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Minority students speak of less obvious racial incidents. Some say they frequently experience racial slurs or jokes, and others say police ask for their ID cards more often than they ask white students. Others complain of "subtle racism," such as a white student's questioning a minority student's qualifications to be at the University...

Author: By Heather R. Mcleod, | Title: Harvard Takes Steps to Offset Bigotry | 6/11/1987 | See Source »

Post allegedly worked his legerdemain with blank white plastic cards and a small magnetic encoding machine that he bought for $1,800. By peering over customers' shoulders and retrieving their discarded banking receipts, he obtained the personal ID and bank-account numbers needed to activate the computerized tellers. Using the encoding machine, he embellished his plastic with strips of magnetic tape bearing digital codes almost identical to those on the defrauded customers' cards...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Computers: Cash-Machine Magician | 6/1/1987 | See Source »

Some of the AIDS-free organizations operate like clubs, sponsoring outings and encouraging dating among members. Others simply certify that members have tested negative for AIDS. In Santa Clara, Calif., the American Institute for Safe Sex Practices, for example, issues a photo ID card with renewable stickers stating that the bearer has passed an AIDS test...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paying For Peace of Mind | 5/11/1987 | See Source »

...good enough. I had to have a picture ID to verify that I was indeed John N. Rosenthal. Luckily, I was carrying my National Rifle Association member card. The clerk compared the names to see that they matched...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: V-66, Keys Tied to Tires, and the Joy of Shopping | 4/14/1987 | See Source »

Some toyed with the dog tags around their necks. Capitol ID cards for the press show the holder's picture with a motley background of red and yellow, divided diagonally. Correspondents with White House clearance badges wear them like epaulettes, letting the elaborate hologram in the ID's plastic cover catch the light...

Author: By Martha A. Bridegam, | Title: A Roadblock in the Capitol | 4/9/1987 | See Source »

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