Word: erb
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Peter F. Erb...
...Pakistani. The first Saudi to hold the post, Qoreishi is a graduate of U.S.C., but he had no previous banking experience. Western diplomats who deal with them say the Saudis fear that if they go into long-term investments they will be conned by fast-talking flimflam artists. Richard Erb, an economist who once watched Saudi policy for the U.S. Treasury, adds that the Saudis will not buy gold because they are afraid of being seen as "dumb Arabs" who do not know what else to do with then" wealth...
...American Mennonite Pastor John Delbert Erb and his family opened their apartment door to late-night knocks to find a squad of men with submachine guns confronting them. The intruders tied and blindfolded the Erbs, ransacked their apartment, and then abducted their daughter, Patricia Ann, 19. Although the raiders spray-painted guerrilla slogans on the apartment walls, the Erbs suspected that they were police. A neighbor who came out to see what was happening was ordered away with the explanation that "there is an operation under way." Patricia Ann Erb, who had been barely on the fringe of ERP activities...