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Washington Post, The (DC) - May 18, 1977
R. Joseph Gallegos, Cofounder of Bakery |
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R. Joseph Gallegos, 56, cofounder and president of Lee Bakery in McLean, died Saturday at George Washington University Hospital.A resident of the metopolitan area since 1942, Mr. Gallegos was a director of the McLean Bank in McLean and was active in civic affairs.Mr. Gallegos served as a warrant officer during and after World War II in Okinawa.Surviving are two brothers, Lucas, of McLean and Thomas L., of Atlanta; and a sister, Mrs. Evelyn Whtison, of Chicago.Expressions of...
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Washington Post, The (DC) - November 1, 1977
Nicklaus to Concentrate On Big Events in 1978 |
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Jack Nicklaus - "At 37, I feel I'm at the peak of my career" - came out yesterday with his personalized version of commissioner Deane Beman's new plan to cut back the pro golf tour: The Golden Bear will reduce his tour schedule beginning next year so he can bear down on the Big Four (or Five, counting the World Series of Golf).Going through 1977 expecting to win the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open and PGA Championship and winning none of...
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Washington Post, The (DC) - January 4, 1977
The Conptroller of the Currency has approved the |
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The Conptroller of the Currency has approved the emergency purchase of a small New York bank by a Venezuelan banking concern.Because Chelsea National Bank was on the verge of failing, the comptroller wived shareholder approval of its sale to newly chartered Union Chelsea National Bank. Union Chelsea eventually will be owned by Branco Union, a Venezuela-based commercial bank with $1 billion in assets.There had been two previous attempts to sell Chelsea to foreign buyers - one last year... |
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Washington Post, The (DC) - May 2, 1977
Canada's Two Nations |
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THE PROVINCE of Quebec is now going to attempt to enforce the use of the French language increases the unfortunate possibility that Canada might actually break apart. Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau has been trying to hold the country together with the principle of bilingualism, allowing Canadians to use whichever language they choose. But the separatist government of Quebec derides the choice as an empty one, as long as careers at the top in Montreal's business and professional world... |
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Washington Post, The (DC) - December 1, 1977
Poorer Nations Break Off Price Support Talks |
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Negotiations between rich and poor nations here to set up an international system of price supports for commodites broke down today with a spokesman for developing countries claiming that it was "futile to continue [the talks] until the developed countries demonstrate the necessary political will to make future negotiations meaningful."The negotiations, sponsored by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), is an attempt by Third World... |
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Washington Post, The (DC) - May 25, 1977
An uneasy calm prevailed in United Arab Emirates |
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An uneasy calm prevailed in United Arab Emirates financial circles yesterday as officials grappled with a week-old banking crisis.Nurul Islam, governor of the Central Bank of Bangladesh, arrived for discussions with the UAE Curency Board over the suspension of clearing house facilities for the Bangladesh government-owned Janata Bank.The Sharjah Commercial Development Bank had its license revoked yesterday, although it hadn't yet begun operations.Rumors circulated in... |
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Washington Post, The (DC) - July 16, 1977
Va. Sen. Scott a Traveler |
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Sen. William L. Scott, the blunt-spoken Virginia Republican who will leave Congress in 17 months, has in four year's time established a reputation as one of the most traveled members of the Senate.Just returned from a 10-day, three-nation trip to Latin America, Scott now has visited a total of 34 countries - some of them twice in one year - and has touched down on all of the world's continents except Amarctica, compliments of U.S. taxpayers.His Latin American... |
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Washington Post, The (DC) - February 21, 1977
Canada Squeezed In Economic Role |
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Sure to be high on the agenda when President Carter and Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau meet in Washington this week is a discussion of the relative strengths of the U.S. and Canadian economies and what responsibility each nation has to help a seriously faltering international economic situation.Washington would like to see Canada join the U.S., Japan, and what is so far a recalcitrant West Germany in assuming the burden of the world's...
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Washington Post, The (DC) - February 20, 1977
A PIECE OF MY HEART |
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A murder has been committed on the banks of the Mississippi River. From the beginning we know who the murderer was; it is the victim's identity which remains uncertain until the conclusion of this first novel. In the meantime we learn the stories of two men with similar names, each escaping one thing and pursuing another.Robard Hewes is escaping the wife he left in California and pursuing Beuna, an Arkansas slut he had fallen in love with some years before. What Sam Newel is...
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Washington Post, The (DC) - February 4, 1977
Frank Adrian, 85, Engraving Aide |
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Frank L. Adrian, 85, retired employee of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, died Wednesday at his home in Washington after a heart attack.He had worked as a siderographer, which involves engraving the steel plates used in printing stamps and currency.Born in New York City, Adrian first worked for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing during World War I. After the war, he went back to New York, where he was a siderographer for bank note companies, engraving bonds and stock... |
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