Word: trusts
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...arrival of the army marked an end to the nighttime shellings that have made the city an afterdark hell. Young boys happily clambered aboard the Syrian tanks. Women pelted them with rice and rose petals, Lebanon's traditional welcoming symbols. Behind the tanks, in another sign of trust that the 19-month civil war was over, came a civilian convoy-cars laden with mattresses, bedding and furniture-of Lebanese who had fled the capital when the fighting began...
Some of the future disclosures do promise to be interesting. Mortgage borrowers, for example, will be told the bank's appraisal of the value of property they offer as collateral. The bank's trust department will divulge the nominees or "street names" under which it trades stock-essential information for anyone trying to check its investment performance. Employees will be given more information about salary ranges...
...chances this time: he spent $1.7 million to win last spring's primary and more than $800,000 in this campaign. Nonetheless, he was able to defuse the wealth issue by suggesting that he was too rich to steal and by putting his assets into a blind trust...
Reflected Richard afterward: "The first task I had to achieve was to try to put it over that they could trust me. I think we've got over that hump. I feel that Ian Smith feels exactly the same. If I can get the trust of the parties, then I can perform my real function, which is bridging." It is a function that Richard regards as essential for the success of the conference. "To be frank," he says, "what we'll be talking about around the table in the plenary sessions is less important than what...
This fall the foundation will take its first nominations from colleges and universities. One scholarship will be granted in each state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and one for a student from Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa or the Pacific Trust Territories. On the basis of their merit and commitment to careers in public service, 53 students who will be college juniors next fall will receive the awards. Each will be good for up to four years and will carry a maximum stipend of $5,000 per year. Though less than the funds backing the international Fulbright...