University of Missouri - Savitar Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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UUPIZA'I'E 79 Government overthrown in Iran Political upheaval in Iran led to the departure of the Shah 111111 the 11111 0111115 government. 111 late December oil production in Iran fell to 11 27- ye1111 low. A111i115t political demon- 5tr11tion5 the royal 111111ily flew to the United St11te5 causing further distur- h1111ee 1111101111 Ir1111i11115 in thi5 coun- try. 111 J111111111y,Pri111e Mini5ter- 11e5ig1111te Sh11hpourB B11khti111 115- 511111e11 powe1.He 111011115e11 to end 111111ti11l 111w make 111111 5el1- 51111ieie11t in 10011 111111 free political pii15011e15. A5 prote5t5 continued troop5 began to kill 11e1110115tr11tor5. The end 01 I111111111y 511w the 1111155 exodus of A111e1ic11n5' 1r0111 1111111 115 the United St11te5, 0111111115 0111e1e11 11111.55 evacuation. Armed 1111111111 g11e1111il1115 11tt11cl1e11 the American e111h1155y 111111 cut in 011 the radio frequency of the e111h1155y warning, 11We know where you are, Americ11n5, 111111 we will kill you. In 11 political coup,B11khti111 W115 oveithrown 11y Ayatollah Khomeini, 11 religiou5 leader who 111111 heen exiled 11111 nearly 1i1teen ye11115. Upon hi5 111et11111 Khomeini W115 welcomed by nearly three million people. Fighting then erupted between troop5 loyal to B11khti111 111111 pro- ..131 Exiled Iranian opposition leader Ayatollah Khomeini holding a news 111mf1n11mce in his- exile quarterx 111311 11 P11 111.5. Khomeini 10110115. 011 Feb. 11, 1979 B11khti11r officially re5igne11. For the nearly 240 111111111111 5t11- dents in Columbia, the government upheaval met no money from home 111111 worrie5 over loved o11e5. A5 1111- 11i11 111111115 elo5e11 111111 the postal 5er- Viee quit, 5tu11e11t5 were not 11l1le to get 11111115 for tuition 111111 other ex- pen5e5. A 51111111 number of short-term 1011115 were available. but only 5t11- 11ent5 who 111111 attended the Univer- 5ity for more than 11 year 111111 had not yet received 11 101111 qualified. Thu5 5eve1111l 5t1111ent5 were forced to tr11115fe11 to le55-expen5ive 5chool5. Several prote5t5 were conducted 011 01111111115 by 111111111111 5t1111e11t5. Mass Suicide in Jonestown T1115 W115 11 tragedy the world will never forget. In Jone5town, C11y11n11 the Reverend Jim Jone5 111111 the 910 1'11e111l1e115 of hi5 religiou5-cult c.0111- 1111111e were 10111111 dead after 11 1111155 5111ei1le ritual. It 1111 began after 1111 inve5tig11tion W115 conducted into the commune hy U.S. Hepre5ent11tive Leo Ryan 01 California. A5 they 115511111e1l 1111 would he 5111'e, Ryan 111111 nine newsinen went to Jone5town. After being 11e11ie1111eee55,Jone5 1Ii1'111lly11l- lowed the group to enter. The ten- 5ion i1'1ere115e11 115 the delegation began to see what W115 really going 011 in the commune. Memhe15 re- ported they were beingr held against their will 111111 Jones 111111 11110111 three million 110111115 to pay for the 11e11th5 01 e11e111ie5 A5 the delegation attempted to 110111111 their plane to leave, they were fired 011 F0111 were kille111111110the15 were injured. Jones then led the 1111155ive 5111ci11e. Members were force 11 or encouraged to 111inl1 11 poi5on. Some were injected with the deadly 51111- 5t1111ce. Entiie 111111ilie5 were 10111111 holding,r each other. In the days fol- lowing, American troop5 worked to tag l1o11ie5 111111 airlift them hack to the United St11te5 for burial.