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Flint Journal
Archive to honor former Kettering professor
http://fl.mlive.com/news/index.ssf?/news/stories/20000919f19b319sch.frm

By James M. Miller
The historical archive at Kettering University is being named for the man
most responsible for creating it.
Richard P. Scharchburg died June 7 just as he was about to retire from his
job as professor of industrial history at Kettering, but planned to keep his
job as director of the historical archive.
A dedication ceremony to rename the archive is scheduled for tonight.



Staten Island Advance 9/19/00
Are killers eyeing your records
http://www.silive.com/news/advance/0919prison19.html

By Robert Gavin
State investigators are probing whether personal motor vehicle records fell
into the hands of prisoners -- including a convicted killer -- at Arthur Kill
Correctional Facility.
The concerns arose after a computer disc containing computer games and
memoranda from the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) was found on inmate
Mark Yacubovich, 37, during a random, routine pat-and-frisk Friday morning,
said John Schiavone, a correction officers' union leader at the
medium-security lockup in Charleston.


Aftenposten (Norway) 9/19/00
Error opens up private debt files
http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/d162863.htm

A computer error at Norway's student loan agency unlocked supposedly secure
files charting borrowers' account information. The error revealed
confidential data for hundreds of thousands of borrowers.


Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel 9/19/00
Board calls meeting over discarded surveys
Cedarburg superintendent threw away responses
http://www.jsonline.com/news/ozwash/sep00/survey19091800a.asp

By Anne Davis
Cedarburg - The Cedarburg School Board will hold a special meeting to look
into the legal implications of Superintendent Gary Compton's recent decision
to throw away hundreds of responses to a community survey about the
district's Nov. 7 building referendum.
Board President Howard Hinterthuer said Monday he had decided to call the
meeting so board members could discuss the situation with the district's
attorney and "make sure we're within the law."
"It's very unfortunate that that happened," said Hinterthuer, who noted that
Compton had apologized to the board for his actions. "I'm glad he apologized.
It would have been preferable if he had consulted the board before he threw
anything away."


ST. Petersburg Times 9/18/00
Archive yields clues to missing POWs
http://www.sptimes.ru/current/top/t_173.htm

By Galina Stolyarova
In an effort to trace hundreds of French nationals who disappeared into the
Soviet Union, the St. Petersburg Medical and Military Archive has this month
agreed to release fresh information to an organization dedicated to the task.
The Association Edouard Kalifat has already found 50 Western European
nationals since it was established in 1994. But according to the
association's founder, Denis Sellem, the new agreement will help shed light
on the fates of a further 1,000 French nationals who were stranded on Soviet
territory during and after World War II.




Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
pakurilecz@aol.com
Richmond, Virginia

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