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Emissary: On behalf of taxpayers, John Pickard, Metro treasurer and commissioner of finance, is the man who swings multi-million-dollar deals in the Eurobond market
Emissary: On behalf of taxpayers, John Pickard, Metro treasurer and commissioner of finance, is the man who swings multi-million-dollar deals in the Eurobond market

Emissary: On behalf of taxpayers, John Pickard, Metro treasurer and commissioner of finance, is the man who swings multi-million-dollar deals in the Eurobond market

Date8/20/1987
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