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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...attracted by the purely administrative side of affairs." But after a word with Cheka Boss Dzerzhinsky about the affairs of Rabkrin and Orgburo, Lenin added a postscript: "Stalin . . . becomes unbearable in the office of General Secretary ... I propose to the comrades to find a way to remove Stalin . . . and appoint another man . . . more patient, more loyal, more polite and more attentive to comrades, less capricious, etc." Two months later Lenin had a third stroke which left him paralyzed, without the power of speech...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Death In The Kremlin: Killer of the Masses | 3/16/1953 | See Source »

...certainly couldn't appoint ten guys just because they were the first ones to file petitions, not could we run a representative election between say 13 seniors," he said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: '53 Committee May Pick Men For Class Day | 3/9/1953 | See Source »

...Corporation also decided Monday to appoint a committee of its members to interview Furry and meet with the Faculty Advisory Committee to make recommendations on Furry's status...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Corporation Issues Text Of Furry's Red Testimony | 3/4/1953 | See Source »

First, is Furry competent to teach? As far as we can tell, judging from the original decision to appoint him and from the comments of students whom he taught Physics, the answer is yes. When questioned, his students said he had never injected ideology into his lectures. In fact, on one or two occasions he deliberately brushed off questions with political overtones. If Furry actually is a Communist (which has, of course, yet to be proven), this has not marred his professional ability as it would have an instructor in more subjective fields such as the Social Sciences...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Laws and Dr. Furry | 2/27/1953 | See Source »

...Appoint Homer Ferguson assistant floor leader...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs,INTERNATIONAL & FOREIGN,OBIT: Ring In the New | 2/23/1953 | See Source »

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