Jack Dickson recounts travels to Rome Beirut and Saudi Arabia
J L Jack Dickson a Rice Institute graduate and Katy Drilling Company sales engineer took a leave to study feasibility for Power Engineers in Rome Beirut and Saudi Arabia. He details transit via Amsterdam Frankfurt and Rome plus impressions of Rome Beirut and Phoenician ruins at Baalbek and regional Arabic English and French language dynamics.
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Jack Dickson
Rome
Saudi Arabia
J. L
Jack) Dickson
Katy Drilling Company
the Times
Rice Institute
Houston
Katy Rotary Club
KLM
Amsterdam
Holland
Frankfurt
Germany
Lex Baxter
Nickie Hilton
Lebanon
Qatar
Power Engineers
Sionday
Beirut
Atlantic
Middle "East
Middle East
Far East
Sigua
Paris
Baalbek
Phoenicia
Jupiter
Bacchus
Venus
Ottman
Lebanon and Doha Notes From a Travel Diary
The writer describes Lebanon's Mediterranean coast and a 6 000 m mountain range. In Doha Qatar he observes sparse rainfall, Westernized modern areas, leather face masks for women, and a traditional lifestyle beyond the port. He notes Moslem practice of multiple wives and comments on a TV program in Arabic.
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Baalbek
Lebanon
Mediterranean
Doha
Qatar
Persian Gulf
Qatar Petroleum Company
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