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...also fell more & more into disfavor with the Iranian government. By last week the company's strained relations with Iran formed a major flaw in the defense of the Middle East against Communism; Britain and the U.S. did not see eye to eye on how to correct the defect...
From the nature of Russian strength and weakness, observers can get a fairly clear idea of the kind of war Russia would like to fight. The greatest defect is lack of mobility, especially at sea; Russia is still militarily landlocked and will probably have to stay that way unless it can add the industrial resources of Western Europe to its own. To a lesser degree, its armies are also tethered by the limitations of Russian industry. The U.S.S.R. could not support vast masses of infantry operating thousands of miles from home...
...established American principles of free competition and fair play. If this kind of thing goes on in America, the Phillies certainly missed a bet in the last World Series. They should have asked the Yanks for Joe DiMaggio . . Nothing, not even our tri-color tube can remedy the basic defect of the system you adopted, namely, its total inability to receive any picture whatsoever on the 9,000,000 sets outstanding . . . today." t With that off his chest, Folsom went right ahead with his and Pilot Radio Corp.'s suit to stop the FCC from enforcing its color decision...
...only defect in this year's edition of the pledge card is the inadequate space for listing "Other Recognized Charities." But the drive committee has used good criteria in making up its own list, there is little room for deviation, and all the money will be spent on genuine charity. Sign...
Despite the defect inherent in a film adaptation, the screen "Glass Menagerie" is a very good job. The script requires only four important speaking parts. Three are very well acted and the fourth is done competently. Gertrude Lawrence handles the meatiest role, that of the faded belle, and she proves that she deserved it. Her part demands several long speeches without much accompanying action, something difficult to put over in a movie. Miss Lawrence never misses; she brings out the peculiar combination of guts and hot air of the character se portrays...