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...through his family's poverty in Limerick has come to pass by the opening pages of 'Tis (Scribner; 367 pages; $26). In the fall of 1959, at age 19, McCourt enjoys his first shower in a Manhattan hotel and then, knowing no better, dries off with the bath mat...
...civilian population that also now faces mass starvation. The mission's success will depend in large part on the fate of the Indonesian military units in East Timor - there is no provision for withdrawing those units in the current agreement, and they're unlikely to roll out the welcome mat for the peacekeepers...
...Killar proved to be in top form in his return to the mat after being sidelined with a rib injury. He dismantled his opponents and won the championship with a 9-4 victory over No. 10 Rick Springman of Penn...
DIED. OWEN HART, 34, professional wrestler known as the Blue Blazer; after falling some 70 ft. while being lowered onto the mat before an audience of more than 16,000; in Kansas City, Mo. The acrobatic stuntman, scion of a prominent Canadian wrestling family, was often billed as a straight man for such higher-profile World Wrestling Federation heavyweights as "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. Authorities have begun an investigation into Hart's death...
Though it won't join Michael Crichton and Agatha Christie on your beach mat, there is plenty to recommend The Last Lovely City...