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...thinking of the heroine's. Both present problems, and before the problems are solved, poor Tony and Senta have been pursued through some of the finest scenery in Morocco by a couple of hilariously heinous international crooks portrayed by Herbert Lorn and a new menace named Klaus Kinski, who looks like Truman Capote with muscles...
...People's Party and the Socialists brought Austria a stable government - one that was ultimately able to shoo out the occupying powers, including the Russians, in 1955, pursue a Western-oriented neutralism afterward, and generate impressive economic energy. Even when the People's Party of Chancellor Josef Klaus won a majority in the 165-member Parliament in March, both parties looked toward a continuation of the coalition...
...Parliament convened last week, Austrians braced for some political fire works. Instead, both sides proved cautious. Presenting his legislative program, Chancellor Klaus emphasized that his party had "a policy for the whole nation, including the voters of the defeated party." Among the chief goals: associate membership in the Common Market, increased economic growth, and a money-saving reorganization of Austria's nationalized industries. The opposition criticism was mild because, as the Socialists argued, the government's goals would have been much the same even if the coalition had continued. Declared Vienna's independent Kurier last week...
Despite the People's Party's surprise victory, no one expected the coalition era to end. "In Britain, it is possible to govern with a hair-thin majority, but Austria lacks the democratic tradition Britain has," explained Chancellor Josef Klaus, 55, leader of the People's Party. "We are still too weak and the Socialists too strong for us to govern alone." Nevertheless, he intends to use the victory to unknot Austria's badly stalemated governmental processes...
Though the twelve major ministries are again likely to be more or less evenly divided along party lines, Klaus will probably pry Socialist Christian Broda out of the Justice Ministry, which has become a stumbling block for red-black cooperation. Furthermore, Klaus hopes to revitalize Parliament, which had become little more than a rubber-stamp assembly, receiving bills only after the Cabinet had put them in all but final shape. With a majority of his own, Klaus intends to use Parliament to shape his legislative program. Tops on his list: a speedup of negotiations for Austria's associate membership...