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"We are sorry but we disagree with Mr.
Bunker's Statement that the rea l reason we
are in this war is to stop the sprcad of
communism. We, I am writing for a few
people of all ages, think that the real
reasons are or were the establishment of
a
U.
S. military base in Indochina, for
the protection of our so-ca lled oil and
tin interests in this part of the world."
James W. S.,
Buffalo, New York
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will say that your magazine is one of
the most interesting that
f
have evcr read.
In it you gave us a truc understanding
abaut the Vietnam "\X/ar and its cause from
the beginning to the present time. But you
didn't give us what millions of Americans
would like
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know.
Wby would the United States enter into
a no-win war and give the enemy sanctu–
aries from Cambodia tO Haiphong Harbar?
lt
was here that 90% of the material was
unloaded to slaughter our bays. \X/hile
they were shooting at trees and busbes
they were ambushed from
all
sides by
ComrnunistS with guns and ammunition
brought from Haiphong Harbar.
Bronson
F.,
Madisonville, Kentucky
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Marijuana on Trial"
"I
read the article 'Marijuana on Tria!
- New Evidence' in the June issue of
y<lur magazine and
I
am a bit skeptical
about sorne of the statemcnts contained in
it.
1
would like to read more about it and
would appreciate your sending the baoklet
New Farls About Marijuana
to
me.
1
smoke marijuana regularly and
1
enjoy it
very much and
1
would like to read it and
see what it says as
I
am curious.
I
doubt
that reading it will change my views on
smoking dope, but just the same,
1
want to
see what other people think about it."
Mike H.,
San Diego, California
"Your article on Marijuana told me
many things
1
did not know, and I hope it
apeos aU young people's
eyes.
Thank you
for your concern. Picase send me the free
booklet
Neru Farts About Marijuaua."
Mrs. H. J.
L.,
Nortb Hollywood, California
" Orig in of Modern Education"
"1
read your article entitled 'The Sur–
prising origi n of Modero Education' with
a great deal of interest. However,
1
am
sorry to report that you are in error when
you state that Thomas Jefferson founded
the first state university - University of
Virginia 1819. This is false. The first state
university was authorized almost fifty years
before. The University of Nonh Carolina
was provided for in the stace constitution
of 1776 and opened in 1795. The Univer–
sity of Georgia opencd in 1801. The In–
diana constitution in 1816 provided for a
state university. The University of Virginia
did not actually open until 1825 even
though it was authorized in 1819."
Oren
E.
A.,
H ickory, North Carolina
" Ri sing World Coloss us"
"We feel we should write regarding
your splendid arcicle on the monetary situ-
ation. We have been attempting to find a
solution as to what we should do to
protect ourse lves in the event the situation
you described in your article should come
abaut."
Mr. and M.rs. William A. N.,
Los Angeles, California
" Overcoming Emotional St ress"
"'How to Overcome Emotiooal Stress'
(May issue) is withouc a doubt one of the
most stimulating anides anyone can read.
"1
am 24 ycars old and have been mar–
ried cight years. My husband is 25 years
old. We have two bays, ooe is seven and
the other is three. After eight years of mar–
riage
I
left my husbaod because
I
thought
1
didn't lave him aoymore. lo the eight
months we were separated, I took drugs
(specd aod LSD).
I
also tried ro commit
suicide.
1
finally realized something was
wrong with me.
I
signed myself into Loui–
siana State Hospital for treatments.
f
got
out in two weeks and one day.
1
am now
back witb
my
husband and children and
we are starting all over again together -
with love, that is. Thank you."
Mrs. Charles B. E., Sr.,
Livingston, Louisiana
'May
I
congratulare Mr. Dankenbring
on his excellent artide, 'How tO Overcome
Emotional Stress.'
I
am a rollege srudent,
and have taken two quarters of general
psychology. The fact is,
1
learned more
from rhat articlc in 30 minutes than I did
in a six-month, University-directed course!
You people have the
courage
to
give the
solutions.
"You just arcn't 'intellectual' these days
tO
propase a solution and have a con–
viction. What you must do to gain accept·
ance is to speak in wishy-washy terms,
cloud your conversatioo with vain, rep–
robare words such as 'correlarion' and
'hypothesize.' "
Garrett B. G .,
Saint Paul, Minnesot:t
"h
is the most truthful article ever writ·
ten on the subject.
"For what
1
have seen, those who suffer
from emocional stress always seems to start
with self-centeredness, suong emotional
outbursts, and finally by locking them–
selvcs up into their own little world."
A. T.,
Seattle, Washington
Vete ra n's View on Pornography
"As a recently retucncd, 22-year-old vet–
eran of Vietnam,
I
can attest to the truth
of your article on the war.
1
also concur
with your picce castigating the myths
behind tbe escalation of pornography.
"Low
morale and drug indulgence are
furthered through another form of indul–
gence, namely the sale of over 25 brands of
smur magazines in the
PX's
dwelling on
oc
advertising the new morality, wife swap–
ping, group scx, lesbianism, gay liberarion,
fetishism, sadism, flagellation, and even
news on the reviva! of witchcraft.
"This conditioning misleads tbe troops
to abuse and exploit the natives to satisfy
their own self-interest. The Vietnamese
then think of sorne of us as decadent, drug–
using women-abusers.
"A feasible step for
correctin~
that view
would be the rcmoval of vcxing aod mis·
leadi ng magazines that cater
to
the bizarre
and are responsible in part for the gap
between the 'little people' and ourselves."
) oe G.,
Boston, Massachusetts
" Why Churches Are
Losing lnfluence"
"The )une issue of
The
PLAIN TRUTH
was supcrb. Tbe article
1
most enjoyed
concerned the dilemma in today's churches.
The author did an impeccable job, for
he weeded out the superfluities and
nonessentials."
Glenn
I. ].,
Shreveport, Louisiana
"I
no longer attcnd formal services in
aoy church or synagogue. Tbe so-called ex–
ponents of tbe Word are trained in psy–
chology and are actors with good speakiog
voices, and spcak with forked tOngue.
Their exhortations from the Book are spe–
cious and witbout mcaning, twisted
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suit
the fancy of tbe big donators to the church.
"\X/e are now living in a very sick
world. Soon, unless we come to our senses,
the Armageddon preachcd so cogently in
the Bible will be upon us."
Sam
Y.,
Palm Springs, California
" Me rcury Pollution"
"On page 24 there is an article, 'Mer–
cury Polluúon' ()une issue). On page 24,
column
3,
the article states that thc annual
commercial fishing on Lake St. Clair was
valued at S500,000,000. That is definitely
an error.
I
doubt
if
it even is $5 million -
more likely
$500,000.
"1 live only abaut 120 miles from tbe
lake, and have read all about the merrury
in the Lake Sr. Clair fish."
Carl
L.
P.,
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
•
Thank you. Carl. fm• bringiug this lo om·
alleiJIÍon. Ajter rereiJII) rherkin.( with the
Canadía11 Departmmt of La11d and Forests
and 1he Fish Dit•isimt of the Mirhigan
Natural Resources Def/artment, we fiud the
tme /if!.m·e for Lake St. Clails
rollmte~-cial
fishing operation is 1111der half
11
mil/ion
do/lars amJua/1). In
1969
it was
$332,000.
Our statistir u•aJ takm from a paper pre–
sented by a renou•ned JCientist al 1he meet–
ings o/ the
An~e~·i.·an
Assodnlion for the
Adtw1reme11t of Sril'nce in Chicago las/
Deumbl'r. He httd taken it from a respected
trade magazine, who had quoted a Ca11adian
sourre.
Aswan High Dam - Typical of
Situation in Ghana
"Everything that the April artide on the
Aswan High Dam said is correct. Your
information medium is really marvellous.
The deposed Dr. Kwame Nkruma made a
similar economic miscalculation with the
industrialisation of Ghana. Now the Ako–
somba Dam may be rompleted with none
of our dreams fulfilled. Today, Ghana is
swallowed up in debt. Incrcased taxation
has madc life unbearable.
It
is high time
the governments of the world knew that
the pros and cons of everything they do
should be studied carefuliy before sanction
is given."
)oc D.,
Oponso, Ghana