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...busiest. A regular adviser to President Reagan on labor and industrial issues, he also serves on Reagan's Productivity Committee and chairs the administration's sub-committee on human resources. In addition, he leads the state Joint Labor Management Committee, which Gov. Michael Dukakis formed to arbitrate police and fireman labor disputes...

Author: By William S. Benjamin, | Title: A Life of Troubleshooting | 2/18/1983 | See Source »

...kill the killers comes up in only a small fraction of all U.S. homicides. The criteria for capital murder vary from state to state and even, inevitably, from case to case. In general, there must be "aggravating circumstances." These can be as specific as the murder of a fireman or one by an inmate serving a life sentence; as common as a homicide committed along with a lesser felony, like burglary; and as vague as Florida's law citing "especially heinous, atrocious or cruel" killings. It is estimated that about 10% of U.S. homicides currently qualify, or some...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Death Penalty: An Eye for an Eye | 1/24/1983 | See Source »

...Kolbe, though often gravely ill with tuberculosis, founded a sizable Marian society, and followers started "Maryvilles" in Japan, Brazil and Illinois. Kolbe also created Niepokalanow, which became the world's largest friary. In this self-contained community of 800, the priests and brothers served in every role from fireman to mechanic. Before World War II, the friary's monthly magazine, Knight of the Immaculate, boasted an impressive 1 million circulation. Members of the community also ran a daily newspaper and a radio station...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: The Angel of Auschwitz | 10/25/1982 | See Source »

William S. Flanagan, shift fireman for B&G's utility's operation division, said yesterday that the delays are due to "renovations additions. and repair to the heating systems of all Houses on the river...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: B&G Says All Dormatories Will Have Heat By Tonight | 10/15/1982 | See Source »

...year-old Amex is mainly known for its credit cards, travelers checks and a worldwide network of travel agencies, those businesses now account for only about 35% of the company's profits, which totaled $518 million last year. The largest slice of earnings, nearly 40%, came from Fireman's Fund Insurance Companies, the world's largest insurer of movie productions and the eighth biggest American property and liability underwriter. The brokerage business from its subsidiary Shearson contributed another 20% to earnings. Additional parts of the diversified corporate empire include Mitchell Beazley Ltd., the British publisher...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Making It into the Top 30 | 9/13/1982 | See Source »

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