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...only enhanced Guevara's mythical stature. That Christ-like figure laid out on a bed of death with his uncanny eyes almost about to open; those fearless last words ("Shoot, coward, you're only going to kill a man") that somebody invented or reported; the anonymous burial and the hacked-off hands, as if his killers feared him more after he was dead than when he had been alive: all of it is scalded into the mind and memory of those defiant times. He would resurrect, young people shouted in the late '60s; I can remember fervently proclaiming...
Above the trademark Starbucks awning lay faded white letters that one can barely distinguish. "Carriage House" is visible through the red brick, and two other names run up the angle of the roof to its apex. Behind the building, according to Middlesex County Court records, lies an ancient burial ground...
Early this morning, a 53-foot tractor-trailer was slowly rolling its way down America's highways, near its halfway point in a cross-country odyssey from Harvard's Peabody Museum to New Mexico burial grounds...
William J. Whatley, the Pueblo of Jemez's archaeologist, a National Park ranger, and two members of the Pueblo Jemez tribe followed the truck in a rental van. Saturday's burial will end not only their journeys but also theculmination of a nine-year effort by the tribe toreturn their ancestor's remains to their rightfulresting place...
SKINNED AND BURIED If you're thinking of prepaying for your funeral, be careful you don't get stiffed. A group of Texans recently sued sellers of funeral (or burial) insurance, alleging deceptive marketing; regulators in Florida are trying to ban sales entirely. Advance planning is fine, but keep in mind that some policies deliver full benefits only if you live to a ripe old age. Others don't cap premiums, so if you do make it to 95, you could spend $30,000 for a $5,000 funeral. Make sure any policy is portable...