Word: 7th
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...offered the Ayatullah hospitality when he sought refuge in Paris in 1978. Khomeini, who called Banisadr "my son," thought that the owl-eyed intellectual could provide a scientific rationale for the Islamic reforms he proposed to put into effect, thus marrying the 20th and 7th centuries. Following Khomeini's triumphant return to Iran in 1979, Banisadr seemed to have the Ayatullah's full confidence. Though Banisadr was elected President with 75% of the vote in 1980, and soon earned the support of the army as its commander in chief, he was ultimately unable to withstand the fundamentalists...
...Bingo," says Murtagh. Looking through his own binoculars he finds the target, a 68-ft.-long shrimper. It is within Mexico's twelve-mile boundary waters, so Dauntless cannot take up pursuit without authorization from the Coast Guard's 7th District, headquartered in Miami. Murtagh breaks radio silence to ask permission and mutters, "John Paul Jones didn't have to put up with all of this...
...only Americans even close to the field are the three five-man Green Beret "small unit training teams," which conduct two-and three-week training programs for Salvadoran infantry companies. They are members of the 7th Special Forces Battalion based in Panama. All are fluent in Spanish, and most have previously served on similar training teams in other Central or South American countries. TIME Correspondent William McWhirter, who conducted the only interviews given by these officers, found them determined to approach their assignment with cool professionalism. "The only change for us is that there is a shooting war going...
...Chappell, 400 I.M., 28th place, 4:00.37; Bobby Hackett, 200 free, 15th place, 1:37.66; Mike Coglin, 400 I.M., 34th place; 4:04.50; Geoff Seelen, 100 back, 40th place, 52.38; Jack Gauthier, Bobby Hackett. Ted Chappell, Larry Countryman, 800 free relay, 15th place, 6:38.33; Bobby Hackett, 1650 free, 7th place, 15:11.73; Larry Countryman, 1650 free, 25th place...
...Paris. When people at work ask where I live, I say "the 7th instead of "Rue St. Paul." I stand up in the metro at all times. and when I want to get off I push people and mutter "pardon" and act annoyed. I have learned to say "merct" when in doubt. My maitre d'hotel understands that I do not eat breakfast...