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Even in Scandinavia, where government control has been pervasive and popular, citizens in recent elections have called for less of it. After 44 years in office, Sweden's Socialists were voted out in 1976, and last year they were again defeated. Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland have all moved to the center in their latest elections...
...Pakistani province of Baluchistan, roughly the size of Montana or Finland, has long been considered a target of opportunity for the Soviet Union. Nestled next to Iran and Afghanistan, both of which have large Baluchi populations, the province has a 471-mile-long coast on the Arabian Sea. Gwadar, its principal port, sits at the entrance to the Persian Gulf and the oil lanes to the West. Moscow's intervention in Afghanistan has renewed fears of Soviet subversion in the province, where disaffected separatists have long been agitating for regional autonomy. TIME New Delhi Bureau Chief Marcia Ganger last...
Vice President Walter F. Mondale and speed-skating champion 'five gold medals' Eric Heiden attended the U.S. Finland hockey game...
...Finland led 1-0 after one session and 2-1 after two. But three final period U.S. goals--the winner coming on Rob McClanahan's stuffshot with 13:55 remaining--ended the suspense for the 8500 fans present and a world-wide T.V. audience...
...Koch found himself back in 23rd position and, rather than finish exhausted, dropped out and skied off through the forest. He hoped to save energy for the 15-km event, but he ended up 16th as, in an astonishing finish, Sweden's Thomas Wassberg edged Finland's Juha Mieto by one-hundredth of a second...