White Arabian oryx Lone Survivor in Qatar
In Qatar's Rub Al Khali, Sheik Hamad's white Arabian oryx herd faces near extinction after an pneumonia outbreak. The education minister turned conservationist preserves a few at a Doha ranch while warning that humans and tourism threaten the last survivors.
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AL Zubarah
Qatar
Rub al Kahlr
Saudi Arabia
Sheik Qassim bin Hamad
Sheik
Persian Gulf
Phoenix, Aziz
Sheik’s Ranch
Doha
Ghazi Azzeh
Beirut
Minis
Ter
Sheik Hamad
Sheik Hamid
Rub al Kahli Desert
Guerrilla Leader Receives Life Sentence in Gaza
al Zamah el Gadawi, 24, an Arab guerrilla commander for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in Al Muazi refugee camp, was sentenced to life for the murder of six Palestinian refugees. An 11 year old testified he saw Gadawi shoot his father in a field. He pleaded innocent but changed to guilty, saying he acted for the Palestine revolution.
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Gaza
Gaza Strip
al Zamah el-Gadawi
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
al Muazi
Gadawi
City Homeowners Use New Paint To Fight Sulfide Stains
Pittsburgh based report notes a new exterior paint from PPG Industries resists sulfide staining and mildew. The coating closes a common problem where sulfides darken latex paints and forms unsightly marks on homes.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
PPG Industries
Lutherans Give To Other Nations
American Lutherans contributed 4.08 million dollars in 1971 to aid 80 plus countries through the Lutheran World Federation. Receipts rose 382 thousand from 1970 and 572 thousand from 1969, pushing cumulative donations since 1940 to 106.77 million.
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New York
UPI
Rollin G. Shaffer
Lutheran World Federation
Episcopal Church starts manpower system for clergy postings
The Church Manpower System gathers and updates clergy profiles to fill openings. Half of Episcopal Church clergy, over 4,500, joined the data bank with 8,700 active clergy targeted. Rev. Roddey Reid Jr. reports 100+ requests for detailed profiles and ongoing search operations.
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New York
UPI
Episcopal Church
Episcopal Church Foundation
Roddey Reid Jr
Reid
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