The Strife at Washington Bancorp From: The Washington Post | Date: October 17, 1988| Author: RUDOLPH A. PYATT JR. | Copyright 1988 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Last week's attempted coup at Washington Bancorp may have established new marks for hypocrisy and sheer chutzpah.

Power struggles have shaken the boardrooms of Washington banks before, but it's doubtful that any compare with the surprise attack on Washington Bancorp Chairman Luther H. Hodges Jr. by Saudi Arabian investors, who own more than 27 percent of the company's stock, and Robert B. Washington, a director of the company and partner in a Washington law firm.

In recent y...

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