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Near the end of the war, the Soviet aim of reuniting the old Tsarist empire accomplished, Stalin looked further afield. One by one, countries in Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and choice areas of Asia (including parts of Mongolia, Manchuria and Japan) fell under Soviet domination. In some of these countries, genuine socialist revolutions may have taken place, albeit with the assistance of the powerful Soviet military machine. The eventual result, however, was the establishment, by 1948, of a far-flung Soviet sphere of influence which would have dazzled the Tsars...
...CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE, by Bertolt Brecht. This is being done at Dartmouth this weekend and next, which is pretty far afield to be listed in The Crimson. The play is the most moving socialist statement I have ever read, so I'm listing it, just in case you have friends at Dartmouth...
...would have believed before last year that Harvard's lamentations over its basketball woes would ultimately have an impact as far afield as the locker room of Boston's nine-time NBA champions. Harvard basketball just isn't the kind of thing that has very high priority at Harvard, much less the outside world. But the necessity for change at Harvard, opportunely coinciding with the retirement plans of a 13-year Celtics veteran, has changed the IAB line-up, and brought Thomas E. "Satch" Sanders to Cambridge to pump some life into Harvard basketball...
Thomas, nicknamed "Popeye" as much for his heroic feats afield as for his jut-jawed resemblance to the cartoon character, was too much for the real-life sailors from Navy. Though off his customary dodging, quick-cutting form, the wiry (5 ft. 11 in., 170 Ibs.) Thomas scored one goal, set up four others and scooped up twelve ground balls-a skill roughly akin to recovering a fumble in a free-swinging football pileup. Backed by Goalie Les Matthews, who made twelve saves, and Defenseman Jim Ferguson, who meted out his share of bruises, the Blue Jays outlasted the midshipmen...
...Afield, Clemente had to be seen to be believed. His circus catches and rifle arm were things of wonder. Two seasons ago, he saved a game against the Astros by making a diving, sliding catch of a humpback liner into short right. In the same inning he took off after a home-run ball, leaped, twisted backward and snared the ball as he slammed into the wall, injuring his ankle, knee and elbow. "He took it full flight and hit the wall wide open," marveled Astro Manager Walker. "It was the best catch I've ever seen." Clemente also...