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...straightforward popularity contest, he would probably outpoll Socialist Leader Willy Brandt 2 to 1. But there is a sense of fatigue in the C.D.U. slogans ("SECURELY INTO THE '70s"). Resorting to one of those polysyllabic German jawbreakers, pollsters claim that the voters are displaying a higher degree of Risikobereitschaft, or willingness to take risks. Brandt's reform-minded Socialists, with their advocacy of revaluation of the German mark, bridge-building to the East, and greater worker participation in management and profit sharing will be the direct beneficiaries. Their constructive role as a partner in the Grand Coalition...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: WEST GERMANY: READY FOR THE PARLOR | 9/26/1969 | See Source »

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