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The article focuses on the human potential movement, a psychological movement that aims at awakening the full potential of an individual and expanding the individual's self-awareness through group therapy. The movement has influenced major social institutions including church, factory, school and state, with gaining publicity through movies including "Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice" and books including "Please Touch". Though the movement's advocates deny that the movement is a therapy, people visited the movement centers and attended group sessions seeing the movement as a therapy. The American Psychiatric Association reported that more individuals are seeking help through the movement treating it as a therapy. However the movement was criticized as brainwashing and sedition approach.

This article explores the limits of persuasion. The author asserts that the individual's resistance to persuasion probably increases in proportion to the efforts made to persuade him against his own perceived interest. It is inferred that over the years the U.S. citizens have developed resistance to manipulation at about the same rate that the techniques of persuasion have become more sophisticated and effective. Accounts of brainwashing indicate that it is possible to change the beliefs of a large proportion of one's victims with a considerable expenditure of effort, good intuitive psychological insight, and a great deal of patience. The amount of time and energy spent on each individual must at least equate to his own time and energy.

The article focuses on the aspects of the psychology of brainwashing. It relates on the book "Battle for the Mind: A Physiology of Conversion and Brain-Washing," by psychiatrist William Sargant, who used the theories of physiologist Ivan Petrovich Pavlov to explain not only extorted confessions and political brainwashing but also religious conversions. Moreover, the study by doctors Lawrence E. Hinkle and Harold G. Wolff of prisoners from China and Eastern Europe is mentioned.

Fascist propaganda has been winning silent victories in the United States, one after another. The first was the miraculous transformation into high priests of "loyal Americanism" of a gang of writers and pseudo-writers who for years have poisoned the minds of 5,000,000 Italians and Italian-Americans. This was followed by the complacent acceptance by American officialdom of these dangerous fellows as allies in the greatest crisis of American history. Another victory of Fascist propaganda is to be found in the strange success-of-curiosity of a book just published, "Agent in Italy."

This article focuses on Chinese mind cleansing or re-education. Its methods vary widely in detail, but the stages seem to be much the same at different times and places. First, the non-believer or imperfect cooperator is subject to a strenuous but friendly effort of persuasion. If he does not quickly appreciate the sin of self-seeking and fully accept the duty of cooperation without social or economic preference over his fellows, he will be subjected to prolonged pressure from the group in which he lives and, if necessary, kept incommunicado while he studies the works of communist leaders.

The article focuses on the book The Manchurian Candidate, on which had been based a film that had just been "frozen" in the U.S. because it was felt that the assassin of the U.S. President John F. Kennedy might have seen it and been influenced by it. Brainwashing to violence and assassination is the line taken in the book. The differences between Senator Thruston Morton's views on this and author's views are vast. The man, who shot John Kennedy, Senator Morton said, was a, stranger to the American heritage and his mind had been warped by an alien violence, not by a native condition.

The article relates the personal experience of a U.S. soldier who was held captive for more than two years by the Chinese communists during the Korean war in the 1950s. It depicts the agonizing pain, mental torture and solitary confinement that the soldier experienced during his captivation. It describes the efforts by Chinese military officials to force him to confess the violation of the Chinese border law and urge him to become a communist propagandist. It offers a look at the Chinese-communist technique of brainwashing.

The author reflects on the treatment of American prisoners by the communists in the Korean war which poses the free nationals an evil problem. He discusses how American soldiers behave if they were questioned under torture by the communists. He argues that brainwashing is an inhuman method for tampering with men's minds and souls which defies all laws of God or man.

The article presents the author's experience on during his imprisonment in the Ward Road Jail in Shanghai China, wherein he was brainwashed to adhere to communistic practices.. He said that before a mock court of communism, he asserted that he was wrongly accused as a spy. During his time served in the cell, he said he was being instructed on the principles of communism by certain indoctrinators, in the effort to change his thinking about the Chinese form of government.

The article focuses on the television program where two Russian journalists Leonid Zamyatin and Valentin Zorin proposed to give the inside story on the fall of U.S. President Richard Nixon. It mentions that the two journalists and Soviet spokesmen had explained what Nixon did in triple-barreled explanation which include victimized by a Democratic Congress, undermined by inflation, and ended by brainwashing the public by the media. An excerpt from the telecast of the television program conducted by the journalists is presented.

The article discusses complaints on several behavior modification programs for prisoners in the U.S. It cites the lawsuit filed by eight prisoners in Springfield, Missouri on their involuntary relocation at the Special Treatment and Rehabilitative Training (START). It notes the decision of the Eight Circuit of Appeals in December 1973 which ruled the unlawfulness of the vomit-inducing apomorphine used in Iowa prisons. It states the defense of psychology professors James McConnell and Edgar Schein on the use of behavioral modification techniques such as brainwashing methods. The author elaborates the need of efficient guarantees of voluntariness by judges and legislators to avoid excessive psychological pressure and physical abuse of prisoners.

Presents information on the impact of political violence on literature. Opinion that Richard Condon is one of the best violence writers; Comments on the book titled "The Manchurian Candidate," authored by Condon; View that the book is a lesson against brainwashing; Views on stories of violence in mass media; Information on the fact that one cannot escape from stories of violence as it is all over the place in mass media.

The article focuses on the use of the Total Immersion technique in the Total Immersion course offered at Berlitz Schools in the U.S. The course intends to make the students fluent in foreign language and to improve their vocabulary. John Hogan, a Roman Catholic Father; and Robert Stack, the wife of a television actor, states that the brainwashing technique makes the person stressed out.

The article focuses on the views regarding the identity of convicted spy George Behar Blake, who escaped at Wormwood Scrubs prison in London, England. It mentions the conversion of Blake to Communism which occurred while he was a prisoner in North Korea from 1950-1953, wherein he stressed the harsh treatments and attempts at brainwashing. However, British journalist and fellow prisoner Philip Deane opposes the conversion theory and claims that Blake was a triple agent of British intelligence.

The successful fight against the Broyles bills in this central Illinois community of Champaign-Urbana should encourage all who had begun to despair of stopping the trend toward thought control. In the beginning, these bills were expected to pass both houses by overwhelming majorities. Similar bills had passed both houses in the previous session but had been vetoed by the Governor. This time it was expected that Republican Governor William Stratton would sign promptly. It was first realized that opposition to this year's bills was not entirely a lost cause when thirty two representatives of Illinois organizations sought to speak against them at the Senate hearing on March 17, 1953.

The article reports on the influence of Argentine physicist Ernesto Guevara on President Fidel Castro's program in Cuba. It mentions that Major Guevara, Castro's best field commander, is the man most responsible for brainwashing Castro to attack the U.S. and for collectivizing the economy by concluding a twelve-year trade treaty with Soviet Union. It notes that Guevara and the Popular Socialist of Communist Party, sees revolution as the first step toward the inevitable goal of socialism.

The article critically appraises the books, "The Hidden Persuaders," by Vance Packard; "Battle for the Mind," by William Sargant; "Mass Culture: The Popular Arts in America," edited by Bernard Rosenberg and David M. White. In "The hidden Persuaders," Packard, a social science popularizer, describes the shift to motivation research by merchandisers and their engineers of consent, explains the methods and manipulations of some major practitioners and presents a fascinating series of concrete illustrations. "Battle for the Mind" is concerned with the phenomenon of brainwashing.

The article looks at the issue of brain washing in communist China. The role of correct thoughts in the success in the country is partly attributed to the involvement of mainland Chinese in hsueh hsi or communist indoctrination and youth engagement in communism. It notes the emergence of hsueh hsi as an important aspect of almost every other activity in the country. Federation of Democratic Youth director Ai Szu-chi is identified as the chief brain washer in China.

The article sheds light on the policy of brainwashing the prisoners of war. The American soldiers captured by the Chinese Communists were taken first to temporary camps. There they were screened and a selected group was chosen for indoctrination at the base that become known as "the University of Pyuktong." This group in turn was divided into squads of 14 men. A monitor was picked from each squad and given three days of intensive indoctrination. Then, equipped with pencils and papers, the prisoners were presented with the "truth." fell for the Communist vision of heaven on earth. Brainwashing, the scrubbing of the mind clean of previously held conviction, is only the first step in, the test to which other young men may be subjected.

Reports on the political influence of nebulous intellectuals in the U.S. Assumption that man is a reasoning being and will respond reasonably to full and accurate information; Discussion about the process of brain-washing; for abandoning our own position. View that the Western intellectual continue to be the bane of practitioners of government by bull-whip; Reputation of a persona non grata to a government; Fact that the brainwashers are still a long way from proving that their hypothesis has statistical validity.

The article focuses on the statement of Michigan Governor George Romney regarding his changed of view on U.S. involvement in Viet Nam war. It states that Romney had endorsed the war in July 1965 before his visit in Viet Nam and supported the policy of the administration, but denounced the U.S. involvement as a mistake after 17 months. Romney says that he had been brainwashed by the generals and diplomatic corps when during his visit in Viet Nam.

The article discusses the case involving U.S. Marine Colonel Frank Schwable in 1954. Facing a court of inquiry at Arlington, Virginia, Colonel Schwable admitted that during his captivity as a prisoner of war (PW) in Korea, he was brainwashed to lie about the use of germ warfare by the U.S. military against Chinese communists. The military panel who heard Colonel Schwable's testimony are faced with the problem of understanding his situation and how reinstatement to active command will affect the morale of U.S. troops.

The article discusses the stories of some American soldiers who came back to the U.S. from the North Korean War. Wendell H. Treffery describes how a North Korean nurse cut off eight of his fleshless toe bones. Tully Cox talks about how two colleagues amputated his injured legs with a penknife. An officer at the U.S. Army's Valley Forge Hospital in Pennsylvania denied that he and his men were victims of Communist brainwashing.

Presents letters to the editor related to social and political developments around the world as of May 4, 1963. Appreciation of Richard Haitch's article on foster-home problem; Protest raised against the U.S. Air Force's brainwashing and legal terrorism in a murder case; Reference to evidence of German irredentism.

Presents several letters to the editor. Remarks made by the chairman of the section on military psychiatry in the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association at Chicago, Illinois; Comments of Colonel William Erwin Mayer on the subject of brainwashing; Details of the campaign conducted by George Romney, Governor of Michigan during gubernatorial elections.

The author reflects on the members of the U.S. army who became captives of enemies. The officers are presumed to have been brainwashed by the enemies during their captivity. The author comments that men who must be put in the army should be those with more courage, stamina, physical endurance, in order to protect oneself from brainwash and to be strong when faced to court martials.

The author reflects on the victims of unfair communism during World War II. It is inferred that Communist Party's members, fellow travelers and sympathizers are directed toward communism during the war. These people are became victims of indoctrination by the Communist Party. One of the victims was Benjamin H. Haddock, an ex-communist, who confessed before the House Un-American Activities Committee about his involvement in communism. Other individuals who are victims of communism are offered.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in 1955 issues including “The Day New York Was Invaded," by Leonard Wibberley in the December 25-January 29 issue, "First Dance," by Bentz Plagemann in the January 15 issue, and "We Can Baffle the Brainwashers!," by D. V. Gallery in the January 22 issue.