OBITUARIES : Antoine Pinay

The Independent - London;  December 14, 1994 ;   D.S. BELL;   787 words ...Antoine Pinay, industrialist, politician: born Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise...December 1891; Mayor of Saint-Chamond 1929-77; Prime Minister...the conservative Antoine Pinay. Pinay was presented...elected mayor of Saint-Chamond, in central France...

French Foreign Minister Antoine PINAY (left) with Premier Edgard FAURE....

Magnum Photos;  January 1, 1955 ;   Erich Lessing;   243 words ......Lessing Magnum Photos 01-01-1955 French Foreign Minister Antoine PINAY (left) with Premier Edgard FAURE. Standing Mrs Lucie FAURE...geneva. the geneva summit. july 1955. french foreign minister antoine pinay (left) with premier edgard faure. standing mrs lucie faure...

French Politician Antoine Pinay Dies

The Washington Post;  December 14, 1994 ;     390 words ...Antoine Pinay, 102, a former French premier who played...War II, died Dec. 13 at his home in Saint-Chamond in central France. He had been in ill...wife's family tannery and was mayor of Saint-Chamond from 1929 to 1977. He outlived his...

IN OUR PAGES: 100, 75 AND 50 YEARS AGO1955: France Shifts Policy

International Herald Tribune;  April 4, 2005 ;     154 words ......solidarity on the one hand and put out a feeler to the Soviets for East-West talks on the other. French Foreign Minister Antoine Pinay told a radio audience Saturday night that for the Western alliance ''the major problem now is that of negotiating with the...

GIAT employees protest restructuring at French arms maker

AP Worldstream;  September 29, 2003 ;     154 words ......300 people protested at Loire Valley plants in the towns of Saint-Chamond and Roanne. The state-owned company has plans to cut more...2,500. Two plants in central France, including the one in Saint-Chamond, were to be closed. After a board meeting last week, management...

* Atochem Sells PE Converter.(Elf Atochem sell Prosyn-Polyane to Societe...

Chemical Week;  August 11, 1999 ;     57 words ...Elf Atochem has sold its last remaining polyethylene (PE) converting business, Prosyn-Polyane (Saint-Chamond, France), to Societe de Production de Films Plastiques, a 55-45 joint venture of Verdoso (Luxembourg) and French businessman Jacques...

CYCLE: Armstrong wins third stage to take race lead

AAP Sports News (Australia);  June 8, 2000 ;     116 words ...AAP Sports News (Australia) 06-08-2000 CYCLE: Armstrong wins third stage to take race lead SAINT-CHAMOND, France, June 7 AFP - Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong of the United States took the lead in the Dauphine Libere cycling...

Pinay, Antoine

A Dictionary of Political Biography;    DENNIS KAVANAGH;   519 words ...Pinay, Antoine (b. Saint-Symphorien-sur-Oise, 30 Dec. 1891; d. 15 Dec. 1994) French; mayor of Saint-Chamond (Loire) 1929–79, Prime Minister Mar.-Dec. 1952 The son of a hat-maker, Pinay was educated at a Catholic church school, and...

Mosque attacked with firebombs in eastern France

AP Worldstream;  November 15, 2005 ;     91 words ......causing minor damage, a police spokesman said Tuesday. The attack happened late Monday or early Tuesday in the eastern town of Saint-Chamond, a spokesman for the national police said. It is the 19th night of nationwide unrest _ mostly among young and poor immigrants...

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The Topeka Capital-Journal;  July 6, 2002 ;   Rick Peterson Capital-Journal;   296 words ......off to a good start, posting the day's top practice performance Friday at Kansas Speedway. Redon, a 28-year-old native of Saint-Chamond, France, clocked a time of 25.0019 seconds in the second practice session, at a speed of 218.863 miles per hour. Currently...

[ It's still a long way from Victory Lane, but Indy Racing League rookie...

The Topeka Capital-Journal;  July 6, 2002 ;   Rick Peterson Capital-Journal;   296 words ......off to a good start, posting the day's top practice performance Friday at Kansas Speedway. Redon, a 28-year-old native of Saint-Chamond, France, clocked a time of 25.0019 seconds in the second practice session, at a speed of 218.863 miles per hour. Currently...

Autopsy: Murdered Algerian parliamentarian stabbed to death

Al Bawaba;  February 2, 2003 ;     182 words ......was as a representative of members of the country's large expatriate community in France, had a home in the French town of Saint-Chamond as well as an apartment in Paris.His disappearance was reported to police early January after he failed to meet an appointment...

French court temporarily blocks GIAT-Industries restructuring plan

AP Worldstream;  October 21, 2003 ;     167 words ......factory in the southern French city of Toulouse, while another 300 people protested at Loire Valley plants in the towns of Saint-Chamond and Roanne. Giat posted a net loss of euro118 million (US$136.8 million) in 2002 on revenue of euro777 million (US$901 million...

Court Blocks GIAT Restructuring Plan

AP Online;  October 21, 2003 ;     140 words ......factory in the southern French city of Toulouse, while another 300 people protested at Loire Valley plants in the towns of Saint-Chamond and Roanne. Giat posted a net loss of euro118 million in 2002 on revenue of euro777 million. Copyright 2003, AP News All...

Workers protest job cuts at arms manufacturer

AP Worldstream;  April 16, 2003 ;     159 words ......elimination plan, first announced April 7. In the town of Saint-Chamond in France's Loire region, most stores closed for 30 minutes on Wednesday morning in support of 700 local GIAT employees. Saint-Chamond City Hall also shut for 30 minutes. GIAT posted a net loss...