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Sectarian violence brings a crisis and martial...
...possibility of forming a "government of new faces." Sadighi, a professor of sociology at the University of Tehran, had been jailed five times for his opposition to the Shah. His response to the Shah's invitation was to offer several preconditions: there must be an end to martial law and the troops must go back to their barracks; the prosecution of officials on corruption charges must be speeded up; and a regency council must run Iran while the Shah takes a "rest...
...only real opposition member of Iran's 268-seat parliament. The manifesto, backed by a group of 400 professional people known as the Union for Liberty, calls for formation of a provisional government made up of political and religious leaders, followed by elections, an end to martial law, and the establishment of a true constitutional monarchy as envisioned by Iran's 72-year-old constitution. "There is no other solution," said Baniahmad. "This will enable the Shah to save face and to remain monarch, and it will reduce tensions throughout the country...
...started with snow. Most years do; this one was just unusually cooperative. Snow filled January, floating softly through reading period, building up strength and momentum through examinations, inundating semester break. Then came February, with 27 inches of it, and martial law and Army trucks rattling through deserted streets. Snow set the tone for the coming months: this was to be a year of splendid, horrifying, numbing excess...
...timetable for the suspension of martial law. It could take two months or two years to bring about the stability required for a transitional government to pave the way for free elections. The Shah thinks that such a government would have to reflect the full political spectrum, with the exception of the outlawed Communist Party. To head it, he hopes to find a Premier whom he can trust and the Iranian people will find credible. So far, he has not succeeded...