Arms Race In Persian Gulf Signals Deepening Instability
The piece analyzes a booming petro arms market in the Persian Gulf, led by the United States and including Iran, Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Iraq. It notes a projected trillion dollar investment by OPEC nations over a decade, with arms sales totaling billions in recent years. It highlights competing superpower interests, regional rivalries, and Saudi fears of Iran’s growing military clout, amid a broader risk of confrontation in the area.
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Persian Gulf
Middle East
United States
Israel
Ameri
Institute of Strategic Services
London
Iran
Saudi Arabia
ISS
Ers
France
Kuwait
U.S
Iraq
Faisal
Arabian Gulf
Dhofar
Arabian Peninsula
Yemen
Basra
Abadan
Economy Takes Some Swivels Out Of Hips
Rock promoters face a downturn as inflation trims teen spending and attendance drops 25 to 40 percent nationwide. Howard Stein and Ron Powell warn many promoters may fail while a few survive. Bill Graham and Jerry Weintraub offer contrasting views on touring, prices, and star acts amid the recession.
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Mary Campbell
Howard Stein
Academy of Music
Fillmore East
New York
Ron Powell
Midwest
South
Powell
Bill Graham
Harrison
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Bob Dylan
Rolling Stones
Elton John
Jethro Tull
Led Zeppelin
Jerry Weintraub
Poe
Sinatra
Presley
US sets lights on sales of new YF16
The Pentagon selected General Dynamics YF16 over Northrop YF17 for development as the Air Force’s lightweight fighter. The decision aims to standardize NATO equipment and could drive up to 3,000 worldwide sales valued at $15 to $20 billion. European talks with Belgium, Netherlands, Norway, and Denmark follow, with final NATO proposals due within 90 days.
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Washington
United States
NATO
Pentagon
Air Force
State Department
Brussels
U.S
General Dynamics Corp
Northrop Corp
Northrop
Fis
John L. McLucas
French
Defense Ministry
McLucas
Grim finds deepen Hill City death mystery
Graham County sheriff reports three new unexplained deaths as trappers locate two young women around 20 and a 2 year old boy in a remote area. Bodies, white and unidentified, will be autopsied in Hutchinson. Earlier, skeletal remains of three Betts children were found in November, while their father, Emmet Betts, remains sought.
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Don Scott
Hutchinson
Kan
Hill City
U.S
Eastwest
Graham County
Elise Betts
Barry
Beth Betts
John Myers
Marquette
Emmet Ray Betts
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
U.S. State Department
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Soviet Union
Syria
Egypt
West Germany
Britain
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Bob Miller
Ottawa Insurance Agency
Wan
al Hawley
H&h Garage
W. Wilson
Davis Paint Store
Patique
Davis
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