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IB THE CAROLINA TIMES SAT., JANUARY 24, 1981 Business In The Black Saudi Arabia Gives U.S. $15 Billion - $285 Billion To Come foreign aid unless some solution is found in the Middle East conflict. His Excellency Alhegelan has asked for a hand in friend ship. Following him into the city of Saint Francis is His Excellency Sheikh Hisham Nazer, Minister of Planning for the Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. His Excellency Nazer will address the U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce (Pacific), Inc. in January on his nation's new $285 billion Third Five-Year Plan and to the methods by which , . U,S. businessmen may take ad vantage of the Saudi Ara bian market. It ; un doubtedly will then make more sense for America 'through the eyes of a Reggan Administration to rethink its Middle ; East : policy, unfortunately only after the numbers are add ed and subtracted. His Exellency Sheikh Faisal Alhegelan, Am bassador of the Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United States, presented a strong case for the U.S. to reconsider its irrevocable policy position in favor of Israel with the Middle East. Before an over flow crowd luncheon speech to members of the staunch Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco, His Excellency Sheikh Alhegelan stated that the Saudi Arabian people had already sacrificed "over $15 billion in just the last year and a half" to the U.S. economy. In a lone which was much more conciliatory than one might expect from a mun'ry which con tains over a fourth of all the discovered oil in the world, lie reminded the U.S. of its major problem in the oil dominating Mid dle East. Elegantly espoused, His Excellency pur it this way, "The Palestinian-Israeli pro blem is the one issue which, divides the U.S. and Saudi Araia and, in truth, now: divides the United States from its key sup porters abroad and from practically all of the rest of the world." Saudi Arabia's sage am bassador wondered aloud why "Vice President Mondale recently proudly ' pointed out that Israel had received $11 billion in assistance from the United States in just the last three and a half years." After all, U.S. taxpayers were paying for that during an inflationary period. At the very same time, Saudi Arabia had been selling its oil below both OPEC and non-OPEC prices worldwide and maintaining production at extraordinarily high levels. In fact, a decade ago, Saudi Arabia was sending the world only three million barrels of oil a day, now it is ten million! All because they believe they are helping to reinforce international stability. This is the prevention of economic destruction or more poverty in the lesser developed poor countries who make up three quarters of the world. With one eye on its own future generations, as well as, those of the rest of the world, Saudi Arabia prays for peace, according to the Prince. Petroleum prices, ac cording to His Excellency on behalf of the Saudi Arabian people, have been pegged as much as "$5.50 below OPEC prices" in the past, which he had hoped big U.S. oil com panies passed on to the U.S. consumers. Common sense suggests the big oil companies probably pocketed the difference but this does not diminish the decent decision by the Saudi Arabian people to slow down spiraling world oil prices. The problem is still a "comprehensive peace" in the Middle East as Am bassador Alhegelan is after for all people of the world. When the Saudi U.S. relationship began some fifty years ago, it was "a shared venture bet ween two distant , and distinct peoples" accor ding to His Excellency Alhegelan. Almost everyone in both countries is aware and interested in each other today. Saudi Arabia is asking the U.S. . to reconsider its short sighted view of human rights violations in 1948 in Palestine ind see the whole picture. Palestinians and Jews have just as much right to discuss their homelannds as Americans or Arabs. Saudi Arabia has sacrific ed her precious personal resource by selling petroleum at a price well below the going rate. The ; U.S. runs the risk of ever climbing oil prices to con sumers by not allowing all parties h prnticipate in peaceful aiegotiatioas for a settlement of the Arab Israeli conflict. Consumers unfor- tunately, expecially poor ones, will continue to pay higher out of pocket ex penses for heating oil, gasoline and taxes for wm n fi cod dfc v. m 7 it: M a I rSJi $ M jtm Simple Plan Is Best Start in Landscaping Start your landscape plan with the idea of keeping it as simple as possible. This way your chances of being pleased wjtlirthe, long-term outcome williiegreatly enhanced, j : " Siirblt landscapes are easier to care for and "wear well" over the years, according to North; Carolina State University agricultural exten sion horticulturists. .... . ; One of the main ingredients of a simple landscape is the use of ground covers for prob lem spots in the yard. Consider using such plants as ajuga, periwinkle, liriope and ivy, particularly for shady areas under trees where grass doesn't grow well. Where exposure to the sun is a problem for cool season grasses, the use of pine straw, gravel or bark chips may be a desirable alternative. Dwarf junipers are another good choice in sunny areas, espe cially on difficult slopes. Ong problem you're likely to run into if you're re landscaping an older home is, what to do about old founda tion plantings. Most likely, you'll have to remove these plants, particularly if they have In Cuba in 1952, Miss Betty Bennett took off, flew and landed a plane solo at the age of ten, the youngest pilot ever. AFRICA NEWS (Continued from Page 13) replies indicated that, for nowat least, there is little hope for a reconciliation with much of the y exile community. President Teodoro Obiang: Our country has been destroyed by, the former regime, the most important task is that of national ;, reconstruction. Consequently, we are determined to struggle against all political and ideological divergences; one can't do two things at pnceV rebuild the country and install democracy. Eya Nchama, ANRD Secretary-General: I think exactly the opposite. Na tional reconstruction re quires a break with the past. We need, for recon ciliation, the right to free political activity, free movement. To build a country, which doesn't belong only to one person, consensus is necessary. The government must convoke a constituent assembly to draft a new constitution with par ticipation of all the parties. A Vib Ploy (Continued From Page 15) and others in the Middle East arc also our allies. We do get their oil which we drastically need not just rhetoric. Finally, we must not penalize the UN by withholding U.S. participation, the formula for contributing is bas ed on-a country's Gross National Product (GNP). We are a rich nation. We still, even with our record of giv ing more than any other state, have never met this for mula. The oil-producing Arabs need to give more in all fairness. . , Butno one must be allow-'' to inhibit the UN. - l.lllll IIIIIIT I" ! Ill Jrt fc ' 1 gone unpruned for many years. 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