Word: putnam
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Reading this book can induce paranoia. You'll sit there, turning pages, wondering why you're not laughing, wondering whether it's something wrong with you and not Steve Martin, wondering whether the editors at Putnam have really lost it this time, hoping that the next two-page piece will be a little better...
...NOBLE TREASON by Richard Hanser Putnam; 319 pages...
...central figure of The Hadrian Ransom (Putnam; 275 pages; $9.95) wins this year's award for Most Unusual Kidnapee: Pope Hadrian IX. The holy heist in Allan Duane's psychological thriller has been planned by three disgruntled Americans and Rosella Asti, daughter of Italy's Ambassador to Washington. While the whole civilized world weeps and prays, the intricately plotted caper goes as smoothly as a sacrament-until the Red Brigades horn in on the action and the $4 million ransom money. The hero in the end is il Papa, a man of great energy, guile and charity...
...appealed for tax exempt status to the Appellate Tax Board and were granted it," Putnam said. "The city has again ignored this and keeps sending tax bills to us," he added...
...Putnam said HCHP qualifies for tax-exempt status under a section in the Internal Revenue Service code which authorizes exemptions for charitable organizations...