Word: williams
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...general attitude in Washington was that, although the Shah could be a most stubborn and inconvenient ally (former Secretary of the Treasury William Simon once called him "a nut"), he was on the whole a force for stability and moderation in the Middle East. In return for all the American help, the Shah did give a valuable assist to the U.S. in strategic, though hardly in economic, policy. Among other things, he set up electronic listening posts close to the Soviet border from which the CIA could monitor Soviet missile tests...
...William J. Butler, a New York lawyer who investigated SAVAK for the International Commission of Jurists in Geneva, spoke to Reza Baraheni, an Iranian poet who was held for 102 days by the secret police in 1973. Baraheni told of seeing in SAVAK torture rooms "all sizes of whips" and instruments designed to pluck out the fingernails of victims. He described the sufferings of some fellow prisoners: "They hang you upside down, and then someone beats you with a mace on your legs or on your genitals, or they lower you down, pull your pants up and then...
OPEC producers hardly seem in the mood to be particularly generous to anyone. Though Treasury Secretary G. William Miller spent much of last week in Persian Gulf capitals urging price moderation and a boost in production, officials did little more than listen politely...
...deal seemed all set when Treasury Secretary G. William Miller declared early in November that the Administration was, after all, prepared to back a $1.5 billion rescue fund for Chrysler. But now the outlook is a lot less sure. Opposition to Government aid is gaining ground, not only in Congress but also among the company's own bankers...
...William Skocpol, associate professor of Physics and a council member, said students with a 3 on their Physics Advanced Placement exams usually have a "shabby" knowledge of the basic material...