Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-02


Pictures on Poge AS
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at the United States Embassy's
administrative counselor, Lau-
renee c. Frank, and at cars
driven by Embassy Attache War;
rem Silver and by a secretary,
Betty White. None OF them was
hurt.
One Iranian student was
stabbed to death in a fight be-
tween MoSsadegh supporters and
members Of the outlawed Com
muniSt Tudeh Party trying to
join demonstration backing the
Premier.
The enraged mob carried the
body Of the student-a Mossa-
degh follower-to the Parlia-
ment square and paraded it
above the crowd, which swelled
to an estimated 5000 persons.
Police Fire in Air.
The crowd finally became so
threatening that police dispersed
1t by shooting into the air and
firing tear gas bursts.
At the anita m erica n out
break. Point -Four and consular
Offices in the city were closed and
embassy personnel was ordered
to keep OF the streets.
Mr.. MosSadegh, meanwhile,
moved to re-establish his hold
on the governments reins after
the mob attack on his home Sat-
urday which sent him dashing in
pajan1aS for the traditional sane
tuary of the parliament building.
The government arrested 70
army oficers-65 retired and five
on the active list-and accused
them Of melting the demon
Strators against the government.
Chief Of Staff Fired.
Mr.. Mossadegh also fired his
army chief of staff, Gen. Nah
mud Baharmast, accusing him of
not acting promptly to check the
anti-government riots.
These continued today - an
anti-MosSadegh mob raided the
headquarters of the pro-Mossa-
degh Iran Party and smashed
furniture and windows-but gen.
orally today's demonstrations
were in support of the premier.
Replacing the week end cry
of death or the Shah," the mass
outpouring of pro-Mossadegh
demonstrators around the Par
lament building today screamed
death or Mossadegh"-the same
battle cry which has helped
avert previous threats to the
premier's hold on the govern
ment reins.
The attack on Mr.. Mossa-
degh's home and the subsequent
demonstrations erupted after an
announcement that Shah Mo-
manned Reza Pahlevi, with
whom the Premier has been on
the outs lately, was about to
leave the country. At the dem
onstration, the ruler said he had
planned to go only for his health
but was canceling the trip.
Those crowds included many
supporters Of Mr.. MoSsadegh'S
political foe. the high Moslem
priest and Parliament speaker,
Ayatullah Seyed Abolghassem
KaShani, but by today the Pre-
mier'S supporters had taken over
most of the continuing demon
STATIONS. A general swing in
sentiment to Mr.. MoSsadegh was
noted throughout the capital,
though some demonstrations in
favor of the Shah continued in
various parts of the city.
Most schools were closed today
ana an estimated 1000 or 5000
students marched through the
city. carrying huge pictures of
the Premier and screaming slo-
gans supporting him.
Security forces in jeeps and
trucks patroled the city to main
tain order
The pro-MoSsadegh demon
strators for the second day re-
pulsed attempts of the Com
munist Tudeh Party to join their
ranks.
Parliament to Meet.
Parliament's lower house,
tightly guarded against the mobs,
held closed session yesterday
and scheduled another meeting
tomorrow.
A group Of % pro-Mossadegh
deputies who boycotted yester-
days session was holed up in
the parliament building, vowing
they would remain there.
The premier Saturday night
had angrily demanded that
parliament give him a vote of
confidence within 4S hours. Such
a vote may be taken at the ses-
sion tomorrow.