Word: branche
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Anglicans had stood for since Henry VIII; the word also paid tribute to the influence of Luther, Calvin and other Continental reformers on Anglican doctrine and liturgy. "Episcopal," on the other hand, was a reminder that Anglicanism preserved the ancient tradition of rule by bishops, and was still a branch of the "one, holy, Catholic and apostolic church." But ever since the middle of the 19th century, Anglo-Catholics have been trying to drop Protestant from the church's title, on the grounds that it had come to mean anti-Catholic rather than antipapal. Because of its historic significance...
...rich quick but seldom vice versa. Though they primarily serve the Moslem world, most are Christians. The giant among them, Yusuf Bedas, 51, began as a moneychanger operating out of two small rooms in 1948; now his Intra Bank has assets of more than $1 billion and branches from New York to Nigeria. He is building another branch on Paris' Champs Elysées, last week bought a four-story Rome palazzo that will become Italy's first Lebanese bank, and early next year will move into a 22-story headquarters now going up in Beirut. Another former...
...chairman of the Commission on the Organization of the Executive Branch, Hoover regained stature in the last 22 years of his life. His work as relief organizer for Europe during World War I was also praised...
Burial will be Sunday in Hoover's home town of West Branch, after the body lies in state for two days in the Capitol rotunda...
...foreign branches work primarily to promote and finance U.S. trade with their home countries. They issue letters of credit, handle trading in foreign securities, assist tycoons and tourists from abroad, arrange dollar loans for foreign companies and foreign-currency loans for U.S. firms with subsidiaries abroad. Some states, notably New York and California, also permit them to do a "retail" business with small local customers. The foreign banks often make adventuresome loans that U.S. banks turn down and fatten their reserves by accepting U.S. deposits, mostly from immigrants with sentimental ties to the old country. They also have some novel...