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...hungry, underdeveloped Red China, the uncompromising letter and spirit of crusading Leninism dovetail neatly with economic necessity and Peking's dreams of reasserting its ancient hegemony over Asia. The threat to peace lies between the extremes, between Russia's evolutionary progress and China's hard adherence to a fundamentalist philosophy. In the struggle for power and legitimacy throughout the Communist world, Moscow and Peking could in time be locked in a bitter internecine contest to re-establish the gospel of Lenin in all its belligerent purity. In appeal and purpose, Communism today is unquestionably a failing creed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: COMMUNISM TODAY: A Refresher Course | 8/6/1965 | See Source »

...November Ninth members foel that when the facts are objectively examined, the interests of the United States and South Vietnam should dovetail, and that it is the United States' responsibility to hold off the Viet Cong until a nationalist leader can stabilize a viable government...

Author: By Ann Peck, | Title: 'November 9th' Vietnam Committee To Seek Recognition From Harvard | 2/20/1965 | See Source »

...concept, under which the silo complexes are being built. To get the job completed as quickly as possible, the Army Corps of Engineers-which supervises actual construction for the Air Force-puts as many as five contractors to work on a project at the same time. Their work must dovetail perfectly, with tolerances to the disappearing point. If one contractor does not place an electrical junction box precisely right on a silo wall, it will not link with the cable being laid concurrently by another crew. If a silo is out of round by half an inch, the steel crib...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Defense: Underground Fortresses | 8/25/1961 | See Source »

...group deserves praise just for attempting such a giant as Mahler, not to mention negotiating his complexities with competence. For Mahler makes incredible technical demands: every instrument must be a soloist; the conductor must dovetail many scattered parts; and a solo voice must blend evenly with the ever swelling and falling background. The simplicity and brevity of these five last Rueckert songs make the job no less difficult. Their exposed, masterful orchestration fairly invites misfortune...

Author: By William A. Weber, | Title: Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra | 5/8/1961 | See Source »

...outlined by Martin, the new program involves arranging the course material in topics and illustrating it with anecdotes from original sources. The topics, such as "the growth and purpose of political parties," will be set up to dovetail with the required "Problems of Democracy" course for seniors. The anecdotes will make the material more vivid for the students, Martin said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: College Students to Help Revise History Course for High School | 11/17/1960 | See Source »

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