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...merits of the Transcendental Meditation program in prisons [Nov. 13] brought to light. The penal system has made a tremendous advance in beginning to recognize that crime prevention requires development of individual consciousness to the point that inner strength and fulfillment make crime unimaginable. TM practitioners call this harmonious state enlightenment. Your article reveals its practicality for everyone in this stressful world...
Cults can differ considerably in their demands and discipline; not all indulge in coercion or violence. Still, many conform to a standard pattern of behavior. Once a recruit is drawn into a cult-adherents prefer to call it a sect or denomination-its message is incessantly drummed in. The novice is seldom left alone, a prey to random thoughts. Ties are severed with his past life; communications with family and friends may be eliminated altogether, a process that critics regard as "programming" or "brainwashing." Says Kelley: "These movements divide families, split communities, create tension and friction and turmoil. They...
...Japan for a Trilateral Commission meeting. To Ohira, whom he met on that trip, Carter made a confident promise that he would see him "next time at the White House." When Ohira takes him up on that invitation, his Oval Office visit will be more than a courtesy call...
Successful as the company has been, the market is so mercurial that no cosmetics firm can ever really be safe; a bad mistake can be ruinous. A classic example is Max Factor's "Just Call Me Maxi" fragrance, introduced last year to compete with Charlie. It came about four years too late, as taste was at the point of switching back to romance and mystery, and bombed so badly that Factor plunged deep into the red; the debacle is widely believed to have cost President Sam Kalish, a Revlon alumnus...
Handel's "Messiah"--Symphony Hall (call...