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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...movement that is critical of the debauchery of spoiled princelings on their sojourns outside the country and that challenges the dynasty's claim to be the sole spokesman for Islam. Tapes by a Kuwaiti scholar, Dr. Abdullah Nafisi, attacking the Saudi rulers and heralding Khomeini as the "real Muslim," sell for $200 on the black market in Jiddah...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World of Islam | 4/16/1979 | See Source »

...airlines, which not long ago accounted for two-thirds of all airliner purchases, now make up only one-half of the market. European and Third World lines are growing fast, and they seem more inclined to fly non-American jets than U.S. carriers do. The Airbus consortium aims to sell at least 25% of the 3,000 or so short-and medium-haul jets that will be needed by the early 1990s...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Flying High with Airbus | 4/16/1979 | See Source »

Dave Kluscik, a spokesman for Metropolitan Edison, said yesterday the company would have to borrow to pay capital costs and repay previous loans if investors sell their stock, charging customers in the long...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Company, Consumers Dispute Who Will Pay Accident Costs | 4/14/1979 | See Source »

Store shelves may still hold some banned products next week because no recall has been ordered, and stores may still sell them until existing stocks are exhausted...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fluorocarbons Banned Totally After Two-Year Phase Out | 4/14/1979 | See Source »

While Jackson was trying to convince Harvard, he also had to turn around and sell the Boston Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) on the idea. Although initially unenthusiastic, the local boxing officials were impressed that Jackson had already lined up several New York Golden Glovers through Dick Mc Guire, his football trainer and boxing instructor at Fordham Prep. A 40-year veteran of the fight game, McGuire helped Jackson convince the Boston AAU of the project's feasibility...

Author: By Jonathan J. Ledecky, | Title: Harvard's Boxing Renaissance Man | 4/13/1979 | See Source »

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