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...therapist working with brutal offenders, I am amazed by American reactions to private violence [Sept. 5]. Considering that more jail time can be given to a man for shooting a bald eagle than for molesting a child, it is no wonder that the violence perpetuates itself...
Days later I visited "a big brigade" in the province of Hubei that was beginning to refer to itself, not as a brigade but, again, as a cun, a village. The brigade chief, a bald-headed veteran Communist, explained once more that peasants could now decide on their own crops and routines. "Responsibility" made them care about the harvest. Then, as an afterthought, he added, "It is not only the attention of the farmer that helps. He now uses his own organic material, also the organic material of the chickens and buffaloes to enrich his fields." I read very precisely...
...went to call on one of the old soldiers I had met in Yanan days ? Peng Zhen, who after my visit was elected Chairman of the National People's Congress. Burly, bald, still vigorous at 81, he was abused during the Cultural Revolution, confined under house arrest, rusticated. Now, restored to honor, he is a member of the Politburo again, just a notch below the six-man Standing Committee. In the Great Hall of the People...
...Bald is Beautiful
...through the course of the afternoon, including many whites, as well as a smattering of socialist and communist workers. The rally, which took on a carnival atmosphere, featured many colorful Mel King balloons, as well as dozens of banners proclaiming everything from "Gays and Lesbians for Mel King" to "Bald is Beautiful--Vote for Mel King...