MSU Student Deported Vice-President Spiro Agnew, Hostages While Demanding Who Pleaded No Contest to the Extradition of the Deposed Could Enter the Country Again
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According to Mark The 20 most newsworthy items of the 1970's by Mark Beatty Prime Minister Menachem Now that we have entered Begin with President Jimmy the 1980s, it is a good time to Carter acting as mediator reflect on what has happened during an isolated summit in the past decade. The 1970s meeting that lasted nearly are gone, but they are not lwo weeks. forgottel). 4) Arab oil embargo of The following is one per 1973. It all began when Saudi son's opinions of the 20 most Arabia's King Faisal ended all noteworthy events and oil exports to nations that trends of the '70s for the were supplying arms to Israel United States. during the 1973 Israel-Egypt 1) The erosion of fail h the war. Many of the OPEC American public had in their (Organization of Petroleum g~vernment leaders. Exporting Countries) nations Naturally, the Watergate followed suit and long gas incident got most of the at lines and a new awareness of tention. However, former our dependency on foreign oil President Richard Nixon's resulted. resignation on June 17, 1974 Since then, gas prices have was far from the only result of steadily risen, tripling or political scandal. more prices of the early '70s. Some other politicians who 5) The Iranian crisis. Last were victimized were November 4, Iranian Congressmen Wayne Hays students, apparently with the and Wilbur Mills (criticized blessing of the Ayatollah Back to Iran for their respective Ruhollah Khomeini took over associations with Elizabeth the American embassy in Ray and Fanne Foxx), former Tehran and held a number of MSU student deported Vice-President Spiro Agnew, hostages while demanding who pleaded no contest to the extradition of the deposed could enter the country again. income tax invasion in 1973 Shah of Iran. A few A Montana State were told that if deport able weeks Habibi is a sophomore and former budget director later, the number was University student, Hamid Iranian nationals were taking the pre medicine Bert Lance, who resigned due reduced to between 43 and 50 Habibi, called the Office of reluctant to return to their curriculum at MSU. to excessive attention being with the release of the b l Natu·ralization and Im country, they could be ack Habibi's case was being paid to his financial dealings. and female host ages. migration in Helena Thursday allowed to stay in the United As of investigated before the Another scandal was the press time, the situation had to ask for a 30-day post States until June 1, 1980. Iranian takeover of the U.S. influence buying operation received much attention, but ponement of his deportation On Nov. 4 the 50 Americans Embassy in Tehran, Morgan run by South Korean rice little had been accomplished. order, according to Fred were taken hostage in the said. Habibi's original merchant Tongsun Park. 6) Inflation. During the Morgan, district director. American Embassy in student visa was in effect 2) The Viet Nam War. In majority of the past decade, The request was denied. Tehran. President Carter, from November, 1976, until the beginning of the decade, Americans faced a situation Habibi had received orders on Nov. 10, ordered that all in October 23, 1977. Al that Nixon continued the which their money, requiring him to leave the Iranians declared deportable in the time he was attending escalation of the wat that very near future, would be United States by Thursday. be given a reasonable period Highland High School in previous President Lyndon B. worth considerably less He was told by immigration of time to leave the country. than Albuquerque, N.M., Morgan Johnson had begun. Finally, it was worth at present. In officials that if he chooses not The June 1, 1980, date was no said. Nixon wound the war down fact, in 1979, the buying to leave the country, he must longer in effect. Habibi claims that in and February of 1973 a truce power of a 1970 dollar was appear before an immigration Morgan said Habibi was January, 1978, he asked the was reached. In 1975, though, only 49 cents. judge in Helena Jan. 8. notified Dec.13 that he had to immigration office in New Saigon fell to the North Each president of the '70s Habibi was notified Dec. 13 leave the United States by Orleans for an extension of Vietnamese and Viet Nam dealt with the inflation that he had to leave the Jan. 3 or appear for a hearing that his student visa. The became the first war the U.S. was brought on largely United States because he New Jan. 8. Orleans office has no record of had lost. J's escalation of the had changed schools without On Nov. 18, President Vietnam his renewal application, This war showed War in different ways. Nixon authority and had overstayed Carter ordered the im Americans that their country his student visa. Morgan said. migration and Naturalization tried the wage-price freeze, He said Habibi applied was not as awesome, Gerald Ford used Morgan said the im Service to begin checking the the WIN to the Helena immigration militarily, as they thought. (Whip Inflation Now) button migration judge might find student visas of more than office for renewal of his visa. Things like William Calley's and Carter tried voluntary him subject to deportation, 50,000 Iranians reportedly He was interviewed by im murders at My Lai and the guidelines. None were really but also grant him a period of studying in the United States. migration ofncials on May 11 Pentagon Papers showed that successful. time in which he could depart The order was halted by U.S. of this year. At that time, he the U.S. was not always 7) Normalization voluntarily. If he leaves District Judge Joyce Green in of said he was going back to Iran moral. relations with during that time, he would Washington, D.C., who ruled Mainland within 30 days, Morgan said. 3) The Israel-Egypt peace China. It began when the not be considered deported. 1he visa-check program was On Oct. 4 of this year he agreement. Following Chinese invited a U.S. He said if Habibi leaves any unconstitutional. ping was processed as a deportable Egyptian President Anwar pong team to play time before the hearing, his The U.S. Circuit Court of in China in alien. He was told he had Sadat's visit to Israel (1 he 1971. Shortly departure would be con Appeals for Washington, thereafter, changed schools without first time any Arab !Pader Henry sidered voluntary. D.C., has stayed the District Kissinger went over authority and had overstayed had visited the Jewish and prepared the If Habibi is actually Court order, saying that all way for his student visa, according to state) in 1977, fulltime peace deported because the processing of Iranian Nixon. In 1972, Nixon was judge Morgan. became a real possibility. welcomed has issued a deportation students can continue. But to China, ending 20 Because of the unsettled During the following year, years order, it would require per I he Circuit Court said that no of hostility between the political conditions in Iran, the Camp David accords were lwo nations. mission from the U.S. Al departures will be enforced 1 he immigration officials reached by Sadat and Israeli ( Contmued to page 5} t orney General before he pending the court's deci ion 1 hroughoul the United States on a case. Tuesday, January 8, 1980 IM@lD EXPONENT 2 UPl ~~W~ Tis' the season to ice skate ~~~~&ffi'1W Southside rink will be open interested in either adult play More Soviet troops moving in. by Johnson Micha~I for adults only from 9-11 p.m. or youth instruction is Peter Ice skat ing in Bozeman got leaders leaving Afghanistan say the number Instruction in dance skating Block at 587-1764. Exile rebel off to a slow start with our nation is growing day by day. will be offered at these The reason for the suc of Soviet troops in that warm December weather, but cessful skating program in Soviet troop strength is now put at about 10 thousand. is now being enjoyed by sessions. There are plans to organize Bozeman is due to John Those same exiled rebel~ are bringing with them reports of Soviet many. competitive events in figure Vincent, D-State Rep .. Dist. mass slaughter of mnocent Moslems in There are three city rinks, of t6ugh insurgent resistance. and speed skating at both 78. reprisal attacks because the Southside rink at 5th and When the City Council No independent confirmation of those rebel claim.5. Nori hside at Black rinks. College, The rink at Bogert Park is threatened not to open the and Villard and &gert Park to train (in Butte)? reserved at certain times for rinks some years ago, Vincent To t rain or not on I he WU block of S. Church. organized a campaign hockey play. Practice is held (Helena)-The controversy over closure of a Montana The rinks are always open petitioning the Council to 6:30-8:30 p.m. Mon., Wed., State University nurses' training program in Butte will get except in the early morning open them. and Thursday nights. today before the state board of regents hours if city crews are The City Council voted anot~er .airing A youth hockey program meet mg m Helena. MSU officials decided this would be the working on the ice. unanimously to open the rinks has also been initiated and last year for operation of the Butte nurses' training Hours that the warming after receiving the petition t hey meet for instruct ion and program because of high costs and low enrollment.