Voice of America: Canadian Who Sheltered Americans During Iran Hostage Crisis Dies

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Canadian Who Sheltered Americans During Iran Hostage Crisis Dies Jan 6th 2013, 12:10 John Sheardown, a former Canadian diplomat, who sheltered fugitive American Embassy staffers in his Tehran home during the Iran hostage crisis in 1979, has died.  He was 88 years old. Sheardown had been treated for Alzheimer's disease and other ailments before his death December 30 in Ottawa. The rescue of the Americans has become known as the "Canadian caper" and is depicted in Ben Affleck's Oscar-contender film "Argo." However, Sheardown is not portrayed ...

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