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Communists push comeback as Popular Front leaders
In New York the U S Communist Party, its ranks thinned to about 12000, seeks a comeback by leading a new leftist Popular Front. Gus Hall says the two party system needs new avenues, with an 18th national convention in Webster Hall opening tonight. He hints at a reshaped leadership, while former chiefs like Foster and Flynn are dead. A 128 page program calls for a coalition with left groups to form a mass party. Dr Hebert Aptheker in Brooklyn runs for Congress in Brooklyn 12th District amid visa denials for foreign delegates. The convention expects 300 delegates from 40 states and several hundred invited guests. opening session will be public with limited press access. The Soviet Union reportedly has about 20 divisions totaling 400,000 men in East Germany.