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...Communist surge-one Tokyo daily calls it a "sonic boom"-is as sudden as it is startling. When Tanaka, supposedly at the peak of his popularity, called an election last fall, he discovered that the chief gainer was not his own Liberal Democratic Party but the Communists, who raised their representation in the Diet's 491-seat lower chamber from 14 to 39 (with another guaranteed vote from a left-wing ally). With a party membership of only 300,000, the Communists had attracted 5,500,000 votes, 10.5% of all ballots cast. Gains in local elections have been...
...Clapper and Dutch Gainer...
True, in Larry Brown the Redskins boast the league's leading ground gainer, but their attack lacks the triple-threat versatility of the Dolphins' Larry Csonka bulling up the middle, Mercury Morris sweeping the ends, and Jim Kiick popping through the gaps in be tween. Both Griese and Kilmer proved their passing prowess last week, but if ei ther is injured, the Dolphins can bring in Earl Morrall, the best relief man in foot ball, while the Redskins must go with the less reliable Sam Wyche...
...carried the ball six times and scored two touchdowns in 63 seconds to bury the Giants 27-13. Bettering 100 yds. in rushing for the sixth time this year, Brown boosted his season total to 995 yds. and widened his runaway lead as the N.F.L.'s top ground gainer...
Halfback Carl Garrett was suspended yesterday by the New England Patriots for the rest of the season. Garrett, the team's leading ground gainer, was suspended by interim head coach Phil Bengston and general manager. Upton Bell after he missed yesterday's practice...