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  • A Monument to an American's Selflessness in Iran

    06/08/2008 8:36:09 AM PDT · by nuconvert · 3 replies · 130+ views
    NPR ^ | June 7, 2008 | Davar Iran Ardalan
    A Monument to an American's Selflessness in Iran by Davar Iran Ardalan Weekend Edition Saturday, June 7, 2008 · Imagine finding out that a nomadic tribe has named a mountain after your grandmother. My mother and I learned just that when a relative phoned to say the storied Bakhtiari tribe had so honored my grandmother, Helen Jeffreys Bakhtiar, to commemorate her public health work there in the 1950s. It's quite a legacy for a woman born in Weiser, Idaho, at the beginning of the 20th century. Located in the central Zagros Mountains of Iran, near the ancient city of Isfahan,...
  • Arrest in Aliso Viejo (CA) hit-and-run

    01/21/2006 4:42:47 PM PST · by BookmanTheJanitor · 5 replies · 418+ views
    OC Register ^ | 1/21/06
    Saturday, January 21, 2006 Arrest in Aliso Viejo hit-and-run Costa Mesa man booked on suspicion of attempted murder; victim remains in critical condition Orange County sheriff’s deputies said today that they arrested last night the driver who may have intentionally run down a man in an Aliso Viejo parking lot. The suspect, Morteza Bakhtiari, 26, believed to have been driving a silver-colored BMW Thursday night, was arrested without incident at his Costa Mesa home and booked on suspicion of attempted murder, said Lt. Paul D’Auria of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (snip)