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...south, the memory of last year's attack by zealous dissidents on the Sacred Mosque in Mecca still sends shudders through the House of Saud and the monarchies that rule the gulfs ministates. In the waters of the gulf itself, a Soviet guided-missile cruiser and its frigate escort have replaced the Shah's navy in patrolling the shipping channel through the 40-mile-wide Strait of Hormuz. The U.S.S.R. now maintains 85,000 troops in Afghanistan and has military advisers in South Yemen and Ethiopia, while a fleet of ten Soviet warships and 16 support vessels cruises...
Striking quickly in the night, the army detained 120 of the country's leading politicians, government officials and trade union leaders. Demirel, leader of the Justice Party, was taken under escort to a military camp in Gallipoli, southwest of Istanbul, as was Bülent Ecevit, head of the opposition Republican People's Party. Martial law, which was already in effect in 20 of Turkey's 67 provinces, was imposed nationwide. A curfew was declared, and frontiers and airports were closed. The generals dissolved parliament, banned all political and trade union activity, and announced that they would...
Heath said that because of security concerns, Tufts has recently installed extra emergency telephones on the campus for a total of 15 such phones. Tufts also has a new van for its evening escort service, Heath said...
Ford's new offering this year, in addition to the Escort and Lynx, is a redesigned Ford Granada. The car, which will be marketed also as a Mercury Cougar, is 500 lbs. lighter than the old Granada and Mercury Monarch. But, like other standard Ford products, it has a "big car" look, which could hurt in a market that is demanding small autos...
...North American market, and smaller ones like the Opel Rekord abroad for the foreign market. By the mid-'80s, however, there will be one world auto market. The same car is likely to be seen on the streets of Frankfurt, West Germany, and Fargo, N. Dak. The Lynx, Escort and J-cars are all such "world cars." Models will be assembled in places like Japan and South America, in addition to Detroit, from parts that are manufactured in several countries. The result will be stiffer competition among the remaining auto giants. According to a congressional subcommittee study, for example...