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2theadvocate.com, Sat, 26 Feb 2005 10:48 PM PST
W. Feliciana preserving parish's records Clerk carefully files 
documents for
annex move http://www.2theadvocate.com/stories/022705/new_annex001.shtml
ST. FRANCISVILLE -- A project under way in the West Feliciana Parish 
Clerk of
Court's Office has a group of volunteers literally leafing through the 
pages of
history.

Miami Herald, Sun, 27 Feb 2005 11:28 AM PST
Northeastern Indiana paper-shredding companies look forward to more 
customers
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/breaking_news/11008031.htm
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Northeastern Indiana companies that shred documents 
are
looking forward to a federal law designed to prevent identity theft 
that takes
effect this summer.

he Leader, Sun, 27 Feb 2005 7:09 AM PST
Simple changes should also 
http://www.the-leader.com/articles/2005/02/27/opinion/edit01.txt
THE ISSUE | Increasing the security of sealed files at the Steuben 
County
Clerk's Office. its reputation. The process is continuing to ensure 
privacy and
restore public confidence in the Steuben County Clerk's Office.

KEW loses over 800 years of history
Telegraph.co.uk - UK
More than 1,600 historical records, some of which date back to the 12th
century, have gone missing from the National Archives in Kew. ...
<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/02/27/nkew27.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/02/27/ixhome.html>

COLLEGE leader wants secret laid to rest
OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
... Compounding the loss of cemetery records was the destruction of 
copies
of La Grande's early newspaper that were stored in a barn by frontier
mining speculator ...
<http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1109423694115390.xml>


ILM hits roadblocks
Asia Computer Weekly - Singapore
... For example, call detail records before the customer is billed are
very important, but ... An example is software that can scramble up data
and delete it in a ...
<http://www.asiacomputerweekly.com/acw_ViewArt.cfm?Magid=1&Artid=26235&Catid=5&subcat=51>

STATE frees foundation to exhibit photo treasures
The Journal News.com - Westchester,NY,USA
... the negatives and prints, which include samples from the earliest 
photographic
methods including daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, glass negatives, tintypes,
salt ...
<http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050227/NEWS02/502270336/1018>

AW ‘tear'ific for shredding firms
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Fort Wayne,IN,USA
... in other industries to adhere to the same standards, said Stephen 
Butler,
manager of product marketing for Iron Mountain Inc., a records storage
firm that ...
<http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/business/11007142.htm>

SPECIAL privilege could become shield for documents in state
The Olympian - Olympia,WA,USA
... Wilson and Pat Fitzpatrick of the city of Kent, who cited a records
request that tied up the time of 11/2 staff members, say the pending 
legislation
would open ...
<http://www.theolympian.com/home/news/20050227/topstories/96036.shtml>

THE heist of thousands of personal records underscores a national ...
U.S. News & World Report - USA
... personal information, no matter how thorough you are at shredding 
your
financial ... As many as 145,000 personal files--law enforcement 
authorities
say possibly ...
<http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/050307/biztech/7idtheft.htm>

HIGH-TECH history finds home in museum
Houston Chronicle - USA
... Smith, a historian who has headed a number of presidential 
libraries,
became director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
in December 2003 ...
<http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/features/3056117>




Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
Richmond, Va
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