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...ourselves in it. Now, thanks to Ginsberg, we can bathe in the light of Blake's poetry as sung by Ginsberg and his friend Peter Orlovsky, and accompanied on harpsichord, guitar, laughter, and other instruments. The range of musical styles is amazing-from the madrigal-like version of "The Blossom" to the country and western sound of "The Garden of Love." Buy the record, listen to it half a dozen times, and you will find yourself humming and singing "Night" and "The Echoing Green" on the way back from Hilles Library...
...Buddhist '"Lotus Blossom" candidates, who were tacitly backed by Thich Tri Quang's antigovernment An Quang Pagoda faction, narrowly edged out the progovernment "Sun" slate...
...they hope to persuade the Communists to stop shooting and negotiate with them for the formation of a "peace"-probably meaning coalition-government that would replace the Thieu regime. Since Buddhism commands at least the nominal allegiance of the vast majority of people in South Viet Nam, the Lotus Blossom politicians feel that they could outmaneuver the Communists in a coalition government...
...Winner. The leader of the Lotus Blossom slate is Vu Van Mau, 56, a law professor who served as Ngo Dinh Diem's Foreign Minister. "Thieu would like a military victory," says Mau. "But even the U.S. has said many times that there will be no winner or loser in Viet Nam. Therefore we must win peace." After last weekend's triumph, the Buddhists may decide to run pro-peace candidates for the presidency and the lower house next year...
...Thieu's favor. One of the faction's leaders is Thich Tri Quang, who helped overthrow the Diem regime in 1963. The militant group had previously scorned participation in the present government. The fact that they fielded a slate of candidates on the ballot, with the lotus blossom for their symbol, was regarded in Saigon as a return to the legitimate fold. It would support Thieu's claim that electoral democracy is becoming a reality in South Viet...