Word: unitized
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Coney by the Arno. During the past month, the party had carried on a national fund-raising campaign for the Italian Communist press. Florence's four-day Fèsta dell' Unità (sponsored by the Communist daily Unità) was the grand finale. For weeks, 200 workmen had labored to build a kind of Marxist Coney Island...
...last day, a Sunday, 500,000 merrymakers spilled into the park by the Arno. The big day started with a six-hour Communist parade which passed under a 45-ft. triumphal arch of green branches, topped by a "Unità" neon sign. Paraders chanted new political jingles. Examples...
There were other attractions. For 25 lire, Communists could measure their strength by pulling a huge sickle which-when pulled hard enough-brought a huge hammer crashing down on the head of a fat capitalist dummy in frock coat and top hat. For less athletic comrades, Unità made its points more subtly, in exhibits of socio-political art and Russian literature. An elderly Russian woman in a lacy Ukrainian peasant blouse stood by the book exhibit. A young associate explained: "Mrs. Jakobs is here on purpose to translate the Russian writings into Italian for the comrades. If a comrade...
Lamar has a question-mark unit. The heavy line is not yet in shape, and the backfield is difficult to assess. Valpey has used the yearlings for shooting practice on all but these last two days of practice, so even that short time has been halved for Coach Lamar...
...first composed of men elected by the freshmen themselves, voting under a system put into effect by the newly approved Union Constitution. While incoming classes in the past have been served by a group appointed by the Dean's office in cooperation with Yard proctors, this fall each proctorial unit will elect its own representative. This group will in turn elect ten officers who are to act as a cabinet; officers and committeemen, with the advice of the Secretary of the Union and the Chairman of the Student Council Committee on Freshman Affairs, direct and integrate class activities...