Word: fingold
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...removal was carried out in 1954 after the former Attorney General, the late George Fingold, found no violation of trust in the matter. It involved recataloguing and storing the material in the building constructed to house the botanical collections belonging to the University. When the transfer took place, the Arboretum was left with books and specimens necessary, in the Corporation's view, to the effective operation of the Arboretum as a research facility. Materials now located in Cambridge are clearly marked "Arnold Arboretum," and are maintained from funds provided for that purpose...
Something of a surprise winner, Trodden was the third candidate to obtain a quota. Trodden is a former assistant attorney general under the late George Fingold, and the last candidate to be eliminated in the 1957 election...
Massachusetts law, which forbids suing a trustee except through the attorney general, had made it impossible for the Friends to bring suit against the Corporation until now because George Fingold, attorney general until 1958, had refused to press the case. However, Edward J. McCormack, Fingold's successor, agreed last year to bring the case to court in his name...
McCormack's decision to allow a suit in his name reversed the stand of his predecessor, George Fingold. Under Massachusetts law, a trustee may be sued for mismanagement only through the Attorney General unless he goes to court voluntarily. The Association for the Arboretum has charged in its publications that the Corporation "persuaded" Fingold...
...gubernatorial contest pits incumbent Foster Furcolo against Charles Gibbons, who became the party's rush nominee when Attorney-General Fingold suffered a fatal heart attack ten days before the primary. Gibbons, backed by thousands of dollars from the Associated Industries of Massachusetts, is harping on the heavy state expenses in the last two years, and on the excessive state debt. The Republicans, however, are neglecting one point: most of the debt was incurred in the last two GOP administrations...