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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Once again, Iran last week appeared to be drifting toward anarchy. The Cabinet of Premier Mehdi Bazargan was on the verge of collapse. Appalled by the overcrowded condition of prisons in Tehran, Attorney General Abolfazl Shahshahani instructed the police not to "arrest or pursue criminals" until further notice-thereby giving...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IRAN: The Unknown Ayatullah Khomeini | 7/16/1979 | See Source »

The Cabinet's pilgrimage was further proof, if any were needed, that the real seat of power in Iran is not in Tehran but at an Islamic academy called the Madresseh Faizieh in the holy city of Qum. There the berobed Ayatullah Khomeini, now 79, receives a steady stream...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IRAN: The Unknown Ayatullah Khomeini | 7/16/1979 | See Source »

The Shah's government then made three mistakes, the effect of which was to give Khomeini even greater prominence First, it tried to discredit him with implausible charges, such as contending that Khomeini was an Iraqi spy. Secondly in mid-1977 it asked Iraq to expel Khomeini, and Baghdad...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IRAN: The Unknown Ayatullah Khomeini | 7/16/1979 | See Source »

Even if he moves to revise the constitution, Muzorewa's chances of survival are problematic. Any such move is certain to meet with strong resistance from Rhodesian whites, who still control the country's economic and military apparatus. Moreover, any constitutional changes will have to win the favor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ZIMBABWE RHODESIA: Power or Pageantry? | 7/16/1979 | See Source »

A man clutches his chest and falls to the floor, as if from a stroke. Bystanders do nothing as two men swoop down and begin to pick the victim's pockets. From the shadows, three subway cops lunge at the thieves, shouting "iNo se muevan!" (Spanish for "Don'...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Dartmouth's Student Cops | 7/16/1979 | See Source »

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