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Last week Mø11er was once again doing something for Denmark. Concerned lest the nation's natural resources fall into foreign hands, Mø11er has persuaded the Danish government to give him the oil and natural gas rights for the entire country, except Greenland and the Faroe Islands. In return, Mø11er will set up a $6,000,000 exploration company, and has promised the government royalties ranging up to 12% of the value of any oil he finds...
...Nordness went about his work, other dealers began to speculate about just what he was up to. Since Johnson wanted to conceal his name lest prices soar, Nordness had put it out that he was buying...
Association. A Kennedy-appointed fact-finding commission last October suggested in effect that the jobs of third pilot and flight engineer be combined. The President requested that the issue be submitted to binding arbitration, and the airlines agreed. But the flight engineers, fearful lest they be swallowed up by the bigger (14,000 member) and better organized Pilots Association, refused...
...Lest Kennedy forget-stockholders can vote when election time rolls around...
Night & Day. Kassem's military tactics against the Kurds have been almost totally ineffective. Because one-third of his soldiers are of Kurdish origin, Kassem is afraid to send some units against the rebels, never gives his forces more than two days' supplies and ammunition, lest they turn on him. As in most guerrilla wars, the army controls the roads, particularly during the day, while the Kurds control the countryside, especially at night. The army rumbles up and down with its Soviet armor, smashing rebel roadblocks, while the Kurds move swiftly cross-country in small bands, armed mostly...