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Washington Post, The (DC) - November 1, 1977
JAPANESE LOAN |
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A consortium of 13 Japanese banks yesterday signed an agreement to lend about $54 million to the Industrial and Mining development bank of Iran, the bank of Tokyo said. ...
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Washington Post, The (DC) - October 8, 1977
Federal Agencies Closed on Monday |
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State government agencies in Maryland will be the Washington area's only observers next week of the actual date on which Christopher Columbus and company made their initial appearance on land in the New World 485 years ago.While the state of Maryland observes Wednesday, Oct. 12, as the holiday, all other state and local jurisdiction here will commemorate Columbus Day on Monday.All federal government offices will be closed on Monday, as will all banks nationwide. Individual...
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Washington Post, The (DC) - October 6, 1977
U.S. Offices Shut on Columbus Day |
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State government agencies in Maryland will be the Washington area's only observers next week of the actual date on which Christopher Columbus and company made their intial appearance on land in the New World 485 years ago.While the state of Maryland observes Wednesday, Oct. 12 as the holiday, all other state and local jurisdiction here will commemorate Columbus Day on Monday.All federal government offices will be closed on Monday, as will all banks nationwide. Individual...
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Washington Post, The (DC) - July 18, 1977
The Merchant |
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The gold Rolls Royce already has a scratch on it. Ismail Baluch is not pleased."They will deliberately scratch the car, these British, because it belings to an Arab " he says, his eyes flashing with annoyance. "And this car is brand new. There are not even 100 miles on it."But soon he is all smiles. He likes to think how much money he will make on the car when he eventually takes it back to his native Bahrain to sell. That is why he has...
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Washington Post, The (DC) - May 15, 1977
Bank Examiners |
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If you're tired of worrying about the cost of electricity, or about your car sitting out in the garage slowly depreciating, amy be it's time to worry about having an inferior checking account (most people in Washington do) or a bank loan with exorbitant interest rates. All the gory detials (or at least enough of them) are available in Washington Consumer's Checkbook: Money (Washington Center for the Study Services, $4.95), another survey from those people who...
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Washington Post, The (DC) - April 6, 1977
Christians Campaign Against Torture |
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A man in a long, fatigue-green trench coat stood on the east steps of the Capitol, swinging the butt end of a rifle toward another man whose hands were chained to stakes. Beside them stood a Christ figure who was stooped over from bearing the weight of a huge wooden cross.The "prisoner," whose head was covered with a black hood, was not a real prisoner, and his "oppressor" was not really ramming the rifle at him. The scene was a simulation of...
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Washington Post, The (DC) - February 22, 1977
Arthur D. Farquhar Dies, Sandy Spring Civic Leader |
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Arthur Douglas Farquhar, 85, a Sandy Spring civic leader and former insurance company executive, died Sunday at Montgomery General Hospital.Born on a farm, "The Cedars," he lived there most of his life. He was a graduate of Kenyon College and attended Cornell University.Mr. Farquhar joined the Montgomery Mutual Insurance Co. in 1906 and served as its president for 20 years prior to his retirement in 1966. He continued as a director with the firm until his...
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Washington Post, The (DC) - October 15, 1977
Howard Robinson, Was Broker, Union Welfare, Pension Official |
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Howard O. Robinson, 58, director of health, welfare, pensions and investments for the Laborers' International Union of North America, died Wednesday at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda after an apparent heart attack.Born in Washington, he was a graduate of Roosevelt High School.Mr. Robinson started a banking career in 1936 with the Takoma Park Bank. He became a trust investment analyst with American Security and Trust Co. in 1941.From 1942 to 1954 he worked for Folzen... |
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Washington Post, The (DC) - July 28, 1977
U.S. Attack Is Rejected By Israelis |
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Prime Minister Menahem Begin today rejected U.S. criticism of new Israeli settlements in occupied Arab territory and Parliament overwhelmingly defeated a motion to prohibit more settlements.An official of the militant nationalistic organization responsible for the most controversial of the settlements said he expected the government to approve 12 more during this summer.[PARAGRAPH ILLEGIBLE] In Washington, President Carter said that he backed the criticism of Israel's...
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Washington Post, The (DC) - June 10, 1977
In Somalia, 'Bootstrap Spirit' Turns Rags Into Riches |
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MOGADISHU Somalia is a nation busy turning rags into riches. Everywhere one travel, there seems to be a "crash program" under way mobilizing the sleeping energies of the nearly 4 million Somalis for the country's belated and badly needed development.Through these much-touted crash programs and also local "self-help" projects, Somalis have had to go at building everything from macadam streets and boulevards in the capital to a...
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