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Fragging
Miss Fonda spoke of the changes in the
American army — in regard to fragging, "I've
talked to soldiers who have killed more officers
than Vietnamese." Some soldiers have finally
found a use for their guns — they smoke dope
out of them. The desertion rate has tripled in a
few years; she called it "the Vietnamization of
the American army."
She ended her speech by endorsing and
reading the People's Peace Treaty, and then
answering questions from the audience.
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C. Sands
Queen Jane Approximately
Before her talk she held a brief news
conference. Answering questions, she said she
had no plans of making any films with her
brother — "I didn't come here to talk about
films"; "...there is only one problem, and that
is the economic structure of the country."
Since activism, "I've become a better actress";
on Americans. "We are Neanderthal men and
women as far as politics are concerned." Does
she believe in socialism? — "For starters, yeah."
And on the anti-war movement: "If it weren't
for the demonstrations, we would be like Nazi
Germany."
Her first words at the conference were "Is
there anybody from the University of Virginia
here? . . . Hi."
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