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Washington Post, The (DC) - April 17, 1977
Leah Rabin, wife of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzha |
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Leah Rabin, wife of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, goes on trial today in Tel Aviv for illegally holding and using a bank account in the United States. ...
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Washington Post, The (DC) - February 25, 1977
The takeover bid for the Bank of California by Br |
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The takeover bid for the Bank of California by Britain's Standard Chartered Bank, Ltd., will be opposed by the U.S. parent, Bancal Tri-State Corp.Chauncey Schmidt, chairman and chief executive of Bancal Tri-State, said the Bank of California must remain "an independent institution with its roots in the United States." Shareholders of the parent concern already had expressed their doubts over the proposed $130 million deal, he said. ... |
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Washington Post, The (DC) - January 20, 1977
U.S. Dollar Up Solidly |
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The U.S. dollar yesterday closed solidly higher against all major European currencies except the British pound, which held firm with Bank of England support.In Tokyo, however, the dollar fell sharply against the Japanese yen in the heaviest trading in eight weeks. The dollar fell 2 yen to close at 289.40 yen to the dollar, the first time in more than three months that it had dropped below 290. Bankers said that trading companies apparently were unloading their dollar holdings in fear that...
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Washington Post, The (DC) - November 11, 1977
BANK FINED |
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Credit Suisse Bank has been ordered to pay the Swiss government $28 million in "negative interest" on deposits made by clients of its scandal-plagued Chiasso branch.The bank branch, located near the Italian border, allegedly routed nearly $300 million in deposits illegally to the Liechtenstein-based holding company Texon Finanzanstalt. ...
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Washington Post, The (DC) - September 6, 1977
Investigations Began With Story on Debt |
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The journalistic and official investigations that have dogged Bert Lance began with an unheralded, understated piece in Time magazine last May 23, reporting that Jimmy Carter's resident fiscal conservative was deeply in personal debt."I couldn't sleep nights if I had to service debts like Bert's," Time quoted a banker friend as saying, and went on to discuss what then seemed Lance's "most... |
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Washington Post, The (DC) - December 2, 1977
Dollar Falls In Europe |
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The U.S. dollar yesterday failed to maintain a one-day rally on European markets, registering sharp losses against most major currencies and a new low against the West German mark.The dollar, however, remained nearly unchanged in Tokyo in fairly quiet trading.Gold benefited from the dollar's renewed weakness, rising $2.25 in Zurich to $162.375 an ounce. In London it was unchanged at $160.125.European dealers said the dollar's slide was a...
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Washington Post, The (DC) - August 28, 1977
British Air Traffic Moves Smoothly Despite Control Aides' Strike |
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Air traffic out of Britain appeared to be moving smoothly yesterday despite predicions of chaos as a result of a strike by air control assistants.The strikers said their weekend walkout succeeded in reducing air traffic by half but holiday travelers flew out of Britain without a hitch.Major airlines said they canceled 30 to 40 per cent of their flights, and an official at London's Heathrow airport said, "We seem to be operating more smoothly now that the...
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Washington Post, The (DC) - August 16, 1977
The U.S. Export-Import Bank may loan Mexico up to |
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The U.S. Export-Import Bank may loan Mexico up to $400 million of the $1.2 billion it needs to build a pipeline to carry natural gas from Mexico to the United States, according to the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico.The bank may agree to finance the project along with similiar banks in Japan and West German, Patrick Lucey told the San Diego Evening Tribune in an interview published this weekend. The loan could mean construction of the pipeline could begin by the end of the year. ... |
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Washington Post, The (DC) - February 13, 1977
Seventeen bombs exploded at banks, electric power |
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Seventeen bombs exploded at banks, electric power stations and automobile showrooms through out Buenos Aires, police said. No injuries were reported. ... |
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Washington Post, The (DC) - August 2, 1977
French police found the Bank of France armored tr |
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French police found the Bank of France armored truck hijacked last week while carrying $3.5 million in coins. It was empty. ... |
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