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...Gross, 22, of Cambridge Springs, Pa., a secretary to the embassy's Economic and Commercial Counsellor. For over two hours, they answered questions. "We were treated very good," said Gross. "We've been fed more than was adequate. We've slept nights." Later, however, she mentioned that for the first 16 hours of her captivity, she had been forced to sit in a chair with her hands tied to the armrests. It was also revealed that the hostages were not permitted to talk with one another or read newspapers. Said Maples: "We didn't know what was going...
...were chosen for early release was not revealed. "I have learned a lot about the other side here," Quarles told reporters. "The people of the United States should turn around and look at things differently for a change." All three, however, did show a certain sensitivity to being the first freed. "I had no choice," said Quarles. "I would have liked to stay with them, but there's nothing I can do about...
...defenders and critics last week began what almost surely will become a protracted controversy over the events that led to the takeover of the embassy in Tehran-and what the U.S. might have done, if anything, to prevent it. Some experts on Iran in the academic world believe the first mistake of the Carter Administration was failing to understand the basic nature of the movement that swept the Ayatullah Khomeini into power. Following the policies of preceding administrations, Carter originally supported the Shah, seeing him as a stabilizing ally in the Persian Gulf region, and not realizing how widely...
Although the Northeast got most of Reagan's attention in the first week of official campaigning, he made a side trip to a rally in more congenial territory in Cicero, Ill., and spent Saturday in Florida, where a convention of state Republicans took a symbolic straw vote. As expected, Reagan won the poll, with 34.4% of the 1,326 ballots cast, while Connally, who had pressed hard for a squeaker by outspending the Californian $300,000 to $225,000, finished second, with 26.6%. A surprisingly strong third: George Bush, who collected 21.1% of the votes after spending a mere...
Such vigor dispelled any White House qualms about Klutznick's age. Indeed, the Chicagoan insists that it was he who first brought it up. Says he with a laugh: "If they think I'm competent, who am I to deny...