Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 1980, Page 40

Description:	I iAs the people of the world turned to <decade of the 1980s, events from the 7 > \especially those of the last months, v1 !!already exerting influence on the future.Nov. 4, 1979, a new form of terra Jshook the world; a group of Iranian stud.! istormed the United States embassy, in 1 •ran, taking approximately 60 hostages. }rdmilitants wanted the U.S. to return SJMohammed Reza Pahlevi (who was ungoing cancer treatment in New York (%and the assets he left the country with w\|his 15-year regime was overthrown in 1S\|The students also demanded that the Iadmit to alleged wrongdoings during IShahs reign.Before Thanksgiving the studelreleased 10 hostages. The remaining^tages were said to have been removed f ■ ■the embassy in May after a rescue atteby the U.S. failed. The attempt was calleafter three Sea Stallion helicopters malfitioned in the Iranian desert. Eight U.S. &■icemen were killed when, during the retra C-130 transport plane crashed inthe downed helicopters.At press time this situationresolved. The Iranian governmentleave the fate of the hostages to thv.,parliament, which, as of June 19, hadacted. At this time there was some spection that the parliament meant to decidethe basis of a general vote of the Irarpeople. In June the Ayatollah Khomeleader of the Islamic state, was favoringmoderate policies of President Bani SadeAs the Iranians held their hostages, mbers of M-19, a Columbian leftist grcstormed the Dominican Republics emb£in Bogota. The hostages were ambassacfrom 13 nations, including U.S. ambassaDiego Asencio. The terrorists demant$50 million, safe passage out of the counand the release of 311 leftist prisoners. A10 weeks of captivity, all the hostages wreleased. Members of M-19 gained preises of fair trial for their 311 comrades, spassage to Cuba, and $2.5 million from -vate sources.A third hostage situation arose whennian Arabs invaded the Iranian embassLondon. The terrorists wanted more auomy for Khuzstan (in Southwest Iran) *freedom for 91 imprisoned Arabs. Afterdays the terrorists killed one hostage.British government sent the Pogoda seca group especially trained in fighting terists, and rescued 19 of the 20 remaifhostages.In early December the USSR invac-,Continued on page 4240 News
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