Word: timme
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...furious! Who does Mrs. Timm [May 5] think she is, apologizing to the Iranians for the President? He needs a pat on the back for his efforts in trying to bring her son and other loved ones home...
Apparently in good health, Kevin had gained two pounds, although he reported thai some of the other hostages had lost weight. "He wanted to know about Grandma and Grandpa," Mrs. Timm said at a press conference after the meeting. She added: "He wanted to know whether Judy [his sister] was still going with Rick. He thought that was fantastic." Kevin asked about his hometown girlfriend Donna, and confided that he had an Iranian girlfriend too. Mrs. Timm admitted to reporters that she did not know how Donna would take that news. "He knew about Eric Heiden's five gold...
...Barbara Timm said she saw no sign that Kevin had been brainwashed. "Kevin told me he has become stronger, deeper in his beliefs," particularly his Roman Catholicism...
...they talk about politics, or President Carter, or the Shah, or how to free the hostages? Mrs. Timm expressed surprise at the question: "Do you think I would waste time talking about such things when I had 45 minutes with...
Back in Oak Creek, where Mrs. Timm is on leave from her job as a switchboard operator at an ironworks foundry, some townspeople consider her a traitor for going off to Iran against the Administration's wishes. Others contend that she had at least for a moment eased the tensions between the U.S. and the militants by personalizing and depoliticizing the situation. Her younger sister, Judy Haessly, 34, takes a more down-to-earth view: "She's not a traitor, and she's not Joan of Arc. She's just a mother who wants...