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...control or even after the donor's death, by the world's smartest physicist or most talented violinist or most accomplished adventurer? That isn't so preposterous as it may sound. A few years back, William Shockley, Nobel-prizewinning co-inventor of the transistor, attracted ridicule by making a deposit in a sperm bank that accepted donations only from men with high IQs. But with biological immortality as a lure, more of the world's most accomplished men--or, failing that, a bunch of rock stars and politicians--might be only too happy to sign...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE SPERM THAT NEVER DIES | 6/10/1996 | See Source »

According to court documents, Harvard notified J.J.'s Juice Works of an outstanding balance in July 1994. Two months later, the University attempted to deposit a rent check, but the juice company had ordered payments stopped...

Author: By Sewell Chan, | Title: University Wins Contract Suit | 5/22/1996 | See Source »

...literary heirs of Louisa May Alcott presented and sold a significant collection of Alcott papers to the Houghton library during its 50th anniversary in 1992," Wendorf said. "Our Alcott manuscripts are on deposit in the library including The Inheritance [and] have been catalogued and fully accessible to the public since they arrived...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Houghton Librarian Clarifies Alcott Book Status | 5/2/1996 | See Source »

...Senate committee investigating Whitewater has suspended hearings while Democrats and Republicans bicker over funding, but the testimony by witnesses has already led South Carolina Republican Lauch Faircloth to label the First Lady a liar. Not all the news is bad for the Clintons: two weeks ago, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (which took over for the now defunct Resolution Trust Corp.) concluded that neither Hillary Clinton nor the Rose Law Firm should be sued for any losses incurred by the failed S&L Madison Guaranty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ON THE ROAD TO SCANDAL | 3/18/1996 | See Source »

...aware of the consequences -- that the government will go after them much more aggressively and they will get a reputation among American workers for being irresponsible with retirement savings." The 401(k) is vulnerable to fraud because rules regulating the pension plan allow employers up to 90 days to deposit employees' money into program. Already, the government has investigated 602 cases and closed 188, netting $5 million in payments. Many of these cases occurred at small- and medium-size firms, companies that are often tempted to raid 401(k) accounts to meet financial crises or to fund frivolous events like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Government Grants Amnesty to Pension-Poaching Employers | 3/7/1996 | See Source »

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