Word: saud
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...large turnout. For one thing, the ordained day of the pilgrimage's start this year fell on a Friday, and a pilgrim who makes the hajj on Friday (the Moslem sabbath) is seven times blessed and sure to achieve heaven. For another, Saudi Arabia's King Ibn Saud, whose oil-rich country includes Mecca, had lifted the usual tax of $52 per pilgrim. Agents of the three local airlines began selling tickets to Jidda like hot cakes. But when the holders turned up in Beirut, they found that there were not nearly enough planes to carry them...
After a year of airwave conversation, Prince Talal, 22, son of Saudi Arabia's King Ibn Saud, flew to Sardinia to meet a ham-radio pal, pretty Maria Marras, 23, daughter of a Cagliari dentist. The visit over, the Prince gave Maria a present: a new $1,500 antenna for her set calculated to bring his voice in loud and clear...
...liner Queen Mary brought Feisal into New York Harbor last week, however, his official hosts could hardly avoid a horrible second thought: What if he saw America and didn't like it? They could not forget that another Feisal (the son of Saudi Arabia's Ibn Saud) had been picketed and spat upon in New York...
Saudi Arabia's King Ibn Saud, whose U.S. shopping sprees have already included the purchase of 20 air-conditioned limousines and a $20,000 auto-trailer, decided he needed a modern flying carpet. Transocean Air Lines announced that it was custom-fitting (for some $100,000) a Douglas DC-4 as an aerial palace for His Majesty. Among the accessories: a raised throne which revolves a full 360° and has an extra-heavy-duty safety belt; an oversized bed in a bedroom complete with bath; an elevator; 18 luxurious chair seats. The plane is expected to be ready...
...Arabian American Oil Co., world's biggest single oil producer, last week elected Robert Loring Keyes, 56, president to succeed W. F. Moore, who resigned. (Chairman F. A. Davies remains the top executive.) At the insistence of old King Ibn Saud (TIME, March 3), who gets half of Aramco's profits, President Keyes and the company's top brass will soon be moving to Saudi Arabia. Said Ibn Saud:"Every time there's a decision to be made . . . you have to refer it to New York ... in the future let's refer it here." Rangy...