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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, May 6, 1962

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 6, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes sunday May 6, 1962 Austria s Gorham h combines grit optimism a halted press International Basic characteristics of austrian chancelor Alfon Gorbach ending a three Day visit to Washington and new York Are he Abl Liy to meet adversity and the determination to survive it " Xor reach a optimistic Outlook was reflected in a statement he made in new York. He declared he i convinced the . Government a Fol do it beet to find a  for Austria and other Neutral it Tate seeking association with Tike european common Market. Golbadi told the .-anstrlanchamber of Commerce hot found erect understanding in fete Washington talk with president Ken and one presidents advisers in Pitt tem at neutrals be limited members of the common Market which is moving Reward political integration. Mixed with his optimism which put to the test during and after two wars is another Quality that at times is uncommon in the harsh world of politics the willingness to forgive those who not Only wronged him personally but Austria itself. An official biography of the 63-year-old Grandfather describes him As neither a hater nor an ascetic but an austrian with All the Typ ical austrian traits very sociable Joves the company of Good Friend Sand possesses the rare gift to be Able to  held by. Gorbach who spent most of the Yearm from 1938 until 1945 in nazi concentration Camps came Home after world War ii without any chips on his shoulder. He under scored this by announcing he was determined to plead for those austrians who had been misled or had acted under Force for the Gorbach won. Election to the Graz municipal Council and his Polit ical career was launched of nearest. In the 1930s he advanced to membership in the provincial government. Then suddenly on March 16, 1938, his whole world came Toan end when the nazis arrested him in  three Days of interrogation by nazi is troops he was sent to Dachau concentration Camp which became his Home for much of the next eight years. Suffering ended the termination of hostilities and the liberation of the detainees by american troops brought his sufferings to an end is the Way one biographical account laconically sums up his release at the end of the , Gorbach immediately put the War horrors behind him and picked up the threads of his broken political career by helping to found the people s party a move that  Lead him to his present Post. As Leader of the party ticket in his constituency he was Delegate to a National Assembly in 1945. Fifteen years later Gorbach was named Federal chairman of the party. On april -11, 1961, Gorbach succeeded Julius Saab As Chancellor. Regarded As a political Middle of the roader he is the fourth Man to hold the Job since world War ii. Sword of  Chancellor Alfon Gorbach of Austria whips an old Navy outlaws from its scabbard a he presents the weapon used in the mid-18003, to president Kennedy at the White House during the Chancellor s visit to Washington. Associated press photo Billie sol Estes faces trial for fraud wonder Grain tycoon comes a Cropper but it was in world War i tha Gorbach a teen age infantryman of the italian front first showed his grit and determination. " he and members of his unit fought valiantly against a heavy machine gun attack. All Werek de except the badly wounded Gore acc whose right leg was am pwt sted. It was doubly difficult for the youth who loved track and Field port but Gorbach refused to let Tough Luck get the better of dim. Instead after he was fully re covered he entered the univer sity of Graz Law school in 1878paving the Way for a political  in 1021 he married his . A native of oms. And a year late their Only cnut. A daughter named Alonsa. Was born. By 1926 by Robert e. Ford Dallas a Billie sol Este arrived in the Littie West Texas City of Pecos ii years ago clutch ing a beat up briefcase. People who knew him then say the diminutive Young Man seemed just another youngster trying to get Start he was 25. Estes got Bis Start Alt  before he reached his Pinna Cle and began his disastrous Down Ward plunge he became the big Gest figure in West Texas agriculture. He Drew such labels As boy w o n d e a financial g e n ius tycoon wizard. He sold More anhydrous am Monia fertilize than anyone in the  was one of piece together is simply this sol As his friends Call him Pyra Mided his Saijets and credit until it col lapsed from sheer weight. Estes who quoted the Bible frequently and sometimes conducted religious revivals saw his disaster coming. One Farmer related at an official inquiry that shortly before the Estes s a it i a g of Chile 7366, dark Kiodt Alf strip to 741, two Ftp Flygt to in go. St., new a 14. Tel. War irim -1000. A a turf m i and a m is at Tim rut Forta  
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