JW411:
I had been a gliding enthusiast before being posted to a non-gliding station on the tour before Sharjah and I didn't feel like taking it up again. (I did though but some years later!). I suspected it was Terry Slater who was known to me from a couple of years previously, but not at Sharjah. I typed exactly what was written in the newspaper. I'm afraid that none of the other names you mention ring any bells either.
There is another longer article in the July 1970 issue but I think it is perhaps too much to place here. If there is sufficient interest I'll type it otherwise I can pm you with the contents.