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...gunfire that cut down the first five arrivals. The gunman was David Gray, 33, an unemployed farmhand and next-door neighbor of the Holdens. Earlier he had picked an argument with Holden, possibly over the latter's mistreatment of his dog and rabbits. Gray then killed Holden and his elder daughter, 11, and torched the house. As terrified villagers tried to flee, Gray fired at them with five high-powered rifles kept in his kitchen, then began to stalk neighbors' homes. Among those killed was the first policeman to arrive at the scene...
...twist of fate, Cole wrestled his final match of the day against Warnick the Elder, who was second in the East last year with 26 wins...
...that Kamori Kanko will play host to more U.S. skiers than any other company. The firm, controlled by Sapporo businessman Katsuo Kamori, 83, and his son Kimihito, 47, also owns the ski resort of Steamboat Springs, Colo., which the Kamoris bought last year for a reported $110 million. The elder Kamori has not confined his interest to the slopes. Besides owning amusement parks and golf courses in Japan, he has converted an Australian farm to a wildlife sanctuary, earning him the nickname Mr. Koala...
...American readers who know of Byatt, if at all, as the elder sister of Margaret Drabble will have the chance to see what all the acclaim is about. Literary juries have, of course, tossed garlands at turkeys before, but that has not happened this time. Possession is a genuine winner...
...over the U.S. military presence in Saudi Arabia is not assuaged by the heritage of Operation Desert Shield's commander, General H. Norman Schwarzkopf. The general's father, also named H. Norman, won fame for investigating the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, but some Iranians remember him for another accomplishment: the elder Schwarzkopf, with bags of cash and the blessings of CIA Director Allen Dulles, helped organize the 1953 coup against Prime Minister Mossadegh that led to the ascendancy of the Shah...