Word: fall
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...that "Manuilsky was indignant at the American party for not criticizing American officials more severely." The result was French Red Jacques Duclos' now famous Paris article castigating Earl Browder, then chief of the U.S. Communist party. Browder, who still stands ready to testify for the defense, was the fall guy of the Communist policy shift dictated by Moscow...
...Grimes" is not a very good argument for opera in English, and it cannot fall back on the translation excuse. The fault lies with librettist Montagu Slater. He doesn't seem to think in musical terms, so that there is a lot of pretty tedious recitative, much of which is superfluous. The verbosity has apparently proved too much for Britten, for his music, though following thought and mood, does not fit the words very skillfully. This failing was exaggerated Thursday night by poor diction on the part of both soloists and chorus...
...addition to his basketball and golf duties, Barclay scouted several Harvard opponents for football coach Art Valpey last fall. Barclay, who was assisted by Lloyd Harper in coaching the basketball team, was unavailable for comment after Bingham's announcement...
Coach Bill Barclay is sending a first-edition team down on the vacation swing, two weeks before he chooses the regular team from 30 candidates. He chose this squad from returning lettermen and from the best players in a competition last fall...
...glanced at his watch; five o'clock. Late again for cocktails. Vag broke into a slight sweat as he took a last look at the practice. Well, even if he didn't help out the team this spring, he could always kick points for Art Valpey next fall...