Word: iranians
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...shepherd Blitz into the pulpit at a children's service. He earned a brief notoriety by tape-recording a telephone conversation with a State Department official about the problems of an exile from Iran, then playing the tape-including the official's off-the-cuff criticisms of Iranian corruption-to a reporter. Merriam apologized for his bad judgment, but the presbytery began to gather charges against...
...light while the opposing view is evil darkness. Neither Dr. Mossadegh nor the Shah should be condemned as archfiends, nor should one or the other be exalted as a paragon of virtue. Criticism is certainly desirable but it should be constructive, and calling names serves little purpose. I hope Iranian students in this country, who hold many views, will avoid extremist positions, and rather study and work for the welfare of their country, so that Iran and all its admirable traditions will flourish long after they, Dr. Mossadegh and Mohammed Reza Shah are gone. Richard N. Frye Aga Khan Professor...
...Shah of Iran's two week visit to the United States has set off a barrage of radically different statements by Iranian students here concerning the nature of the Shah's government...
Majid Tehranian 3G, who recently accused the Iranian government of ruthlessly supressing freedom of speech, press, and assembly, characterized Shah Riza Pahlevi's regime as "one of the most corrupt and tyrannical in our history." He has made these statements as "a leader" of the Confederation of Iranian Students, an organization of 6000 Iranians in America...
Still another view was presented by Donald K. Emerson, International Affairs Vice President of the United States National Student Association, who accused the Shah's regime of keeping Iranian students in prison without benefit of a trial. Emerson went on to say, "The Confederation of Iranian Students represents 39,000 students in Iran, Europe, and the United States...