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...from Arctic permafrost. Buried in 1846, the corpses are in flawless condition, down to the 19th century outfits and funeral head wrappings. The hands of one of the corpses, says Beattie, are long and delicate, like a pianist's. Petty Officer John Torrington, 20, left, Able Seaman John Hartnell, 25, and Royal Marine William Braine, 34, died after the two ships of Sir John Franklin's ill-fated expedition in search of the Northwest Passage were trapped by thick ice near Canada's remote Beechey Island. Over the next year, the 129 men on board struggled...
Reported by Thomas A. Sancton and Barrett Seaman with the President
...news of new attacks reached Baghdad last week, a high Iraqi official declared, "Let the Iranians lose their tempers and attack other shipping in the gulf. This will only push the Iranians into a dead end." -By William E. Smith. Reported by Barry Hillenbrand/Jidda and Barrett Seaman/ Washington
...William E. Smith. Reported by John Borrell/ Lausanne and Barrett Seaman/ Washington
...encouraging, but it is too soon to make any sure judgments. Says a senior Disarmament Agency official: "Let's see how they follow up. The Soviets have a way of making a two-step look like a ballet." -By Evan Thomas. Reported by Erik Amfitheatrof/ Moscow and Barrett Seaman/ Washington...