Word: diamonds
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...also the president of the 30-member Board of Overseers, a largely ceremonial, alumni-elected body which rubber-stamps Corporation decisions. Bok--no relation to President Derek C. Bok--sits on the board of Worcester based Norton Company, a billion-dollar manufacturer of abrasives, chemicals, diamond drilling products and other goods. Company spokesman Francis J. Doherty says 1400 of the company's 19,000 employees work at Norton's South Africa manufacturing facilities. The company has the top rating for adhering to the Sullivan Principles, Doherty says...
...sculpture promptly became an object of loathing to many of the people who worked in offices around it; they complained that it prevented their crossing or even using the space. In March the regional administrator of the GSA, William J. Diamond, convened a public hearing to gather opinions (both expert and lay) on Tilted Arc. Some 180 people spoke, two-thirds pro, one- third con. Last month a GSA-appointed panel recommended, based on the hearing, that the sculpture be removed, but the final decision will be made in Washington by GSA Acting Administrator Dwight Ink. The piece's public...
DIED. Selma Diamond, 64, raspy-voiced comic actress and comedy writer who played the world-weary, chain-smoking bailiff on TV's Night Court; of lung cancer; in Los Angeles. Diamond was a top writer for Perry Como, Milton Berle and Sid Caesar and a playfully sardonic TV talk-show guest. Her films include It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), My Favorite Year (1982), Twilight Zone -- The Movie...
Across the diamond at the hot corner, Rowning has Brooks Robinsoned her way to a brilliant defensive season...
...unidentified person stole a ladies rose-colored "Diamond Back" bicycle from a railing outside Larsen Hall between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Friday, April 5. The estimated value of the bike is $300. Police have no suspects...