Grim Patty, Grinning Patty

To the Editors:

The cover of TIME [Sept. 29] shows a grim-faced picture of Patty Hearst, and across it the word APPREHENDED.

Chances are, after the trial and sentencing you will be able to show a grinning Patty with a clenched fist, and across it the word SUSPENDED.

Willard P. Farrell Methuen, Mass.

With all the negative publicity centering on Patty Hearst, I find it difficult to believe she can get a fair and impartial trial.

Michael C. Shaw Mays Landing, N.J.

Quick! Somebody give her a spanking before she gets away!

Ken Noble San Antonio

Let's see if our American system of Government has once and for all succumbed to the fact that "Them that has, gets off."

Roger C. Burton Houston

I can see a yellow ribbon around the bars on Patty Hearst's Alameda County jail cell, but a dozen yellow roses from the FBI stretches my imagination.

Sharen Dugas Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Why make a "goddess" out of this girl? Is it because she is rich? If she deserves to be punished, punish her; don't feed her ego.

Anthony Traina Paterson, N.J.

Once again TIME has proved to be a source of indispensable information. Now we know Patty Hearst came to court braless in a brown outfit with clogs, and her mother's traveling attire includes black dress, pearls and an alligator bag.

However, other crucial questions remain unanswered. Did William Harris wear underclothes during his court appearance? What knot does Mr. Hearst favor for his necktie?

Gary Reiness Cambridge, Mass.

One grows weary of hiding magazines from one's children.

Mrs. Barbara Weaver Stanhope, N.J.

Flipped Lib

The two would-be assassins of President Ford [Sept. 29] apparently are women who have flipped their libs.

Robert O. Hunt Sunrise, Fla.

Squeaky Fromme and Sara Moore both suffer from the Charlotte Corday complex.

The irony is that President Ford is no Marat, and there is no revolution in America.

David D. Fong Kirkland, Wash.

Apparently TIME still cannot understand that the destruction of values inherent in the conduct of a war illegally fought and immorally prosecuted is what led to the alienation of so many young people.

A whole generation reacted to official amorality by distrusting and rejecting all authority, legal or moral.

Stanley K. Sheinbaum Los Angeles

No Martyrs Needed

I suggest, in opposition to President Ford's brave talk [Oct. 6], that this country needs a live President more than any more dead martyrs.

Ronald H. Dallas La Palma, Calif.

President Ford thinks the American people have a right to see him and shake his hand. Don't we also have the right not to go through another presidential assassination?

Anita E. Kitch Lancaster, Pa.

The most Mr. Gerald Ford can be getting from these trips is an ego boost. There cannot possibly be any meaningful exchange with "the people," considering the circumstances under which any President must travel these days. Why doesn't he stay home and mind the store? Besides, if we use up Presidents fast enough, it might become an appointive office. I should like to vote for one next time.

Elizabeth R. Patino Chicago

I might enjoy dangling from a moving plane or crossing Niagara Falls on a tightrope, but if I were the father of a large family, I think I'd eschew such pleasure.

Virginia Joki Bridgewater, Mass.

To hear that Miss Moore had her first handgun taken and within 24 hours was able to purchase another handgun is unbelievable!

Georgene H. Campion, President The Committee for Hand Gun Control

Chicago

Dog House

Doesn't Mr. President know he is supposed to set a good example for Americans?

While unwanted animals are being put to sleep all over America every day, his dog is home having nine planned puppies by a champion retriever [Sept. 29] that has fathered no fewer than 410 pups already.

Anne Anderson Syracuse

Life in San Clemente

What was the purpose of treating us to those photographs of the Nixons [Sept. 29] living it up like royalty on their estate in San Clemente? Were you just enjoying needling us, the public, who have paid for so much of it with our hard-earned taxes? Or were you, commendably, presenting proof that the man is perfectly healthy and fully capable of responding to subpoenas to appear in the courts?

Margaret Roberts Santa Barbara, Calif.

Thank you for the photographs of the Nixons at San Clemente.

It's a pleasure to see them at peace, and also to read an article in TIME containing no derogatory reference to either Richard or Pat Nixon.

Mrs. R. Spencer Kremin North Syracuse, N. Y.

City Game

San Antonio is substandard [Sept.

29]? Gary, Ind., is adequate? Who is kidding whom?

Earl Meech San Antonio

If Rochester, Hartford, Buffalo, Albany, Washington, Boston, Cleveland and Toledo are considered so wonderful, how come we have so many refugees from those cities seeking sanctuary out here in Arizona?

Edgar B. Heylmun Tucson, Ariz.

There is more to the quality of life than motherhood and apple pie. Las Vegas has earned its place in the elite 65.

Mike Schaefer Las Vegas

No CIA Dabbling

Your assertion that the CIA was "dabbling in Chilean politics" [Sept. 29] is outrageously misleading. The CIA is no amateur group, but a highly professional (and dangerous) organization that devoted millions of dollars and tremendous manpower toward the overthrow of the popularly elected Allende government without the knowledge of the American people. The CIA must come under direct congressional supervision.

James Brooke New Haven, Conn.

If Otis Pike and his committee have not "released" anything that "jeopardizes national security," could he, or TIME, explain what the hell is left to publish about our security?

Ricardo Chirinos Mondolfi Rio de Janeiro

Not Gun-Shy

In your article on guns, "No Chance for Quick Relief [Oct. 6], you refer to the power of the National Rifle Association. You imply that CBS bowed to pressures from the N.R.A. for a follow-up broadcast to Guns of Autumn, and that is completely erroneous.

Echoes of the Guns of Autumn was announced prior to the broadcast of Guns of Autumn and was devoted to the entire controversy surrounding the documentary. Echoes focused on the pressures that were put on CBS News, would-be sponsors and others, in an attempt to prevent Guns of Autumn from being televised, as well as reactions to the broadcast, both pro and con, before, during and after its presentation.

George Hoover, Director

Information Services

CBS News, New York City

Growing Up with Playboy

The monthly skin-magazine trade will continue to thrive [Sept. 22]. There is little else remaining for the 18-to 34-year-old male, at least in the Midwest. Couples depicted in Playboy are anxious to grow, while the real-life couples I've met are hurrying to grow old.

Charles C. Topp Fond du Lac, Wis.

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