Word: willes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Will the Tehran hostages recover from their ordeal?
Some of the ex-hostages of 1977 still suffer from panic attacks and phobias connected with their relatively brief ordeal. Lillian Shevitz of B'nai B'rith says the Iranian crisis has triggered an overwhelming depression by bringing up painful memories of the Hanafi takeover. That pain, she...
If the Americans in Tehran are rescued, says Dr. Hubbard, they will need a medical-psychiatric debriefing and months of care. "Six weeks after they're back in the country, nobody will remember who they are or give them the time of day. That's just about the...
Most Americans support President Carter's policy that Iran will suffer "grave consequences" if the hostages are harmed. But, psychologically, the damage for some may already be done. Says Dr. Bert Brown, former director of the National Institute of Mental Health: "The fact is, the hostages have already been...
The split developed this summer, when most OPEC members boosted their prices from $14.55 per bbl. to a full $23.50, but the Saudis chose to go to only $18. Soon even the $23.50 barrier was broken as members began selling single shipments of oil on the spot market for as...