An obituary for David Newsom—a 90-year-old former U.S. ambassador and veteran of the State Department during the Iranian Hostage Crisis—ran in the New York Times, noting Newsom’s death at the University of Virginia Medical Center. Newsom was a critic of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s administration and its wide support of the admission of Iranian Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi to the U.S. for medical treatment in 1979; the shah’s admission preceded the start of the Iranian Hostage Crisis by roughly three weeks. Newsom capped his political career as the first recipient of the Hugh S. and Winifred B. Cumming Memorial Chair in International Affairs at UVa, which he held from 1991 to 1996.
Previous "This Just In" articles from this week:
Doh! Where’s the dough? [April 4]
Money for 250 Interchange falls short of estimated expenses
Green with envy [April 2]
Rock ’n’ roll ’n’ recycle?
UVA and Tech journalists take down state law [April 2]
Ban on booze ads violates First Amendment
An embarrassing arrest [April 1]
On probation for pot, football player allegedly swipes plastic
Alleged I-64 shooter charged with five more counts [April 1]
Asks for court appointed lawyer
