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Part of this Red shrinkage is undoubtedly due to Moscow's own policy, which is to tighten the Communist parties and weed out lukewarm or ideologically unreliable members. The figures were nevertheless impressive, and pointed to serious Communist setbacks. Concluded a State Department spokesman: "Moscow is losing the battle to take over Western Europe by boring from within...
Winthrop upset Eliot yesterday 55 to 38 to tighten up the intra-House 'A' League basketball race. The game was highlighted by the fine play of Stan Greene, Winthrop forward, who scored 22 points. The loss left Eliot one game ahead of the league with two tough games remaining to be played...
...height of the water shortage last year, unbathed and stubble-bearded New Yorkers were exhorted to tighten up their faucets, use soda water on their teeth, and drink their whisky neat. But this year New York would apparently have plenty of water to tide it over the hot months. Last week the upstate reservoirs were filled to the top and brimming over...
...Does weightlifting make you muscle bound? Does it develop short, bulging muscles instead of the long, smooth muscles formed by swimming?" The brochure says that there is no such thing as being musclebound. The muscles, bones, and ligaments naturally are loose, and weightlifting will not tighten them...
...players could benefit from the movies, Bramhall believes. Only those who are good natural shorts but who tighten up in the games have a chance to be helped...