Word: passport
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Anyone carrying an Israeli passport has long been a pariah in Egypt-but not this week; in fact, there was a definite advantage in being an Israeli. "Everyone has been so friendly," remarked one Israeli journalist. "And I still can't believe we're actually here and right in front of the pyramids too." Said Ehud Yarri, an Israeli TV commentator: "We had our doubts before we landed in Cairo, but when they saw the Israeli passports, they just applauded." Later, during a tour of the capital, a group of Israelis were spotted by Cairenes...
...David Holden, 53, the London Sunday Times's distinguished chief foreign correspondent, interrupted a leave of absence to be on the scene. With the Egyptian-Israeli peace talks still eight days off, he flew into Cairo from Jordan on the night of Dec. 6. He had his passport stamped, cashed $200 in traveler's checks and strode out of the airport. About eight hours later Holden's body was found beside a road near the airport, his pockets empty, the labels ripped off his tailor-made suit and a single bullet hole in his back...
...bets are Christopher Nteta and John Kenneth Galbraith. Nteta is a native of South Africa and a member of the African National Congress. He came to Harvard to study in 1970, and eventually became an assistant professor at Boston State College, but the South African government has revoked his passport because of his political activism. He cannot return to his country. Nteta will speak at the Community Church of Boston, at 602 Commonwealth Ave., on Sunday, December 4 at 11 a.m. The topic of his talk is "The Liberation of South Africa...
...Percy Qoboza, current editor of the largest black South African newspaper, became the first black South African granted a passport in order to participate in the Nieman Program...
...funds. Last week, without mentioning any names, Home Minister Charan Singh said that "maybe" persons even higher would be arrested-and that left few short of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi herself. A few days later, her successor, Morarji Desai, was asked whether Mrs. Gandhi would be allowed a passport to travel abroad. "It is not easy to give a passport when investigations are going on," he answered. "Therefore, the passport may not be given...