Ecevit Leads Turkish Election Amid Violence Grounded Hope
Official returns show Bulent Ecevit's Republican People's Party ahead of Suleyman Demirel's Justice Party with 41.3 percent of votes and an estimated 222 seats to 173. The election saw over 50 deaths in clashes. Turkey faces high inflation around 25 percent and rising unemployment.
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Turkish lead in foreign policy hinges on Cyprus dispute
Turkey and the United States clash over the Cyprus invasion and arms embargo. Ankara and Greece dispute air and mineral rights in the Aegean and Cyprus, and Turkey's associate membership in the European Common Market is largely inoperative.
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Ambassador Urges Halt In Criticism Of Soviets
Andrew Young the United Nations ambassador urges Western critics to ease pressure on the Soviet Union over human rights, arguing it harms efforts with satellite states and that real pressure lies in economic and information battles. He says Sakharov letter was a one off gesture and predicts a growing dissident movement inside the USSR as it modernizes.
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