Word: branche
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Authorities abroad closed Intra's branches in Paris, London and Frankfurt. New York's state banking superintendent seized control of the Manhattan branch to protect its depositors. When the three largest U.S. banks (Bank of America, Chase Manhattan and First National City) defied the superintendent's demand to turn over $2,529,000 of Intra deposits-on the ground that the defunct bank owed them more than that elsewhere-he sued for the money. Some bankers fear that this wrangle could lead to retaliation against U.S. banks abroad...
Married. Baron James de Rothschild, 70, oldest member of the banking dynasty's French branch, one of France's leading sportsmen; and Yvette Choquet, 27, a Théátre de Paris usherette who five years ago showed him to his seat so graciously he invited her to dinner at Lapérouse; he for the second time (his wife of 41 years died two years ago), she for the first; in Paris...
...those Reds! Destroy them root and branch...
...first branch of Fish, which takes its name from one of Christianity's oldest symbols for Jesus, was formed in 1961 at the Anglican Church of St. Andrew's in Oxford, England. Two years ago, the first U.S. Fish group was organized by the Rev. Robert L. Howell, 38, rector of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in West Springfield, Mass. Since then, Fish societies have sprung up in dozens of other U.S. communities. Through handbills delivered from door to door and modest ads in local newspapers, Fish urges anyone in need to call a local telephone...
Free Rides. Although Fish was founded in West Springfield under Episcopal auspices, its volunteers include Congregationalists, Methodists, Lutherans, Roman Catholics and even one Jew. In Canton, Ohio, a Roman Catholic priest is chairman of the local branch, and in Louisville, Ky., Fish is jointly sponsored by an Episcopal and a Presbyterian church. Purely secular organizations have been happy to contribute too: in Louisville, a local taxi company offers free transportation to Fish's emergency cases...