Letters: Sep. 7, 1962

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The Wall

Sir:

On my desk, unopened, is TIME for Aug. 31. The dramatic impact of the cover painting, "The Wall," has shaken me to the depths, and I had to write this letter before I read the story.

My heartfelt thanks to the fine artist, Artzybasheff, for capturing the tragedy of East Berlin in such a moving manner.

(MRS.) MARGARET LOKEY Tishomingo, Okla.

Sir:

Artzybasheff's cover: Pulitzer Prizeworthy.

STEPHEN W. RULE St. Louis

Sir:

You refer to the Berlin Wall as "ugly." Those who have seen the Warsaw Ghetto Wall would disagree with you. Built to German specifications, it cast a taller shadow and was uglier by far. It signified extermination for all those inside, as opposed to the Berlin one which merely restricts travel.

Those who have not forgotten the past too quickly should not begrudge the Germans a wall of their very own.

GEORGE TOPAS Lakewood, N.J.

Sir:

Why didn't the U.S. sentries assist the bleeding refugee who was trying to escape from East Berlin? It embarrasses me to know we had full authority to assist this poor man and failed to do so.

MRS. ALBERT CHABAI

Albuquerque

Sir:

As the first anniversary of the Great Wall passes, it still stands as a monument to freedom and heroism instead of the symbol of slavery the East German Communists meant it to be.

ROBERT CESTELLI Rochester, N.Y.

Caltech & the Government

Sir:

"The Universities & Federal Money" [Aug. 24] correctly states the values as well as the problems associated with federal support of research.

However, you create a false impression when you state that the U.S. Government supplied 83.6% of Caltech's "operating income" in 1958-59. This figure was obtained by lumping together the campus program with the very large budget for the off-campus Jet Propulsion Laboratory. When one considers only our campus operating budget, the Government's share is only 40%. The same situation applies to the other universities you mention; namely, Johns Hopkins and M.I.T.

The universities that operate large off-campus enterprises are doing this as a service to the Government in supplying important research activities essential to Government responsibilities. It is incorrect to give the impression that we are almost fully Government-supported.

L.A. DuBRIDGE President

California Institute of Technology Pasadena, Calif.

I Was Framed

Sir:

Thanks for the mention and keep spelling my name right [Aug. 24]. Thanks also for pointing up that the ragtag, bobtail Atlanta racist newspapers are against me. I have a diploma from the grand jury which says I did no wrong.

Come and see me when I take office next January.

MARVIN GRIFFIN Atlanta

Sir:

Don't kid yourself. Nor make Georgia's voters appear as ignorant or backward as your article would have readers believe. "Mudslingin' " Marv has about as much chance in a popular vote race as the proverbial snowball.

RICHARD A. DIAMOND Columbus, Ga.

Cloture

Sir: