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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Ethiopia to combat the Moslem independence group in Eritrea. At the same time the rebel Eritreans received support from Egypt, Syria and Iraq. The backward empire of Iran. however, susceptible to Soviet influence and a possible overthrow by insurgent Marxists, established diplomatic relations in Addis Ababa. The Shah kept the oil running to Israel while encouraging the Kurds in Iraq--actions aimed at disrupting the unity of Arabs, especially in their opposition to Israel. The Saudis, insistent on spreading the Islamic faith, took another course--they financed Somalia and the Eritreans in their opposition to Christian Ethiopia...
...respectable showing in the long and triple jump pits from Hayan Kasali (second in both events) and Chris Edozien (third in the triple jump), and a Harvard sweep in the hammer throw with Tom Lenz taking the event at 192 ft. 9 in., kept Harvard on track...
...home the Carter Administration's economists fear that unemployment in the next month or two may rise a bit from the 40-month low of 6.1% recorded in February. That figure had declined largely because unusually few people were looking for jobs, possibly because cold and buzzards kept many at home. Spring sunshine might well prompt more people to seek jobs...
...will leave the statehouse this year to run for Senator so far has refused. When Wisconsin's Democratic acting Governor Martin Schreiber campaigns for election in his own right this year, he may be damaged by charges that the state's huge surplus came about because he kept taxes too high. Schreiber is now proposing tax cuts, but he and the legislature are squabbling over the size and type. Schreiber proposed a rebate that would have given $20 to the typical Wisconsin resident; legislative leaders are agitating instead for an 8% reduction in the rate of future income...
...Australian lead." Benjamin, the charming rake, went down on the Titanic, changing into evening clothes for the event. William, another wastrel, named the principal rooms in his house after the metals on which his fortune was based; the Salon d'Or was reserved for love. Solomon, who kept a suite at Manhattan's Plaza Hotel, gave the doorman $1,000 tips so that he could keep his Fierce-Arrow parked permanently near the door, and once gave the captain of an ocean liner $10,000 to turn around in the English Channel and go back for his daughter...