Word: lifes
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...that the lira be devalued by a whopping 70%. Devaluation should restore Turkey's credit with the international banking community, clear the way for billions more in aid, and improve the country's balance of payments by making its exports more competitive. But the move will make life even more miserable than ever for the average Turk, who must cope with an annual inflation rate of anywhere from 60% to 80%, and chronic shortages of everything from bread and coffee to fertilizer...
...Scott was taken by Andrew Newton, an erstwhile airline pilot, to a lonely moor at night; Scott was not harmed, but Newton shot his Great Dane, Rinka. Newton was sentenced to two years for possession of a firearm and intent to endanger life. There the matter might have ended, except that after his release from prison Newton began talking of a "contract" to murder Scott. An investigation was launched, which led to a trial...
...believed that Thorpe would ever again be able to pick up the pieces of what had been a distinguished, indeed brilliant, public life...
...Even in Third World nations, where the incidence of disease remains chronically high, public health programs have resulted in a dramatic increase in life expectancy at birth, from just over 40 years in 1950 to 55 years now and a projected 63 years by 2000. At the same time, Third World birth rates are dropping, although they are still far above replacement level. This is not so in much of the First World: such countries as the U.S. and Japan are only slightly above zero population growth. The result: a "rising average age of the population and increasing proportions...
...Nicaragua's foreign press corps, hazard is a way of life...