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...expert in history from pre-Islamic times to the present Middle East. His special field is the impact of the West on Arab society. "Sir Gibb knows the Near East intimately, including all the men thrown in prison during the recent turnovers of the governments there." William Thomson, professor of Arabic, emeritus, a friend and colleague commented yesterday...
...Gibb has spent extended periods in the Near East," Thomson continued. "He has contributed outstanding books to the field." These include "The Arab Conquests in Central Asia," "Mohammedanism," and the "The Damascus Chronicle of the Crusades." He is also the editor of the completely revised edition of the "Encyclopedia of Islam," sponsored by UNESCO...
Died. David Coupar Thomson, 93, Scottish press lord and bitter anti-trade-unionist; in Dundee, Scotland. Owner of three newspapers (including the Glasgow Sunday Post, with the largest Sunday circulation in Scotland), Publisher Thomson made his employees sign contracts that forbade them to join unions, was finally forced to back down in 1952 in the face of a threatened boycott of the Trades Union Congress and affiliated unions. His papers always bore the imprint of his crusty personality. After a row with Winston Churchill in 1922 over a political speech, he barred Churchill's name from the Thomson papers...
...Braves had been out of sight, 15 games back. Then, winning three out of every four games, they leapfrogged over the aging Dodgers and drew a bead on the Giants. The Braves have a tight infield, good pitching, and a magician of their own-former Giant Bobby Thomson, who hit baseball's most famed home run: a ninthinning playoff blast against the Dodgers to win the 1951 pennant for New York. At week's end, facing a crucial three-game series with the Giants, the Braves faltered, stood a formidable 4½ games off the pace...
Napoleon's Letters, edited by J. M. Thomson. The great dictator's dictations on every subject under the sun add up to a fine picture of "N" (TIME...