Computer Sabotage Threat Highlighted by SPS President
In Garland Texas SPS Inc. president Tom Allen warns big firms face severe losses from computer sabotage and data destruction. He cites 300000 computer rooms nationwide and stresses dangers from erased tapes, mislabelled containers, and unauthorized access. He notes a magnet can damage magnetic storage and cites a pamphlet outlining methods to degrade systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Godfrey Anderson
Associated Press
Garland
Tex
Tom Allen
SPS Inc
Silent alarm magnet guards Texas facilities
The article describes a versatile magnet detector by Allen that sounds an alarm when a magnet passes a sensor. It is claimed to deter theft and intrusions from items as small as a screwdriver to weapons, with applications from courtrooms and post offices to airline security. A notable use is tracking an elderly patient at a Klondike home, where a magnet on a nightgown triggered an alert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dow Chemical
IBM
Bank of America
Chase Manhattan Bank
Allen
Garland
Tex, Post Office
Preston Smith
Austin
Klondike
Tex
Bowie Knife Origin Tied to Arkansas Town Legend
In Washington Arkansas the Bowie Knife tale centers on James Black who, in November 1831, crafted a knife for Jim Bowie and kept a second for himself. The weapon gained fame as a superior fighting blade and became known as the Arkansas Toothpick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Ark
Arkansas
Jim Bowie
James Black
Washington
Black
Bowie
Man Fights City Hall Over Two Exits After Fire
Dallas man Al Parker campaigns for building code reform after his son Michael and daughter-in-law Yvonne died in a frame apartment fire with no back door. He urges two exits per apartment, fire alarms, and extinguishers, while noting FHA standards and city changes limited to larger units. The survivor Serena, four months old, offers him some solace amid ongoing legal threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finis Mothershead
Associated Press
Dallas
al Parker
City Hall
Parker
Michael Parker
Yvonne
Federal Housing Administration
Serena
Michael
Yvonne Parker
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pecos Enterprise
The
Broadside Free Press
Chambers of Commerce
BY Phil Pastoret
Gwendolyn
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
General Electric
Roper
Kelvinator
Eda
Mula
WU Tei
Fed
Goodyear
Ved
Pert
Deroden Card
Goodyear Service
SOUTH
PECOS
South Africa
Carlton Centre
Johannesburg
Orville
Weather Bureau
Wrights
Kitty Hawk
N.C
Dayton O
United Transportation Union
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!