Word: schleyer
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...armed convoy that wound its way through Cologne's streets last week was bringing well-known Industrialist Hanns-Martin Schleyer, 62, home from his downtown office. Suddenly the blue Mercedes carrying Schleyer screeched to a halt in order to avoid crashing into a yellow sedan that was blocking half the street and a baby carriage that had rolled across the other half. Sensing danger, the driver of the convoy's second car pulled up behind Schleyer's auto. As three of the bodyguards jumped out, they and Schleyer's chauffeur were mowed down by at least...
...daring, meticulously executed kidnaping was a humiliating shock to authorities. Less than two weeks before it happened, police had warned Schleyer that he might be in danger and urged him to travel with bodyguards, as an increasing number of German businessmen have been doing. Not only had police found the initials H.M. (possibly standing for Schleyer's first names) on papers in the possession of terrorists, but the industrialist was also a natural target. A director of Daimler-Benz, Schleyer also heads both the Federation of German Industries and the Confederation of German Employers-the country...
...Schoolers Kevin McDermit and Bill Schleyer splashed their way to tries in the second half, and the corporate leaders of tomorrow walked off the field with an 18-3 victory--then headed straight for the beer...