Corporations Targeted as Terrorist Attacks Rise
A Conference Board report says multinational corporations face growing terrorism threats and ransom demands, with 12 executives kidnapped last year averaging 5 to 10 million dollars. It notes executives use pseudonyms and nonidentification in travel and cites rising worldwide attacks through 1979.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Conference Board
E. Patrick McGuire
McGuire
United States
Argentina
Italy
Colombia
Puerto Rico
U.S. State Department
CIA
Rand Corp
First Lady Carter Receives Humanitarian Award
In Winnipeg Ros Alynn Carter accepts the International Humanitarian Award of the St. Boniface Hospital Research Foundation at a $50-a-head fundraiser. The award has previously gone to Christiaan Barnard Jonas Salk and Prince Philip for humanitarian work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Rosalynn Carter
Farrah Fawcett Walks Out of Beaverton Shopping Center Event
Actress Farrah Fawcett left an appearance at a Beaverton Oregon shopping center opening after she was unable to fulfill a scheduled engagement. No additional details were provided about the reason or outcome of the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fawcett
Portland
Sister Jean Marie
Beaverton, Ore
Farrah Fawcett
Social Security recalls dangerous pamphlet sample card
The Social Security Administration recalled 1 million copies of a pamphlet showing a blue and white wallet card that looked authentic. The recall, issued November 8, followed memories of a 1938 wallet card scam and 24 years of wage reports tied to the fake number 078-05-1120. Peggy Rhoades said the card was smaller and the seal faded, and the pamphlets costing 22500 dollars would be stamped Sample or punched and reused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Social Security Administration
New York
Social Security
Peggy Rhoades
Also Mentioned on This Page
Oswego
N.Y
John Dean
Richard Nixon
Deep Throat
Washington Post
Dean
Richard Ober
Bob Woodward
Carl Bernstein
Deborah Davis
Post
Katharine Graham
Ober
Benjamin Bradlee
Nixon White House
Nixon
Watergate
Henry Kissinger
Entremont
New Orleans
Philippe Entremont
Vienna Chamber Orchestra
New Orleans Philharmonic Symphony
Leonard Slatkin
St. Louis Symphony
Sym
Phony
Europe
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
San Clemente, Calif
Pat Nixon
San Clemente General Hospital
Berigor Stambuk
UPI
ABC Television News
ABC News and Sports
Roone Arledge
Bernstein
George Watson
ABC News
Phillipe Entremont
Aunt Maude’ S
Mimm’s
Maine
First St. SE
Cedar Rapids
Tillies
Sizzlin
Sirloin
Kemart
Cafe Shiloh
Wildfire
Beethoven
Ramada
Billy Michaels
Carol Christie
Ken Wandel
IT Colony Ets Restaurant
Marc
Ted
1St Ave
2Nd Ave
Sirloin N’ Brew
Targ
AIB
Collins Rd
Hwy
Crs
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!