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...whose father, Chief Cyprian, died 18 months ago. Standing stiffly in a plain black suit with a leopard-skin sash draped incongruously across it, the Prince wept with emotion. Then the crowd roared a traditional tribute: "Bay-ete wenawendhlovu [Hail, noble elephant]," and Zwelithini took his place on a throne of scented tamboetie wood with arm rests carved in the shape of lions...
Nothing came of the threat. Queen Elizabeth drove up to the House of Lords and opened the new session of Parliament by reading the Speech from the Throne. "My ministers are determined," she said, "that violence in Northern Ireland shall be brought...
...teachings rest on a foundation of unity: the oneness of God, though He is called by many names, and the essential unity of all religions. Baha'u'llah wrote: "All the Prophets of God abide in the same tabernacle, soar in the same heaven, are seated upon the same throne, utter the same speech, and proclaim the same Faith." The animating purpose of all the original teachings as they were lived and ennunciated by the Prophets was to promote the unity, harmony, and understanding oF mankind. To this end, all the Messages contain both spiritual and social parts. According...
White Revolution. The big party was actually nine years late. The celebrations were postponed while the Shah, who feared that his country's poverty might set the stage for a "Red revolution," set about accomplishing a "white revolution from the throne." His peaceful upheaval has been amazingly successful. Since 1962 Iran's gross national product has advanced at an average 9.2% per year, to $10 billion in 1970. Per capita income has nearly doubled, from $180 a year...
...that Hirohito eventually "inherited from his great-grandfather a mission, which was to rid Asia of white men." As early as 1921, when Hirohito became regent for his ailing father, he organized a cabal of young officers notably including Major Hideki Tojo, to undertake any mission the throne desired. Bergamini insists that two years before the fighting broke out, Hirohito personally "directed his General Staff to plan...