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Last week the new policy could be seen working on two fronts: 1) Russia recognized the government of Communist rebel Ho Chi Minh in Indo-China; 2) French Communists prepared a wave of waterfront strikes to hamstring U.S. military aid.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COMMUNISTS: Defense First | 2/13/1950 | See Source »

After Laval. Frenchmen have known for a long time what many of them like to forget: that, in case of a war in which France and Russia found themselves on opposing sides, the French Communists would do their utmost to hamstring the French war effort. The novelty was that the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Treasonable Intentions | 3/7/1949 | See Source »

He is tall (6 ft.) and thin (146 Ibs.), like the hand of a stopwatch. His toothpick legs must be pampered; he ran seven races in two days last year and pulled a hamstring muscle. Although a chronic worrywart, Patton usually manages to control his worrying. In his crowded schedule...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Two Minutes to Glory | 8/2/1948 | See Source »

High Bill Prior will be riding the bench when the Varsity meets Cornell in a key EIL, game at the Arena tonight at 9:30 o'clock. Prior twisted his ankle Tuesday and the Crimson high command admitted yesterday that his absence may hamstring its strategy for stepping the Big...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cornell Invades Arena Floor Tonight | 2/20/1948 | See Source »

The Banging Gavel. But before its final passage, interim aid had rough going. In the House, Republican isolationists had worked furiously to slash or hamstring the bill. Majority Leader Charlie Halleck of Indiana led the attack.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: By Their Fruits | 12/22/1947 | See Source »

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