Word: transfers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Franco is dying. Two weeks ago his condition had become serious enough to force him to formally transfer power to his designated successor, the nondescript Prince Juan Carlos de Borbon. As Franco's death seemed imminent, Spain was alive with rumors of the political and social transformations that would usher in the post-Franco era. Within a week, displaying the remarkable fortitude that has marked his entire career, Franco, according to government reports, had totally recovered, and had temporarily retired to his summer estate to rest. But authority remains with the prince, and it is clear that Franco's days...
...ailing dictator had been hospitalized with phlebitis, an inflammation of the veins, which was not considered serious. But last week, after his condition worsened, Franco voluntarily made the decision to relinquish power. Officials emphasized that the transfer was only temporary...
Said Minister of Information and Tourism Pio Cabanillas: "There has been a perfect transfer of constitutional power without any signs of anxiety by the Spanish people." Not quite. Many Spaniards are worried that after Franco dies Spain's various long-thwarted factions will begin contesting for power. If that happens, political observers doubt whether the good-natured Juan Carlos would be able to maintain stability...
...report also charges that Rebozo used various trust accounts (again in the name of Thomas Wakefield or his law firm) for the deposit and transfer of at least $20,000 in $100 bills, and that these funds were subsequently used to pay for part of the $45,621.15 in improvements to the Nixons' Key Biscayne properties. These improvements included a new swimming pool and accessories, a fireplace, a putting green and a billiard table...
...persuade Republican Governor Francis Sargent to halt all new expressway construction in the Boston area until a plan balancing environmental and social consequences, mass transit, and automobile use could be fully worked out. A Cornell graduate and former M.I.T. political scientist, Altshuler lobbied for three years for the transfer of interstate highway funds to urban areas for mass transit; last May the Bay State was granted the first such transfer -$670 million