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Word: yenan (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1937-1937
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General Chu Teh looks like a peasant and takes his communism literally. His only weakness is a passion for basketball. At the Communist capital of Yenan the generalissimo could generally be found after hours at one or another of the city's eight basketball courts, waiting humbly in line for some team captain to pick him for a team. Despite his enthusiasm, the generalissimo is a poor hand at dribbling and passing. Very often he must sit with the subs. To his followers last week General Chu sent this message...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Chu for Chiang | 9/20/1937 | See Source »

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