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Grotesquely mixing buffoonery with terror, Nikita Khrushchev waddled on last week through the lovely little country that is Austria. At his side, wherever he went, was Austria's embarrassed Chancellor Julius Raab. The favorite story in Vienna's cafés: one of Khrushchev's bodyguards asked an Austrian why Raab looked so gloomy. Replied the Austrian: "Too much friendship can be sickening...
Chancellor Julius Raab was carefully cordial, remembering that "it was he [Khrushchev] who in 1955 initiated changes in Soviet foreign policy which made possible the conclusion of the state treaty" ending the occupation. Raab's motive: the reparations agreement under which Austria has been paying Russia $25 million a year in a wide range of manufactured goods ends next year. Raab would like to convert the agreement into a straight trade deal, so that the Russians would buy what the Austrians have heretofore been forced to give them free. He also wants to avoid any Khrushchev temper tantrums that...
...historic credit," the study says gratefully, "to have recognized the vital importance of creating healthy economic conditions as an essential prerequisite for a lasting peace." Wrote Austria's Chancellor Julius Raab in a foreword : "The generous aid of the American people ended the seemingly inevitable decline of the old continent. Today there is no doubt that without this aid Europe would have been engulfed by poverty, suffering and chaos . . . Whenever and however we celebrate the anniversary of Austria's rescue from economic collapse, we should remember that the means for our reconstruction were contributed by the American taxpayer...
...JACK RAAB...
Coach Bob Pickett's experiment of switching Captain Bob Gilmor and Bob Foster paid rich dividends, as both registered convincing decisions. Wrestling at 167, instead of his usual 177, Foster outpointed Bill Smith, 7 to 2, while Gilmor shut out Tony Raab 6 to 0 at his new division...