Word: posting
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...whom the Shah considered for the post only three weeks ago was Karim Sanjabi, leader of the opposition National Front. But then Sanjabi went to Paris and pledged his loyalty to Ayatullah Khomeini, the exiled leader of Iran's Shi'ite Muslims. When Sanjabi returned to Iran, he was arrested. There have been rumors in Tehran that the Shah has had secret meetings with Sanjabi. Not true. In fact, he no longer finds Sanjabi acceptable. Nor does the Shah feel that there is any way to negotiate with Khomeini. After trying several times to make peace with...
...much for loyalty as ability. General Azhari, 61, the brusque, husky chief of staff who took over as Premier two weeks ago, graduated first in his class from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. But Azhari is also a trusted officer who formerly held the ultimate loyalty post, commander of the 10,000-man imperial guard...
Today there are only about 630,000 university students in a population of nearly 1 billion. The post-Mao leaders reopened schools and reinstated college entrance exams, but the intellectual caliber of students remains very low. Of the 5.7 million university applicants judged qualified to take the entrance tests last year, only 278,000 were admitted. At the same time, many teachers who were persecuted by the ferocious Red Guards in 1966 are understandably hesitant to cooperate in what may prove to be ephemeral new policies...
...arbitrary rule of U.S. authorities" were pouring in. A quartet of Soviet classical composers fired off a message to the White House prodding Carter to "urgently intervene to put an end to arbitrary action and ensure the release of Dean Reed." Reed helped the cause by refusing to post $300 bail, going on a hunger strike with some of his fellow prisoners and announcing, "I consider myself a political prisoner...
...sequels: Deep Throat II. This time, he is a mysterious figure-or figures-leaking information about the U.S. Supreme Court. Who is the reporter scribbling down the incriminating details? Naturally, Bob Woodward, co-author with Carl Bernstein of The Final Days. Woodward and his new partner, fellow Washington Post Reporter Scott Armstrong, are behind locked doors, working on a book about the Warren Burger Court. Excerpts will appear early next year, and anticipation at the Post is high. Says one editor: "The Supreme Court is the last secret institution in Washington. It's as secret...