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During a recent visit to Peking, Chancellor Helmut Schmidt went to see a model farm that raised poultry for the city's best restaurants. Surveying hundreds of quacking ducks, he murmured, "They remind me of my party congress...
...Schmidt was only half joking. Since becoming Chancellor 18 months ago, he has stood somewhat aloof from his Social Democratic Party, refusing to get involved in the endless theoretical debates on how democratic socialism should be built. Instead, the cool, pragmatic Chancellor has concentrated on managing West Germany's affairs of state. Although Schmidt has always been highly regarded by the voters (in one recent poll, 70% of the West Germans gave him a favorable rating), he has never been popular with his party's left wing, the Jusos (Young Socialists). Complicating matters, ex-Chancellor Willy Brandt...
After that rousing curtain raiser, Schmidt had the convention in his lap. In a conciliatory speech full of profuse praise for Brandt, the Chancellor reassured the 436 delegates that his government was doing everything possible to advance the party's aims, within the limitations of the coalition. The congress voted down a laundry list of Jusos resolutions calling for government control of industrial investments, nationalization of key industries and banks, a $1,953 limitation on monthly personal incomes and a hefty "luxury" tax on a wide variety of consumer goods...
Brandt and Schmidt were re-elected to their party posts, with 407 votes each. This was nothing short of a triumph for Schmidt, who in 1973 had received only 286 votes for vice-chairman. The Chancellor can now go into the election campaign with firm assurance that his party is behind...
Celebration. A musical by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt, authors of "The Fantasticks." Performed by the Huby's Pub Theater in an intimate cabaret-type setting, at the Ramada Inn, 1234 Soldier's Field Road, though December 2. Performances Saturday and Tuesday at 8:30 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Tickets...