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...rate of alcoholism in the world (an estimated 10% to 12% of the population, including some children), and the Soviet Union may not be far behind. Soviet newspapers now blame 60% of their country's murders, holdups and burglaries on that old demon vodka. Soviet Party Chief Leonid Brezhnev gave tacit recognition to the problem when U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger visited him recently. Discussing with Kissinger plans for a U.S.-built soft-drink factory in the Soviet Union, Brezhnev mused: "Maybe we can teach our people to drink less vodka and more Pepsi-Cola...
...expected tributes flooded in from all over the globe. President Richard Nixon called him "a man of vision, constraint, consistency and enormous strength of character." Soviet Party Chief Leonid Brezhnev praised him as "an outstanding statesman who commanded great respect in the Soviet Union." Egyptian President Anwar Sadat remembered him as a man who "proved by word and deed that he was a great friend of the Arab world." In his native France, boulevards and schools were already being named...
...salmon, sturgeon, steak, beef Stroganoff, fruits and Georgian wines. There was even a special celebration for Kissinger's daughter Elizabeth, who was traveling with her father and who turned 15 in Moscow. She received a birthday cake from the American embassy, a present from Soviet Party Boss Leonid Brezhnev and VIP seats for herself and Brother David, 12, at the Moscow Circus...
When the talks got under way, Brezhnev was as cheerful as the Moscow sun flooding his office. He confided to U.S. newsmen that he still smokes at a furious pace in spite of a cigarette case with a time lock on it that he keeps hidden in his desk. Referring to the fact that Pepsi-Cola will soon be distributed in the Soviet Union-one of the accomplishments of détente-he said: "Maybe we can teach our people to drink less vodka and more Pepsi-Cola...
...Kissinger admitted with some understatement at his Washington press conference, U.S.-Soviet relations have entered "a more difficult period." Beyond the agenda, there were other items to be discussed in Moscow that would make his trip particularly critical. In the course of his visit, as politely as possible, Brezhnev and other Soviet leaders were bound to ask critical questions that nag statesmen everywhere: can President Nixon survive Watergate, or should the Soviets prepare to deal with someone else? Kissinger's probable answer: Nixon will survive, but even if he does not, the institutional structure of the U.S. is strong enough...