Libyan Oil Wealth Fuels Rapid Growth Under Khadafy Regime
Libya's Revolutionary Command Council controls about seven billion dollars yearly from oil and channels funds into sweeping development. Salaries surged sevenfold, prices rose slowly, and per capita income nears three thousand dollars, the highest in Africa. Foreigner workers rise to over a third of the labor force, while plans warn of manpower and bottlenecks.
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Tripoli
Libya
Revolutionary Command Council
Col
Muammar Khadafy
Idris
Africa
Khadafy
Anwar Sadat
Linn Court Actions in Linn District Court
Terrance Buck, 21, Cedar Rapids, sentenced up to ten years for breaking and entering the Cedar Rapids garage June 17. appeal filed. Jerry A. Sniker, 18, Cedar Rapids, had charges of breaking and entering dismissed after a witness refused to testify. Ronald L. Price, 19, Cedar Rapids, dismissal of larceny case due to unavailable witness and probation revocation plans. Frederick Thomas, 50, Cedar Rapids, fined 500 dollars for second offense drunk driving arrest July 24. James Rodney Olsen, 40, Cedar Rapids, suspended sentence up to one year and two years probation for second offense drunk driving, arrested June 20.
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Linn
Terrance Buck
Cedar Rapids
Jerry A. Sniker
Steven Douglas Schiffler
Ronald L. Price
Price
Frederick Thomas
James Rodney Olsen
Iranian Prince Granted Out-of-Season Deer Hunt
Prince Abdorreza Pahlavi, brother-in-law to Iran's Shah, received a permit to hunt two blacktail deer out of season in California. Officials say the hunt aims to gather specimens for Iran's national museum, with the Iran council of environment directing the effort.
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Sacramento
Calif
UPI
Abdorreza Pahlavi
Iran
California
Council of Environment
Charles Fullerton
Department of Fish and Game
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Irish Republican Army
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Rhodesia
Zimbabwe
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Namibia
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
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Indonesia
Emirates
Persian Gulf
Monsanto
Armstrong Baby Department
Baby Shop
Armstrong Baby Shop
Peterson Pacer
Peterson Metro
Peterson
Hedstrom Hi
Peterson Ring-a
Layette
Rychl
Wicker Baskinette
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