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...Sayyaf is a Muslim guerrilla group based in the Philippines, where it wants a separate Islamic homeland. The group's 300 members now hold 18 hostages, including an American couple. Its frequent kidnappings have netted millions in ransom. Philippine officials said recently that Osama bin Laden supplies the group with arms...
DIED. ALICE TRILLIN, 63, wry, influential author and educational-TV producer; from heart failure relating to treatment for lung cancer; in New York City. Trillin's frequent writings on cancer included a 1981 article on the relationship between patients and their doctors that is still used in medical schools. Widely known as a muse for her husband, humorist and TIME contributor Calvin Trillin--in whose works she often appears as a voice of wisdom and reason--Alice Trillin also co-founded the innovative PBS show Behind the Scenes, featuring Penn and Teller, designed to teach preteens about creativity...
...FRED DE CORDOVA, 90, producer of the Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson; in Los Angeles. Before starting at the Tonight Show, De Cordova produced TV programs for George Burns and the Smothers Brothers, among others, and directed the 1951 chimp comedy Bedtime for Bonzo, co-starring Ronald Reagan. A frequent target of Carson's on-air jokes, De Cordova called his job "the best in television...
...last few years, corporate chiefs such as Microsoft's Bill Gates and IBM's Lou Gerstner became global celebrities--boosting brand awareness through frequent public appearances. Is the age of the celebrity CEO over? "Their risk profile just went up exponentially," says Jules Kroll, head of the security firm Kroll Associates. But most identifiable CEOs are already well protected, he says. It's other executives who aren't. "Some of the wealthiest people in the corporate world shun security," says Kroll. "They could use more...
...avoid disruptions resulting from frequent evacuation drills, some firms are questioning the appeal of trophy buildings like Chicago's Sears Tower, which was cleared during the attacks and for a few hours on a day the following week on the rumor of another hijacked plane. Many Wall Street firms, in fact, recovered quickly because their work forces were dispersed. While Morgan Stanley's retail brokerage business occupied the World Trade Center, its headquarters are in midtown Manhattan, and a trust-services division is based in Jersey City, N.J. "Companies should be in low-profile locations for many good business reasons...