Word: fernands
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Neill that he demanded a letter of apology from the President. Without one, said O'Neill, the Democratic leader would not name any members of the Senate-House conference committee that must iron out the differences between the Senate and House bills. In addition, Democrat Fernand J. St Germain of Rhode Island, chairman of the House Banking Committee, said that he would bottle up the IMF bill unless the Administration persuades the Republican-controlled Senate to act on an unrelated bill on low-cost housing...
...proposal. The coalition strongly opposed it, and by week's end had shown so much clout that the House of Representatives was forced first to delay a vote on the increase and then to tie strings to it by adopting an amendment put forward by Banking Committee Chairman Fernand St Germain. The hastily drafted measure would tighten control over the release of funds to the IMF and discourage banks from making excessive overseas loans. The provisions should improve prospects for the increase when the House takes final action, perhaps as early as this week...
...collection, which includes paintings by abstract artists John Miro and Fernand Leger, is now on partial exhibit at the Fogg. Three especially noted works now hand in the Fogg courtyard in Sert's memory...
...dark-skinned sisters? Where, then, is his free time? How can his soul soar? Still, even with these burdens, the $40-a-week rug salesman (with a shoeshine parlor on the side) manages to realize a few grandiose immigrant dreams. With his employer, the mysterious, immensely rich Mr. Fernand Sarrafian, senior partner of the Sarrafian Brothers carpet empire, Stavros investigates new worlds, from race tracks to brownstone bacchanals...
...beats his grand amour Althea a few times; nonetheless, she keeps her eyes lifted in the same direction as Stavros: wealthward. In a hilarious set piece, she accepts the highest-bidding suitor and heads for the altar with Fernand's son. But at the last moment, Althea refuses to sign a marriage contract that provides $200,000 for her odious mother and nothing for herself. While her fiance rushes off to get drunk, the bride-to-be makes love to Stavros in her wedding gown and precipitates an unforgettable four-wall fray for all. Yet all's wealthy...