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Although they did not dominate last week's headlines, many other nagging problems confront U.S. foreign policy. In the Eastern Mediterranean, for example, all parties to the Cyprus dispute remain antagonistic toward the U.S. The Greeks are angered because the U.S. long supported the deposed right-wing junta and did not act to stop the Turkish invasion of Cyprus; in protest, the new Greek government pulled out of the NATO military command. The Turks are furious because the U.S. cut off military aid after they invaded Cyprus; they have threatened to close U.S. bases in Turkey. At the Ford Administration...
...George Mavros, chief opposition leader in the Greek Parliament: "It's unprecedented. I blame [Secretary of State Henry] Kissinger, and I blame [Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei] Gromyko. They have been talking about stability and peace and a fair solution on Cyprus. What do we have tonight? The eastern Mediterranean in a shambles." A senior American naval officer concurred: "The entire American posture is in disarray. If we suddenly found that we were involved in any kind of shooting situation, the cost would be enormous in terms of effort and lives...
Before last summer's short but savage war between invading Turks and the outgunned Greek Cypriot National Guard, Cyprus was an oasis of sunny prosperity in the turbulent eastern Mediterranean. Nearly six months after the end of the fighting, Cyprus today is a wrecked dream-its airports still closed, its economy shattered, one-third of its people refugees in their own land. Greek Cypriot Leader Glafkos derides and his Turkish counterpart, Rauf Denktaş, had hoped to resume their interrupted peace talks during Christmas week but were unable to agree on a basis for further negotiations. TIME Correspondent Erik...
...summer's upheaval, the island, which is carpeted with citrus groves and vineyards, exported lemons, oranges, grapes and wines to Europe. It produced automotive parts for Middle Eastern countries, and its beaches lured 250,000 tourists a year. By the early 1970s, Cyprus was one of the eastern Mediterranean's most prosperous nations, with a per capita income of $1,460, and there was virtually no unemployment. Even the long-festering animosity between Greek and Turkish Cypriots was sweetened by the good life, and an eventual healing seemed possible...
...Clifford and Edith Irving, mastermind and accomplice respectively of the phony Howard Hughes biography caper. But when they emerged from prison after being separated for nearly two years, they were understandably reluctant to get involved in yet another legal process. Last month Clifford, 44, returned to Ibiza, the Mediterranean island where he used to live, to spend Christmas with his wife and their two sons, Nedsky, 6, and Barney, 4. Irving was due back in Manhattan last week, where he is still trying to sell his phony Hughes book as well as a new novel. Edith, 39, will stay...