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The local Samburu and Turkana tribesmen call Thesiger "Mzee Juu," the Great One. Should he die among them, they would give him the customary | funeral: the body is tossed down the escarpment for the hyenas. Passersby would then throw stones at the spot until a cairn arose over the bones...
The Greeks, the original Olympians, who never have won a winter medal, led the parade as always. In the 57-nation caravan there was the normal quota of Christmas elves and bright-parkaed snowmen, but a new theme emerged: intrigue. Fedoras and spy-length overcoats were the fashion of France...
Armed with an abacus (reluctantly traded later for a calculator), she drafted editorial budgets that displayed an uncanny ability to predict the number of wars, snap elections and natural disasters that would occur and thus add to the cost of news coverage. Watt also (gulp!) reviewed our expense accounts. "God...
No one doubts that pacemakers can save lives. But as many as 30,000 may be buried with the deceased each year in the U.S. To avoid such waste, Implant Technologies Inc. of Bothell, Wash., wants funeral directors to recover the devices so the firm can then sterilize and export...
The trouble began soon after the Singer clan watched a videotape of John's funeral. Marion's church was badly damaged by an estimated 75 lbs. of dynamite. Nearby, investigators found a feathered spear stuck into the ground with a note that read, "Jan. 18, 1979. John Singer was killed...