Word: khalil
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Arab nations seldom brawl more passionately than when they get together to promote Arab unity. As fraternal delegates streamed into a special session of the Arab League in the Lebanese resort town of Shtura last week, security police relieved them of several dozen pistols. Syria's Ambassador Khalil Kallas key noted the eleven-day session by announcing sweetly: "We have come here to cut off Nasser's head and end his reptile tactics." The Egyptians spat back that the Syrians were "barking dogs." The Iraqis for once had nothing to say; they boycotted the conference when they heard...
Show-Place Farm. The idea of a poultry farm in Lebanon first came to Stevenson five years ago when he was an Esso Standard assistant regional manager. To learn Arabic he hired Khalil Ghattas, an agriculture student at the American University of Beirut, who spent the lesson time talking about farming. Stevenson was so impressed with the boy's knowledge that they became partners. Stevenson risked $600 to set up a small chicken business on the Bekaa Valley farm of Khalil's father. Ghattas turned the farm into such a show place that U.S. Point Four officials sent...