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...vote means that the Republicans have lost much political ground since last year's successful revolution. It has also encouraged former Finance Minister Ekrem Alican's New Turkey Party. If and when it merges with the newly formed Justice Party, the coalition could be formidable opposition to the Republicans in the coming national election, which General Gursel now promises for mid-October...
Strongest of the new groups appears to be the New Turkey Party, led by pro-Western Ekrem Alican, 45. Trained at the London School of Economics, handsomely smooth Alican was a Democrat who broke with Menderes five years ago. He was the junta's Finance Minister until he quit two months back to gather together his New Turks. Alican made up for the lack of a party program by circumspect courting of ex-Democrats. ("Many honest people voted Democratic, and they will be welcomed by us.") But when the party's ten founders applied for permission...
...whisper because their country is small," the Albanians had never accepted the Fascist conquest of 1939. Now patriot resistance, fanned by new hope, was mounting. It could be measured by Rome's frantic hunt for a popular puppet leader. For Prime Minister in Tirana Mussolini chose tricky, turncoat Ekrem Libohova, once ex-King Zog's Foreign Minister. This was Albania's fourth "government...
...been extraordinarily kind to me. He is wonderful, and a great cavalier. . . ." As they reached the theatre's main exit two lurking Albanian youths popped nine pistol shots at the King. They killed King Zog's adjutant Mayor Lash Topolai and dangerously wounded his court chamberlain Ekrem Libohova. King & "Baroness" were unharmed, having dodged back into the opera house...
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