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...first volume (two more to come) of his history of Russia's time of troubles. It might as justly have been called Russia Leaves the West, for with the triumph in 1917 of Lenin's Bolsheviks over Russia's first and only democratic (Kerensky) government, the Czar's old empire made its fateful turn toward ancient patterns of tyranny and away from the liberal currents of the West...
...Instituted by Music Czar James C. Petrillo in a campaign to force radio stations, bars and restaurants to employ members of the American Federation of Musicians...
...Soviet leaders to survive the purges-Kaganovich won Stalin's approval for his loyalty and toughness and got one top job after another. He played an important role in the party purges, was put in charge of the construction of the famed Moscow Metro and finally he became czar of Russia's railroads, a job that he pursued with such vigor during World War II that he instituted the death penalty for failure to make trains run on time. With responsibilities came rewards: his home town was named after him; so were half a dozen cities throughout...
...recently questioned him about a possible "conflict of interests" violation. (Before going to Washington. Gardner was president of California's Hycon Manufacturing Co., an electronics concern that has worked on guided missiles.) Others suggested that Gardner was miffed because Defense Secretary Wilson, who recently decided to appoint a "czar" for the whole U.S. guided-missile program, had passed him over for the job. Gardner himself offered the straightforward explanation that he was leaving because of "an honest difference of opinion about the level of support for the Air Force research and development program...
...field of missiles, many observers, notably Senator Jackson of Washington, fear that the United States may be losing in that critical race. Certainly no one would quarrel with the Administration's request for more money for missiles, or with Secretary of Defense Wilson's forthcoming appointment of a "missile czar." But missiles should not overshadow the need for conventional aircraft; only certain evidence that Communist military strength is waning should have that effect. No one so far has produced such evidence--on the contrary, the Soviet display of air power over Moscow last spring indicates that their strength is greater...