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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...crimes of another." Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, a devout Muslim, has denounced Khomeini as a "lunatic" and forthrightiy condemned the seizure of the hostages. "This is not Islam," he said. "Islam teaches love, tolerance and mercy." One of the ranking experts on Islamic law, at Cairo's ancient Al Azhar University, charges that the Ayatullah's "evil hunger for the death of a sick man is a towering crime under Islamic law." Islam "considers any sick or dying person with extreme humility," he says. Rouhollah Ramanzani, an Iranian scholar teaching at the University of Virginia, points out that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: An Ideology of Martyrdom | 11/26/1979 | See Source »

While Delta ranks a surprising first and El Al a merited last (see box), few of the airlines land unscathed. In an introduction headed "Thoroughly Fed-Up," Ronay writes: "Herded like cattle, kept uninformed during frequent delays, racked in their tight seats, air travelers are reduced to ciphers and dehumanized." Hungarian-born Ronay nears apoplexy on the subject of airline food: "Only the truly captive situation of the passenger explains how airlines can get away with serving unadulterated rubbish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Those Uncaring Airlines | 11/26/1979 | See Source »

Callinan, who has spent much of the season alternating with Al Altieri at fullback, exploded in last Saturday's upset win over Yale, bulling for 73 yards in 18 carries and another 62 yards on two receptions, one for a touchdown. Callinan's second catch, on a perfect post pattern, set up one of the Crimson scores...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Callinan Gets Golden Helmet | 11/21/1979 | See Source »

...there will be another treat at Blodgett this February. Bernal has persuaded Doc Councilman, the swimming czar at Indiana University who has produced more Olympians than any other American coach--Mark Spitz et al.--to bring his charges to Cambridge for a dual meet soon after second semester begins...

Author: By John S. Bruce, | Title: Swimmers Ready for Season's Challenges | 11/20/1979 | See Source »

...Third World War, Hackett, et al...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FICTION: Best Sellers | 11/19/1979 | See Source »

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