Yemen Faces Modern Pressures and Qat Culture
An AP report from Sana details Yemenis chewing qat daily, its social and economic roles, and a 1974 political shift led by Ibrahim El Hamidi. It notes women’s evolving education, Sana University, and housing styles as the country remains industrious yet traditional with a 316 million dollar balance of payments surplus in 1976.
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North Yemen
Yemen
Elias Antar
Associated Press
Sana
Ibrahim el Hamidi
Saudi Arabia
Yemen's Difficult Yet Prosperous Transition
The piece portrays Yemen as uniquely Yemeni with steep steps and low doors. It notes Sana a 7 200 foot city and a large diaspora of 1.7 million men abroad including Brooklyn and Modesto. North Yemen relies on subsistence farming with coffee qat salt and cotton. Sana hosts 140 000 people with 17 000 vehicles and four digit phone numbers.
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Sana
Solomon
Israel
Yemen
Brooklyn
N.Y
Modesto
Calif
North Yemen
Thomasville YMCA Hosts Open House and Dedication
The Thomasville YMCA invites the public to an open house and dedication from 2 to 5 p.m. at the new headquarters. Dedication at 3:30 p.m. will be led by Dr. Homer Phifer of First Presbyterian Church. New programs include education creative arts gymnastics and aquatic demonstrations.
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Thomasville
YMCA
Homer Phifer
First Presbyterian Church
All-City Orchestra Rated Excellent at NC Contest Festival
The All-City Orchestra of sixty high school students from grades nine through twelve earned an excellent rating at the North Carolina Orchestra Association Contest Festival at Wake Forest University. Judges praised the selections and the city wide opportunity for High Point students to perform together. Directed by Mrs. Pat Collonna Mrs. Pam Farlow and E Barry Ruth the group played Haydn Symphony No 2 London Albioni Sinfonia in G Major and Selections from Fiddler on the Roof.
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North Carolina Orchestra Association
Wake Forest University
High Point
Pat Collonna
Pam Farlow
E. Barry Ruth
London
Haydn
Albioni
Block-Papley
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Breck
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Anacis
WF AG Food Markets
ULTRA
N. Main
N. Centennial
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