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...bombs exploded in South Africa last week. In a dozen such explosions since June 12, three people have been killed and more than 120 injured. At Magoo's Bar in Durban's Parade Hotel, where a bomb went off last month, special window glass has since been installed. Lance Davidson, a university student who was slightly injured in the blast, assured patrons last week, "Don't worry, you're safe in here...
...Ralph Davidson, chairman of Time Inc., observes that the Time to Read program shows the company's commitment to the communities where its employees live and work. He notes, "This says something about voluntarism in the '80s, that a certain kind of work will get done only if we in the corporate community pitch in and help." He is not the only one who thinks that way. Two months ago, Ronald Reagan lauded Time Inc.'s work with a President's Volunteer Action Award Citation...
Master Chief Boatswain's Mate John Davidson from Malden, Mass., didn't have to come out of retirement to be selected. He had first sailed on the Missouri as a seaman first class in 1946 when she carried the body of the wartime Turkish Ambassador to the U.S. back to Istanbul to be buried. Since then he's seen ports of call from Australia to Italy and been tattooed by the best in Norfolk, Va., Hong Kong, Yokohama and Pearl Harbor. With just over 40 years in service, Davidson isn't padding his pension. He can't improve...
...Missouri, apparently, will do that to men like Graham, who retired in 1971 after 30 years, and Kennedy and Davidson. The ship exerts a magnetism that is as much physical as historical. Up close, she's an awesome sight. Her three sets of 16-in. guns, tooled more than four decades ago, are still, in the age of Star Wars, compelling instruments of destruction. They will hurl a projectile that is the equivalent in weight of a compact pickup truck out over the horizon to a target 26 miles away. The two-year refitting also added long- range Tomahawk missiles...
Chairman of the Board: Ralph P. Davidson...