The brothers split the company in 1960 when they could not agree whether to sell cigarettes.

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In 1961, apparently over a disagreement about selling cigarettes in the stores, the brothers split the business in two.

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The brothers split ownership of Aldi in 1961.

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Lehman Brothers was split among New Jersey and the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York.

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Former jute trader, split from brothers and moved into banking, later infrastructure.

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Bachmann, who has three brothers, says that the split devastated her and left the family impoverished.

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Wales needs another 700 families willing to become foster carers in order to bridge the gap which has meant that brothers and sisters are being split up and divided among different families.

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