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...beggars, no prostitution, no drug addiction, no alcoholism. Almost everyone wears drab, heavy-duty work clothes-children, however, are gaily and colorfully dressed-but there is no sense of utter poverty. Instead, workers and peasants alike beamingly tell Western visitors of their faith in Mao and his works, and convey a sense of happy participation in their society. Prof. Victor Sidel, of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, was favorably impressed by the quality of Chinese medicine on his trip last September: "I'm tempted to say, 'I've seen the future...
...Mayor John Lindsay, glamorous and well bankrolled, ran a media miniblitz-he was the only candidate to advertise on TV-and carried 24% of the delegate slate. McGovern hewed to his South Dakota style of street campaigning: introduction, handshake, brief chat-a one-on-one soft sell meant to convey concern if not charisma...
...obtained by the Government. They created another vivid image when, from between the points of the statue's crown, they flew a large U.S. flag upside down, as a distress signal. Once the Statue of Liberty meant a new life for generations of immigrants; the protesters chose to convey a considerably more somber message. Yet the statue and what it stands for have survived worse crises than the Viet Nam War, and withstood graver challenges than the veterans' occupation...
Except for his action on the economy, Nixon has failed to convey any feeling of urgency in his attacks on domestic problems. The "New American Revolution" that he sketched last January in his State of the Union speech never resembled John Mitchell's overblown description: "The most important document since they wrote the Constitution." But it did include some highly commendable ideas. None has yet been acted upon...
...nominate the Apollo 15 astronauts and their colleagues as Men of the Year, for they convey a message of peace and understanding between all races and people...