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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...culminated in two vast outpourings of support. The first was on Friday, which to Iran's Shi'ite Muslims was Ashura, the holiest day of the year (and the anniversary of the demonstrations that led to the Shah's downfall). The second was on Sunday, when Iranians were to vote on a new constitution that would make Khomeini in effect dictator of the country. With the Imam flatly declaring that it was every Iranian's religious duty to vote for the charter, the outcome of the referendum was a foregone conclusion...
Even before that vote, however, Khomeini made it clear once again who was in charge. The victim this time was Foreign Minister Abol Hassan Banisadr, the bushy-mustached economist who had been in office just 18 days, and who had seemed to be relatively moderate, or at least flexible. He had tried to attend the U.N. debate. Said he: "We want to demonstrate how the U.S. ruled our nation during the Shah's regime." Despite such rhetoric, U.S. officials hoped that private talks in New York might make some progress. Banisadr also opposed any trial of the U.S. hostages...
...assembly is not pressuring the committees to vote a certain way, Joseph F. McDonough '81, assembly chairman, said yesterday. "Anybody that has [lobbied for continuing the boycott] has sort of done it as individuals," he said. "The assembly just voted to recommend the boycott," he added...
...first time, seniors were permitted to vote for candidates of either sex. Voters received two ballots, one with eight male candidates and one with eight female candidates. On each ballot, the candidate with the most votes became a First Marhsl and the three runners-up became marshals...
Koivumaki said the recent rise of South House spirit reflects the University's efforts to improve House life at the Quad. He added that the new centralized dining room made it easier for House Committee members to get out the South House vote...