Word: mecca
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...rock from which the Prophet Mohamed rode to heaven on a white steed. King Abdullah of Jordan, who traces his descent from the Prophet himself, was making his weekly visit to the shrine to honor the Prophet and the memory of his own father, Hussein, onetime Sherif of Mecca (Custodian of the Holy Places) and King of the Hejaz, whose bones lie buried there. Abdullah, right hand relaxed on the hilt of his ceremonial dagger, * walked easily, far ahead of his bodyguard. Talking animatedly with his companions, including his grandson, 15-year-old Emir Hussein, the King went...
...last week Dubliners were surprised to see the famous slogan-"Guinness Is Good for You"*-plastered on Dublin's buses. The ads, said Guinness & Co., were not for Irish eyes, but for the benefit of tourists. "After all," explained Managing Director Sir Hugh Beaver, "if you went to Mecca, you'd expect to see some quotations from the Koran." But the ads baffled Dubliners. Said one: "Next, somebody will be telling us we should eat spuds...
Namdjou, who bowed his head and prayed towards Mecca before each effort in the weight-lifting events, lost to India's 22-year-old Parimal Roy in the "Mr. Asia of 1951" contest, which was judged on the basis of physical development, looks and personality. Namdjou protested that he had been a finalist in his height class in the "Mr. Universe" competition at the 1948 London Olympics. Stormed Namdjou: "It is not fair competition when a Mr. Universe finalist cannot be Mr. Asia. It is politics...
...Nose Toward Mecca. These are only a few of the stories of U.S. subs. Battle Submerged and Sink 'Em All are crammed with more, blending the heroic and the ironic. They tell of how Pharmacist's Mate Wheeler B. Lipes of the Seadragon performed the first submerged appendectomy, a success "with the help of God and a long-handled spoon"; of how the Barb's commandos landed in Japan and blew up a train; of how the Sargo heartbreakingly fired 13 torpedoes at fat targets, only to have all 13 prove duds (flaws in the exploder mechanism...
...most accessible areas which usually has a good snow cover is New Hampshire's Slope region, mecca of the Sunday ski train riders. This 20 mile long area on the east side of the White Mountains provides a variety of trails ranging from the wide, sweeping runs on North Conway's Cranmore Mountain to the rugged trails on Mount Washington...