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...silver kunjar, or dagger, at his waist. Brown-eyed, gentle Qabus bin Said, 30, absolute monarch of Oman, has arrived on another tour of his sultanate (see color pages). Through such visits the Sultan hopes to strengthen the loyalty of local sheiks and villagers who have never seen their ruler. Equally important, the trips are designed to help Qabus learn about the country he took over last July. At that time Qabus told his 750,000 subjects: "We are going to take you into the 20th century...
Preacher and Millionaire. In his self-projected role as the new savior of pan-Arab unity, Colonel Gaddafi evokes both shudders and admiration outside Libya. His unorthodox manner and outspoken views have prompted some Arabs to call him a madman. "He's the most childish ruler the Arabs have ever had," says a prominent Jordanian banker. A Western diplomat in Tripoli observes: "Arabs are used to Byzantine language from their leaders. What they get from Gaddafi is exactly what he thinks...
...operation the lines of their public telephone were crossed so that every time a call was made the alarm at the Cambridge Armory went off. Also the major Boston newspaper distributor delivered only 25 Sunday Globes one week, then 30 another. Last week a police sergeant, armed with a ruler, came to check the legality of their street stand. "We were close enough to the curb but our competitor wasn't. It was a small victory for us," Procopio said...
...will mine and market the ore starting next year. But most hotels in Conakry normally do not serve lunch, for the simple reason that there is not enough food. At least 600,000 Guineans have fled into exile, many to neighboring countries. That alone is enough to make a ruler cry wolf every now and then...
Rising Star. Nor has the new mood forced any change in the top leadership. At 76, Mao remains China's unquestioned ruler. Last month he was given the title "Supreme Commander of the Whole Nation and the Whole Army," and a new constitution will soon name him head of state, the title held by Liu Shao-chi until he was purged in 1966 as a Soviet-style revisionist. But beneath Mao and his heir apparent, Defense Minister Lin Piao, 63, China's leadership is rapidly changing. At almost every level of administration, the radicals who were riding high...