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...Taylor got a scare. Someone called his home and asked to speak to "Mr. or Mrs. Stafford." Taylor's wife Patricia replied that no one by that name was there. But the caller insisted that he knew they were. With that, the escape plan was speeded up. The Americans, safe for so long in their hideaway, were not sure they wanted to run the risk of trying to board a plane. Taylor convinced them that the danger of staying was growing ever greater...
Because of the nature of their work, Place volunteers are very aware of current political and social problems. Frequently they must confront the question of whether to address the larger social issues a caller's specific problems illustrate or to help them adapt to a messed-up social system. This problem is particularly acute on women's issues because the feminist approach of many Place volunteers suggests more radical action than some callers are ready to take...
Unlike some shifts, like the weekend overnights, or the post-holiday mornings, the pace is low-key, and there are times between callers to sit back and ponder the situations that arise and what to say to people. What is mostly required is not knowing the answers--although having some facts at your fingertips is essential for emergencies--but being able to take your own ego out of the interaction and really listen to the caller, respond to them as a caring human being and not make moral judgments about their behavior. The point is to give them both...
...still very much in command of the divided Revolutionary Council. But the situation took a complicating turn when two gunmen assassinated one of Khomeini's close colleagues, Mohammad Mofatteh, dean of Tehran University's College of Theology, and two of Mofatteh's bodyguards. Although an anonymous caller to the state news agency claimed that the killings were committed by a previously unknown terrorist group called P.M., Khomeini and his followers characteristically blamed the assassinations on the U.S. Said the victim's son, Sadegh Mofatteh, 21, a college student: "No matter who pulled the trigger...
...Arkansas (10-1)--Wouldn't it serve the Southeastern Conference right if Arkansas shellacked Alabama? Any conference that gave Georgia, a 6-5 team, the chance to be conference champion (which would have happened had the Tide lost to Auburn last week) deserves to get blown out. But signal-caller Steadman Shealy runs Alabama with precision, and barring fumbles the Tide will roll. Alabama 24, Arkansas...