But many back the President, despite fears for the hostages' safety
One by one, in the predawn hours, the families of the hostages were given the stunning news. Eugene and Margaret Lauterbach of Dayton, Ohio, were jolted awake at 2:30 a.m. by a phone call from a State Department official who filled them in on the botched attempt to rescue their son Steven and the other 49 hostages at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. The Lauterbachs were dumbfounded. Said Eugene: "The last statement from Washington seemed to indicate that the Administration figured on waiting...
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