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Summer theatre or not, "Burlesque" is worth anybody's inflation buck, and if you can't make it over to the air-conditioned New England Mutual Hall, buy yourself a Japanese fan, grab a towel, and sit tight till it subways over to Brattle Street...
...race to grab a bigger chunk of the world trade market than it ever had before, Britain passed the first lap last week. And it was running well ahead of its schedule to pay off its import debts by exporting 75% more goods than it did in 1938. Only six months ago, the goal seemed impossibly distant. Exports were barely 50% of the 1938 monthly rate...
...managed to turn even this fault to good use. Whenever the Russians are too adamant he calls in the boys of the press. He has found that Moscow is sensitive to U.S. and world public opinion; on occupation matters-such as Russia's recent-land-grab attempt in Burgenland-the Reds sometimes bow to hostile press criticism...
...although in the past he has been a steady fellow traveler. He has taken on the coloration around him, like a chameleon. Now he wants to clean the Marxists out. In the middle of his struggle with the shipowners he is facing an internal feud. The Commies hope to grab everything but Joe's job. Joe is a good man to have around for a while...
Deadline night, 16,884 fans filed into Forbes Field. They were not sure whether they would see a game, but they did expect to see some fun. The management was all set to field a team of the two "loyalists" (Pitcher Rip Sewell and Infielder Jimmy Brown) and a grab bag of has-beens and sandlotters who might do almost as well as Pittsburgh's seventh-place regulars. The visiting Giants warmed up on the field, while 36 unionized Pirates locked themselves in the dressing room for two hours to argue and take a vote. Outside, newspapermen stood...