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...caucus of West Germany's Christian Democratic Party that two years ago picked Kurt Kiesinger to succeed Ludwig Erhard as Chancellor, 51 votes from Bavaria's Christian Socialist Union (CSU) assured his victory. It was Franz Josef Strauss who threw these votes behind Kiesinger, earning himself a place in the Grand Coalition government. Last week Strauss was saying, "I would rather grow pineapples in Alaska than be the German Chancellor." Hardly anyone in Bonn believed...
...Munich congress, party officials boasted that the CSU was being deluged with letters from all parts of the country lamenting the fact that it operates only in Bavaria. At a secret party meeting, Strauss aides seriously pondered the possibility of turning their Bavarian union into a national party. They confidently concluded that money would be no problem; enough businessmen could be found to bankroll the expansion. His adamant opposition to the worldwide nonproliferation treaty proposed by Washington and Moscow plays on the widespread German resentment of big-power Diktats. His rejection of a unilateral legal attack on the extreme right...
...late he has also gone to great pains to improve his image, which used to be that of a thick-necked butcher's son. He has slimmed down to a manageable 210 lbs. and rearranged his hair to present a more distinguished hairline. At last week's CSU conference, a computer started churning out Strauss portraits. However, despite Kiesinger's current headaches, it will take a lot more grooming for Strauss to match the Chancellor's vote-getting charm...