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Russian involvement in Sinkiang dates to the Czars. In the mid-19th century, Alexander II sent troops into northwestern Sinkiang to quell a Moslem revolt. An 1881 treaty restored part of the area to China, but Russia retained a large hunk. Stalin expanded Soviet influence in Sinkiang by using Soviet consulates and cultural centers for propaganda. In 1944, Moslem rebels financed by Moscow set up the East Turkestan Republic in Sinkiang. Up to the time Mao Tse-tung won control of China, the Russians were trying to establish Sinkiang as an independent republic...
...dampened. In London to film All the Right Noises, she allowed that next season might be her last with the bucket brigade. "I'm fed up with the sock-it-to-me tag," she said. "The other day I walked into a restaurant, and someone threw a hunk of bread at me and shouted, "I'll sock it to you, all right...
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Communist losses have undoubtedly been heavy. Since the beginning of the year, the allies claim to have killed more than 165,000 men; the figure is probably inflated, but it is impossible to gauge by how much. "We took a good hunk out of the Communists," says one U.S. military analyst, "but not that much...
Since the 'Poon is a non-profit corporation, any income it has must be spent within the year to avoid taxes, James A. Rivaldo, '69, General Manager of the parody, explained. "And since Lampoon members receive no payment for their efforts, that leaves us with a big hunk of dough to dispose of," he said...