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Rachmat Suroyo of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated last night at a forum sponsored by the Harvard Liberal Union that the only way for the U.S. to pull its foreign policy out of the impasse that has developed in Southeast Asia is to work for the independence of the countries there, try to raise their standards of living, and encourage them to form independent policies...
...grows apace; fully a third of Manhattan's art shows reflects it, and more & more art lovers claim to love it. Connoisseurs croon over the "technical mastery" of a Jackson Pollock (who dribbles his colors from pails of paint). They borrow such Hans Hofmann phrases as "push and pull on the picture surface" and "empathy in a psychoplastic and rhythmic sense" to praise a Hofmann canvas. When Abstractionist Willem de Kooning admits that he is "still working out of doubt," they can hardly bring themselves to believe...
Last week Editor Straight again changed his editorial policy in hope of enlarging the ailing New Republic's group. The magazine called for Harry Truman to pull out of the presidential race in favor of a stronger Democratic candidate. Privately, Straight is ready to go even further. "We would not assume a partisan role," says he, "if General Eisenhower should be nominated. We'd like to see him become President...
Hollywood, spurred by its success in luring moviegoers away from their TV sets, considered a new idea: take any old film story that has proved its box-office pull and i) reproduce it in gorgeous Technicolor, 2) throw in some songs and dances, and 3) make it look lavish, regardless of budget. Old favorites slated for the music and color treatment: Huckleberry Finn and Goodbye, Mr. Chips at MGM; Brother Rat and The Male Animal at Warner, What Price Glory? at 20th Century...
Dartmouth really deserved to win this game--they led or were tied all the way except for a few minutes in the third quarter. After getting off to an early lead, the Indians led, 14 to 12, at the quarter. The Crimson managed to pull up to a 28 to 28 tie at the half, and even went ahead, 36 to 32, on Gerry Murphy's four points early after the intermission. But the Indians went into the lead to stay again. 50 to 42, at the end of the third quarter...