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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...little more than two years, to the astonishment of the financial world, the corporate campaign has driven Stevens' chairman from the boards of Manufactures Hanover, Inc. and New York Life, forced the resignation of a second director from Man Hanny and compelled two outside directors to resign from the Stevens board. Rogers' campaign is so effective that Stevens' director of public relations calls it the financial equivalent of "knee-capping"--the tactic used by Italian terrorists to immobilize political and corporate leaders...

Author: By James L. Tyson, | Title: Ray Rogers Hits J. P. Stevens Where it Hurts | 9/26/1979 | See Source »

Sylvia Sieferman, chairman of the union contract advisory committee, said yesterday nearly all junior faculty members in the college of liberal arts and in the school of education received termination notices this month. This amounts to more than 60 persons, she said...

Author: By Nicholas D. Kristof, | Title: B.U. Faculty Files Contract Grievances, Charges Illegal Dismissal Procedures | 9/25/1979 | See Source »

...past two years) has cut the price of U.S. properties. Though Howard Johnson's management will stay on, the firm is expected to be more aggressive in marketing and expanding, notably on the tight little island where Baskin-Robbins already does a licking good business. Says Imperial Chairman Sir John Pile: "I would expect a Howard Johnson's presence in Britain before too long...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: A Name Acquired, Another Retired | 9/24/1979 | See Source »

...untold numbers of Americans. According to Dr. Joseph Pursch, who has treated such notables as Betty Ford and Senator Herman Talmadge for addiction at the Long Beach Naval Regional Medical Center, overuse of tranquilizers ranks second only to alcoholism as the nation's major health problem. Says Subcommittee Chairman Edward Kennedy: "These drugs have produced a nightmare of dependence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Tranquil Tales | 9/24/1979 | See Source »

DIED. Ayatullah Mahmoud Taleghani, 74, an advocate of moderation within the Iranian theocracy, revealed upon his death to have been chairman of the secretive Revolutionary Council, Iran's chief ruling body; of a heart attack; in Tehran. Taleghani was the first religious leader to pronounce the monarchy "illegal" and the first to be arrested for doing so. He remained in Iran throughout the Pahlavi reign, spending a dozen years in prison, but also shaping the groundswell movement that brought the exiled Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini to power. Known for his tolerance, Taleghani served as Khomeini's mediator in disputes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Sep. 24, 1979 | 9/24/1979 | See Source »

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