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LBJ, Sept. 8, Detroit: “Our future is almost upon us.” NR, Sept. 9, New York: “Duck!”

The regrets are outnumbering the acceptances to Comrade Khrushchev’s December Hate Mao Ball, and we think we know the reason why. It’s that the old-time Kremlin welcome can be a bit too much, as the late Maurice Thorez, the late Palmiro Togliatti, and the late Elizabeth Gurley Flynn all found out during their Russian visits this summer.

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LBJ, Sept. 8, Detroit: “Our future is almost upon us.” NR, Sept. 9, New York: “Duck!”

The regrets are outnumbering the acceptances to Comrade Khrushchev’s December Hate Mao Ball, and we think we know the reason why. It’s that the old-time Kremlin welcome can be a bit too much, as the late Maurice Thorez, the late Palmiro Togliatti, and the late Elizabeth Gurley Flynn all found out during their Russian visits this summer.