Word: arabia
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...reluctantly last December to recognize Sallal's regime, having first won Nasser's promise to withdraw his troops. Egypt's President has not only failed to honor his pledge but has actually raised the expeditionary force to 23,000 troops on the pretext that Britain, Saudi Arabia and Jordan have all sent in forces to help the Imam. Britain, which has not recognized Sallal, fears that Egyptian penetration of the Arabian Peninsula will isolate its oil fields and deal a crippling blow to its economy...
Fearful lest the hot little war engulf the entire Middle East, the U.N. last week sent Ralph Bunche, a veteran Middle East troubleshooter who is trusted by both sides, to discuss a solution with representatives of Sallal and the Imam; from Yemen he will go to Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan...
...Best Actor: Burt Lancaster for Bird Man of Alcatraz, Jack Lemmon for Days of Wine and Roses, Marcello Mastroianni for Divorce-Italian Style, Peter O'Toole for Lawrence of Arabia, and Gregory Peck for To Kill a Mockingbird. Peck has been nominated five times, but he has never won an Oscar. Mastroianni is the first foreign actor ever nominated for best actor for a performance in a foreign-language film...
...Best Motion Picture: Lawrence of Arabia, The Longest Day, The Music Man, Mutiny on the Bounty, and To Kill a Mockingbird...
...Best Director: Frank Perry for David and Lisa, Pietro Germi for Divorce -Italian Style, David Lean for Lawrence of Arabia (he won an Oscar for directing The Bridge on the River Kwai), Arthur Penn for The Miracle Worker, and Robert Mulligan for To Kill a Mockingbird...