Word: cken
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Saarbrücken, West Germany
Number One. Meeting last week at Saarbrücken, the party picked Barzel as its new chairman, making him the most likely nominee for Chancellor in the 1973 general elections. Challenging Barzel for the chairmanship was Helmut Kohl, 41, up-and-coming prime minister of Rhineland-Palatinate. Although a capable administrator, the reform-minded Kohl presented his case in a nebulous, unconvincing manner. Moreover, some Christian Democrats objected to the fact that Kohl ran for chairman in tandem with Gerhard Schröder, who wanted to be the C.D.U. nominee for Chancellor. Schröder, 61, held cabinet posts under...