Yemen Struggles and Riches Under 1970s Changes
The article examines North Yemen’s paradoxical economy and society as it emerges from feudal rule. It notes a labor shortage, a balance of payments surplus, and a free economy driven by Remittances from abroad. It details qat consumption, housing style in Sana, education for women, and the modernizing government led by Ibrahim El Hamidi. The piece highlights migration to Saudi Arabia and abroad, inflation effects, and daily life costs from rents to qat prices.
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Yemen
Qat
Ibrahim el Hamidi
Sana University
Sana
Sheba
Solomon
Israel
Brooklyn
N.Y
Modesto
Calif
Saudi Arabia
North Yemen
South Yemen
Italy
Cheetah Like North American Cat Found in Wyoming Cave
Fossil bones dating 11 000 to 13 000 years old from Natural Trap cave in Wyoming describe a long light cat with cheetah like adaptations. University teams from Kansas and Missouri identify features aligning with cheetah style pursuit though not a true cheetah, suggesting convergent evolution in Pleistocene North America.
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New York
North America
Africa
Wyoming
Kansas
Missouri
Trap Cave
Big Horn Mountains
Larry D. Martin
Daniel B. Adams
University of Kansas
B.M. Gilbert
University of Missouri
Ellis YMCA Announces Mini Spring Session Start Date
The Ellis YMCA will begin a seven week mini spring session on April 11 with registration from April 4 to 8. Returning swimmers may register on the last day of their current class. Classes meet twice or three times weekly with age appropriate polliwog and minnow groups. A senior lifeguard class is offered Saturdays from 9 to noon for swimmers 15 and older who pass a swim test.
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Ellis Ymca
YMCA
Ellis Y
Bald tires risk flat, TRIB warns in safety advisory
The Tire Retread Information Bureau says bald tires are far more prone to slipping on wet roads and going flat, with 90 percent of tire trouble arising when tread is 1/16 inch or less. It urges checks with wear indicators and Lincoln penny test to decide replacement. The note also lists swim classes and schedules for the Ellis Y.
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Washington
Tire Retread Information Bureau
TRIB
Lincoln
Control Department
Oxford Junction
On This Date 1913 Floods Kill 1400 in Three States
A 1913 disaster claims more than 1400 lives across Ohio Indiana and Texas as floods devastate communities. Rescue efforts and relief response unfold in the aftermath with headlines remembering the catastrophe.
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Ohio
Indiana
Texas
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Lana
Arabia
OFEC
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N.Y. Times News Service
Cedar Rapids
Ellis
Bill Malloy
The
Diamond Store of
Malloy Jewelers
Iowa
Real Estate Department
Iowa Beer & Liquor Control Dept
Fourth Street
Des Moines
Semor
5Th Avenue
S.E
United van Lines
B & F Transfer
10Th Street
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