The World - News from Oct. 18, 1985
The U.N. General Assembly elected Bulgaria, the Congo Republic, Ghana, the United Arab Emirates and Venezuela to two-year terms on the Security Council, beginning in January, 1986. Four rounds of balloting were needed to fill one of the African seats when a contest developed between Ghana and Liberia. The other four seats were filled on the first ballot. The five new members will replace the Ukraine, Burkina Faso, Egypt, India and Peru.
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