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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...troops in Yemen to the north, also foments trouble in other countries on the Red Sea, and would like nothing better than to annex Aden for himself. That would turn the Red Sea into an Egyptian lake, enable Nasser to control the shipping routes to Ethiopia, Sudan and the western coast of Saudi Arabia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aden: Competition of Hate | 3/10/1967 | See Source »

...December, the 550-mile oil pipeline stretching from Kirkuk, Iraq, across 305 miles of Syria to the Mediterranean ports of Baniyas and Tripoli went as dry as the arid land through which it snakes. The reason: in a dispute with Western-owned, London-based Iraq Petroleum Co.* over transit and terminal fees, socialist Syria squelched the flow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Syria: Turning the Valves | 3/10/1967 | See Source »

Last week a settlement was reached, and Syria turned the valves to start the 950,000 bbl. a day of crude oil gurgling once again toward the coast. That night Premier Youssef Zayyen, 36, went on radio and TV to declare "a triumph of the struggling masses over Western monopolies." Following his speech, the audience again heard the lyrics of a song written especially for the crisis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Syria: Turning the Valves | 3/10/1967 | See Source »

...figures are minuscule by the standards of such Western giants as General Motors, Ford, or even Volkswagen. But in Skoda's case, they are significant not only to Czechoslovakia but to all of Communist Eastern Europe. If nothing else, Skoda's snappy, rugged little family compact, the 1000 MB, proves that Communism can at least try to compete in highly competitive western auto markets. Where such products as Russia's Zil and East Germany's Trabant have failed to make even the smallest dent in the Western market, Skoda's 1000 MB has become increasingly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Czechoslovakia: Competing with the West | 3/10/1967 | See Source »

Following the Leaders. If the 1000 MB looks familiar, it is no coincidence. Before production started in 1964, Chief Designer Frantisek Sajdl made extensive studies of Western compacts. His four-door 1000 MB has a 48-h.p., four-cylinder, liquid-cooled engine that sits astern of the rear axle. The car's top speed is 78 m.p.h. against 74 m.p.h. for the Volkswagen bug; it gets 38 miles to the gallon against Renault's 39. While far from fancy, the plastic interior trim is durable. Its two front bucket seats fold back for sleeping...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Czechoslovakia: Competing with the West | 3/10/1967 | See Source »

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