At a Washington reception last week. President Kennedy raised his glass in welcome to a visitor. "I think most of you know something of his life," Kennedy said, ''his distinguished service in World War I when he lost his leg, his five years in Dachau, which tested the strength of his political convictions, and his efforts since that time to maintain the integrity and security of his country." The visitor was Alfons Gorbach, 63, Chancellor of Austria, and his mission in Washington was plain: to get U.S. backing for Austria's application for associate membership in the Common Market.
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