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...warned that rejection of the agreement could lead to bloodshed and the commitment of U.S. troops. General George S. Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, summoned 75 retired generals and admirals to a meeting to drum up support for the treaty. Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Robert Strauss, about to depart for trade talks in Tokyo, was rerouted to Capitol Hill, where his yarn-spinning charm was put to work on wavering Congressmen...
Once in Oshkosh, the builder-flyers demonstrated their airs above ground: one man performed slow aerobatics in his Starduster while listening to Strauss waltzes over his on-board earphones; another, goggled and scarfed like the Red Baron himself, eased his bulbous-nosed Der Jager into the friendly skies. There were also rides in a Ford Tri-Motor to be had for a mere $10 and the Red Devil Acrobatic Biplane Squad to watch as it performed an amazing array of intricate patterns and loops and dives...
...opposed Schmidt in last October's election, has proved to be an ineffectual performer in the Bundestag, unsure of his tactics, unable to exploit the government's mistakes and weaknesses. Kohl must also cope with the open contempt and sideline sniping of right-leaning Franz Josef Strauss, chief of the Bavarian-based Christian Social Union. Strauss believes that Kohl is too weak and not conservative enough. A number of Christian Democrats agree with the first of these charges, but they are unlikely to change leaders so soon after last year's election. Thus West Germans face...
...acquainted trip to Tokyo in April, Strauss found the Japanese eager to talk. Their message, as one U.S. trade expert summarized it: "So sorry. We were taken by surprise by the immense demand for our sets. We are willing to level off exports at 2.5 million per year." But U.S. manufacturers were pressing for a rollback to no more than 1.3 million Japanese sets. Later, Strauss met in Washington with Japan's Vice Minister of Trade, Minoru Masuda; they continued their talks during the early May economic summit in London. Last week Strauss and the Japanese ambassador signed...
Next on the Carter-Strauss trade agenda is an agreement on the shoe problem, which politically is even more explosive than TV sets. Says one White House official: "TV has maybe two dozen Senators. Shoes have 80 Senators." Since 1968, lower-priced imported shoes have captured 46% of the U.S. market. Result: 300 American shoe factories have been forced to close, ending 70,000 jobs. While Congress has been clamoring for tariffs and quotas to protect what remains of the U.S. shoe industry, Strauss has negotiated a tentative agreement with two big exporters to the U.S.-Taiwan and South Korea...