IAH FlEES IRAN • OYER 900 DIE IN GUYANA MASS Today's World: History and Happenings "No man is an island, entire of ilself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main" was clearly demonstra· ted over and over again during the 1978-79 school year as regional, national and international events sent far-reaching shock waves into the world, not only affecting the lives of those directly involved but also affecting lives the world over, including ours at Harding College. In September, it seemed only a matter of days before the millenia-old conflict between Jew and Arab might be resolved, at least temporarily, with a treaty signed between Israel and Egypt. Prime Minister Menachem Begin and President Anwar Sadat had embraced following a conference with President Jimmy Carter at Camp David. But, as ,he book went to press, a peace treaty seemed doubtful in spite of President Carter and Prime Minister Begin carrying out further talks in Washington during the first week of March. Peace talks between Begin and Egyptian President Sadat had stalled earlier and Carter had barely managed to salvage the solo meeting with Begin. Begin seemed strong-willed and in no hurry to sign what his government might consider, as he put it , "a sham of a document." Begin stated that "I· do not adopt the theory of 'now or never.' We shall have to negotiate again, and I don't see any tragedy in it." Carter gave a bleak assessment of his talks with Begin when he stated, "We did not make any progress." Throughout 1978 Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran came under increasing opposition and terrorist activities increased until he left the countryon January 15 for Morocco via Egypt. Revolutionary activities increased under the fanatical leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the Moslem holy man who inspired the revolution from his exilic home in France. As antiFr/lnk Johns - Washington Post/Wide World PhotO$ American activities increased, it became necessary in late February to evacuate most Americans from Iran. Native Iranians who were involved with the Shah's defunct government were also endangered. One Harding student, Hossein Pourhassen, had come earlier to America with his mother and family, except for his father who was a member of the Shah's military, and was not allowed to leave. They were prevented from returning to Iran because of the high risk involved in going back. Even now the family is separated. The Iranian situation also caused oil shortages to much of Europe and the United States. Workers in the rich Iranian oil fields went on strike , thus preventing exports from Iran and causing the price of gas- , OOUBLE EAGLE II CROSSES ATLANTIC • U.S. NORMALIZES RELATIONS WITH PEOPLE'S REPg.LlC. Of CHINA' SHAH FlEES IRAN • OYER 900 DIE IN GUYANA 40 ~ World Scenes
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