Dr. Hemanta Mishra, one of the founding members of NTNC, and a veteran conservationist of Nepal, made a courtesy visit at the NTNC central office today.
Richard Blum was the kind of financier who not only enjoyed accumulating his fortune but seemed to take even greater pleasure in putting it to good use. The lifelong San Franciscan earned his first million by age 30. When he died on Feb. 27 of cancer, at 86, his works, wide interests, and numerous philanthropies had enjoyed the benefit of his moneymaking prowess for a half-century and more.