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Thus has the dialogue been joined--first between Edward Bernstein and Marx's heir, Kautsky, then between Lenin and the western European Social Democrats, continuing to the present day. The dispute has split the Left in countries on every continent and had more than a tangential effect on the course of recent history...
...welcoming festivities and the obligatory sightseeing tours was some serious business. The talks centered not so much on Sino-French relations per se as on China's intensifying interest in Western Europe as a bulwark against Soviet "hegemonism." As successor to De Gaulle, Pompidou is, in Chinese eyes, heir to De Gaulle's vision of a strong, independent Europe, a vision which Peking supports. Chou and Mao thus warned Pompidou of the extent of the Russian menace. "The danger of war still exists," insisted Chou during an evening banquet. The danger, he added, comes from "a small number...
Ruth used the home run to transform baseball. In the process, he made the homer a part of American culture, a symbol of the country's affection for the fast, decisive stroke that can determine the outcome of a contest. Aaron, Ruth's heir if not his rival, has kept that drama alive. Baseball may no longer be the national pastime. But when a slugger steps into the box to face a good pitcher, it is man-to-man combat, and the possibility of a home run still carries excitement. With Aaron, year in and year...
They also insisted that a binding eferendum of students and Faculty be conducted to determine the future status of ROTC, and that the Corporation be restructured to include representatives of the entire teaching community including teaching fellows, students, Faculty and Administration. With no response to heir action from the Administration, several thousand students rallied in Soldier's Field and voted to extend the trike by three days...
...although Chou is clearly No. 2 now, the party may be preparing for a collective leadership during the transition period after Mao dies or retires. By contrast, the Ninth Party Congress, in the process of approving a new constitution, specifically named Defense Minister Lin Piao as Mao's heir. Last week's conclave repaired that embarrassing error. The constitution was revised to expunge the name of Lin Piao, who was, according to Hsinhua, publicly excoriated as a "bourgeois careerist, conspirator, counterrevolutionary, double-dealer, renegade, and traitor...