Article: In civil action by finder against Ferdinand Marcos for converting gold plundered and buried by General Yamashita in Philippines during World War II, Hawai'ian Supreme Court rejects "act of state" defense since defendant failed to prove that Marcos had seized the treasure for other than private purposes.(Brief Article)

Article: [1473] Redraw facility to private purposes - ...
Australasian Business Intelligence;  August 24, 2004 ;     577 words ... ... Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) has ruled in the case of Domjan and FCT that a redraw facility should not be used for private purposes. The taxpayer and her husband had a joint loan account with a redraw facility. They used the account to buy three rental ...

Article: Police vehicles for private purposes.(News)
Daily News (South Africa);  June 14, 2006 ;     324 words ... ... the crime leaving the children's safety in jeopardy or would he drop off the kids first and then respond? Are police vehicles, which we are always told are in short supply, now being used for private purposes. VICTOR WARREN Overport

Article: 875,000 CHINESE ABROAD FOR PRIVATE PURPOSES IN ...
Xinhua English Newswire;  August 24, 1998 ;     450 words ...Some 875,000 Chinese citizens went abroad for private purposes during the first half of the year, up 2.7 percent from the same period last year, according to the Exit and Entry Administration ...

Article: THREE OUT OF FOUR UK NET USERS BROWSE FOR PRIVATE ...
Internet Business News;  April 1, 1999 ;     236 words ... ... usage in the UK and Ireland by Multiscope, an Internet research agency, has revealed that about 75% of users browse for private purposes. The survey of 500 users also revealed that, on average, respondents spent about 29.1 hours per month connected to ...

Article: GOVERNMENT PLANS TO OPEN UP HERITAGE MONUMENTS FOR PRIVATE ...
The Hindustan Times;  December 19, 2006 ;     369 words ... ... Ministry of Culture issued the following press release: The Government is not contemplating opening up Heritage monuments for private purposes. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today the Minister of Tourism and Culture Smt. Ambika Soni has said the total ...

Article: Limitations on state and local government borrowing for ...
National Tax Journal;  March 1, 1993 ;     700+ words ... ... By 1968, Congress acted to limit the large quantity of tax-exempt bonds being issued to support what it viewed as private purposes. The Revenue and Expenditure Control Act of 1968 required state and local government bonds to be taxable if 25 percent ...

Article: VERMONT SUPREME COURT REJECTS RAILWAY'S APPEAL LAND ALONG LAKE ...
The Boston Globe;  May 16, 1990 ;     648 words ... ... makes final the Vermont Supreme Court's December ruling that the railroad's land must be used for public rather than private purposes once the railroad stops using it for railroading, wharfing or storage. After learning of the decision, Burlington Mayor ...