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Barings `knew of rogue deals'
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There was growing evidence last night that London officials of
the collapsed City bank, Barings, knew one month ago about the
ruinous dealings of Nick Leeson, its rogue futures manager in
Singapore, but failed to act.
Investigators believe "emergency" or "fast" funding worth as
much as $70m ( pounds 44m) was arranged by the bank's London
treasury department to allow Mr Leeson, 28, to meet desperate
margin calls on his positions.
Mr Leeson, whose transactions broke the bank, wrote to its
London treasury department one month ago to confirm the
arrangements. Peter Baring, the bank's chairman, has ...
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Broadway Producer George Abbott Remembered
Transcript from: NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday
; ...written and directed by Mr. George Abbott, who died peacefully this past...I wanted to be Gwen Burton. George Abbott's discoveries were my heroes...Leonard Bernstein. [music] George Abbott liked to play Pygmalion. One...
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George Abbott, master of Broadway, dies at 107. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
; ...drama that was the life of George Abbott closed at 10:25 p.m. Tuesday...become famously long-lived, George Francis Abbott was for decades simply famous...wrote the great critic George Jean Nathan. Abbott insisted on absolute truth...
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STAGE LOSES MASTER GEORGE ABBOTT.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
; ...Los Angeles Times George Francis Abbott, the Grand Old Man...Lorenz Hart and George Balanchine had first...productions ran the Abbott brand of no-nonsense...studying playwriting with George Pierce Baker. In 1913 Abbott made his foray onto...
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Mister Broadway. (director writer George Abbott) (Obituary)
Magazine article from: Newsweek
; Theater: Director/writer George Abbott, 1887-1995 THE LONGEST-RUNNING PERFORMANCE in Broadway history closed last week when George Abbott died at the age of 107. The statistics say that Mr...
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George Abbott: A Career Of Superlatives Ended
Newspaper article from: New York Beacon, The
; ...Kenneth Snograss New York Beacon, The 02-17-1995 George Abbott: A Career Of Superlatives Ended. At one of the Final...buzzed in recognition, rose and started applauding as George Abbott, then 106, settled in to watch the revival of a show...
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Famed Broadway Director George Abbott Dies at 107
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; George Abbott, 107, the legendary Broadway director and producer...President Ronald Reagan, a former actor, said when Abbott was honored by the Kennedy Center in 1982. George Francis Abbott was born in Forestville, N.Y., and spent some...
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George Abbott, 106, Goes to Bat Again For `Damn Yankees'
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; NEW YORK George Abbott won a Pultizer Prize when he was 72...year-old without a pro contract. Abbott's hall of fame numbers include...and "Life With Father." But now, George Abbott says, he's getting old. "I'm...
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George Abbott : OBITUARIES
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London
; ...said the actor Hume Cronyn of George Abbott, one of the legendary figures...Forestville, New York, in 1887, Abbott studied with Professor George Pierce Baker in the 47 Workshop...Philip Barry and Elia Kazan. Abbott credited Baker with teaching...
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George Abbott, 106, returns to Broadway with 'Damn Yankees' revival. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
; ...author and director, Broadway legend George Abbott. Elegant and astute at 106 (he turns 107 on June 25), Abbott _ at the producers' urging _ traveled...musical. (It was reported that Abbott had ``collaborated'' with director...
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George Abbott: 1887-1995. (centenerian) (Obituary)
Magazine article from: American Theatre
; Given that George Abbott was 104 years old when I was given the opportunity to photograph...He had been summering there for at least 30 years. Mr. Abbott, always formidably "Mister" Abbott, was napping when I arrived, but was immediately alert...
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