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...mystery. Since 1967, the board has succeeded in finding a probable cause for all but three air disasters. On average, such investigations take a year. The rush in this instance owes much to the magnitude of the human toll, the largest in the U.S. since 1987, when a Northwest Airlines crash claimed 156 lives. The tragedy also involved a Boeing 737, the most common of all passenger jetliners. Moreover, there is an eerie resemblance between the September catastrophe and the March 1991 crash of United Airlines Flight 585 near Colorado Springs, Colorado. In both instances the 737s banked abruptly, rolled...
...displays such Heye treasures as the famous, blood-red Crow shield, featuring a haunting human figure incorporating the actual body of a stork, which figured prominently in a Crow triumph over the Cheyenne; a gemlike Pomo hummingbird-feather basket; and an exquisite ceremonial mask from the 19th century Pacific Northwest...
Arietta, New York, is the sort of town satellite-TV companies dream about. Located 70 miles northwest of Albany, in the midst of the Adirondack Mountains, the tiny community (pop. 301) has no traffic lights and no full- time doctor. Many telephones are still on party lines, and the nearest , supermarket is 50 miles away. Television too has largely bypassed the town. Arietta is too remote and unprofitable to be wired for cable, and a good antenna brings in only two or, at most, three stations. Between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. during the summer, because of solar interference, even...
...abrupt turnaround in a war it had been losing, the Muslim-led Bosnian government launched its biggest successful offensive in over two years, driving 5,000 Serbs from a northwest region. The loss was a major setback for the Serbs whose political fortunes have been deteriorating as well in recent weeks. A U.N. spokesman said the Serb forces "crumbled" as they abandoned equipment. U.N. relief workers were attempting to bring in food and other...
Some struggling airlines are offering bargains again, if you book your flights quickly. Northwest Airlines is offering discounts of up to 40% for travel from Nov. 24 through Jan.14 for tickets bought by this Friday. The tickets are nonrefundable and are good for travel only in the lower 48 states, Alaska and Canada. If you want to fly overseas, check out TWA, which is offering discounts of up to 30% on routes from 15 U.S. cities to 10 European destinations. The TWA tickets must be purchased by midnight tomorrow (Tuesday), and are good for travel through March 15, except during...