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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...July 6, 1953 a young American stepped off the plane at Qaar-E-Shirim, Iran, and passed through customs. His name was Kermit Roosevelt '38, the grandson of Theodore Roosevelt '81 and the cousin of Franklin D. Roosevelt '04. The customs officer let him pass without hindrance unaware that Roosevelt had just received instructions from Allen Dulles, the new head of the CIA, to topple the regime of the Iranian nationalist Dr. Muhammed Mossadeq. The fledgeling CIA had taken considerable interest in Iran during the preceding years, as previously unpublished documents show. Alarmed by the continuing Soviet threat to Iran...

Author: By Trevor Barnes, | Title: The CIA in Iran | 2/9/1979 | See Source »

Worsley has played every minute of every game to date on the women's schedule, including a 17-0 loss on opening, night. "She had never played goalie before that night," says Bertagna, "and let me tell you, she took it a hell of a lot better than any of us would have. We couldn't ask for a better first female member for the Society...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'Gump' Worsley Joins Society | 2/8/1979 | See Source »

...with Harvard defenseman Mitch Olson off for high-sticking, Nethery found Tredway covered and let go a slapshot of his own from the left point that parallel-parked into the lower right corner...

Author: By Bill Scheft, | Title: Tredway's 'Trick' Treats Icemen to 4-2 Loss | 2/8/1979 | See Source »

...let the gods so speed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Arc of Anguish | 2/5/1979 | See Source »

...most powerful presence on the stage is that of Jaime Sanchez. His Marc Antony is a Latinate fire storm who could sear stones, let alone move plebeians. His funeral oration turns the hearers into a combustible evangelical orgy, and deserves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Arc of Anguish | 2/5/1979 | See Source »

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