Word: reliefs
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...clan, he said sadly, had lost 341 people, or 83%. Casualties ranged through all levels of Tabas' population. The governor of the town, Ali Mirinejad, 40, lost his wife, children and sister as their home collapsed around them. Mirinejad worked without sleep for the next four days coordinating relief operations; in a brief ceremony in the midst of the debris, the Shah decorated him with a medal for "bravery and tolerance." Said Iran's monarch: "This is the least we could...
...armed forces. It came at a time when political demonstrations against Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi had brought on martial law in twelve major cities and bruising confrontations between military units and Iranian Muslims. But twelve hours after the disaster struck, as flights of C-130 aircraft set up a relief shuttle from Tehran, there was no enmity between soldiers and dissidents. Landing on a hastily bulldozed gravel strip that was almost obliterated by blowing dust, the C-130s unloaded medical teams, rescue units, field hospitals, food, medicine, blankets and water. By week's end almost 800 civilians who required major...
...balk by relief pitcher Warren Brusstar forced in the winning run in the ninth inning and gave the Pittsburgh Pirates a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies Friday night and a doubleheader sweep in their last-ditch fight for survival in the National League East...
Southpaw reliever Andy Hassler pitched 2 1/3 innings of strong relief before giving way to Bob Stanley--the Sox bullpen ace at 14-2--who picked up his tenth save...
...Reed picked up the victory in relief for the Phils, while John Candelaria won his 12th game against 11 defeats for the Bucs...