Word: branche
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Insults & Bribes. By far the most dramatic was the bizarre account of a bungled American CIA exploit in Singapore. Late in 1960, according to Lee, a U.S. agent had flown into Singapore and tried to bribe his way into the city's Special Branch intelligence net. He was taped and filmed in the act, tossed quietly into jail. Lee then offered to free the agent in return for $33 million in U.S. economic aid for his nation. The U.S. refused, said Lee with superb aplomb, and instead "insulted" him with a counteroffer of $3,300,000 for Lee personally...
...adopting this uppercut-with-olive-branch stance at his press conference, Lyndon Johnson once again sought to underscore his hope of ending the Viet Nam war with a one-two punch-military success leading to a settlement from a position of strength...
...market for basic Latin American commodities. President Johnson proposed action on several CIAP recommendations. The U.S., he said, "stands willing to help" in the economic integration of Latin America. (This week in Buenos Aires, the Inter-American Development Bank will launch an economic integration study unit−its first branch office in Latin America.) As for sagging commodity prices, Johnson promised to strengthen the international coffee agreement and seek ways to stabilize the cocoa market. That very afternoon, he added, he would ask Congress to eliminate the 1?-per-lb. sugar-import fee−which would guarantee Latinos another...
...Government's suit against the 1961 consolidation of Manhattan's Manufacturers Trust Co. and the Hanover Bank into the Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co.−a merger declared illegal in Federal court earlier this year (TIME, March 19). Although Katzenbach revealed no details, the $7 billion, 135-branch Manufacturers Hanover Trust has reportedly agreed to shed as many as 40 branches by selling them to smaller competitors or forming them into a new, completely independent New York bank...
...many long strides" toward Franklin Roosevelt's dream of "a decent and dignified home" for every family. Johnson capped the week with a bipartisan signin' and speakin', this time approving a bill to create a national historical site in memory of Herbert Hoover at West Branch, Iowa, where Hoover was born and now lies buried. Johnson invited every big G.O.P. name he could think of, but the notice was short and most sent regrets. Unfazed, Johnson paid eloquent tribute to Hoover as a "big man," a "good man," and "above all a devoted and honest and compassionate...