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T. JAY Mathews

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JOHN K. FAIRBANK He Uses A Certain Perspective To Explain A Turbulent China

In the spring of 1929, while Mao Tse-tung pushed the Red Army through village after dirty village in southern Kiangsi,


China's 'New' Army Eyes Growing Crisis

One General participating in the "Officers to the Ranks" movement noted that "privates chat with generals freely without the least


Lamont: The First Night

(The date: Feb. 7, 1967; the time: evening; the place: Lamont Library newspaper reading room. Two young women are sitting


Trouble in China

Chiang Kai-shek limped to bed with glee this week anticipating his happiest dreams in years. The reported brawls between rival


Reagan and Berkeley

While campaigning for the governorship of California, Ronald Reagan promised to do something about radical student activities at the University


Mao's Last Purge

"I am a young man and a people's fighter. I think of all the oppressed people in places yet to


Reagan Juggles Birchers and Moderates While Brown Expects His Usual Miracle

No one wants to put money on this fight. Reagan leads Brown by three or four percent, with nearly 20


Dunn Is Selected Master of Quincy

Charles W. Dunn, professor of Celtic Languages and Literature, will be the new Master of Quincy House. His appointment was


New Quincy Master Plays the Bagpipes, But Is Dedicated to Department-Building

When the term begins this September and the days are warm enough to keep the windows open, people walking down