Word: crownings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...timeless ritual of power and brotherhood. Dressed in the long, flowing arbayas of Bedouin chieftains, Saudi King Khalid, Crown Prince Fahd and Prince Abdullah sat in a sumptuous lounge at Riyadh International Airport last week and awaited their royal guests. One by one, special jetliners landed, carrying the rulers of the five Persian Gulf nations that, along with Saudi Arabia, constitute the Gulf Cooperation Council (G.C.C.).* Fahd and Abdullah emerged onto the shimmering tarmac to greet each arriving sheik and sultan, then escorted him in to meet the King. While white-robed Saudi national guardsmen, armed with machine guns...
First suggested by Crown Prince Fahd last August, the proposal reiterates Arab demands for a Palestinian state but implies Arab recognition of Israel's right to exist (see box). The Gulf States' endorsement could be the first step toward transforming the Fahd proposal into a pan-Arab peace plan, provided the Saudis can win approval for it at the 23-nation Arab League summit in Fez, Morocco, on Nov. 25. If the league, which includes the Palestine Liberation Organization, endorses the Fahd plan, the step would be the most important in Arab summitry since the Rabat meeting...
...booters represent a unique combination of talent, experience and intensity that has earned them a 15-1 season ledger and the third spot in this week's national rankings. Among the victories, the 4-3 overtime thrashing of Brown for the Ivy League crown and the 2-1 overtime silencing of UConn for the Eastern championship have set the Crimson apart from the other Eastern competitors...
...Saturday, the two teams meet again. Harvard has a 4-1-1 Ivy mark and an outside chance at the title (if it wins and Dartmouth loses to Penn) while Yale is 5-1, assured of at least a share of the crown with a victory. Regardless of the respective records, the old adage holds true--the season begins and ends with The Game...
...Crimson bench, bolstered by J.V. striker Louy Meachem, turned in a strong game against Yale and should fill in adequately if needed. If Judge should reinjure her finger, reserve goalie Barb Mahon, who led the booters to the Ivy crown three years ago, constitutes a starter-caliber replacement...