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...creeping expansionism, limited only by his narrow base. There are only 3 million Libyans and it already takes 500,000 foreigners to operate his economy. Nonetheless, in December, he frightened French-speaking African countries (and angered France) by rolling his tanks into neighboring Chad, and subsequently announcing the "merger" of the two countries. He has mounted numerous coup attempts against the regime of Sudanese President Gaafar Nimeiri, whose country protects the lifeblood of Egypt, the Nile. Last week the Sudanese government declared that a group of foreigners arrested in Khartoum had been trained in Libya as part of another plot...
...This move is their attempt to achieve control of women's athletics and to put us out of business," Marilee Baker, director of athletics at Princeton and president-elect of the AIAW, says. "Two years ago, we proposed a merger, but they refused to even discuss...
...were off sharply: General Dynamics, down from $33 to $25; Martin Marietta ($68 to $51); United Technologies ($59 to $44); McDonnell Douglas ($37 to $30); and Raytheon ($49 to $40). Among energy stocks, Cities Service, a strong gainer only a short time earlier as a result of takeover and merger talk, lost $20 per share in three weeks and sank to $46. Marathon, another favorite among oil stocks, skidded from $80 to $62 in four weeks...
...Last week's agreement with its emphasis on preserving the independence of the papers allayed those fears. Said one relieved Register reporter: "I don't think we have to worry any more about a Minneapolis Mafia moving in." Register Editor Michael G. Gartner, who originally opposed the merger, agreed: "I feel it's the right thing to do; it will ensure that we have good, vigorous newspapers that are journalistically strong...
Paradoxically, Gaddafi has little to show for his efforts. His merger attempts were rebuffed. His military backing for Uganda's Idi Amin Dada failed to keep that despot in power. Despite generous support for the Palestinians, he has few real friends in P.L.O. Leader Yasser Arafat's entourage. Gaddafi's only notable success came last December when his forces invaded and virtually annexed Chad...