Word: rulers
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...position was an uneasy one. Its armed presence in Lebanon might even hasten what it sought to prevent. In all the Arab world east of Suez, not one ruler pledged to the West remained in power last week except by the presence of Western troops. Whatever existing boundaries might be, there was no blinking the fact: the most elemental force in the Middle East is the unifying passion of Al Umma al Arabia, and Nasser symbolizes...
...King. Under the Arab Union's constitution, Hussein, the "No. 2 King" in the federation of Iraq and Jordan, automatically became ruler of both Jordan and Iraq when Feisal was assassinated. He appealed to loyal Iraqis to fight under his banner alongside his own British-trained Arab Legion, once the best Arab fighting force in the Middle East. When it became apparent that there were no loyal forces left in Iraq, Hussein told his people in a broadcast, "The ambitions of international Communism have reached our country through certain Arab leaders who gave themselves to the devil...
...James ("Sunny Jim") Fitzsimmons, this week celebrates his 84th birthday, shows no signs of slowing to a sedate canter. Up at 4:45 a.m. for his day at the track, Mr. Fitz still keeps two dozen thoroughbreds under his watchful eye, including Stakes Winner ($764,204 so far) Bold Ruler. At night, naturally. Fitz stays abreast of horseflesh problems the TV way: watching westerns...
...coups d'état have gone on for centuries, but have taken on an ominous new meaning since Nasser came to power, proclaiming an Arab nationalism that overleaps borders and spreads by inflammatory radio appeals. If the rebels succeeded in consolidating their revolt, Nasser would become the undisputed ruler of the entire Arab world. For the West, if it did not meet Nasser's challenge, the result would be catastrophic...
...whose authenticity had to be measured against the plotters' desire to stir further panic. Broadcasts said that the junta had seized the capital city before dawn, that wispy Crown Prince Abdul Illah, uncle of the young King, had been assassinated. The fate of 23-year-old King Feisal, ruler of the five-month-old Arab Union of Iraq and Jordan, and of 70-year-old Strongman Nuri asSaid was unknown. First broadcast said that Nuri, great friend of the West, had been beaten to death by a mob: "The enemy of God and his master have been killed...