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eT re ae Soa eae ee we Br WASHINGTON — Back when Senate approval of the Panama Canal treaties was.in question, the White House pledged to buy 225,000 tons of copper as a means of ensuring ‘a vote in théiy favor from Sen. Dennis DeConcini, D-Ariz, --- ae ge - 3 " '"Dhé Senate leadership has tried to take up a bill to imple- vy ment this commitment and to make some changes in plans for the strategic stockpiling of copper, but a combination of objections has ‘sidetracked the legislation indefinitely4:5° .5 “Perhaps most visibly, a pack of lobbyists has descended on the legislation, seeking to offer amendments ‘that would ” call for the buying and selling of other ‘commodities “and ereby influencing thei price: +2 Toe LT . Fee TA Se cari - Inaddition, Sen. William - And Sen. Gary Hart; D-Col ‘ : eel actions with policy’