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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1976

Page

8

Billy Fights Goko The Giant in Toy Sword Drama

Billy confronts Goko the Great as a magic ruby ring backfires. The giant’s guards turn into pigs, the ring shatters, and Billy flees with the Fairy Queen’s hope for a real weapon. Tomorrow brings Christmas cheer and closure.

Billy Goko Lly Ing Goko the Great

Smithsonian hosts Chac-Mool sculpture through March 1977

The Chac Mool Maya Toltec sculpture, dating from the 10th to 12th centuries A D, is on display at the Smithsonian Hirschhorn Museum through March 1977 on loan from the Government of Mexico to mark the United States Bicentennial. Found in the Yucatan peninsula in 1875, the reclining figure is regarded as the finest of its kind.

Washington Chichen-Itza Smithsonian Hirschhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Government of Mexico United States Yucatan Peninsula

Qatar hosts OPEC in Doha as prince guards image

A Doha conference hosts 13 OPEC nations with Qatar’s ruling family showcasing lavish hospitality. Sheik Abdel-Aziz bin Khalifa al-Thani urged a price rise while reporters crowded the Gulf Hotel. Qatar’s ruler and father addressed opening as foreign attention grows on this small desert state with oil wealth.

N.Y.T Doha Qatar Washington Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries Jamil Rahbah OPEC Rhode Island Connecticut Sheik Abdel-Aziz bin Khalifa al- Thani Gulf Hotel Sheik Sheik Khalifa bin Hamad al- Thani Mohammed Sadri Saudi Arabia

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