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RAIN (Records/Archives In the News) is a daily compilation of news from around the world FREEDOM of Information Act proposals Richmond Times Dispatch - Richmond,VA,USA Changes in technology are prompting a proposed change in Virginia's Freedom of Information Act to make it easier for state bodies to hold electronic meetings. ... <http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD _BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031780079675&path=!news!politics&s=104585593526 4> QUESTIONS About Royal Land Test New British Disclosure Law New York Times - USA ... the European Union? In a remarkable, early test of Britain's new Freedom of Information Act, which came into force on Jan. 1, a ... <http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/08/international/europe/08britain.html> ACCOUNTING firm was convicted of obstructing the Enron ... Houston Chronicle - Houston,TX,USA ... At issue are jury instructions about whether employees who asked for document destruction were "corrupt persuaders," how aware employees had to be that they ... <http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/topstory/2982950> RETIRED archivist from Kansas has helped plan several inaugurals ... Kansas.com - KS,USA ... During his tenure as a senior archivist for the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, Wallace helped plan inaugurations for Presidents ... <http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/state/10594557.htm> SOCIETY has papers of slain civil rights worker Wisconsin State Journal - Madison,WI,USA ... Archivist Miller said Goodman attended UW-Madison for one year, then dropped out because of ... "We have some wonderful collections, including the archives of CORE ... <http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/index.php?ntid=23773&ntpid=1> WIS. Historical Society has papers of slain civil rights worker Duluth News Tribune - Duluth,MN,USA ... her son to the Wisconsin Historical Society in 1971, reference archivist Harry Miller ... It holds the archives of the Congress of Racial Equality, a group founded ... <http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/news/politics/10599293.htm> AG-ELECT to encourage better records access Seattle Times - Seattle,WA,USA ... General-elect Rob McKenna announced last night he'll create a new position in his office to ensure government agencies comply with requests for public records. ... <http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002144157_disclosure07m.html > DEPT defends record on records Irish Health - Ireland ... The Department's Records Management Unit has now issued a further statement on the matter which says that it is not feasible to transfer records at this time ... <http://www.irishhealth.com/?level=4&id=6786> Stars and Stripes, Sat, 08 Jan 2005 9:46 AM PST Heidelberg is first military hospital in Europe to use paperless medical records system http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=26431 The centralized record-keeping system designed to replace servicemembers’ and dependents’ paper medical files is due to arrive at its first European hospital next month, heralding the start of an electronic evolution in the military health-care system. ING event to feature civil rights activist Times Herald-Record (subscription) - Middletown,NY,USA ... She still lives in Montgomery, where she's an archivist for collections on pioneer voting and civil rights activists at Trenholm State Technical College. ... <http://www.recordonline.com/archive/2005/01/08/brf26.htm> A Wanton Woman's Ways Revealed, 71 Years Later New York Times - USA ... looked slightly longer. What he saw was a revelation. "It was a moment that archivists live for," Mr. Mashon recalled. "I knew in ... <http://movies.nytimes.com/2005/01/09/movies/09kehr.html> Independent, Thu, 06 Jan 2005 5:06 PM PST The mystery of the British Museum's crystal skull is solved. It's a fake http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/story.jsp?story=598446 The mystery of the British Museum's crystal skull is solved. Some say it has mystical powers derived from its ancient origins as an Aztec symbol of death. Others believe it is one of 13 crystal skulls that will foretell the destiny of humankind when brought together in the same place. Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA [log in to unmask] Richmond, Va