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Show II A The Salt Tribune. Thursday. Octobf- - 4. 197 E. German Willi Stopli Joins Council in Power Shuffle that has been going B"JohnM. Goshko Washington Post Writer BONN Communist East ; ; ; on in East to a collective leadership, experts on East Germany are that unanimously agreed Honecker remain very much the first among equals and the top regimes unquestioned man. This too parallels the Germany since 1971 when old age compelled Ulbright to the autocratic, up give rule that he had exorcised for more than 20 Germany realigned its leadership Wednesday by electing Premier Willi Stoph as chairman of the council of state one-ma- years. and promoting Horst Soviet .nodel, where Communist Party Chief Leonid I. Brezhnev overshadows his two colleagues in the Troika leadership: Premier Alexei Kosygin and President Nikolai V. Pudgomy. That the changeover had been well prepared in advance was underscored by the fact that East Germanys parliathe Volkskammer, ment, unanimously elected both men to their new posts by voice vole. There were no other candidates for either position. Until the End Sindermann, formerly one of Slophs deputies, to the premier s post. Howcver, the old, Stalinistlining communist did retain The Stophs switch to the council of state vacant since the fxssition, dfcath of Walter Ulbricht on Aug. 1, makes him East Gerhead state. of manys Sindermann, 58, will now head the governmental apparatus. "These changes, which, had been expected by observers of East German affairs for some time, appeared to signal a move toward a collective leadership on the model of East chairmanship until his death from a heart attack a' the age of 80. the council of state But, despite the changeover For Stoph, the change appeared to represent a severe shrinking of the considerable power that he commanded as premier. During the past two years, the council of state job has been transformed into a largely powerless, ceremonial position, and some observers had speculated that Stoph would resist what amounts to a kick upstairs. Germanys patron state, the Soviet Union. e Share Leadership Under the new setup, Stoph and Sindermann will divide the top functions of government with Erich Honecker, 61, who two years ago replaced Ulbright as first secretary of the the Communist Party countrys most powerful position. .' , K . , V( U' 4- VS ' ' ; ' ' Willi Stoph A Promotion, or . Wednesdays changes completed the gradual transition ; j Others, however, noting that he is known to be in poor health, think that he had reached the point where he wanted less exacting duties. . .? Racial Issue Stirs IPlowing Contest The -around this WELLINGTON BRIDGE, IRELAND (AP) 20th World Plowing Contest begins Thursday in fields .Irish village, provided the plowshares havent been beaten into swords to settie a racial dispute. team from the breakaway BritThe arrival of an ish African colony of Rhodesia has pushed the plowing Into the background and a fight about skin color into the forefront. The Kenyan government has ordered its team to with-fir- ? v. Irish Prime Minister Liam Cosgrave and his cabinet have said they will boycott the two-da- y championships among .20 nations, and there has been talk of raising the issue at the .linited Nations. critics claim the Rhodesian team should 7 In- clude a nonwhite. Patrick M. Rabbitte, president of the Irish Union of Students who started the uproar, said: "This plowing team does .not represent the majority of Rhodesian farmers, who are Africans. It represents only a tiny minority of white colonists. The Inhabitants of Wellington Bridge in County Wexford, a .picturesque comer of southeast Ireland, find this sudden eruption of international politics a distraction which could turn a fnans mind from plowing a straight furrow. n The principals in the drama were hard at practice .Wednesday. British Making Attempt To Avert Auto Strike Reuters News Agency f LONDON amoves Joint Council into life to help find a way out of the impasse. Emergency to avert the mass layoff of thousands of auto industry workers and a possible shutdown of Britain's Chrysler auto moved ahead plants despite new walk- -' but threats by militant electri-tianstrike-damage- d -- s. y After the collapse of nt peace talks last , rught aimed at ending a crippling strike by 156 electricians "at the companys Coventry 'plant, union leaders Wednesday called on another 200 at the Chrysler Limvood plant in Scotland to Strike Monday to pursue a national pay claim. Lost Produ:tion v But in another attempt to break the strike deadlock which has cost the company elec-rtneia- Rare Meeting It has been three years since the council, a troubleshooting organization representing top labor and management, has had to meet for such a purpose. Chryslers call for talks with national union bosses at the seaside holiday resort of Blackpool Thursday night was seen as a final attempt to Envoy Sees Accords On Berlin In a major foreign policy declaration to the West German Bundestag (parliament), Scheel said his recent talks in New York with several Eastern European loaders gave him the impression that a compromise was possible. He gave no details. rv million in lost production Chrysler invited national union chiefs to more peace- talks Thursday. 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