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...what Egyptians had been trying to do for over 70 years: get Britain's troops off their country's soil. London had at last agreed to evacuate its mighty Suez Canal base. "Now I am worthy of my uniform," exulted Nasser's close friend, General Abdel Hakim Amer, commander of Egypt's army...
Married. Nightclub Singer Susan Marie Zanuck, 20, daughter of 20th Century-Fox Production Boss Darryl F. Zanuck; and Egyptian-born Fox Producer Andre (Powder River, O. Henry's Full House} Hakim, 34; both for the first time; in Las Vegas...
Strapping Hasan Hakim, 65, wears the tarboosh of an Arab bourgeois but no man's collar. Between the two world wars he plied his profession as a financial expert all through the Middle East-in Jordan, Palestine, Syria-and won little popularity or following because of the backroom nature of his job and because of his blunt frankness. But he is regarded as an honest man, a mark of true distinction in Middle East politics...
Last week, installed as Syria's new Premier, primarily to clear up the country's financial mess, Hakim again took an unpopular stand. He declared that Syria (which is roughly equal in size and population to Missouri) should align itself with the West, a point of view which sometimes results in having one's head blown off. Surprisingly, Syria's strong man, Lieut. Colonel Adib Shishakli, who had approved Hakim's premiership, made no objection; neither was there popular outcry. Hakim's reasoning, in interviews with newspapermen, was hardheaded...
...seventh day Hakim and Tsouri were sentenced to die by hanging. Egyptian courts can sentence, but cannot directly order death. So the judges announced that the documents in the case would be sent to the Grand Mufti of Egypt, who has power to order death "in the Name of God." Four days later he issued the order...