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...verdict ended Altman's five-month New York City trial on eight felony charges, ranging from bribery to deceiving the government, all relating to his various affiliations with the corrupt Bank of Credit & Commerce International. Altman, whose partner, Clark Clifford, was deemed too ill to stand trial, had endured a 30-month personal struggle during which he and Clifford were stripped of their bank jobs, lost their once powerful law firm, and saw their reputations tarnished...
...California are equipped with antitheft devices either in the factory or at the dealership. There are glass sensors, tiny microphones that set off an alarm if they pick up the tinkling of broken glass. Motion sensors and shock sensors go off if the car is jolted or bounced. Clifford Electronics Inc. offers a remote-triggering device that shuts off the car's electronics, so that when a carjacker gets a block or so away from the carjacking scene, the owner can hit a transmitter and stop the car dead. Among the newer devices on the market are electronic tracking systems...
When very big people in Washington find themselves in very big trouble, they dial 202-371-7000. Washington's consummate fixer Clark Clifford did; so did former Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger. Even Marge Schott, of Cincinnati Reds infamy. The number gets them the prestigious firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom -- and access to Robert Bennett, Washington's new superlawyer. Not since 1973 has a jury trial sent a Bennett client to prison -- and he got that client off with three years for second-degree murder instead of 20 years for first...
...smaller rink is a definite disadvantage for a team like Harvard who relies on skating over brawn," Clifford said...
Sitting next to me throughout the game was a living reminder that not every Harvard hockey fan is totally clued in to his or her team. Jim Clifford, '64, veteran of 15 Beanpots, was commenting about the differences of playing on the smaller Garden ice surface...