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...minded devotion to his country and its independence. This leaves him with no illusions whatever about Communism. Says Rhee: "It is perfectly clear to me that Communism can be defeated only by war . . . What we must bring about is the one event that the Soviet system cannot survive-a setback, a defeat. It must be a defeat that cannot be concealed from the people of Russia and the satellite countries. If we ever manage that, the system will fall. The people of Russia and the satellites will rise and throw off Communism; of that I am convinced. But they will...
House hockey playoffs in both divisions entered stretch play yesterday as Lowell upset Kirkland, 3 to 1. The setback may cost the Deacons fifth place standing...
...expect that organization to give it up on moral grounds. Nor can we expect an organization to agree at the beginning of the year not to try to get such a film because another group also wants to show it. Advance expense commitments can give a severe financial setback to the group cut out by cut-throat scheduling...
Sonnabend dropped his first game, evened the count by winning the second, and then fell behind with a 10-15 setback. He took the next two games, 15-14 and 13-5, to win the set and match...
...Edgar Hoover says: "The American Communist Party is just as vicious as it ever was." The party will probably not revive as an organization unless and until some major national setback or division causes another great wave of doubt to weaken America's faith in itself and in its way of living. But the party still can, through its fronts and dupes, sow doubt, in smaller but dangerous doses, about U.S. policies and principles. The question today is no longer whether to fight Communism-Americans have made up their minds about that-but how to fight it. The best...