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...years, officials in Israel proudly pointed to the Arab community as an example of how two peoples can live together in harmony. That the Arabs remained loyal to Israel even during four Middle East wars was cited as proof that they were generally satisfied with their lot. As citizens of the state, the Israeli Arabs have the right to vote, own land, run their own schools and join labor unions. In the past 28 years, their illiteracy rate has plunged from over 80% to 15%, and their living standard has risen dramatically as the government brought paved roads, electricity, running...
...road from Loyal Park to White Sox stadium had first taken Varney to such tourist traps as Ashville, N.C., Tucson, Ariz., and Des Moines, Iowa. After having received his masters degree in minor league baseball, Varney earned a spot with the big boys...
...weeks ago, after the fighting broke out again, Franjieh, a Maronite Christian, vowed to leave his palace only as a corpse. Even after army officers led by Brigadier General Aziz Ahdab mounted a coup to force him out of office and end the fighting, Franjieh huddled behind his loyal presidential guard at Baabda and refused to step down. But last week, as Franjieh hastily moved to a village city hall near the Phalangist stronghold of Juniyah on the seacoast 13 miles north of Beirut, a radio station supporting him announced "a temporary transfer of the seat of the presidency...
...Congressman Ralph Metcalfe, 65, the former track star who placed second to Jesse Owens in the 1936 Olympics, won re-election with 72% of the vote in a largely black area of Chicago's South Side, beating off a challenge by a Daley man. A onetime loyal lieutenant of Daley's who broke with him seven years ago over police misconduct in the black community and in 1975 supported former Alderman William Singer in his unsuccessful attempt to oust The Boss from the mayor's office, Metcalfe ran solely on the issue, "the liberation of the people...
...Bayano River last week. Shortly after pushing a button to drop the last of four gates damming the current, Torrijos, 46, suddenly plunged into the river-fully clothed in his national guard uniform, with military boots and a .45 automatic. He was immediately followed by a few loyal military aides, then by Panama's civilian Vice President, Gerardo Gonzáles. After several minutes of Mao-like cavorting for the benefit of onlookers and TV cameras, Torrijos climbed out of the muddy waters, volunteering no reason for his unexpected aquatics...