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If the run of ex-Communist novelists can be believed, the only good Communists are dead Communists, and the man who destroyed them is Stalin. Most of them died because they failed to make the tricky turns on the tortuous slalom course of the party line. Some of them didn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Dream into Nightmare | 3/19/1951 | See Source »

The H.D.C. had more trouble with the production end of the play; "Dark of the Moon" calls for the tricky effects and careful scenery which Sanders doean't permit. The H.D.C. tried to use lighting and some uningenious sets as a substitute; they were not up to the job. Last...

Author: By Paul W. Mandel, | Title: The Playgoer | 3/14/1951 | See Source »

Zack Boyages, a tricky substitute forward who hasn't started a game this year, paced the winners' splurge with seven straight foul shots and three field goals.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dartmouth Beats Five, 65-61 As Four Starters Foul Out | 2/23/1951 | See Source »

On opening night, husky and handsome in a midnight-blue tuxedo, he first stepped briskly into the spotlight and bared his wisdom teeth. Then he skittered into a fast, tricky arrangement of China Boy, letting a small smile play on his face, as if to cue the audience to the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Sheik of the Accordion | 2/12/1951 | See Source »

To stop this, FRB has been pushing for higher interest rates on Government securities, to induce banks to hold them. Since a rise in the Government rate would also boost private rates, an increase would also make private loans more expensive and cut them down. Last summer, FRB, by a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOVERNMENT: Open Floodgates | 2/5/1951 | See Source »

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