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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...compound the confusion, the networks varied widely on when they were ready to predict a particular outcome. Indeed, NBC lurched into proclaiming the re-election of Republican Governor James Thompson of Illinois barely an hour after the polls closed; ABC and CBS prudently held off all night, and the race was not settled for Thompson until week's end. In at least one contest, all three networks were wrong: they labeled Representative John Hiler, an Indiana Republican, the loser of a seat he ended up keeping...
...embassy buildings in Tehran, of course, and we had talked to the black and female hostages re-leased before Christmas, although they were unable to tell us much about the others. Much more important, we received information from someone (who cannot be identified) who was thoroughly familiar with the compound, knew where every hostage was located, how many and what kind of guards were there at different times and the daily schedule of the hostages and their captors. This was the first time we knew the precise location of the Americans...
...cult's leader. Neal Kirklander (Peter Fonda). An incredible synthesis of Jim Jones, the Reverend Moon, and Jesus Christ. Kirklander completely dominates his followers lives. At a spacious country estate, he entertains his "guests" in barrack-like dorms and large meeting rooms (With its white-stone facade, the compound looks more like an architect's model than a religious center) They dine on protien-free "moon-food" and meditate a lot. With a surprising lack of resistance. Danny succumbs almost eagerly to the mindless ecstasies Kirklander and Rebecca offer...
Three years later, when the war was over. Harvard made this homely compound an unlikely addition to its collection of historic and innovative buildings. Harvard students have been hiking to Vanserg (and getting lost on the way) ever since...
...hard pressed for space is the government's repressive apparatus that it has turned the U.S. embassy into a detention center and execution site. Says a Western diplomat who lives close to the former embassy compound: "At night, you are shocked out of sleep by rifle shots and the cries of people being executed." Iranians living in the area also complain of the horrifying sounds. Says a housewife: "We think the Islamic Guards shoot their victims in the embassy in a way that makes them die slowly and painfully. The screams are unbearable...