Lone star Joe
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Riggs National Bank is the only independent bank left standing in Washington D.C. after a decade of bank collapses in the US capital. Already on the brink because of the recession and bad real estate loans, observers feel that Riggs National Bank can survive with Chmn Joe Lewis Allbritton at the helm.
Publication Name: Washingtonian
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0043-0897
Year: 1992
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Katharine Graham turns her private life into a very open book
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Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham wrote a 625-page autobiography entitled 'Personal History.' The book includes Graham's observations in the newspaper industry and her life with husband Phil Graham, who committed suicide because of manic depression.
Publication Name: Washingtonian
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0043-0897
Year: 1997
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Watch your language!
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The use of obscene language has permeated US society. From top male politicians to grade school students, profanities have become common. Even women and children are now being heard uttering foul language.
Publication Name: Washingtonian
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0043-0897
Year: 1996
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