Word: thanies
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...Qatar (pop. 35,000), a sun-seared knuckle of sand and stone jutting into the Persian Gulf, was a latecomer in the Middle East oil boom. But when oil poured out in 1949 and the gold started pouring in, wizened old (69) Sheik Ali bin Abdullah bin Qasim Al Thani had no trouble adjusting his spending habits to those of the other sheiks of Araby...
...Expenses Paid. Last week the rheumatic old man yielded. Calling in the family council of 400 Al Thani males, the Sheik abdicated in favor of his son Ahmed, 40. But word was passed that all the decisions in the new regime will be made by Khalifa as new Crown Prince, who is determined that more of the state's revenues will be channeled into public-welfare projects. Celebrating, the Al Thanis feasted on lamb and rice, and Qatar's bankers and merchants flocked in to congratulate the old man, and wish his successor well. Everyone was happy when...