 300 militants. The group released a telex from Iraq naming 14 dead, but did not explain the cause. Iran’s official agency cited an accidental ammunition detonation at an unidentified Tehran garrison.
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