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...deeds which, as a Christian, he had been justified in committing. But, like the rest of the world, the Pope felt that this could not account for all of Mindszenty's behavior in court; for the cardinal had shown an attitude before his judges which seemed to contradict much of his earlier, passionate stubbornness on certain issues. This change, the Pope believed, was shown by the cardinal's "physical condition . . . which is indeed inexplicable except as a result of a secret influence which may not be publicly revealed."* He referred to the Cardinal in his ordeal...
Against this, Stalin's interviews with Roy Howard (1936) and Harold King of Reuters (1943), purporting to disavow world revolutionary aims, can only appear as eyewash, and that is just how Historicus explains them. The interviews, he says, "do not really contradict the strategic aim of world revolution because they refer to a temporary tactic...
...determination not to commit such sinful errors again. As far as the A.P. was concerned, it had done its usual good job of reporting the state-by-state returns with speed and accuracy. But, like everybody else, it had been slow to realize that the vote was going to contradict the opinion polls. Said the New Orleans Times-Picayune's George W. Healy Jr.: "Even when Truman was leading, [A.P.] always put Dewey first, saying he was leading in ten states with say 100 electoral votes, and Truman was leading in 14 states with 280 electoral votes...
...Tribune Managing Editor "Pat" Maloney (Dartmouth '13). The Trib promptly called Ottawa to ask Griffin about that "moon is green" crack. Griffin issued a blustering denial: "The Dartmouth bull about me was just a lot of goddamn lies by some scared, chickentrack Dickey jerks who can't contradict what I wrote. They were afraid the alumni will look into what's going on at Dartmouth, so they tried like hell to get me fired...
...student body because people interested in journalism come from all sorts of backgrounds and have all sorts of opinions. But the CRIMSON functions as an Independent undergraduate organization, like the Dramatic Club or the Lampoon or the Young Republican Club. And the phrase "The Official University Dally" does not contradict this status. It means only that announcements and notices appearing In the CRIMSON are official...