Word: banke
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...THIRD BANK OF THE RIVER AND OTHER STORIES, by Joao Guimaraes Rosa. Though rooted in the specifics of Brazil's wild interior, this collection of stories by the late author of The Devil to Pay in the Backlands bears an abundant crop of universal values...
...already a veteran of countless brushes with death or dethronement, Jordan's King Hussein has never faced a challenge quite as taxing as the one he faces now. His country is seething with frustration over losing the fertile land of the Jordan River's West Bank. His people increasingly show their open admiration for the self-styled commando groups of Palestinian Arabs that are striking out against the occupying Israelis. Before Hussein can consider making his peace with Israel, he must leash the commandos. Last week, as the king prepared to fly back to Amman after a month...
More and more, the commandos operate as a state within a state. They occupy the Jordan River's East Bank and defy government requests that camouflage-uniformed fedayeen stay off the streets of Amman. When a Bedouin army unit tried to disarm a group of commandos at a checkpoint outside the capital last week, Fedayeen Leader Yasser Arafat rolled up two jeeploads of commandos and threatened to shoot his way through. The army backed down...
...Investing in the Unity Bank and Trust of Roxbury, a move some members of the 16-man slate have already suggested...
Charles de Gaulle does not agree. Intent on stimulating the French economy, he overrode bitter opposition, notably from the press, and recently ordered the admission of brand-name advertising to the state-controlled television for the first time. French TV has carried some preachy institutional advertising-"Eat Peas," "Open Bank Accounts" and the like-but not brand ads. When their debut came two weeks ago, most of France's 30 million TV viewers were tuned...