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Lucky Jinx
Sir:
Congratulations! You have broken all records.
You jinxed Eddie Stanky (fined $50 for a tiff with Umpire Scotty Robb) before your cover story on the Cardinal manager hit the streets.
BILL VAN HORNE Martins Ferry, Ohio
¶ But Umpire Robb was fined more than $100.—ED.
Stay-Downers
Sir:
When I hear of a reserve officer shirking his duty [TIME, April 28], I feel inclined to ask him why he stayed in the reserves. Most of us had a choice.
I will agree with our Air Force mutineers that reservists have not always been treated fairly—but I stayed in because I thought I'd be needed, and now I'll serve...
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