Word: civilianized
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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That was the end of Reel I. After debriefing Stiller, West German agents began rounding up suspects he had identified as spies who were supplying East Germany with information about the Federal Republic's civilian nuclear-power program and about disposition of West German and U.S. military units...
...military bases, which sent servicemen's children to local schools without paying local taxes. The program was expanded over the years so that schools in all but a handful of congressional districts are now eligible for the subsidy; any school district can collect if only a few federal civilian or military workers live there. Last fiscal year the program covered 2.4 million children and cost $799 million. Some of the biggest beneficiaries are among the richest districts in the nation. OMB recommends that funding be reduced to $619.5 million...
Despite the Shah's earlier pledge to Prime Minister Shahpour Bakhtiar, 62, head of the nation's new civilian government, that he would take a "holiday" outside the country, the 59-year-old monarch had not budged. But perhaps it was a matter of precise timing. In Washington late last week, Secretary of State Cyrus Vance announced that the Shah would indeed leave soon on an extended vacation. It was a sound idea, added Vance, "and we concur with that decision." Wary of appearing to meddle in Iran's crisis, Washington issued discreet instructions to Ambassador William...
...shelter, he performed the ritual Muslim ablutions. Then, barefoot, the worshiper stepped onto a spotless linoleum platform and began his prayers. Afterward, he explained that he was willing to brave the storm to get badly needed heating oil to Tehran-but not out of any love for the new civilian government. Said the trucker: "It's for Khomeini. He says our people need help, so we're willing to provide it." It was clear that one man's word is law in the rugged wastes of southern Iran, and that man is not the Shah...
TEHRAN--As thousands of protesters chanting "Death to the Shah!" marched peacefully through the streets of Tehran, the Iranian Parliament opened debate yesterday on whether to endorse the new civilian government of Prime Minister Shahpour Bakhtiar...