K. R. Narayanan
K. R. Narayanan (Raman Kocheril Narayanan) , 1921-2005, Indian government official. An "untouchable" or Dalit (see Harijans ), he nonetheless graduated from the Univ. of Travancore (now Kerala, 1943) with high honors. After a stint as a journalist and study at the London School of Economics, he joined India's foreign service in 1949. Narayanan served as ambassador to Thailand (1967-69), Turkey (1973-75), China (1976-78), and the United States (1980-84); in the latter two posts he worked to improve long-strained relations. He was thrice elected (1984, 1989, 1991) to parliament, held (1985-89) several ministerial posts under Rajiv Gandhi , and became vice president in 1992. From 1997 to 2002 he was India's president, becoming the first Dalit to serve in that post. As president he worked to increase the influence of the office, which had been largely ceremonial and apolitical.
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Sears Tower fans still raising the roof // Despite concession, title debate rages
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 7/11/1997; ; 570 words
; ...uncovered roof of the Sears Tower. Jimmy Stewart...here where Sears Tower's majesty is best...topped Petronas Towers in Malaysia...after last year's Sears-Petronas debates...the new rules, Sears is honored for having...heights. Petronas Towers essentially ...
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Sears Tower Gets New Name
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 7/16/2009; ; 526 words
; ...Considered 07-16-2009 Sears Tower Gets New Name...host: In Chicago, the tower formerly known as Sears is now known as Willis Tower, that officially begins...off the giant Willis Towers sign in the lobby of...always going to be the Sears Tower, you know SCHAPER...grew up ...
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Sears opens up // Plan would bring `town' to tower
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 2/4/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...story town in the middle of the Sears Tower for your law offices? It can be...special solutions to the Sears Towers large floor sizes, by the John...was possible so early when the Sears Tower couldn't sell the building and...
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Sears Towers Still Tops With Us
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 4/14/1996; ; 352 words
; ...opening of the new Petronas Towers, with their 240-foot spires. Chicago's Sears Tower, with its 189-foot...world's tallest. Sears Tower, which has had the designation...the 110-story Sears Tower can visitors look out...The 88-story Petronas Towers have just 86 ...
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Man Denies Planning Sears Tower Attack
News Wire article from: AP Online; 12/14/2006; 411 words
; ...planning to blow up Chicago's Sears Tower and several federal buildings said...conspiring to blow up the Sears Tower and government buildings in Miami...operative he planned to blow up the Sears Towers because that's what he thought...
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Man Denies Sears Tower Allegations
News Wire article from: AP Online; 12/14/2006; 411 words
; ...planning to blow up Chicago's Sears Tower and several federal buildings said...conspiring to blow up the Sears Tower and government buildings in Miami...operative he planned to blow up the Sears Towers because that's what he thought...
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New York Citys Empire State Building, Chicagos Sears Tower and Seattles Space Needle to Turn Out Lights in Solidarity with Kids Across the Country at 9 P.M. on Earth Day April 22 - Part of Nickelodeons The Big Green Help Campaign
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 4/21/2009; 700+ words
; ...Empire State Building, Chicagos Sears Tower and Seattles Space Needle will...Down the Empire State Buildings tower lights, the Sears Towers antenna and the Space Needles...Empire State Building, Sears Tower and the Space Needle going dark...
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MetLife Selling Chicago's Sears Tower
News Wire article from: AP Online; 3/12/2004; 468 words
; ...CHICAGO Chicagoan's pass by the Sears Towers Thursday, March 11, 2004, shortly...MetLife announced plans to sell the Sears Tower, the nation's tallest skyscraper...only acquired full control of the tower in August from Trizec Properties...
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Sears Tower Celebrates 25th Anniversary With Tenants At 'World's Tallest Block Party'.
PR Newswire; 8/17/1999; 700+ words
; ...PRNewswire/ -- To celebrate Sears Tower's 25th anniversary, thousands...million square feet of space, Sears Tower is a "vertical village" to the...the space of 78 football fields, Sears Tower houses services for tenants and...
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Sears Tower Aiming for New Wireless Heights; InnerWireless Inc., System Would Provide Seamless Wireless Service, Even On Elevators.
PR Newswire; 1/20/2004; 700+ words
; ...CHICAGO, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Sears Tower is expected to soon become one...are extremely pleased that the Sears Tower owners selected InnerWireless as...and commercial mortgages. About Sears Tower Sears Tower is the premiere address...
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Sears Tower
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
SEARS TOWER SEARS TOWER was built in downtown Chicago as the...suburban location in 1995. In 1998, Sears Tower was officially surpassed as the world's tallest building by the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. BIBLIOGRAPHY...
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Sears, Roebuck and Co.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Sears, Roebuck and Co. Sears Tower Chicago, Illinois 60684 U.S.A. (312) 875-2500 Public Company...Geneva Lausanne Z ü rich Amsterdam Tokyo Paris Frankfurt Sears, Roebuck and Co. is one of the few U.S. corporations whose...
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Petronas Towers
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Petronas Towers twin skyscrapers in Kuala...the world's tallest twin towers. Standing 1,483 ft (452...they surpassed Chicago's Sears Tower as the record-holding tallest...Taipei 101 in 2003. The twin towers house Petronas, Malaysia...
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Skyscraper
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...tall buildings including the Sears Tower in Chicago, Illinois, continued...structure in the world is the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada, which...a television antenna, the tower is not designed for human occupation...structure is the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
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Pelli, Cesar 1926-
Book article from: American Decades
...He completed Canary Wharf Tower in London, England, in 1991...Washington, D.C. His Petronas Towers in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia...483 feet, surpassed the Sears Tower in Chicago, Illinois, as...however. Pelli placed the towers shoulder to shoulder, creating...
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