Word: rans
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Loans Few bankers thought Lance was wrong to seek personal loans from correspondent banks, which provided services for the banks he ran in exchange for interest-free accounts. Said one Florida banker: "He's going to go to a bank where he does business. It's as simple as that." In fact, an ABA 1976 survey found that about 93% of the bankers replying routinely offered personal loans to corresponding banking partners like Lance...
...third turnout, a record 48% of the city's 1.9 million eligible Democratic voters went to the polls, and in the process made a hash of the pre-election surveys. Both Congressman Herman Badillo, who was born in Puerto Rico, and Manhattan Borough President Percy Sutton, a black, ran better than expected, carrying districts that would otherwise have been Abzug...
Both are the sons of immigrants. Koch's parents were Polish Jews who worked in garment-center sweatshops as youngsters. Cuomo's parents, illiterate in their own language, ran a grocery after emigrating from Italy. Both young men became lawyers before entering politics...
...prison. Surprisingly, one who comes to Haldeman's defense is Herb Klein, communications director for 5½ years in the Nixon White House, who eventually quit as the Watergate investigations were growing. Says he: "The overcentered power of Haldeman is inaccurate. He's a tough guy who ran a tight ship, but he wasn't a Nazi dictator." The fictional Klein character, Bob Bailey (Barry Nelson), is mislabeled as the White House press secretary and quickly fired by Vaughn/Haldeman. Says the real Klein: "If anyone was going to fire me, it would have been the press...
Despite the preposterous playing conditions, the winner still managed to rack up some impressive stats. Chris Doherty ran for 71 yards from his fullback position, Larry Hobdy caught five Davenport tosses for 61, and the defense, termed "as good was any you'll see in the league" by Columbia coach Bill Campbell, made all the necessary stops...