After California

Sir: Senator Goldwater's surprise victory in California [June 12] shows that there are still some patriotic Americans left in the U.S.

LEE BRUEMMER Wilmette, 111.

Sir: You are wrong in saying that Goldwater's volunteers are motivated by nothing more than "an enormous and uncomplicated faith in Goldwater." Yes, they like Barry. But, what is far more important, they like freedom--and they want their freedom without ifs, ands or buts. Freedom activists believe that a rollback of Government power and controls is not only possible but necessary. Today's "dime-thin" margin is tomorrow's landslide.

WARREN H. CARROLL Dallas

Sir: There is now strong hope that we may inaugurate in January the first true American to hold the post of President in recent history. Goldwater embodies more of the common sense and principles that built America than any other potential candidate, and these virtues are sorely needed to restore some semblance of freedom and order out of the mess created by the raving socialists and the Texas Clown.

GAROLD SKRDLANT Norton, Kans.

Sir: With all due respect to and admiration for his otherwise sterling qualities, it is my opinion that Dwight D. Eisenhower is more of a liability than an asset to the Republican Party, especially in letting the unrealistic Eastern Republican Party deadwood influence him against Goldwater--the only man who could hopefully halt the march down the demoralizing road of Socialism.

A. E. MOLINA Miami

Sir: Since Goldwater defeated all the so-called "mainstream" Republicans in California, they should wake up and realize that they are not in the mainstream but are on the left bank of that stream. We mainstream Republicans can see the futility of the U.N. and the vitality of our free enterprise system being sapped through Washington. We are tired of being made the "goat" all over the world.

A. BLAINE BRIMLEY Fort Huachuca, Ariz.

Sir: I have been a straight-line Republican all my voting life: 25 years. In the event the Republicans are foolish enough to nominate Goldwater at San Francisco, this is a clarion call for the formation of a "Republicans for Johnson" organization. Our objective and motto for Goldwater could well be: "Back to the store in '64!" BERNARD E. BAUGHN Dayton

Sir: Here is one Republican whose vote will go to Johnson if Goldwater is nominated.

MRS. HAROLD FRIEDSTEIN Huntsville, Ala.

Sir: This stupefying political phenomenon, Goldwater, poses a second threat to our national sanity: the first from those Communists who would bury us; the second from those Republicans who would Barry us!

CHARLEYE WRIGHT Waco, Texas

Sir: We are frightened, disgusted and disillusioned with our Republican Party. Our leaders, with the exception of Rockefeller, seem to have become spineless onlookers. Our so-called pros are selling us out; they are giving our country a one-party system.

RUTH P. BROWN ROSENA BROWN Youngstown, Ohio

Sir: If the convention is foolish enough to nominate Senator Goldwater, I suppose the best that those of us who used to be Republicans can do (besides placing "All the way with L.B.J." stickers on our bumpers) is to sigh a deep nostalgic sigh for what used to be a Grand Old Party.

(MRS.) JOAN KRONINGER Westchester, Pa.

Sir: I'm among those who were earlier opposed to Governor Rockefeller as a nominee for the presidency because of the change he made in his personal life. But after his bout in California, what I wouldn't give for the opportunity to vote for him! I'm not alone in regretting that we were grudging toward Rocky for too long a time!

MARGRIET GILKISON Chicago

Sir: As a Canadian and a resident of the free world, I implore the American voter to reject Goldwater as a candidate for the American presidency. If a man of his ideals were to win the nomination, American prestige abroad could only be diminished. The free world looks to the

U.S. for active and sane direction. Reactionary and reckless men have no place in the presidency, nor do they have a place in its candidacy.

GORDON E. THOMPSON Montreal

Sir: I felt that this letter just had to be written to show the general attitude of the students at the University of Sydney, and the attitude of many thousands of people in this country, about Goldwater. To us, Goldwater looms as a definite threat to world peace; heaven help us if he is ever elected to the presidency. He is a bigoted man, standing on a platform that would have gone well a century ago.

RICHARD TADD Rose Bay, New South Wales, Australia

Sir: The reaction of the European press has swung me over to the Goldwater side. It is about time that Americans start worrying about America. We should not adopt selfish isolationism but should stop trying to please everyone. If Europe is against Goldwater, he must have something.

GEORGE SILVERWOOD Evergreen Park, 111.

Hazleton's Self-Help

Sir: Hooray for Hazleton, Pa., the city that refused to die! [June 5]. Its people have picked themselves up by their bootstraps and proved that federal aid is unnecessary. It is the true American way.

MRS. GLENN F. GUERIN Fullerton, Calif.

Sir: The Area Redevelopment Administration has invested more than $2,500,000 in helping to solve the unemployment problem in Hazleton. Over $150,000 of this amount was a grant, the balance loans. Said Dr. Dessen, "ARA hits Hazleton like a breath of spring." All praise to the hardworking, intelligent community leaders who have helped Hazleton back to economic stability. But let's not forget that their work could not have been accomplished without considerable aid from the state of Pennsylvania and the Federal Government. Which is as it should be. WILLIAM L. BATT JR. Administrator

Area Redevelopment Administration U.S. Department of Commerce Washington, D.C.

Sir: Although I am one of the young people who made the "exodus," I feel that the citizens of Hazleton should be congratulated for their efforts. Your article is a fine tribute to the people of my home town. I am proud of them.

BARBARA A. WHITAKER Abington, Pa.

Unhappy Alternatives Sir: Your balanced comparison of the alternatives that are open to us in Southeast Asia [June 5] confirms what I have believed for a long time: the only alternative to our own defeat is to accept neutralization, even if the area becomes Communist.

I. WILLIAMS

Knoxville, Tenn.

Sir: When General Khanh's South Vietnamese troops and their G.I. advisers "clear" a village, that village is swiftly transformed into a "strategic hamlet"--ringed by barbed wire, sandbags, searchlights and gun nests. Its peasants are then encouraged to till their fields in support of Khanh's regime. When the Communist Viet Cong occupy a village, they give out food, medicine, supplies, and free tips on improved farming methods. Then come the leaflets foretelling the glorious rewards of working under the Communist state. The peasant is reminded of the dynamic figure of Ho Chi Minh to the north, a man as popular as Khanh is inept. We are losing because we do not send water pumps with our helicopters, language experts with our soldiers, medical supplies with our grenades, and some hope of a better life to accompany our guns. We lose because we do not have the support of the population. It is the "Ugly American" situation all over again.

ROBERT F. DORR San Francisco

Sir: Adlai Stevenson said that we cannot stand by while Southeast Asia is overrun by aggressors. I agree with him completely, and I have only one simple question: Why do we? The only way we will ever stop armed aggressors from taking over countries in Asia is to fight them with our most advanced and modern weapons. REX WHETZEL Wolcottville, Ind.

Raging Fans

Sir: The crowd at the Lima soccer game [June 5], I included, howled against the referee and not at the police. We are tired of being robbed of international games because of a tradition that Peruvians are "nice" fans and not fanatics as in Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil. Would not Yankee fans have done the same in an International World Series?

ANGEL CASTRO ANDRADE Lima, Peru

Trusty Guide

Sir: It was refreshing to hear an optimistic note on the New York Fair [June 5] after being bombarded with stories of unfinished buildings, expensive meals, and high admission rates. Sure, it was crowded, exhausting and commercial; but it was exciting, educational, and an experience of a lifetime too. After three 14-hour days, I can't wait to return and see the parts I missed that are shown by your fabulous color pictures.

BOB STONE Miami

Sir: After three haphazardly planned visits to the 1962 Seattle World's Fair, I suggest that those on time and money budgets should not go or dream of going to the New York World's Fair without carefully studying your "confidential guide." It was a well-worth-reading critical look at the fair.

DIANE ASP Tacoma, Wash.

Sir: In labeling the Transportation & Travel pavilion at the fair a trap, TIME unjustly criticizes such fine exhibits as United Air Lines's Jetarama Theatre. Over 4,000 visitors have viewed our eight-minute film daily and have been highly complimentary. Admittance is free, and no jugulars have been clawed.

JAMES A. KENNEDY United Air Lines New York City

Sir: For sheer breath-taking glorious photography and beauty of message, the film at the Billy Graham Pavilion--"Man in the Fifth Dimension" is tremendously impressive. Your report of the Fair should have mentioned this among the outstanding films being shown.

(MRS.) MARGARET RICHARDS Massapequa Park, N.Y.

Sir: We shouldn't care that TIME snubbed our Du Pont show at the World's Fair, but oh, how that smarts!

MICHAEL BROWN New York City

It will smart less if you look at the color picture of Du Font's show on "The Wonderful World of Science."--ED.

Sir: You really cannot imagine how pleasant it is for an Indonesia-born Dutchman to read such rare names as Kambing Masak Bugis and Ajam Pang-gang--two of the many, many delicious foods of Indonesia.

R. TH. CORDESIUS The Hague, The Netherlands

Sir: New York is 2,451 miles from Los Angeles, and that's about 2,451 miles too far. But thank you for bringing the fair a little nearer.

WENDY WALKER Pasadena, Calif.

Teenage Death

Sir: Being a surfer, skateboarder, and rock-and-roll enthusiast, I think your article concerning these things [June 5] was extremely unfair and one-sided. Death is a reality in our everyday life. It is unfortunate that so many people believe that teen-agers should be protected from knowledge of its existence. Music is an expression of life and should not leave out any of the realities that are combined within its wide realm.

RUSTY MILLER Encinitas, Calif.

Sir: The death-wish motif is not something infantile and slightly ridiculous. What other than the death of young lovers constitutes the theme of such literary works as Romeo and Juliet, Dumas' La Dame aux Camelias, Maxwell Anderson's Winterset, and practically all of the most popular operas, notably Tristan und Isolde?

LIONEL LACKEY Charleston, S.C.

Sir: What right have you to criticize the music that today's teen-agers listen to and enjoy? Some of the things that are put on records I know are extremely idiotic and senseless, but the hot rod and surfing songs represent a way of life to many teenagers. Most of the death-type songs teach us a lesson that all teen-agers should learn. Just because some of them are death ballads by no means indicates a wish to die by teenagers. They only teach us not to be foolish while getting thrills.

KATY MOOSE Sacramento, Calif.

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