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...right fears that the left's extremists are endangering the very life of the party. In a letter published in the Guardian, Williams, Rodgers and former Foreign Secretary David Owen warned that factional cooperation was no longer possible: "The far left wants no compromises," wrote this "Gang of Three." "It is seeking not only to dominate the party, but to destroy representative democracy itself...
DIED. William (Billie) Thomas, 49, former child actor known for his escapades as the mischievous Buckwheat in 93 Our Gang film shorts made between 1934 and 1944; of unknown causes; in Los Angeles...
...speaks of the fear that enveloped Shanghai, her hometown and that of three members of the Gang, during their rule. "Before the smashing of the Gang of Four, you really had to worry about your letters being opened," she says. "We really didn't talk about politics except to very close friends...
...Gang also savaged Confucius' once-untouchable reputation. "I don't know why they did it, except that he was a scholar and they didn't want people to be educated," Lynn says. In fact, since the overthrow of the Gang, which had drastically deemphasized higher education, college enrollment has mushroomed, and Lynn predicts the trend will ease pressure on high school students...
...They destroyed the whole educational system and rewrote all the textbooks. They tried to put in all this political ideology that wasn't for the good of the country, but for their own good. They had 'students' working in factories and farms--and they called it teaching." During the Gang's reign, she adds, people were expected to dress alike, but now, "you can wear whatever you want...