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two-thirds majority required of those present. Such GOP conservatives as Dominick (Colo.), Hickenlooper (Iowa) and Pearson (Kan.) provided the victory margin, but the blame rests primarily on Minority Leader Everett Dirk- sen. President Johnson’s line with Dirksen was that the Soviet Union has agreed to end the Vietnam war if the U.S. passes a package consisting of 1) the Consular Treaty, 2) the Outer Space Treaty, and 3) the East- West Trade Bill. Dirksen bought the story. Credit for what opposition there was goes chiefly to Senators Mundt, Hruska, Murphy, Dodd and Thurmond. Note: the East-West Trade bill will face stiff conservative op- position in the House, where Representative Melvin Laird, Chairman of the GOP Conference, plans a major -speech against the bill which will put House Republicans on the spot. He has recent polls showing the public to be strongly opposed to trade with the Communists. © @
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