Lebanon and KLM offer a vivid Middle East glimpse
The author travels with KLM guides through Lebanon's Beirut and mountains, praising native drivers, diverse culture, and historic sites. He recalls Schiphol’s postwar reconstruction, notes Lebanon's Christian minority, modern agriculture, and the Dead Sea's vast resources, ending with wider Arab development in Jordan, Syria, and Damascus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Dutch
Lebanon
Jersey
Syria
Israel
Mediterranean
Beirut
Karachi
Ikistan
Basrah
Mt. Hermon
Idlewild
New York
Middle East
Iraq
Strategic Position Shown On Ancient Land Map
A fragment notes that map geography reveals strategic coastal and central valley routes for armies. Mentions men of various ages and two forces in movement, suggesting a broader military context.
The Holy Places and Their Echoes of the Past
A concise meditation on sacred sites where neighboring locales illuminate shared history. The piece notes how nearby holy places convey deep historical memory through proximity and reverent use.
Holy Places of Jerusalem and Bethlehem Described
The article tours Jerusalem inside the ancient walls under Arab control, detailing the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Church of All Nations, Garden of Gethsemane, Via Dolorosa, Wailing Wall, and Mosque of Omar. It notes Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity, the Dead Sea, and Hebron as part of a reverent Holy Week panorama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Church of All Nations
Garden of
Gethsemane
Church of the Ascension
Via Dolorosa
Omar
Bethsemane
Bethlehem
Jerusale
Path to peace amid Arab Jewish tensions in refugee camps
The writer urges healing of bitter Arab Jewish hatred to bring lasting peace. Observing about 800000 Arab refugees in camps in Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan, who left Israel in 1948, the piece notes worsening living conditions and the need for a nonwar settlement. The author admits no clear answer but calls for willingness to seek agreement.
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Lebanon
Syria
Jordan
Israel
Poem Read On Radio From Ames Student James Wickliff
Ames April 6 1955 a poem by James Wickliff son of Mr and Mrs Lee Wickliff 406 E and St Pella will be broadcast on radio station WOE 640 kc Friday April 8 1955 at 8 pm The piece Campanile Sketches was written as part of a college English course and selected for excellence Wickliff is listed as a 1965 chemistry student at Iowa State College in Ames
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Ames
Town
James Wickli
Lee Wickliff
St. Pella
Tows
WOE
James
Iowa State College
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Solomon
Egypt
Pyramid
Anti Lebanon
K.L.M
KLM
Air Sailing Company
Schiphol
Eswar
Wople
Europe
Africa
Turkey
Laban
Sailles
Iple
Panenrite
Banan
Ford Foundation
American University
Aley
Lebanon Range
Daalbed
Byblos
Baalbeck
Mount Ain
Il T
Dead Sea
Beersheba
Jericho
Damascus
Bekaa
Jupiter
Lebano
the People OF
van Gorp Hatchery
Herod the Great
Mecca
Isaac
Mohammed
Gabriel
Hebron
Abraham
Sarahy
Rebecca
Jacob
Leah
Joseph
Eric
Polk County Federal Savings & Loan
Rian
TH & High
Des Moines
Monroe
Lowa
Strand
Phillips Petroleum Company
Roger Donrae
Trans World Airlines
TWA
Phillips
Roger Don Rae
Phillips 66
Pella
Grootveld Oil Co. E
Gerrit Steenhoek
West End
Iowa
A. D. Vermeer
N. W. Corner Square
Pella, Iowa
Albert Beyer
Oskaloosa Street
Renaud and
Vander Krol
Sully
Flite-Fuel
Trop-Artic
Neal DE Jong
Leighton
WOETO
James Wickliff
Bernie Menning
John M. van Dyk
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