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...crossroads of commerce. Tokyo actually led on the first ballot, but others were active too. Thailand pressed for Bangkok, which is becoming Southeast Asia's regional U.N. center. Manila boasted that its schools turn out plentiful trained personnel for banks. Bids were made by Teheran, Kuala Lumpur and Colombo. Finally, the Philippine delegation suavely stymied lobbying for rival cities with a reception for conference-goers and a lengthy dinner cruise around Manila Bay, ostensibly to celebrate their bank governor's birthday. That seemed to clinch things. On the final ballot next day, the Asian nations gave Manila nine...
...most active U.S. bank overseas, Citibank this week will open its 127th foreign outpost in Colombia's port city of Cartagena. This year it has sprouted eight other foreign branches from West Berlin to Kuala Lumpur. At home, it has blanketed New York City and suburbs with 151 branches, fully exploiting its status as the city's only nationally chartered bank, thus being exempt from New York State's strict limits on branching. Hoping to catch up with Citibank, stockholders of Chase Manhattan last week voted to switch to a national charter...
...Crush Lee!", and was emerging as a rival of the Tunku himself. Albar demanded that Lee Kuan Yew be thrown in jail and the government take over Singapore. As word of continuing agitation reached him in Europe, the Tunku decided it was time to act. Flying home to Kuala Lumpur, he huddled with Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Razak, who reported that two conferences with Lee had proved no agreement was possible. Summoning his Cabinet, the Tunku demanded a vote of confidence. It was granted. Next, he brought Lee Kuan Yew in from a golfing holiday in the Cameron highlands, bluntly...
...your tale of Washington's plethora of cold-shoulder dresses [June 18]: it breaks my heart to think of all the $160 Malcolm Starr gowns that will no longer be worn this side of Kuala Lumpur. I look heavenly in green and would be happy to wear one in Minneapolis...
...woman reporter claimed that several guests repaired to the powder room to weep on one another's bared shoulder. Happiest among women were those who had bought the selfsame dress and decided to wear something else that evening. Then even they started worrying. This side of Kuala Lumpur, where on earth would anyone risk wearing it? As for Mme. Alphand, she allowed bravely that the multiplicity of look-alikes gave "a kick to the ball-in a nice way of course." But then she was wearing a Cardin polka-dot organza-on both shoulders...