Letters: Sep. 29, 1967

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Sir: An excellent article on the Beatles [Sept. 22]. We knew that sooner or later the older generation would be forced to admit that the Beatles are brilliantly talented. What took you so long?

DANA WOLDOW Haverford, Pa.

Sir: With every album since Rubber Soul, the Beatles have been approaching an all-encompassing pop-music nirvana. Pray that they make it before old age and the Establishment catch up with them.

H. FRANKLIN JOHNSON JR. Blauvelt, N.Y.

Sir: You did the Beatles proud with your magnificent cover story on them, but you also did yourself proud by printing the article when you did. Most national magazines rushed out hastily written copy on them when the Beatles burst on the music scene, but you waited until they reached the zenith of their genius before doing a write-up. I am glad you did. GAIL LYNN LARSEN Lombard, 111.

Sir: While the Beatles were still in the heavy rock kick, Simon & Garfunkel were producing great intellect. When the Beatles can produce something like A Poem on The Underground Wall, or Sounds of Silence, they will be truly great.

JIM SLINGLUFF Hurlock, Md.

Sir: I am rapidly approaching the age when a person usually turns to more conservative music. But I still feel pop music! Shunned by my girl for keeping beat with the album, I seek reassurance that Sgt. Pepper is one of the greatest sounds ever recorded. Thanks for your finely written support.

MARLON T. WALSH Chicago

Sir: TIME is one of the few magazines that acknowledge the extraordinary talent that the Beatles have and now produce on records. Long after the Monkees and the Jefferson Airplane have faded away, the Beatles will still be strong.

BARBARA CLARKE Newport, R.I.

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Sir: So what if Governor Romney said he was brainwashed [Sept. 15]? The Governor has suffered fierce political attacks merely because his speech is not as fast-talking as F.D.R.'s, as glib as J.F.K.'s, or as homespun and hypnotizing as L.B.J.'s. Romney is a man with integrity and noble convictions. Isn't it time the U.S. had a President who would give us the facts instead of a lot of old-fashioned rhetoric, a President who wouldn't be trying to brainwash the American people?

SHELDON LEWIS Southfield, Mich.

Sir: The most damaging thought about Governor Romney's Viet Nam flip-flop via the brainwashing cop-out is not that he could be so easily "brainwashed" but that he is just another wheeler-dealer seeking a popular opinion to stand on and lacking true conviction. He is a good actor, but there are better ones in the arena. What we need now is an honest man.

RONALD V. SINGER, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychology Marquette University Milwaukee

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