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Even though I oppose the informer clause, I am neither helping distribute, nor affixing my name to, the petitions that are being circulated tonight. The reason is that these petitions are the first efforts by local communists, represented by the John Reed Club and Young Progressives, to revert to the "popular front" tactics utilized by International Communism in the '80's and early '40's. Columnists in recent weeks have warned that the Communist Party, realizing its unpopularity today, is returning to the popular front notion which gained for its such important victories as the acquisition of atomic secrets...
...Denver had also let 23 old trucks rust and disintegrate on the roof of an ample garage, had refused to sell them because the money would revert to the general U.S. treasury fund and thus be lost to the bureau. Meanwhile it had purchased 55 new trucks of similar type without trading in the old trucks...
...Center have come to wear a harassed, uncertain look, I can return to civilization for another fifty years. Perhaps with the illusions shed man will grow more mature by the year 2,000. Or perhaps the unpleasantness of looking at himself and the world unadorned will cause him to revert once again to his tribal ways. I noticed you deified another man last month--let's see, that makes the third this century...
Attempting to spot the Yale offensive pattern for this week is a risky business. The Elis installed a completely now cycle of plays against Princeton last Saturday; the difference between Harvard's banged-up line and Princeton's powerful one is enough to cause Hickman to revert to straight running if the occasion offers...
...light and smooth approach to show off its classical symmetry; the second had to have an almost completely opposite interpretation for its rhythmically and tonally restive nature; the Brahms quartet, being late romantic, required thick texture for its heavy Germanic style; and for Schubert the players had to revert to a light and delicate style to express the tunefulness of the composer...