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RAIN (Records/Archives In the News) is a daily compilation of news 
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HOW sandy flatland grew to host Open
News & Observer - Raleigh,NC,USA
... In the center of Pinehurst is the Given Memorial Library, and in the
back of the library are the Tufts Archives, a collection of documents,
photographs ...
<http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/story/2495386p-8899574c.html>

STATE'S harassment files inconsistent
The Tennessean - Nashville,TN,USA
... the governor's office -- interview memos, reports or other documents
were created and stored in the files provided to the newspaper. All 
records
were withheld ...
<http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050612/NEWS0201/506120391/1009/NEWS

CEREMONY officially opens older military records to public
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - St. Louis,MO,USA
... Archivists think the publicity will draw many others, like 
Pressnell,
who want to piece together family history, even if they have been 
entitled
to do so all ...
<http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/DCAA353E49506C018625701D007E87E4?OpenDocument>

PERSONAL information there for the taking in Jackson County ...
The Southern - Carbondale,IL,USA
... There is no state law requiring the destruction of such duplicate 
materials,
according to Dave Joens, state archives director for the Illinois 
Secretary
of ...
<http://www.southernillinoisan.com/articles/2005/06/12/top/104167.txt>

EXPOSING the tapes of Watergate
Columbia Missourian - Columbia,MO,USA
... Holland said the files will be categorized like a filing cabinet 
into
15 to 20 series,the Watergate documents will only make up one or two of
them. ...
<http://columbiamissourian.com/news/story.php?ID=14269>


WORK & MONEY
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - Columbus,GA,USA
... said employees also remind customers to be conscientious about 
shredding
certain documents. ... The new rule also applies to electronic files,
which must be erased ...
<http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/ledgerenquirer/11869008.htm>

BOLD steps to preserve privacy
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
... A wealth of documents - including marriage and divorce records, 
property
deeds, and military discharge papers containing Social Security numbers,
dates of birth ...
<http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/nation/11872792.htm>

US Offshoring of Personal Data Grows
Magic City Morning Star - Millinocket,ME,USA
... The companies include Choicepoint, Inc., Bank of America Corp., 
Wachovia
Corp., Ameritrade Holding ... While most lost data has involved data 
storage
tapes lost in ...
<http://magic-city-news.com/article_4030.shtml>

CITIFINANCIAL Tapes Lost; Ohio AG Sues DSW
DM News - New York,NY,USA
... Similar to the CitiFinancial situation, Bank of America confirmed 
Feb.
25 that some of its computer data tapes containing personal and account
information for ...
<http://www.dmnews.com/cgi-bin/artprevbot.cgi?article_id=33038>

PERSONAL data goes missing by the truckload
Telegraph.co.uk - London,England,UK
... In one sorry episode, in February, Bank of America lost tapes 
containing
information on more than 1m federal government employees, including some
US senators. ...
<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2005/06/12/ccsikl12.xml&menuId=242&sSheet=/money/2005/06/12/ixcoms.html>

MOTOROLA employee data stolen
Australian IT - Australia
... Iron Mountain an outside data manager for Time Warner also lost 
tapes
holding information on 600,000 current and former Time Warner workers.
...
<http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,15596898%5E15322%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html>

LOST My Secrets? Pay Up, Buddy!
Newsweek - USA
Those tapes are now, um, misplaced--in the same zone where your missing
... The same goes for the confidential data lost by Time Warner on 
600,000
employees and ...
<http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8184956/site/newsweek/>




Peter A. Kurilecz
Richmond, Va
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