But as is the usual case there are many interconnections: GE is the majority shareholder, for example, in Budapest Bank.

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Kellner was an officer of a bank in Budapest when, in June 1942--just a few days after he found out that his wife, Clara, was pregnant with George--the Nazis sent him with the Second Hungarian Army to Voronezh, Russia.

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Well, you can't expect a bank loan officer to lend money because some kid in Budapest is playing Michael Jackson tapes.

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