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It seemed that Iran's uncertain advance into the 20th century had stumbled again, and that the nation had been thrust back into the dark Islamic puritanism of the 18th century. Since the holy month of Ramadan began Aug. 5, the conflict between Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and an unlikely...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IRAN: After the Abadan Fire | 9/4/1978 | See Source »

The fanatic fan is one such example. A wide variety of students makes up this classification, but a particularly zesty sample can be found in section 38 of Harvard Stadium on Saturday afternoons, chanting such creative slogans as "Intercept, contracept, stop that ball!" and, "Move to the left, move to...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Sports at Harvard: Hard to Figure | 9/1/1978 | See Source »

Skeptics and optimists may dismiss these views as the ursine musings of just another gold fanatic. But it should be remembered that Nick Deak is a survivor-of wars, inflation and collapses on two continents over half a century-and in difficult times, perhaps the survivors can offer us a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Executive View by Marshall Loeb: The Gnome of Wall Street | 8/28/1978 | See Source »

To observers of the Arab world, it was no great surprise that Iraqi diplomatic missions figured so centrally in the bloody raids. Iraq's fanatic Baathist government rejects any negotiations whatsoever with Israel. Baghdad was annoyed when the P.L.O. in May decided to suspend its Lebanon-based military operations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: The New Blood Feud: Arab vs. Arab | 8/14/1978 | See Source »

"I am not a fanatic or an absolutist, declared Farber during his contempt trial before Judge Theodore Trautwein. But, he added, "I believe the First Amendment means what it says about freedom of the press." Editorialized the Times: "A court, no matter how benign, is to us an arm of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Piercing a Newsman's Shield | 8/7/1978 | See Source »

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