Word: true
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...been unthinkable-rebuke to the Shah. "While the majority of the people may have been silent this did not mean they were stupid and did not know what was going on," said Mazhari. "They knew. And they will continue to protest until you begin to respect them for their true worth and until the rule of law prevails. They do not want the most expensive life on the face of the earth. They want justice...
...there were no such restrictions. Demonstrators in Rome and London fasted to protest the Shah's policies, while masked protesters in Paris, San Francisco, New York City, Los Angeles and in front of the White House in Washington took to the streets to bring what they called "the true nature of the Iranian people's uprising" to the world's attention. It will be some time before Iran's springtime is reality...
...white Rhodesians paused to celebrate the 88th anniversary of the founding of Fort Salisbury on the site of the modern capital. When Ian Smith arrived for the celebration at Cecil Square, one man shouted "Good old Smithy! Some of us are still behind you!" No doubt that was true, though it was hard to tell from the tepid applause...
Then in August came the first signs of an attempt at appeasement. Politburo Member Paul Laurent, a respected liberal in the party leadership, published a book defending the secrecy of top-level meetings ("The true freedom of a director is to debate tranquilly"), but conceded some "faults and insufficiencies" in party administration. The ultimate rehabilitation came from Marchais, in a speech televised from the Fête de I'Humanite last week. There are, he declared firmly, "no protesters in the French Communist Party"; there are only loyal "comrades who discuss." Contradicting his earlier condemnation of the critics, Marchais...
...true. Brooke looked vulnerable, Guzzi and Alioto seemed to have the best shot. And Tsongas was not only unknown, he was unpronouncable. But he was also smart, creative, had a good staff, and about $400,000 worth of power behind him. He went on television early and used a self-effacing ad that began with a series of ordinary citizens mispronouncing his name--a touch of humor that spelled the beginning of the end for Guzzi...