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Neatly Mimeographed handouts disclosed that the delegates had adopted a platform which 1) blamed Wall Street and bipartisan "atomic diplomacy" for war hysteria; 2) called the Soviet Union "the strongest bulwark for peace." As predicted, the platform came out as the prototype of the Wallace Progressive Party platform. There was only one deviation. Henry Wallace thought "progressive capitalism" could be saved; the Communists believed that any kind of capitalism was a flop, not worth salvaging...
Paul Birdsall continued his scoring streak to lead the team to victory, gaining four goals and running his total to seven in two games. Sam Lawrence was a defensive bulwark as he consistently shattered M.I.T. scoring plays and flattened the visiting attackmen...
...Madison to take up their duties as members-at-large to the Council. There will also be two more Regional conferences to prepare for and participate in later on, but Council duties should keep them well occupied between times. The by then all-knowing delegates will be a bulwark in Council activities, for as experts in special fields they should participate in and chair Council committees. So when the voters go to the polls on Monday they should look for the men with the strong shoulders. Any candidate who already feels the ache between his shoulder-blades might better drop...
...vigor, he exhorted Italians not to let themselves be scared away from the polls by Communist rough stuff. His theme: either all will vote freely, or none will vote at all. Shivering in a chill spring wind that swept across the ruins of Monte Cassino, he cried: "Form a bulwark! . . . Defend Italy. . . . Vote for Italy. . . ." In Sardinia, before stocking-capped old peasants and natty coal miners fresh from their showers, he said with imposing understatement: "I am dissatisfied with the present state of public order." Before shepherds of Frosinone, he cried: "If it is a question of force, remember...
...mighty fortress is our God, A bulwark never failing; Our helper He, amid the flood Of mortal ills prevailing. For still our ancient foe Doth seek to work...