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When Premier Suleyman Demirel took office in November, he warned his countrymen to brace themselves for a long, hard winter. Last week Turkey was quite literally shivering through one of the worst cold spells in 30 years. Largely because of a lack of foreign exchange, the country had virtually run out of fuel oil, and thousands of homes and offices were without heat. As if that were not suffering enough, Demirel chose the moment to introduce draconian new fiscal measures, which one Western diplomat in Ankara called "the most significant economic step taken in Turkey since World...
Cannibals and Missionaries, By Mary McCarthy. (Harcourt, Brace, $10.95): If Iran is still on the map by the time Christmas rolls around, the basis for this novel's plot is depressingly relevant. A committee of liberals sets off for Iran to uncover the sins of the Shah's regime. On the way they get hijacked and what follows is what critics recognize as McCarthy's most politically aware creation...
...AUDEN: THE LIFE OF A POET by Charles Osborne Harcourt Brace Jovanovich; 336 pages...
TIME's Robert Ajemian recently joined Ted and Patrick for dinner at Kennedy's home. His report: he Senator stood in the bedroom, dressing for a night swim and needling Patrick about the cold pool waiting outside. Kennedy slipped off the canvas back brace he usually wears under his suit, put on his khaki trunks and flipped on a small color TV set. Suddenly Jimmy Carter's face appeared on the screen, speaking of politics and 1980. Kennedy, his arms folded and a hand at his mouth, watched intently, never moving. As Carter spoke, the son looked back and forth...
CANNIBALS AND MISSIONARIES by Mary McCarthy Harcourt Brace Jovanovich; 369 pages...