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...received the first major chunk. There are a lot of petrodollars to go around. Kuwait recently has begun pumping money into shares of unidentified U.S. and European companies, and Abu Dhabi plans to buy a major interest in a big office building in London. Sultan Qabus bin Said of Oman even got into the act last week: he reportedly paid $4 million for a German hotel and 4,000 surrounding acres. He wants to turn it into a summer residence for his mother...
George Herman Ruth, also known as the Babe, Bambino, Sultan of the Swat, and even as Tarzan, was one of those men. In the time just after World War I, he stepped into the limelight both for his spectacular ball playing and for his spectacular off-the-field escapades...
...when Aaron hit an A1 Downing pitch over the left center field wall before a home crowd in Atlanta Monday night, Aaron broke Ruth's record of four decades to become the new home run king and on paper anyway, the new Sultan of the Swat...
There is a saying among Minneapolis singles that "if you can't make it at the Guard, you can't make it anywhere." Says Mai Kennedy, a Wisconsin attorney: "It's a sultan's haven. If you're a good operator, the only question is 'Where does one start?'" Females are equally enthusiastic. "I get ten offers a night," boasts Kathy Thue, 23, a beauty adviser from Minneapolis. "The body friction is enough to get everyone going...
Died. Ismet Inönü, 89, first Prime Minister of modern Turkey; of a heart attack; in Ankara. When the Sultan was deposed and Turkey became a republic in 1923, Kemal Atatürk as President and Inönü as Prime Minister abolished the semireligious office of Caliph and began to westernize the country's educational, legal, military and industrial systems. Inönü was elected President in 1938 and served until his defeat in the election of 1950. From 1961 to 1965 he was once again Premier; after leaving office he continued to influence...