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Only Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York (MONY) balked at paying, claiming Granberg was still alive. Although phony death claims are extremely rare-less than one-tenth of 1% of all death claims are found to be fraudulent-MONY's chief litigation counsel, Jerry Alan Marr, was suspicious about Granberg. He "was overinsured for a man of his means," says Marr. A year ago, two other insurance companies, conceding Granberg's death, told his wife they would not pay double indemnity, or extra accident benefits, because they thought Granberg had died of a heart attack, not drowning...
Irish law already prohibits abortion, except in rare cases when a mother's life is in danger, under penalty of life imprisonment for both mother and doctor. That, however, was never an issue. Unlike previous referendums in Spain (1982) and Italy (1981), which resulted in liberalization of tough abortion laws, this poll did not ask Irish voters to make such operations easier to obtain...
...past 30 years, attacks on civilian airliners have been rare. The Soviets, however, seem to have a quick trigger. Last week's incident marked the second time in just five years that Soviet fighters have shot down a passenger jet. In 1978, Korean Air Lines (KAL) Flight 902 with 110 passengers and crew on board was cruising routinely from Paris to Seoul when navigational equipment apparently malfunctioned. Disoriented, the pilot veered 180° off course and penetrated Soviet airspace near Murmansk, above the Arctic Circle. For two hours the jet flew serenely over sensitive strategic submarine and bomber bases...
...policy statement precluded investments in such companies. The more moderate alumni and faculty members were dismayed as well at the apparent toothlessness of the Corporation's policy. And even the ACSR's conservative chairman, Business School professor Walter J. Salmon, thought something was amiss. In one of its rare moments of near unanimity, the ACSR decided to raise the issue with the Corporation...
...himself: Comrade Mao was not opposed to respecting talents. When he made an assessment of me, he said [I was] "a rare talent." But after examining myself, I see it was an overassessment... If the party would permit me to retire today, I would retire immediately. This is the truth. But looking at the whole undertaking I still cannot retire. I think everyone would disapprove...