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Moscow Maintains Status Quo as Aging Leaders Rule
Soviet leaders resist stepping down amid an aging Politburo. Brezhnev is 70 Kosygin 72 Podgorny 73. Analysts warn of limited initiative and risk aversion shaping foreign policy toward the United States China and Europe while SALT II negotiations loom with Carter in office. Emigration law and Helsinki Conference tensions color East West relations.
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