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...athlete, he mixes well, and his public image is that of a healthy boy with a mop of hair that defies comb and brush. When it was suggested that he has a Beatle's haircut, His Royal Highness Charles Philip Arthur George, heir apparent to the British throne, grinned and said, "You mean the Beatles have a Prince Charles...
...possessing two monarchs. Profligate King Saud, 62, who had reigned for eleven years, sulked in his ultra-modern Naziriyah Palace in the capital city of Riyadh. Just down the road in the Red Palace was Saud's half brother Feisal who two weeks ago was summoned to the throne by a fatwa, or religious edict, issued by a national council composed of 100 princes, assorted sheiks and the ulema (a body of learned men). At the same time the fatwa deposed King Saud, but he refused to abdicate, and no one knew just how to go about making...
...Saud once said, "I wish that Feisal had been born twins and Saud had never been born at all." Nevertheless, Saud was the oldest son and was therefore named Crown Prince. On his deathbed, Ibn Saud made Feisal swear on the Koran that he would not seek the throne as long as Saud lived...
Since then, deposed King Saud has stubbornly remained inside his palace, comforted by his numberless wives and concubines, and encouraged by his sons. The throne, he said, "was given me by God and my father, and no one can take it away from me." Some of Feisal's advisers suggested cutting off the electric power to Naziriyah Palace, which would automatically shut down the air-conditioning plant, said to be the world's largest after that of the Pentagon in Washington. The sweltering heat, they argued, would bring Saud to his senses. But Feisal refused to take personal...
...Vatican Council, Pope Paul VI has stayed away from its working sessions and avoided expressing opinions on the matters before it. But because of his great interest in the subject, he went to St. Peter's when the prelates began deliberating the schema on missions. Shunning the papal throne, he took a seat among the council's twelve cardinal-presidents and gave a brief speech on the schema. He pronounced it generally satisfactory and urged its approval as a basic text for further revision. The council fathers responded by rejecting the schema...